(730 ILCS 5/3-2.5-75)
Sec. 3-2.5-75. Release from Department of Juvenile Justice.
(a) Upon release of a youth on aftercare, the Department shall return all property held for the youth, provide the youth with suitable clothing, and procure necessary transportation for the youth to his or her designated place of residence and employment. It may provide the youth with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid in installments. The amount of the money grant shall be determined by the Department.
(b) Before a wrongfully imprisoned person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is discharged from the Department, the Department shall provide him or her with any documents necessary after discharge, including an identification card under subsection (e) of this Section.
(c) The Department of Juvenile Justice may establish and maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense allowances to committed, released, and discharged youth. The moneys paid into these revolving funds shall be from appropriations to the Department for committed, released, and discharged prisoners.
(d) Upon the release of a youth on aftercare, the Department shall provide that youth with information concerning programs and services of the Department of Public Health to ascertain whether that youth has been exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
(e) Upon the release of a youth on aftercare or who has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall provide the youth who has met the criteria established by the Department with an identification card identifying the youth as being on aftercare or wrongfully imprisoned, as the case may be. The Department, in consultation with the Office of the Secretary of State, shall prescribe the form of the identification card, which may be similar to the form of the standard Illinois Identification Card. The Department shall inform the youth that he or she may present the identification card to the Office of the Secretary of State upon application for a standard Illinois Identification Card in accordance with the Illinois Identification Card Act. The Department shall require the youth to pay a $1 fee for the identification card.
For purposes of a youth receiving an identification card issued by the Department under this subsection, the Department shall establish criteria that the youth must meet before the card is issued. It is the sole responsibility of the youth requesting the identification card issued by the Department to meet the established criteria. The youth's failure to meet the criteria is sufficient reason to deny the youth the identification card. An identification card issued by the Department under this subsection shall be valid for a period of time not to exceed 30 calendar days from the date the card is issued. The Department shall not be held civilly or criminally liable to anyone because of any act of any person utilizing a card issued by the Department under this subsection.
The Department shall adopt rules governing the issuance of identification cards to youth being released on aftercare or pardon.
(Source: P.A. 98-558, eff. 1-1-14; 98-685, eff. 1-1-15.)
Sections: Previous 3-2.5-40 3-2.5-40.1 3-2.5-45 3-2.5-50 3-2.5-60 3-2.5-65 3-2.5-70 3-2.5-75 3-2.5-80 3-2.5-110 3-2.7-1 3-2.7-5 3-2.7-10 3-2.7-15 3-2.7-20 Next
Last modified: February 18, 2015