2023 Illinois Compiled Statutes › Chapter 705 - COURTS › 705 ILCS 405/ - Juvenile Court Act of 1987. › Article I - General Provisions

(705 ILCS 405/Art. I heading)
ARTICLE I.  
		GENERAL PROVISIONS
(705 ILCS 405/1-1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-1)
Sec. 1-1. 
		Short title. 
		This Act shall be known and may be cited as the
Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-2)
Sec. 1-2. Purpose and policy.
(1) The purpose of this Act is to secure for each minor subject hereto
such care and guidance, preferably in the minor's own home, as will serve
the safety and moral, emotional, mental, and physical
welfare of the minor and the best interests of the community; to preserve
and strengthen the minor's family ties whenever possible, removing the minor from the custody of the minor's parents only when the minor's safety or
welfare or the protection of the public cannot be adequately safeguarded
without removal;
if the child is removed from the custody of the minor's parent, the Department
of Children and Family Services immediately shall consider concurrent planning,
as described in Section 5 of the Children and Family Services Act so that
permanency may occur at the earliest opportunity; consideration should be given
so that if reunification fails or is delayed, the placement made is
the best available placement to provide permanency for the child;
and, when the minor is removed from the minor's own family,
to secure for the minor custody, care and discipline as nearly as possible
equivalent to that which should be given by the minor's parents, and in
cases where it should and can properly be done to place the minor in a
family home so that the minor may become a member of the family by legal
adoption or otherwise.  Provided that a ground for unfitness under the Adoption
Act can be met, it may be appropriate to expedite termination of parental
rights:
(a) when reasonable efforts are inappropriate, or     have been provided and were unsuccessful, and there are aggravating circumstances including, but not limited to, those cases in which (i) the child or another child of that child's parent was (A) abandoned, (B) tortured, or (C) chronically abused or (ii) the parent is criminally convicted of (A) first degree murder or second degree murder of any child, (B) attempt or conspiracy to commit first degree murder or second degree murder of any child, (C) solicitation to commit murder, solicitation to commit murder for hire, solicitation to commit second degree murder of any child, or aggravated assault in violation of subdivision (a)(13) of Section 12-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or (D) aggravated criminal sexual assault in violation of Section 11-1.40(a)(1) or 12-14.1(a)(1) of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012; or
(b) when the parental rights of a parent with respect     to another child of the parent have been involuntarily terminated; or
(c) in those extreme cases in which the parent's     incapacity to care for the child, combined with an extremely poor prognosis for treatment or rehabilitation, justifies expedited termination of parental rights.
(2) In all proceedings under this Act the court may direct the
course thereof so as promptly to ascertain the jurisdictional facts and
fully to gather information bearing upon the current condition and
future welfare of persons subject to this Act. This Act shall be
administered in a spirit of humane concern, not only for the rights of
the parties, but also for the fears and the limits of understanding of
all who appear before the court.
(3) In all procedures under this Act, the following shall apply:
(a) The procedural rights assured to the minor shall     be the rights of adults unless specifically precluded by laws which enhance the protection of such minors.
(b) Every child has a right to services necessary to     the child's safety and proper development, including health, education and social services.
(c) The parents' right to the custody of their child     shall not prevail when the court determines that it is contrary to the health, safety, and best interests of the child.
(4) This Act shall be liberally construed to carry out the foregoing
purpose and policy.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-3) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-3)
Sec. 1-3. Definitions. Terms used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) "Adjudicatory hearing" means a hearing to determine whether the allegations of a petition under Section 2-13, 3-15, or 4-12 that a minor under 18 years of age is abused, neglected, or dependent, or requires authoritative intervention, or addicted, respectively, are supported by a preponderance of the evidence or whether the allegations of a petition under Section 5-520 that a minor is delinquent are proved beyond a reasonable doubt.
(2) "Adult" means a person 21 years of age or older.
(3) "Agency" means a public or private child care facility legally authorized or licensed by this State for placement or institutional care or for both placement and institutional care.
(4) "Association" means any organization, public or private, engaged in welfare functions which include services to or on behalf of children but does not include "agency" as herein defined.
(4.05) Whenever a "best interest" determination is required, the following factors shall be considered in the context of the child's age and developmental needs:
(a) the physical safety and welfare of the child,     including food, shelter, health, and clothing;
(b) the development of the child's identity;
(c) the child's background and ties, including     familial, cultural, and religious;
(d) the child's sense of attachments, including:
(i) where the child actually feels love,         attachment, and a sense of being valued (as opposed to where adults believe the child should feel such love, attachment, and a sense of being valued);
(ii) the child's sense of security;
(iii) the child's sense of familiarity;
(iv) continuity of affection for the child;
(v) the least disruptive placement alternative         for the child;
(e) the child's wishes and long-term goals;
(f) the child's community ties, including church,     school, and friends;
(g) the child's need for permanence which includes     the child's need for stability and continuity of relationships with parent figures and with siblings and other relatives;
(h) the uniqueness of every family and child;
(i) the risks attendant to entering and being in     substitute care; and
(j) the preferences of the persons available to care     for the child.
(4.1) "Chronic truant" shall have the definition ascribed to it in Section 26-2a of the School Code.
(5) "Court" means the circuit court in a session or division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act.
(6) "Dispositional hearing" means a hearing to determine whether a minor should be adjudged to be a ward of the court, and to determine what order of disposition should be made in respect to a minor adjudged to be a ward of the court.
(6.5) "Dissemination" or "disseminate" means to publish, produce, print, manufacture, distribute, sell, lease, exhibit, broadcast, display, transmit, or otherwise share information in any format so as to make the information accessible to others.
(7) "Emancipated minor" means any minor 16 years of age or over who has been completely or partially emancipated under the Emancipation of Minors Act or under this Act.
(7.03) "Expunge" means to physically destroy the records and to obliterate the minor's name from any official index, public record, or electronic database.
(7.05) "Foster parent" includes a relative caregiver selected by the Department of Children and Family Services to provide care for the minor.
(8) "Guardianship of the person" of a minor means the duty and authority to act in the best interests of the minor, subject to residual parental rights and responsibilities, to make important decisions in matters having a permanent effect on the life and development of the minor and to be concerned with the minor's general welfare. It includes but is not necessarily limited to:
(a) the authority to consent to marriage, to     enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, or to a major medical, psychiatric, and surgical treatment; to represent the minor in legal actions; and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the minor;
(b) the authority and duty of reasonable visitation,     except to the extent that these have been limited in the best interests of the minor by court order;
(c) the rights and responsibilities of legal custody     except where legal custody has been vested in another person or agency; and
(d) the power to consent to the adoption of the     minor, but only if expressly conferred on the guardian in accordance with Section 2-29, 3-30, or 4-27.
(8.1) "Juvenile court record" includes, but is not limited to:
(a) all documents filed in or maintained by the     juvenile court pertaining to a specific incident, proceeding, or individual;
(b) all documents relating to a specific incident,     proceeding, or individual made available to or maintained by probation officers;
(c) all documents, video or audio tapes, photographs,     and exhibits admitted into evidence at juvenile court hearings; or
(d) all documents, transcripts, records, reports, or     other evidence prepared by, maintained by, or released by any municipal, county, or State agency or department, in any format, if indicating involvement with the juvenile court relating to a specific incident, proceeding, or individual.
(8.2) "Juvenile law enforcement record" includes records of arrest, station adjustments, fingerprints, probation adjustments, the issuance of a notice to appear, or any other records or documents maintained by any law enforcement agency relating to a minor suspected of committing an offense, and records maintained by a law enforcement agency that identifies a juvenile as a suspect in committing an offense, but does not include records identifying a juvenile as a victim, witness, or missing juvenile and any records created, maintained, or used for purposes of referral to programs relating to diversion as defined in subsection (6) of Section 5-105.
(9) "Legal custody" means the relationship created by an order of court in the best interests of the minor which imposes on the custodian the responsibility of physical possession of a minor and the duty to protect, train and discipline the minor and to provide the minor with food, shelter, education, and ordinary medical care, except as these are limited by residual parental rights and responsibilities and the rights and responsibilities of the guardian of the person, if any.
(9.1) "Mentally capable adult relative" means a person 21 years of age or older who is not suffering from a mental illness that prevents the person from providing the care necessary to safeguard the physical safety and welfare of a minor who is left in that person's care by the parent or parents or other person responsible for the minor's welfare.
(10) "Minor" means a person under the age of 21 years subject to this Act.
(11) "Parent" means a father or mother of a child and includes any adoptive parent. It also includes a person (i) whose parentage is presumed or has been established under the law of this or another jurisdiction or (ii) who has registered with the Putative Father Registry in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Adoption Act and whose paternity has not been ruled out under the law of this or another jurisdiction. It does not include a parent whose rights in respect to the minor have been terminated in any manner provided by law. It does not include a person who has been or could be determined to be a parent under the Illinois Parentage Act of 1984 or the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, or similar parentage law in any other state, if that person has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to a crime that resulted in the conception of the child under Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-11, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, subsection (a) or (b) (but not subsection (c)) of Section 11-1.50 or 12-15, or subsection (a), (b), (c), (e), or (f) (but not subsection (d)) of Section 11-1.60 or 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or similar statute in another jurisdiction unless upon motion of any party, other than the offender, to the juvenile court proceedings the court finds it is in the child's best interest to deem the offender a parent for purposes of the juvenile court proceedings.
(11.1) "Permanency goal" means a goal set by the court as defined in subdivision (2) of Section 2-28.
(11.2) "Permanency hearing" means a hearing to set the permanency goal and to review and determine (i) the appropriateness of the services contained in the plan and whether those services have been provided, (ii) whether reasonable efforts have been made by all the parties to the service plan to achieve the goal, and (iii) whether the plan and goal have been achieved.
(12) "Petition" means the petition provided for in Section 2-13, 3-15, 4-12, or 5-520, including any supplemental petitions thereunder in Section 3-15, 4-12, or 5-520.
(12.1) "Physically capable adult relative" means a person 21 years of age or older who does not have a severe physical disability or medical condition, or is not suffering from alcoholism or drug addiction, that prevents the person from providing the care necessary to safeguard the physical safety and welfare of a minor who is left in that person's care by the parent or parents or other person responsible for the minor's welfare.
(12.2) "Post Permanency Sibling Contact Agreement" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and Family Services Act.
(12.3) "Residential treatment center" means a licensed setting that provides 24-hour care to children in a group home or institution, including a facility licensed as a child care institution under Section 2.06 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a licensed group home under Section 2.16 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a qualified residential treatment program under Section 2.35 of the Child Care Act of 1969, a secure child care facility as defined in paragraph (18) of this Section, or any similar facility in another state. "Residential treatment center" does not include a relative foster home or a licensed foster family home.
(13) "Residual parental rights and responsibilities" means those rights and responsibilities remaining with the parent after the transfer of legal custody or guardianship of the person, including, but not necessarily limited to, the right to reasonable visitation (which may be limited by the court in the best interests of the minor as provided in subsection (8)(b) of this Section), the right to consent to adoption, the right to determine the minor's religious affiliation, and the responsibility for the minor's support.
(14) "Shelter" means the temporary care of a minor in physically unrestricting facilities pending court disposition or execution of court order for placement.
(14.05) "Shelter placement" means a temporary or emergency placement for a minor, including an emergency foster home placement.
(14.1) "Sibling Contact Support Plan" has the meaning ascribed to the term in Section 7.4 of the Children and Family Services Act.
(14.2) "Significant event report" means a written document describing an occurrence or event beyond the customary operations, routines, or relationships in the Department of Children of Family Services, a child care facility, or other entity that is licensed or regulated by the Department of Children of Family Services or that provides services for the Department of Children of Family Services under a grant, contract, or purchase of service agreement; involving children or youth, employees, foster parents, or relative caregivers; allegations of abuse or neglect or any other incident raising a concern about the well-being of a minor under the jurisdiction of the court under Article II of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987; incidents involving damage to property, allegations of criminal activity, misconduct, or other occurrences affecting the operations of the Department of Children of Family Services or a child care facility; any incident that could have media impact; and unusual incidents as defined by Department of Children and Family Services rule.
(15) "Station adjustment" means the informal handling of an alleged offender by a juvenile police officer.
(16) "Ward of the court" means a minor who is so adjudged under Section 2-22, 3-23, 4-20, or 5-705, after a finding of the requisite jurisdictional facts, and thus is subject to the dispositional powers of the court under this Act.
(17) "Juvenile police officer" means a sworn police officer who has completed a Basic Recruit Training Course, has been assigned to the position of juvenile police officer by the officer's chief law enforcement officer and has completed the necessary juvenile officers training as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board, or in the case of a State police officer, juvenile officer training approved by the Director of the Illinois State Police.
(18) "Secure child care facility" means any child care facility licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services to provide secure living arrangements for children under 18 years of age who are subject to placement in facilities under the Children and Family Services Act and who are not subject to placement in facilities for whom standards are established by the Department of Corrections under Section 3-15-2 of the Unified Code of Corrections. "Secure child care facility" also means a facility that is designed and operated to ensure that all entrances and exits from the facility, a building, or a distinct part of the building are under the exclusive control of the staff of the facility, whether or not the child has the freedom of movement within the perimeter of the facility, building, or distinct part of the building.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-564, eff. 11-17-23.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-4) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-4)
Sec. 1-4. 
		Limitations of scope of Act. 
		
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to give: (a) any guardian appointed
hereunder the guardianship of the estate of the minor or to change the age
of minority for any purpose other than those expressly stated in this Act;
or (b) any court jurisdiction, except as provided in Sections 2-7, 3-6, 3-9,
4-6 and 5-410, over any minor solely on the basis of the minor's
(i) misbehavior
which does not violate any federal or state law or municipal ordinance,
(ii) refusal to obey the orders or directions of a parent, guardian or
custodian, (iii) absence from home without the
consent of his or her parent, guardian or custodian, or (iv) truancy, until
efforts and procedures to address and resolve such actions by a law enforcement
officer during a period of limited custody, by crisis intervention services
under Section 3-5, and by alternative voluntary residential placement
or other disposition as provided by Section 3-6 have been exhausted without
correcting such actions.
(Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-4.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-4.1)
Sec. 1-4.1. 
		
		Except for minors accused of violation of an order of the
court, any minor accused of any act under federal or State law, or a
municipal ordinance that would not be illegal if committed by an adult,
cannot be placed in a jail, municipal lockup, detention center or secure
correctional facility.
Confinement in a county jail of a minor accused of a violation of an order of
the court, or of a minor for whom there is reasonable cause to believe that the
minor is a person described in subsection (3) of Section 5-105,
shall be in accordance with the
restrictions set forth in Sections 5-410 and 5-501
of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-656, eff. 1-1-97; 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-4.2)
Sec. 1-4.2. Trauma-sensitive transport.
(a) The Department of Children and Family Services shall ensure the provision of trauma-sensitive transport to minors placed in its care
in accordance with  this Act. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no minor shall be
subjected to restraints, as defined in Section 4e of the Children and Family Services Act, during the provision of any transportation services
provided or arranged by the Department  of Children and Family Services or its contractual assigns.
(b) The Department of Children and Family Services' application to the court for approval of an individualized trauma-sensitive
transportation plan must include a copy of the plan developed in accordance with Section 4e of the Children
and Family Services Act and the written approval of the Department as required by paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of
Section 4e of the Children and Family Services Act.
(c) When considering whether to approve the individualized trauma-sensitive transportation plan, the court shall
consider the minor's best interest and the following additional factors: the reason for the transport, the
type of placement the minor is being transported from and to, the anticipated length of travel, the
clinical needs of the minor, including any medical or emotional needs, any available less restrictive
alternatives, and any other factor the court deems relevant. The court may require amendments to the
minor's trauma-sensitive individualized transportation plan based on written findings of fact that the
plan, as written, is not in the minor's best interest.
(Source: P.A. 102-649, eff. 8-27-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-4.3)
Sec. 1-4.3. Special immigrant minor.
(a) The court hearing a case under this Act has jurisdiction to make the findings necessary to enable a minor who has been adjudicated a ward of the court to petition the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services for classification as a special immigrant juvenile under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J). A minor for whom the court finds under subsection (b) shall remain under the jurisdiction of the court until his or her special immigrant juvenile petition is filed with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, or its successor agency.
(b) If a motion requests findings regarding Special Immigrant Juvenile Status under 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J) and the evidence, which may consist solely of, but is not limited to, a declaration of the minor, supports the findings, the court shall issue an order that includes the following findings:
(1) the minor is:
(i) declared a dependent of the court; or
(ii) legally committed to, or placed under the         custody of, a State agency or department, or an individual or entity appointed by the court;
(2) that reunification of the minor with one or both     of the minor's parents is not viable due to abuse, neglect, abandonment, or other similar basis; and
(3) that it is not in the best interest of the minor     to be returned to the minor's or parent's previous country of nationality or last habitual residence.
(c) For purposes of this Section:
"Abandonment" means, but is not limited to, the failure of a parent or legal guardian to maintain a reasonable degree of interest, concern, or responsibility for the welfare of his or her minor child or ward. "Abandonment" includes the definition of "dependency" provided in Section 2-4.
"Abuse" has the meaning provided in Section 2-3.
"Neglect" has the meaning provided in Section 2-3.
(Source: P.A. 102-259, eff. 8-6-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-5) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-5)
Sec. 1-5. Rights of parties to proceedings.
(1) Except as provided in this Section and paragraph (2) of Sections
2-22, 3-23, 4-20, 5-610 or 5-705, the minor who is the subject of the
proceeding
and the minor's parents, guardian, legal custodian or responsible relative who are
parties respondent have the right to be present, to be heard, to present
evidence material to the proceedings, to cross-examine witnesses, to
examine pertinent court files and records and also, although proceedings
under this Act are not intended to be adversary in character, the right to
be represented by counsel.  At the request of any party financially unable
to employ counsel, with the exception of a foster parent permitted to
intervene under this Section, the court shall appoint the Public Defender or
such other counsel as the case may require.
Counsel appointed for the minor and any indigent party shall appear at all
stages of the trial court proceeding, and such appointment shall continue
through the permanency hearings and
termination of parental rights proceedings subject to withdrawal, vacating of appointment, or
substitution pursuant to Supreme Court Rules or the Code of Civil Procedure.
Following the dispositional hearing, the court may require appointed counsel,
other than counsel for the minor or counsel for the guardian ad litem,
to withdraw the counsel's appearance upon failure of the party for whom counsel
was appointed under this Section to attend any subsequent proceedings.
No hearing on any petition or motion filed under this Act may be
commenced unless
the minor who is the subject of the proceeding is represented by counsel.
Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if a guardian ad litem has been
appointed for the minor under Section 2-17 of this
Act and the guardian ad litem is a licensed attorney at law of this State, or
in the event that a court appointed special advocate has been appointed as
guardian ad litem and counsel has been appointed to represent the court
appointed special advocate, the
court may not require the appointment of counsel to represent the
minor unless the court finds that the minor's interests are in conflict with
what the guardian ad litem determines to be in the best interest of the
minor. Each
adult respondent shall be furnished a written "Notice of Rights" at
or before the first hearing at which the adult respondent appears.
(1.5) The Department shall maintain
a system of response to inquiry made by parents or putative
parents as to whether their child is under the custody or guardianship of the
Department; and if so, the Department shall direct the parents or putative
parents to the appropriate court of jurisdiction, including where inquiry may
be made of the clerk of the court regarding the case number and the next
scheduled court date  of the minor's case.
Effective notice and the means of accessing information shall be given to the
public on a continuing basis
by the
Department.
(2)(a) Though not appointed guardian or legal custodian or otherwise made
a party to the proceeding, any current or previously appointed foster parent
or relative caregiver, or representative of an agency or association
interested in the minor has
the right to be heard by the court, but does not thereby become a party
to the proceeding.
In addition to the foregoing right to be heard by the court, any current
foster parent or relative caregiver of a minor and the agency designated
by the court or the
Department of Children and Family Services as custodian of the minor who
is alleged to be or has been adjudicated an abused or neglected minor under
Section 2-3 or a
dependent minor under Section 2-4 of this Act has the right to and shall be
given adequate notice at all stages of any hearing or proceeding under this
Act.
Any foster parent or relative caregiver who is denied the 
right to be heard under this
Section may bring a mandamus action under Article XIV of the Code of Civil
Procedure against the court or any public agency to enforce that right.  The
mandamus action may be brought immediately upon the denial of those rights but
in no event later than 30 days after the foster parent has been denied the
right to be heard.
(b) If after an adjudication that a minor is abused or neglected as provided
under Section 2-21 of this Act and a motion has been
made to restore the
minor to any parent, guardian, or legal custodian found by the court to have
caused the neglect or to have inflicted the abuse on the minor, a foster parent
may file a motion to intervene in the proceeding for
the sole purpose of
requesting that the minor be placed with the foster parent, provided that the
foster parent (i) is the current foster parent of the minor or (ii) has
previously been a foster parent for the minor for one year or more, has a
foster care license or is eligible for a license or is not required to have a license, and is not the subject of any
findings of abuse or neglect of any child.  The juvenile court may only enter
orders placing a minor with a specific foster parent under this subsection
(2)(b) and nothing in this Section shall be construed to confer any
jurisdiction or authority on the juvenile court to issue any other orders
requiring the appointed guardian or custodian of a minor to place the minor in
a designated foster home or facility.  This Section is not intended to
encompass any matters that are within the
scope or determinable under the administrative and appeal process established
by rules of the Department of Children and Family Services under Section
5(o) of the Children and Family Services Act.  Nothing in this Section shall
relieve the court of its responsibility, under Section 2-14(a) of
this Act to act in a just and speedy manner to reunify families where it is
the best interests of the minor and the child can be cared for at home
without endangering the child's health or safety and, if reunification is not
in the best
interests of the minor, to find another permanent home for the minor.  Nothing
in this Section, or in any order issued by the court with respect to the
placement of a minor with a foster parent, shall impair the ability of the
Department of Children and Family Services, or anyone else authorized under
Section 5 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, to remove a minor
from the home of a foster parent if the Department of Children and Family
Services or the person removing the minor has reason to believe that the
circumstances or conditions of the minor are such that continuing in the
residence or care of the foster parent will jeopardize the child's health and
safety or present an imminent risk of harm to that
minor's life.
(c) If a foster parent has had the minor who is the subject of the
proceeding under Article II in the foster parent's home for more than one year on or
after July 3, 1994 and if the minor's
placement is being terminated from that foster parent's home, that foster
parent shall have standing and intervenor status except in those
circumstances where the Department of Children and Family Services or anyone
else authorized under Section 5 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
has removed the minor from the foster parent because of a reasonable belief
that the circumstances or conditions of the minor are such that continuing in
the residence or care of the foster parent will jeopardize the child's health
or safety or presents an imminent risk of harm to
the minor's life.
(d) The court may grant standing to any foster parent
if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child for the foster
parent to have standing and intervenor status.
(3) Parties respondent are entitled to notice in compliance with Sections
2-15 and 2-16, 3-17 and 3-18, 4-14 and 4-15 or 5-525 and 5-530, as appropriate.
At the first appearance before the court by the minor, the minor's 
parents, guardian, custodian or responsible relative, the court shall explain
the nature of the proceedings and inform the parties of their rights under the
first 2 paragraphs of this Section.
If the child is alleged to be abused, neglected or dependent, the court
shall
admonish the parents that if the court declares the child to be a ward of the
court and
awards custody or guardianship to the Department of Children and Family
Services, the parents must cooperate with the Department of Children and Family
Services, comply with the terms of the service plans, and correct the
conditions that require the child to be in care, or risk termination of their
parental rights.
Upon an adjudication of wardship of
the court under Sections 2-22, 3-23, 4-20 or 5-705, the court shall inform
the parties of their right to appeal therefrom as well as from any other
final judgment of the court.
When the court finds that a child is an abused, neglected, or dependent
minor under
Section 2-21, the court shall admonish the parents that the parents must
cooperate with
the Department of Children and Family Services, comply with the terms of the
service plans, and correct the conditions that require the child to be in care,
or risk termination of
their parental
rights.
When the court declares a child to be a ward of the court and awards
guardianship to the Department of Children and Family Services under Section
2-22, the court shall admonish the parents,
guardian,
custodian, or responsible relative that the parents must cooperate with the
Department of Children and Family Services, comply
with the terms of the service plans, and correct the conditions that require
the child to be in care, or risk termination of their parental
rights.
(4) No sanction may be applied against the minor who is the subject of
the proceedings by reason of the minor's refusal or failure to testify in the course
of any hearing held prior to final adjudication under Section 2-22, 3-23, 4-20
or 5-705.
(5) In the discretion of the court, the minor may be excluded from any
part or parts of a dispositional hearing and, with the consent of the parent
or parents, guardian, counsel or a guardian ad litem, from any part or parts
of an adjudicatory hearing.
(6) The general public except for the news media and the crime victim, as defined in Section 3 of the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act, shall be
excluded from any hearing and, except for the persons specified in this
Section only persons, including representatives of agencies and
associations, who in the opinion of the court have a direct interest in the
case or in the work of the court shall be admitted to the hearing.  However,
the court may, for the minor's safety and protection and for good cause
shown,
prohibit any person or agency present in court from further disclosing the
minor's identity.
Nothing in this subsection (6) prevents the court from allowing other
juveniles to be present or to participate in a court session being held
under the Juvenile Drug Court Treatment Act.
(7) A party shall not be entitled to exercise the right to a substitution
of a judge without cause under subdivision (a)(2) of Section 2-1001 of the Code
of Civil Procedure in a proceeding under this Act if the judge is currently
assigned to a proceeding involving the alleged abuse, neglect, or dependency of
the minor's sibling or half sibling and that judge has made a substantive
ruling in the proceeding involving the minor's sibling or half sibling.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-6) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-6)
Sec. 1-6. 
		State's Attorney. 
		The State's Attorneys of the several counties
shall represent the people of the State of Illinois in proceedings under
this Act in their respective counties.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-7)
Sec. 1-7. Confidentiality of juvenile law enforcement and municipal ordinance violation records.
(A) All juvenile law enforcement records which have not been expunged are confidential and may never be disclosed to the general public or otherwise made widely available. Juvenile law enforcement records may be obtained only under this Section and Section 1-8 and Part 9 of Article V of this Act, when their use is needed for good cause and with an order from the juvenile court, as required by those not authorized to retain them. Inspection, copying, and disclosure of juvenile law enforcement records maintained by law
enforcement agencies or records of municipal ordinance violations maintained by any State, local, or municipal agency that relate to a minor who has been investigated, arrested, or taken
into custody before the minor's 18th birthday shall be restricted to the
following:
(0.05)  The minor who is the subject of the juvenile     law enforcement record, the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel.
(0.10) Judges of the circuit court and members of the     staff of the court designated by the judge.
(0.15) An administrative adjudication hearing officer     or members of the staff designated to assist in the administrative adjudication process.
(1) Any local, State, or federal law enforcement     officers or designated law enforcement staff of any jurisdiction or agency when necessary for the discharge of their official duties during the investigation or prosecution of a crime or relating to a minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal activities by a criminal street gang, or, when necessary for the discharge of its official duties in connection with a particular investigation of the conduct of a law enforcement officer, an independent agency or its staff created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law enforcement officers.  For purposes of this Section, "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(2) Prosecutors, public defenders, probation     officers, social workers, or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a pre-adjudication or pre-disposition investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for minors under the order of the juvenile court, when essential to performing their responsibilities.
(3) Federal, State, or local prosecutors, public     defenders, probation officers, and designated staff:
(a) in the course of a trial when institution of         criminal proceedings has been permitted or required under Section 5-805;
(b) when institution of criminal proceedings has         been permitted or required under Section 5-805 and the minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the conditions of pretrial release;
(c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted         or required under Section 5-805 and the minor is the subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence investigation, fitness hearing, or proceedings on an application for probation; or
(d) in the course of prosecution or         administrative adjudication of  a violation of a traffic, boating, or fish and game law, or a county or municipal ordinance.
(4) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Board.
(5) Authorized military personnel.
(5.5) Employees of the federal government authorized     by law.
(6) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the     permission of the Presiding Judge and the chief executive of the respective law enforcement agency; provided that publication of such research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the confidentiality of the minor's record.
(7) Department of Children and Family Services child     protection investigators acting in their official capacity.
(8) The appropriate school official only if the     agency or officer believes that there is an imminent  threat of physical harm to students, school personnel, or others.
(A) Inspection and copying shall be limited to         juvenile law enforcement records transmitted to the appropriate school official or officials whom the school has determined to have a legitimate educational or safety interest by a local law enforcement agency under a reciprocal reporting system established and maintained between the school district and the local law enforcement agency under Section 10-20.14 of the School Code concerning a minor enrolled in a school within the school district who has been arrested or taken into custody for any of the following offenses:
(i) any violation of Article 24 of the             Criminal Code of  1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
(ii) a violation of the Illinois Controlled             Substances Act;
(iii) a violation of the Cannabis Control Act;
(iv) a forcible felony as defined in Section             2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012;
(v) a violation of the Methamphetamine             Control and Community Protection Act;
(vi) a violation of Section 1-2 of the             Harassing and Obscene Communications Act;
(vii) a violation of the Hazing Act; or
(viii) a violation of Section 12-1, 12-2,             12-3, 12-3.05, 12-3.1, 12-3.2, 12-3.4, 12-3.5, 12-5, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-7.5, 25-1, or 25-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
The information derived from the juvenile law         enforcement records shall be kept separate from and shall not become a part of the official school record of that child and shall not be a public record.  The information shall be used solely by the appropriate school official or officials whom the school has determined to have a legitimate educational or safety interest to aid in the proper rehabilitation of the child and to protect the safety of students and employees in the school. If the designated law enforcement and school officials deem it to be in the best interest of the minor, the student may be referred to in-school or community-based social services if those services are available.  "Rehabilitation services" may include interventions by school support personnel, evaluation for eligibility for special education, referrals to community-based agencies such as youth services, behavioral healthcare service providers, drug and alcohol prevention or treatment programs, and other interventions as deemed appropriate for the student.
(B)  Any information provided to appropriate         school officials whom the school has determined to have a legitimate educational or safety interest by local law enforcement officials about a minor who is the subject of a current police investigation that is directly related to school safety shall consist of oral information only, and not written juvenile law enforcement records, and shall be used solely by the appropriate school official or officials to protect the safety of students and employees in the school and aid in the proper rehabilitation of the child. The information derived orally from the local law enforcement officials shall be kept separate from and shall not become a part of the official school record of the child and shall not be a public record.  This limitation on the use of information about a minor who is the subject of a current police investigation shall in no way limit the use of this information by prosecutors in pursuing criminal charges arising out of the information disclosed during a police investigation of the minor. For purposes of this paragraph, "investigation" means an official systematic inquiry by a law enforcement agency into actual or suspected criminal activity.
(9) Mental health professionals on behalf of the     Department of Corrections or the Department of Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of juvenile law enforcement records or the respondent to a petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act who is the subject of the juvenile law enforcement records sought. Any juvenile law enforcement records and any information obtained from those juvenile law enforcement records under this paragraph (9) may be used only in sexually violent persons commitment proceedings.
(10) The president of a park district.  Inspection     and copying shall be limited to juvenile law enforcement records transmitted to the president of the park district by the Illinois State Police under Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act concerning a person who is seeking employment with that park district and who has been adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for any of the offenses listed in subsection (c) of Section 8-23 of the Park District Code or subsection (c) of Section 16a-5 of the Chicago Park District Act.
(11) Persons managing and designated to participate     in a court diversion program as designated in subsection (6) of Section 5-105.
(12) The Public Access Counselor of the Office of the     Attorney General, when reviewing juvenile law enforcement records under its powers and duties under the Freedom of Information Act.
(13) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise     engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due and owing to the governmental entity.
(B)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no law enforcement
officer or other person or agency may knowingly transmit to the Department of
Corrections, the Illinois State Police, or the Federal
Bureau of Investigation any fingerprint or photograph relating to a minor who
has been arrested or taken into custody before the minor's 18th birthday,
unless the court in proceedings under this Act authorizes the transmission or
enters an order under Section 5-805 permitting or requiring the
institution of
criminal proceedings.
(2) Law enforcement officers or other persons or agencies shall  transmit
to the Illinois State Police copies of fingerprints and descriptions
of all minors who have been arrested or taken into custody before their
18th birthday for the offense of unlawful use of weapons under Article 24 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, a Class X or Class 1 felony, a forcible felony as
defined in Section 2-8 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or a Class 2 or greater
felony under the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
or Chapter 4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, pursuant to Section 5 of the
Criminal Identification Act.  Information reported to the Department pursuant
to this Section may be maintained with records that the Department files
pursuant to Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.  Nothing in this
Act prohibits a law enforcement agency from fingerprinting a minor taken into
custody or arrested before the minor's 18th birthday for an offense other than
those listed in this paragraph (2).
(C) The records of law enforcement officers, or of an independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law enforcement officers, concerning all minors under
18 years of age must be maintained separate from the records of arrests and
may not be open to public inspection or their contents disclosed to the
public. For purposes of obtaining documents under this Section, a civil subpoena is not an order of the court.
(1) In cases where the law enforcement, or     independent agency, records concern a pending juvenile court case, the party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are sought.
(2) In cases where the records concern a juvenile     court case that is no longer pending, the party seeking to inspect the records shall provide actual notice to the minor or the minor's parent or legal guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
(3) In determining whether the records should be     available for inspection, the court shall consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation over the moving party's interest in obtaining the information.  Any records obtained in violation of this subsection (C) shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding public office or securing employment, or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right, privilege, or right to receive any license granted by public authority.
(D) Nothing contained in subsection (C) of this Section shall prohibit
the inspection or disclosure to victims and witnesses of photographs
contained in the records of law enforcement agencies when the
inspection and disclosure is conducted in the presence of a law enforcement
officer for the purpose of the identification or apprehension of any person
subject to the provisions of this Act or for the investigation or
prosecution of any crime.
(E) Law enforcement officers, and personnel of an independent agency created by ordinance and charged by a unit of local government with the duty of investigating the conduct of law enforcement officers, may not disclose the identity of any minor
in releasing information to the general public as to the arrest, investigation
or disposition of any case involving a minor.
(F) Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit law enforcement
agencies from communicating with each other by letter, memorandum, teletype, or
intelligence alert bulletin or other means the identity or other relevant
information pertaining to a person under 18 years of age if there are
reasonable grounds to believe that the person poses a real and present danger
to the safety of the public or law enforcement officers. The information
provided under this subsection (F) shall remain confidential and shall not
be publicly disclosed, except as otherwise allowed by law.
(G) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the right of a Civil Service
Commission or appointing authority of any federal government, state, county or municipality
examining the character and fitness of an applicant for employment with a law
enforcement agency, correctional institution, or fire department
from obtaining and examining the
records of any law enforcement agency relating to any record of the applicant
having been arrested or taken into custody before the applicant's 18th
birthday.
(G-5) Information identifying victims and alleged victims of sex offenses shall not be disclosed or open to the public under any circumstances.  Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the victim or alleged victim of any sex offense from voluntarily disclosing this identity.
(H) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61 apply to law enforcement records of  a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
(H-5) Nothing in this Section shall require any court or adjudicative proceeding for traffic, boating, fish and game law, or municipal and county ordinance violations to be closed to the public.
(I) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.  This subsection (I) shall not apply to the person who is the subject of the record.
(J) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-752, eff. 1-1-23; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-8)
(Text of Section from P.A. 103-22)
Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile court records.
(A) A juvenile adjudication shall never be considered a conviction nor shall an adjudicated individual be considered a criminal. Unless expressly allowed by law, a juvenile adjudication shall not operate to impose upon the individual any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or resulting from conviction. Unless expressly allowed by law, adjudications shall not prejudice or disqualify the individual in any civil service application or appointment, from holding public office, or from receiving any license granted by public authority. All juvenile court records which have not been expunged are sealed and may never be disclosed to the general public or otherwise made widely available. Sealed juvenile court records may be obtained only under this Section and Section 1-7 and Part 9 of Article V of this Act, when their use is needed for good cause and with an order from the juvenile court. Inspection and copying of juvenile court records relating to a minor
who is the subject of a proceeding under this Act shall be restricted to the
following:
(1) The minor who is the subject of record, the     minor's parents, guardian, and counsel.
(2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement     agencies when such information is essential to executing an arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process, or to conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal activities by a criminal street gang.
Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this     Section, "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization, association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal activity.
Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,     "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, public     defenders, probation officers, social workers, or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a pre-adjudication or pre-disposition  investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for minors under the order of the juvenile court when essential to performing their responsibilities.
(4) Judges, federal, State, and local prosecutors,     public defenders, probation officers, and designated staff:
(a) in the course of a trial when institution of         criminal proceedings has been permitted or required under Section 5-805;
(b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted         or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the conditions of pretrial release;
(c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted         or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an application for probation; or
(d) when a minor becomes 18 years of age or         older, and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including a hearing to determine the conditions of pretrial release, a pre-trial investigation, a pre-sentence investigation, a fitness hearing, or proceedings on an application for probation.
(5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
(6) Authorized military personnel.
(6.5) Employees of the federal government authorized     by law.
(7) Victims, their subrogees and legal     representatives; however, such persons shall have access only to the name and address of the minor and information pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment plan of the juvenile court.
(8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the     permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court and the chief executive of the agency that prepared the particular records; provided that publication of such research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the confidentiality of the record.
(9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the     Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.  However, information reported relative to these offenses shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and police officers.
(10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse     student assistance program with the permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court.
(11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the     Department of Corrections or the Department of Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of juvenile court records or the respondent to a petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, who is the subject of juvenile court records sought.  Any records and any information obtained from those records under this paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually violent persons commitment proceedings.
(12) Collection agencies, contracted or otherwise     engaged by a governmental entity, to collect any debts due and owing to the governmental entity.
(A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding shall be
provided the same confidentiality regarding disclosure of identity as the
minor who is the subject of record.
(C)(0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are sought.
(0.2) In cases where the juvenile court records concern a juvenile court case that is no longer pending, the requesting party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the minor or the minor's  parent or legal guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
(0.3) In determining whether juvenile court records should be made available for inspection and whether inspection should be limited to certain parts of the file, the court shall consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation over the requesting party's interest in obtaining the information.  The State's Attorney, the minor, and the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court files and records.
(0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this Section shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding public office, or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right, privilege, or right to receive any license granted by public authority.
(D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency for
any offense defined
in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or 12-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
the victim of any such offense shall receive the
rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, shall be treated
as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to the victim.
(E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a Civil Service
Commission or appointing authority of the federal government, or any state, county, or municipality
examining the character and fitness of
an applicant for employment with a law enforcement
agency, correctional institution, or fire department to
ascertain
whether that applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and,
if so, to examine the records of disposition or evidence which were made in
proceedings under this Act.
(F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime which would be
a felony if committed by an adult, or following any adjudication of delinquency
for a violation of Section 24-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so, shall provide
a copy of the dispositional order to the principal or chief administrative
officer of the school.  Access to the dispositional order shall be limited
to the principal or chief administrative officer of the school and any school
counselor designated by the principal or chief
administrative officer.
(G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to juveniles
subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive
Action Program when that information is used to assist in the early
identification and treatment of habitual juvenile offenders.
(H) When a court hearing a proceeding under Article II of this Act becomes
aware that an earlier proceeding under Article II had been heard in a different
county, that court shall request, and the court in which the earlier
proceedings were initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the juvenile court
record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed and the
minute orders, transcript of proceedings, and docket entries of the court.
(I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the Illinois
State
Police, in the form and manner required by the Illinois State Police, the
final disposition of each minor who has been arrested or taken into custody
before the minor's 18th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.  Information reported to
the Department under this Section may be maintained with records that the
Department files under Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
(J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61 apply to juvenile law enforcement records of  a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
(K) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.  This subsection (K) shall not apply to the person who is the subject of the record.
(L) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 103-379)
Sec. 1-8. Confidentiality and accessibility of juvenile court records.
(A) A juvenile adjudication shall never be considered a conviction nor shall an adjudicated individual be considered a criminal. Unless expressly allowed by law, a juvenile adjudication shall not operate to impose upon the individual any of the civil disabilities ordinarily imposed by or resulting from conviction. Unless expressly allowed by law, adjudications shall not prejudice or disqualify the individual in any civil service application or appointment, from holding public office, or from receiving any license granted by public authority. All juvenile court records which have not been expunged are sealed and may never be disclosed to the general public or otherwise made widely available. Sealed juvenile court records may be obtained only under this Section and Section 1-7 and Part 9 of Article V of this Act, when their use is needed for good cause and with an order from the juvenile court. Inspection and copying of juvenile court records relating to a minor
who is the subject of a proceeding under this Act shall be restricted to the
following:
(1) The minor who is the subject of record, his or     her parents, guardian, and counsel.
(2) Law enforcement officers and law enforcement     agencies when such information is essential to executing an arrest or search warrant or other compulsory process, or to conducting an ongoing investigation or relating to a minor who has been adjudicated delinquent and there has been a previous finding that the act which constitutes the previous offense was committed in furtherance of criminal activities by a criminal street gang.
Before July 1, 1994, for the purposes of this     Section, "criminal street gang" means any ongoing organization, association, or group of 3 or more persons, whether formal or informal, having as one of its primary activities the commission of one or more criminal acts and that has a common name or common identifying sign, symbol or specific color apparel displayed, and whose members individually or collectively engage in or have engaged in a pattern of criminal activity.
Beginning July 1, 1994, for purposes of this Section,     "criminal street gang" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 10 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
(3) Judges, hearing officers, prosecutors, public     defenders, probation officers, social workers, or other individuals assigned by the court to conduct a pre-adjudication or pre-disposition  investigation, and individuals responsible for supervising or providing temporary or permanent care and custody for minors under the order of the juvenile court when essential to performing their responsibilities.
(4) Judges, federal, State, and local prosecutors,     public defenders, probation officers, and designated staff:
(a) in the course of a trial when institution of         criminal proceedings has been permitted or required under Section 5-805;
(b) when criminal proceedings have been permitted         or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the subject of a proceeding to determine the conditions of pretrial release;
(c) when criminal proceedings have been permitted         or required under Section 5-805 and a minor is the subject of a pre-trial investigation, pre-sentence investigation or fitness hearing, or proceedings on an application for probation; or
(d) when a minor becomes 18 years of age or         older, and is the subject of criminal proceedings, including a hearing to determine the conditions of pretrial release, a pre-trial investigation, a pre-sentence investigation, a fitness hearing, or proceedings on an application for probation.
(5) Adult and Juvenile Prisoner Review Boards.
(6) Authorized military personnel.
(6.5) Employees of the federal government authorized     by law.
(7) Victims, their subrogees and legal     representatives; however, such persons shall have access only to the name and address of the minor and information pertaining to the disposition or alternative adjustment plan of the juvenile court.
(8) Persons engaged in bona fide research, with the     permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court and the chief executive of the agency that prepared the particular records; provided that publication of such research results in no disclosure of a minor's identity and protects the confidentiality of the record.
(9) The Secretary of State to whom the Clerk of the     Court shall report the disposition of all cases, as required in Section 6-204 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.  However, information reported relative to these offenses shall be privileged and available only to the Secretary of State, courts, and police officers.
(10) The administrator of a bonafide substance abuse     student assistance program with the permission of the presiding judge of the juvenile court.
(11) Mental health professionals on behalf of the     Department of Corrections or the Department of Human Services or prosecutors who are evaluating, prosecuting, or investigating a potential or actual petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act relating to a person who is the subject of juvenile court records or the respondent to a petition brought under the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act, who is the subject of juvenile court records sought.  Any records and any information obtained from those records under this paragraph (11) may be used only in sexually violent persons commitment proceedings.
(12) (Blank).
(A-1) Findings and exclusions of paternity entered in proceedings occurring under Article II of this Act shall be disclosed, in a manner and form approved by the Presiding Judge of the Juvenile Court, to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services when necessary to discharge the duties of the Department of Healthcare and Family Services under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code.
(B) A minor who is the victim in a juvenile proceeding shall be
provided the same confidentiality regarding disclosure of identity as the
minor who is the subject of record.
(C)(0.1) In cases where the records concern a pending juvenile court case, the requesting party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the attorney or guardian ad litem of the minor whose records are sought.
(0.2) In cases where the juvenile court records concern a juvenile court case that is no longer pending, the requesting party seeking to inspect the juvenile court records shall provide actual notice to the minor or the minor's  parent or legal guardian, and the matter shall be referred to the chief judge presiding over matters pursuant to this Act.
(0.3) In determining whether juvenile court records should be made available for inspection and whether inspection should be limited to certain parts of the file, the court shall consider the minor's interest in confidentiality and rehabilitation over the requesting party's interest in obtaining the information.  The State's Attorney, the minor, and the minor's parents, guardian, and counsel shall at all times have the right to examine court files and records.
(0.4) Any records obtained in violation of this Section shall not be admissible in any criminal or civil proceeding, or operate to disqualify a minor from subsequently holding public office, or operate as a forfeiture of any public benefit, right, privilege, or right to receive any license granted by public authority.
(D) Pending or following any adjudication of delinquency for
any offense defined
in Sections 11-1.20 through 11-1.60 or 12-13 through 12-16 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012,
the victim of any such offense shall receive the
rights set out in Sections 4 and 6 of the Bill of
Rights for Victims and Witnesses of Violent Crime Act; and the
juvenile who is the subject of the adjudication, notwithstanding any other
provision of this Act, shall be treated
as an adult for the purpose of affording such rights to the victim.
(E) Nothing in this Section shall affect the right of a Civil Service
Commission or appointing authority of the federal government, or any state, county, or municipality
examining the character and fitness of
an applicant for employment with a law enforcement
agency, correctional institution, or fire department to
ascertain
whether that applicant was ever adjudicated to be a delinquent minor and,
if so, to examine the records of disposition or evidence which were made in
proceedings under this Act.
(F) Following any adjudication of delinquency for a crime which would be
a felony if committed by an adult, or following any adjudication of delinquency
for a violation of Section 24-1, 24-3, 24-3.1, or 24-5
of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, the State's Attorney shall ascertain
whether the minor respondent is enrolled in school and, if so, shall provide
a copy of the dispositional order to the principal or chief administrative
officer of the school.  Access to the dispositional order shall be limited
to the principal or chief administrative officer of the school and any school
counselor designated by him or her.
(G) Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or
disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to juveniles
subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive
Action Program when that information is used to assist in the early
identification and treatment of habitual juvenile offenders.
(H) When a court hearing a proceeding under Article II of this Act becomes
aware that an earlier proceeding under Article II had been heard in a different
county, that court shall request, and the court in which the earlier
proceedings were initiated shall transmit, an authenticated copy of the juvenile court
record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed and the
minute orders, transcript of proceedings, and docket entries of the court.
(I) The Clerk of the Circuit Court shall report to the Illinois
State
Police, in the form and manner required by the Illinois State Police, the
final disposition of each minor who has been arrested or taken into custody
before his or her 18th birthday for those offenses required to be reported
under Section 5 of the Criminal Identification Act.  Information reported to
the Department under this Section may be maintained with records that the
Department files under Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act.
(J) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 98-61 apply to juvenile law enforcement records of  a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after January 1, 2014 (the effective date of Public Act 98-61).
(K) Willful violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor and each violation is subject to a fine of $1,000.  This subsection (K) shall not apply to the person who is the subject of the record.
(L) A person convicted of violating this Section is liable for damages in the amount of $1,000 or actual damages, whichever is greater.
(Source: P.A. 102-197, eff. 7-30-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-379, eff. 7-28-23.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-8.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-8.1)
Sec. 1-8.1. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 87-928.  Repealed by P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-8.2) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-8.2)
Sec. 1-8.2. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 89-656, eff. 1-1-97. Repealed by P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-9) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-9)
Sec. 1-9. Expungement of law enforcement and juvenile court records.
(1) Expungement of law enforcement and juvenile court delinquency records
shall be governed by Part 9 of Article V of this Act.
(2) This subsection (2) applies to expungement of law enforcement and
juvenile court records other than delinquency proceedings. Whenever any
person has attained the age of 18 or whenever all juvenile court
proceedings
relating to that person have been terminated, whichever is later, the person
may petition the court to expunge law enforcement records relating to incidents
occurring before the minor's 18th birthday or the minor's juvenile court records, or both, if
the minor was placed under supervision pursuant to Sections
2-20, 3-21, or 4-18, and such order of supervision has since been successfully
terminated.
(3) The chief judge of the circuit in which an arrest was made or a charge
was brought or any judge of that circuit designated by the chief judge may,
upon verified petition of a person who is the subject of an arrest or a
juvenile court proceeding pursuant to subsection (2) of
this Section, order the law enforcement records or juvenile court records,
or both, to be expunged from the official records of the arresting authority
and the clerk of the circuit court. Notice of the petition shall be served
upon the State's Attorney and upon the arresting authority which is the
subject of the petition for expungement.
(4)  The changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the 98th General Assembly apply to law enforcement and juvenile court records of  a minor who has been arrested or taken into custody on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-10) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-10)
Sec. 1-10. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 85-601.  Repealed by P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-11) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-11)
Sec. 1-11. 
		Designation of special courtrooms. 
		Special courtrooms may be
provided in any county for the hearing of all cases under this Act.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-12) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-12)
Sec. 1-12. 
		
		Neither the State, any unit of local government,
probation department, public or community service program or
site, nor any official, volunteer, or employee thereof acting in the course
of their official duties shall be liable for any injury or
loss a person might receive while performing public or community
service as ordered either (1) by the court or (2) by any duly authorized
station or probation adjustment, teen court, community mediation, or other
administrative diversion program authorized by this Act
for a violation of a penal statute of this State or a local government
ordinance
(whether penal, civil, or quasi-criminal) or for a traffic offense, nor shall
they
be liable for
any tortious acts of any person performing public or community
service, except for wilful, wanton misconduct or gross negligence
on the part of such governmental unit, probation department, or public or
community service program or site or on the part of the official,
volunteer, or employee.
(Source: P.A. 91-820, eff. 6-13-00.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-13) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-13)
Sec. 1-13. 
		
		No minor assigned to a public or community service program by
either a court or an authorized diversion program
shall be considered an employee for any purpose, nor shall the county board
be obligated to provide any compensation to such minor.
(Source: P.A. 91-820, eff. 6-13-00.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-14) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-14)
Sec. 1-14. 
		(Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 86-980.  Repealed by P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-15) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-15)
Sec. 1-15. 
		Wrong Venue or Inadequate Service.
(a) All objections of
improper venue are waived by a party respondent unless a motion to transfer
to a proper venue is made by that party respondent before the start of an
adjudicatory hearing conducted under any Article of this Act.  No order or
judgment is void because of a claim that it was rendered in the wrong venue
unless that claim is raised in accordance with this Section.
(b) A party respondent who either has been properly served, or who
appears before the court personally or by counsel at the adjudicatory
hearing or at any earlier proceeding on a petition for wardship under this
Act leading to that adjudicatory hearing, and who wishes to object to the
court's jurisdiction on the ground that some necessary party either has not
been served or has not been properly served must raise that claim before
the start of the adjudicatory hearing conducted under any Article of this
Act.  No order or judgment is void because of a claim of inadequate service
unless that claim is raised in accordance with this Section.
(Source: P.A. 86-1012; 86-1475.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-16) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-16)
Sec. 1-16. 
		Order of protection; status. 
		Whenever relief is sought
regarding any type of custody matter under this Act, the court, before
granting relief, shall determine whether any order of protection has
previously been entered in the instant proceeding or any other proceeding
in which any party, or a child of any party, or both, if relevant, has been
designated as either a respondent or a protected person.
(Source: P.A. 87-743.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-17) (from Ch. 37, par. 801-17)
Sec. 1-17. 
		
		With respect to any minor for whom the Department of
Children and Family Services Guardianship Administrator is appointed the
temporary custodian or guardian, the Guardianship Administrator may
designate in writing a private agency or an employee of a private agency to
appear at court proceedings and testify as to the factual matters contained in
the casework files and recommendations involving the minor. The private agency
or the employee of a private agency must have personal and thorough knowledge
of the facts of the case in which the appointment is made. The designated
private agency or employee shall appear at the proceedings. If the Court finds
that it is in the best interests of the minor that an employee or employees of
the Department appear in addition to the private agency or employee of a
private agency, the Court shall set forth the reasons in writing for their
required appearance.
(Source: P.A. 87-1147.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-18)
Sec. 1-18. 
		Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts; report. 
		The
Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts shall study the fiscal impact
of the implementation of Public Act 90-590 (the Juvenile Justice Reform
Provisions of 1998) which is under its authority and submit a report of that
study to the General Assembly within 12 months after the enactment of that
Act.  The Administrative Office may, in addition to other requests, make a
request for funding of the implementation of that Act.
(Source: Incorporates P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
(705 ILCS 405/1-19)
Sec. 1-19. Fines, assessments, civil judgments, and outstanding balances owed by minors or their parents, guardians, or legal custodians; report.
(a) Except for restitution and assessments issued for adjudications under Section 5-125 of this Act, fines and assessments, such as fees or administrative costs, shall not be ordered or imposed on the following individuals as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly:
(1) a minor subject to Article III, IV, or V of this     Act, or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian; or
(2) a minor under the age of 18 transferred to adult     court or excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction under Article V of this Act, or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian.
(b) Except for restitution and assessments issued for adjudications under Section 5-125 of this Act, all unsatisfied civil judgments, outstanding balances for fines, and outstanding balances for assessments, such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees entered prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly in cases pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section, are null, void, satisfied, and not collectible.
(c) Except for restitution and assessments issued for adjudications under Section 5-125 of this Act, within one year of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the circuit court clerk of each county shall discharge and waive 100% of all outstanding balances for unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, and unpaid assessments such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees, entered against a minor or the minor's parent, guardian, or legal custodian in the following:
(1) cases involving a minor subject to Article III,     IV, or V of this Act; and
(2) cases involving a minor under the age of 18     transferred to adult court or excluded from juvenile court jurisdiction under Article V of this Act.
(d) Within 30 calendar days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the State's Attorney or circuit court clerk in each county shall provide written notice to collection agencies contracted or assigned to collect outstanding balances in cases pursuant to this Section that outstanding balances for unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, and unpaid assessments such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees, are null, void, satisfied, and not collectible as of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
(e) If a payment is made by a minor or his or her parent, guardian, or legal custodian on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the circuit court clerk shall reimburse payments made towards unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, or unpaid assessments such as fees or administrative costs, including interest, penalties, or collection fees, made null, void, satisfied, and uncollectible by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
(f) Within one year of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly, the circuit court clerk of each county shall report to the Illinois Juvenile Justice Commission the following data, in a form and manner to be determined by the Commission, specific to all outstanding balances for unsatisfied civil judgments, unpaid fines, and unpaid assessments, such as fees or administrative costs, made null, void, satisfied, and not collectible by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly:
(1) As of the effective date of this amendatory Act     of the 103rd General Assembly, the total number of cases or individuals pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly which:
(A) have outstanding balances; and
(B) have outstanding balances converted into         civil judgments;
(2) The number of cases or individuals with     outstanding balances discharged and waived pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly; and
(3) The total amount of outstanding balances     discharged and waived pursuant to this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for the following:
(A) unsatisfied civil judgments;
(B) unpaid fines; and
(C) unpaid assessments, such as fees or         administrative costs.
(Source: P.A. 103-379, eff. 7-28-23.)