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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 1-7, 1-8, 5-120, 5-407, 5-805, 5-901, and
65-905 as follows:
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/1-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-7)
8    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of law enforcement records.
9    (A) Inspection and copying of law enforcement records
10maintained by law enforcement agencies that relate to a minor
11who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her
1218th birthday shall be restricted to the following:
13        (1) Any local, State or federal law enforcement
14    officers of any jurisdiction or agency when necessary for
15    the discharge of their official duties during the
16    investigation or prosecution of a crime or relating to a
17    minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
18    been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the
19    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
20    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
21    for the discharge of its official duties in connection with
22    a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
23    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff

 

 

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1    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
2    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
3    law enforcement officers. For purposes of this Section,
4    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
5    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
6    Prevention Act.
7        (2) Prosecutors, probation officers, social workers,
8    or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
9    pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
10    individuals responsible for supervising or providing
11    temporary or permanent care and custody for minors pursuant
12    to the order of the juvenile court, when essential to
13    performing their responsibilities.
14        (3) Prosecutors and probation officers:
15            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
16        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
17        under Section 5-805; or
18            (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has
19        been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and such
20        minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
21        amount of bail; or
22            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
23        or required under Section 5-805 and such minor is the
24        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
25        investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
26        application for probation.

 

 

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1        (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
2        (5) Authorized military personnel.
3        (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
4    permission of the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court and
5    the chief executive of the respective law enforcement
6    agency; provided that publication of such research results
7    in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the
8    confidentiality of the minor's record.
9        (7) Department of Children and Family Services child
10    protection investigators acting in their official
11    capacity.
12        (8) The appropriate school official only if the agency
13    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
14    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
15    are present in the school or on school grounds.
16             (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to law
17        enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate
18        school official or officials whom the school has
19        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
20        interest by a local law enforcement agency under a
21        reciprocal reporting system established and maintained
22        between the school district and the local law
23        enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
24        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
25        within the school district who has been arrested or
26        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:

 

 

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1                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the Criminal
2            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
3                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
4            Substances Act;
5                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
6                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
7            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
8            Code of 2012;
9                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
10            and Community Protection Act;
11                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
12            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
13                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
14                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
15            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
16            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
17            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
18            The information derived from the law enforcement
19        records shall be kept separate from and shall not
20        become a part of the official school record of that
21        child and shall not be a public record. The information
22        shall be used solely by the appropriate school official
23        or officials whom the school has determined to have a
24        legitimate educational or safety interest to aid in the
25        proper rehabilitation of the child and to protect the
26        safety of students and employees in the school. If the

 

 

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1        designated law enforcement and school officials deem
2        it to be in the best interest of the minor, the student
3        may be referred to in-school or community based social
4        services if those services are available.
5        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
6        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
7        for special education, referrals to community-based
8        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
9        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
10        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
11        appropriate for the student.
12            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
13        officials whom the school has determined to have a
14        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
15        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
16        of a current police investigation that is directly
17        related to school safety shall consist of oral
18        information only, and not written law enforcement
19        records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate
20        school official or officials to protect the safety of
21        students and employees in the school and aid in the
22        proper rehabilitation of the child. The information
23        derived orally from the local law enforcement
24        officials shall be kept separate from and shall not
25        become a part of the official school record of the
26        child and shall not be a public record. This limitation

 

 

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1        on the use of information about a minor who is the
2        subject of a current police investigation shall in no
3        way limit the use of this information by prosecutors in
4        pursuing criminal charges arising out of the
5        information disclosed during a police investigation of
6        the minor. For purposes of this paragraph,
7        "investigation" means an official systematic inquiry
8        by a law enforcement agency into actual or suspected
9        criminal activity.
10        (9) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
11    Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
12    Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
13    prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
14    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
15    Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of
16    juvenile law enforcement records or the respondent to a
17    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
18    Commitment Act who is the subject of the juvenile law
19    enforcement records sought. Any records and any
20    information obtained from those records under this
21    paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent persons
22    commitment proceedings.
23        (10) The president of a park district. Inspection and
24    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
25    transmitted to the president of the park district by the
26    Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park

 

 

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1    District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District
2    Act concerning a person who is seeking employment with that
3    park district and who has been adjudicated a juvenile
4    delinquent for any of the offenses listed in subsection (c)
5    of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or subsection (c)
6    of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act.
7        (B)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
8    enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
9    transmit to the Department of Corrections or the Department
10    of State Police or to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
11    any fingerprint or photograph relating to a minor who has
12    been arrested or taken into custody before his or her 18th
13    birthday, unless the court in proceedings under this Act
14    authorizes the transmission or enters an order under
15    Section 5-805 permitting or requiring the institution of
16    criminal proceedings.
17        (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or
18    agencies shall transmit to the Department of State Police
19    copies of fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who
20    have been arrested or taken into custody before their 18th
21    birthday for the offense of unlawful use of weapons under
22    Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
23    Code of 2012, a Class X or Class 1 felony, a forcible
24    felony as defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of
25    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a Class 2 or greater
26    felony under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois

 

 

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1    Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and
2    Community Protection Act, or Chapter 4 of the Illinois
3    Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal
4    Identification Act. Information reported to the Department
5    pursuant to this Section may be maintained with records
6    that the Department files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the
7    Criminal Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits
8    a law enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken
9    into custody or arrested before his or her 18th birthday
10    for an offense other than those listed in this paragraph
11    (2).
12    (C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
13independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
14of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
15of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18
16years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
17arrests and may not be open to public inspection or their
18contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
19presiding over matters pursuant to this Act or when the
20institution of criminal proceedings has been permitted or
21required under Section 5-805 or such a person has been
22convicted of a crime and is the subject of pre-sentence
23investigation or proceedings on an application for probation or
24when provided by law. For purposes of obtaining documents
25pursuant to this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order of
26the court.

 

 

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1        (1) In cases where the law enforcement, or independent
2    agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the
3    party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual
4    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor
5    whose records are sought.
6        (2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile court
7    case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
8    inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the
9    minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the
10    matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over
11    matters pursuant to this Act.
12        (3) In determining whether the records should be
13    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
14    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
15    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
16    information. Any records obtained in violation of this
17    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
18    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
19    subsequently holding public office or securing employment,
20    or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right,
21    privilege, or right to receive any license granted by
22    public authority.
23    (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
24shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
25witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
26enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is

 

 

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1conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the
2purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
3subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
4or prosecution of any crime.
5    (E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an
6independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
7of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
8of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of
9any minor in releasing information to the general public as to
10the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving
11a minor.
12    (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
13enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
14letter, memorandum, teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or
15other means the identity or other relevant information
16pertaining to a person under 18 years of age if there are
17reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
18present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
19officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
20shall remain confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed,
21except as otherwise allowed by law.
22    (G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a
23Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
24county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
25an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
26correctional institution, or fire department from obtaining

 

 

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1and examining the records of any law enforcement agency
2relating to any record of the applicant having been arrested or
3taken into custody before the applicant's 18th birthday.
4    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
5the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records of a
6minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
7the effective date of this amendatory Act.
8(Source: P.A. 97-700, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1083, eff. 8-24-12;
997-1104, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-61, eff.
101-1-14.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/1-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-8)
12    Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
13court records.
14    (A) Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
15relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
16this Act shall be restricted to the following:
17        (1) The minor who is the subject of record, his
18    parents, guardian and counsel.
19        (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
20    agencies when such information is essential to executing an
21    arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process, or to
22    conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a minor
23    who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a
24    previous finding that the act which constitutes the
25    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal

 

 

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1    activities by a criminal street gang.
2        Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this Section,
3    "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization,
4    association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal
5    or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
6    commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a
7    common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific
8    color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or
9    collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of
10    criminal activity.
11        Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,
12    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
13    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
14    Prevention Act.
15        (3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, probation
16    officers, social workers or other individuals assigned by
17    the court to conduct a pre-adjudication or predisposition
18    investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising
19    or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for
20    minors pursuant to the order of the juvenile court when
21    essential to performing their responsibilities.
22        (4) Judges, prosecutors and probation officers:
23            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
24        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
25        under Section 5-805; or
26            (b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted

 

 

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1        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
2        subject of a proceeding to determine the amount of
3        bail; or
4            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
5        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
6        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
7        investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
8        application for probation; or
9            (d) when a minor becomes 17 years of age or older,
10        and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including a
11        hearing to determine the amount of bail, a pre-trial
12        investigation, a pre-sentence investigation, a fitness
13        hearing, or proceedings on an application for
14        probation.
15        (5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
16        (6) Authorized military personnel.
17        (7) Victims, their subrogees and legal
18    representatives; however, such persons shall have access
19    only to the name and address of the minor and information
20    pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment
21    plan of the juvenile court.
22        (8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
23    permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court and
24    the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
25    particular records; provided that publication of such
26    research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and

 

 

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1    protects the confidentiality of the record.
2        (9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the
3    Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
4    required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
5    However, information reported relative to these offenses
6    shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of
7    State, courts, and police officers.
8        (10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse
9    student assistance program with the permission of the
10    presiding judge of the juvenile court.
11        (11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
12    Illinois Department of Corrections or the Department of
13    Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating,
14    prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual
15    petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons
16    Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of
17    juvenile court records or the respondent to a petition
18    brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act,
19    who is the subject of juvenile court records sought. Any
20    records and any information obtained from those records
21    under this paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually
22    violent persons commitment proceedings.
23    (A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in
24proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be
25disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding Judge
26of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare and

 

 

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1Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of the
2Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article X of
3the Illinois Public Aid Code.
4    (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
5shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
6disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of
7record.
8    (C) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (C),
9juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
10general public but may be inspected by representatives of
11agencies, associations and news media or other properly
12interested persons by general or special order of the court
13presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
14        (0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending
15    juvenile court case, the party seeking to inspect the
16    juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the
17    attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records
18    are sought.
19        (0.2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile
20    court case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
21    inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual
22    notice to the minor or the minor's parent or legal
23    guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief
24    judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
25        (0.3) In determining whether the records should be
26    available for inspection, the court shall consider the

 

 

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1    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
2    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
3    information. The State's Attorney, the minor, and the
4    minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all times
5    have the right to examine court files and records. For
6    purposes of obtaining documents pursuant to this Section, a
7    civil subpoena is not an order of the court.
8        (0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this
9    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
10    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
11    subsequently holding public office, or operate as a
12    forfeiture of any public benefit, right, privilege, or
13    right to receive any license granted by public authority.
14        (1) The court shall allow the general public to have
15    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
16    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
17    of the following circumstances:
18            (A) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
19        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
20        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
21        sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
22            (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
23        at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
24        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
25        based upon the minor's commission of: (i) an act in
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1        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (ii) an act
2        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
3        felony, (iii) an act that would be a Class X felony
4        offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
5        2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
6        Act if committed by an adult, (iv) an act that would be
7        a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
8        Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
9        adult, (v) an act that would be an offense under
10        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
11        if committed by an adult, (vi) an act that would be a
12        second or subsequent offense under Section 60 of the
13        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
14        or (vii) an act that would be an offense under another
15        Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
16        Protection Act.
17        (2) The court shall allow the general public to have
18    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
19    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
20    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
21    permitted or required under Section 5-805 5-4, under either
22    of the following circumstances:
23            (A) The minor has been convicted of first degree
24        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
25        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
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1            (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
2        at least 13 years of age at the time the offense was
3        committed and the conviction was based upon the minor's
4        commission of: (i) an offense in furtherance of the
5        commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf of a
6        criminal street gang, (ii) an offense involving the use
7        of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (iii) a
8        Class X felony offense under or a second or subsequent
9        Class 2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis
10        Control Act, (iv) a second or subsequent offense under
11        Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
12        (v) an offense under Section 401 of the Illinois
13        Controlled Substances Act, (vi) an act that would be a
14        second or subsequent offense under Section 60 of the
15        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
16        or (vii) an act that would be an offense under another
17        Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
18        Protection Act.
19    (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
20for any offense defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or
2112-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
22Criminal Code of 2012, the victim of any such offense shall
23receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
24Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
25juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
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1treated as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to
2the victim.
3    (E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
4Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
5county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
6an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
7correctional institution, or fire department to ascertain
8whether that applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent
9minor and, if so, to examine the records of disposition or
10evidence which were made in proceedings under this Act.
11    (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
12which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
13any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1424-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
16whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
17shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to the
18principal or chief administrative officer of the school. Access
19to such juvenile records shall be limited to the principal or
20chief administrative officer of the school and any guidance
21counselor designated by him.
22    (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
23disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
24juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
25Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
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1habitual juvenile offenders.
2    (H) When a Court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
3this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under Article
4II had been heard in a different county, that Court shall
5request, and the Court in which the earlier proceedings were
6initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the Court
7record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed
8therein and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings, and
9docket entries of the Court.
10    (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
11Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
12the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
13minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
14her 17th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
15under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
16reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
17with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
18Criminal Identification Act.
19(Source: P.A. 96-212, eff. 8-10-09; 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11;
2097-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/5-120)
22    Sec. 5-120. Exclusive jurisdiction. Proceedings may be
23instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning any
24minor who prior to his or her 18th birthday has violated or
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1federal, State, county or municipal law or ordinance. Except as
2provided in Sections 5-125, 5-130, 5-805, and 5-810 of this
3Article, no minor who was under 18 years of age at the time of
4the alleged offense may be prosecuted under the criminal laws
5of this State.
6    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
7the 98th General Assembly apply to violations or attempted
8violations committed on or after the effective date of this
9amendatory Act.
10(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/5-407)
12    Sec. 5-407. Processing of juvenile in possession of a
13firearm.
14    (a) If a law enforcement officer detains a minor pursuant
15to Section 10-27.1A of the School Code, the officer shall
16deliver the minor to the nearest juvenile officer, in the
17manner prescribed by subsection (2) of Section 5-405 of this
18Act. The juvenile officer shall deliver the minor without
19unnecessary delay to the court or to the place designated by
20rule or order of court for the reception of minors. In no event
21shall the minor be eligible for any other disposition by the
22juvenile police officer, notwithstanding the provisions of
23subsection (3) of Section 5-405 of this Act.
24    (b) Minors not excluded from this Act's jurisdiction under
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1before a judicial officer within 40 hours, exclusive of
2Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays, for a
3detention hearing to determine whether he or she shall be
4further held in custody. If the court finds that there is
5probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor
6by virtue of his or her violation of item (4) of subsection (a)
7of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
8Code of 2012 while on school grounds, that finding shall create
9a presumption that immediate and urgent necessity exists under
10subdivision (2) of Section 5-501 of this Act. Once the
11presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has been raised,
12the burden of demonstrating the lack of immediate and urgent
13necessity shall be on any party that is opposing detention for
14the minor. Should the court order detention pursuant to this
15Section, the minor shall be detained, pending the results of a
16court-ordered psychological evaluation to determine if the
17minor is a risk to himself, herself, or others. Upon receipt of
18the psychological evaluation, the court shall review the
19determination regarding the existence of urgent and immediate
20necessity. The court shall consider the psychological
21evaluation in conjunction with the other factors identified in
22subdivision (2) of Section 5-501 of this Act in order to make a
23de novo determination regarding whether it is a matter of
24immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the minor
25or of the person or property of another that the minor be
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1the pre-trial conditions found in Section 5-505 of this Act,
2the court may order the minor to receive counseling and any
3other services recommended by the psychological evaluation as a
4condition for release of the minor.
5    (c) Upon making a determination that the student presents a
6risk to himself, herself, or others, the court shall issue an
7order restraining the student from entering the property of the
8school if he or she has been suspended or expelled from the
9school as a result of possessing a firearm. The order shall
10restrain the student from entering the school and school owned
11or leased property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or
12contracted by the school to transport students to or from
13school or a school-related activity. The order shall remain in
14effect until such time as the court determines that the student
15no longer presents a risk to himself, herself, or others.
16    (d) Psychological evaluations ordered pursuant to
17subsection (b) of this Section and statements made by the minor
18during the course of these evaluations, shall not be admissible
19on the issue of delinquency during the course of any
20adjudicatory hearing held under this Act.
21    (e) In this Section:
22    "School" means any public or private elementary or
23secondary school.
24    "School grounds" includes the real property comprising any
25school, any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school
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1activity, or any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
2property comprising any school.
3(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/5-805)
5    Sec. 5-805. Transfer of jurisdiction.
6    (1) (Blank) Mandatory transfers.
7        (a) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
8    years of age or older of an act that constitutes a forcible
9    felony under the laws of this State, and if a motion by the
10    State's Attorney to prosecute the minor under the criminal
11    laws of Illinois for the alleged forcible felony alleges
12    that (i) the minor has previously been adjudicated
13    delinquent or found guilty for commission of an act that
14    constitutes a felony under the laws of this State or any
15    other state and (ii) the act that constitutes the offense
16    was committed in furtherance of criminal activity by an
17    organized gang, the Juvenile Judge assigned to hear and
18    determine those motions shall, upon determining that there
19    is probable cause that both allegations are true, enter an
20    order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
21    Illinois.
22        (b) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
23    years of age or older of an act that constitutes a felony
24    under the laws of this State, and if a motion by a State's
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1    Illinois for the alleged felony alleges that (i) the minor
2    has previously been adjudicated delinquent or found guilty
3    for commission of an act that constitutes a forcible felony
4    under the laws of this State or any other state and (ii)
5    the act that constitutes the offense was committed in
6    furtherance of criminal activities by an organized gang,
7    the Juvenile Judge assigned to hear and determine those
8    motions shall, upon determining that there is probable
9    cause that both allegations are true, enter an order
10    permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
11    Illinois.
12        (c) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
13    years of age or older of: (i) an act that constitutes an
14    offense enumerated in the presumptive transfer provisions
15    of subsection (2); and (ii) the minor has previously been
16    adjudicated delinquent or found guilty of a forcible
17    felony, the Juvenile Judge designated to hear and determine
18    those motions shall, upon determining that there is
19    probable cause that both allegations are true, enter an
20    order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
21    Illinois.
22        (d) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
23    years of age or older of an act that constitutes the
24    offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm committed in a
25    school, on the real property comprising a school, within
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1    school related activity, or on, boarding, or departing from
2    any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or
3    school district to transport students to or from school or
4    a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or
5    the time of year, the juvenile judge designated to hear and
6    determine those motions shall, upon determining that there
7    is probable cause that the allegations are true, enter an
8    order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
9    Illinois.
10        For purposes of this paragraph (d) of subsection (1):
11        "School" means a public or private elementary or
12    secondary school, community college, college, or
13    university.
14        "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
15    academic, or other activity for which students' attendance
16    or participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in
17    whole or in part by a school or school district.
18    (2) (Blank) Presumptive transfer.
19        (a) If the State's Attorney files a petition, at any
20    time prior to commencement of the minor's trial, to permit
21    prosecution under the criminal laws and the petition
22    alleges the commission by a minor 15 years of age or older
23    of: (i) a Class X felony other than armed violence; (ii)
24    aggravated discharge of a firearm; (iii) armed violence
25    with a firearm when the predicate offense is a Class 1 or
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1    transfer the case alleges that the offense committed is in
2    furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized
3    gang; (iv) armed violence with a firearm when the predicate
4    offense is a violation of the Illinois Controlled
5    Substances Act, a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, or
6    a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
7    Protection Act; (v) armed violence when the weapon involved
8    was a machine gun or other weapon described in subsection
9    (a)(7) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
10    Criminal Code of 2012; (vi) an act in violation of Section
11    401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act which is a
12    Class X felony, while in a school, regardless of the time
13    of day or the time of year, or on any conveyance owned,
14    leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to
15    or from school or a school related activity, or on
16    residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
17    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
18    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development; or
19    (vii) an act in violation of Section 401 of the Illinois
20    Controlled Substances Act and the offense is alleged to
21    have occurred while in a school or on a public way within
22    1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school,
23    regardless of the time of day or the time of year when the
24    delivery or intended delivery of any amount of the
25    controlled substance is to a person under 17 years of age,
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1    or (vii) of this clause (2)(a), the violation cannot be
2    based upon subsection (b) of Section 407 of the Illinois
3    Controlled Substances Act) and, if the juvenile judge
4    assigned to hear and determine motions to transfer a case
5    for prosecution in the criminal court determines that there
6    is probable cause to believe that the allegations in the
7    petition and motion are true, there is a rebuttable
8    presumption that the minor is not a fit and proper subject
9    to be dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Reform
10    Provisions of 1998 (Public Act 90-590), and that, except as
11    provided in paragraph (b), the case should be transferred
12    to the criminal court.
13        (b) The judge shall enter an order permitting
14    prosecution under the criminal laws of Illinois unless the
15    judge makes a finding based on clear and convincing
16    evidence that the minor would be amenable to the care,
17    treatment, and training programs available through the
18    facilities of the juvenile court based on an evaluation of
19    the following:
20            (i) the age of the minor;
21            (ii) the history of the minor, including:
22                (A) any previous delinquent or criminal
23            history of the minor,
24                (B) any previous abuse or neglect history of
25            the minor, and
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1            history of the minor or combination of these
2            factors;
3            (iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
4                (A) the seriousness of the offense,
5                (B) whether the minor is charged through
6            accountability,
7                (C) whether there is evidence the offense was
8            committed in an aggressive and premeditated
9            manner,
10                (D) whether there is evidence the offense
11            caused serious bodily harm,
12                (E) whether there is evidence the minor
13            possessed a deadly weapon;
14            (iv) the advantages of treatment within the
15        juvenile justice system including whether there are
16        facilities or programs, or both, particularly
17        available in the juvenile system;
18            (v) whether the security of the public requires
19        sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
20        Corrections:
21                (A) the minor's history of services, including
22            the minor's willingness to participate
23            meaningfully in available services;
24                (B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood
25            that the minor can be rehabilitated before the
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1                (C) the adequacy of the punishment or
2            services.
3        In considering these factors, the court shall give
4    greater weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense
5    and the minor's prior record of delinquency than to the
6    other factors listed in this subsection.
7    For purposes of clauses (2)(a)(vi) and (vii):
8    "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
9school, community college, college, or university.
10    "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
11academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
12participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
13part by a school or school district.
14    (3) Discretionary transfer.
15        (a) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 13
16    years of age or over of an act that constitutes a crime
17    under the laws of this State and, on motion of the State's
18    Attorney to permit prosecution of the minor under the
19    criminal laws, a Juvenile Judge assigned by the Chief Judge
20    of the Circuit to hear and determine those motions, after
21    hearing but before commencement of the trial, finds that
22    there is probable cause to believe that the allegations in
23    the motion are true and that it is not in the best
24    interests of the public to proceed under this Act, the
25    court may enter an order permitting prosecution under the
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1        (b) In making its determination on the motion to permit
2    prosecution under the criminal laws, the court shall
3    consider among other matters:
4            (i) the age of the minor;
5            (ii) the history of the minor, including:
6                (A) any previous delinquent or criminal
7            history of the minor,
8                (B) any previous abuse or neglect history of
9            the minor, and
10                (C) any mental health, physical, or
11            educational history of the minor or combination of
12            these factors;
13            (iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
14                (A) the seriousness of the offense,
15                (B) whether the minor is charged through
16            accountability,
17                (C) whether there is evidence the offense was
18            committed in an aggressive and premeditated
19            manner,
20                (D) whether there is evidence the offense
21            caused serious bodily harm,
22                (E) whether there is evidence the minor
23            possessed a deadly weapon;
24            (iv) the advantages of treatment within the
25        juvenile justice system including whether there are
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1        available in the juvenile system;
2            (v) whether the security of the public requires
3        sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
4        Corrections:
5                (A) the minor's history of services, including
6            the minor's willingness to participate
7            meaningfully in available services;
8                (B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood
9            that the minor can be rehabilitated before the
10            expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
11                (C) the adequacy of the punishment or
12            services.
13        In considering these factors, the court shall give
14    greater weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense
15    and the minor's prior record of delinquency than to the
16    other factors listed in this subsection.
17    (4) The rules of evidence for this hearing shall be the
18same as under Section 5-705 of this Act. A minor must be
19represented in court by counsel before the hearing may be
20commenced.
21    (5) If criminal proceedings are instituted, the petition
22for adjudication of wardship shall be dismissed insofar as the
23act or acts involved in the criminal proceedings. Taking of
24evidence in a trial on petition for adjudication of wardship is
25a bar to criminal proceedings based upon the conduct alleged in
26the petition.

 

 

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1    (6) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
2of the 98th General Assembly apply to a minor who has been
3arrested or taken into custody on or after the effective date
4of this amendatory Act.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-901)
7    Sec. 5-901. Court file.
8    (1) The Court file with respect to proceedings under this
9Article shall consist of the petitions, pleadings, victim
10impact statements, process, service of process, orders, writs
11and docket entries reflecting hearings held and judgments and
12decrees entered by the court. The court file shall be kept
13separate from other records of the court.
14        (a) The file, including information identifying the
15    victim or alleged victim of any sex offense, shall be
16    disclosed only to the following parties when necessary for
17    discharge of their official duties:
18            (i) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
19        staff of the court designated by the judge;
20            (ii) Parties to the proceedings and their
21        attorneys;
22            (iii) Victims and their attorneys, except in cases
23        of multiple victims of sex offenses in which case the
24        information identifying the nonrequesting victims
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1            (iv) Probation officers, law enforcement officers
2        or prosecutors or their staff;
3            (v) Adult and juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
4        (b) The Court file redacted to remove any information
5    identifying the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
6    shall be disclosed only to the following parties when
7    necessary for discharge of their official duties:
8            (i) Authorized military personnel;
9            (ii) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with
10        the permission of the judge of the juvenile court and
11        the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
12        particular recording: provided that publication of
13        such research results in no disclosure of a minor's
14        identity and protects the confidentiality of the
15        record;
16            (iii) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of
17        the Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
18        required in Section 6-204 or Section 6-205.1 of the
19        Illinois Vehicle Code. However, information reported
20        relative to these offenses shall be privileged and
21        available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and
22        police officers;
23            (iv) The administrator of a bonafide substance
24        abuse student assistance program with the permission
25        of the presiding judge of the juvenile court;
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1        or institution, having custody of the juvenile under
2        court order or providing educational, medical or
3        mental health services to the juvenile or a
4        court-approved advocate for the juvenile or any
5        placement provider or potential placement provider as
6        determined by the court.
7    (3) A minor who is the victim or alleged victim in a
8juvenile proceeding shall be provided the same confidentiality
9regarding disclosure of identity as the minor who is the
10subject of record. Information identifying victims and alleged
11victims of sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to
12public inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this
13Section shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex
14offense from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
15    (4) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
16available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a juvenile
17offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
18Juvenile Justice.
19    (5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (5),
20juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
21general public but may be inspected by representatives of
22agencies, associations and news media or other properly
23interested persons by general or special order of the court.
24The State's Attorney, the minor, his or her parents, guardian
25and counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court
26files and records.

 

 

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1        (a) The court shall allow the general public to have
2    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
3    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
4    of the following circumstances:
5            (i) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
6        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
7        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
8        sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
9            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
10        was at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
11        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
12        based upon the minor's commission of: (A) an act in
13        furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
14        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (B) an act
15        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
16        felony, (C) an act that would be a Class X felony
17        offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
18        2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
19        Act if committed by an adult, (D) an act that would be
20        a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
21        Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
22        adult, (E) an act that would be an offense under
23        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
24        if committed by an adult, or (F) an act that would be
25        an offense under the Methamphetamine Control and
26        Community Protection Act if committed by an adult.

 

 

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1        (b) The court shall allow the general public to have
2    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
3    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
4    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
5    permitted or required under Section 5-805, under either of
6    the following circumstances:
7            (i) The minor has been convicted of first degree
8        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
9        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
10        assault,
11            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
12        was at least 13 years of age at the time the offense
13        was committed and the conviction was based upon the
14        minor's commission of: (A) an offense in furtherance of
15        the commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf
16        of a criminal street gang, (B) an offense involving the
17        use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (C) a
18        Class X felony offense under the Cannabis Control Act
19        or a second or subsequent Class 2 or greater felony
20        offense under the Cannabis Control Act, (D) a second or
21        subsequent offense under Section 402 of the Illinois
22        Controlled Substances Act, (E) an offense under
23        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
24        or (F) an offense under the Methamphetamine Control and
25        Community Protection Act.
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1use of a adjudication of delinquency as evidence in any
2juvenile or criminal proceeding, where it would otherwise be
3admissible under the rules of evidence, including but not
4limited to, use as impeachment evidence against any witness,
5including the minor if he or she testifies.
6    (7) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
7Civil Service Commission or appointing authority examining the
8character and fitness of an applicant for a position as a law
9enforcement officer to ascertain whether that applicant was
10ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and, if so, to
11examine the records or evidence which were made in proceedings
12under this Act.
13    (8) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
14which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
15any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1624-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
17Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
18whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
19shall provide a copy of the sentencing order to the principal
20or chief administrative officer of the school. Access to such
21juvenile records shall be limited to the principal or chief
22administrative officer of the school and any guidance counselor
23designated by him or her.
24    (9) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
25disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
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1Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
2used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
3habitual juvenile offenders.
4    (11) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
5Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
6the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
7minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
8her 18th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
9under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
10reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
11with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
12Criminal Identification Act.
13    (12) Information or records may be disclosed to the general
14public when the court is conducting hearings under Section
155-805 or 5-810.
16    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
17the 98th General Assembly apply to juvenile court records of a
18minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
19the effective date of this amendatory Act.
20(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-61, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/5-905)
22    Sec. 5-905. Law enforcement records.
23    (1) Law Enforcement Records. Inspection and copying of law
24enforcement records maintained by law enforcement agencies
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1custody before his or her 18th birthday shall be restricted to
2the following and when necessary for the discharge of their
3official duties:
4        (a) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
5    staff of the court designated by the judge;
6        (b) Law enforcement officers, probation officers or
7    prosecutors or their staff, or, when necessary for the
8    discharge of its official duties in connection with a
9    particular investigation of the conduct of a law
10    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
11    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
12    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
13    law enforcement officers;
14        (c) The minor, the minor's parents or legal guardian
15    and their attorneys, but only when the juvenile has been
16    charged with an offense;
17        (d) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards;
18        (e) Authorized military personnel;
19        (f) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
20    permission of the judge of juvenile court and the chief
21    executive of the agency that prepared the particular
22    recording: provided that publication of such research
23    results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects
24    the confidentiality of the record;
25        (g) Individuals responsible for supervising or
26    providing temporary or permanent care and custody of minors

 

 

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1    pursuant to orders of the juvenile court or directives from
2    officials of the Department of Children and Family Services
3    or the Department of Human Services who certify in writing
4    that the information will not be disclosed to any other
5    party except as provided under law or order of court;
6        (h) The appropriate school official only if the agency
7    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
8    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
9    are present in the school or on school grounds.
10             (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to law
11        enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate
12        school official or officials whom the school has
13        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
14        interest by a local law enforcement agency under a
15        reciprocal reporting system established and maintained
16        between the school district and the local law
17        enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
18        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
19        within the school district who has been arrested or
20        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
21                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the Criminal
22            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
23                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
24            Substances Act;
25                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
26                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section

 

 

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1            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
2            Code of 2012;
3                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
4            and Community Protection Act;
5                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
6            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
7                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
8                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
9            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
10            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
11            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
12            The information derived from the law enforcement
13        records shall be kept separate from and shall not
14        become a part of the official school record of that
15        child and shall not be a public record. The information
16        shall be used solely by the appropriate school official
17        or officials whom the school has determined to have a
18        legitimate educational or safety interest to aid in the
19        proper rehabilitation of the child and to protect the
20        safety of students and employees in the school. If the
21        designated law enforcement and school officials deem
22        it to be in the best interest of the minor, the student
23        may be referred to in-school or community based social
24        services if those services are available.
25        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
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1        for special education, referrals to community-based
2        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
3        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
4        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
5        appropriate for the student.
6            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
7        officials whom the school has determined to have a
8        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
9        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
10        of a current police investigation that is directly
11        related to school safety shall consist of oral
12        information only, and not written law enforcement
13        records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate
14        school official or officials to protect the safety of
15        students and employees in the school and aid in the
16        proper rehabilitation of the child. The information
17        derived orally from the local law enforcement
18        officials shall be kept separate from and shall not
19        become a part of the official school record of the
20        child and shall not be a public record. This limitation
21        on the use of information about a minor who is the
22        subject of a current police investigation shall in no
23        way limit the use of this information by prosecutors in
24        pursuing criminal charges arising out of the
25        information disclosed during a police investigation of
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1        "investigation" means an official systematic inquiry
2        by a law enforcement agency into actual or suspected
3        criminal activity;
4        (i) The president of a park district. Inspection and
5    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
6    transmitted to the president of the park district by the
7    Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park
8    District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District
9    Act concerning a person who is seeking employment with that
10    park district and who has been adjudicated a juvenile
11    delinquent for any of the offenses listed in subsection (c)
12    of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or subsection (c)
13    of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act.
14    (2) Information identifying victims and alleged victims of
15sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to public
16inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section
17shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
18from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
19    (2.5) If the minor is a victim of aggravated battery,
20battery, attempted first degree murder, or other non-sexual
21violent offense, the identity of the victim may be disclosed to
22appropriate school officials, for the purpose of preventing
23foreseeable future violence involving minors, by a local law
24enforcement agency pursuant to an agreement established
25between the school district and a local law enforcement agency
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1court.
2    (3) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
3available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a juvenile
4offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
5Juvenile Justice.
6    (4) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the inspection
7or disclosure to victims and witnesses of photographs contained
8in the records of law enforcement agencies when the inspection
9or disclosure is conducted in the presence of a law enforcement
10officer for purposes of identification or apprehension of any
11person in the course of any criminal investigation or
12prosecution.
13    (5) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
14independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
15of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
16of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18
17years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
18adults and may not be open to public inspection or their
19contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
20or when the institution of criminal proceedings has been
21permitted under Section 5-130 or 5-805 or required under
22Section 5-130 or 5-805 or such a person has been convicted of a
23crime and is the subject of pre-sentence investigation or when
24provided by law.
25    (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6),
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1agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
2government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law
3enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of any
4minor in releasing information to the general public as to the
5arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving a
6minor. Any victim or parent or legal guardian of a victim may
7petition the court to disclose the name and address of the
8minor and the minor's parents or legal guardian, or both. Upon
9a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the disclosure
10is either necessary for the victim to pursue a civil remedy
11against the minor or the minor's parents or legal guardian, or
12both, or to protect the victim's person or property from the
13minor, then the court may order the disclosure of the
14information to the victim or to the parent or legal guardian of
15the victim only for the purpose of the victim pursuing a civil
16remedy against the minor or the minor's parents or legal
17guardian, or both, or to protect the victim's person or
18property from the minor.
19    (7) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
20enforcement agencies when acting in their official capacity
21from communicating with each other by letter, memorandum,
22teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or other means the
23identity or other relevant information pertaining to a person
24under 18 years of age. The information provided under this
25subsection (7) shall remain confidential and shall not be
26publicly disclosed, except as otherwise allowed by law.

 

 

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1    (8) No person shall disclose information under this Section
2except when acting in his or her official capacity and as
3provided by law or order of court.
4    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
5the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement records of a
6minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
7the effective date of this amendatory Act.
8(Source: P.A. 97-700, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1104, eff. 1-1-13;
997-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-61, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
10    (705 ILCS 405/5-130 rep.)
11    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
12repealing Section 5-130.
 
13    Section 15. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
14amended by changing Section 115-10.5 as follows:
 
15    (725 ILCS 5/115-10.5)
16    Sec. 115-10.5. Hearsay exception regarding safe zone
17testimony.
18    (a) In any prosecution for any offense charged as a
19violation of Section 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
20Act or , Section 55 of the Methamphetamine Control and
21Community Protection Act, or Section 5-130 of the Juvenile
22Court Act of 1987 the following evidence shall be admitted as
23an exception to the hearsay rule any testimony by any qualified

 

 

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1individual regarding the status of any property as:
2        (1) a truck stop or safety rest area, or
3        (2) a school or conveyance owned, leased or contracted
4    by a school to transport students to or from school, or
5        (3) residential property owned, operated, and managed
6    by a public housing agency, or
7        (4) a public park, or
8        (5) the real property comprising any church,
9    synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used
10    primarily for religious worship, or
11        (6) the real property comprising any of the following
12    places, buildings, or structures used primarily for
13    housing or providing space for activities for senior
14    citizens: nursing homes, assisted-living centers, senior
15    citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
16    toward daytime activities.
17    (b) As used in this Section, "qualified individual" means
18any person who (i) lived or worked within the territorial
19jurisdiction where the offense took place when the offense took
20place; and (ii) is familiar with various public places within
21the territorial jurisdiction where the offense took place when
22the offense took place.
23    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "qualified
24individual" includes any peace officer, or any member of any
25duly organized State, county, or municipal peace unit, assigned
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1when the offense took place.
2    (d) This Section applies to all prosecutions pending at the
3time this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly takes
4effect and to all prosecutions commencing on or after its
5effective date.
6(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)