093_HB1957

 
                                     LRB093 06027 RLC 06130 b

 1        AN ACT in relation to minors.

 2        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 5-125 as follows:

 6        (705 ILCS 405/5-125)
 7        Sec.  5-125.  Concurrent   jurisdiction.   A   Any  minor
 8    alleged to have violated a traffic, boating, or fish and game
 9    law, or a municipal or county ordinance,  may  be  prosecuted
10    for  the  violation  and  if  found guilty punished under any
11    statute or  ordinance  relating  to  the  violation,  without
12    reference  to  the procedures set out in this Article, except
13    that any detention, must be in compliance with this Article.
14        For the purpose  of  this  Section,  "traffic  violation"
15    shall  include  a  violation  of  Section 9-3 of the Criminal
16    Code of 1961 relating to the offense  of  reckless  homicide,
17    Section  11-501  of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or any similar
18    county or municipal ordinance.
19    (Source: P.A. 90-590, eff. 1-1-99.)