Chapter 730, CORRECTIONS

(730 ILCS 210/25-50) Sec. 25-50. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22; text omitted.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-1) Sec. 3-2.5-1. Short title. This Article 2.5 may be cited as the Department of Juvenile Justice Law. (Source: P.A. 94-696, eff. 6-1-06.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-10) Sec. 3-2.5-10. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless the context otherwise requires: "Department" means the Department of Juvenile Justice. "Director" means the Director of Juvenile Justice. Any reference to the "Assistant Director of the Juvenile Div…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-100) Sec. 3-2.5-100. Length of aftercare release; discharge. (a) The aftercare release term of a youth committed to the Department under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be as set out in Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, unless sooner terminat…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-105) (This Section is scheduled to be repealed on June 1, 2029) Sec. 3-2.5-105. Child First Reform Task Force. (a) The Child First Reform Task Force is created. The purpose of the Task Force is to review and study the current state of juvenile detention centers …

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-110) Sec. 3-2.5-110. State Compact Administrator. A State Compact Administrator for the Interstate Compact for Juveniles shall be appointed by the Governor. The Juvenile State Compact Administrator shall be a representative of the Illinois Department of Juvenile…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-15) Sec. 3-2.5-15. Department of Juvenile Justice; assumption of duties of the Juvenile Division. (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall assume the rights, powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections. Pers…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-20) Sec. 3-2.5-20. General powers and duties. (a) In addition to the powers, duties, and responsibilities which are otherwise provided by law or transferred to the Department as a result of this Article, the Department, as determined by the Director, shall have,…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-25) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 3-2.5-25. Youth nonviolent crime resource program. (a) The Department shall provide resources to persons under 18 years of age who have been adjudicated delinquent for a non…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-30) Sec. 3-2.5-30. Discontinued Department and office; successor agency. (a) The Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections is abolished on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly. (b) The term of the person then serving as…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-35) Sec. 3-2.5-35. Transfer of powers. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, all of the rights, powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections are transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice on…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-40) Sec. 3-2.5-40. Transfer of personnel. (a) Personnel employed by the school district of the Department of Corrections who work with youth under the age of 21 and personnel employed by the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections immediately precedin…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-40.1) Sec. 3-2.5-40.1. Training. The Department shall design training for its personnel and shall enter into agreements with the Department of Corrections or other State agencies and through them, if necessary, public and private colleges and universities, or pr…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-45) Sec. 3-2.5-45. Transfer of property. All books, records, documents, property (real and personal), unexpended appropriations, and pending business pertaining to the rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice under …

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-5) Sec. 3-2.5-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to create the Department of Juvenile Justice to provide treatment and services through a comprehensive continuum of individualized educational, vocational, social, emotional, and basic life skills to enabl…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-50) Sec. 3-2.5-50. Rules and standards. (a) The rules and standards of the Juvenile Division of the Department of Corrections that are in effect immediately prior to the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 94th General Assembly and pertain to the rights…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-60) Sec. 3-2.5-60. Savings provisions. (a) The rights, powers, duties, and functions transferred to the Department of Juvenile Justice by this Article shall be vested in and exercised by the Department subject to the provisions of this Article. An act done by th…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-61) Sec. 3-2.5-61. Annual and other reports. (a) The Director shall make an annual electronic report to the Governor and General Assembly concerning persons committed to the Department, its institutions, facilities, and programs, of all moneys expended and recei…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-65) Sec. 3-2.5-65. Juvenile Advisory Board. (a) There is created a Juvenile Advisory Board composed of 11 persons, appointed by the Governor to advise the Director on matters pertaining to juvenile offenders. The members of the Board shall be qualified for their…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-70) Sec. 3-2.5-70. Aftercare. (a) The Department shall implement an aftercare program that includes, at a minimum, the following program elements: (1) A process for developing and implementing a case management plan for timely and successful reentry into the com…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-75) Sec. 3-2.5-75. Release from Department of Juvenile Justice. (a) Upon release of a youth on aftercare, the Department shall return all property held for the youth, provide the youth with suitable clothing, and procure necessary transportation for the youth to…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-80) Sec. 3-2.5-80. Supervision on aftercare release. (a) The Department shall retain custody of all youth placed on aftercare release or released under Section 3-2.5-85 or 3-3-10 of this Code. The Department shall supervise those youth during their aftercare rel…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-85) Sec. 3-2.5-85. Eligibility for release; determination. (a) Every youth committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under Section 5-750 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, except those committed for first degree murder, shall be: (1) Eligible for aftercare…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-90) Sec. 3-2.5-90. Release to warrant or detainer. (a) If a warrant or detainer is placed against a youth by the court or other authority of this or any other jurisdiction, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall inquire before the youth is considered for after…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-95) Sec. 3-2.5-95. Conditions of aftercare release. (a) The conditions of aftercare release for all youth committed to the Department under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 shall be such as the Department of Juvenile Justice deems necessary to assist the youth in …

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-1) Sec. 3-2.7-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Department of Juvenile Justice Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson Law. (Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-10) Sec. 3-2.7-10. Definitions. In this Article, unless the context requires otherwise: "County-operated juvenile detention center" means any shelter care home or detention home as "shelter" and "detention" are defined in Section 1.1 of the County Shelter Care a…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-15) Sec. 3-2.7-15. Appointment of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson. The Governor shall appoint the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson with the advice and consent of the Senate for a term of 4 years, with the first term expiring February 1, 2017. A person appoint…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-20) Sec. 3-2.7-20. Conflicts of interest. A person may not serve as Ombudsperson or as a deputy if the person or the person's immediate family or household member: (1) is or has been employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Corrections, or a…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-25) Sec. 3-2.7-25. Duties and powers. (a) The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall function independently within the Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers with respect to the operations of the Office in performance of t…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-30) Sec. 3-2.7-30. Duties of the Department of Juvenile Justice or county-operated juvenile detention center. (a) The Department of Juvenile Justice and every county-operated juvenile detention center shall allow any youth to communicate with the Ombudsperson or…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-35) Sec. 3-2.7-35. Reports. The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall provide to the General Assembly and the Governor, no later than January 1 of each year, a summary of activities done in furtherance of the purpose of the Office for the prior fiscal year. Th…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-40) Sec. 3-2.7-40. Complaints. The Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall promptly and efficiently act on complaints made by or on behalf of youth filed with the Office that relate to the operations or staff of the Department of Juvenile Justice or a …

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-45) Sec. 3-2.7-45. Confidentiality. The name, address, or other personally identifiable information of a person who files a complaint with the Office, information generated by the Office related to a complaint or other activities of the Office, and confidential …

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-5) Sec. 3-2.7-5. Purpose. The purpose of this Article is to create within the Department of Juvenile Justice the Office of Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson for the purpose of securing the rights of youth committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice and count…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-50) Sec. 3-2.7-50. Promotion and awareness of Office. The Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson shall promote awareness among the public and youth of: (1) the rights of youth committed to the Department and county-operated juvenile detention centers; (2) the purpose…

(730 ILCS 5/3-2.7-55) Sec. 3-2.7-55. Access to information of governmental entities. The Department of Juvenile Justice and county-operated juvenile detention centers shall provide the Independent Juvenile Ombudsperson unrestricted access to all master record files of youth under…

(730 ILCS 175/45-1) Sec. 45-1. Short title. This Article may be cited as the Secure Residential Youth Care Facility Licensing Act, and references in this Article to "this Act" mean this Article. (Source: P.A. 88-680, eff. 1-1-95.)

(730 ILCS 175/45-10) Sec. 45-10. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Department" means the Illinois Department of Corrections. "Director" means the Director of Corrections. "Secure residential youth care facility" means a facility (1) where youth are placed and reside for care, tr…

(730 ILCS 175/45-100) Sec. 45-100. Injunction. Upon request of the Director, the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred shall initiate injunction proceedings whenever it appears that any person, group of persons, corporation, or oth…

(730 ILCS 175/45-105) Sec. 45-105. Closure order. Whenever the Department expressly finds that the continued operation of a secure residential youth care facility jeopardizes the health, safety, or welfare of youth served by the facility, the Department shall issue an order of cl…

(730 ILCS 175/45-110) Sec. 45-110. Advertisement of services by licensed facilities. A secure residential youth care facility licensed or operating under a permit issued by the Department may publish advertisements of the services for which it is specifically licensed or issued a…

(730 ILCS 175/45-115) Sec. 45-115. Recordkeeping; confidentiality. (a) Every secure residential youth care facility must keep and maintain such records as the Department may prescribe pertaining to the admission, progress, health, and discharge of youth under the care of the faci…

(730 ILCS 175/45-120) Sec. 45-120. Administrative Review Law. The Administrative Review Law and the rules adopted under it shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department. The term "administrative decision" is …

(730 ILCS 175/45-125) Sec. 45-125. Violations. (a) Any person, group of persons, association, corporation, or other entity who: (1) Conducts, operates or acts as a secure residential youth care facility without a license or permit to do so in violation of Section 45-15 of this Ac…

(730 ILCS 175/45-15) Sec. 45-15. Necessity of license. (a) No person may establish, operate, maintain, offer, or advertise a secure residential youth care facility within this State unless he or she is licensed by the Department. (b) The Director shall establish policies and coor…

(730 ILCS 175/45-190) Sec. 45-190. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 88-680, eff. 1-1-95.)

(730 ILCS 175/45-20) Sec. 45-20. Application and fee. (a) Any person, group of persons, corporation, or other entity who or which receives youth or arranges for care or placement of one or more youth unrelated to the operator must apply for a license to operate a secure residenti…

(730 ILCS 175/45-25) Sec. 45-25. Criminal background investigations. The Department shall require that each secure residential youth care facility license applicant as part of the application process, and each employee of a facility as a condition of employment, authorize an inve…

(730 ILCS 175/45-30) Sec. 45-30. License or employment eligibility. (a) No applicant may receive a license from the Department and no person may be employed by a licensed facility who refuses to authorize an investigation as required by Section 45-25. (b) No applicant may receive…