Delegation of the Investigation

Section 300 Section 300.80  Delegation of the Investigation The Department may delegate the investigation of the child abuse or neglect report to: a)         the local police, sheriff's office, other law enforcement agency, or the State's Attorney, when they are concurrently conducting a criminal investigation of the same incidents and allegations; or b)         a coroner or medical examiner who is investigating the cause of death of a child who may have been the victim of child abuse or neglect; or c)         private social service agencies which had been designated for this purpose by the Department prior to July 1, 1980; or d)         the Department of State Police, when the investigation involves suspected child abuse or neglect perpetrated by State employees acting in their official capacity or in State facilities or institutions.