Illinois · Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 (725 ILCS 5)
725 ILCS 5 § 109-1.1: 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, inca
What this law says, in plain English
When an arrested person appears before a judge, the judge must ask if they have children under 18 living with them who may be neglected due to arrest. If the judge reasonably believes a child may be neglected, a probation officer must report it to the Department of Children and Family Services.
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