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90_HB3096

      705 ILCS 405/2-2          from Ch. 37, par. 802-2
          Amends the Abused, Neglected or Dependent Minors  Article
      of  the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.  Makes a technical change
      in provisions regarding venue.
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of  1987  by
 2    changing Section 2-2.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended  by
 6    changing Section 2-2 as follows:
 7        (705 ILCS 405/2-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-2)
 8        Sec. 2-2. Venue. (1) Venue under this Article lies in the
 9    county where the minor resides or is found.
10        (2)  If  proceedings  are  commenced  in any county other
11    than that of the minor's residence, the court  in  which  the
12    proceedings  were  initiated  may at any time before or after
13    adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the  county  of
14    the  minor's  residence  by transmitting to the court in that
15    county an authenticated copy of the court  record,  including
16    all documents, petitions and orders filed in the court record
17    therein,  and  the  minute  orders  and docket entries of the
18    court. Transfer in like manner may be made in the event of  a
19    change  of  residence  from  one county to another of a minor
20    concerning whom proceedings are pending.
21    (Source: P.A. 85-601.)

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