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720 ILCS 5/12C-15

    (720 ILCS 5/12C-15) (was 720 ILCS 5/12-22)
    Sec. 12C-15. Child abandonment or endangerment; probation.
    (a) Whenever a parent of a child as determined by the court on the facts before it, pleads guilty to or is found guilty of, with respect to his or her child, child abandonment under Section 12C-10 of this Article or endangering the life or health of a child under Section 12C-5 of this Article, the court may, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the person, defer further proceedings and place the person upon probation upon the reasonable terms and conditions as the court may require. At least one term of the probation shall require the person to cooperate with the Department of Children and Family Services at the times and in the programs that the Department of Children and Family Services may require.
    (b) Upon fulfillment of the terms and conditions imposed under subsection (a), the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings. Discharge and dismissal under this Section shall be without court adjudication of guilt and shall not be considered a conviction for purposes of disqualification or disabilities imposed by law upon conviction of a crime. However, a record of the disposition shall be reported by the clerk of the circuit court to the Illinois State Police under Section 2.1 of the Criminal Identification Act, and the record shall be maintained and provided to any civil authority in connection with a determination of whether the person is an acceptable candidate for the care, custody and supervision of children.
    (c) Discharge and dismissal under this Section may occur only once.
    (d) Probation under this Section may not be for a period of less than 2 years.
    (e) If the child dies of the injuries alleged, this Section shall be inapplicable.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)