§ 16-107

Appearance of parent or guardian of minor in certain court proceedings - Judicial discretion. (a) Whenever an unemancipated minor is required to appear in court pursuant to a citation for violation of any Section or any subsection of any Section of this Act specified in subsection (b) of this Section, the court may require that a parent or guardian of the minor accompany the minor and appear before the court with the minor, unless, in the discretion of the court, such appearance would be unreasonably burdensome under the circumstances. (b) This Section shall apply whenever an unemancipated minor is charged with violation of any of the following Sections and subsections of this Act: 1) Sections 3-701, 3-702 and 3-703; 2) Sections 4-102, 4-103, 4-104 and 4-105; 3) Section 6-101, subsections (a), (b) and (c) of Section 6-104, and Sections 6-113, 6-301, 6-302, 6-303 and 6-304; 4) Sections 11-203 and 11-204, subsection (b) of Section 11-305, Sections 11-311, 11-312, 11-401, 11-402, 11-403, 11-404, 11-407, 11-409, 11-501, 11-502, 11-503, 11-504, 11-506, subsection (b) of Section 11-601, Sections 11-704, 11-707, 11-1007, 11-1403, 11-1404 and subsection (a) of Section 11-1414.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08.)