(325 ILCS 15/5) (from Ch. 23, par. 2085)

Sec. 5. All records concerning reports of child sexual abuse or exploitation made to child sexual abuse and exploitation treatment center or to child sexual abuse crisis intervention demonstration centers and all records generated as a result of such reports, shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except as specifically authorized by this Act or other applicable law. It is a Class A misdemeanor to permit, assist, or encourage the unauthorized release of any information contained in such reports or records.

Nothing contained in this Act prevents the sharing or disclosure of information or records relating or pertaining to juveniles subject to the provisions of the Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program when that information is used to assist in the early identification and treatment of habitual juvenile offenders.

(Source: P.A. 87-928.)