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

Application of the Juvenile Electronic Home Detention Law includes the following provisions (705 ILCS 405/5-7A-110):

  1. A minor subject to an adjudicatory hearing or adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult would be an excluded offense may not be placed in an electronic home detention program, except upon order of the court upon good cause shown.

  2. A minor adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by adult would be a Class 1 felony, other than an excluded offense, may be placed in an electronic home detention program.

  3. A minor adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class X felony, other than an excluded offense, may be placed in an electronic home detention program.
The program may be used for the following purposes:
  1. Pre-adjudicatory detention;

  2. Probation;

  3. Furlough;

  4. Post-trial incarceration; or

  5. Any other disposition under this Article.
The supervising authority may promulgate rules that prescribe reasonable guidelines under which an electronic home detention program shall operate, including (705 ILCS 405/5-7A-115):

  1. The participant shall remain within the interior premises or within the property boundaries of his or her residence at all times during the hours designated by the supervising authority. Such instances of approved absences from the home may include, but are not limited to, the following:
  1. Working or employment, but only if approved by the court;

  2. Undergoing medical, psychiatric, mental health treatment, counseling, or other treatment as approved by the court; and,

  3. Attend school, religious events or functions, perform community service, or any other allowance so approved by the court.
If a participant receives notice that he or she has violated the order for home detention may subject the participant to an adjudicatory hearing for escape as described in Section 5-7A-120.

The participant shall abide by other conditions as set by the supervising authority.

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