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91_HB2555

 
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of  1987  by
 2    changing Section 5-125.

 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended  by
 6    changing Section 5-125 as follows:

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

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