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Synopsis As Introduced Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Raises the minimum age for detention of a delinquent or alleged delinquent minor from 10 years of age to 13 years of age. Raises the minimum age in which a minor may be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup from 12 to 13 years of age.
Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that an alleged delinquent minor under 13 years of age shall not be admitted, kept, or detained in a detention facility unless a local youth service provider, including a provider through the Comprehensive Community Based Youth Services network, has been contacted and has not been able to accept the minor.
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