{"data":{"id":"us-il/705-ilcs-405-3-20","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"705 ILCS 405/3-20","heading":"Evidence.","body":"At the adjudicatory hearing, the court shall first consider only the question whether the minor is a person requiring authoritative intervention. The standard of proof and the rules of evidence in the nature of civil proceedings in this State are applicable to Section 3-3.","path":["CHAPTER 705 COURTS","Juvenile Court Act of 1987."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1863\u0026ChapterID=50\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"6e135ef868171e6174f698a414bc5e063aabf029a728df2f84c342ab3567a87d","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/705-ilcs-405-3-19","next":"us-il/705-ilcs-405-3-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}