Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 325 - CHILDREN
325 ILCS 45/ - Minor Identification and Protection Act.

(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) (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.)