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705 ILCS 405/2-6 (2026)

Duty of officer

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(705 ILCS 405/2-6) (from Ch. 37, par. 802-6)
    Sec. 2-6. Duty of officer. A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into custody under Section 2-5 shall immediately make a reasonable attempt to notify the parent or other person legally responsible for the minor's care or the person with whom the minor resides that the minor has been taken into custody and where the minor is being held.
        (a) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
    
custody with a warrant shall without unnecessary delay take the minor to the nearest juvenile police officer designated for such purposes in the county of venue.
        (b) A law enforcement officer who takes a minor into
    
custody without a warrant shall place the minor in temporary protective custody and shall immediately notify the Department of Children and Family Services by contacting either the central register established under Section 7.7 of the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act or the nearest Department of Children and Family Services office. If there is reasonable cause to suspect that a minor has died as a result of abuse or neglect, the law enforcement officer shall immediately report such suspected abuse or neglect to the appropriate medical examiner or coroner.
(Source: P.A. 103-22, eff. 8-8-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1996–1996 · leading case: In Re Je, 675 N.E.2d 156 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996).
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In Re Je, 675 N.E.2d 156 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “705 ILCS 405/2-6(1) (West 1992). If parents indicate an interest by their presence, then they should be allowed to confer with their child before any questioning occurs.”
— 705 ILCS 405/2-6(1) — 1 case
In Re Je, 675 N.E.2d 156 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “705 ILCS 405/2-6(1) (West 1992). If parents indicate an interest by their presence, then they should be allowed to confer with their child before any questioning occurs.”
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