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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 725 ILCS 5/109-1.1

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
     Whenever a person arrested either with or without a warrant is taken before a judge as provided for in Sections 107-9(d)(6) and 109-1(a), the judge shall ask the arrestee whether he or she has any children under 18 years old living with him or her who may be neglected as a result of the arrest, incarceration or otherwise. If the judge has reasonable cause to believe that a child may be a neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, he shall instruct a probation officer to report it immediately to the Department of Children and Family Services as provided in that Act.