20 ILCS 510/ Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. (Department of Children and Family Services Powers Law)

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20 ILCS 510/Art. 510

(20 ILCS 510/Art. 510 heading) ARTICLE 510.

DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

20 ILCS 510/510-1

(20 ILCS 510/510-1)

Sec. 510-1.

Article short title.

This Article 510 of the Civil
Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Children and
Family Services Powers Law.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-5

(20 ILCS 510/510-5)

Sec. 510-5.

Definition.

As used in this Article 510,
"Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 92-16, eff. 6-28-01.)

20 ILCS 510/510-10

(20 ILCS 510/510-10) (was 20 ILCS 510/65)

Sec. 510-10.

Powers, generally.

The Department has the powers
enumerated in the following Sections.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-15

(20 ILCS 510/510-15) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.1)

Sec. 510-15.

Children and Family Services Act.

The Department has the
power to administer the
Children and
Family Services Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-20

(20 ILCS 510/510-20) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.4)

Sec. 510-20.

Juveniles.

The Department has the power to
exercise the powers and fulfill the duties assigned the
Department by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

(Source: P.A. 90-372, eff. 7-1-98; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-25

(20 ILCS 510/510-25) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.5)

Sec. 510-25. Child Care Act of 1969; injunction.

The Department has the
power  to initiate injunction proceedings whenever
it appears to the
Director of Children and Family Services that any person, group of persons,
or corporation is engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices that
constitute or will constitute a violation of the Child Care Act of
1969 or any rule or regulation prescribed
under the authority of that Act. The Director of Children
and Family Services may,
in the Director's discretion, through the Attorney
General apply for an injunction to enforce the Act, rule, or regulation.  Upon a proper showing, any circuit
court may enter a permanent or preliminary
injunction or a temporary restraining order
without bond to enforce the Act, rule, or regulation in
addition to the penalties and other
remedies provided in the Act, rule, or regulation. Appeals
may be taken as in other civil cases.

(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23.)

20 ILCS 510/510-30

(20 ILCS 510/510-30) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.6)

Sec. 510-30.

Escaped inmates.

The Department has the power to
exercise the powers and fulfill the duties assigned the
Department by the Escaped Inmate Damages Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-35

(20 ILCS 510/510-35) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.7)

Sec. 510-35.

State agency employees child care services.

The Department
has the power to advise the Department of Central Management
Services
concerning the provision of child care services pursuant to the State
Agency Employees Child Care Services Act.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-95

(20 ILCS 510/510-95) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.3)

Sec. 510-95.

Statutory responsibilities pertaining to children.

The
Department has the power
to administer the Child Care Act (repealed) and the
other
responsibilities pertaining to children that are delegated to the
Department
by statute.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

20 ILCS 510/510-100

(20 ILCS 510/510-100) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.8)

Sec. 510-100. Criminal history record information.

Whenever
the Department is
authorized or required by law to consider some aspect of criminal history
record information for the purpose of carrying out its statutory powers and
responsibilities, then, upon request and payment of fees in conformance
with the requirements of Section 2605-400 of the Illinois State Police Law, the Illinois State Police is authorized to
furnish, pursuant to positive identification, the information contained in
State files that is necessary to fulfill the request.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

20 ILCS 510/510-200

(20 ILCS 510/510-200) (was 20 ILCS 510/65.2)

Sec. 510-200.

Police and security force.

(a) The Department has the
power to
appoint, subject to the Personnel Code, persons to be
members of a police and security force. Members of the police and security
force shall be peace officers and as such have all powers possessed by
policemen in cities and sheriffs, including the power to make arrests on
view or on warrants of violations of State statutes or city or county
ordinances. These powers may, however, be exercised only in counties of
more than 500,000 population when required for the protection of Department
properties, interests, and personnel or when specifically
requested by
appropriate State or local law enforcement officials. Members of the police
and security force may not serve and execute civil process.

(b) The Director must authorize to each member of the police and security
force and
to any other employee of the Department exercising the powers of a peace
officer a
distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is
authorized
by the
Department and (ii)
contains a unique identifying number.  No other badge shall be authorized by
the Department.

(Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-883, eff. 1-1-01.)