325 ILCS 45

in effect

325 ILCS 45/1

(325 ILCS 45/1) (from Ch. 23, par. 2451) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Minor Identification and Protection Act. (Source: P.A. 83-508.)

(325 ILCS 45/2) (from Ch. 23, par. 2452) Sec. 2. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms used herein shall have the following meanings ascribed to them: (a) "Fingerprints" mean the impressions of the lines upon the fingertips taken with ink and placed upon a paper or plastic card for the purpose of identification. (b) "Local law enforcement agency" means the office of the county sheriff or a department of a municipality authorized by law or ordinance with the duties to maintain public order, make arrests, and enforce the criminal laws of this State or municipal ordinances; (c) "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age; and (d) "Parent" means the natural or adoptive parent who has legal custody of the minor. (Source: P.A. 83-508.)

325 ILCS 45/3

(325 ILCS 45/3) (from Ch. 23, par. 2453) Sec. 3. (a) Upon request of a parent or legal guardian of a minor and the presentation of the minor at a local law enforcement agency, the local law enforcement agency shall take a complete set of fingerprints of the minor and issue a fingerprint identification card to the parent or guardian which shall contain the fingerprints of such minor. (b) The local law enforcement agency taking the fingerprints and issuing a fingerprint identification card may charge the requesting parent or guardian a reasonable fee sufficient to cover the costs incurred by that agency in complying with the provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-508.)

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