(720 ILCS 130/0.01)(from Ch. 23, par. 2359.9) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Neglected Children Offense Act. (Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)
(720 ILCS 130/1)(from Ch. 23, par. 2360) Sec. 1. For the purposes of this Act a dependent and neglected child shall
mean any child who while under the age of 18 years, for any reason is
destitute, homeless or abandoned; or dependent upon the public for support;
or has not proper parental care or guardianship; or habitually begs or
receives alms; or is found living in any house of ill fame or with any
vicious or disreputable person; or has a home which by reason of neglect,
cruelty or depravity on the part of its parents, guardian or any other
person in whose care it may be is an unfit place for such child; and any
child who while under the age of 10 years is found begging, peddling or
selling any articles or singing or playing any musical instrument for gain
upon the street or giving any public entertainments or accompanies or is
used in aid of any person so doing. (Source: Laws 1955, p. 1411.)
(720 ILCS 130/1a)(from Ch. 23, par. 2360a) Sec. 1a. For the purposes of this Act a delinquent child is any minor
who prior to his 17th birthday has violated
or attempted to violate, regardless of where the act occurred, any
federal or State law or municipal ordinance. (Source: P.A. 85‑573.)
(720 ILCS 130/2)(from Ch. 23, par. 2361) Sec. 2. Any parent, legal guardian or person having the custody of a child
under the age of 18 years, who knowingly or wilfully causes, aids or
encourages such person to be or to become a dependent and neglected child
as defined in section 1, who knowingly or wilfully does acts which directly
tend to render any such child so dependent and neglected, or who knowingly
or wilfully fails to do that which will directly tend to prevent such state
of dependency and neglect is guilty of the Class A misdemeanor of
contributing to the dependency and neglect of children, except that a person
who relinquishes a child in accordance with the Abandoned Newborn Infant
Protection Act is not guilty of that misdemeanor. Instead of imposing
the punishment hereinbefore provided, the court may release the defendant
from custody on probation for one year upon his or her entering into
recognizance with or without surety in such sum as the court directs. The
conditions of the recognizance shall be such that if the defendant appears
personally in court whenever ordered to do so within the year and provides
and cares for such neglected and dependent child in such manner as to
prevent a continuance or repetition of such state of dependency and neglect
or as otherwise may be directed by the court then the recognizance shall be
void, otherwise it shall be of full force and effect. If the court is
satisfied by information and due proof under oath that at any time during
the year the defendant has violated the terms of such order it may
forthwith revoke the order and sentence him or her under the original
conviction. Unless so sentenced, the defendant shall at the end of the year
be discharged. In case of forfeiture on the recognizance the sum recovered
thereon may in the discretion of the court be paid in whole or in part to
someone designated by the court for the support of such dependent and
neglected child. (Source: P.A. 92‑408, eff. 8‑17‑01; 92‑432, eff. 8‑17‑01.)
(720 ILCS 130/2a)(from Ch. 23, par. 2361a) Sec. 2a. Any person who knowingly or wilfully causes, aids or encourages
any boy or girl to be or to become a delinquent child, or who knowingly or
wilfully does acts which directly tend to render any such child so
delinquent is guilty of the Class A misdemeanor of contributing to the
delinquency of children. Instead of imposing such punishment the court may
release the defendant from custody on probation for 1 year upon his or her
entering into recognizance with or without surety in such sum as the court
may direct. (Source: P. A. 77‑2350.)
(720 ILCS 130/3)(from Ch. 23, par. 2362) Sec. 3. The husband or wife of the defendant shall be a competent witness
to testify in any case brought under this Act and to any and all matters
relevant thereto. (Source: Laws 1915, p. 368.)
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