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20 ILCS 505/9.9 (2026)

Review under Administrative Review Law

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(20 ILCS 505/9.9) (from Ch. 23, par. 5009.9)
    Sec. 9.9. Review under Administrative Review Law. Any responsible parent or guardian affected by a final administrative decision of the Department in a hearing, conducted pursuant to this Act, may have the decision reviewed only under and in accordance with the Administrative Review Law as amended. The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial review of such final administrative decisions of the Department. The term "administrative decision", is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
    Review of a final administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law is not applicable to a decision to conduct a family assessment as provided under subsection (a-5) of Section 7.4 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act because no determination concerning child abuse or neglect is made and nothing is reported to the central register.
    Appeals from all final orders and judgments entered by a court upon review of the Department's orders in any case may be taken by either party to the proceeding and shall be governed by the rules applicable to appeals in civil cases.
    The remedy herein provided for appeal shall be exclusive, and no court shall have jurisdiction to review the subject matter of any order made by the Department except as herein provided.
(Source: P.A. 96-760, eff. 1-1-10.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 1997–2016 · leading case: In re A.H., 729 N.E.2d 6 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000).
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In re A.H., 729 N.E.2d 6 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “9 of the DCFS Act (20 ILCS 505/ 9.9 (West 1992)), any responsible parent or guardian affected by the administrative decision of DCFS may seek judicial review under the Administrative Review Law (735 ILCS 5/3- — 101 et seq.”
West-Howard v. The Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2013 IL App (4th) 120782 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 20 ILCS 505/9.9 (West 2012). Accordingly, the provisions of the Administrative Review Law “shall apply to and govern all proceedings” for judicial review of DCFS’s administrative decisions.”
In Re Rm, 681 N.E.2d 652 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Any party to the service appeal proceeding may seek judicial review of DCFS's final administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law (20 ILCS 505/9.9 (West 1994)). In the instant case, Smith initiated a service appeal on April 6, 1995, after R.”
Campbell v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2016 IL App (2d) 150747 (Ill. App. Ct. 2016). “” 20 ILCS 505/9.9 (West 2014). Again, Campbell’s argument is easily rejected because it is the administrative review process itself that requires the dismissal of a service appeal when a court has made a judicial determination or issued an order on the issue being appealed.”
People v. Smith, 681 N.E.2d 652 (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Any party to the service appeal proceeding may seek judicial review of DCFS’s final administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law (20 ILCS 505/9.9 (West 1994)). In the instant case, Smith initiated a service appeal on April 6, 1995, after R.”
In the Interest of A.H. (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “9 of the DCFS Act (20 ILCS 505/9.9 (West 1993)), any responsible parent or guardian affected by the administrative decision of DCFS may seek judicial review under the Administrative Review Law (735 ILCS 5/3-101 et seq.”
In re R.M. (Ill. App. Ct. 1997). “Any party to the service appeal proceeding may seek judicial review of DCFS s final administrative decision under the Administrative Review Law (20 ILCS 505/9.9 (West 1994)). In the instant case, Smith initiated a service appeal on April 6, 1995, after R.”
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