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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2328 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/17a-9 from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9 705 ILCS 405/5-410 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal involvement. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that placement of a minor away from his or her home must be a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available. Provides that any minor 14 (rather than 10) years of age or older may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility if the minor is arrested pursuant to the Act and there is probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light of specified factors. Provides that no minor under 14 (instead of 12) years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 hours. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that a minor under the age of 14 who is in violation of the law may be the subject of a petition under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention Article of the Act, or may be held accountable through a community mediation program. LRB103 28293 RLC 54672 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2328 Introduced , by Rep. Robyn Gabel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 505/17a-9 from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9 705 ILCS 405/5-410 20 ILCS 505/17a-9 from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9 705 ILCS 405/5-410 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal involvement. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that placement of a minor away from his or her home must be a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available. Provides that any minor 14 (rather than 10) years of age or older may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility if the minor is arrested pursuant to the Act and there is probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light of specified factors. Provides that no minor under 14 (instead of 12) years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 hours. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that a minor under the age of 14 who is in violation of the law may be the subject of a petition under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention Article of the Act, or may be held accountable through a community mediation program. LRB103 28293 RLC 54672 b LRB103 28293 RLC 54672 b A BILL FOR
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66 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal involvement. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that placement of a minor away from his or her home must be a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available. Provides that any minor 14 (rather than 10) years of age or older may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility if the minor is arrested pursuant to the Act and there is probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light of specified factors. Provides that no minor under 14 (instead of 12) years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 hours. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that a minor under the age of 14 who is in violation of the law may be the subject of a petition under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention Article of the Act, or may be held accountable through a community mediation program.
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1212 1 AN ACT concerning minors.
1313 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1414 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1515 4 Section 5. The Children and Family Services Act is amended
1616 5 by changing Section 17a-9 as follows:
1717 6 (20 ILCS 505/17a-9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5017a-9)
1818 7 Sec. 17a-9. Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission.
1919 8 (a) There is hereby created the Illinois Juvenile Justice
2020 9 Commission which shall consist of 25 persons appointed by the
2121 10 Governor. The Chairperson of the Commission shall be appointed
2222 11 by the Governor. Of the initial appointees, 8 shall serve a
2323 12 one-year term, 8 shall serve a two-year term and 9 shall serve
2424 13 a three-year term. Thereafter, each successor shall serve a
2525 14 three-year term. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner
2626 15 as original appointments. Once appointed, members shall serve
2727 16 until their successors are appointed and qualified. Members
2828 17 shall serve without compensation, except they shall be
2929 18 reimbursed for their actual expenses in the performance of
3030 19 their duties. The Commission shall carry out the rights,
3131 20 powers and duties established in subparagraph (3) of paragraph
3232 21 (a) of Section 223 of the Federal "Juvenile Justice and
3333 22 Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974", as now or hereafter
3434 23 amended. The Commission shall determine the priorities for
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4242 Amends the Children and Family Services Act. Provides that the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission shall study and make recommendations to the General Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal involvement. Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that placement of a minor away from his or her home must be a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available. Provides that any minor 14 (rather than 10) years of age or older may be kept or detained in an authorized detention facility if the minor is arrested pursuant to the Act and there is probable cause to believe that the minor is a delinquent minor and that secure custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity in light of specified factors. Provides that no minor under 14 (instead of 12) years of age shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for more than 6 hours. Provides that a minor found to be guilty may be committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice if the minor is at least 14 (rather than 13) years and under 20 years of age, if the minor was found guilty of a felony offense or first degree murder. Provides that a minor under the age of 14 who is in violation of the law may be the subject of a petition under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention Article of the Act, or may be held accountable through a community mediation program.
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7171 1 expenditure of funds made available to the State by the
7272 2 Federal Government pursuant to that Act. The Commission shall
7373 3 have the following powers and duties:
7474 4 (1) Development, review and final approval of the
7575 5 State's juvenile justice plan for funds under the Federal
7676 6 "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974";
7777 7 (2) Review and approve or disapprove juvenile justice
7878 8 and delinquency prevention grant applications to the
7979 9 Department for federal funds under that Act;
8080 10 (3) Annual submission of recommendations to the
8181 11 Governor and the General Assembly concerning matters
8282 12 relative to its function;
8383 13 (4) Responsibility for the review of funds allocated
8484 14 to Illinois under the "Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
8585 15 Prevention Act of 1974" to ensure compliance with all
8686 16 relevant federal laws and regulations;
8787 17 (5) Function as the advisory committee for the State
8888 18 Youth and Community Services Program as authorized under
8989 19 Section 17 of this Act, and in that capacity be authorized
9090 20 and empowered to assist and advise the Secretary of Human
9191 21 Services on matters related to juvenile justice and
9292 22 delinquency prevention programs and services; and
9393 23 (5.5) Study and make recommendations to the General
9494 24 Assembly regarding the availability of youth services to
9595 25 reduce the use of detention and prevent deeper criminal
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107107 1 (6) Study the impact of, develop timelines, and
108108 2 propose a funding structure to accommodate the expansion
109109 3 of the jurisdiction of the Illinois Juvenile Court to
110110 4 include youth age 17 under the jurisdiction of the
111111 5 Juvenile Court Act of 1987. The Commission shall submit a
112112 6 report by December 31, 2011 to the General Assembly with
113113 7 recommendations on extending juvenile court jurisdiction
114114 8 to youth age 17 charged with felony offenses.
115115 9 (b) On the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
116116 10 96th General Assembly, the Illinois Juvenile Jurisdiction Task
117117 11 Force created by Public Act 95-1031 is abolished and its
118118 12 duties are transferred to the Illinois Juvenile Justice
119119 13 Commission as provided in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) of
120120 14 this Section.
121121 15 (Source: P.A. 96-1199, eff. 1-1-11.)
122122 16 Section 10. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
123123 17 changing Section 5-410 as follows:
124124 18 (705 ILCS 405/5-410)
125125 19 Sec. 5-410. Non-secure custody or detention.
126126 20 (1) Placement of a minor away from his or her home must be
127127 21 a last resort and the least restrictive alternative available.
128128 22 Any minor arrested or taken into custody pursuant to this Act
129129 23 who requires care away from his or her home but who does not
130130 24 require physical restriction shall be given temporary care in
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141141 1 a foster family home or other shelter facility designated by
142142 2 the court.
143143 3 (2) (a) Any minor 14 10 years of age or older arrested
144144 4 pursuant to this Act where there is probable cause to believe
145145 5 that the minor is a delinquent minor and that (i) secure
146146 6 custody is a matter of immediate and urgent necessity, in
147147 7 light of a serious threat to the physical safety of a person or
148148 8 persons in the community or in order to secure the presence of
149149 9 the minor at the next hearing, as evidenced by a demonstrable
150150 10 record of willful failure to appear at a scheduled court
151151 11 hearing within the past 12 months, may be kept or detained in
152152 12 an authorized detention facility. for the protection of the
153153 13 minor or of the person or property of another, (ii) the minor
154154 14 is likely to flee the jurisdiction of the court, or (iii) the
155155 15 minor was taken into custody under a warrant, may be kept or
156156 16 detained in an authorized detention facility. A minor under 13
157157 17 years of age shall not be admitted, kept, or detained in a
158158 18 detention facility unless a local youth service provider,
159159 19 including a provider through the Comprehensive Community Based
160160 20 Youth Services network, has been contacted and has not been
161161 21 able to accept the minor. No minor under 14 12 years of age
162162 22 shall be detained in a county jail or a municipal lockup for
163163 23 more than 6 hours. A minor under the age of 14 who is in
164164 24 violation of the law may be the subject of a petition under
165165 25 Article III or may be held accountable through a community
166166 26 mediation program as set forth in Section 5-310.
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177177 1 (a-5) For a minor arrested or taken into custody for
178178 2 vehicular hijacking or aggravated vehicular hijacking, a
179179 3 previous finding of delinquency for vehicular hijacking or
180180 4 aggravated vehicular hijacking shall be given greater weight
181181 5 in determining whether secured custody of a minor is a matter
182182 6 of immediate and urgent necessity for the protection of the
183183 7 minor or of the person or property of another.
184184 8 (b) The written authorization of the probation officer or
185185 9 detention officer (or other public officer designated by the
186186 10 court in a county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants)
187187 11 constitutes authority for the superintendent of any juvenile
188188 12 detention home to detain and keep a minor for up to 40 hours,
189189 13 excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and court-designated holidays.
190190 14 These records shall be available to the same persons and
191191 15 pursuant to the same conditions as are law enforcement records
192192 16 as provided in Section 5-905.
193193 17 (b-4) The consultation required by paragraph (b-5) shall
194194 18 not be applicable if the probation officer or detention
195195 19 officer (or other public officer designated by the court in a
196196 20 county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) utilizes a
197197 21 scorable detention screening instrument, which has been
198198 22 developed with input by the State's Attorney, to determine
199199 23 whether a minor should be detained, however, paragraph (b-5)
200200 24 shall still be applicable where no such screening instrument
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215215 3 (b-5) Subject to the provisions of paragraph (b-4), if a
216216 4 probation officer or detention officer (or other public
217217 5 officer designated by the court in a county having 3,000,000
218218 6 or more inhabitants) does not intend to detain a minor for an
219219 7 offense which constitutes one of the following offenses he or
220220 8 she shall consult with the State's Attorney's Office prior to
221221 9 the release of the minor: first degree murder, second degree
222222 10 murder, involuntary manslaughter, criminal sexual assault,
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224224 12 firearm as described in Section 12-4.2 or subdivision (e)(1),
225225 13 (e)(2), (e)(3), or (e)(4) of Section 12-3.05, aggravated or
226226 14 heinous battery involving permanent disability or
227227 15 disfigurement or great bodily harm, robbery, aggravated
228228 16 robbery, armed robbery, vehicular hijacking, aggravated
229229 17 vehicular hijacking, vehicular invasion, arson, aggravated
230230 18 arson, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, home invasion,
231231 19 burglary, or residential burglary.
232232 20 (c) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a), (d), or
233233 21 (e), no minor shall be detained in a county jail or municipal
234234 22 lockup for more than 12 hours, unless the offense is a crime of
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237237 25 has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of the
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249249 1 (i) The period of detention is deemed to have begun
250250 2 once the minor has been placed in a locked room or cell or
251251 3 handcuffed to a stationary object in a building housing a
252252 4 county jail or municipal lockup. Time spent transporting a
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255255 7 (ii) Any minor so confined shall be under periodic
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257257 9 remain in contact with adults in custody in the building.
258258 10 (iii) Upon placement in secure custody in a jail or
259259 11 lockup, the minor shall be informed of the purpose of the
260260 12 detention, the time it is expected to last and the fact
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262262 14 (iv) A log shall be kept which shows the offense which
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264264 16 circumstances for the decision to detain, and the length
265265 17 of time the minor was in detention.
266266 18 (v) Violation of the time limit on detention in a
267267 19 county jail or municipal lockup shall not, in and of
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269269 21 of the violation of this time limit. Minors under 18 years
270270 22 of age shall be kept separate from confined adults and may
271271 23 not at any time be kept in the same cell, room, or yard
272272 24 with adults confined pursuant to criminal law. Persons 18
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285285 1 facility. In making a determination whether to confine a
286286 2 person 18 years of age or older who has a petition of
287287 3 delinquency filed against the person, these factors, among
288288 4 other matters, shall be considered:
289289 5 (A) the age of the person;
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296296 12 (d) (i) If a minor 12 years of age or older is confined in
297297 13 a county jail in a county with a population below 3,000,000
298298 14 inhabitants, then the minor's confinement shall be implemented
299299 15 in such a manner that there will be no contact by sight, sound,
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304304 20 apply to confinement pending an adjudicatory hearing and shall
305305 21 not exceed 40 hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and
306306 22 court-designated holidays. To accept or hold minors during
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308308 24 monitoring standards adopted by the Department of Corrections
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321321 1 (ii) To accept or hold minors, 12 years of age or older,
322322 2 after the time period prescribed in paragraph (d)(i) of this
323323 3 subsection (2) of this Section but not exceeding 7 days
324324 4 including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays pending an
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326326 6 temporary detention standards adopted by the Department of
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328328 8 Law Enforcement Training Standards Board.
329329 9 (iii) To accept or hold minors 12 years of age or older,
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334334 14 (e) When a minor who is at least 15 years of age is
335335 15 prosecuted under the criminal laws of this State, the court
336336 16 may enter an order directing that the juvenile be confined in
337337 17 the county jail. However, any juvenile confined in the county
338338 18 jail under this provision shall be separated from adults who
339339 19 are confined in the county jail in such a manner that there
340340 20 will be no contact by sight, sound or otherwise between the
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342342 22 (f) For purposes of appearing in a physical lineup, the
343343 23 minor may be taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under
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357357 1 and sound separation provisions shall not apply.
358358 2 (g) For purposes of processing a minor, the minor may be
359359 3 taken to a county jail or municipal lockup under the direct and
360360 4 constant supervision of a law enforcement officer or
361361 5 correctional officer. During such time as is necessary to
362362 6 process the minor, and while supervised by a law enforcement
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365365 9 (3) If the probation officer or State's Attorney (or such
366366 10 other public officer designated by the court in a county
367367 11 having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants) determines that the
368368 12 minor may be a delinquent minor as described in subsection (3)
369369 13 of Section 5-105, and should be retained in custody but does
370370 14 not require physical restriction, the minor may be placed in
371371 15 non-secure custody for up to 40 hours pending a detention
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373373 17 (4) Any minor taken into temporary custody, not requiring
374374 18 secure detention, may, however, be detained in the home of his
375375 19 or her parent or guardian subject to such conditions as the
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377377 21 (5) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61
378378 22 apply to a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on
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