HB6011 Summary

• Requires judges to ask persons under 21 arrested whether they have been previously adjudged a ward of the court under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 and committed to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).

• Directs judges to instruct the court clerk to notify DCFS of the person's arrest and detention location if the judge has reasonable cause to believe the person is a ward in DCFS care.

• Mandates that persons under 21 who are wards of the court in DCFS care be released on recognizance without monetary bail and placed in the physical custody of DCFS within 24 hours.

• Requires the court clerk to transmit a copy of the release order to DCFS and directs DCFS to take physical custody of the ward within 24 hours of the order's entry.