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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
§ 3-10-6. Return and Release from Department of Human Services.
(a) The Department of Human Services shall return to the Department of Juvenile Justice any person committed to a facility of the Department under paragraph (a) of Section 3-10-5 when the person no longer meets the standard for admission of a minor to a mental health facility, or is suitable for administrative admission to a developmental disability facility.
(b) If a person returned to the Department of Juvenile Justice under paragraph (a) of this Section has not had an aftercare release hearing within the preceding 6 months, he or she shall have an aftercare release hearing within 45 days after his or her return.
(c) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the Secretary of Human Services of the expiration of the commitment or sentence of any person transferred to the Department of Human Services under Section 3-10-5. If the Department of Human Services determines that such person transferred to it under paragraph (a) of Section 3-10-5 requires further hospitalization, it shall file a petition for commitment of such person under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code. 1
(d) The Department of Human Services shall release under the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, any person transferred to it pursuant to paragraph (c) of Section 3-10-5, whose sentence has expired and whom it deems no longer meets the standard for admission of a minor to a mental health facility, or is suitable for administrative admission to a developmental disability facility. A person committed to the Department of Juvenile Justice under the Juvenile Court Act 2 or the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 3 and transferred to the Department of Human Services under paragraph (c) of Section 3-10-5 shall be released to the committing juvenile court when the Department of Human Services determines that he or she no longer requires hospitalization for treatment.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Illinois Statutes Chapter 730. Corrections § 5/3-10-6. Return and Release from Department of Human Services - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/il/chapter-730-corrections/il-st-sect-730-5-3-10-6/
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