97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB1307

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 405/5-310
705 ILCS 405/5-407
705 ILCS 405/5-710

    Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the court may require the biological parents of a delinquent minor to undergo counseling.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Sections 5-310, 5-407, and 5-710 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-310)
7    Sec. 5-310. Community mediation program.
8    (1) Program purpose. The purpose of community mediation is
9to provide a system by which minors who commit delinquent acts
10may be dealt with in a speedy and informal manner at the
11community or neighborhood level. The goal is to make the
12juvenile understand the seriousness of his or her actions and
13the effect that a crime has on the minor, his or her family,
14his or her victim and his or her community. In addition, this
15system offers a method to reduce the ever-increasing instances
16of delinquent acts while permitting the judicial system to deal
17effectively with cases that are more serious in nature.
18    (2) Community mediation panels. The State's Attorney, or an
19entity designated by the State's Attorney, may establish
20community mediation programs designed to provide citizen
21participation in addressing juvenile delinquency. The State's
22Attorney, or his or her designee, shall maintain a list of
23qualified persons who have agreed to serve as community

 

 

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1mediators. To the maximum extent possible, panel membership
2shall reflect the social-economic, racial and ethnic make-up of
3the community in which the panel sits. The panel shall consist
4of members with a diverse background in employment, education
5and life experience.
6    (3) Community mediation cases.
7        (a) Community mediation programs shall provide one or
8    more community mediation panels to informally hear cases
9    that are referred by a police officer as a station
10    adjustment, or a probation officer as a probation
11    adjustment, or referred by the State's Attorney as a
12    diversion from prosecution.
13        (b) Minors who are offered the opportunity to
14    participate in the program must admit responsibility for
15    the offense to be eligible for the program.
16    (4) Disposition of cases. Subsequent to any hearing held,
17the community mediation panel may:
18        (a) Refer the minor for placement in a community-based
19    nonresidential program.
20        (b) Refer the minor or the minor's family, including
21    the minor's biological parents, to community counseling.
22        (c) Require the minor to perform up to 100 hours of
23    community service.
24        (d) Require the minor to make restitution in money or
25    in kind in a case involving property damage; however, the
26    amount of restitution shall not exceed the amount of actual

 

 

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1    damage to property.
2        (e) Require the minor and his or her parent, guardian,
3    or legal custodian to undergo an approved screening for
4    substance abuse or use, or both. If the screening indicates
5    a need, a drug and alcohol assessment of the minor and his
6    or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian shall be
7    conducted by an entity licensed by the Department of Human
8    Services, as a successor to the Department of Alcoholism
9    and Substance Abuse. The minor and his or her parent,
10    guardian, or legal custodian shall adhere to and complete
11    all recommendations to obtain drug and alcohol treatment
12    and counseling resulting from the assessment.
13        (f) Require the minor to attend school.
14        (g) Require the minor to attend tutorial sessions.
15        (h) Impose any other restrictions or sanctions that are
16    designed to encourage responsible and acceptable behavior
17    and are agreed upon by the participants of the community
18    mediation proceedings.
19    (5) The agreement shall run no more than 6 months. All
20community mediation panel members and observers are required to
21sign the following oath of confidentiality prior to commencing
22community mediation proceedings:
23            "I solemnly swear or affirm that I will not
24        divulge, either by words or signs, any information
25        about the case which comes to my knowledge in the
26        course of a community mediation presentation and that I

 

 

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1        will keep secret all proceedings which may be held in
2        my presence.
3            Further, I understand that if I break
4        confidentiality by telling anyone else the names of
5        community mediation participants, except for
6        information pertaining to the community mediation
7        panelists themselves, or any other specific details of
8        the case which may identify that juvenile, I will no
9        longer be able to serve as a community mediation panel
10        member or observer."
11    (6) The State's Attorney shall adopt rules and procedures
12governing administration of the program.
13(Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/5-407)
15    Sec. 5-407. Processing of juvenile in possession of a
16firearm.
17    (a) If a law enforcement officer detains a minor pursuant
18to Section 10-27.1A of the School Code, the officer shall
19deliver the minor to the nearest juvenile officer, in the
20manner prescribed by subsection (2) of Section 5-405 of this
21Act. The juvenile officer shall deliver the minor without
22unnecessary delay to the court or to the place designated by
23rule or order of court for the reception of minors. In no event
24shall the minor be eligible for any other disposition by the
25juvenile police officer, notwithstanding the provisions of

 

 

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1subsection (3) of Section 5-405 of this Act.
2    (b) Minors not excluded from this Act's jurisdiction under
3subsection (3)(a) of Section 5-130 of this Act shall be brought
4before a judicial officer within 40 hours, exclusive of
5Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays, for a
6detention hearing to determine whether he or she shall be
7further held in custody. If the court finds that there is
8probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor
9by virtue of his or her violation of item (4) of subsection (a)
10of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 while on school
11grounds, that finding shall create a presumption that immediate
12and urgent necessity exists under subdivision (2) of Section
135-501 of this Act. Once the presumption of immediate and urgent
14necessity has been raised, the burden of demonstrating the lack
15of immediate and urgent necessity shall be on any party that is
16opposing detention for the minor. Should the court order
17detention pursuant to this Section, the minor shall be
18detained, pending the results of a court-ordered psychological
19evaluation to determine if the minor is a risk to himself,
20herself, or others. Upon receipt of the psychological
21evaluation, the court shall review the determination regarding
22the existence of urgent and immediate necessity. The court
23shall consider the psychological evaluation in conjunction
24with the other factors identified in subdivision (2) of Section
255-501 of this Act in order to make a de novo determination
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1necessity for the protection of the minor or of the person or
2property of another that the minor be detained or placed in a
3shelter care facility. In addition to the pre-trial conditions
4found in Section 5-505 of this Act, the court may order the
5minor and the minor's biological parents to receive counseling
6and any other services recommended by the psychological
7evaluation as a condition for release of the minor.
8    (c) Upon making a determination that the student presents a
9risk to himself, herself, or others, the court shall issue an
10order restraining the student from entering the property of the
11school if he or she has been suspended or expelled from the
12school as a result of possessing a firearm. The order shall
13restrain the student from entering the school and school owned
14or leased property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or
15contracted by the school to transport students to or from
16school or a school-related activity. The order shall remain in
17effect until such time as the court determines that the student
18no longer presents a risk to himself, herself, or others.
19    (d) Psychological evaluations ordered pursuant to
20subsection (b) of this Section and statements made by the minor
21during the course of these evaluations, shall not be admissible
22on the issue of delinquency during the course of any
23adjudicatory hearing held under this Act.
24    (e) In this Section:
25    "School" means any public or private elementary or
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1    "School grounds" includes the real property comprising any
2school, any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school
3to transport students to or from school or a school-related
4activity, or any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
5property comprising any school.
6(Source: P.A. 91-11, eff. 6-4-99.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/5-710)
8    Sec. 5-710. Kinds of sentencing orders.
9    (1) The following kinds of sentencing orders may be made in
10respect of wards of the court:
11        (a) Except as provided in Sections 5-805, 5-810, 5-815,
12    a minor who is found guilty under Section 5-620 may be:
13            (i) put on probation or conditional discharge and
14        released to his or her parents, guardian or legal
15        custodian, provided, however, that any such minor who
16        is not committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice
17        under this subsection and who is found to be a
18        delinquent for an offense which is first degree murder,
19        a Class X felony, or a forcible felony shall be placed
20        on probation;
21            (ii) placed in accordance with Section 5-740, with
22        or without also being put on probation or conditional
23        discharge;
24            (iii) required to undergo a substance abuse
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1        participate in the indicated clinical level of care;
2            (iv) placed in the guardianship of the Department
3        of Children and Family Services, but only if the
4        delinquent minor is under 15 years of age or, pursuant
5        to Article II of this Act, a minor for whom an
6        independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
7        exists. An independent basis exists when the
8        allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
9        dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident,
10        or circumstances which give rise to a charge or
11        adjudication of delinquency;
12            (v) placed in detention for a period not to exceed
13        30 days, either as the exclusive order of disposition
14        or, where appropriate, in conjunction with any other
15        order of disposition issued under this paragraph,
16        provided that any such detention shall be in a juvenile
17        detention home and the minor so detained shall be 10
18        years of age or older. However, the 30-day limitation
19        may be extended by further order of the court for a
20        minor under age 15 committed to the Department of
21        Children and Family Services if the court finds that
22        the minor is a danger to himself or others. The minor
23        shall be given credit on the sentencing order of
24        detention for time spent in detention under Sections
25        5-501, 5-601, 5-710, or 5-720 of this Article as a
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1        was imposed. The court may grant credit on a sentencing
2        order of detention entered under a violation of
3        probation or violation of conditional discharge under
4        Section 5-720 of this Article for time spent in
5        detention before the filing of the petition alleging
6        the violation. A minor shall not be deprived of credit
7        for time spent in detention before the filing of a
8        violation of probation or conditional discharge
9        alleging the same or related act or acts;
10            (vi) ordered partially or completely emancipated
11        in accordance with the provisions of the Emancipation
12        of Minors Act;
13            (vii) subject to having his or her driver's license
14        or driving privileges suspended for such time as
15        determined by the court but only until he or she
16        attains 18 years of age;
17            (viii) put on probation or conditional discharge
18        and placed in detention under Section 3-6039 of the
19        Counties Code for a period not to exceed the period of
20        incarceration permitted by law for adults found guilty
21        of the same offense or offenses for which the minor was
22        adjudicated delinquent, and in any event no longer than
23        upon attainment of age 21; this subdivision (viii)
24        notwithstanding any contrary provision of the law;
25            (ix) ordered to undergo a medical or other
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1        street gang removed from his or her body; or
2            (x) placed in electronic home detention under Part
3        7A of this Article.
4        (b) A minor found to be guilty may be committed to the
5    Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 if the
6    minor is 13 years of age or older, provided that the
7    commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be
8    made only if a term of incarceration is permitted by law
9    for adults found guilty of the offense for which the minor
10    was adjudicated delinquent. The time during which a minor
11    is in custody before being released upon the request of a
12    parent, guardian or legal custodian shall be considered as
13    time spent in detention.
14        (c) When a minor is found to be guilty for an offense
15    which is a violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances
16    Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine
17    Control and Community Protection Act and made a ward of the
18    court, the court may enter a disposition order requiring
19    the minor and the minor's biological parents to undergo
20    assessment, counseling or treatment in a substance abuse
21    program approved by the Department of Human Services.
22    (2) Any sentencing order other than commitment to the
23Department of Juvenile Justice may provide for protective
24supervision under Section 5-725 and may include an order of
25protection under Section 5-730.
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1does not operate to close proceedings on the pending petition,
2but is subject to modification until final closing and
3discharge of the proceedings under Section 5-750.
4    (4) In addition to any other sentence, the court may order
5any minor found to be delinquent to make restitution, in
6monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
7of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
8that the "presentencing hearing" referred to in that Section
9shall be the sentencing hearing for purposes of this Section.
10The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor may be
11ordered by the court to pay some or all of the restitution on
12the minor's behalf, pursuant to the Parental Responsibility
13Law. The State's Attorney is authorized to act on behalf of any
14victim in seeking restitution in proceedings under this
15Section, up to the maximum amount allowed in Section 5 of the
16Parental Responsibility Law.
17    (5) Any sentencing order where the minor is committed or
18placed in accordance with Section 5-740 shall provide for the
19parents or guardian of the estate of the minor to pay to the
20legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
21sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
22person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. The
23payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
24Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
25    (6) Whenever the sentencing order requires the minor to
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1truant officer or designated school official shall regularly
2report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
3truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code. Notwithstanding
4any other provision of this Act, in instances in which
5educational services are to be provided to a minor in a
6residential facility where the minor has been placed by the
7court, costs incurred in the provision of those educational
8services must be allocated based on the requirements of the
9School Code.
10    (7) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
11Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time in excess
12of that period for which an adult could be committed for the
13same act.
14    (8) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
15violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 shall
16be ordered to perform community service for not less than 30
17and not more than 120 hours, if community service is available
18in the jurisdiction. The community service shall include, but
19need not be limited to, the cleanup and repair of the damage
20that was caused by the violation or similar damage to property
21located in the municipality or county in which the violation
22occurred. The order may be in addition to any other order
23authorized by this Section.
24    (8.5) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
25violation of Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care
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121-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 shall be ordered to undergo
2medical or psychiatric treatment rendered by a psychiatrist or
3psychological treatment rendered by a clinical psychologist.
4The order may be in addition to any other order authorized by
5this Section.
6    (9) In addition to any other sentencing order, the court
7shall order any minor found to be guilty for an act which would
8constitute, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
9aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
10aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse if
11committed by an adult to undergo medical testing to determine
12whether the defendant has any sexually transmissible disease
13including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency
14virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agency of
15acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any medical test
16shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical
17practitioners and may include an analysis of any bodily fluids
18as well as an examination of the minor's person. Except as
19otherwise provided by law, the results of the test shall be
20kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved in
21the testing and must be personally delivered in a sealed
22envelope to the judge of the court in which the sentencing
23order was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. Acting
24in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the
25public, the judge shall have the discretion to determine to
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1shall notify the minor of the results of the test for infection
2with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The court shall
3also notify the victim if requested by the victim, and if the
4victim is under the age of 15 and if requested by the victim's
5parents or legal guardian, the court shall notify the victim's
6parents or the legal guardian, of the results of the test for
7infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The
8court shall provide information on the availability of HIV
9testing and counseling at the Department of Public Health
10facilities to all parties to whom the results of the testing
11are revealed. The court shall order that the cost of any test
12shall be paid by the county and may be taxed as costs against
13the minor.
14    (10) When a court finds a minor to be guilty the court
15shall, before entering a sentencing order under this Section,
16make a finding whether the offense committed either: (a) was
17related to or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
18organized gang or was motivated by the minor's membership in or
19allegiance to an organized gang, or (b) involved a violation of
20subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961,
21a violation of any Section of Article 24 of the Criminal Code
22of 1961, or a violation of any statute that involved the
23wrongful use of a firearm. If the court determines the question
24in the affirmative, and the court does not commit the minor to
25the Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall order the
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1nor more than 120 hours, provided that community service is
2available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the
3county board of the county where the offense was committed. The
4community service shall include, but need not be limited to,
5the cleanup and repair of any damage caused by a violation of
6Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 and similar damage
7to property located in the municipality or county in which the
8violation occurred. When possible and reasonable, the
9community service shall be performed in the minor's
10neighborhood. This order shall be in addition to any other
11order authorized by this Section except for an order to place
12the minor in the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice.
13For the purposes of this Section, "organized gang" has the
14meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang
15Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
16    (11) If the court determines that the offense was committed
17in furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized gang,
18as provided in subsection (10), and that the offense involved
19the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the use of a
20driver's license or permit, the court shall notify the
21Secretary of State of that determination and of the period for
22which the minor shall be denied driving privileges. If, at the
23time of the determination, the minor does not hold a driver's
24license or permit, the court shall provide that the minor shall
25not be issued a driver's license or permit until his or her
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1at the time of the determination, the court shall provide that
2the minor's driver's license or permit shall be revoked until
3his or her 21st birthday, or until a later date or occurrence
4determined by the court. If the minor holds a driver's license
5at the time of the determination, the court may direct the
6Secretary of State to issue the minor a judicial driving
7permit, also known as a JDP. The JDP shall be subject to the
8same terms as a JDP issued under Section 6-206.1 of the
9Illinois Vehicle Code, except that the court may direct that
10the JDP be effective immediately.
11    (12) If a minor is found to be guilty of a violation of
12subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use
13by Minors Act, the court may, in its discretion, and upon
14recommendation by the State's Attorney, order that minor and
15his or her parents or legal guardian to attend a smoker's
16education or youth diversion program as defined in that Act if
17that program is available in the jurisdiction where the
18offender resides. Attendance at a smoker's education or youth
19diversion program shall be time-credited against any community
20service time imposed for any first violation of subsection
21(a-7) of Section 1 of that Act. In addition to any other
22penalty that the court may impose for a violation of subsection
23(a-7) of Section 1 of that Act, the court, upon request by the
24State's Attorney, may in its discretion require the offender to
25remit a fee for his or her attendance at a smoker's education
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1    For purposes of this Section, "smoker's education program"
2or "youth diversion program" includes, but is not limited to, a
3seminar designed to educate a person on the physical and
4psychological effects of smoking tobacco products and the
5health consequences of smoking tobacco products that can be
6conducted with a locality's youth diversion program.
7    In addition to any other penalty that the court may impose
8under this subsection (12):
9        (a) If a minor violates subsection (a-7) of Section 1
10    of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors Act, the court
11    may impose a sentence of 15 hours of community service or a
12    fine of $25 for a first violation.
13        (b) A second violation by a minor of subsection (a-7)
14    of Section 1 of that Act that occurs within 12 months after
15    the first violation is punishable by a fine of $50 and 25
16    hours of community service.
17        (c) A third or subsequent violation by a minor of
18    subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of that Act that occurs
19    within 12 months after the first violation is punishable by
20    a $100 fine and 30 hours of community service.
21        (d) Any second or subsequent violation not within the
22    12-month time period after the first violation is
23    punishable as provided for a first violation.
24(Source: P.A. 95-337, eff. 6-1-08; 95-642, eff. 6-1-08; 95-844,
25eff. 8-15-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08; 96-179, eff. 8-10-09;
2696-293, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)