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§ 109-1.1 Whenever a person arrested either with or without a

Article 109: Preliminary Examination

warrant is taken before a judge as provided for in Sections 107-9(d)(6) and 109-1(a), the judge shall ask the arrestee whether he or she has any children under 18 years old living with him or her who may be neglected as a result of the arrest, incarceration or otherwise. If the judge has reasonable cause to believe that a child may be a neglected child as defined in the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act, he shall instruct a probation officer to report it immediately to the Department of Children and Family Services as provided in that Act.

Amendment history: (from Ch. 38, par. 109-1.1) (Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)