(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.)