730 ILCS 5/5-8-1
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 720 - CRIMINAL OFFENSES|720 ILCS 5/ - Criminal Code of 2012.|Title III - Specific Offenses

 or Article 4.5 of Chapter V of the Unified Code  of Corrections if, upon sentencing, the court finds evidence of any of the  following aggravating factors:(1) that the defendant abused or neglected the child     following the concealment, detention, or removal of the child;(2) that the defendant inflicted or threatened to     inflict physical harm on a parent or lawful custodian of the child or on the child with intent to cause that parent or lawful custodian to discontinue criminal prosecution of the defendant under this Section;(3) that the defendant demanded payment in exchange     for return of the child or demanded that he or she be relieved of the financial or legal obligation to support the child in exchange for return of the child;(4) that the defendant has previously been convicted     of child abduction;(5) that the defendant committed the abduction while     armed with a deadly weapon or the taking of the child resulted in serious bodily injury to another; or(6) that the defendant committed the abduction while     in a school, regardless of the time of day or time of year; in a playground; on any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport students to or from school or a school related activity; on the real property of a school; or on a public way within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising any school or playground.  For purposes of this paragraph (6), "playground" means a piece of land owned or controlled by a unit of local government that is designated by the unit of local government for use solely or primarily for children's recreation; and "school" means a public or private elementary or secondary school, community college, college, or university.(e) The court may order the child to be returned to the parent or lawful  custodian from whom the child was concealed, detained, or removed.  In  addition to any sentence imposed, the court may assess any reasonable  expense incurred in searching for or returning the child against any  person convicted of violating this Section.(f) Nothing contained in this Section shall be construed to limit the  court's contempt power.(g) Every law enforcement officer investigating an alleged incident of  child abduction shall make a written police report of any bona fide  allegation and the disposition of that investigation.  Every police report  completed pursuant to this Section shall be compiled and recorded within  the meaning of Section 5.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.(h) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reasons to believe a child  abduction has occurred, she or he shall provide the lawful custodian a summary of  her or his rights under this Code, including the procedures and relief  available to her or him.(i) If during the course of an investigation under this  Section the child is found in the physical custody of the defendant or  another, the law enforcement officer shall return the child to the parent  or lawful custodian from whom the child was concealed, detained, or removed,  unless there is good cause for the law enforcement officer or the  Department of Children and Family Services to retain temporary protective  custody of the child pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting  Act.  (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)