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90_HB1000

      705 ILCS 405/5-18         from Ch. 37, par. 805-18
          Amends  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of  1987.    Makes   a
      grammatical  change  in  Section  relating to evidence at the
      adjudicatory hearing concerning the alleged delinquent minor.
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 1        AN ACT to  amend  the  Juvenile  Court  Act  of  1987  by
 2    changing Section 5-18.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended  by
 6    changing Section 5-18 as follows:
 7        (705 ILCS 405/5-18) (from Ch. 37, par. 805-18)
 8        Sec.  5-18.   Evidence.  At the adjudicatory hearing, the
 9    court shall first consider  only  the  question  whether  the
10    minor  is delinquent.  The standard of proof and the rules of
11    evidence in the nature of criminal proceedings in this  State
12    are applicable to this such consideration.
13    (Source: P.A. 85-601; 86-1475.)

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