Illinois Compiled Statutes
325 ILCS 5/7.7 (2026)
There shall be a central register of all cases of suspected child abuse or neglect reported and maintained by the Department under this Act
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(325 ILCS 5/7.7)
(from Ch. 23, par. 2057.7)
Sec. 7.7.
There shall be a central register of all cases of suspected
child abuse or neglect reported and maintained by the Department under this
Act. Through the recording of initial, preliminary, and final
reports, the central register shall be operated in such a manner as to enable
the Department to: (1) immediately identify and locate prior reports of
child abuse or neglect; (2) continuously monitor the current status
of all reports of child abuse or neglect being provided services under this
Act; and (3) regularly evaluate the effectiveness of existing laws and programs
through the development and analysis of statistical and other information.
The Department shall maintain in the central register a listing of unfounded
reports where the subject of the unfounded report requests that the record
not be expunged because the subject alleges an intentional false report
was made. Such a request must be made by the subject in writing to the
Department, within 10 days of the investigation. By January 1, 2014, the Department shall promulgate rules establishing criteria and standards for labeling an unfounded report as an intentional false report in the central register. The rules shall permit the reporter to submit a statement regarding the report unless the reporter has been convicted of knowingly transmitting a false report to the Department under paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 26-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
The Department shall also maintain in the central register a listing of
unfounded reports where the report was classified as a priority one or priority
two report in accordance with the Department's rules or the report was made by
a person mandated to report suspected abuse or neglect under this Act.
The Department shall maintain in the central register all unfounded reports for a minimum of 5 years following the date of the final finding.
If an individual is the subject of a subsequent investigation that is pending, the Department shall maintain all prior unfounded reports pertaining to that individual until the pending investigation has been completed or for 5 years, whichever time period ends later. For purposes of this Section "child abuse or neglect" includes abuse or neglect of an adult resident as defined in this Act.(Source: P.A. 100-697, eff. 1-1-19.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 23
cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1994–2024 · leading case: Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 807 N.E.2d 423 (Ill. 2004).
Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 807 N.E.2d 423 (Ill. 2004). “An "indicated report" is a report of abuse or neglect that investigation reveals is supported by credible evidence.”
Lyon v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 780 N.E.2d 748 (Ill. App. Ct. 2002). “See 325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2000). Lyon requested the Department to remove the record from the registry, and when the Department refused, he filed an administrative appeal.”
Burris v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2011 IL App (1st) 101364 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2006). ¶ 22 Plaintiff appealed the finding and requested that the indicated report against her for child neglect be expunged from the central register pursuant to section 7.”
Slater v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2011 IL App (1st) 102914 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2004). DCFS investigates all reports and classifies them as “ ‘indicated,’ ” “ ‘unfounded,’ ” or “ ‘undetermined.”
Burris v. DCFS., 951 N.E.2d 1202 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2006). ¶ 22 Plaintiff appealed the finding and requested that the indicated report against her for child neglect be expunged from the central register pursuant to section 7.”
Doe v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 639 N.E.2d 149 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “7 (now 325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 1992)). On appeal, plaintiff contends that DCFS applied erroneous interpretations of the criteria under ANGRA and the DCFS administrative regulations in determining that the reports were "indicated” and that the circuit court erred in determining that…”
Shilvock-Cinefro v. The Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2014 IL App (2d) 130042 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2010). The agency investigates all reports and classifies them as “ ‘indicated,’ ” “ ‘unfounded,’ ” or “ ‘undetermined.”
Shilvock-Cinefro v. The Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2014 IL App (2d) 130042 (Ill. App. Ct. 2014). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2010). The agency investigates all reports and classifies them as “ ‘indicated,’ ” “ ‘unfounded,’ ” or “ ‘undetermined.”
M.D. v. The Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2015 IL App (1st) 133901 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “" 325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2012). "An entry in the registry is an 'indicated finding' and requires certain procedures set out in the Act and the DCFS rules.”
L.F. v. The Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2015 IL App (2d) 131037 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2010); Shilvock-Cinefro v.”
M.D. v. The Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2015 IL App (1st) 133901 (Ill. App. Ct. 2015). “325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2012). The - 16 - DCFS investigates all reports and classifies them as “indicated,” “unfounded,” or “undetermined.”
Ilevbare v. Dep't of Child. & Fam. Servs., 2021 IL App (1st) 200907-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2021). “” 325 ILCS 5/7.7 (West 2018). Plowman v. Department of Children and Family Services, 2017 IL App (1st) 160860 , ¶ 14.”
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