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325 ILCS 5/7.10 (2026)

Upon the receipt of each oral report made under this Act, the Child Protective Service Unit shall immediately transmit a copy thereof to the state central register of child abuse and neglect

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(325 ILCS 5/7.10) (from Ch. 23, par. 2057.10)
    Sec. 7.10. Upon the receipt of each oral report made under this Act, the Child Protective Service Unit shall immediately transmit a copy thereof to the state central register of child abuse and neglect. A preliminary report from a Child Protective Service Unit shall be made at the time of the first of any 30-day extensions made pursuant to Section 7.12 and shall describe the status of the related investigation up to that time, including an evaluation of the present family situation and danger to the child or children, corrections or up-dating of the initial report, and actions taken or contemplated.
    For purposes of this Section "child" includes an adult resident as defined in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1446, eff. 8-20-10.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1996–2011 · leading case: Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 780 N.E.2d 748 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2002).
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Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 780 N.E.2d 748 (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. 2002). · cites it 4× “325 ILCS 5/7.10 (West 2000). Within 60 days after receiving the report, the service unit must determine whether the report is "`indicated' or `unfounded.”
Cavarretta v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 660 N.E.2d 250 (Ill. App. Ct. 2d Dist. 1996). “(325 ILCS 5/7.10 (West 1994).) Thereafter, DCFS investigates the report (325 ILCS 5/7.”
Burris v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2011 IL App (1st) 101364, 951 N.E.2d 1202. “325 ILCS 5/7.10 (West 2006). Within 60 days after receiving the report, the service unit must determine whether the report is “ ‘indicated’ ” or “ ‘unfounded.”
Burris v. DCFS., 951 N.E.2d 1202 (Ill. App. Ct. 1st Dist. 2011). “" 325 ILCS 5/3 (West 2006). A report is "`unfounded'" if "it is determined after an investigation that no credible evidence of abuse or neglect exists.”
Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., No. 4-01-0760 Rel (Ill. App. Ct. 4th Dist. Nov. 20, 2002). · cites it 2× “325 ILCS 5/7.10 (West 2000). Within 60 days after receiving the report, the service unit must determine whether the report is "'indicated' or 'unfounded.”
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