Chapter 325, CHILDREN

(325 ILCS 2/15) Sec. 15. Presumptions. (a) There is a presumption that by relinquishing a newborn infant in accordance with this Act, the infant's parent consents to the termination of the parent's parental rights with respect to the infant. (b) There is a presumption that a pers…

(325 ILCS 65/15) Sec. 15. Definitions. In this Act: "Child" means an individual under the age of 18 years. "Computer network" means the computer network commonly known as the Internet and any other local, regional, or global computer network that is similar to or is a predecessor…

(325 ILCS 6/15) Sec. 15. Penalties. (a) A business or establishment identified in Section 5 that fails to comply with the requirements of this Act within 30 days of receipt of a notice described in subsection (b) is guilty of a petty offense, and subject to a fine of up to $500 f…

(325 ILCS 20/15) (from Ch. 23, par. 4165) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 15. The Auditor General of the State shall conduct a follow-up evaluation of the system established under this Act, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the system in providing …

(325 ILCS 7/15) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 15. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Bias-free" means to review a case file without the following identifying demographic information on the parent and child: gender, race, ethnicity, geographic location…

(325 ILCS 66/15) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 15. Protections for covered minors. (a) For all users that the covered operator has determined to be a covered minor, the covered operator shall use the following settings by def…

(325 ILCS 58/15) Sec. 15. Plan of Care. The operator of a residential facility under contract with the Department shall record a Plan of Care for any child or person who resides at the facility and who plans to leave the facility temporarily for more than 24 hours. A child's or p…

(325 ILCS 43/15) Sec. 15. Applicability. (a) This Act applies to children from birth to 5 years of age. (b) This Act is subject to appropriation. (Source: P.A. 104-658, eff. 7-30-26.)

(325 ILCS 20/16) (from Ch. 23, par. 4166) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 16. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-680.)

(325 ILCS 15/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2082) Sec. 2. The Department of Children and Family Services shall develop programs and services for the prevention of child sexual abuse and exploitation and shall provide for the treatment and counseling of sexually abused children and their f…

(325 ILCS 20/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4152) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 2. Legislative findings and policy. (a) The General Assembly finds that there is an urgent and substantial need to: (1) enhance the development of all eligible infants and toddlers in…

(325 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2452) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (a) "Fingerprints" mean the impressions of the lines upon the fingertips taken with ink …

(325 ILCS 40/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2252) Sec. 2. As used in this Act: (a) (Blank). (b) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois State Police. (c) "Unit of local government" is defined as in Article VII, Section 1 of the Illinois Constitution and includes both home rule units…

(325 ILCS 55/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2272) Sec. 2. Illinois State Police duties. Upon entry of a report of a missing child born in Illinois into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System, the Illinois State Police shall notify the Registrar of the disappearance and shall provide the…

(325 ILCS 60/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2202) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 2. Said institute shall be known as the Illinois Surgical Institute for Children; and by such name shall be and constitute a corporation, under the laws of the State of Illinois. (…

(325 ILCS 50/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2282) Sec. 2. Illinois State Police duties. Upon entry of a report of a missing person born in Illinois into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) established pursuant to the Intergovernmental Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984, the I…

(325 ILCS 30/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 4102) Sec. 2. Purpose. The legislature finds that families and family structures have changed dramatically, and many families are suffering because of the stresses and strains of economic demands. Many families are at high risk of becoming fragm…

(325 ILCS 5/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2052) Sec. 2. (a) The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shall, upon receiving reports made under this Act, protect the health, safety, and best interests of the child in all situations in which the child is vulnerable to child a…

(325 ILCS 5/2.1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2052.1) Sec. 2.1. Any person or family seeking assistance in meeting child care responsibilities may use the services and facilities established by this Act which may assist in meeting such responsibilities. Whether or not the problem presented…

(325 ILCS 43/20) Sec. 20. Language needs and monitoring program for deaf, hard of hearing, or DeafBlind children. (a) The Department of Human Services, in consultation with the Illinois School for the Deaf, the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission, the Department of Early Childhoo…

(325 ILCS 20/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 20. Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund. There is created a revolving fund to be known as the Early Intervention Services Revolving Fund, to be held by the lead agency. The Early Intervention Services…

(325 ILCS 27/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 20. Afterschool Demonstration Program. (a) Program. The Department of Human Services, in coordination with the Council, shall establish and administer a 3-year statewide, quality Afterschool Demonstration…

(325 ILCS 42/20) Sec. 20. Kinship Navigator administration. The Department, subject to appropriation, shall administer the Kinship Navigator through a contract with an NPO that has worked statewide with kinship families. The contract shall require that the program created by this…

(325 ILCS 66/20) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 20. Application. (a) A covered operator that complies with the provisions of this Act shall not be held liable for any inaccuracies in the covered user's age bracket data. (b) A …

(325 ILCS 65/20) Sec. 20. Parental controls required. (a) An Internet access provider must make a parental control that satisfies the requirements of this Section available to each subscriber in this State. An Internet access provider is not, however, required to provide a parent…

(325 ILCS 47/20) Sec. 20. Penalties. A provider of electronic communications services or remote computing services who violates this Act by failing to register under Section 10 is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each day that the violation continues…

(325 ILCS 58/20) Sec. 20. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 99-351, eff. 1-1-16; text omitted.)

(325 ILCS 17/20) Sec. 20. Application of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. A violation of any provision of this Act is a violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. This Act, however, shall not be considered or construed to provide…

(325 ILCS 7/20) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 20. Program. The Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a 3-year Bias-Free Child Removal Pilot Program no later than January 1, 2024, for the purpose of promoting unbiased decision maki…

(325 ILCS 2/20) Sec. 20. Procedures with respect to relinquished newborn infants. (a) Hospitals. Every hospital must accept and provide all necessary emergency services and care to a relinquished newborn infant, in accordance with this Act. The hospital shall examine a relinquish…

(325 ILCS 20/20.1) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 20.1. Repeal. This Act is repealed on July 1, 2027. (Source: P.A. 103-594, eff. 6-25-24; 104-532, eff. 6-26-26.)

(325 ILCS 2/22) Sec. 22. Signage. Every hospital, fire station, emergency medical facility, and police station that is required to accept a relinquished newborn infant in accordance with this Act must post, either by physical or electronic means, a sign in a conspicuous place on …

(325 ILCS 2/25) Sec. 25. Immunity for relinquishing person. (a) The act of relinquishing a newborn infant to a hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency medical facility in accordance with this Act does not, by itself, constitute a basis for a finding of abuse, neglect…

(325 ILCS 66/25) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 25. Enforcement by the Attorney General. (a) When it appears to the Attorney General that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any act declared to be…

(325 ILCS 7/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 25. Implementation. (a) By January 1, 2023, the Department shall establish a steering committee consisting of an interdisciplinary, diverse group of child welfare professionals and advocates for the purpos…

(325 ILCS 42/25) Sec. 25. Rules. The Department shall adopt the rules necessary for the implementation and administration of this Act. (Source: P.A. 96-276, eff. 8-11-09.)

(325 ILCS 43/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028) Sec. 25. Advisory committee. (a) An advisory committee on language needs and monitoring shall be established. The advisory committee shall be composed of subject matter experts, consumers, and parents or guard…

(325 ILCS 65/25) Sec. 25. Parental controls; availability; charge. (a) An Internet access provider must make the parental control required under Section 20 available to a subscriber at or near the time of subscription. (b) An Internet access provider may make the parental control…

(325 ILCS 27/25) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 25. Effectiveness of afterschool programs. (a) Program standards. Research has shown that high-performing youth programs demonstrate shared features of program quality. The Council shall establish a unive…

(325 ILCS 2/27) Sec. 27. Immunity of facility and personnel. A hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency medical facility, and any personnel of a hospital, police station, fire station, or emergency medical facility, are immune from criminal or civil liability for acti…

(325 ILCS 60/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2203) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 3. The purpose and object of said institute shall be to receive, treat and nurse such children whose parents or guardians may be financially unable to provide surgical treatment, a…

(325 ILCS 15/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2083) Sec. 3. The functions and goals of the programs to be developed and provided by the Department of Children and Family Services shall include: (a) Provision of counseling, treatment, rehabilitation and assistance to sexually abused and expl…

(325 ILCS 50/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2283) Sec. 3. Registrar duties. Upon notification by the Illinois State Police that a person born in this State is missing, the Registrar shall flag the birth certificate record of that person in such a manner that whenever a copy of the birth c…

(325 ILCS 55/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2273) Sec. 3. Registrar duties. Upon notification by the Illinois State Police that a person under the age of 18 years who was born in this State is missing, the Registrar shall flag the birth certificate record of that person in such a manner t…

(325 ILCS 20/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 4153) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act: (a) "Eligible infants and toddlers" means infants and toddlers under 36 months of age with any of the following conditions: (1) Developmental dela…

(325 ILCS 45/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2453) Sec. 3. (a) Upon request of a parent or legal guardian of a minor and the presentation of the minor at a local law enforcement agency, the local law enforcement agency shall take a complete set of fingerprints of the minor and issue a fing…

(325 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2053) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-831) Sec. 3. As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires: "Adult resident" means any person between 18 and 22 years of age who resides in any facility licensed by the Department un…

(325 ILCS 40/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2253) Sec. 3. The Illinois State Police shall establish a State Missing Persons Clearinghouse as a resource to promote an immediate and effective community response to missing children and may engage in, but shall not be limited to, the followin…

(325 ILCS 30/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 4103) Sec. 3. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services. "Director" means director of the Department of Children and Family Services. "Family" means the family as an enduring personal support sys…

(325 ILCS 40/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Contact with Department of Children and Family Services. For each child reported missing and entered into the LEADS network, the Illinois State Police shall, in the form and manner it determines, contact the Department of Children and Family Services t…