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91_HB2555
LRB9103618RCks
1 AN ACT to amend the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 by
2 changing Section 5-125.
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 5-125 as follows:
7 (705 ILCS 405/5-125)
8 Sec. 5-125. Concurrent jurisdiction. A Any minor
9 alleged to have violated a traffic, boating, or fish and game
10 law, or a municipal or county ordinance, may be prosecuted
11 for the violation and if found guilty punished under any
12 statute or ordinance relating to the violation, without
13 reference to the procedures set out in this Article, except
14 that any detention, must be in compliance with this Article.
15 For the purpose of this Section, "traffic violation"
16 shall include a violation of Section 9-3 of the Criminal
17 Code of 1961 relating to the offense of reckless homicide,
18 Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or any similar
19 county or municipal ordinance.
20 (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)