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Code · Illinois · Chapter 705 — COURTS · Act 405

Sec. 1-4. Limitations of scope of Act.

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Sec. 1-4. Limitations of scope of Act. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to give:
(a)any guardian appointed hereunder the guardianship of the estate of the minor or to change the age of minority for any purpose other than those expressly stated in this Act; or
(b)any court jurisdiction, except as provided in Sections 2-7, 3-6, 3-9, 4-6 and 5-410, over any minor solely on the basis of the minor's
(i)misbehavior which does not violate any federal or state law or municipal ordinance,
(ii)refusal to obey the orders or directions of a parent, guardian or custodian,
(iii)absence from home without the consent of his or her parent, guardian or custodian, or
(iv)truancy, until efforts and procedures to address and resolve such actions by a law enforcement officer during a period of limited custody, by crisis intervention services under Section 3-5, and by alternative voluntary residential placement or other disposition as provided by Section 3-6 have been exhausted without correcting such actions.
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