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1    AN ACT concerning minors.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
5by changing Section 5 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 505/5)  (from Ch. 23, par. 5005)
7    Sec. 5. Direct child welfare services; Department of
8Children and Family Services. To provide direct child welfare
9services when not available through other public or private
10child care or program facilities.
11    (a) For purposes of this Section:
12        (1) "Children" means persons found within the State who
13    are under the age of 18 years. The term also includes
14    persons under age 21 who:
15            (A) were committed to the Department pursuant to
16        the Juvenile Court Act or the Juvenile Court Act of
17        1987, as amended, prior to the age of 18 and who
18        continue under the jurisdiction of the court; or
19            (B) were accepted for care, service and training by
20        the Department prior to the age of 18 and whose best
21        interest in the discretion of the Department would be
22        served by continuing that care, service and training
23        because of severe emotional disturbances, physical

 

 

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1        disability, social adjustment or any combination
2        thereof, or because of the need to complete an
3        educational or vocational training program.
4        (2) "Homeless youth" means persons found within the
5    State who are under the age of 19, are not in a safe and
6    stable living situation and cannot be reunited with their
7    families.
8        (3) "Child welfare services" means public social
9    services which are directed toward the accomplishment of
10    the following purposes:
11            (A) protecting and promoting the health, safety
12        and welfare of children, including homeless, dependent
13        or neglected children;
14            (B) remedying, or assisting in the solution of
15        problems which may result in, the neglect, abuse,
16        exploitation or delinquency of children;
17            (C) preventing the unnecessary separation of
18        children from their families by identifying family
19        problems, assisting families in resolving their
20        problems, and preventing the breakup of the family
21        where the prevention of child removal is desirable and
22        possible when the child can be cared for at home
23        without endangering the child's health and safety;
24            (D) restoring to their families children who have
25        been removed, by the provision of services to the child
26        and the families when the child can be cared for at

 

 

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1        home without endangering the child's health and
2        safety;
3            (E) placing children in suitable adoptive homes,
4        in cases where restoration to the biological family is
5        not safe, possible or appropriate;
6            (F) assuring safe and adequate care of children
7        away from their homes, in cases where the child cannot
8        be returned home or cannot be placed for adoption. At
9        the time of placement, the Department shall consider
10        concurrent planning, as described in subsection (l-1)
11        of this Section so that permanency may occur at the
12        earliest opportunity. Consideration should be given so
13        that if reunification fails or is delayed, the
14        placement made is the best available placement to
15        provide permanency for the child;
16            (G) (blank);
17            (H) (blank); and
18            (I) placing and maintaining children in facilities
19        that provide separate living quarters for children
20        under the age of 18 and for children 18 years of age
21        and older, unless a child 18 years of age is in the
22        last year of high school education or vocational
23        training, in an approved individual or group treatment
24        program, in a licensed shelter facility, or secure
25        child care facility. The Department is not required to
26        place or maintain children:

 

 

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1                (i) who are in a foster home, or
2                (ii) who are persons with a developmental
3            disability, as defined in the Mental Health and
4            Developmental Disabilities Code, or
5                (iii) who are female children who are
6            pregnant, pregnant and parenting or parenting, or
7                (iv) who are siblings, in facilities that
8            provide separate living quarters for children 18
9            years of age and older and for children under 18
10            years of age.
11    (b) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to authorize
12the expenditure of public funds for the purpose of performing
13abortions.
14    (c) The Department shall establish and maintain
15tax-supported child welfare services and extend and seek to
16improve voluntary services throughout the State, to the end
17that services and care shall be available on an equal basis
18throughout the State to children requiring such services.
19    (d) The Director may authorize advance disbursements for
20any new program initiative to any agency contracting with the
21Department. As a prerequisite for an advance disbursement, the
22contractor must post a surety bond in the amount of the advance
23disbursement and have a purchase of service contract approved
24by the Department. The Department may pay up to 2 months
25operational expenses in advance. The amount of the advance
26disbursement shall be prorated over the life of the contract or

 

 

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1the remaining months of the fiscal year, whichever is less, and
2the installment amount shall then be deducted from future
3bills. Advance disbursement authorizations for new initiatives
4shall not be made to any agency after that agency has operated
5during 2 consecutive fiscal years. The requirements of this
6Section concerning advance disbursements shall not apply with
7respect to the following: payments to local public agencies for
8child day care services as authorized by Section 5a of this
9Act; and youth service programs receiving grant funds under
10Section 17a-4.
11    (e) (Blank).
12    (f) (Blank).
13    (g) The Department shall establish rules and regulations
14concerning its operation of programs designed to meet the goals
15of child safety and protection, family preservation, family
16reunification, and adoption, including but not limited to:
17        (1) adoption;
18        (2) foster care;
19        (3) family counseling;
20        (4) protective services;
21        (5) (blank);
22        (6) homemaker service;
23        (7) return of runaway children;
24        (8) (blank);
25        (9) placement under Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court
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1    Court Act of 1987 in accordance with the federal Adoption
2    Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980; and
3        (10) interstate services.
4    Rules and regulations established by the Department shall
5include provisions for training Department staff and the staff
6of Department grantees, through contracts with other agencies
7or resources, in alcohol and drug abuse screening techniques
8approved by the Department of Human Services, as a successor to
9the Department of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, for the
10purpose of identifying children and adults who should be
11referred to an alcohol and drug abuse treatment program for
12professional evaluation.
13    (h) If the Department finds that there is no appropriate
14program or facility within or available to the Department for a
15ward and that no licensed private facility has an adequate and
16appropriate program or none agrees to accept the ward, the
17Department shall create an appropriate individualized,
18program-oriented plan for such ward. The plan may be developed
19within the Department or through purchase of services by the
20Department to the extent that it is within its statutory
21authority to do.
22    (i) Service programs shall be available throughout the
23State and shall include but not be limited to the following
24services:
25        (1) case management;
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1        (3) counseling;
2        (4) parent education;
3        (5) day care; and
4        (6) emergency assistance and advocacy.
5    In addition, the following services may be made available
6to assess and meet the needs of children and families:
7        (1) comprehensive family-based services;
8        (2) assessments;
9        (3) respite care; and
10        (4) in-home health services.
11    The Department shall provide transportation for any of the
12services it makes available to children or families or for
13which it refers children or families.
14    (j) The Department may provide categories of financial
15assistance and education assistance grants, and shall
16establish rules and regulations concerning the assistance and
17grants, to persons who adopt physically or mentally
18handicapped, older and other hard-to-place children who (i)
19immediately prior to their adoption were legal wards of the
20Department or (ii) were determined eligible for financial
21assistance with respect to a prior adoption and who become
22available for adoption because the prior adoption has been
23dissolved and the parental rights of the adoptive parents have
24been terminated or because the child's adoptive parents have
25died. The Department may continue to provide financial
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1determined eligible for financial assistance under this
2subsection (j) in the interim period beginning when the child's
3adoptive parents died and ending with the finalization of the
4new adoption of the child by another adoptive parent or
5parents. The Department may also provide categories of
6financial assistance and education assistance grants, and
7shall establish rules and regulations for the assistance and
8grants, to persons appointed guardian of the person under
9Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court Act or Section 2-27, 3-28,
104-25 or 5-740 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for children
11who were wards of the Department for 12 months immediately
12prior to the appointment of the guardian.
13    The amount of assistance may vary, depending upon the needs
14of the child and the adoptive parents, as set forth in the
15annual assistance agreement. Special purpose grants are
16allowed where the child requires special service but such costs
17may not exceed the amounts which similar services would cost
18the Department if it were to provide or secure them as guardian
19of the child.
20    Any financial assistance provided under this subsection is
21inalienable by assignment, sale, execution, attachment,
22garnishment, or any other remedy for recovery or collection of
23a judgment or debt.
24    (j-5) The Department shall not deny or delay the placement
25of a child for adoption if an approved family is available
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1outside of the State of Illinois.
2    (k) The Department shall accept for care and training any
3child who has been adjudicated neglected or abused, or
4dependent committed to it pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act or
5the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
6    (l) The Department shall offer family preservation
7services, as defined in Section 8.2 of the Abused and Neglected
8Child Reporting Act, to help families, including adoptive and
9extended families. Family preservation services shall be
10offered (i) to prevent the placement of children in substitute
11care when the children can be cared for at home or in the
12custody of the person responsible for the children's welfare,
13(ii) to reunite children with their families, or (iii) to
14maintain an adoptive placement. Family preservation services
15shall only be offered when doing so will not endanger the
16children's health or safety. With respect to children who are
17in substitute care pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
18family preservation services shall not be offered if a goal
19other than those of subdivisions (A), (B), or (B-1) of
20subsection (2) of Section 2-28 of that Act has been set.
21Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to create a
22private right of action or claim on the part of any individual
23or child welfare agency, except that when a child is the
24subject of an action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
25of 1987 and the child's service plan calls for services to
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1hearing the action under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act
2of 1987 may order the Department to provide the services set
3out in the plan, if those services are not provided with
4reasonable promptness and if those services are available.
5    The Department shall notify the child and his family of the
6Department's responsibility to offer and provide family
7preservation services as identified in the service plan. The
8child and his family shall be eligible for services as soon as
9the report is determined to be "indicated". The Department may
10offer services to any child or family with respect to whom a
11report of suspected child abuse or neglect has been filed,
12prior to concluding its investigation under Section 7.12 of the
13Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act. However, the child's
14or family's willingness to accept services shall not be
15considered in the investigation. The Department may also
16provide services to any child or family who is the subject of
17any report of suspected child abuse or neglect or may refer
18such child or family to services available from other agencies
19in the community, even if the report is determined to be
20unfounded, if the conditions in the child's or family's home
21are reasonably likely to subject the child or family to future
22reports of suspected child abuse or neglect. Acceptance of such
23services shall be voluntary. The Department may also provide
24services to any child or family after completion of a family
25assessment, as an alternative to an investigation, as provided
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1subsection (a-5) of Section 7.4 of the Abused and Neglected
2Child Reporting Act.
3    The Department may, at its discretion except for those
4children also adjudicated neglected or dependent, accept for
5care and training any child who has been adjudicated addicted,
6as a truant minor in need of supervision or as a minor
7requiring authoritative intervention, under the Juvenile Court
8Act or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, but no such child shall
9be committed to the Department by any court without the
10approval of the Department. On and after the effective date of
11this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and before
12January 1, 2017, a A minor charged with a criminal offense
13under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or
14adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
15committed to the Department by any court, except (i) a minor
16less than 16 15 years of age committed to the Department under
17Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, (ii) a minor
18for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
19exists, which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a
20minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to
21reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33
22of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. On and after January 1,
232017, a minor charged with a criminal offense under the
24Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or
25adjudicated delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
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1less than 15 years of age committed to the Department under
2Section 5-710 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, ii) a minor
3for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
4exists, which must be defined by departmental rule, or (iii) a
5minor for whom the court has granted a supplemental petition to
6reinstate wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33
7of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. An independent basis exists
8when the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
9dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident, or
10circumstances which give rise to a charge or adjudication of
11delinquency.
12    As soon as is possible after August 7, 2009 (the effective
13date of Public Act 96-134), the Department shall develop and
14implement a special program of family preservation services to
15support intact, foster, and adoptive families who are
16experiencing extreme hardships due to the difficulty and stress
17of caring for a child who has been diagnosed with a pervasive
18developmental disorder if the Department determines that those
19services are necessary to ensure the health and safety of the
20child. The Department may offer services to any family whether
21or not a report has been filed under the Abused and Neglected
22Child Reporting Act. The Department may refer the child or
23family to services available from other agencies in the
24community if the conditions in the child's or family's home are
25reasonably likely to subject the child or family to future
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1these services shall be voluntary. The Department shall develop
2and implement a public information campaign to alert health and
3social service providers and the general public about these
4special family preservation services. The nature and scope of
5the services offered and the number of families served under
6the special program implemented under this paragraph shall be
7determined by the level of funding that the Department annually
8allocates for this purpose. The term "pervasive developmental
9disorder" under this paragraph means a neurological condition,
10including but not limited to, Asperger's Syndrome and autism,
11as defined in the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and
12Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders of the American
13Psychiatric Association.
14    (l-1) The legislature recognizes that the best interests of
15the child require that the child be placed in the most
16permanent living arrangement as soon as is practically
17possible. To achieve this goal, the legislature directs the
18Department of Children and Family Services to conduct
19concurrent planning so that permanency may occur at the
20earliest opportunity. Permanent living arrangements may
21include prevention of placement of a child outside the home of
22the family when the child can be cared for at home without
23endangering the child's health or safety; reunification with
24the family, when safe and appropriate, if temporary placement
25is necessary; or movement of the child toward the most
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1    When determining reasonable efforts to be made with respect
2to a child, as described in this subsection, and in making such
3reasonable efforts, the child's health and safety shall be the
4paramount concern.
5    When a child is placed in foster care, the Department shall
6ensure and document that reasonable efforts were made to
7prevent or eliminate the need to remove the child from the
8child's home. The Department must make reasonable efforts to
9reunify the family when temporary placement of the child occurs
10unless otherwise required, pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
11of 1987. At any time after the dispositional hearing where the
12Department believes that further reunification services would
13be ineffective, it may request a finding from the court that
14reasonable efforts are no longer appropriate. The Department is
15not required to provide further reunification services after
16such a finding.
17    A decision to place a child in substitute care shall be
18made with considerations of the child's health, safety, and
19best interests. At the time of placement, consideration should
20also be given so that if reunification fails or is delayed, the
21placement made is the best available placement to provide
22permanency for the child.
23    The Department shall adopt rules addressing concurrent
24planning for reunification and permanency. The Department
25shall consider the following factors when determining
26appropriateness of concurrent planning:

 

 

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1        (1) the likelihood of prompt reunification;
2        (2) the past history of the family;
3        (3) the barriers to reunification being addressed by
4    the family;
5        (4) the level of cooperation of the family;
6        (5) the foster parents' willingness to work with the
7    family to reunite;
8        (6) the willingness and ability of the foster family to
9    provide an adoptive home or long-term placement;
10        (7) the age of the child;
11        (8) placement of siblings.
12    (m) The Department may assume temporary custody of any
13child if:
14        (1) it has received a written consent to such temporary
15    custody signed by the parents of the child or by the parent
16    having custody of the child if the parents are not living
17    together or by the guardian or custodian of the child if
18    the child is not in the custody of either parent, or
19        (2) the child is found in the State and neither a
20    parent, guardian nor custodian of the child can be located.
21If the child is found in his or her residence without a parent,
22guardian, custodian or responsible caretaker, the Department
23may, instead of removing the child and assuming temporary
24custody, place an authorized representative of the Department
25in that residence until such time as a parent, guardian or
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1apparent ability to ensure the child's health and safety and
2resume permanent charge of the child, or until a relative
3enters the home and is willing and able to ensure the child's
4health and safety and assume charge of the child until a
5parent, guardian or custodian enters the home and expresses
6such willingness and ability to ensure the child's safety and
7resume permanent charge. After a caretaker has remained in the
8home for a period not to exceed 12 hours, the Department must
9follow those procedures outlined in Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or
105-415 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
11    The Department shall have the authority, responsibilities
12and duties that a legal custodian of the child would have
13pursuant to subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court
14Act of 1987. Whenever a child is taken into temporary custody
15pursuant to an investigation under the Abused and Neglected
16Child Reporting Act, or pursuant to a referral and acceptance
17under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 of a minor in limited
18custody, the Department, during the period of temporary custody
19and before the child is brought before a judicial officer as
20required by Section 2-9, 3-11, 4-8, or 5-415 of the Juvenile
21Court Act of 1987, shall have the authority, responsibilities
22and duties that a legal custodian of the child would have under
23subsection (9) of Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of
241987.
25    The Department shall ensure that any child taken into
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1examination.
2    A parent, guardian or custodian of a child in the temporary
3custody of the Department who would have custody of the child
4if he were not in the temporary custody of the Department may
5deliver to the Department a signed request that the Department
6surrender the temporary custody of the child. The Department
7may retain temporary custody of the child for 10 days after the
8receipt of the request, during which period the Department may
9cause to be filed a petition pursuant to the Juvenile Court Act
10of 1987. If a petition is so filed, the Department shall retain
11temporary custody of the child until the court orders
12otherwise. If a petition is not filed within the 10 day period,
13the child shall be surrendered to the custody of the requesting
14parent, guardian or custodian not later than the expiration of
15the 10 day period, at which time the authority and duties of
16the Department with respect to the temporary custody of the
17child shall terminate.
18    (m-1) The Department may place children under 18 years of
19age in a secure child care facility licensed by the Department
20that cares for children who are in need of secure living
21arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being after a
22determination is made by the facility director and the Director
23or the Director's designate prior to admission to the facility
24subject to Section 2-27.1 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
25This subsection (m-1) does not apply to a child who is subject
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1Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections, unless the
2child is a ward who was placed under the care of the Department
3before being subject to placement in a correctional facility
4and a court of competent jurisdiction has ordered placement of
5the child in a secure care facility.
6    (n) The Department may place children under 18 years of age
7in licensed child care facilities when in the opinion of the
8Department, appropriate services aimed at family preservation
9have been unsuccessful and cannot ensure the child's health and
10safety or are unavailable and such placement would be for their
11best interest. Payment for board, clothing, care, training and
12supervision of any child placed in a licensed child care
13facility may be made by the Department, by the parents or
14guardians of the estates of those children, or by both the
15Department and the parents or guardians, except that no
16payments shall be made by the Department for any child placed
17in a licensed child care facility for board, clothing, care,
18training and supervision of such a child that exceed the
19average per capita cost of maintaining and of caring for a
20child in institutions for dependent or neglected children
21operated by the Department. However, such restriction on
22payments does not apply in cases where children require
23specialized care and treatment for problems of severe emotional
24disturbance, physical disability, social adjustment, or any
25combination thereof and suitable facilities for the placement
26of such children are not available at payment rates within the

 

 

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1limitations set forth in this Section. All reimbursements for
2services delivered shall be absolutely inalienable by
3assignment, sale, attachment, garnishment or otherwise.
4    (n-1) The Department shall provide or authorize child
5welfare services, aimed at assisting minors to achieve
6sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults, for any
7minor eligible for the reinstatement of wardship pursuant to
8subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of the Juvenile Court Act of
91987, whether or not such reinstatement is sought or allowed,
10provided that the minor consents to such services and has not
11yet attained the age of 21. The Department shall have
12responsibility for the development and delivery of services
13under this Section. An eligible youth may access services under
14this Section through the Department of Children and Family
15Services or by referral from the Department of Human Services.
16Youth participating in services under this Section shall
17cooperate with the assigned case manager in developing an
18agreement identifying the services to be provided and how the
19youth will increase skills to achieve self-sufficiency. A
20homeless shelter is not considered appropriate housing for any
21youth receiving child welfare services under this Section. The
22Department shall continue child welfare services under this
23Section to any eligible minor until the minor becomes 21 years
24of age, no longer consents to participate, or achieves
25self-sufficiency as identified in the minor's service plan. The
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1readable notice of the rights of former foster youth to child
2welfare services under this Section and how such services may
3be obtained. The Department of Children and Family Services and
4the Department of Human Services shall disseminate this
5information statewide. The Department shall adopt regulations
6describing services intended to assist minors in achieving
7sustainable self-sufficiency as independent adults.
8    (o) The Department shall establish an administrative
9review and appeal process for children and families who request
10or receive child welfare services from the Department. Children
11who are wards of the Department and are placed by private child
12welfare agencies, and foster families with whom those children
13are placed, shall be afforded the same procedural and appeal
14rights as children and families in the case of placement by the
15Department, including the right to an initial review of a
16private agency decision by that agency. The Department shall
17insure that any private child welfare agency, which accepts
18wards of the Department for placement, affords those rights to
19children and foster families. The Department shall accept for
20administrative review and an appeal hearing a complaint made by
21(i) a child or foster family concerning a decision following an
22initial review by a private child welfare agency or (ii) a
23prospective adoptive parent who alleges a violation of
24subsection (j-5) of this Section. An appeal of a decision
25concerning a change in the placement of a child shall be
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1current foster home placement is necessary and appropriate
2under Section 2-28 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 does not
3constitute a judicial determination on the merits of an
4administrative appeal, filed by a former foster parent,
5involving a change of placement decision.
6    (p) There is hereby created the Department of Children and
7Family Services Emergency Assistance Fund from which the
8Department may provide special financial assistance to
9families which are in economic crisis when such assistance is
10not available through other public or private sources and the
11assistance is deemed necessary to prevent dissolution of the
12family unit or to reunite families which have been separated
13due to child abuse and neglect. The Department shall establish
14administrative rules specifying the criteria for determining
15eligibility for and the amount and nature of assistance to be
16provided. The Department may also enter into written agreements
17with private and public social service agencies to provide
18emergency financial services to families referred by the
19Department. Special financial assistance payments shall be
20available to a family no more than once during each fiscal year
21and the total payments to a family may not exceed $500 during a
22fiscal year.
23    (q) The Department may receive and use, in their entirety,
24for the benefit of children any gift, donation or bequest of
25money or other property which is received on behalf of such
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1or may become entitled while under the jurisdiction or care of
2the Department.
3    The Department shall set up and administer no-cost,
4interest-bearing accounts in appropriate financial
5institutions for children for whom the Department is legally
6responsible and who have been determined eligible for Veterans'
7Benefits, Social Security benefits, assistance allotments from
8the armed forces, court ordered payments, parental voluntary
9payments, Supplemental Security Income, Railroad Retirement
10payments, Black Lung benefits, or other miscellaneous
11payments. Interest earned by each account shall be credited to
12the account, unless disbursed in accordance with this
13subsection.
14    In disbursing funds from children's accounts, the
15Department shall:
16        (1) Establish standards in accordance with State and
17    federal laws for disbursing money from children's
18    accounts. In all circumstances, the Department's
19    "Guardianship Administrator" or his or her designee must
20    approve disbursements from children's accounts. The
21    Department shall be responsible for keeping complete
22    records of all disbursements for each account for any
23    purpose.
24        (2) Calculate on a monthly basis the amounts paid from
25    State funds for the child's board and care, medical care
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1    utilize funds from the child's account, as covered by
2    regulation, to reimburse those costs. Monthly,
3    disbursements from all children's accounts, up to 1/12 of
4    $13,000,000, shall be deposited by the Department into the
5    General Revenue Fund and the balance over 1/12 of
6    $13,000,000 into the DCFS Children's Services Fund.
7        (3) Maintain any balance remaining after reimbursing
8    for the child's costs of care, as specified in item (2).
9    The balance shall accumulate in accordance with relevant
10    State and federal laws and shall be disbursed to the child
11    or his or her guardian, or to the issuing agency.
12    (r) The Department shall promulgate regulations
13encouraging all adoption agencies to voluntarily forward to the
14Department or its agent names and addresses of all persons who
15have applied for and have been approved for adoption of a
16hard-to-place or handicapped child and the names of such
17children who have not been placed for adoption. A list of such
18names and addresses shall be maintained by the Department or
19its agent, and coded lists which maintain the confidentiality
20of the person seeking to adopt the child and of the child shall
21be made available, without charge, to every adoption agency in
22the State to assist the agencies in placing such children for
23adoption. The Department may delegate to an agent its duty to
24maintain and make available such lists. The Department shall
25ensure that such agent maintains the confidentiality of the
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1    (s) The Department of Children and Family Services may
2establish and implement a program to reimburse Department and
3private child welfare agency foster parents licensed by the
4Department of Children and Family Services for damages
5sustained by the foster parents as a result of the malicious or
6negligent acts of foster children, as well as providing third
7party coverage for such foster parents with regard to actions
8of foster children to other individuals. Such coverage will be
9secondary to the foster parent liability insurance policy, if
10applicable. The program shall be funded through appropriations
11from the General Revenue Fund, specifically designated for such
12purposes.
13    (t) The Department shall perform home studies and
14investigations and shall exercise supervision over visitation
15as ordered by a court pursuant to the Illinois Marriage and
16Dissolution of Marriage Act or the Adoption Act only if:
17        (1) an order entered by an Illinois court specifically
18    directs the Department to perform such services; and
19        (2) the court has ordered one or both of the parties to
20    the proceeding to reimburse the Department for its
21    reasonable costs for providing such services in accordance
22    with Department rules, or has determined that neither party
23    is financially able to pay.
24    The Department shall provide written notification to the
25court of the specific arrangements for supervised visitation
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1The Department shall send to the court information related to
2the costs incurred except in cases where the court has
3determined the parties are financially unable to pay. The court
4may order additional periodic reports as appropriate.
5    (u) In addition to other information that must be provided,
6whenever the Department places a child with a prospective
7adoptive parent or parents or in a licensed foster home, group
8home, child care institution, or in a relative home, the
9Department shall provide to the prospective adoptive parent or
10parents or other caretaker:
11        (1) available detailed information concerning the
12    child's educational and health history, copies of
13    immunization records (including insurance and medical card
14    information), a history of the child's previous
15    placements, if any, and reasons for placement changes
16    excluding any information that identifies or reveals the
17    location of any previous caretaker;
18        (2) a copy of the child's portion of the client service
19    plan, including any visitation arrangement, and all
20    amendments or revisions to it as related to the child; and
21        (3) information containing details of the child's
22    individualized educational plan when the child is
23    receiving special education services.
24    The caretaker shall be informed of any known social or
25behavioral information (including, but not limited to,
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1abuse, destructive behavior, and substance abuse) necessary to
2care for and safeguard the children to be placed or currently
3in the home. The Department may prepare a written summary of
4the information required by this paragraph, which may be
5provided to the foster or prospective adoptive parent in
6advance of a placement. The foster or prospective adoptive
7parent may review the supporting documents in the child's file
8in the presence of casework staff. In the case of an emergency
9placement, casework staff shall at least provide known
10information verbally, if necessary, and must subsequently
11provide the information in writing as required by this
12subsection.
13    The information described in this subsection shall be
14provided in writing. In the case of emergency placements when
15time does not allow prior review, preparation, and collection
16of written information, the Department shall provide such
17information as it becomes available. Within 10 business days
18after placement, the Department shall obtain from the
19prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker a
20signed verification of receipt of the information provided.
21Within 10 business days after placement, the Department shall
22provide to the child's guardian ad litem a copy of the
23information provided to the prospective adoptive parent or
24parents or other caretaker. The information provided to the
25prospective adoptive parent or parents or other caretaker shall
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1level.
2    (u-5) Effective July 1, 1995, only foster care placements
3licensed as foster family homes pursuant to the Child Care Act
4of 1969 shall be eligible to receive foster care payments from
5the Department. Relative caregivers who, as of July 1, 1995,
6were approved pursuant to approved relative placement rules
7previously promulgated by the Department at 89 Ill. Adm. Code
8335 and had submitted an application for licensure as a foster
9family home may continue to receive foster care payments only
10until the Department determines that they may be licensed as a
11foster family home or that their application for licensure is
12denied or until September 30, 1995, whichever occurs first.
13    (v) The Department shall access criminal history record
14information as defined in the Illinois Uniform Conviction
15Information Act and information maintained in the adjudicatory
16and dispositional record system as defined in Section 2605-355
17of the Department of State Police Law (20 ILCS 2605/2605-355)
18if the Department determines the information is necessary to
19perform its duties under the Abused and Neglected Child
20Reporting Act, the Child Care Act of 1969, and the Children and
21Family Services Act. The Department shall provide for
22interactive computerized communication and processing
23equipment that permits direct on-line communication with the
24Department of State Police's central criminal history data
25repository. The Department shall comply with all certification
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1trained by personnel from the Department of State Police. In
2addition, one Office of the Inspector General investigator
3shall have training in the use of the criminal history
4information access system and have access to the terminal. The
5Department of Children and Family Services and its employees
6shall abide by rules and regulations established by the
7Department of State Police relating to the access and
8dissemination of this information.
9    (v-1) Prior to final approval for placement of a child, the
10Department shall conduct a criminal records background check of
11the prospective foster or adoptive parent, including
12fingerprint-based checks of national crime information
13databases. Final approval for placement shall not be granted if
14the record check reveals a felony conviction for child abuse or
15neglect, for spousal abuse, for a crime against children, or
16for a crime involving violence, including rape, sexual assault,
17or homicide, but not including other physical assault or
18battery, or if there is a felony conviction for physical
19assault, battery, or a drug-related offense committed within
20the past 5 years.
21    (v-2) Prior to final approval for placement of a child, the
22Department shall check its child abuse and neglect registry for
23information concerning prospective foster and adoptive
24parents, and any adult living in the home. If any prospective
25foster or adoptive parent or other adult living in the home has
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1Department shall request a check of that other state's child
2abuse and neglect registry.
3    (w) Within 120 days of August 20, 1995 (the effective date
4of Public Act 89-392), the Department shall prepare and submit
5to the Governor and the General Assembly, a written plan for
6the development of in-state licensed secure child care
7facilities that care for children who are in need of secure
8living arrangements for their health, safety, and well-being.
9For purposes of this subsection, secure care facility shall
10mean a facility that is designed and operated to ensure that
11all entrances and exits from the facility, a building or a
12distinct part of the building, are under the exclusive control
13of the staff of the facility, whether or not the child has the
14freedom of movement within the perimeter of the facility,
15building, or distinct part of the building. The plan shall
16include descriptions of the types of facilities that are needed
17in Illinois; the cost of developing these secure care
18facilities; the estimated number of placements; the potential
19cost savings resulting from the movement of children currently
20out-of-state who are projected to be returned to Illinois; the
21necessary geographic distribution of these facilities in
22Illinois; and a proposed timetable for development of such
23facilities.
24    (x) The Department shall conduct annual credit history
25checks to determine the financial history of children placed
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11987. The Department shall conduct such credit checks starting
2when a ward turns 12 years old and each year thereafter for the
3duration of the guardianship as terminated pursuant to the
4Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Department shall determine if
5financial exploitation of the child's personal information has
6occurred. If financial exploitation appears to have taken place
7or is presently ongoing, the Department shall notify the proper
8law enforcement agency, the proper State's Attorney, or the
9Attorney General.
10    (y) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
11of the 96th General Assembly, a child with a disability who
12receives residential and educational services from the
13Department shall be eligible to receive transition services in
14accordance with Article 14 of the School Code from the age of
1514.5 through age 21, inclusive, notwithstanding the child's
16residential services arrangement. For purposes of this
17subsection, "child with a disability" means a child with a
18disability as defined by the federal Individuals with
19Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
20    (z) The Department shall access criminal history record
21information as defined as "background information" in this
22subsection and criminal history record information as defined
23in the Illinois Uniform Conviction Information Act for each
24Department employee or Department applicant. Each Department
25employee or Department applicant shall submit his or her
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1manner prescribed by the Department of State Police. These
2fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records
3now and hereafter filed in the Department of State Police and
4the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records
5databases. The Department of State Police shall charge a fee
6for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall
7be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not
8exceed the actual cost of the record check. The Department of
9State Police shall furnish, pursuant to positive
10identification, all Illinois conviction information to the
11Department of Children and Family Services.
12    For purposes of this subsection:
13    "Background information" means all of the following:
14        (i) Upon the request of the Department of Children and
15    Family Services, conviction information obtained from the
16    Department of State Police as a result of a
17    fingerprint-based criminal history records check of the
18    Illinois criminal history records database and the Federal
19    Bureau of Investigation criminal history records database
20    concerning a Department employee or Department applicant.
21        (ii) Information obtained by the Department of
22    Children and Family Services after performing a check of
23    the Department of State Police's Sex Offender Database, as
24    authorized by Section 120 of the Sex Offender Community
25    Notification Law, concerning a Department employee or
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1        (iii) Information obtained by the Department of
2    Children and Family Services after performing a check of
3    the Child Abuse and Neglect Tracking System (CANTS)
4    operated and maintained by the Department.
5    "Department employee" means a full-time or temporary
6employee coded or certified within the State of Illinois
7Personnel System.
8    "Department applicant" means an individual who has
9conditional Department full-time or part-time work, a
10contractor, an individual used to replace or supplement staff,
11an academic intern, a volunteer in Department offices or on
12Department contracts, a work-study student, an individual or
13entity licensed by the Department, or an unlicensed service
14provider who works as a condition of a contract or an agreement
15and whose work may bring the unlicensed service provider into
16contact with Department clients or client records.
17(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-249, eff. 1-1-14;
1898-570, eff. 8-27-13; revised 9-4-13.)
 
19    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
20changing Sections 2-10, 2-27, and 5-710 as follows:
 
21    (705 ILCS 405/2-10)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-10)
22    Sec. 2-10. Temporary custody hearing. At the appearance of
23the minor before the court at the temporary custody hearing,
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1relation to any matter connected with the allegations made in
2the petition.
3    (1) If the court finds that there is not probable cause to
4believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent it
5shall release the minor and dismiss the petition.
6    (2) If the court finds that there is probable cause to
7believe that the minor is abused, neglected or dependent, the
8court shall state in writing the factual basis supporting its
9finding and the minor, his or her parent, guardian, custodian
10and other persons able to give relevant testimony shall be
11examined before the court. The Department of Children and
12Family Services shall give testimony concerning indicated
13reports of abuse and neglect, of which they are aware of
14through the central registry, involving the minor's parent,
15guardian or custodian. After such testimony, the court may,
16consistent with the health, safety and best interests of the
17minor, enter an order that the minor shall be released upon the
18request of parent, guardian or custodian if the parent,
19guardian or custodian appears to take custody. If it is
20determined that a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's
21compliance with critical services mitigates the necessity for
22removal of the minor from his or her home, the court may enter
23an Order of Protection setting forth reasonable conditions of
24behavior that a parent, guardian, or custodian must observe for
25a specified period of time, not to exceed 12 months, without a
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1begin anew after any violation. Custodian shall include any
2agency of the State which has been given custody or wardship of
3the child. If it is consistent with the health, safety and best
4interests of the minor, the court may also prescribe shelter
5care and order that the minor be kept in a suitable place
6designated by the court or in a shelter care facility
7designated by the Department of Children and Family Services or
8a licensed child welfare agency; however, on and after the
9effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th General
10Assembly and before January 1, 2017, a minor charged with a
11criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
12Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall not be
13placed in the custody of or committed to the Department of
14Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor less
15than 16 15 years of age and committed to the Department of
16Children and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act or
17a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
18dependency exists; and on and after January 1, 2017, a minor
19charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of 1961
20or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent shall
21not be placed in the custody of or committed to the Department
22of Children and Family Services by any court, except a minor
23less than 15 years of age and committed to the Department of
24Children and Family Services under Section 5-710 of this Act or
25a minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or
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1allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or dependency do
2not arise from the same facts, incident, or circumstances which
3give rise to a charge or adjudication of delinquency.
4    In placing the minor, the Department or other agency shall,
5to the extent compatible with the court's order, comply with
6Section 7 of the Children and Family Services Act. In
7determining the health, safety and best interests of the minor
8to prescribe shelter care, the court must find that it is a
9matter of immediate and urgent necessity for the safety and
10protection of the minor or of the person or property of another
11that the minor be placed in a shelter care facility or that he
12or she is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, and
13must further find that reasonable efforts have been made or
14that, consistent with the health, safety and best interests of
15the minor, no efforts reasonably can be made to prevent or
16eliminate the necessity of removal of the minor from his or her
17home. The court shall require documentation from the Department
18of Children and Family Services as to the reasonable efforts
19that were made to prevent or eliminate the necessity of removal
20of the minor from his or her home or the reasons why no efforts
21reasonably could be made to prevent or eliminate the necessity
22of removal. When a minor is placed in the home of a relative,
23the Department of Children and Family Services shall complete a
24preliminary background review of the members of the minor's
25custodian's household in accordance with Section 4.3 of the
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1minor is ordered placed in a shelter care facility of the
2Department of Children and Family Services or a licensed child
3welfare agency, the court shall, upon request of the
4appropriate Department or other agency, appoint the Department
5of Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator or
6other appropriate agency executive temporary custodian of the
7minor and the court may enter such other orders related to the
8temporary custody as it deems fit and proper, including the
9provision of services to the minor or his family to ameliorate
10the causes contributing to the finding of probable cause or to
11the finding of the existence of immediate and urgent necessity.
12    Where the Department of Children and Family Services
13Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
14temporary custodian, the Department of Children and Family
15Services shall file with the court and serve on the parties a
16parent-child visiting plan, within 10 days, excluding weekends
17and holidays, after the appointment. The parent-child visiting
18plan shall set out the time and place of visits, the frequency
19of visits, the length of visits, who shall be present at the
20visits, and where appropriate, the minor's opportunities to
21have telephone and mail communication with the parents.
22    Where the Department of Children and Family Services
23Guardianship Administrator is appointed as the executive
24temporary custodian, and when the child has siblings in care,
25the Department of Children and Family Services shall file with
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1contact plan within 10 days, excluding weekends and holidays,
2after the appointment. The sibling placement and contact plan
3shall set forth whether the siblings are placed together, and
4if they are not placed together, what, if any, efforts are
5being made to place them together. If the Department has
6determined that it is not in a child's best interest to be
7placed with a sibling, the Department shall document in the
8sibling placement and contact plan the basis for its
9determination. For siblings placed separately, the sibling
10placement and contact plan shall set the time and place for
11visits, the frequency of the visits, the length of visits, who
12shall be present for the visits, and where appropriate, the
13child's opportunities to have contact with their siblings in
14addition to in person contact. If the Department determines it
15is not in the best interest of a sibling to have contact with a
16sibling, the Department shall document in the sibling placement
17and contact plan the basis for its determination. The sibling
18placement and contact plan shall specify a date for development
19of the Sibling Contact Support Plan, under subsection (f) of
20Section 7.4 of the Children and Family Services Act, and shall
21remain in effect until the Sibling Contact Support Plan is
22developed.
23     For good cause, the court may waive the requirement to
24file the parent-child visiting plan or the sibling placement
25and contact plan, or extend the time for filing either plan.
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1parent-child visiting plan to determine whether it is
2reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
3achievement of the permanency goal. A party may, by motion,
4request the court to review the parent-child visiting plan or
5the sibling placement and contact plan to determine whether it
6is consistent with the minor's best interest. The court may
7refer the parties to mediation where available. The frequency,
8duration, and locations of visitation shall be measured by the
9needs of the child and family, and not by the convenience of
10Department personnel. Child development principles shall be
11considered by the court in its analysis of how frequent
12visitation should be, how long it should last, where it should
13take place, and who should be present. If upon motion of the
14party to review either plan and after receiving evidence, the
15court determines that the parent-child visiting plan is not
16reasonably calculated to expeditiously facilitate the
17achievement of the permanency goal or that the restrictions
18placed on parent-child contact or sibling placement or contact
19are contrary to the child's best interests, the court shall put
20in writing the factual basis supporting the determination and
21enter specific findings based on the evidence. The court shall
22enter an order for the Department to implement changes to the
23parent-child visiting plan or sibling placement or contact
24plan, consistent with the court's findings. At any stage of
25proceeding, any party may by motion request the court to enter
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1plan, sibling placement or contact plan or subsequently
2developed Sibling Contact Support Plan. Nothing under this
3subsection (2) shall restrict the court from granting
4discretionary authority to the Department to increase
5opportunities for additional parent-child contacts or sibling
6contacts, without further court orders. Nothing in this
7subsection (2) shall restrict the Department from immediately
8restricting or terminating parent-child contact or sibling
9contacts, without either amending the parent-child visiting
10plan or the sibling contact plan or obtaining a court order,
11where the Department or its assigns reasonably believe that
12continuation of the contact, as set out in the plan, would be
13contrary to the child's health, safety, and welfare. The
14Department shall file with the court and serve on the parties
15any amendments to the plan within 10 days, excluding weekends
16and holidays, of the change of the visitation.
17    Acceptance of services shall not be considered an admission
18of any allegation in a petition made pursuant to this Act, nor
19may a referral of services be considered as evidence in any
20proceeding pursuant to this Act, except where the issue is
21whether the Department has made reasonable efforts to reunite
22the family. In making its findings that it is consistent with
23the health, safety and best interests of the minor to prescribe
24shelter care, the court shall state in writing (i) the factual
25basis supporting its findings concerning the immediate and
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1person or property of another and (ii) the factual basis
2supporting its findings that reasonable efforts were made to
3prevent or eliminate the removal of the minor from his or her
4home or that no efforts reasonably could be made to prevent or
5eliminate the removal of the minor from his or her home. The
6parents, guardian, custodian, temporary custodian and minor
7shall each be furnished a copy of such written findings. The
8temporary custodian shall maintain a copy of the court order
9and written findings in the case record for the child. The
10order together with the court's findings of fact in support
11thereof shall be entered of record in the court.
12    Once the court finds that it is a matter of immediate and
13urgent necessity for the protection of the minor that the minor
14be placed in a shelter care facility, the minor shall not be
15returned to the parent, custodian or guardian until the court
16finds that such placement is no longer necessary for the
17protection of the minor.
18    If the child is placed in the temporary custody of the
19Department of Children and Family Services for his or her
20protection, the court shall admonish the parents, guardian,
21custodian or responsible relative that the parents must
22cooperate with the Department of Children and Family Services,
23comply with the terms of the service plans, and correct the
24conditions which require the child to be in care, or risk
25termination of their parental rights.
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1described in Sections 2-3, 2-4, 3-3 and 4-3 the moving party is
2unable to serve notice on the party respondent, the shelter
3care hearing may proceed ex-parte. A shelter care order from an
4ex-parte hearing shall be endorsed with the date and hour of
5issuance and shall be filed with the clerk's office and entered
6of record. The order shall expire after 10 days from the time
7it is issued unless before its expiration it is renewed, at a
8hearing upon appearance of the party respondent, or upon an
9affidavit of the moving party as to all diligent efforts to
10notify the party respondent by notice as herein prescribed. The
11notice prescribed shall be in writing and shall be personally
12delivered to the minor or the minor's attorney and to the last
13known address of the other person or persons entitled to
14notice. The notice shall also state the nature of the
15allegations, the nature of the order sought by the State,
16including whether temporary custody is sought, and the
17consequences of failure to appear and shall contain a notice
18that the parties will not be entitled to further written
19notices or publication notices of proceedings in this case,
20including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to
21terminate parental rights, except as required by Supreme Court
22Rule 11; and shall explain the right of the parties and the
23procedures to vacate or modify a shelter care order as provided
24in this Section. The notice for a shelter care hearing shall be
25substantially as follows:
26
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1
OF SHELTER CARE HEARING
2        On ................ at ........., before the Honorable
3    ................, (address:) ................., the State
4    of Illinois will present evidence (1) that (name of child
5    or children) ....................... are abused, neglected
6    or dependent for the following reasons:
7    .............................................. and (2)
8    whether there is "immediate and urgent necessity" to remove
9    the child or children from the responsible relative.
10        YOUR FAILURE TO APPEAR AT THE HEARING MAY RESULT IN
11    PLACEMENT of the child or children in foster care until a
12    trial can be held. A trial may not be held for up to 90
13    days. You will not be entitled to further notices of
14    proceedings in this case, including the filing of an
15    amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.
16        At the shelter care hearing, parents have the following
17    rights:
18            1. To ask the court to appoint a lawyer if they
19        cannot afford one.
20            2. To ask the court to continue the hearing to
21        allow them time to prepare.
22            3. To present evidence concerning:
23                a. Whether or not the child or children were
24            abused, neglected or dependent.
25                b. Whether or not there is "immediate and
26            urgent necessity" to remove the child from home

 

 

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1            (including: their ability to care for the child,
2            conditions in the home, alternative means of
3            protecting the child other than removal).
4                c. The best interests of the child.
5            4. To cross examine the State's witnesses.
 
6    The Notice for rehearings shall be substantially as
7follows:
8
NOTICE OF PARENT'S AND CHILDREN'S RIGHTS
9
TO REHEARING ON TEMPORARY CUSTODY
10        If you were not present at and did not have adequate
11    notice of the Shelter Care Hearing at which temporary
12    custody of ............... was awarded to
13    ................, you have the right to request a full
14    rehearing on whether the State should have temporary
15    custody of ................. To request this rehearing,
16    you must file with the Clerk of the Juvenile Court
17    (address): ........................, in person or by
18    mailing a statement (affidavit) setting forth the
19    following:
20            1. That you were not present at the shelter care
21        hearing.
22            2. That you did not get adequate notice (explaining
23        how the notice was inadequate).
24            3. Your signature.
25            4. Signature must be notarized.

 

 

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1        The rehearing should be scheduled within 48 hours of
2    your filing this affidavit.
3        At the rehearing, your rights are the same as at the
4    initial shelter care hearing. The enclosed notice explains
5    those rights.
6        At the Shelter Care Hearing, children have the
7    following rights:
8            1. To have a guardian ad litem appointed.
9            2. To be declared competent as a witness and to
10        present testimony concerning:
11                a. Whether they are abused, neglected or
12            dependent.
13                b. Whether there is "immediate and urgent
14            necessity" to be removed from home.
15                c. Their best interests.
16            3. To cross examine witnesses for other parties.
17            4. To obtain an explanation of any proceedings and
18        orders of the court.
19    (4) If the parent, guardian, legal custodian, responsible
20relative, minor age 8 or over, or counsel of the minor did not
21have actual notice of or was not present at the shelter care
22hearing, he or she may file an affidavit setting forth these
23facts, and the clerk shall set the matter for rehearing not
24later than 48 hours, excluding Sundays and legal holidays,
25after the filing of the affidavit. At the rehearing, the court
26shall proceed in the same manner as upon the original hearing.

 

 

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1    (5) Only when there is reasonable cause to believe that the
2minor taken into custody is a person described in subsection
3(3) of Section 5-105 may the minor be kept or detained in a
4detention home or county or municipal jail. This Section shall
5in no way be construed to limit subsection (6).
6    (6) No minor under 16 years of age may be confined in a
7jail or place ordinarily used for the confinement of prisoners
8in a police station. Minors under 18 years of age must be kept
9separate from confined adults and may not at any time be kept
10in the same cell, room, or yard with adults confined pursuant
11to the criminal law.
12    (7) If the minor is not brought before a judicial officer
13within the time period as specified in Section 2-9, the minor
14must immediately be released from custody.
15    (8) If neither the parent, guardian or custodian appears
16within 24 hours to take custody of a minor released upon
17request pursuant to subsection (2) of this Section, then the
18clerk of the court shall set the matter for rehearing not later
19than 7 days after the original order and shall issue a summons
20directed to the parent, guardian or custodian to appear. At the
21same time the probation department shall prepare a report on
22the minor. If a parent, guardian or custodian does not appear
23at such rehearing, the judge may enter an order prescribing
24that the minor be kept in a suitable place designated by the
25Department of Children and Family Services or a licensed child
26welfare agency.

 

 

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1    (9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section any
2interested party, including the State, the temporary
3custodian, an agency providing services to the minor or family
4under a service plan pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Abused and
5Neglected Child Reporting Act, foster parent, or any of their
6representatives, on notice to all parties entitled to notice,
7may file a motion that it is in the best interests of the minor
8to modify or vacate a temporary custody order on any of the
9following grounds:
10        (a) It is no longer a matter of immediate and urgent
11    necessity that the minor remain in shelter care; or
12        (b) There is a material change in the circumstances of
13    the natural family from which the minor was removed and the
14    child can be cared for at home without endangering the
15    child's health or safety; or
16        (c) A person not a party to the alleged abuse, neglect
17    or dependency, including a parent, relative or legal
18    guardian, is capable of assuming temporary custody of the
19    minor; or
20        (d) Services provided by the Department of Children and
21    Family Services or a child welfare agency or other service
22    provider have been successful in eliminating the need for
23    temporary custody and the child can be cared for at home
24    without endangering the child's health or safety.
25    In ruling on the motion, the court shall determine whether
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1the minor to modify or vacate a temporary custody order.
2    The clerk shall set the matter for hearing not later than
314 days after such motion is filed. In the event that the court
4modifies or vacates a temporary custody order but does not
5vacate its finding of probable cause, the court may order that
6appropriate services be continued or initiated in behalf of the
7minor and his or her family.
8    (10) When the court finds or has found that there is
9probable cause to believe a minor is an abused minor as
10described in subsection (2) of Section 2-3 and that there is an
11immediate and urgent necessity for the abused minor to be
12placed in shelter care, immediate and urgent necessity shall be
13presumed for any other minor residing in the same household as
14the abused minor provided:
15        (a) Such other minor is the subject of an abuse or
16    neglect petition pending before the court; and
17        (b) A party to the petition is seeking shelter care for
18    such other minor.
19    Once the presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has
20been raised, the burden of demonstrating the lack of immediate
21and urgent necessity shall be on any party that is opposing
22shelter care for the other minor.
23    (11) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
24this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to a
25minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after
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1amendatory Act.
2(Source: P.A. 97-1076, eff. 8-24-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
398-61, eff. 1-1-14; revised 11-22-13.)
 
4    (705 ILCS 405/2-27)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-27)
5    Sec. 2-27. Placement; legal custody or guardianship.
6    (1) If the court determines and puts in writing the factual
7basis supporting the determination of whether the parents,
8guardian, or legal custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of the
9court are unfit or are unable, for some reason other than
10financial circumstances alone, to care for, protect, train or
11discipline the minor or are unwilling to do so, and that the
12health, safety, and best interest of the minor will be
13jeopardized if the minor remains in the custody of his or her
14parents, guardian or custodian, the court may at this hearing
15and at any later point:
16        (a) place the minor in the custody of a suitable
17    relative or other person as legal custodian or guardian;
18        (a-5) with the approval of the Department of Children
19    and Family Services, place the minor in the subsidized
20    guardianship of a suitable relative or other person as
21    legal guardian; "subsidized guardianship" means a private
22    guardianship arrangement for children for whom the
23    permanency goals of return home and adoption have been
24    ruled out and who meet the qualifications for subsidized
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1    Family Services in administrative rules;
2        (b) place the minor under the guardianship of a
3    probation officer;
4        (c) commit the minor to an agency for care or
5    placement, except an institution under the authority of the
6    Department of Corrections or of the Department of Children
7    and Family Services;
8        (d) on and after the effective date of this amendatory
9    Act of the 98th General Assembly and before January 1,
10    2017, commit the minor to the Department of Children and
11    Family Services for care and service; however, a minor
12    charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal Code of
13    1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 or adjudicated delinquent
14    shall not be placed in the custody of or committed to the
15    Department of Children and Family Services by any court,
16    except (i) a minor less than 16 15 years of age and
17    committed to the Department of Children and Family Services
18    under Section 5-710 of this Act, (ii) a minor for whom an
19    independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency exists,
20    or (iii) a minor for whom the court has granted a
21    supplemental petition to reinstate wardship pursuant to
22    subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of this Act. On and after
23    January 1, 2017, commit the minor to the Department of
24    Children and Family Services for care and service; however,
25    a minor charged with a criminal offense under the Criminal
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1    delinquent shall not be placed in the custody of or
2    committed to the Department of Children and Family Services
3    by any court, except (i) a minor less than 15 years of age
4    and committed to the Department of Children and Family
5    Services under Section 5-710 of this Act, (ii) a minor for
6    whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
7    exists, or (iii) a minor for whom the court has granted a
8    supplemental petition to reinstate wardship pursuant to
9    subsection (2) of Section 2-33 of this Act. An independent
10    basis exists when the allegations or adjudication of abuse,
11    neglect, or dependency do not arise from the same facts,
12    incident, or circumstances which give rise to a charge or
13    adjudication of delinquency. The Department shall be given
14    due notice of the pendency of the action and the
15    Guardianship Administrator of the Department of Children
16    and Family Services shall be appointed guardian of the
17    person of the minor. Whenever the Department seeks to
18    discharge a minor from its care and service, the
19    Guardianship Administrator shall petition the court for an
20    order terminating guardianship. The Guardianship
21    Administrator may designate one or more other officers of
22    the Department, appointed as Department officers by
23    administrative order of the Department Director,
24    authorized to affix the signature of the Guardianship
25    Administrator to documents affecting the guardian-ward
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1    appointed guardian at such times as he or she is unable to
2    perform the duties of his or her office. The signature
3    authorization shall include but not be limited to matters
4    of consent of marriage, enlistment in the armed forces,
5    legal proceedings, adoption, major medical and surgical
6    treatment and application for driver's license. Signature
7    authorizations made pursuant to the provisions of this
8    paragraph shall be filed with the Secretary of State and
9    the Secretary of State shall provide upon payment of the
10    customary fee, certified copies of the authorization to any
11    court or individual who requests a copy.
12    (1.5) In making a determination under this Section, the
13court shall also consider whether, based on health, safety, and
14the best interests of the minor,
15        (a) appropriate services aimed at family preservation
16    and family reunification have been unsuccessful in
17    rectifying the conditions that have led to a finding of
18    unfitness or inability to care for, protect, train, or
19    discipline the minor, or
20        (b) no family preservation or family reunification
21    services would be appropriate,
22and if the petition or amended petition contained an allegation
23that the parent is an unfit person as defined in subdivision
24(D) of Section 1 of the Adoption Act, and the order of
25adjudication recites that parental unfitness was established
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1appropriate and in the best interest of the minor, enter an
2order terminating parental rights and appointing a guardian
3with power to consent to adoption in accordance with Section
42-29.
5    When making a placement, the court, wherever possible,
6shall require the Department of Children and Family Services to
7select a person holding the same religious belief as that of
8the minor or a private agency controlled by persons of like
9religious faith of the minor and shall require the Department
10to otherwise comply with Section 7 of the Children and Family
11Services Act in placing the child. In addition, whenever
12alternative plans for placement are available, the court shall
13ascertain and consider, to the extent appropriate in the
14particular case, the views and preferences of the minor.
15    (2) When a minor is placed with a suitable relative or
16other person pursuant to item (a) of subsection (1), the court
17shall appoint him or her the legal custodian or guardian of the
18person of the minor. When a minor is committed to any agency,
19the court shall appoint the proper officer or representative
20thereof as legal custodian or guardian of the person of the
21minor. Legal custodians and guardians of the person of the
22minor have the respective rights and duties set forth in
23subsection (9) of Section 1-3 except as otherwise provided by
24order of court; but no guardian of the person may consent to
25adoption of the minor unless that authority is conferred upon
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1representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
2custodian of the minor may place the minor in any child care
3facility, but the facility must be licensed under the Child
4Care Act of 1969 or have been approved by the Department of
5Children and Family Services as meeting the standards
6established for such licensing. No agency may place a minor
7adjudicated under Sections 2-3 or 2-4 in a child care facility
8unless the placement is in compliance with the rules and
9regulations for placement under this Section promulgated by the
10Department of Children and Family Services under Section 5 of
11the Children and Family Services Act. Like authority and
12restrictions shall be conferred by the court upon any probation
13officer who has been appointed guardian of the person of a
14minor.
15    (3) No placement by any probation officer or agency whose
16representative is appointed guardian of the person or legal
17custodian of a minor may be made in any out of State child care
18facility unless it complies with the Interstate Compact on the
19Placement of Children. Placement with a parent, however, is not
20subject to that Interstate Compact.
21    (4) The clerk of the court shall issue to the legal
22custodian or guardian of the person a certified copy of the
23order of court, as proof of his authority. No other process is
24necessary as authority for the keeping of the minor.
25    (5) Custody or guardianship granted under this Section
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1minor reaches the age of 19 years except as set forth in
2Section 2-31, or if the minor was previously committed to the
3Department of Children and Family Services for care and service
4and the court has granted a supplemental petition to reinstate
5wardship pursuant to subsection (2) of Section 2-33.
6    (6) (Blank).
7(Source: P.A. 96-581, eff. 1-1-10; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
8    (705 ILCS 405/5-710)
9    Sec. 5-710. Kinds of sentencing orders.
10    (1) The following kinds of sentencing orders may be made in
11respect of wards of the court:
12        (a) Except as provided in Sections 5-805, 5-810, 5-815,
13    a minor who is found guilty under Section 5-620 may be:
14            (i) put on probation or conditional discharge and
15        released to his or her parents, guardian or legal
16        custodian, provided, however, that any such minor who
17        is not committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice
18        under this subsection and who is found to be a
19        delinquent for an offense which is first degree murder,
20        a Class X felony, or a forcible felony shall be placed
21        on probation;
22            (ii) placed in accordance with Section 5-740, with
23        or without also being put on probation or conditional
24        discharge;
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1        assessment conducted by a licensed provider and
2        participate in the indicated clinical level of care;
3            (iv) on and after the effective date of this
4        amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly and before
5        January 1, 2017, placed in the guardianship of the
6        Department of Children and Family Services, but only if
7        the delinquent minor is under 16 15 years of age or,
8        pursuant to Article II of this Act, a minor for whom an
9        independent basis of abuse, neglect, or dependency
10        exists. On and after January 1, 2017, placed in the
11        guardianship of the Department of Children and Family
12        Services, but only if the delinquent minor is under 15
13        years of age or, pursuant to Article II of this Act, a
14        minor for whom an independent basis of abuse, neglect,
15        or dependency exists. An independent basis exists when
16        the allegations or adjudication of abuse, neglect, or
17        dependency do not arise from the same facts, incident,
18        or circumstances which give rise to a charge or
19        adjudication of delinquency;
20            (v) placed in detention for a period not to exceed
21        30 days, either as the exclusive order of disposition
22        or, where appropriate, in conjunction with any other
23        order of disposition issued under this paragraph,
24        provided that any such detention shall be in a juvenile
25        detention home and the minor so detained shall be 10
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1        may be extended by further order of the court for a
2        minor under age 15 committed to the Department of
3        Children and Family Services if the court finds that
4        the minor is a danger to himself or others. The minor
5        shall be given credit on the sentencing order of
6        detention for time spent in detention under Sections
7        5-501, 5-601, 5-710, or 5-720 of this Article as a
8        result of the offense for which the sentencing order
9        was imposed. The court may grant credit on a sentencing
10        order of detention entered under a violation of
11        probation or violation of conditional discharge under
12        Section 5-720 of this Article for time spent in
13        detention before the filing of the petition alleging
14        the violation. A minor shall not be deprived of credit
15        for time spent in detention before the filing of a
16        violation of probation or conditional discharge
17        alleging the same or related act or acts. The
18        limitation that the minor shall only be placed in a
19        juvenile detention home does not apply as follows:
20            Persons 18 years of age and older who have a
21        petition of delinquency filed against them may be
22        confined in an adult detention facility. In making a
23        determination whether to confine a person 18 years of
24        age or older who has a petition of delinquency filed
25        against the person, these factors, among other
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1                (A) the age of the person;
2                (B) any previous delinquent or criminal
3            history of the person;
4                (C) any previous abuse or neglect history of
5            the person;
6                (D) any mental health history of the person;
7            and
8                (E) any educational history of the person;
9            (vi) ordered partially or completely emancipated
10        in accordance with the provisions of the Emancipation
11        of Minors Act;
12            (vii) subject to having his or her driver's license
13        or driving privileges suspended for such time as
14        determined by the court but only until he or she
15        attains 18 years of age;
16            (viii) put on probation or conditional discharge
17        and placed in detention under Section 3-6039 of the
18        Counties Code for a period not to exceed the period of
19        incarceration permitted by law for adults found guilty
20        of the same offense or offenses for which the minor was
21        adjudicated delinquent, and in any event no longer than
22        upon attainment of age 21; this subdivision (viii)
23        notwithstanding any contrary provision of the law;
24            (ix) ordered to undergo a medical or other
25        procedure to have a tattoo symbolizing allegiance to a
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1            (x) placed in electronic home detention under Part
2        7A of this Article.
3        (b) A minor found to be guilty may be committed to the
4    Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 if the
5    minor is 13 years of age or older, provided that the
6    commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice shall be
7    made only if a term of incarceration is permitted by law
8    for adults found guilty of the offense for which the minor
9    was adjudicated delinquent. The time during which a minor
10    is in custody before being released upon the request of a
11    parent, guardian or legal custodian shall be considered as
12    time spent in detention.
13        (c) When a minor is found to be guilty for an offense
14    which is a violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances
15    Act, the Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine
16    Control and Community Protection Act and made a ward of the
17    court, the court may enter a disposition order requiring
18    the minor to undergo assessment, counseling or treatment in
19    a substance abuse program approved by the Department of
20    Human Services.
21    (2) Any sentencing order other than commitment to the
22Department of Juvenile Justice may provide for protective
23supervision under Section 5-725 and may include an order of
24protection under Section 5-730.
25    (3) Unless the sentencing order expressly so provides, it
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1but is subject to modification until final closing and
2discharge of the proceedings under Section 5-750.
3    (4) In addition to any other sentence, the court may order
4any minor found to be delinquent to make restitution, in
5monetary or non-monetary form, under the terms and conditions
6of Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections, except
7that the "presentencing hearing" referred to in that Section
8shall be the sentencing hearing for purposes of this Section.
9The parent, guardian or legal custodian of the minor may be
10ordered by the court to pay some or all of the restitution on
11the minor's behalf, pursuant to the Parental Responsibility
12Law. The State's Attorney is authorized to act on behalf of any
13victim in seeking restitution in proceedings under this
14Section, up to the maximum amount allowed in Section 5 of the
15Parental Responsibility Law.
16    (5) Any sentencing order where the minor is committed or
17placed in accordance with Section 5-740 shall provide for the
18parents or guardian of the estate of the minor to pay to the
19legal custodian or guardian of the person of the minor such
20sums as are determined by the custodian or guardian of the
21person of the minor as necessary for the minor's needs. The
22payments may not exceed the maximum amounts provided for by
23Section 9.1 of the Children and Family Services Act.
24    (6) Whenever the sentencing order requires the minor to
25attend school or participate in a program of training, the
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1report to the court if the minor is a chronic or habitual
2truant under Section 26-2a of the School Code. Notwithstanding
3any other provision of this Act, in instances in which
4educational services are to be provided to a minor in a
5residential facility where the minor has been placed by the
6court, costs incurred in the provision of those educational
7services must be allocated based on the requirements of the
8School Code.
9    (7) In no event shall a guilty minor be committed to the
10Department of Juvenile Justice for a period of time in excess
11of that period for which an adult could be committed for the
12same act.
13    (8) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
14violation of Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15Criminal Code of 2012 shall be ordered to perform community
16service for not less than 30 and not more than 120 hours, if
17community service is available in the jurisdiction. The
18community service shall include, but need not be limited to,
19the cleanup and repair of the damage that was caused by the
20violation or similar damage to property located in the
21municipality or county in which the violation occurred. The
22order may be in addition to any other order authorized by this
23Section.
24    (8.5) A minor found to be guilty for reasons that include a
25violation of Section 3.02 or Section 3.03 of the Humane Care
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121-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or paragraph (4) of
2subsection (a) of Section 21-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012
3shall be ordered to undergo medical or psychiatric treatment
4rendered by a psychiatrist or psychological treatment rendered
5by a clinical psychologist. The order may be in addition to any
6other order authorized by this Section.
7    (9) In addition to any other sentencing order, the court
8shall order any minor found to be guilty for an act which would
9constitute, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child,
10aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault,
11aggravated criminal sexual abuse, or criminal sexual abuse if
12committed by an adult to undergo medical testing to determine
13whether the defendant has any sexually transmissible disease
14including a test for infection with human immunodeficiency
15virus (HIV) or any other identified causative agency of
16acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Any medical test
17shall be performed only by appropriately licensed medical
18practitioners and may include an analysis of any bodily fluids
19as well as an examination of the minor's person. Except as
20otherwise provided by law, the results of the test shall be
21kept strictly confidential by all medical personnel involved in
22the testing and must be personally delivered in a sealed
23envelope to the judge of the court in which the sentencing
24order was entered for the judge's inspection in camera. Acting
25in accordance with the best interests of the victim and the
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1whom the results of the testing may be revealed. The court
2shall notify the minor of the results of the test for infection
3with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The court shall
4also notify the victim if requested by the victim, and if the
5victim is under the age of 15 and if requested by the victim's
6parents or legal guardian, the court shall notify the victim's
7parents or the legal guardian, of the results of the test for
8infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The
9court shall provide information on the availability of HIV
10testing and counseling at the Department of Public Health
11facilities to all parties to whom the results of the testing
12are revealed. The court shall order that the cost of any test
13shall be paid by the county and may be taxed as costs against
14the minor.
15    (10) When a court finds a minor to be guilty the court
16shall, before entering a sentencing order under this Section,
17make a finding whether the offense committed either: (a) was
18related to or in furtherance of the criminal activities of an
19organized gang or was motivated by the minor's membership in or
20allegiance to an organized gang, or (b) involved a violation of
21subsection (a) of Section 12-7.1 of the Criminal Code of 1961
22or the Criminal Code of 2012, a violation of any Section of
23Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
242012, or a violation of any statute that involved the wrongful
25use of a firearm. If the court determines the question in the
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1Department of Juvenile Justice, the court shall order the minor
2to perform community service for not less than 30 hours nor
3more than 120 hours, provided that community service is
4available in the jurisdiction and is funded and approved by the
5county board of the county where the offense was committed. The
6community service shall include, but need not be limited to,
7the cleanup and repair of any damage caused by a violation of
8Section 21-1.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
9Code of 2012 and similar damage to property located in the
10municipality or county in which the violation occurred. When
11possible and reasonable, the community service shall be
12performed in the minor's neighborhood. This order shall be in
13addition to any other order authorized by this Section except
14for an order to place the minor in the custody of the
15Department of Juvenile Justice. For the purposes of this
16Section, "organized gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in
17Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
18Prevention Act.
19    (11) If the court determines that the offense was committed
20in furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized gang,
21as provided in subsection (10), and that the offense involved
22the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the use of a
23driver's license or permit, the court shall notify the
24Secretary of State of that determination and of the period for
25which the minor shall be denied driving privileges. If, at the
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1license or permit, the court shall provide that the minor shall
2not be issued a driver's license or permit until his or her
318th birthday. If the minor holds a driver's license or permit
4at the time of the determination, the court shall provide that
5the minor's driver's license or permit shall be revoked until
6his or her 21st birthday, or until a later date or occurrence
7determined by the court. If the minor holds a driver's license
8at the time of the determination, the court may direct the
9Secretary of State to issue the minor a judicial driving
10permit, also known as a JDP. The JDP shall be subject to the
11same terms as a JDP issued under Section 6-206.1 of the
12Illinois Vehicle Code, except that the court may direct that
13the JDP be effective immediately.
14    (12) If a minor is found to be guilty of a violation of
15subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of the Prevention of Tobacco Use
16by Minors Act, the court may, in its discretion, and upon
17recommendation by the State's Attorney, order that minor and
18his or her parents or legal guardian to attend a smoker's
19education or youth diversion program as defined in that Act if
20that program is available in the jurisdiction where the
21offender resides. Attendance at a smoker's education or youth
22diversion program shall be time-credited against any community
23service time imposed for any first violation of subsection
24(a-7) of Section 1 of that Act. In addition to any other
25penalty that the court may impose for a violation of subsection
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1State's Attorney, may in its discretion require the offender to
2remit a fee for his or her attendance at a smoker's education
3or youth diversion program.
4    For purposes of this Section, "smoker's education program"
5or "youth diversion program" includes, but is not limited to, a
6seminar designed to educate a person on the physical and
7psychological effects of smoking tobacco products and the
8health consequences of smoking tobacco products that can be
9conducted with a locality's youth diversion program.
10    In addition to any other penalty that the court may impose
11under this subsection (12):
12        (a) If a minor violates subsection (a-7) of Section 1
13    of the Prevention of Tobacco Use by Minors Act, the court
14    may impose a sentence of 15 hours of community service or a
15    fine of $25 for a first violation.
16        (b) A second violation by a minor of subsection (a-7)
17    of Section 1 of that Act that occurs within 12 months after
18    the first violation is punishable by a fine of $50 and 25
19    hours of community service.
20        (c) A third or subsequent violation by a minor of
21    subsection (a-7) of Section 1 of that Act that occurs
22    within 12 months after the first violation is punishable by
23    a $100 fine and 30 hours of community service.
24        (d) Any second or subsequent violation not within the
25    12-month time period after the first violation is
26    punishable as provided for a first violation.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-536, eff. 8-23-13.)