Chapter 705, COURTS

(705 ILCS 405/2-10.2) Sec. 2-10.2. Educational surrogate parent. (a) Upon issuing an order under Section 2-10 of this Act, whenever a special education services or early intervention services surrogate parent is appointed for a minor under the federal Individuals with Disabilitie…

(705 ILCS 405/2-10.3) Sec. 2-10.3. Access to news media. (a) All youth in the custody or guardianship of the Department of Children and Family Services are entitled to the freedom of speech guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Section 4 o…

(705 ILCS 405/2-11) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-11) Sec. 2-11. Medical and dental treatment and care. At all times during temporary custody or shelter care, the court may authorize a physician, a hospital or any other appropriate health care provider to provide medical, dental or surg…

(705 ILCS 405/2-12) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-12) Sec. 2-12. Preliminary conferences. (1) The court may authorize the probation officer to confer in a preliminary conference with any person seeking to file a petition under Section 2-13, the prospective respondents and other interest…

(705 ILCS 405/2-13) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-13) Sec. 2-13. Petition. (1) Any adult person, any agency or association by its representative may file, or the court on its own motion, consistent with the health, safety and best interests of the minor may direct the filing through the…

(705 ILCS 405/2-13.1) Sec. 2-13.1. Early termination of reasonable efforts. (1) (a) In conjunction with, or at any time subsequent to, the filing of a petition on behalf of a minor in accordance with Section 2-13 of this Act, the State's Attorney, the guardian ad litem, or the De…

(705 ILCS 405/2-14) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-14) Sec. 2-14. Date for Adjudicatory Hearing. (a) Purpose and policy. The legislature recognizes that serious delay in the adjudication of abuse, neglect, or dependency cases can cause grave harm to the minor and the family and that it f…

(705 ILCS 405/2-15) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-15) Sec. 2-15. Summons. (1) When a petition is filed, the clerk of the court shall issue a summons with a copy of the petition attached. The summons shall be directed to the minor's legal guardian or custodian and to each person named as…

(705 ILCS 405/2-16) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-16) Sec. 2-16. Notice by certified mail or publication. (1) If service on individuals as provided in Section 2-15 is not made on any respondent within a reasonable time or if it appears that any respondent resides outside the State, serv…

(705 ILCS 405/2-17) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-17) Sec. 2-17. Guardian ad litem. (1) Immediately upon the filing of a petition alleging that the minor is a person described in Sections 2-3 or 2-4 of this Article, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the minor if: (a) such …

(705 ILCS 405/2-17.1) Sec. 2-17.1. Court appointed special advocate. (1) The court shall appoint a special advocate upon the filing of a petition under this Article or at any time during the pendency of a proceeding under this Article if special advocates are available. The court…

(705 ILCS 405/2-18) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-18) Sec. 2-18. Evidence. (1) At the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall first consider only the question whether the minor is abused, neglected or dependent. The standard of proof and the rules of evidence in the nature of civil procee…

(705 ILCS 405/2-19) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-19) Sec. 2-19. Preliminary orders after filing a petition. In all cases involving physical abuse the court shall order, and in all cases involving neglect or sexual abuse the court may order, an examination of the child under Section 2-1…

(705 ILCS 405/2-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-2) Sec. 2-2. Venue. (1) Venue under this Article lies in the county where the minor resides or is found. (2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than that of the minor's residence, the court in which the proceedings were init…

(705 ILCS 405/2-20) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-20) Sec. 2-20. Continuance under supervision. (1) The court may enter an order of continuance under supervision: (a) upon an admission or stipulation by the appropriate respondent or minor respondent of the facts supporting the petition …

(705 ILCS 405/2-21) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-21) Sec. 2-21. Findings and adjudication. (1) The court shall state for the record the manner in which the parties received service of process and shall note whether the return or returns of service, postal return receipt or receipts for…

(705 ILCS 405/2-22) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-22) Sec. 2-22. Dispositional hearing; evidence; continuance. (1) At the dispositional hearing, the court shall determine whether it is in the best interests of the minor and the public that the minor be made a ward of the court, and, if …

(705 ILCS 405/2-23) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-23) Sec. 2-23. Kinds of dispositional orders. (1) The following kinds of orders of disposition may be made in respect of wards of the court: (a) A minor found to be neglected or abused under Section 2-3 or dependent under Section 2-4 may…

(705 ILCS 405/2-24) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-24) Sec. 2-24. Protective supervision. (1) If the order of disposition, following a determination of the best interests of the minor, releases the minor to the custody of the minor's parents, guardian or legal custodian, or continues the…

(705 ILCS 405/2-25) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-25) Sec. 2-25. Order of protection. (1) The court may make an order of protection in assistance of or as a condition of any other order authorized by this Act. The order of protection shall be based on the health, safety and best interes…

(705 ILCS 405/2-26) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-26) Sec. 2-26. Enforcement of orders of protective supervision or of protection. (1) Orders of protective supervision and orders of protection may be enforced by citation to show cause for contempt of court by reason of any violation the…

(705 ILCS 405/2-27) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-27) Sec. 2-27. Placement; legal custody or guardianship. (1) If the court determines and puts in writing the factual basis supporting the determination of whether the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of th…

(705 ILCS 405/2-27.1) Sec. 2-27.1. Placement; secure child care facility. (1) A minor under 18 years of age and who is subject under Article II of this Act to a secure child care facility may be admitted to a secure child care facility for inpatient treatment upon application to …

(705 ILCS 405/2-27.2) Sec. 2-27.2. Placement; out-of-state residential treatment center. (a) In addition to the provisions of subsection (3) of Section 2-27 of this Act, no placement by any probation officer or agency whose representative is an appointed guardian of the person or…

(705 ILCS 405/2-27.3) Sec. 2-27.3. Ongoing family finding and relative engagement. (a)(1) The Department shall make ongoing diligent efforts, to the fullest extent consistent with the minor's best interest, to engage in ongoing family finding and relative engagement for the purpo…

(705 ILCS 405/2-27.4) Sec. 2-27.4. Risk of adverse action assessment and monitoring for minors 8 or older in out-of-state placements. (a) Applicability. This Section applies to minors age 8 or older who are placed in out-of-state placements other than residential treatment center…

(705 ILCS 405/2-28) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-559) Sec. 2-28. Court review. (1) The court may require any legal custodian or guardian of the person appointed under this Act to report periodically to the court or may cite the legal custodian or guardian into court and require…

(705 ILCS 405/2-28.1) Sec. 2-28.1. Permanency hearings; before hearing officers. (a) The chief judge of the circuit court may appoint hearing officers to conduct the permanency hearings set forth in subsections (2), (2.3), and (2.4) of Section 2-28, in accordance with the provisi…

(705 ILCS 405/2-28.2) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-833) Sec. 2-28.2. Successful Transition to Adulthood Review hearings. (a) The court shall conduct Successful Transition to Adulthood Review (STAR) hearings to review the Department's efforts to ensure the minor i…

(705 ILCS 405/2-29) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-29) Sec. 2-29. Adoption; appointment of guardian with power to consent. (1) With leave of the court, a minor who is the subject of an abuse, neglect, or dependency petition under this Act may be the subject of a petition for adoption und…

(705 ILCS 405/2-3) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-3) Sec. 2-3. Neglected or abused minor. (1) Those who are neglected include any minor under 18 years of age or a minor 18 years of age or older for whom the court has made a finding of probable cause to believe that the minor is abused, n…

(705 ILCS 405/2-30) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-30) Sec. 2-30. Notice to putative father; service. 1. Upon the written request to any clerk of any circuit court by any interested party, including persons intending to adopt a child, a child welfare agency with whom the mother has place…

(705 ILCS 405/2-31) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-31) Sec. 2-31. Duration of wardship and discharge of proceedings. (1) All proceedings under Article II of this Act in respect of any minor automatically terminate upon the minor attaining the age of 21 years. (2) Whenever the court deter…

(705 ILCS 405/2-32) Sec. 2-32. Time limit for relief from final order pursuant to a petition under Section 2-1401 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A petition for relief from a final order entered in a proceeding under this Act, after 30 days from the entry thereof under the provis…

(705 ILCS 405/2-33) Sec. 2-33. Supplemental petition to reinstate wardship. (1) Any time prior to a minor's 18th birthday, a supplemental petition may be filed to address issues related to the guardianship, including to seek enforcement of visitation or to terminate the guardians…

(705 ILCS 405/2-34) Sec. 2-34. Motion to reinstate parental rights. (1) For purposes of this subsection (1), the term "parent" refers to the person or persons whose rights were terminated as described in paragraph (a) of this subsection; and the term "minor" means a person under …

(705 ILCS 405/2-4) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-4) Sec. 2-4. Dependent minor. (1) Those who are dependent include any minor under 18 years of age or a minor 18 years of age or older for whom the court has made a finding of probable cause to believe that the minor is abused, neglected, …

(705 ILCS 405/2-4b) Sec. 2-4b. Publicly funded community and residential services; hearing. (a) The purpose of this Section is to ensure that minors who come to the attention of the court because they need treatment for complex behavioral and mental health needs are removed from …

(705 ILCS 90/2-5) Sec. 2-5. Publicly posting a judicial officer's personal information on the Internet by persons, businesses, and associations. (a) Prohibited Conduct. (1) All persons, businesses, and associations shall refrain from publicly posting or displaying on the Internet…

(705 ILCS 405/2-5) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-5) Sec. 2-5. Taking into custody. (1) A law enforcement officer may, without a warrant, take into temporary custody a minor (a) whom the officer with reasonable cause believes to be a person described in Section 2-3 or 2-4; (b) who has be…

(705 ILCS 405/2-6) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-6) Sec. 2-6. Duty of officer. A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into custody under Section 2-5 shall immediately make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the minor's care or the pers…

(705 ILCS 405/2-7) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-7) Sec. 2-7. Temporary custody. "Temporary custody" means the temporary placement of the minor out of the custody of the minor's guardian or parent, and includes the following: (1) "Temporary protective custody" means custody within a hos…

(705 ILCS 405/2-8) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-8) Sec. 2-8. Investigation; release. When a minor is delivered to the court, or to the place designated by the court under Section 2-7 of this Act, a probation officer or such other public officer designated by the court shall immediately…

(705 ILCS 405/2-9) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-9) Sec. 2-9. Setting of temporary custody hearing; notice; release. (1) Unless sooner released, a minor, as defined in Section 2-3 or 2-4 of this Act, taken into temporary protective custody must be brought before a judicial officer withi…

(705 ILCS 45/2.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 160.2-1) Sec. 2.1. If the maximum number of associate judges authorized under Section 2 of this Act is appointed, and the chief judge of the circuit considers the number of associate judges inadequate, additional associate judges may be appoin…

(705 ILCS 40/2.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 72.42-1) Sec. 2.1. When a vacancy in the office of a resident circuit judge is filled by election, the election shall be for the appropriate county or unit, and not for the entire circuit. (Source: P.A. 77-1814.)

(705 ILCS 45/2.2) Sec. 2.2. Additional associate judge; 16th circuit. In addition to the number of associate judges authorized under Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be one additional associate judge appointed in the 16th circuit. (Source: P.A. 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)…

(705 ILCS 45/2.3) Sec. 2.3. Additional associate judge; 17th circuit. In addition to the number of associate judges authorized under Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be one additional associate judge appointed in the 17th circuit. (Source: P.A. 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)…

(705 ILCS 45/2.4) Sec. 2.4. Additional associate judges; 18th circuit. In addition to the number of associate judges authorized under Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be 2 additional associate judges appointed in the 18th circuit. (Source: P.A. 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)…

(705 ILCS 45/2.5) Sec. 2.5. Additional associate judge; 13th circuit. In addition to the number of associate judges authorized under Sections 2 and 2.1 of this Act, there shall be one additional associate judge appointed in the 13th circuit. (Source: P.A. 96-108, eff. 7-30-09.)…