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90_HB2158 705 ILCS 405/5-2 from Ch. 37, par. 805-2 Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Makes a grammatical change in venue Section of delinquency Article. LRB9004866RCks LRB9004866RCks 1 AN ACT to amend the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by 2 changing Section 5-2. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by 6 changing Section 5-2 as follows: 7 (705 ILCS 405/5-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 805-2) 8 Sec. 5-2. Venue. (1) Venue under this Article lies in 9 the county where the minor resides or is found. Venue also 10 lies in the county where the alleged attempt to violate or 11 violation of federal, state or local law occurred or in the 12 county where the order of the court, alleged to have been 13 violated by thesuchminor, was made unless subsequent to the 14 order the proceedings have been transferred to another 15 county. 16 (2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other 17 than that of the minor's residence, the court in which the 18 proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after 19 adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of 20 the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that 21 county an authenticated copy of the court record, including 22 all documents, petitions and orders filed therein, and the 23 minute orders and docket entries of the court. Transfer in 24 like manner may be made in the event of a change of residence 25 from one county to another of a minor concerning whom 26 proceedings are pending. 27 (Source: P.A. 85-601.)