# 89 Ill. Adm. Code 336.60: Section 336.60 What May Be Appealed

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## Section

- **Citation:** 89 Ill. Adm. Code 336.60
- **Heading:** Section 336.60 What May Be Appealed
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 89 SOCIAL SERVICES / CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES / Part 336 APPEAL OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT INVESTIGATION FINDINGS / Section 336.60 What May Be Appealed

## Text

Section 336
Section 336.60  What May Be
Appealed
The following issues may be
appealed through an administrative appeal:
a)         an indicated finding of child abuse or neglect, with the
exception that there is no right to an appeal on the ground of the report's
inaccuracy if there is a court finding of child abuse or neglect or a criminal
finding of guilt as to the perpetrator concerning the circumstances that gave
rise to the indicated report;
b)         failure to remove an unfounded report of child abuse or
neglect from the State Central Register involving any of the situations
described in this subsection (b). The criteria in this subsection apply unless
the unfounded report is being retained longer as an intentionally false report
at the unfounded perpetrator's request.
1)         The death of a child, the sexual abuse of a child, or serious
physical injury to a child after the passage of three years from the date the
final finding is entered into the State Central Register;
2)         Any allegation other than death, sexual abuse or serious
physical injury of a child after the passage of 12 months from the date the
final finding is entered into the State Central Register; or
3)         Whenever a subsequent report is received concerning a
perpetrator of an existing unfounded report and the unfounded report is
retained longer than 12 months after the conclusion of the subsequent report.
c)         failure to remove an unfounded report made by a mandated reporter
involving a report as described in 89 Ill. Adm
nal finding is entered into the State Central Register; or
3)         Whenever a subsequent report is received concerning a
perpetrator of an existing unfounded report and the unfounded report is
retained longer than 12 months after the conclusion of the subsequent report.
c)         failure to remove an unfounded report made by a mandated reporter
involving a report as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431.30(b)(5)(B)
(Confidentiality of Personal Information of Persons Served by the Department of
Children and Family Services) after the passage of 12 months from the date the
final finding is entered into the State Central Register, unless the report is
being retained longer under subsection (b) of this Section or the report is
being retained as an intentionally false report at the unfounded perpetrator's
request;
d)         failure to remove an unfounded report made by a mandated
reporter involving a report as described in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431.30(b)(5)(B) after
passage of 60 days from the date the final finding is entered into the State
Central Register, unless the report is being retained longer under subsection
(b) or (c) of this Section or the report is being retained as an intentionally
false report at the unfounded perpetrator's request;
e)         failure to remove any other unfounded report, not retained for
a longer period of time under any of the preceding subsections, within 30 days
from the date the final finding is entered into the State Central Register,
unless the report is being retained as an intentionally false report at the unfounded
perpetrator's request;
f)         failure to expunge or remove information about an indicated
report of child abuse or neglect that the appellant believes is maintained in a
manner inconsistent with ANCRA; and
g)         whether the Department determined retention period assigned to
the indicated report is in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431
(Confidentiality of Personal Information of Persons Served by DCFS).

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