IL HB2463

Increases the minimum age for placing an alleged delinquent minor in a detention facility from 10 years old to 13 years old under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.

Minors under 12 years of age cannot be detained in a county jail or municipal lockup for more than 6 hours.

Minors 12 years of age or older may be detained in county jails in counties with populations below 3,000,000 for up to 40 hours pending an adjudicatory hearing, with required separation from adult prisoners.

Allows minors 13 years of age or older to be placed in detention for periods not exceeding 30 days as part of a sentencing order, provided detention occurs in a juvenile detention home.

Amends sentencing provisions to require minors found delinquent for certain serious offenses (first degree murder, Class X felonies, forcible felonies) to be placed on probation if not committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice.