The sheriff shall ensure that, for a period of 72 hours after the birth of an infant by a committed person: (1) the infant is allowed to remain with the committed person, unless a medical professional determines doing so would pose a health or safety risk to the committed person or infant; and (2) the committed person has access to any nutritional or hygiene-related products necessary to care for the infant, including diapers.
730 ILCS 125/17.8
Committed person postpartum recovery requirements
Known as the County Jail Act
The act spans §§ 730-125-0-01 to 730-125-9 (38 sections).
P.A. 103-745, eff. 1-1-25.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.