Bill Text: IL HB5310 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Amends the Juvenile Court Act of 1987. Provides that, in proceedings under the Minors Requiring Authoritative Intervention, Addicted Minors, or Delinquent Minors Article, initiated in a county, other than the county in which the minor who is subject of the proceedings resides, the court in which the proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of the minor's residence. Provides that not later than 15 working days after the date an order of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in the county to which the transfer is being made an authenticated copy of the court record, including all documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute orders and docket entries of the court. Provides that the clerk of the receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business days after receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of the receiving court and all parties. Provides that the receiving court shall review the court record immediately upon receipt. Provides that within 20 business days after receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case and scheduled a status date. Provides that until the transferring court receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over the case. Provides that if for any reason the receiving court does not accept the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business days after receiving the case, send a notice to the transferring court indicating its reasons. Provides that the transferring court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set the matter for status within 20 business days. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6)

Status: (Passed) 2026-08-04 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 104-0699 [HB5310 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB5310-Enrolled.html

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AN ACT concerning courts.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Juvenile Court Act of 1987 is amended by
changing Sections 3-2, 4-2, and 5-135 as follows:
(705 ILCS 405/3-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 803-2)
Sec. 3-2. Venue.
(1) Venue under this Article lies in the county where the
minor resides or is found.
(2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than
that of the minor's residence, the court in which the
proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after
adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of
the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that
county an authenticated copy of the court record, including
all documents, petitions and orders filed therein, and the
minute orders and docket entries of the court. Transfer in
like manner may be made in the event of a change of residence
from one county to another of a minor concerning whom
proceedings are pending.
(3) Not later than 15 working days after the date an order
of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a
proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in

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the county to which the transfer is being made an
authenticated copy of the court record, including all
documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute
orders and docket entries of the court. The clerk of the
receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business
days after receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of
the receiving court and all parties.
(4) The receiving court shall review the court record
immediately upon receipt. Within 20 business days after
receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice
to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case
and scheduled a status date. Until the transferring court
receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over
the case. If for any reason the receiving court does not accept
the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business
days after receiving the case, send a notice to the
transferring court indicating its reasons. The transferring
court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set
the matter for status within 20 business days.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
(705 ILCS 405/4-2) (from Ch. 37, par. 804-2)
Sec. 4-2. Venue. (1) Venue under this Article lies in the
county where the minor resides or is found.
(2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than
that of the minor's residence, the court in which the

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proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after
adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of
the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that
county an authenticated copy of the court record, including
all documents, petitions and orders filed therein, and the
minute orders and docket entries of the court. Transfer in
like manner may be made in the event of a change of residence
from one county to another of a minor concerning whom
proceedings are pending.
(3) Not later than 15 working days after the date an order
of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a
proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in
the county to which the transfer is being made an
authenticated copy of the court record, including all
documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, and the minute
orders and docket entries of the court. The clerk of the
receiving court shall set a status hearing within 10 business
days after receipt of the case and shall notify the judge of
the receiving court and all parties.
(4) The receiving court shall review the court record
immediately upon receipt. Within 20 business days after
receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice
to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case
and scheduled a status date. Until the transferring court
receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over
the case. If for any reason the receiving court does not accept

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the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business
days after receiving the case, send a notice to the
transferring court indicating its reasons. The transferring
court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set
the matter for status within 20 business days.
(Source: P.A. 85-601.)
(705 ILCS 405/5-135)
Sec. 5-135. Venue.
(1) If the offense is committed either wholly or partly
within the State of Illinois, venue under this Article lies in
the county where the minor resides, where the alleged
violation or attempted violation of State law or county or
municipal ordinance occurred or in the county where the order
of the court, alleged to have been violated by the minor, was
made unless subsequent to the order the proceedings have been
transferred to another county.
(2) If proceedings are commenced in any county other than
that of the minor's residence, the court in which the
proceedings were initiated may at any time before or after
adjudication of wardship transfer the case to the county of
the minor's residence by transmitting to the court in that
county an authenticated copy of the court record, including
all documents, petitions and orders filed in that court, a
copy of all reports prepared by the agency providing services
to the minor, and the minute orders and docket entries of the

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court. Transfer in like manner may be made in the event of a
change of residence from one county to another of a minor
concerning whom proceedings are pending.
(3) Not later than 15 working days after the date an order
of transfer is entered, the clerk of the court transferring a
proceeding shall send to the clerk of the receiving court in
the county to which the transfer is being made an
authenticated copy of the court record, including all
documents, petitions, and orders filed therein, a copy of all
reports prepared by the agency providing services to the
minor, and the minute orders and docket entries of the court.
The clerk of the receiving court shall set a status hearing
within 10 business days after receipt of the case and shall
notify the judge of the receiving court and all parties.
(4) The receiving court shall review the court record
immediately upon receipt. Within 20 business days after
receipt of the record, the reviewing court shall send a notice
to the transferring court indicating it has accepted the case
and scheduled a status date. Until the transferring court
receives this notice it continues to have jurisdiction over
the case. If for any reason the receiving court does not accept
the transfer, the receiving court shall, within 20 business
days after receiving the case, send a notice to the
transferring court indicating its reasons. The transferring
court will continue its jurisdiction of the case and shall set
the matter for status within 20 business days.

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(Source: P.A. 103-27, eff. 1-1-24.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.