Sen. Julie A. Morrison
Filed: 4/16/2018
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1997




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1997 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended  by 
5changing Section 2-5 as follows:
 



6    (705 ILCS 405/2-5)  (from Ch. 37, par. 802-5)



7    Sec. 2-5. Taking into custody. (1) A law enforcement 
8officer may, without a warrant, take into
temporary custody a 
9minor (a) whom the officer with reasonable cause
believes to be 
10a person described in Section 2-3 or 2-4; (b) who has been

11adjudged a ward of the court and has escaped from any 
12commitment ordered by
the court under this Act; or (c) who is 
13found in any street or public place
suffering from any sickness 
14or injury which requires care, medical
treatment or 
15hospitalization.

16    (2) Whenever a petition has been filed under Section 2-13 
 
 
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1and the
court finds that the conduct and behavior of the minor 
2may endanger the
health, person, welfare, or property of 
3himself or others or that the
circumstances of his home 
4environment may endanger his health, person,
welfare or 
5property, a warrant may be issued immediately to take the minor

6into custody.

7    (3) The taking of a minor into temporary custody under this 
8Section is
not an arrest nor does it constitute a police 
9record.

10    (4)          After taking temporary custody of a minor under this 
11Section, the law enforcement officer   or the Department of 
12Children and Family Services, in consultation with the State's 
13Attorney's Office, may transport the minor to a child advocacy 
14center or other age-appropriate facility to conduct and 
15electronically record a forensic interview with the minor.  For 
16purposes of this Section, the law enforcement officer  may 
17consent to the recording of the interview of the minor. 
18(Source: P.A. 85-601.)".