Topic:
Juvenile Court Act
(Tracy, R-Brown County; Clayborne, D- E. St. Louis) amends the “continuance under supervision” section (Section 615) to track the procedure followed in adult criminal court. It passed both chambers yesterday and does the following: (1) Leaves current law so that a case may be continued under supervision before a finding of delinquency with the approval of the state’s attorney. It leaves current law that this option is not available for any forcible felony, a Class X felony, or first-degree murder. (2) Amends § 615 so that after a court makes a finding of delinquency, the court may continue the case under supervision. It adds the same criteria from the supervision statute in the Criminal Code that the judge must consider before ordering supervision. It recites current law that this option is not available for any forcible felony, a Class X felony, or first-degree murder.