102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB5099

 

Introduced 1/27/2022, by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 405/1-7
705 ILCS 405/1-8

    Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that any juvenile law enforcement records and any information obtained from those records by the Department of Transportation may be used only for accident or crash reporting or any other lawful purpose as required under State or federal law.


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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 1-7 and 1-8 as follows:
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/1-7)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-652)
8    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of juvenile law enforcement and
9municipal ordinance violation records.
10    (A) All juvenile law enforcement records which have not
11been expunged are confidential and may never be disclosed to
12the general public or otherwise made widely available.
13Juvenile law enforcement records may be obtained only under
14this Section and Section 1-8 and Part 9 of Article V of this
15Act, when their use is needed for good cause and with an order
16from the juvenile court, as required by those not authorized
17to retain them. Inspection, copying, and disclosure of
18juvenile law enforcement records maintained by law enforcement
19agencies or records of municipal ordinance violations
20maintained by any State, local, or municipal agency that
21relate to a minor who has been investigated, arrested, or
22taken into custody before his or her 18th birthday shall be
23restricted to the following:

 

 

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1        (0.05) The minor who is the subject of the juvenile
2    law enforcement record, his or her parents, guardian, and
3    counsel.
4        (0.10) Judges of the circuit court and members of the
5    staff of the court designated by the judge.
6        (0.15) An administrative adjudication hearing officer
7    or members of the staff designated to assist in the
8    administrative adjudication process.
9        (1) Any local, State, or federal law enforcement
10    officers or designated law enforcement staff of any
11    jurisdiction or agency when necessary for the discharge of
12    their official duties during the investigation or
13    prosecution of a crime or relating to a minor who has been
14    adjudicated delinquent and there has been a previous
15    finding that the act which constitutes the previous
16    offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
17    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
18    for the discharge of its official duties in connection
19    with a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
20    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
21    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
22    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
23    law enforcement officers. For purposes of this Section,
24    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
25    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
26    Prevention Act.

 

 

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1        (2) Prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers,
2    social workers, or other individuals assigned by the court
3    to conduct a pre-adjudication or pre-disposition
4    investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising
5    or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for
6    minors under the order of the juvenile court, when
7    essential to performing their responsibilities.
8        (3) Federal, State, or local prosecutors, public
9    defenders, probation officers, and designated staff:
10            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
11        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
12        under Section 5-805;
13            (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has
14        been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and the
15        minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
16        amount of bail;
17            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
18        or required under Section 5-805 and the minor is the
19        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
20        investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
21        application for probation; or
22            (d) in the course of prosecution or administrative
23        adjudication of a violation of a traffic, boating, or
24        fish and game law, or a county or municipal ordinance.
25        (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
26        (5) Authorized military personnel.

 

 

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1        (5.5) Employees of the federal government authorized
2    by law.
3        (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
4    permission of the Presiding Judge and the chief executive
5    of the respective law enforcement agency; provided that
6    publication of such research results in no disclosure of a
7    minor's identity and protects the confidentiality of the
8    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
17        juvenile law enforcement records transmitted to the
18        appropriate school official or officials whom the
19        school has determined to have a legitimate educational
20        or safety interest by a local law enforcement agency
21        under a reciprocal reporting system established and
22        maintained between the school district and the local
23        law 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
2            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
3            2012;
4                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
5            Substances Act;
6                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
7                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
8            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
9            Code of 2012;
10                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
11            and Community Protection Act;
12                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
13            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
14                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
15                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
16            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
17            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
18            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
19            2012.
20            The information derived from the juvenile law
21        enforcement records shall be kept separate from and
22        shall not become a part of the official school record
23        of that child and shall not be a public record. The
24        information shall be used solely by the appropriate
25        school official or officials whom the school has
26        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety

 

 

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

 

 

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1        enforcement officials shall be kept separate from and
2        shall not become a part of the official school record
3        of the child and shall not be a public record. This
4        limitation on the use of information about a minor who
5        is the subject of a current police investigation shall
6        in no way limit the use of this information by
7        prosecutors in pursuing criminal charges arising out
8        of the information disclosed during a police
9        investigation of the minor. For purposes of this
10        paragraph, "investigation" means an official
11        systematic inquiry by a law enforcement agency into
12        actual or suspected criminal activity.
13        (9) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
14    Department of Corrections or the Department of Human
15    Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting,
16    or investigating a potential or actual petition brought
17    under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating
18    to a person who is the subject of juvenile law enforcement
19    records or the respondent to a petition brought under the
20    Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act who is the subject
21    of the juvenile law enforcement records sought. Any
22    juvenile law enforcement records and any information
23    obtained from those juvenile law enforcement records under
24    this paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent
25    persons commitment proceedings.
26        (10) The president of a park district. Inspection and

 

 

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1    copying shall be limited to juvenile law enforcement
2    records transmitted to the president of the park district
3    by the Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the
4    Park District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
5    District Act concerning a person who is seeking employment
6    with that park district and who has been adjudicated a
7    juvenile delinquent for any of the offenses listed in
8    subsection (c) of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code
9    or subsection (c) of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
10    District Act.
11        (11) Persons managing and designated to participate in
12    a court diversion program as designated in subsection (6)
13    of Section 5-105.
14        (12) The Public Access Counselor of the Office of the
15    Attorney General, when reviewing juvenile law enforcement
16    records under its powers and duties under the Freedom of
17    Information Act.
18        (13) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise
19    engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due
20    and owing to the governmental entity.
21    (B)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
22enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
23transmit to the Department of Corrections, the Illinois State
24Police, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation any fingerprint
25or photograph relating to a minor who has been arrested or
26taken into custody before his or her 18th birthday, unless the

 

 

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1court in proceedings under this Act authorizes the
2transmission or enters an order under Section 5-805 permitting
3or requiring the institution of criminal proceedings.
4    (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or agencies
5shall transmit to the Illinois State Police copies of
6fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who have been
7arrested or taken into custody before their 18th birthday for
8the offense of unlawful use of weapons under Article 24 of the
9Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, a Class X
10or Class 1 felony, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8
11of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
12Class 2 or greater felony under the Cannabis Control Act, the
13Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine
14Control and Community Protection Act, or Chapter 4 of the
15Illinois Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal
16Identification Act. Information reported to the Department
17pursuant to this Section may be maintained with records that
18the Department files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Criminal
19Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits a law
20enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken into
21custody or arrested before his or her 18th birthday for an
22offense other than those listed in this paragraph (2).
23    (C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
24independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
25of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
26of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18

 

 

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1years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
2arrests and may not be open to public inspection or their
3contents disclosed to the public. For purposes of obtaining
4documents under this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order
5of the court.
6        (1) In cases where the law enforcement, or independent
7    agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the
8    party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual
9    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor
10    whose records are sought.
11        (2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile
12    court case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
13    inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the
14    minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the
15    matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over
16    matters pursuant to this Act.
17        (3) In determining whether the records should be
18    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
19    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
20    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
21    information. Any records obtained in violation of this
22    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
23    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
24    subsequently holding public office or securing employment,
25    or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right,
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1    public authority.
2    (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
3shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
4witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
5enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is
6conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the
7purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
8subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
9or prosecution of any crime.
10    (E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an
11independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
12of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
13of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of
14any minor in releasing information to the general public as to
15the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving
16a minor.
17    (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
18enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
19letter, memorandum, teletype, or intelligence alert bulletin
20or other means the identity or other relevant information
21pertaining to a person under 18 years of age if there are
22reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
23present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
24officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
25shall remain confidential and shall not be publicly disclosed,
26except as otherwise allowed by law.

 

 

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1    (G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a
2Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any
3federal government, state, county or municipality examining
4the character and fitness of an applicant for employment with
5a law enforcement agency, correctional institution, or fire
6department from obtaining and examining the records of any law
7enforcement agency relating to any record of the applicant
8having been arrested or taken into custody before the
9applicant's 18th birthday.
10    (G-5) Information identifying victims and alleged victims
11of sex offenses shall not be disclosed or open to the public
12under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section shall
13prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense from
14voluntarily disclosing his or her own identity.
15    (H) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
16apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
17arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
18effective date of Public Act 98-61).
19    (H-5) Nothing in this Section shall require any court or
20adjudicative proceeding for traffic, boating, fish and game
21law, or municipal and county ordinance violations to be closed
22to the public.
23    (I) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
24misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.
25This subsection (I) shall not apply to the person who is the
26subject of the record.

 

 

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1    (J) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable
2for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages,
3whichever is greater.
4(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
5    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-652)
6    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of juvenile law enforcement and
7municipal ordinance violation records.
8    (A) All juvenile law enforcement records which have not
9been expunged are confidential and may never be disclosed to
10the general public or otherwise made widely available.
11Juvenile law enforcement records may be obtained only under
12this Section and Section 1-8 and Part 9 of Article V of this
13Act, when their use is needed for good cause and with an order
14from the juvenile court, as required by those not authorized
15to retain them. Inspection, copying, and disclosure of
16juvenile law enforcement records maintained by law enforcement
17agencies or records of municipal ordinance violations
18maintained by any State, local, or municipal agency that
19relate to a minor who has been investigated, arrested, or
20taken into custody before his or her 18th birthday shall be
21restricted to the following:
22        (0.05) The minor who is the subject of the juvenile
23    law enforcement record, his or her parents, guardian, and
24    counsel.
25        (0.10) Judges of the circuit court and members of the

 

 

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1    staff of the court designated by the judge.
2        (0.15) An administrative adjudication hearing officer
3    or members of the staff designated to assist in the
4    administrative adjudication process.
5        (1) Any local, State, or federal law enforcement
6    officers or designated law enforcement staff of any
7    jurisdiction or agency when necessary for the discharge of
8    their official duties during the investigation or
9    prosecution of a crime or relating to a minor who has been
10    adjudicated delinquent and there has been a previous
11    finding that the act which constitutes the previous
12    offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
13    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
14    for the discharge of its official duties in connection
15    with a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
16    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
17    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
18    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
19    law enforcement officers. For purposes of this Section,
20    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
21    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
22    Prevention Act.
23        (2) Prosecutors, public defenders, probation officers,
24    social workers, or other individuals assigned by the court
25    to conduct a pre-adjudication or pre-disposition
26    investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising

 

 

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1    or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for
2    minors under the order of the juvenile court, when
3    essential to performing their responsibilities.
4        (3) Federal, State, or local prosecutors, public
5    defenders, probation officers, and designated staff:
6            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
7        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
8        under Section 5-805;
9            (b) when institution of criminal proceedings has
10        been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and the
11        minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the
12        conditions of pretrial release;
13            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
14        or required under Section 5-805 and the minor is the
15        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
16        investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
17        application for probation; or
18            (d) in the course of prosecution or administrative
19        adjudication of a violation of a traffic, boating, or
20        fish and game law, or a county or municipal ordinance.
21        (4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
22        (5) Authorized military personnel.
23        (5.5) Employees of the federal government authorized
24    by law.
25        (6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
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1    of the respective law enforcement agency; provided that
2    publication of such research results in no disclosure of a
3    minor's identity and protects the confidentiality of the
4    minor's record.
5        (7) Department of Children and Family Services child
6    protection investigators acting in their official
7    capacity.
8        (8) The appropriate school official only if the agency
9    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
10    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
11    are present in the school or on school grounds.
12            (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to
13        juvenile law enforcement records transmitted to the
14        appropriate school official or officials whom the
15        school has determined to have a legitimate educational
16        or safety interest by a local law enforcement agency
17        under a reciprocal reporting system established and
18        maintained between the school district and the local
19        law enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
20        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
21        within the school district who has been arrested or
22        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
23                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the
24            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
25            2012;
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1            Substances Act;
2                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
3                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
4            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
5            Code of 2012;
6                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
7            and Community Protection Act;
8                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
9            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
10                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
11                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
12            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
13            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
14            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
15            2012.
16            The information derived from the juvenile law
17        enforcement records shall be kept separate from and
18        shall not become a part of the official school record
19        of that child and shall not be a public record. The
20        information shall be used solely by the appropriate
21        school official or officials whom the school has
22        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
23        interest to aid in the proper rehabilitation of the
24        child and to protect the safety of students and
25        employees in the school. If the designated law
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1        best interest of the minor, the student may be
2        referred to in-school or community-based social
3        services if those services are available.
4        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
5        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
6        for special education, referrals to community-based
7        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
8        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
9        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
10        appropriate for the student.
11            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
12        officials whom the school has determined to have a
13        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
14        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
15        of a current police investigation that is directly
16        related to school safety shall consist of oral
17        information only, and not written juvenile law
18        enforcement records, and shall be used solely by the
19        appropriate school official or officials to protect
20        the safety of students and employees in the school and
21        aid in the proper rehabilitation of the child. The
22        information derived orally from the local law
23        enforcement officials shall be kept separate from and
24        shall not become a part of the official school record
25        of the child and shall not be a public record. This
26        limitation on the use of information about a minor who

 

 

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

 

 

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1    District Act concerning a person who is seeking employment
2    with that park district and who has been adjudicated a
3    juvenile delinquent for any of the offenses listed in
4    subsection (c) of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code
5    or subsection (c) of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park
6    District Act.
7        (11) Persons managing and designated to participate in
8    a court diversion program as designated in subsection (6)
9    of Section 5-105.
10        (12) The Public Access Counselor of the Office of the
11    Attorney General, when reviewing juvenile law enforcement
12    records under its powers and duties under the Freedom of
13    Information Act.
14        (13) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise
15    engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due
16    and owing to the governmental entity.
17        (14) Any juvenile law enforcement records and any
18    information obtained from those records by the Department
19    of Transportation may be used only for accident or crash
20    reporting or any other lawful purpose as required under
21    State or federal law.
22    (B)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law
23enforcement officer or other person or agency may knowingly
24transmit to the Department of Corrections, the Illinois State
25Police, or the Federal Bureau of Investigation any fingerprint
26or photograph relating to a minor who has been arrested or

 

 

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1taken into custody before his or her 18th birthday, unless the
2court in proceedings under this Act authorizes the
3transmission or enters an order under Section 5-805 permitting
4or requiring the institution of criminal proceedings.
5    (2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or agencies
6shall transmit to the Illinois State Police copies of
7fingerprints and descriptions of all minors who have been
8arrested or taken into custody before their 18th birthday for
9the offense of unlawful use of weapons under Article 24 of the
10Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, a Class X
11or Class 1 felony, a forcible felony as defined in Section 2-8
12of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a
13Class 2 or greater felony under the Cannabis Control Act, the
14Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine
15Control and Community Protection Act, or Chapter 4 of the
16Illinois Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal
17Identification Act. Information reported to the Department
18pursuant to this Section may be maintained with records that
19the Department files pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Criminal
20Identification Act. Nothing in this Act prohibits a law
21enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken into
22custody or arrested before his or her 18th birthday for an
23offense other than those listed in this paragraph (2).
24    (C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
25independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
26of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct

 

 

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1of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18
2years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
3arrests and may not be open to public inspection or their
4contents disclosed to the public. For purposes of obtaining
5documents under this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order
6of the court.
7        (1) In cases where the law enforcement, or independent
8    agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the
9    party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual
10    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor
11    whose records are sought.
12        (2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile
13    court case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to
14    inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the
15    minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the
16    matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over
17    matters pursuant to this Act.
18        (3) In determining whether the records should be
19    available for inspection, the court shall consider the
20    minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation
21    over the moving party's interest in obtaining the
22    information. Any records obtained in violation of this
23    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
24    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
25    subsequently holding public office or securing employment,
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1    privilege, or right to receive any license granted by
2    public authority.
3    (D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section
4shall prohibit the inspection or disclosure to victims and
5witnesses of photographs contained in the records of law
6enforcement agencies when the inspection and disclosure is
7conducted in the presence of a law enforcement officer for the
8purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
9subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation
10or prosecution of any crime.
11    (E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an
12independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
13of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct
14of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of
15any minor in releasing information to the general public as to
16the arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving
17a minor.
18    (F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
19enforcement agencies from communicating with each other by
20letter, memorandum, teletype, or intelligence alert bulletin
21or other means the identity or other relevant information
22pertaining to a person under 18 years of age if there are
23reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and
24present danger to the safety of the public or law enforcement
25officers. The information provided under this subsection (F)
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1except as otherwise allowed by law.
2    (G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a
3Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any
4federal government, state, county or municipality examining
5the character and fitness of an applicant for employment with
6a law enforcement agency, correctional institution, or fire
7department from obtaining and examining the records of any law
8enforcement agency relating to any record of the applicant
9having been arrested or taken into custody before the
10applicant's 18th birthday.
11    (G-5) Information identifying victims and alleged victims
12of sex offenses shall not be disclosed or open to the public
13under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section shall
14prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense from
15voluntarily disclosing his or her own identity.
16    (H) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
17apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
18arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
19effective date of Public Act 98-61).
20    (H-5) Nothing in this Section shall require any court or
21adjudicative proceeding for traffic, boating, fish and game
22law, or municipal and county ordinance violations to be closed
23to the public.
24    (I) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
25misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.
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1subject of the record.
2    (J) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable
3for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages,
4whichever is greater.
5(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
6revised 10-13-21.)
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/1-8)
8    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 101-652)
9    Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
10court records.
11    (A) A juvenile adjudication shall never be considered a
12conviction nor shall an adjudicated individual be considered a
13criminal. Unless expressly allowed by law, a juvenile
14adjudication shall not operate to impose upon the individual
15any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or
16resulting from conviction. Unless expressly allowed by law,
17adjudications shall not prejudice or disqualify the individual
18in any civil service application or appointment, from holding
19public office, or from receiving any license granted by public
20authority. All juvenile court records which have not been
21expunged are sealed and may never be disclosed to the general
22public or otherwise made widely available. Sealed juvenile
23court records may be obtained only under this Section and
24Section 1-7 and Part 9 of Article V of this Act, when their use
25is needed for good cause and with an order from the juvenile

 

 

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1court. Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
2relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
3this Act shall be restricted to the following:
4        (1) The minor who is the subject of record, his or her
5    parents, guardian, and counsel.
6        (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
7    agencies when such information is essential to executing
8    an arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process,
9    or to conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a
10    minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
11    been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the
12    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
13    activities by a criminal street gang.
14        Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this Section,
15    "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization,
16    association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal
17    or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
18    commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a
19    common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific
20    color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or
21    collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of
22    criminal activity.
23        Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,
24    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
25    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
26    Prevention Act.

 

 

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1        (3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, public
2    defenders, probation officers, social workers, or other
3    individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
4    pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
5    individuals responsible for supervising or providing
6    temporary or permanent care and custody for minors under
7    the order of the juvenile court when essential to
8    performing their responsibilities.
9        (4) Judges, federal, State, and local prosecutors,
10    public defenders, probation officers, and designated
11    staff:
12            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
13        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
14        under Section 5-805;
15            (b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
16        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
17        subject of a proceeding to determine the amount of
18        bail;
19            (c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
20        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
21        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
22        investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
23        application for probation; or
24            (d) when a minor becomes 18 years of age or older,
25        and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including
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1        investigation, a pre-sentence investigation, a fitness
2        hearing, or proceedings on an application for
3        probation.
4        (5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
5        (6) Authorized military personnel.
6        (6.5) Employees of the federal government authorized
7    by law.
8        (7) Victims, their subrogees and legal
9    representatives; however, such persons shall have access
10    only to the name and address of the minor and information
11    pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment
12    plan of the juvenile court.
13        (8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
14    permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court
15    and the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
16    particular records; provided that publication of such
17    research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity
18    and protects the confidentiality of the record.
19        (9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the
20    Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
21    required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
22    However, information reported relative to these offenses
23    shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of
24    State, courts, and police officers.
25        (10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse
26    student assistance program with the permission of the

 

 

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1    presiding judge of the juvenile court.
2        (11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
3    Department of Corrections or the Department of Human
4    Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting,
5    or investigating a potential or actual petition brought
6    under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating
7    to a person who is the subject of juvenile court records or
8    the respondent to a petition brought under the Sexually
9    Violent Persons Commitment Act, who is the subject of
10    juvenile court records sought. Any records and any
11    information obtained from those records under this
12    paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually violent
13    persons commitment proceedings.
14        (12) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise
15    engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due
16    and owing to the governmental entity.
17    (A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in
18proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be
19disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding
20Judge of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare
21and Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of
22the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article
23X of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
24    (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
25shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
26disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of

 

 

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1record.
2    (C)(0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending
3juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to inspect
4the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the
5attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are
6sought.
7    (0.2) In cases where the juvenile court records concern a
8juvenile court case that is no longer pending, the requesting
9party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall
10provide actual notice to the minor or the minor's parent or
11legal guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief
12judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
13    (0.3) In determining whether juvenile court records should
14be made available for inspection and whether inspection should
15be limited to certain parts of the file, the court shall
16consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and
17rehabilitation over the requesting party's interest in
18obtaining the information. The State's Attorney, the minor,
19and the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all
20times have the right to examine court files and records.
21    (0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this Section
22shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding,
23or operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding
24public office, or operate as a forfeiture of any public
25benefit, right, privilege, or right to receive any license
26granted by public authority.

 

 

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1    (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
2for any offense defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or
312-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
4Criminal Code of 2012, the victim of any such offense shall
5receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
6Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
7juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
8notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, shall be
9treated as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to
10the victim.
11    (E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
12Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of the
13federal government, or any state, county, or municipality
14examining the character and fitness of an applicant for
15employment with a law enforcement agency, correctional
16institution, or fire department to ascertain whether that
17applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and,
18if so, to examine the records of disposition or evidence which
19were made in proceedings under this Act.
20    (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
21which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
22any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
2324-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
24Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
25whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
26shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to the

 

 

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1principal or chief administrative officer of the school.
2Access to the dispositional order shall be limited to the
3principal or chief administrative officer of the school and
4any school counselor designated by him or her.
5    (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
6disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
7juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
8Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
9used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
10habitual juvenile offenders.
11    (H) When a court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
12this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under
13Article II had been heard in a different county, that court
14shall request, and the court in which the earlier proceedings
15were initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the
16juvenile court record, including all documents, petitions, and
17orders filed and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings,
18and docket entries of the court.
19    (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
20Illinois State Police, in the form and manner required by the
21Illinois State Police, the final disposition of each minor who
22has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her 18th
23birthday for those offenses required to be reported under
24Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
25reported to the Department under this Section may be
26maintained with records that the Department files under

 

 

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1Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
2    (J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
3apply to juvenile law enforcement records of a minor who has
4been arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014
5(the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
6    (K) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
7misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.
8This subsection (K) shall not apply to the person who is the
9subject of the record.
10    (L) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable
11for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages,
12whichever is greater.
13(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
14revised 10-12-21.)
 
15    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 101-652)
16    Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
17court records.
18    (A) A juvenile adjudication shall never be considered a
19conviction nor shall an adjudicated individual be considered a
20criminal. Unless expressly allowed by law, a juvenile
21adjudication shall not operate to impose upon the individual
22any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or
23resulting from conviction. Unless expressly allowed by law,
24adjudications shall not prejudice or disqualify the individual
25in any civil service application or appointment, from holding

 

 

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1public office, or from receiving any license granted by public
2authority. All juvenile court records which have not been
3expunged are sealed and may never be disclosed to the general
4public or otherwise made widely available. Sealed juvenile
5court records may be obtained only under this Section and
6Section 1-7 and Part 9 of Article V of this Act, when their use
7is needed for good cause and with an order from the juvenile
8court. Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
9relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
10this Act shall be restricted to the following:
11        (1) The minor who is the subject of record, his or her
12    parents, guardian, and counsel.
13        (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
14    agencies when such information is essential to executing
15    an arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process,
16    or to conducting an ongoing investigation 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.
21        Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this Section,
22    "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization,
23    association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal
24    or informal, having as one of its primary activities the
25    commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a
26    common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific

 

 

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1    color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or
2    collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of
3    criminal activity.
4        Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,
5    "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
6    Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
7    Prevention Act.
8        (3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, public
9    defenders, probation officers, social workers, or other
10    individuals assigned by the court to conduct a
11    pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and
12    individuals responsible for supervising or providing
13    temporary or permanent care and custody for minors under
14    the order of the juvenile court when essential to
15    performing their responsibilities.
16        (4) Judges, federal, State, and local prosecutors,
17    public defenders, probation officers, and designated
18    staff:
19            (a) in the course of a trial when institution of
20        criminal proceedings has been permitted or required
21        under Section 5-805;
22            (b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted
23        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
24        subject of a proceeding to determine the conditions of
25        pretrial release;
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1        or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the
2        subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence
3        investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
4        application for probation; or
5            (d) when a minor becomes 18 years of age or older,
6        and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including
7        a hearing to determine the conditions of pretrial
8        release, a pre-trial investigation, a pre-sentence
9        investigation, a fitness hearing, or proceedings on an
10        application for probation.
11        (5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
12        (6) Authorized military personnel.
13        (6.5) Employees of the federal government authorized
14    by law.
15        (7) Victims, their subrogees and legal
16    representatives; however, such persons shall have access
17    only to the name and address of the minor and information
18    pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment
19    plan of the juvenile court.
20        (8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
21    permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court
22    and the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
23    particular records; provided that publication of such
24    research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity
25    and protects the confidentiality of the record.
26        (9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the

 

 

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1    Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
2    required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
3    However, information reported relative to these offenses
4    shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of
5    State, courts, and police officers.
6        (10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse
7    student assistance program with the permission of the
8    presiding judge of the juvenile court.
9        (11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the
10    Department of Corrections or the Department of Human
11    Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting,
12    or investigating a potential or actual petition brought
13    under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating
14    to a person who is the subject of juvenile court records or
15    the respondent to a petition brought under the Sexually
16    Violent Persons Commitment Act, who is the subject of
17    juvenile court records sought. Any records and any
18    information obtained from those records under this
19    paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually violent
20    persons commitment proceedings.
21        (12) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise
22    engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due
23    and owing to the governmental entity.
24        (13) Any information obtained from the juvenile court
25    records by the Department of Transportation may be used
26    only for accident or crash reporting or any other lawful

 

 

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1    purpose as required under State or federal law.
2    (A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in
3proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be
4disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding
5Judge of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare
6and Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of
7the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article
8X of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
9    (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
10shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
11disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of
12record.
13    (C)(0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending
14juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to inspect
15the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the
16attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are
17sought.
18    (0.2) In cases where the juvenile court records concern a
19juvenile court case that is no longer pending, the requesting
20party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall
21provide actual notice to the minor or the minor's parent or
22legal guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief
23judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
24    (0.3) In determining whether juvenile court records should
25be made available for inspection and whether inspection should
26be limited to certain parts of the file, the court shall

 

 

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1consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and
2rehabilitation over the requesting party's interest in
3obtaining the information. The State's Attorney, the minor,
4and the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all
5times have the right to examine court files and records.
6    (0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this Section
7shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding,
8or operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding
9public office, or operate as a forfeiture of any public
10benefit, right, privilege, or right to receive any license
11granted by public authority.
12    (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
13for any offense defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or
1412-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15Criminal Code of 2012, the victim of any such offense shall
16receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
17Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
18juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
19notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, shall be
20treated as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to
21the victim.
22    (E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
23Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of the
24federal government, or any state, county, or municipality
25examining the character and fitness of an applicant for
26employment with a law enforcement agency, correctional

 

 

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1institution, or fire department to ascertain whether that
2applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and,
3if so, to examine the records of disposition or evidence which
4were made in proceedings under this Act.
5    (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
6which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
7any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
824-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
9Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
10whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
11shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to the
12principal or chief administrative officer of the school.
13Access to the dispositional order shall be limited to the
14principal or chief administrative officer of the school and
15any school counselor designated by him or her.
16    (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
17disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
18juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
19Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
20used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
21habitual juvenile offenders.
22    (H) When a court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
23this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under
24Article II had been heard in a different county, that court
25shall request, and the court in which the earlier proceedings
26were initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the

 

 

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1juvenile court record, including all documents, petitions, and
2orders filed and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings,
3and docket entries of the court.
4    (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
5Illinois State Police, in the form and manner required by the
6Illinois State Police, the final disposition of each minor who
7has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her 18th
8birthday for those offenses required to be reported under
9Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
10reported to the Department under this Section may be
11maintained with records that the Department files under
12Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
13    (J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
14apply to juvenile law enforcement records of a minor who has
15been arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014
16(the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
17    (K) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C
18misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.
19This subsection (K) shall not apply to the person who is the
20subject of the record.
21    (L) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable
22for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages,
23whichever is greater.
24(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-197, eff. 7-30-21;
25102-538, eff. 8-20-21; revised 10-12-21.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
2changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
3that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7Public Act.