Article 5, Part 3 – Immediate intervention procedures (705 ILCS 405/Article V, Part 3)

B. Informal station adjustments (705 ILCS 405/5-301(1)): Once a juvenile officer decides to impose a station adjustment, he or she must decide if it will be formal or informal. If an informal station adjustment is being imposed, the juvenile police officer must first determine if there is probable cause to believe that the minor has committed a criminal offense.

The following guidelines apply to informal station adjustments:

1. A minor cannot receive more than 3 informal station adjustments for misdemeanor offenses within a 3 year period without approval from the State’s Attorney.


2. A minor cannot receive more than 3 informal station adjustments for felony offenses within a 3 year period without approval from the State’s Attorney.


3. A minor cannot receive more than 5 informal station adjustments, statewide, during his or her minority.


4. A juvenile police officer may make reasonable conditions part of his or her informal station adjustment. These may include:

1. Curfew


2. Conditions restricting entry into designated geographical areas


3. No contact with specified persons


4. School attendance


5. Performing up to 25 hours of community service work


6. Community mediation


7. Teen court, peer court, or peer jury


8. Restitution limited to 90 days

If a minor refuses or fails to abide by the conditions of an informal station adjustment, the juvenile police officer may impose a formal station adjustment or refer the matter to the State’s Attorney’s office of his or her particular county for the filing of a petition.

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