WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

Ch. 706

(iii) The person or agency that filed the
complaint or caused it to be filed.

(d)  (1) The intake officer may conduct a further
investigation if [he concludes] based upon the complaint and
[his] THE preliminary inquiry, THE INTAKE OFFICER CONCLUDES that
further inquiry is necessary in order to determine whether the
court has jurisdiction or whether judicial action is in the best
interests of the public or the child.

(2) The further investigation shall be completed and
a decision made by the intake officer within 10 days, unless that
time is extended by the court.

(e)  (1) The intake officer may propose an informal
adjustment of the matter if based on the complaint, [his] THE
preliminary inquiry, and such further investigation as [he may
make] MAY BE NECESSARY, [he] THE INTAKE OFFICER concludes that
the court has jurisdiction but that an informal adjustment,
rather than judicial action, is in the best interests of the
public and the child.

(2)   [If the] THE intake officer [proposes] SHALL
PROPOSE an informal adjustments he shall inform the parties] BY
INFORMING THE VICTIM, THE CHILD, AND THE CHILD'S PARENT OR
GUARDIAN of the nature of the complaint, the objectives of the
adjustment process, the conditions and procedures under which it
will be conducted, and the fact that it is not obligatory.

(3)  The intake officer shall not proceed with an
informal adjustment unless [all parties to the proceeding consent
to that procedure] THE VICTIM, THE CHILD, AND THE CHILD'S PARENT
OR GUARDIAN CONSENT TO THE INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE.

(f)  (1) During the informal adjustment process, the child
shall be subject to such supervision as the intake officer deems
appropriate; however, no [party] PERSON is compelled to appear at
any conference, produce any paper, or visit any place.

(2)  The informal adjustment process shall not exceed
90 days unless that time is extended by the court. [If all of
the parties do not consent to an informal adjustment, or such
adjustment cannot, in the judgment of the intake officer, be
completed successfully, he shall authorize the filing of a
petition or deny authorization to file a petition pursuant to
subsection (g).]

(3)  IF THE VICTIM, THE CHILD, AND THE CHILD'S PARENT
OR GUARDIAN DO NOT CONSENT TO AN INFORMAL ADJUSTMENT, THE INTAKE
OFFICER SHALL AUTHORIZE THE FILING OF A PETITION OR DENY
AUTHORIZATION TO FILE A PETITION UNDER SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS
SECTION.

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