99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1785

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Kwame Raoul

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
705 ILCS 405/1-7  from Ch. 37, par. 801-7
705 ILCS 405/1-8  from Ch. 37, par. 801-8
705 ILCS 405/5-120
705 ILCS 405/5-407
705 ILCS 405/5-805
705 ILCS 405/5-901
705 ILCS 405/5-905
705 ILCS 405/5-130 rep.
725 ILCS 5/115-10.5

    Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Eliminates provisions that require automatic prosecution of minors as adults. Eliminates mandatory and presumptive transfers to adult criminal prosecution. Provides that all transfers to adult criminal prosecution are discretionary transfers. Provides that if a petition alleges commission by a minor 13 years of age or over of an act that constitutes a crime under the laws of the State and, on motion of the State's Attorney to permit prosecution of the minor under the criminal laws, a Juvenile Judge assigned by the Chief Judge of the Circuit to hear and determine those motions, after hearing but before commencement of the trial, finds that there is probable cause to believe that the allegations in the motion are true and that it is not in the best interests of the public to proceed under the Act, the court may enter an order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws. Provides that the factors that the court must consider for discretionary transfer apply to any act that if committed by an adult would constitute a crime that would subject a minor to juvenile jurisdiction if not transferred for adult criminal prosecution. Provides that the changes made to this provision by the amendatory Act apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after the effective date of the amendatory Act. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make a conforming change.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning courts.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
5changing Sections 1-7, 1-8, 5-120, 5-407, 5-805, 5-901, and
65-905 as follows:
 
7    (705 ILCS 405/1-7)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-7)
8    Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of law enforcement records.
9    (A) Inspection and copying of law enforcement records
10maintained by law enforcement agencies that relate to a minor
11who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or her
1218th birthday shall be restricted to the following:
13        (1) Any local, State or federal law enforcement
14    officers of any jurisdiction or agency when necessary for
15    the discharge of their official duties during the
16    investigation or prosecution of a crime or relating to a
17    minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has
18    been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the
19    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal
20    activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary
21    for the discharge of its official duties in connection with
22    a particular investigation of the conduct of a law
23    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1and examining the records of any law enforcement agency
2relating to any record of the applicant having been arrested or
3taken into custody before the applicant's 18th birthday.
4    (H) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
5apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
6arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
7effective date of Public Act 98-61).
8(Source: P.A. 97-700, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1083, eff. 8-24-12;
997-1104, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-61, eff.
101-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
11    (705 ILCS 405/1-8)  (from Ch. 37, par. 801-8)
12    Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile
13court records.
14    (A) Inspection and copying of juvenile court records
15relating to a minor who is the subject of a proceeding under
16this Act shall be restricted to the following:
17        (1) The minor who is the subject of record, his
18    parents, guardian and counsel.
19        (2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement
20    agencies when such information is essential to executing an
21    arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process, or to
22    conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a minor
23    who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a
24    previous finding that the act which constitutes the
25    previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of the
2Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article X of
3the Illinois Public Aid Code.
4    (B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding
5shall be provided the same confidentiality regarding
6disclosure of identity as the minor who is the subject of
7record.
8    (C) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (C),
9juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
10general public. Subject to the limitations in paragraphs (0.1)
11through (0.4) of this subsection (C), the judge presiding over
12a juvenile court proceeding brought under this Act, in his or
13her discretion, may order that juvenile court records of an
14individual case be made available for inspection upon request
15by a representative of an agency, association, or news media
16entity or by a properly interested person. For purposes of
17inspecting documents under this subsection (C), a civil
18subpoena is not an order of the court.
19        (0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending
20    juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to
21    inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual
22    notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor
23    whose records are sought.
24        (0.2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile
25    court case that is no longer pending, the requesting party
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1    actual notice to the minor or the minor's parent or legal
2    guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief
3    judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
4        (0.3) In determining whether records should be made
5    available for inspection and whether inspection should be
6    limited to certain parts of the file, the court shall
7    consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and
8    rehabilitation over the requesting party's interest in
9    obtaining the information. The State's Attorney, the
10    minor, and the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall
11    at all times have the right to examine court files and
12    records.
13        (0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this
14    subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or
15    civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from
16    subsequently holding public office, or operate as a
17    forfeiture of any public benefit, right, privilege, or
18    right to receive any license granted by public authority.
19        (1) The court shall allow the general public to have
20    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
21    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
22    of the following circumstances:
23            (A) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
24        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
25        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
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1            (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
2        at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
3        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
4        based upon the minor's commission of: (i) an act in
5        furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
6        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (ii) an act
7        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
8        felony, (iii) an act that would be a Class X felony
9        offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
10        2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
11        Act if committed by an adult, (iv) an act that would be
12        a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
13        Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
14        adult, (v) an act that would be an offense under
15        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
16        if committed by an adult, (vi) an act that would be a
17        second or subsequent offense under Section 60 of the
18        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
19        or (vii) an act that would be an offense under another
20        Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
21        Protection Act.
22        (2) The court shall allow the general public to have
23    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
24    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
25    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
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1    of the following circumstances:
2            (A) The minor has been convicted of first degree
3        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
4        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
5        assault,
6            (B) The court has made a finding that the minor was
7        at least 13 years of age at the time the offense was
8        committed and the conviction was based upon the minor's
9        commission of: (i) an offense in furtherance of the
10        commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf of a
11        criminal street gang, (ii) an offense involving the use
12        of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (iii) a
13        Class X felony offense under or a second or subsequent
14        Class 2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis
15        Control Act, (iv) a second or subsequent offense under
16        Section 402 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
17        (v) an offense under Section 401 of the Illinois
18        Controlled Substances Act, (vi) an act that would be a
19        second or subsequent offense under Section 60 of the
20        Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
21        or (vii) an act that would be an offense under another
22        Section of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
23        Protection Act.
24    (D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency
25for any offense defined in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or
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1Criminal Code of 2012, the victim of any such offense shall
2receive the rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
3Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
4juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication,
5notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, shall be
6treated as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to
7the victim.
8    (E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
9Civil Service Commission or appointing authority of any state,
10county or municipality examining the character and fitness of
11an applicant for employment with a law enforcement agency,
12correctional institution, or fire department to ascertain
13whether that applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent
14minor and, if so, to examine the records of disposition or
15evidence which were made in proceedings under this Act.
16    (F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
17which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
18any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
1924-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
21whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
22shall provide a copy of the dispositional order to the
23principal or chief administrative officer of the school. Access
24to such juvenile records shall be limited to the principal or
25chief administrative officer of the school and any guidance
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1    (G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
2disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
3juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
4Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
5used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
6habitual juvenile offenders.
7    (H) When a Court hearing a proceeding under Article II of
8this Act becomes aware that an earlier proceeding under Article
9II had been heard in a different county, that Court shall
10request, and the Court in which the earlier proceedings were
11initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the Court
12record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed
13therein and the minute orders, transcript of proceedings, and
14docket entries of the Court.
15    (I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
16Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
17the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
18minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
19her 18th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
20under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
21reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
22with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
23Criminal Identification Act.
24    (J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
25apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
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1effective date of Public Act 98-61).
2(Source: P.A. 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
398-61, eff. 1-1-14; 98-552, eff. 8-27-13; 98-756, eff.
47-16-14.)
 
5    (705 ILCS 405/5-120)
6    Sec. 5-120. Exclusive jurisdiction. Proceedings may be
7instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning any
8minor who prior to his or her 18th birthday has violated or
9attempted to violate, regardless of where the act occurred, any
10federal, State, county or municipal law or ordinance. Except as
11provided in Sections 5-125, 5-130, 5-805, and 5-810 of this
12Article, no minor who was under 18 years of age at the time of
13the alleged offense may be prosecuted under the criminal laws
14of this State.
15    The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of
16the 98th General Assembly apply to violations or attempted
17violations committed on or after the effective date of this
18amendatory Act.
19(Source: P.A. 98-61, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
20    (705 ILCS 405/5-407)
21    Sec. 5-407. Processing of juvenile in possession of a
22firearm.
23    (a) If a law enforcement officer detains a minor pursuant
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1deliver the minor to the nearest juvenile officer, in the
2manner prescribed by subsection (2) of Section 5-405 of this
3Act. The juvenile officer shall deliver the minor without
4unnecessary delay to the court or to the place designated by
5rule or order of court for the reception of minors. In no event
6shall the minor be eligible for any other disposition by the
7juvenile police officer, notwithstanding the provisions of
8subsection (3) of Section 5-405 of this Act.
9    (b) Minors not excluded from this Act's jurisdiction under
10subsection (3)(a) of Section 5-130 of this Act shall be brought
11before a judicial officer within 40 hours, exclusive of
12Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays, for a
13detention hearing to determine whether he or she shall be
14further held in custody. If the court finds that there is
15probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor
16by virtue of his or her violation of item (4) of subsection (a)
17of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
18Code of 2012 while on school grounds, that finding shall create
19a presumption that immediate and urgent necessity exists under
20subdivision (2) of Section 5-501 of this Act. Once the
21presumption of immediate and urgent necessity has been raised,
22the burden of demonstrating the lack of immediate and urgent
23necessity shall be on any party that is opposing detention for
24the minor. Should the court order detention pursuant to this
25Section, the minor shall be detained, pending the results of a
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1minor is a risk to himself, herself, or others. Upon receipt of
2the psychological evaluation, the court shall review the
3determination regarding the existence of urgent and immediate
4necessity. The court shall consider the psychological
5evaluation in conjunction with the other factors identified in
6subdivision (2) of Section 5-501 of this Act in order to make a
7de novo determination regarding whether it is a matter of
8immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the minor
9or of the person or property of another that the minor be
10detained or placed in a shelter care facility. In addition to
11the pre-trial conditions found in Section 5-505 of this Act,
12the court may order the minor to receive counseling and any
13other services recommended by the psychological evaluation as a
14condition for release of the minor.
15    (c) Upon making a determination that the student presents a
16risk to himself, herself, or others, the court shall issue an
17order restraining the student from entering the property of the
18school if he or she has been suspended or expelled from the
19school as a result of possessing a firearm. The order shall
20restrain the student from entering the school and school owned
21or leased property, including any conveyance owned, leased, or
22contracted by the school to transport students to or from
23school or a school-related activity. The order shall remain in
24effect until such time as the court determines that the student
25no longer presents a risk to himself, herself, or others.
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1subsection (b) of this Section and statements made by the minor
2during the course of these evaluations, shall not be admissible
3on the issue of delinquency during the course of any
4adjudicatory hearing held under this Act.
5    (e) In this Section:
6    "School" means any public or private elementary or
7secondary school.
8    "School grounds" includes the real property comprising any
9school, any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school
10to transport students to or from school or a school-related
11activity, or any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
12property comprising any school.
13(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
14    (705 ILCS 405/5-805)
15    Sec. 5-805. Transfer of jurisdiction.
16    (1) (Blank) Mandatory transfers.
17        (a) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
18    years of age or older of an act that constitutes a forcible
19    felony under the laws of this State, and if a motion by the
20    State's Attorney to prosecute the minor under the criminal
21    laws of Illinois for the alleged forcible felony alleges
22    that (i) the minor has previously been adjudicated
23    delinquent or found guilty for commission of an act that
24    constitutes a felony under the laws of this State or any
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1    was committed in furtherance of criminal activity by an
2    organized gang, the Juvenile Judge assigned to hear and
3    determine those motions shall, upon determining that there
4    is probable cause that both allegations are true, enter an
5    order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
6    Illinois.
7        (b) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
8    years of age or older of an act that constitutes a felony
9    under the laws of this State, and if a motion by a State's
10    Attorney to prosecute the minor under the criminal laws of
11    Illinois for the alleged felony alleges that (i) the minor
12    has previously been adjudicated delinquent or found guilty
13    for commission of an act that constitutes a forcible felony
14    under the laws of this State or any other state and (ii)
15    the act that constitutes the offense was committed in
16    furtherance of criminal activities by an organized gang,
17    the Juvenile Judge assigned to hear and determine those
18    motions shall, upon determining that there is probable
19    cause that both allegations are true, enter an order
20    permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
21    Illinois.
22        (c) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
23    years of age or older of: (i) an act that constitutes an
24    offense enumerated in the presumptive transfer provisions
25    of subsection (2); and (ii) the minor has previously been
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1    felony, the Juvenile Judge designated to hear and determine
2    those motions shall, upon determining that there is
3    probable cause that both allegations are true, enter an
4    order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
5    Illinois.
6        (d) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 15
7    years of age or older of an act that constitutes the
8    offense of aggravated discharge of a firearm committed in a
9    school, on the real property comprising a school, within
10    1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school, at a
11    school related activity, or on, boarding, or departing from
12    any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or
13    school district to transport students to or from school or
14    a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or
15    the time of year, the juvenile judge designated to hear and
16    determine those motions shall, upon determining that there
17    is probable cause that the allegations are true, enter an
18    order permitting prosecution under the criminal laws of
19    Illinois.
20        For purposes of this paragraph (d) of subsection (1):
21        "School" means a public or private elementary or
22    secondary school, community college, college, or
23    university.
24        "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
25    academic, or other activity for which students' attendance
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1    whole or in part by a school or school district.
2    (2) (Blank) Presumptive transfer.
3        (a) If the State's Attorney files a petition, at any
4    time prior to commencement of the minor's trial, to permit
5    prosecution under the criminal laws and the petition
6    alleges the commission by a minor 15 years of age or older
7    of: (i) a Class X felony other than armed violence; (ii)
8    aggravated discharge of a firearm; (iii) armed violence
9    with a firearm when the predicate offense is a Class 1 or
10    Class 2 felony and the State's Attorney's motion to
11    transfer the case alleges that the offense committed is in
12    furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized
13    gang; (iv) armed violence with a firearm when the predicate
14    offense is a violation of the Illinois Controlled
15    Substances Act, a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, or
16    a violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
17    Protection Act; (v) armed violence when the weapon involved
18    was a machine gun or other weapon described in subsection
19    (a)(7) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
20    Criminal Code of 2012; (vi) an act in violation of Section
21    401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act which is a
22    Class X felony, while in a school, regardless of the time
23    of day or the time of year, or on any conveyance owned,
24    leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to
25    or from school or a school related activity, or on
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1    public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
2    as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development; or
3    (vii) an act in violation of Section 401 of the Illinois
4    Controlled Substances Act and the offense is alleged to
5    have occurred while in a school or on a public way within
6    1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school,
7    regardless of the time of day or the time of year when the
8    delivery or intended delivery of any amount of the
9    controlled substance is to a person under 17 years of age,
10    (to qualify for a presumptive transfer under paragraph (vi)
11    or (vii) of this clause (2)(a), the violation cannot be
12    based upon subsection (b) of Section 407 of the Illinois
13    Controlled Substances Act) and, if the juvenile judge
14    assigned to hear and determine motions to transfer a case
15    for prosecution in the criminal court determines that there
16    is probable cause to believe that the allegations in the
17    petition and motion are true, there is a rebuttable
18    presumption that the minor is not a fit and proper subject
19    to be dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Reform
20    Provisions of 1998 (Public Act 90-590), and that, except as
21    provided in paragraph (b), the case should be transferred
22    to the criminal court.
23        (b) The judge shall enter an order permitting
24    prosecution under the criminal laws of Illinois unless the
25    judge makes a finding based on clear and convincing
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1    treatment, and training programs available through the
2    facilities of the juvenile court based on an evaluation of
3    the following:
4            (i) the age of the minor;
5            (ii) the history of the minor, including:
6                (A) any previous delinquent or criminal
7            history of the minor,
8                (B) any previous abuse or neglect history of
9            the minor, and
10                (C) any mental health, physical or educational
11            history of the minor or combination of these
12            factors;
13            (iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
14                (A) the seriousness of the offense,
15                (B) whether the minor is charged through
16            accountability,
17                (C) whether there is evidence the offense was
18            committed in an aggressive and premeditated
19            manner,
20                (D) whether there is evidence the offense
21            caused serious bodily harm,
22                (E) whether there is evidence the minor
23            possessed a deadly weapon;
24            (iv) the advantages of treatment within the
25        juvenile justice system including whether there are
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1        available in the juvenile system;
2            (v) whether the security of the public requires
3        sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
4        Corrections:
5                (A) the minor's history of services, including
6            the minor's willingness to participate
7            meaningfully in available services;
8                (B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood
9            that the minor can be rehabilitated before the
10            expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
11                (C) the adequacy of the punishment or
12            services.
13        In considering these factors, the court shall give
14    greater weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense
15    and the minor's prior record of delinquency than to the
16    other factors listed in this subsection.
17    For purposes of clauses (2)(a)(vi) and (vii):
18    "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
19school, community college, college, or university.
20    "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
21academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
22participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
23part by a school or school district.
24    (3) Discretionary transfer.
25        (a) If a petition alleges commission by a minor 13
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1    under the laws of this State and, on motion of the State's
2    Attorney to permit prosecution of the minor under the
3    criminal laws, a Juvenile Judge assigned by the Chief Judge
4    of the Circuit to hear and determine those motions, after
5    hearing but before commencement of the trial, finds that
6    there is probable cause to believe that the allegations in
7    the motion are true and that it is not in the best
8    interests of the public to proceed under this Act, the
9    court may enter an order permitting prosecution under the
10    criminal laws.
11        (b) In making its determination on the motion to permit
12    prosecution under the criminal laws, the court shall
13    consider among other matters:
14            (i) the age of the minor;
15            (ii) the history of the minor, including:
16                (A) any previous delinquent or criminal
17            history of the minor,
18                (B) any previous abuse or neglect history of
19            the minor, and
20                (C) any mental health, physical, or
21            educational history of the minor or combination of
22            these factors;
23            (iii) the circumstances of the offense, including:
24                (A) the seriousness of the offense,
25                (B) whether the minor is charged through
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1                (C) whether there is evidence the offense was
2            committed in an aggressive and premeditated
3            manner,
4                (D) whether there is evidence the offense
5            caused serious bodily harm,
6                (E) whether there is evidence the minor
7            possessed a deadly weapon;
8            (iv) the advantages of treatment within the
9        juvenile justice system including whether there are
10        facilities or programs, or both, particularly
11        available in the juvenile system;
12            (v) whether the security of the public requires
13        sentencing under Chapter V of the Unified Code of
14        Corrections:
15                (A) the minor's history of services, including
16            the minor's willingness to participate
17            meaningfully in available services;
18                (B) whether there is a reasonable likelihood
19            that the minor can be rehabilitated before the
20            expiration of the juvenile court's jurisdiction;
21                (C) the adequacy of the punishment or
22            services.
23        In considering these factors, the court shall give
24    greater weight to the seriousness of the alleged offense
25    and the minor's prior record of delinquency than to the
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1    (4) The rules of evidence for this hearing shall be the
2same as under Section 5-705 of this Act. A minor must be
3represented in court by counsel before the hearing may be
4commenced.
5    (5) If criminal proceedings are instituted, the petition
6for adjudication of wardship shall be dismissed insofar as the
7act or acts involved in the criminal proceedings. Taking of
8evidence in a trial on petition for adjudication of wardship is
9a bar to criminal proceedings based upon the conduct alleged in
10the petition.
11    (6) The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act
12of the 99th General Assembly apply to a minor who has been
13arrested or taken into custody on or after the effective date
14of this amendatory Act.
15(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
16    (705 ILCS 405/5-901)
17    Sec. 5-901. Court file.
18    (1) The Court file with respect to proceedings under this
19Article shall consist of the petitions, pleadings, victim
20impact statements, process, service of process, orders, writs
21and docket entries reflecting hearings held and judgments and
22decrees entered by the court. The court file shall be kept
23separate from other records of the court.
24        (a) The file, including information identifying the
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1    disclosed only to the following parties when necessary for
2    discharge of their official duties:
3            (i) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
4        staff of the court designated by the judge;
5            (ii) Parties to the proceedings and their
6        attorneys;
7            (iii) Victims and their attorneys, except in cases
8        of multiple victims of sex offenses in which case the
9        information identifying the nonrequesting victims
10        shall be redacted;
11            (iv) Probation officers, law enforcement officers
12        or prosecutors or their staff;
13            (v) Adult and juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
14        (b) The Court file redacted to remove any information
15    identifying the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
16    shall be disclosed only to the following parties when
17    necessary for discharge of their official duties:
18            (i) Authorized military personnel;
19            (ii) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with
20        the permission of the judge of the juvenile court and
21        the chief executive of the agency that prepared the
22        particular recording: provided that publication of
23        such research results in no disclosure of a minor's
24        identity and protects the confidentiality of the
25        record;
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1        the Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as
2        required in Section 6-204 or Section 6-205.1 of the
3        Illinois Vehicle Code. However, information reported
4        relative to these offenses shall be privileged and
5        available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and
6        police officers;
7            (iv) The administrator of a bonafide substance
8        abuse student assistance program with the permission
9        of the presiding judge of the juvenile court;
10            (v) Any individual, or any public or private agency
11        or institution, having custody of the juvenile under
12        court order or providing educational, medical or
13        mental health services to the juvenile or a
14        court-approved advocate for the juvenile or any
15        placement provider or potential placement provider as
16        determined by the court.
17    (3) A minor who is the victim or alleged victim in a
18juvenile proceeding shall be provided the same confidentiality
19regarding disclosure of identity as the minor who is the
20subject of record. Information identifying victims and alleged
21victims of sex offenses, shall not be disclosed or open to
22public inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this
23Section shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex
24offense from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
25    (4) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
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1offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
2Juvenile Justice.
3    (5) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (5),
4juvenile court records shall not be made available to the
5general public but may be inspected by representatives of
6agencies, associations and news media or other properly
7interested persons by general or special order of the court.
8The State's Attorney, the minor, his or her parents, guardian
9and counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court
10files and records.
11        (a) The court shall allow the general public to have
12    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
13    adjudicated a delinquent minor under this Act under either
14    of the following circumstances:
15            (i) The adjudication of delinquency was based upon
16        the minor's commission of first degree murder, attempt
17        to commit first degree murder, aggravated criminal
18        sexual assault, or criminal sexual assault; or
19            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
20        was at least 13 years of age at the time the act was
21        committed and the adjudication of delinquency was
22        based upon the minor's commission of: (A) an act in
23        furtherance of the commission of a felony as a member
24        of or on behalf of a criminal street gang, (B) an act
25        involving the use of a firearm in the commission of a
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1        offense under or the minor's second or subsequent Class
2        2 or greater felony offense under the Cannabis Control
3        Act if committed by an adult, (D) an act that would be
4        a second or subsequent offense under Section 402 of the
5        Illinois Controlled Substances Act if committed by an
6        adult, (E) an act that would be an offense under
7        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act
8        if committed by an adult, or (F) an act that would be
9        an offense under the Methamphetamine Control and
10        Community Protection Act if committed by an adult.
11        (b) The court shall allow the general public to have
12    access to the name, address, and offense of a minor who is
13    at least 13 years of age at the time the offense is
14    committed and who is convicted, in criminal proceedings
15    permitted or required under Section 5-805, under either of
16    the following circumstances:
17            (i) The minor has been convicted of first degree
18        murder, attempt to commit first degree murder,
19        aggravated criminal sexual assault, or criminal sexual
20        assault,
21            (ii) The court has made a finding that the minor
22        was at least 13 years of age at the time the offense
23        was committed and the conviction was based upon the
24        minor's commission of: (A) an offense in furtherance of
25        the commission of a felony as a member of or on behalf
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1        use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, (C) a
2        Class X felony offense under the Cannabis Control Act
3        or a second or subsequent Class 2 or greater felony
4        offense under the Cannabis Control Act, (D) a second or
5        subsequent offense under Section 402 of the Illinois
6        Controlled Substances Act, (E) an offense under
7        Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act,
8        or (F) an offense under the Methamphetamine Control and
9        Community Protection Act.
10    (6) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to limit the
11use of a adjudication of delinquency as evidence in any
12juvenile or criminal proceeding, where it would otherwise be
13admissible under the rules of evidence, including but not
14limited to, use as impeachment evidence against any witness,
15including the minor if he or she testifies.
16    (7) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a
17Civil Service Commission or appointing authority examining the
18character and fitness of an applicant for a position as a law
19enforcement officer to ascertain whether that applicant was
20ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and, if so, to
21examine the records or evidence which were made in proceedings
22under this Act.
23    (8) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime
24which would be a felony if committed by an adult, or following
25any adjudication of delinquency for a violation of Section
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1Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
2whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so,
3shall provide a copy of the sentencing order to the principal
4or chief administrative officer of the school. Access to such
5juvenile records shall be limited to the principal or chief
6administrative officer of the school and any guidance counselor
7designated by him or her.
8    (9) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
9disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to
10juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual
11Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is
12used to assist in the early identification and treatment of
13habitual juvenile offenders.
14    (11) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the
15Department of State Police, in the form and manner required by
16the Department of State Police, the final disposition of each
17minor who has been arrested or taken into custody before his or
18her 18th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
19under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act. Information
20reported to the Department under this Section may be maintained
21with records that the Department files under Section 2.1 of the
22Criminal Identification Act.
23    (12) Information or records may be disclosed to the general
24public when the court is conducting hearings under Section
255-805 or 5-810.
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1apply to juvenile court records of a minor who has been
2arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
3effective date of Public Act 98-61).
4(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-61, eff. 1-1-14;
598-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
6    (705 ILCS 405/5-905)
7    Sec. 5-905. Law enforcement records.
8    (1) Law Enforcement Records. Inspection and copying of law
9enforcement records maintained by law enforcement agencies
10that relate to a minor who has been arrested or taken into
11custody before his or her 18th birthday shall be restricted to
12the following and when necessary for the discharge of their
13official duties:
14        (a) A judge of the circuit court and members of the
15    staff of the court designated by the judge;
16        (b) Law enforcement officers, probation officers or
17    prosecutors or their staff, or, when necessary for the
18    discharge of its official duties in connection with a
19    particular investigation of the conduct of a law
20    enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff
21    created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
22    government with the duty of investigating the conduct of
23    law enforcement officers;
24        (c) The minor, the minor's parents or legal guardian
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1    charged with an offense;
2        (d) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards;
3        (e) Authorized military personnel;
4        (f) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the
5    permission of the judge of juvenile court and the chief
6    executive of the agency that prepared the particular
7    recording: provided that publication of such research
8    results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects
9    the confidentiality of the record;
10        (g) Individuals responsible for supervising or
11    providing temporary or permanent care and custody of minors
12    pursuant to orders of the juvenile court or directives from
13    officials of the Department of Children and Family Services
14    or the Department of Human Services who certify in writing
15    that the information will not be disclosed to any other
16    party except as provided under law or order of court;
17        (h) The appropriate school official only if the agency
18    or officer believes that there is an imminent threat of
19    physical harm to students, school personnel, or others who
20    are present in the school or on school grounds.
21             (A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to law
22        enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate
23        school official or officials whom the school has
24        determined to have a legitimate educational or safety
25        interest by a local law enforcement agency under a
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1        between the school district and the local law
2        enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the
3        School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school
4        within the school district who has been arrested or
5        taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
6                (i) any violation of Article 24 of the Criminal
7            Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
8                (ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled
9            Substances Act;
10                (iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
11                (iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section
12            2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal
13            Code of 2012;
14                (v) a violation of the Methamphetamine Control
15            and Community Protection Act;
16                (vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the
17            Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
18                (vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
19                (viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,
20            12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5,
21            12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the
22            Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
23            The information derived from the law enforcement
24        records shall be kept separate from and shall not
25        become a part of the official school record of that
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1        shall be used solely by the appropriate school official
2        or officials whom the school has determined to have a
3        legitimate educational or safety interest to aid in the
4        proper rehabilitation of the child and to protect the
5        safety of students and employees in the school. If the
6        designated law enforcement and school officials deem
7        it to be in the best interest of the minor, the student
8        may be referred to in-school or community based social
9        services if those services are available.
10        "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by
11        school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility
12        for special education, referrals to community-based
13        agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare
14        service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or
15        treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed
16        appropriate for the student.
17            (B) Any information provided to appropriate school
18        officials whom the school has determined to have a
19        legitimate educational or safety interest by local law
20        enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject
21        of a current police investigation that is directly
22        related to school safety shall consist of oral
23        information only, and not written law enforcement
24        records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate
25        school official or officials to protect the safety of
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1        proper rehabilitation of the child. The information
2        derived orally from the local law enforcement
3        officials shall be kept separate from and shall not
4        become a part of the official school record of the
5        child and shall not be a public record. This limitation
6        on the use of information about a minor who is the
7        subject of a current police investigation shall in no
8        way limit the use of this information by prosecutors in
9        pursuing criminal charges arising out of the
10        information disclosed during a police investigation of
11        the minor. For purposes of this paragraph,
12        "investigation" means an official systematic inquiry
13        by a law enforcement agency into actual or suspected
14        criminal activity;
15        (i) The president of a park district. Inspection and
16    copying shall be limited to law enforcement records
17    transmitted to the president of the park district by the
18    Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park
19    District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District
20    Act concerning a person who is seeking employment with that
21    park district and who has been adjudicated a juvenile
22    delinquent for any of the offenses listed in subsection (c)
23    of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or subsection (c)
24    of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act.
25    (2) Information identifying victims and alleged victims of
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1inspection under any circumstances. Nothing in this Section
2shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense
3from voluntarily disclosing his or her identity.
4    (2.5) If the minor is a victim of aggravated battery,
5battery, attempted first degree murder, or other non-sexual
6violent offense, the identity of the victim may be disclosed to
7appropriate school officials, for the purpose of preventing
8foreseeable future violence involving minors, by a local law
9enforcement agency pursuant to an agreement established
10between the school district and a local law enforcement agency
11subject to the approval by the presiding judge of the juvenile
12court.
13    (3) Relevant information, reports and records shall be made
14available to the Department of Juvenile Justice when a juvenile
15offender has been placed in the custody of the Department of
16Juvenile Justice.
17    (4) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the inspection
18or disclosure to victims and witnesses of photographs contained
19in the records of law enforcement agencies when the inspection
20or disclosure is conducted in the presence of a law enforcement
21officer for purposes of identification or apprehension of any
22person in the course of any criminal investigation or
23prosecution.
24    (5) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an
25independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit
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1of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under 18
2years of age must be maintained separate from the records of
3adults and may not be open to public inspection or their
4contents disclosed to the public except by order of the court
5or when the institution of criminal proceedings has been
6permitted under Section 5-130 or 5-805 or required under
7Section 5-130 or 5-805 or such a person has been convicted of a
8crime and is the subject of pre-sentence investigation or when
9provided by law.
10    (6) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (6),
11law enforcement officers, and personnel of an independent
12agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local
13government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law
14enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of any
15minor in releasing information to the general public as to the
16arrest, investigation or disposition of any case involving a
17minor. Any victim or parent or legal guardian of a victim may
18petition the court to disclose the name and address of the
19minor and the minor's parents or legal guardian, or both. Upon
20a finding by clear and convincing evidence that the disclosure
21is either necessary for the victim to pursue a civil remedy
22against the minor or the minor's parents or legal guardian, or
23both, or to protect the victim's person or property from the
24minor, then the court may order the disclosure of the
25information to the victim or to the parent or legal guardian of
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1remedy against the minor or the minor's parents or legal
2guardian, or both, or to protect the victim's person or
3property from the minor.
4    (7) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law
5enforcement agencies when acting in their official capacity
6from communicating with each other by letter, memorandum,
7teletype or intelligence alert bulletin or other means the
8identity or other relevant information pertaining to a person
9under 18 years of age. The information provided under this
10subsection (7) shall remain confidential and shall not be
11publicly disclosed, except as otherwise allowed by law.
12    (8) No person shall disclose information under this Section
13except when acting in his or her official capacity and as
14provided by law or order of court.
15    (9) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
16apply to law enforcement records of a minor who has been
17arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the
18effective date of Public Act 98-61).
19(Source: P.A. 97-700, eff. 6-22-12; 97-1104, eff. 1-1-13;
2097-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-61, eff. 1-1-14; 98-756, eff.
217-16-14.)
 
22    (705 ILCS 405/5-130 rep.)
23    Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
24repealing Section 5-130.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
2amended by changing Section 115-10.5 as follows:
 
3    (725 ILCS 5/115-10.5)
4    Sec. 115-10.5. Hearsay exception regarding safe zone
5testimony.
6    (a) In any prosecution for any offense charged as a
7violation of Section 407 of the Illinois Controlled Substances
8Act or , Section 55 of the Methamphetamine Control and
9Community Protection Act, or Section 5-130 of the Juvenile
10Court Act of 1987 the following evidence shall be admitted as
11an exception to the hearsay rule any testimony by any qualified
12individual regarding the status of any property as:
13        (1) a truck stop or safety rest area, or
14        (2) a school or conveyance owned, leased or contracted
15    by a school to transport students to or from school, or
16        (3) residential property owned, operated, and managed
17    by a public housing agency, or
18        (4) a public park, or
19        (5) the real property comprising any church,
20    synagogue, or other building, structure, or place used
21    primarily for religious worship, or
22        (6) the real property comprising any of the following
23    places, buildings, or structures used primarily for
24    housing or providing space for activities for senior
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1    citizen housing complexes, or senior centers oriented
2    toward daytime activities.
3    (b) As used in this Section, "qualified individual" means
4any person who (i) lived or worked within the territorial
5jurisdiction where the offense took place when the offense took
6place; and (ii) is familiar with various public places within
7the territorial jurisdiction where the offense took place when
8the offense took place.
9    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "qualified
10individual" includes any peace officer, or any member of any
11duly organized State, county, or municipal peace unit, assigned
12to the territorial jurisdiction where the offense took place
13when the offense took place.
14    (d) This Section applies to all prosecutions pending at the
15time this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly takes
16effect and to all prosecutions commencing on or after its
17effective date.
18(Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05.)