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325 ILCS 5/1 (2026)

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act

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(325 ILCS 5/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2051)
    Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
(Source: P.A. 79-65.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 111 cases (25 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Doe-3 v. McLean Cnty. Unit Dist. No. 5 Bd. of Directors, 2012 IL 112479 (Ill. 2012).
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Doe-3 v. McLean Cnty. Unit Dist. No. 5 Bd. of Directors, 2012 IL 112479 (Ill. 2012). · cites it 3× “7 To the extent that plaintiffs argue that defendants’ alleged violation of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2010)) provides a separate basis for liability by implying a private cause of action, we note that plaintiffs failed to raise this…”
People v. Ward, 830 N.E.2d 556 (Ill. 2005). · cites it 2× “, 325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002) (Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act); 325 ILCS 15/0.”
Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 807 N.E.2d 423 (Ill. 2004). · cites it 2× “Justice GARMAN delivered the opinion of the court: Defendant Department of Children and Family Services (the Department) indicated a report of abuse against plaintiff, Mark Lyon, which was entered into the Department's State Central Register pursuant to the Abused and Neglected…”
People v. Santos, 813 N.E.2d 159 (Ill. 2004). · cites it 2× “Under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. ( West 1998 )), "[a]ny physician, resident, intern, hospital, hospital administrator and personnel engaged in examination, care and treatment of persons, * * * having reasonable cause to believe a child [3]…”
Elizabeth Sebesta v. Andrea Davis, 878 F.3d 226 (7th Cir. 2017). “Presumably to encourage reporting and avoid the chilling effect, of possible • liability, ANCRA provides civil and criminal immunity to persons who report their concerns, to DCFS in good faith.”
Arangold Corp. v. Zehnder, 718 N.E.2d 191 (Ill. 1999). · cites it 2× “(West 1996)), the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1996)), the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 (705 ILCS 405/1-1 et seq.”
Varela v. St. Elizabeth's Hosp. of Chicago, Inc., 867 N.E.2d 1 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 5× “2d at 198 ; 325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2002); 745 ILCS 10/2—201 (West 2002).”
In Re Lawrence M., 670 N.E.2d 710 (Ill. 1996). · cites it 2× “The parties agree that the Juvenile Court Act, the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1994)), the Children and Family Services Act (20 ILCS 505/1 et seq.”
Elizabeth Doyle v. Camelot Care Centers, Inc., a Delaware Corp., Jess McDonald Dir. of the Illinois Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., in His Individual Capacity, Edward Cotton, Dir. of the Div. of Child Prot. for Dcfs, in His Individual Capacity, Pearce Konold v. Cent. Baptist Child.'s Home & Fam. Servs., a Not-For-Profit Corp., Hudelson Baptist Child.'s Home, a Not-For-Profit Corp., & Jess McDonald Dir. of the Illinois Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs. (Dcfs), in His Individual Capacity, 305 F.3d 603 (7th Cir. 2002). “Administered by DCFS, the program's framework can be found in the Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act ("ANCRA"), 325 ILCS 5/1 et seq., and related administrative regulations.”
In re D.D., 2022 IL App (4th) 220257 (Ill. App. Ct. 2022). “Investigative packets containing indicated reports are admissible under section 2-18(4)(b) of the Juvenile Court Act (705 ILCS 405/2-18(4)(b) (West 2020) (“Any indicated report filed pursuant to the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act [(325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2020))]…”
In re K.S., a Minor, 850 N.E.2d 335 (Ill. App. Ct. 2006). · cites it 2× “See 325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 2000). The plaintiff, a high school choral director, sought reversal of the indicated finding and expungement of the report from the register.”
Am. Fed'n of State, Cnty. & Mun. Employees v. Dep't of Cent. Mgmt. Servs., 671 N.E.2d 668 (Ill. 1996). · cites it 3× “DCFS became involved with the family as a result of a report of abuse in the children's home made under the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (325 ILCS 5/1 et seq. (West 1992)). The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act contemplates that once grounds for temporary…”
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