HB4263 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB103 34750 RLC 64599 b

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4263

Introduced 1/16/2024, by Rep. Jed Davis - William E Hauter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

705 ILCS 405/2-4c new

Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the photograph of each minor for whom the Department of Children and Family Services is responsible under the Abused, Dependent, or Neglected Minors Article of the Act shall be transmitted to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the minor resides for placement in the court file. Provides that the photograph shall be taken within 6 months before transmission and shall be accessible by the judge who is to decide the placement, custody, or other disposition concerning the minor.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning courts.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by adding Section 2-4c as follows:

(705 ILCS 405/2-4c new)

Sec. 2-4c. Department of Children and Family Services; file photographs of minors transmitted to the clerk of the circuit court. The photograph of each minor for whom the Department of Children and Family Services is responsible under this Article II shall be transmitted to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which the minor resides for placement in the court file. The photograph shall be taken within 6 months before transmission and shall be accessible by the judge who is to decide the placement, custody, or other disposition concerning the minor.