Bill Text: IL SB0065 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit may establish a Justice for Juveniles Program, which would require that juveniles arrested or detained for eligible offenses be represented by legal counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the juvenile. Provides that if a Chief Judge establishes a Justice for Juveniles Program, any oral, written, or sign language statement of a juvenile made without the presence of legal counsel during a custodial interrogation on or after the effective date of the Program shall be inadmissible as evidence against the juvenile in a proceeding under this Act or in a proceeding under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the Justice for Juveniles Program shall be implemented in addition to the representation for minor requirements under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Defines "eligible offense" and "juvenile".

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB0065 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-SB0065-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 SB0065 Introduced 1/23/2019, by Sen. Patricia Van Pelt SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
705 ILCS 405/5-175 new
Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that the Chief Judge of each judicial circuit may establish a Justice for Juveniles Program, which would require that juveniles arrested or detained for eligible offenses be represented by legal counsel throughout the entire custodial interrogation of the juvenile. Provides that if a Chief Judge establishes a Justice for Juveniles Program, any oral, written, or sign language statement of a juvenile made without the presence of legal counsel during a custodial interrogation on or after the effective date of the Program shall be inadmissible as evidence against the juvenile in a proceeding under this Act or in a proceeding under the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the Justice for Juveniles Program shall be implemented in addition to the representation for minor requirements under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Defines "eligible offense" and "juvenile".
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning courts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
adding Section 5-175 as follows:
(705 ILCS 405/5-175 new)
Sec. 5-175. Justice for Juveniles Program.
(a) The General Assembly recognizes the complex legal
challenges faced by juveniles who are arrested for serious
offenses. The statements and decisions made by juveniles while
detained have consequences which will shape areas of their
lives that the juveniles have yet to experience. The General
Assembly further acknowledges that the juvenile brain has not
completely developed, which may hinder understanding of legal
rights without the assistance of legal counsel.
(b) In this Section:
"Eligible offense" means an offense that if committed
by an adult would be a violation of Section 9-1, 9-1.2,
9-2, 9-2.1, 9-3, 9-3.2, 9-3.3, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40,
11-1.50, 11-1.60, 12-13, 12-14, 12-14.1, 12-15, or 12-16 of
the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
"Juvenile" means a minor who was under the age of 18
years of age at the time of the commission of the eligible

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