People v. B.D.A.

The State, pursuant to section 3 — 9(b) of the Juvenile Court Act, as added by Public Act 82 — 969 (Ill. Rev. Stat., 1982 Supp., ch. 37, par. 703 — 9(b)), petitioned the circuit court of Vermilion County for court determination of alternative residential placement of the minor, B.D.A. The mother of the minor filed a motion to dismiss, and following a hearing, the court entered a judgment declaring the section unconstitutional. The State appeals directly to this court. 87 Ill. 2d R. 302(a).

The facts are not in dispute. The record reveals that on the morning of June 8, 1983, the minor ran away…