Sen. Patricia Van Pelt

Filed: 5/2/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 545

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 545 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5adding Section 5-175 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-175 new)
7    Sec. 5-175. Justice for Juveniles Program.
8    (a) The General Assembly recognizes the complex legal
9challenges faced by juveniles who are arrested for serious
10offenses. The statements and decisions made by juveniles while
11detained have consequences which will shape areas of their
12lives that the juveniles have yet to experience. The General
13Assembly further acknowledges that the juvenile brain has not
14completely developed, which may hinder understanding of legal
15rights without the assistance of legal counsel.
16    (b) In this Section:

 

 

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1        "Eligible offense" means an offense that if committed
2    by an adult would be a violation of Section 9-1, 9-1.2,
3    9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 9-3.3, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40,
4    11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
5    the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
6        "Juvenile" means a minor who was under the age of 18
7    years of age at the time of the commission of the eligible
8    offense.
9    (c) The Chief Judge of each judicial circuit may establish
10a Justice for Juveniles Program, which would require that
11juveniles arrested or detained for eligible offenses be
12represented by legal counsel throughout the entire custodial
13interrogation of the juvenile. If a Chief Judge establishes a
14Justice for Juveniles Program, any oral, written, or sign
15language statement of a juvenile made without the presence of
16legal counsel during a custodial interrogation on or after the
17effective date of the Program shall be inadmissible as evidence
18against the juvenile in a proceeding under this Act or in a
19proceeding under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
20of 2012.
21    (d) The Justice for Juveniles Program established in
22subsection (c) of this Section shall be implemented in addition
23to the representation by counsel requirements of Section 5-170
24of this Act.".