Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe a person is a victim under the Act from a family or household member, if the alleged offender is a juvenile, the officer may, based on the totality of the circumstances and using the abbreviated version of the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool created by the Kane County State's Attorney's Office, choose not to arrest the juvenile and instead may divert the juvenile or may assist the juvenile and the juvenile's family in finding alternative placement.
House Floor Amendment No. 1: Replaces everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Deletes the requirement that the law enforcement officer must use the Adolescent Domestic Battery Typology Tool in the investigation of a juvenile who has alleged abused a family or household member in deciding whether to divert the juvenile or assist the juvenile and the juvenile's family in finding alternative placement. Deletes the requirement that if the law enforcement officer does not make an arrest under the Act, the officer must forward the report of the incident to the State's Attorney's office for review.
Senate Floor Amendment No. 1: Adds an immediate effective date.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 750 ILCS 60/304
Engrossed: 750 ILCS 60/304