Article V, Part VII – Proceedings after trial, sentencing (705 ILCS 405/Article 5, Part 7)

D. Probation (705 ILCS 405/5-715):The period of probation or conditional discharge shall not exceed 5 years or until the minor has reached the age of 21, whichever is less. However, a minor who is guilty of first degree murder, a Class X felony, or a forcible felony will be subject to at least five years of probation or conditional discharge.

The court may, as conditions of discharge, require the minor to:

Not violate any criminal laws;

Report to or appear in person before any person or agency as directed by the court;

Work or pursue vocational training and/or a course of study;

Undergo medical or psychiatric treatment;

Perform community service;

Reside at home;

Refrain from possessing firearms, other dangerous weapons, or an automobile;

Attend out patient treatment;

Pay court costs;

Refrain from contacting specified persons or entering certain geographical areas;

Serve a period of home confinement and use approved electronic monitoring devices; and

Support his or her dependents, if any.

E. Placement; legal custody or guardianship (705 ILCS 405/5-740):If the court finds that the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of a minor adjudged a ward of the court are unfit or unable, for some reason other than financial circumstances alone, to care for, protect, train or discipline the minor or are unwilling to do so, the court may do the following with the minor:

Place him or her in the custody of a suitable relative;

Place him or her under the guardianship of a probation officer;

Commit him or her to an agency for care and placement, except an institution under the authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice or of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services; or,

Commit him or her to a licensed training school or industrial school.

F. Commitment to the department of corrections, juvenile division (705 ILCS 405/5-750): The court may commit a minor to the Department of Juvenile Justice when he or she is at least 13 years of age and has been adjudged a juvenile delinquent. The minor may be held in the juvenile division until his or her 21st birthday. A minor may be sent to an adult prison at some point between his or her 17th and 21st birthdays.