(a) Except as provided in subsection (d), 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 monitoring or home detention program, except upon order of the court upon good cause shown.
     (b) A minor adjudicated delinquent for an act that if committed by an adult would be a Class 1 felony, other than an excluded offense, may be placed in an electronic monitoring or home detention program.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class X felonybetween 6 and 30 yearsup to $25,000
Class 1 felonybetween 4 and 15 yearsup to $25,000
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-25 and § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-30

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 405/5-7A-110

  • Court: means the circuit court in a session or
    
division assigned to hear proceedings under this Act, and includes the term Juvenile Court. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 405/5-105
  • detention: includes the court ordered care of an alleged or adjudicated delinquent minor who requires secure custody pursuant to Section 5-125 of this Act. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 405/5-105
  • Home detention: means the confinement of a minor adjudicated delinquent or subject to an adjudicatory hearing under Article V for an act that if committed by an adult would be an offense to the minor's place of residence under the terms and conditions established by the supervising authority. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 405/5-7A-105
  • Minor: means a person under the age of 21 years
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    subject to this Act. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 705 ILCS 405/5-105
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.

  •      (c) 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 monitoring or home detention program, provided that the person was sentenced on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly and provided that the court has not prohibited the program for the minor in the sentencing order.
         (d) Applications for electronic monitoring or home detention may include the following:
             (1) pre-adjudicatory detention;
             (2) probation;
             (3) furlough;
             (4) post-trial incarceration; or
             (5) any other disposition under this Article.