UNIT III - MINORS REQUIRING AUTHORITATIVE INTERVENTION ARTICLE III - 705 ILCS 405/3)
The minor must be delivered without unnecessary delay to the court or to the court-designated location for the reception of minors.
An Officer taking a minor into custody without a warrant shall, if the minor is not immediately released, notify the parent or guardian of the custody of the child and also deliver him/her without unnecessary delay to the nearest juvenile police officer.
If the Officer determines the true identity of the minor, he/she may be released to the parent or guardian if he/she was taken into custody for a status offense. If the minor is so released, the Officer must immediately notify a Juvenile Police Officer of the custody and release.
A Juvenile Police Officer has an array of dispositions for handling a juvenile considered to be a MRAI, including:
- Issue a station adjustment with release of the minor;
- Issue a station adjustment with release of the minor to a parent or guardian;
- Issue a station adjustment with release of the minor to a parent, and referral of the case to community services;
- Issue a station adjustment with release of the minor to a parent, referral of the case to community services with informal monitoring by a Juvenile Police Officer;
- Issue a station adjustment and release of the minor to a third person pursuant to agreement of the minor and parents;
- Issue a station adjustment and release of the minor to a third person pursuant to agreement of the minor and parent, and referral to community services;
- Issue a station adjustment and release of the minor to a third person pursuant to agreement of the minor and parent, referral to community services, and informal monitoring by a Juvenile Police Officer;
- Release of the minor to his/her parents and referral to a county juvenile probation officer or other officer designated by the court;
- Release of the minor to officials of his/her school during regular school hours;
- If the Juvenile Police Officer reasonably believes there is an urgent and immediate necessity to keep the minor in custody, he/she will deliver the minor without unnecessary delay to the court or court- authorized location; and,
- Any other appropriate action, with the consent of the minor and parent.
