IL SB3541

Clerk of court must forward to Department of Juvenile Justice the sentencing order, copies of the committing petition, and an accurate reporting of the minor's criminal history in a manner and form prescribed by the Department when a minor is committed.

Court must review individualized factors before committing a minor, including age, criminal background, assessment results, educational background, physical and mental health, community-based services provided, and available Department services.

Court must find that reasonable efforts have been made to prevent removal from home or that reasonable efforts cannot prevent removal, and that removal is in the best interests of the minor, family, and public before commitment.

Every delinquent minor committed to the Department is eligible for aftercare release with discharge timeframes based on felony classification: 1.5 years for Class X felonies, 1 year for Class 1 or 2 felonies, and 6 months for Class 3 felonies or lesser offenses.

Minors age 13 or older adjudged delinquent for first degree murder are committed until age 21 with no possibility of aftercare release, furlough, or authorized absence for the first 5 years, with pre-commitment custody time credited toward that 5-year period.