Chapter 705 — COURTS

(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 min…

(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 …

(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 …

(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 ava…

(705 ILCS 405/1-8) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-459) 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 exp…

(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 (Repealed).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 Repealed by P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)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 (Repealed).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 Repealed by P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)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 exp…

(705 ILCS 405/2-1) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-1) Sec. 2-1. Jurisdictional facts. Proceedings may be instituted under the provisions of this Article concerning minors who are abused, neglected or dependent, as defined in Sections 2-3 or 2-4. (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)

(705 ILCS 405/2-10) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-10) Sec. 2-10. Temporary custody hearing. At the appearance of the minor before the court at the temporary custody hearing, all witnesses present shall be examined before the court in relation to any matter connected with the allegations…

(705 ILCS 405/2-10.1) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-10.1) Sec. 2-10.1. Whenever a minor is placed in shelter care with the Department or a licensed child welfare agency in accordance with Section 2-10, the Department or agency, as appropriate, shall prepare and file with the court withi…

(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 405/2-21.1) Sec. 2-21.1. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 89-17, eff. 5-31-95.)

(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 405/2-27.5) Sec. 2-27.5. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-28, eff. 1-1-98. Repealed by P.A. 90-27, eff. 1-1-98.)

(705 ILCS 405/2-28) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-2) 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 t…

(705 ILCS 405/2-28.01) Sec. 2-28.01. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 90-655, eff. 7-30-98. Repealed by P.A. 90-608, eff. 6-30-98.)

(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) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) 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 …

(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) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-107) Sec. 2-33. Supplemental petition to reinstate wardship. (1) Any time prior to a minor's 18th birthday, pursuant to a supplemental petition filed under this Section, the court may reinstate wardship and open a …

(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 …