Sen. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

Filed: 2/22/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 558

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 558 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Sections 112A-1.5, 112A-2.5, 112A-3,
6112A-4.5, 112A-5, 112A-5.5, 112A-8, 112A-11.5, 112A-12,
7112A-14, 112A-16, 112A-20, 112A-21, 112A-22, 112A-22.3,
8112A-23, 112A-24, 112A-26, and 112A-28 and by adding Sections
9112A-6.1, 112A-17.5, and 112A-22.1 as follows:
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/112A-1.5)
11    Sec. 112A-1.5. Purpose and construction. The purpose of
12this Article is to protect the safety of victims of domestic
13violence, sexual assault, sexual abuse, and stalking and the
14safety of their family and household members; and to minimize
15the trauma and inconvenience associated with attending
16separate and multiple civil court proceedings to obtain

 

 

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1protective orders. This Article shall be interpreted in
2accordance with the constitutional rights of crime victims set
3forth in Article I, Section 8.1 of the Illinois Constitution,
4the purposes set forth in Section 2 of the Rights of Crime
5Victims and Witnesses Act, and the use of protective orders to
6implement the victim's right to be reasonably protected from
7the defendant as provided in Section 4.5 of the Rights of
8Victims and Witnesses Act.
9(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
10    (725 ILCS 5/112A-2.5)
11    Sec. 112A-2.5. Types of protective orders. The following
12protective orders may be entered in conjunction with a
13delinquency petition or a criminal prosecution:
14        (1) a domestic violence an order of protection in cases
15    involving domestic violence;
16        (2) a civil no contact order in cases involving sexual
17    offenses; or
18        (3) a stalking no contact order in cases involving
19    stalking offenses.
20(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
21    (725 ILCS 5/112A-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-3)
22    Sec. 112A-3. Definitions.
23    (a) In For the purposes of this Article: ,
24    "Advocate" means a person whose communications with the

 

 

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1victim are privileged under Section 8-802.1 or 8-802.2 of the
2Code of Civil Procedure or Section 227 of the Illinois Domestic
3Violence Act of 1986.
4    "Named victim" means the person named as the victim in the
5delinquency petition or criminal prosecution.
6    "Protective order" "protective order" means a domestic
7violence order of protection, a civil no contact order, or a
8stalking no contact order.
9    (b) For the purposes of domestic violence cases, the
10following terms shall have the following meanings in this
11Article:
12        (1) "Abuse" means physical abuse, harassment,
13    intimidation of a dependent, interference with personal
14    liberty or willful deprivation but does not include
15    reasonable direction of a minor child by a parent or person
16    in loco parentis.
17        (2) "Domestic violence" means abuse as described in
18    paragraph (1) of this subsection (b).
19        (3) "Family or household members" include spouses,
20    former spouses, parents, children, stepchildren, and other
21    persons related by blood or by present or prior marriage,
22    persons who share or formerly shared a common dwelling,
23    persons who have or allegedly have a child in common,
24    persons who share or allegedly share a blood relationship
25    through a child, persons who have or have had a dating or
26    engagement relationship, persons with disabilities and

 

 

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1    their personal assistants, and caregivers as defined in
2    subsection (e) of Section 12-4.4a of the Criminal Code of
3    2012. For purposes of this paragraph (3), neither a casual
4    acquaintanceship nor ordinary fraternization between 2
5    individuals in business or social contexts shall be deemed
6    to constitute a dating relationship.
7        (4) "Harassment" means knowing conduct which is not
8    necessary to accomplish a purpose which is reasonable under
9    the circumstances; would cause a reasonable person
10    emotional distress; and does cause emotional distress to
11    the petitioner. Unless the presumption is rebutted by a
12    preponderance of the evidence, the following types of
13    conduct shall be presumed to cause emotional distress:
14            (i) creating a disturbance at petitioner's place
15        of employment or school;
16            (ii) repeatedly telephoning petitioner's place of
17        employment, home or residence;
18            (iii) repeatedly following petitioner about in a
19        public place or places;
20            (iv) repeatedly keeping petitioner under
21        surveillance by remaining present outside his or her
22        home, school, place of employment, vehicle or other
23        place occupied by petitioner or by peering in
24        petitioner's windows;
25            (v) improperly concealing a minor child from
26        petitioner, repeatedly threatening to improperly

 

 

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1        remove a minor child of petitioner's from the
2        jurisdiction or from the physical care of petitioner,
3        repeatedly threatening to conceal a minor child from
4        petitioner, or making a single such threat following an
5        actual or attempted improper removal or concealment,
6        unless respondent was fleeing from an incident or
7        pattern of domestic violence; or
8            (vi) threatening physical force, confinement or
9        restraint on one or more occasions.
10        (5) "Interference with personal liberty" means
11    committing or threatening physical abuse, harassment,
12    intimidation or willful deprivation so as to compel another
13    to engage in conduct from which she or he has a right to
14    abstain or to refrain from conduct in which she or he has a
15    right to engage.
16        (6) "Intimidation of a dependent" means subjecting a
17    person who is dependent because of age, health, or
18    disability to participation in or the witnessing of:
19    physical force against another or physical confinement or
20    restraint of another which constitutes physical abuse as
21    defined in this Article, regardless of whether the abused
22    person is a family or household member.
23        (7) "Order of protection" or "domestic violence order
24    of protection" means an ex parte or final order, granted
25    pursuant to this Article, which includes any or all of the
26    remedies authorized by Section 112A-14 of this Code.

 

 

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1        (8) "Petitioner" may mean not only any named petitioner
2    for the domestic violence order of protection and any named
3    victim of abuse on whose behalf the petition is brought,
4    but also any other person protected by this Article.
5        (9) "Physical abuse" includes sexual abuse and means
6    any of the following:
7            (i) knowing or reckless use of physical force,
8        confinement or restraint;
9            (ii) knowing, repeated and unnecessary sleep
10        deprivation; or
11            (iii) knowing or reckless conduct which creates an
12        immediate risk of physical harm.
13        (9.3) "Respondent" in a petition for a domestic
14    violence an order of protection means the defendant.
15        (9.5) "Stay away" means for the respondent to refrain
16    from both physical presence and nonphysical contact with
17    the petitioner whether direct, indirect (including, but
18    not limited to, telephone calls, mail, email, faxes, and
19    written notes), or through third parties who may or may not
20    know about the domestic violence order of protection.
21        (10) "Willful deprivation" means wilfully denying a
22    person who because of age, health or disability requires
23    medication, medical care, shelter, accessible shelter or
24    services, food, therapeutic device, or other physical
25    assistance, and thereby exposing that person to the risk of
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1    medical care and treatment when such dependent person has
2    expressed the intent to forgo such medical care or
3    treatment. This paragraph (10) does not create any new
4    affirmative duty to provide support to dependent persons.
5    (c) For the purposes of cases involving sexual offenses,
6the following terms shall have the following meanings in this
7Article:
8        (1) "Civil no contact order" means an ex parte or final
9    order granted under this Article, which includes a remedy
10    authorized by Section 112A-14.5 of this Code.
11        (2) "Family or household members" include spouses,
12    parents, children, stepchildren, and persons who share a
13    common dwelling.
14        (3) "Non-consensual" means a lack of freely given
15    agreement.
16        (4) "Petitioner" means not only any named petitioner
17    for the civil no contact order and any named victim of
18    non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual
19    penetration on whose behalf the petition is brought, but
20    includes any other person sought to be protected under this
21    Article.
22        (5) "Respondent" in a petition for a civil no contact
23    order means the defendant.
24        (6) "Sexual conduct" means any intentional or knowing
25    touching or fondling by the petitioner or the respondent,
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1    anus, or breast of the petitioner or the respondent, or any
2    part of the body of a child under 13 years of age, or any
3    transfer or transmission of semen by the respondent upon
4    any part of the clothed or unclothed body of the
5    petitioner, for the purpose of sexual gratification or
6    arousal of the petitioner or the respondent.
7        (7) "Sexual penetration" means any contact, however
8    slight, between the sex organ or anus of one person by an
9    object, the sex organ, mouth or anus of another person, or
10    any intrusion, however slight, of any part of the body of
11    one person or of any animal or object into the sex organ or
12    anus of another person, including, but not limited to,
13    cunnilingus, fellatio, or anal penetration. Evidence of
14    emission of semen is not required to prove sexual
15    penetration.
16        (8) "Stay away" means to refrain from both physical
17    presence and nonphysical contact with the petitioner
18    directly, indirectly, or through third parties who may or
19    may not know of the order. "Nonphysical contact" includes,
20    but is not limited to, telephone calls, mail, e-mail, fax,
21    and written notes.
22    (d) For the purposes of cases involving stalking offenses,
23the following terms shall have the following meanings in this
24Article:
25        (1) "Course of conduct" means 2 or more acts,
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1    directly, indirectly, or through third parties, by any
2    action, method, device, or means follows, monitors,
3    observes, surveils, threatens, or communicates to or
4    about, a person, engages in other contact, or interferes
5    with or damages a person's property or pet. A course of
6    conduct may include contact via electronic communications.
7    The incarceration of a person in a penal institution who
8    commits the course of conduct is not a bar to prosecution.
9        (2) "Emotional distress" means significant mental
10    suffering, anxiety, or alarm.
11        (3) "Contact" includes any contact with the victim,
12    that is initiated or continued without the victim's
13    consent, or that is in disregard of the victim's expressed
14    desire that the contact be avoided or discontinued,
15    including, but not limited to, being in the physical
16    presence of the victim; appearing within the sight of the
17    victim; approaching or confronting the victim in a public
18    place or on private property; appearing at the workplace or
19    residence of the victim; entering onto or remaining on
20    property owned, leased, or occupied by the victim; or
21    placing an object on, or delivering an object to, property
22    owned, leased, or occupied by the victim.
23        (4) "Petitioner" means any named petitioner for the
24    stalking no contact order or any named victim of stalking
25    on whose behalf the petition is brought.
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1    petitioner's circumstances with the petitioner's knowledge
2    of the respondent and the respondent's prior acts.
3        (6) "Respondent" in a petition for a civil no contact
4    order means the defendant.
5        (7) "Stalking" means engaging in a course of conduct
6    directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or
7    should know that this course of conduct would cause a
8    reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the
9    safety of a third person or suffer emotional distress.
10    "Stalking" does not include an exercise of the right to
11    free speech or assembly that is otherwise lawful or
12    picketing occurring at the workplace that is otherwise
13    lawful and arises out of a bona fide labor dispute,
14    including any controversy concerning wages, salaries,
15    hours, working conditions or benefits, including health
16    and welfare, sick leave, insurance, and pension or
17    retirement provisions, the making or maintaining of
18    collective bargaining agreements, and the terms to be
19    included in those agreements.
20        (8) "Stalking no contact order" means an ex parte or
21    final order granted under this Article, which includes a
22    remedy authorized by Section 112A-14.7 of this Code.
23(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
24    (725 ILCS 5/112A-4.5)
25    Sec. 112A-4.5. Who may file petition.

 

 

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1    (a) A petition for a domestic violence an order of
2protection may be filed:
3        (1) by a named victim person who has been abused by a
4    family or household member; or
5        (2) by any person on behalf of a named victim who is a
6    minor child or an adult who has been abused by a family or
7    household member and who, because of age, health,
8    disability, or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition.
9    (b) A petition for a civil no contact order may be filed:
10        (1) by any person who is a named victim of
11    non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual
12    penetration, including a single incident of non-consensual
13    sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration; or
14        (2) by a person on behalf of a named victim who is a
15    minor child or an adult who is a victim of non-consensual
16    sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration but,
17    because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility,
18    cannot file the petition.
19    (c) A petition for a stalking no contact order may be
20filed:
21        (1) by any person who is a named victim of stalking; or
22        (2) by a person on behalf of a named victim who is a
23    minor child or an adult who is a victim of stalking but,
24    because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility,
25    cannot file the petition.
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1on any person who may file a petition under subsections (a),
2(b), or (c) of this Section if the person requests the State's
3Attorney to file a petition on the person's behalf, unless the
4State's Attorney informs the court that the State's Attorney
5has reason to believe that additional investigation would
6produce evidence that would result in dismissal of the charge.
7If, after investigation, the State's Attorney decides to
8proceed with the charge, the State's Attorney shall file a
9petition.
10    (d-5) (1) A person eligible to file a petition under
11subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this Section may retain an
12attorney to represent the petitioner on the petitioner's
13request for a protective order. The attorney's representation
14is limited to matters related to the petition and relief
15authorized under this Article.
16        (2) Advocates shall be allowed to accompany the
17    petitioner and confer with the victim, unless otherwise
18    directed by the court. Advocates are not engaged in the
19    unauthorized practice of law when providing assistance to
20    the petitioner.
21    (e) Any petition properly filed under this Article may seek
22protection for any additional persons protected by this
23Article.
24(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
25    (725 ILCS 5/112A-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-5)

 

 

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1    Sec. 112A-5. Pleading; non-disclosure of address.
2    (a) A petition for a protective order shall be filed in
3conjunction with a delinquency petition or criminal
4prosecution, or in conjunction with imprisonment or a bond
5forfeiture warrant, provided the petition names a victim of the
6alleged crime. The petition may include a request for an ex
7parte protective order, a final protective order, or both. The
8petition shall be in writing and verified or accompanied by
9affidavit and shall allege that:
10        (1) petitioner has been abused by respondent, who is a
11    family or household member;
12        (2) respondent has engaged in non-consensual sexual
13    conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration, including a
14    single incident of non-consensual sexual conduct or
15    non-consensual sexual penetration with petitioner; or
16        (3) petitioner has been stalked by respondent.
17    The petition shall further set forth whether there is any
18other action between the petitioner and respondent. During the
19pendency of this proceeding, the petitioner and respondent have
20a continuing duty to inform the court of any subsequent
21proceeding for a protective order in this State or any other
22state.
23    (a-5) The petition shall indicate whether an ex parte
24protective order, a protective order, or both are requested. If
25the respondent receives notice of a petition for a final
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1respond to the petition, the petitioner may, either orally or
2in writing, request an ex parte order. petitioner has been
3abused by respondent, who is a family or household member. The
4petition shall further set forth whether there is any other
5action between the petitioner and respondent.
6    (b) The petitioner shall not be required to disclose the
7petitioner's address. If the petition states that disclosure of
8petitioner's address would risk abuse to or endanger the safety
9of petitioner or any member of petitioner's family or household
10or reveal the confidential address of a shelter for domestic
11violence victims, that address may be omitted from all
12documents filed with the court.
13(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
14    (725 ILCS 5/112A-5.5)
15    Sec. 112A-5.5. Time for filing petition; service on
16respondent, hearing on petition, and default orders.
17    (a) A petition for a protective order may be filed at any
18time after a criminal charge or delinquency petition is filed
19and before the charge or delinquency petition is dismissed, the
20defendant or juvenile is acquitted, or the defendant or
21juvenile completes service of his or her sentence. The petition
22can be considered at any court proceeding in the delinquency or
23criminal case at which the defendant is present. The court may
24schedule a separate court proceeding to consider the petition.
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1considered without notice to the respondent under Section
2112A-17.5 of this Code.
3    (c) A summons shall be issued and served for a protective
4order. The summons may be served by delivery to the respondent
5personally in open court in the criminal or juvenile
6delinquency proceeding, in the form prescribed by subsection
7(d) of Supreme Court Rule 101, except that it shall require
8respondent to answer or appear within 7 days. Attachments to
9the summons shall include the petition for protective order,
10supporting affidavits, if any, and any ex parte protective
11order that has been issued.
12    (d) The summons shall be served by the sheriff or other law
13enforcement officer at the earliest time available and shall
14take precedence over any other summons, except those of a
15similar emergency nature. Attachments to the summons shall
16include the petition for protective order, supporting
17affidavits, if any, and any ex parte protective order that has
18been issued. Special process servers may be appointed at any
19time and their designation shall not affect the
20responsibilities and authority of the sheriff or other official
21process servers. In a county with a population over 3,000,000,
22a special process server may not be appointed if the protective
23order grants the surrender of a child, the surrender of a
24firearm or Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or the
25exclusive possession of a shared residence.
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1filing of the petition, the court shall schedule a court
2proceeding on the issue of service. Either the petitioner, the
3petitioner's counsel, or the State's Attorney shall appear and
4the court shall either order continued attempts at personal
5service or shall order service by publication, in accordance
6with Sections 2-203, 2-206, and 2-207 of the Code of Civil
7Procedure.
8    (f) The request for a final protective order can be
9considered at any court proceeding in the delinquency or
10criminal case after service of the petition. If the petitioner
11has not been provided notice of the court proceeding at least
1210 days in advance of the proceeding, the court shall schedule
13a hearing on the petition and provide notice to the petitioner.
14    (g) Default orders.
15        (1) A final domestic violence order of protection may
16    be entered by default:
17            (A) for any of the remedies sought in the petition,
18        if respondent has been served with documents under
19        subsection (b) or (c) of this Section and if respondent
20        fails to appear on the specified return date or any
21        subsequent hearing date agreed to by the petitioner and
22        respondent or set by the court; or
23            (B) for any of the remedies provided under
24        paragraph (1), (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10),
25        (11), (14), (15), (17), or (18) of subsection (b) of
26        Section 112A-14 of this Code, or if the respondent

 

 

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1        fails to answer or appear in accordance with the date
2        set in the publication notice or the return date
3        indicated on the service of a household member.
4        (2) A final civil no contact order may be entered by
5    default for any of the remedies provided in Section
6    112A-14.5 of this Code, if respondent has been served with
7    documents under subsection (b) or (c) of this Section, and
8    if the respondent fails to answer or appear in accordance
9    with the date set in the publication notice or the return
10    date indicated on the service of a household member.
11        (3) A final stalking no contact order may be entered by
12    default for any of the remedies provided by Section
13    112A-14.7 of this Code, if respondent has been served with
14    documents under subsection (b) or (c) of this Section and
15    if the respondent fails to answer or appear in accordance
16    with the date set in the publication notice or the return
17    date indicated on the service of a household member.
18(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
19    (725 ILCS 5/112A-6.1 new)
20    Sec. 112A-6.1. Application of rules of civil procedure;
21criminal law.
22    (a) Any proceeding to obtain, modify, re-open, or appeal a
23protective order and service of pleadings and notices shall be
24governed by the rules of civil procedure of this State. The
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1applicable to civil proceedings shall apply, except as
2otherwise provided by law. Civil law on venue, discovery, and
3penalties for untrue statements shall not apply to protective
4order proceedings heard under this Article.
5    (b) Criminal law on discovery, venue, and penalties for
6untrue statements apply to protective order proceedings under
7this Article.
8    (c) Court proceedings related to the entry of a protective
9order and the determination of remedies shall not be used to
10obtain discovery that would not otherwise be available in a
11criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency case.
 
12    (725 ILCS 5/112A-8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-8)
13    Sec. 112A-8. Subject matter jurisdiction. Each of the
14circuit courts shall have the power to issue protective orders
15of protection.
16(Source: P.A. 84-1305.)
 
17    (725 ILCS 5/112A-11.5)
18    Sec. 112A-11.5. Issuance of protective order.
19    (a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5) of this Section,
20the The court shall grant the petition and enter a protective
21order if the court finds prima facie evidence that a crime
22involving domestic violence, a sexual offense, or a crime
23involving stalking has been committed. The following shall be
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1        (1) an information, complaint, indictment, or
2    delinquency petition, charging a crime of domestic
3    violence, a sexual offense, or stalking or charging an
4    attempt to commit a crime of domestic violence, a sexual
5    offense, or stalking; or
6        (2) an adjudication of delinquency, a finding of guilt
7    based upon a plea, or a finding of guilt after a trial for
8    a crime of domestic battery, a sexual crime, or stalking or
9    an attempt to commit a crime of domestic violence, a sexual
10    offense, or stalking;
11        (3) any dispositional order issued under Section 5-710
12    of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the imposition of
13    supervision, conditional discharge, probation, periodic
14    imprisonment, parole, aftercare release, or mandatory
15    supervised release for a crime of domestic violence, a
16    sexual offense, or stalking or an attempt to commit a crime
17    of domestic violence, a sexual offense, or stalking, or
18    imprisonment in conjunction with a bond forfeiture
19    warrant; or
20        (4) the entry of a protective order in a separate civil
21    case brought by the petitioner against the respondent.
22    (a-5) The respondent may rebut prima facie evidence of the
23crime under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this Section by
24presenting evidence of a meritorious defense. The respondent
25shall file a written notice alleging a meritorious defense
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1verified notice and affidavit shall set forth the evidence that
2will be presented at a hearing. If the court finds that the
3evidence presented at the hearing establishes a meritorious
4defense by a preponderance of the evidence, the court may
5decide not to issue a protective order.
6    (b) The petitioner shall not be denied a protective order
7because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor.
8    (c) The court, when determining whether or not to issue a
9protective order, may not require physical injury on the person
10of the victim.
11    (d) If the court issues a final protective order under this
12Section, the court shall afford the petitioner and respondent
13an opportunity to be heard on the remedies requested in the
14petition.
15(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
16    (725 ILCS 5/112A-12)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-12)
17    Sec. 112A-12. Transfer of issues not decided in cases
18involving domestic violence.
19    (a) (Blank).
20    (a-5) A petition for a domestic violence order of
21protection shall be treated as an expedited proceeding, and no
22court shall transfer or otherwise decline to decide all or part
23of the petition, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
24Nothing in this Section shall prevent the court from reserving
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1    (b) A criminal court may decline to decide contested issues
2of physical care and possession of a minor child, temporary
3allocation of parental responsibilities or significant
4decision-making responsibility, parenting time, custody,
5visitation, or family support, unless a decision on one or more
6of those contested issues is necessary to avoid the risk of
7abuse, neglect, removal from the State, state or concealment
8within the State state of the child or of separation of the
9child from the primary caretaker.
10    (c) The court shall transfer to the appropriate court or
11division any issue it has declined to decide. Any court may
12transfer any matter which must be tried by jury to a more
13appropriate calendar or division.
14    (d) If the court transfers or otherwise declines to decide
15any issue, judgment on that issue shall be expressly reserved
16and ruling on other issues shall not be delayed or declined.
17(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
18    (725 ILCS 5/112A-14)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14)
19    Sec. 112A-14. Domestic violence order Order of protection;
20remedies.
21    (a) (Blank).
22    (b) The court may order any of the remedies listed in this
23subsection (b). The remedies listed in this subsection (b)
24shall be in addition to other civil or criminal remedies
25available to petitioner.

 

 

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1        (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
2    harassment, interference with personal liberty,
3    intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse, or willful
4    deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
5    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
6    prohibited.
7        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
8    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
9    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
10    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
11    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
12    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
13    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
14    limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the
15    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
16            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
17        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
18        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
19        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
20        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
21        person or entity other than the opposing party that
22        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
23        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
24        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
25            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
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1        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
2        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
3        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
4        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
5        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
6        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
7        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
8        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
9        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
10        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
11        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
12        the accessibility of the residence or household.
13        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
14        have a right to occupancy.
15            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
16        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
17        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
18        that the hardships to respondent substantially
19        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
20        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
21        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
22        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
23        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
24        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
25        household.
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1    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
2    protected by the domestic violence order of protection, or
3    prohibit respondent from entering or remaining present at
4    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
5    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
6    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
7    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
8    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
9    right to enter the premises.
10            (A) If a domestic violence an order of protection
11        grants petitioner exclusive possession of the
12        residence, or prohibits respondent from entering the
13        residence, or orders respondent to stay away from
14        petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
15        may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
16        items of clothing and personal adornment used
17        exclusively by respondent, medications, and other
18        items as the court directs. The right to access shall
19        be exercised on only one occasion as the court directs
20        and in the presence of an agreed-upon adult third party
21        or law enforcement officer.
22            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
23        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
24        middle, or high school, the court when issuing a
25        domestic violence an order of protection and providing
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1        continuing physical danger or emotional distress to
2        the petitioner, the educational rights guaranteed to
3        the petitioner and respondent under federal and State
4        law, the availability of a transfer of the respondent
5        to another school, a change of placement or a change of
6        program of the respondent, the expense, difficulty,
7        and educational disruption that would be caused by a
8        transfer of the respondent to another school, and any
9        other relevant facts of the case. The court may order
10        that the respondent not attend the public, private, or
11        non-public elementary, middle, or high school attended
12        by the petitioner, order that the respondent accept a
13        change of placement or change of program, as determined
14        by the school district or private or non-public school,
15        or place restrictions on the respondent's movements
16        within the school attended by the petitioner. The
17        respondent bears the burden of proving by a
18        preponderance of the evidence that a transfer, change
19        of placement, or change of program of the respondent is
20        not available. The respondent also bears the burden of
21        production with respect to the expense, difficulty,
22        and educational disruption that would be caused by a
23        transfer of the respondent to another school. A
24        transfer, change of placement, or change of program is
25        not unavailable to the respondent solely on the ground
26        that the respondent does not agree with the school

 

 

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1        district's or private or non-public school's transfer,
2        change of placement, or change of program or solely on
3        the ground that the respondent fails or refuses to
4        consent or otherwise does not take an action required
5        to effectuate a transfer, change of placement, or
6        change of program. When a court orders a respondent to
7        stay away from the public, private, or non-public
8        school attended by the petitioner and the respondent
9        requests a transfer to another attendance center
10        within the respondent's school district or private or
11        non-public school, the school district or private or
12        non-public school shall have sole discretion to
13        determine the attendance center to which the
14        respondent is transferred. If the court order results
15        in a transfer of the minor respondent to another
16        attendance center, a change in the respondent's
17        placement, or a change of the respondent's program, the
18        parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the
19        respondent is responsible for transportation and other
20        costs associated with the transfer or change.
21            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
22        legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain
23        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
24        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. If
25        the court orders a transfer of the respondent to
26        another school, the parents, guardian, or legal

 

 

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1        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
2        transportation and other costs associated with the
3        change of school by the respondent.
4        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
5    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
6    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
7    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
8    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
9    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
10    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
11    appropriate. The court may order the respondent in any
12    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
13    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
14    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
15    all recommended treatment.
16        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
17    order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
18    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
19    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
20    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
21    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
22    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
23    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
24    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
25    in loco parentis.
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1    Section 112A-3 of this Code) of a minor child, there shall
2    be a rebuttable presumption that awarding physical care to
3    respondent would not be in the minor child's best interest.
4        (6) Temporary allocation of parental responsibilities
5    and significant decision-making responsibilities legal
6    custody. Award temporary significant decision-making
7    responsibility legal custody to petitioner in accordance
8    with this Section, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
9    Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and this
10    State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
11    Act.
12        If the respondent is charged with abuse (as defined in
13    Section 112A-3 of this Code) of a minor child, there shall
14    be a rebuttable presumption that awarding temporary
15    significant decision-making responsibility legal custody
16    to respondent would not be in the child's best interest.
17        (7) Parenting time Visitation. Determine the parenting
18    time visitation rights, if any, of respondent in any case
19    in which the court awards physical care or temporary
20    significant decision-making responsibility legal custody
21    of a minor child to petitioner. The court shall restrict or
22    deny respondent's parenting time visitation with a minor
23    child if the court finds that respondent has done or is
24    likely to do any of the following:
25            (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
26        parenting time visitation;

 

 

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1            (ii) use the parenting time visitation as an
2        opportunity to abuse or harass petitioner or
3        petitioner's family or household members;
4            (iii) improperly conceal or detain the minor
5        child; or
6            (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not in the
7        best interests of the minor child.
8        The court shall not be limited by the standards set
9    forth in Section 603.10 607.1 of the Illinois Marriage and
10    Dissolution of Marriage Act. If the court grants parenting
11    time visitation, the order shall specify dates and times
12    for the parenting time visitation to take place or other
13    specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
14    order for parenting time visitation shall refer merely to
15    the term "reasonable parenting time" "reasonable
16    visitation". Petitioner may deny respondent access to the
17    minor child if, when respondent arrives for parenting time
18    visitation, respondent is under the influence of drugs or
19    alcohol and constitutes a threat to the safety and
20    well-being of petitioner or petitioner's minor children or
21    is behaving in a violent or abusive manner. If necessary to
22    protect any member of petitioner's family or household from
23    future abuse, respondent shall be prohibited from coming to
24    petitioner's residence to meet the minor child for
25    parenting time visitation, and the petitioner and
26    respondent parties shall submit to the court their

 

 

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1    recommendations for reasonable alternative arrangements
2    for parenting time visitation. A person may be approved to
3    supervise parenting time visitation only after filing an
4    affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
5    accountability to the court.
6        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
7    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
8    concealing the child within the State.
9        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
10    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
11    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
12    child to the custody or care of the petitioner, or to
13    permit any court-ordered interview or examination of the
14    child or the respondent.
15        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
16    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
17    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
18    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
19            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
20        property; or
21            (ii) the petitioner and respondent parties own the
22        property jointly; sharing it would risk abuse of
23        petitioner by respondent or is impracticable; and the
24        balance of hardships favors temporary possession by
25        petitioner.
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1    is that it is marital property, the court may award
2    petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
3    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
4    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
5    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
6    hereafter amended.
7        No order under this provision shall affect title to
8    property.
9        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
10    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
11    damaging, or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
12    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
13            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
14        property; or
15            (ii) the petitioner and respondent parties own the
16        property jointly, and the balance of hardships favors
17        granting this remedy.
18        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
19    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
20    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
21    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
22    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
23    now or hereafter amended.
24        The court may further prohibit respondent from
25    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
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1    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
2        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
3    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
4    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
5    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
6    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
7    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
8    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
9    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
10    otherwise disposing of the animal.
11        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
12    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
13    the petitioner's care or over whom the petitioner has been
14    allocated parental responsibility custody, when the
15    respondent has a legal obligation to support that person,
16    in accordance with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
17    Marriage Act, which shall govern, among other matters, the
18    amount of support, payment through the clerk and
19    withholding of income to secure payment. An order for child
20    support may be granted to a petitioner with lawful physical
21    care or custody of a child, or an order or agreement for
22    physical care of a child or custody, prior to entry of an
23    order allocating significant decision-making
24    responsibility for legal custody. Such a support order
25    shall expire upon entry of a valid order allocating
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1    petitioner's significant decision-making responsibility
2    granting legal custody to another, unless otherwise
3    provided in the custody order.
4        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
5    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
6    the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
7    to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
8    repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
9    reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and moving or
10    other travel expenses, including additional reasonable
11    expenses for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
12            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
13        entitled to seek maintenance, child support, or
14        property distribution from the other party under the
15        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
16        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
17        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
18        the extent that such reimbursement would be
19        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
20        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
21            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
22        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
23        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
24        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
25        and recovery of the minor child, including, but not
26        limited to, legal fees, court costs, private

 

 

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1        investigator fees, and travel costs.
2        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
3    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
4    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
5    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
6    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
7        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
8            (A) A person who is subject to an existing domestic
9        violence order of protection, issued under this Code
10        may not lawfully possess weapons under Section 8.2 of
11        the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
12            (B) Any firearms in the possession of the
13        respondent, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of
14        this paragraph (14.5), shall be ordered by the court to
15        be turned over to a person with a valid Firearm Owner's
16        Identification Card for safekeeping. The court shall
17        issue an order that the respondent's Firearm Owner's
18        Identification Card be turned over to the local law
19        enforcement agency, which in turn shall immediately
20        mail the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
21        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
22        The period of safekeeping shall be for the duration of
23        the domestic violence order of protection. The firearm
24        or firearms and Firearm Owner's Identification Card,
25        if unexpired, shall at the respondent's request be
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1        domestic violence order of protection.
2            (C) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
3        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
4        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
5        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
6        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
7        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
8        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
9        duration of the domestic violence order of protection.
10            (D) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
11        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
12        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
13        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
14        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
15        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
16        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
17        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
18        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
19        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
20        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
21        to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess
22        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
23        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If a domestic
24    violence an order of protection prohibits respondent from
25    having contact with the minor child, or if petitioner's
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1    of this Code, or if necessary to prevent abuse or wrongful
2    removal or concealment of a minor child, the order shall
3    deny respondent access to, and prohibit respondent from
4    inspecting, obtaining, or attempting to inspect or obtain,
5    school or any other records of the minor child who is in
6    the care of petitioner.
7        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
8    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
9    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
10    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
11    deemed reasonable by the court.
12        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
13    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
14    a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
15    granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
16    If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
17    any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
18    paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
19    to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
20    that the harm is an irreparable injury.
21        (18) Telephone services.
22            (A) Unless a condition described in subparagraph
23        (B) of this paragraph exists, the court may, upon
24        request by the petitioner, order a wireless telephone
25        service provider to transfer to the petitioner the
26        right to continue to use a telephone number or numbers

 

 

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1        indicated by the petitioner and the financial
2        responsibility associated with the number or numbers,
3        as set forth in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. In
4        For purposes of this paragraph (18), the term "wireless
5        telephone service provider" means a provider of
6        commercial mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332.
7        The petitioner may request the transfer of each
8        telephone number that the petitioner, or a minor child
9        in his or her custody, uses. The clerk of the court
10        shall serve the order on the wireless telephone service
11        provider's agent for service of process provided to the
12        Illinois Commerce Commission. The order shall contain
13        all of the following:
14                (i) The name and billing telephone number of
15            the account holder including the name of the
16            wireless telephone service provider that serves
17            the account.
18                (ii) Each telephone number that will be
19            transferred.
20                (iii) A statement that the provider transfers
21            to the petitioner all financial responsibility for
22            and right to the use of any telephone number
23            transferred under this paragraph.
24            (B) A wireless telephone service provider shall
25        terminate the respondent's use of, and shall transfer
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1        numbers indicated in subparagraph (A) of this
2        paragraph unless it notifies the petitioner, within 72
3        hours after it receives the order, that one of the
4        following applies:
5                (i) The account holder named in the order has
6            terminated the account.
7                (ii) A difference in network technology would
8            prevent or impair the functionality of a device on
9            a network if the transfer occurs.
10                (iii) The transfer would cause a geographic or
11            other limitation on network or service provision
12            to the petitioner.
13                (iv) Another technological or operational
14            issue would prevent or impair the use of the
15            telephone number if the transfer occurs.
16            (C) The petitioner assumes all financial
17        responsibility for and right to the use of any
18        telephone number transferred under this paragraph. In
19        this paragraph, "financial responsibility" includes
20        monthly service costs and costs associated with any
21        mobile device associated with the number.
22            (D) A wireless telephone service provider may
23        apply to the petitioner its routine and customary
24        requirements for establishing an account or
25        transferring a number, including requiring the
26        petitioner to provide proof of identification,

 

 

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1        financial information, and customer preferences.
2            (E) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a
3        wireless telephone service provider is immune from
4        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
5        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
6            (F) All wireless service providers that provide
7        services to residential customers shall provide to the
8        Illinois Commerce Commission the name and address of an
9        agent for service of orders entered under this
10        paragraph (18). Any change in status of the registered
11        agent must be reported to the Illinois Commerce
12        Commission within 30 days of such change.
13            (G) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall
14        maintain the list of registered agents for service for
15        each wireless telephone service provider on the
16        Commission's website. The Commission may consult with
17        wireless telephone service providers and the Circuit
18        Court Clerks on the manner in which this information is
19        provided and displayed.
20    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
21        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
22    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
23    relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the
24    following:
25            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern, and
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1        petitioner or any family or household member,
2        including the concealment of his or her location in
3        order to evade service of process or notice, and the
4        likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
5        any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
6        household; and
7            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
8        or neglected or improperly relocated removed from the
9        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
10        improperly separated from the child's primary
11        caretaker.
12        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
13    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
14    court shall consider relevant factors, including, but not
15    limited to, the following:
16            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
17        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
18        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
19        dependent adult in the party's care;
20            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
21            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
22        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
23        care, to family, school, church, and community.
24        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
25    (4) of this subsection (c), the court shall make its
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1    a minimum set forth the following:
2            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
3        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
4        this subsection (c).
5            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
6        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
7        or continued abuse.
8            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
9        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
10        other alleged abused persons.
11        (4) (Blank).
12        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
13    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
14    attach to a putative father until a father and child
15    relationship has been established under the Illinois
16    Parentage Act of 1984, or under the Illinois Parentage Act
17    of 2015, the Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 12 of the
18    Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the
19    Probate Act of 1975, the Uniform Interstate Family Support
20    Act, the Expedited Child Support Act of 1990, any judicial,
21    administrative, or other act of another state or territory,
22    any other statute of this State, or by any foreign nation
23    establishing the father and child relationship, any other
24    proceeding substantially in conformity with the federal
25    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
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1    in open court or at an administrative hearing acknowledging
2    under oath or admitting by affirmation the existence of a
3    father and child relationship on and after the effective
4    date of that Act. Absent such an adjudication, no putative
5    father shall be granted temporary allocation of parental
6    responsibilities, including parenting time custody of the
7    minor child, visitation with the minor child, or physical
8    care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
9    of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
10    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
11the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
12remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
13subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
14balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
15include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
16in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
17hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
18shall be an official record or in writing.
19    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
20based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
21        (1) respondent Respondent has cause for any use of
22    force, unless that cause satisfies the standards for
23    justifiable use of force provided by Article 7 of the
24    Criminal Code of 2012;
25        (2) respondent Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
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1    defense of another, provided that, if petitioner utilized
2    force, such force was justifiable under Article 7 of the
3    Criminal Code of 2012;
4        (4) petitioner Petitioner did not act in self-defense
5    or defense of another;
6        (5) petitioner Petitioner left the residence or
7    household to avoid further abuse by respondent;
8        (6) petitioner Petitioner did not leave the residence
9    or household to avoid further abuse by respondent; or
10        (7) conduct Conduct by any family or household member
11    excused the abuse by respondent, unless that same conduct
12    would have excused such abuse if the parties had not been
13    family or household members.
14(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 100-199, eff. 1-1-18;
15100-388, eff. 1-1-18; revised 10-10-17.)
 
16    (725 ILCS 5/112A-16)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-16)
17    Sec. 112A-16. Accountability for Actions of Others. For the
18purposes of issuing a domestic violence an order of protection,
19deciding what remedies should be included and enforcing the
20order, Article 5 of the Criminal Code of 2012 shall govern
21whether respondent is legally accountable for the conduct of
22another person.
23(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
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1    Sec. 112A-17.5. Ex parte protective orders.
2    (a) The petitioner may request expedited consideration of
3the petition for an ex parte protective order. The court shall
4consider the request on an expedited basis without requiring
5the respondent's presence or requiring notice to the
6respondent.
7    (b) Issuance of ex parte protective orders in cases
8involving domestic violence. An ex parte domestic violence
9order of protection shall be issued if petitioner satisfies the
10requirements of this subsection (b) for one or more of the
11requested remedies. For each remedy requested, petitioner
12shall establish that:
13        (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 112A-9 of
14    this Code;
15        (2) the requirements of subsection (a) of Section
16    112A-11.5 of this Code are satisfied; and
17        (3) there is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
18    of prior service of process or notice upon the respondent,
19    because:
20            (A) for the remedy of prohibition of abuse
21        described in paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of Section
22        112A-14 of this Code; stay away order and additional
23        prohibitions described in paragraph (3) of subsection
24        (b) of Section 112A-14 of this Code; removal or
25        concealment of minor child described in paragraph (8)
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1        order to appear described in paragraph (9) of
2        subsection (b) of Section 112A-14 of this Code;
3        physical care and possession of the minor child
4        described in paragraph (5) of subsection (b) of Section
5        112A-14 of this Code; protection of property described
6        in paragraph (11) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-14
7        of this Code; prohibition of entry described in
8        paragraph (14) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-14 of
9        this Code; prohibition of firearm possession described
10        in paragraph (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section
11        112A-14 of this Code; prohibition of access to records
12        described in paragraph (15) of subsection (b) of
13        Section 112A-14 of this Code; injunctive relief
14        described in paragraph (16) of subsection (b) of
15        Section 112A-14 of this Code; and telephone services
16        described in paragraph (18) of subsection (b) of
17        Section 112A-14 of this Code, the harm which that
18        remedy is intended to prevent would be likely to occur
19        if the respondent were given any prior notice, or
20        greater notice than was actually given, of the
21        petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial relief;
22            (B) for the remedy of grant of exclusive possession
23        of residence described in paragraph (2) of subsection
24        (b) of Section 112A-14 of this Code; the immediate
25        danger of further abuse of the petitioner by the
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1        remain in the residence or household while the
2        respondent was given any prior notice or greater notice
3        than was actually given of the petitioner's efforts to
4        obtain judicial relief outweighs the hardships to the
5        respondent of an emergency order granting the
6        petitioner exclusive possession of the residence or
7        household; and the remedy shall not be denied because
8        the petitioner has or could obtain temporary shelter
9        elsewhere while prior notice is given to the
10        respondent, unless the hardship to the respondent from
11        exclusion from the home substantially outweigh the
12        hardship to the petitioner; or
13            (C) for the remedy of possession of personal
14        property described in paragraph (10) of subsection (b)
15        of Section 112A-14 of this Code; improper disposition
16        of the personal property would be likely to occur if
17        the respondent were given any prior notice, or greater
18        notice than was actually given, of the petitioner's
19        efforts to obtain judicial relief or the petitioner has
20        an immediate and pressing need for the possession of
21        that property.
22    An ex parte domestic violence order of protection may not
23include the counseling, custody, or payment of support or
24monetary compensation remedies provided by paragraphs (4),
25(12), (13), and (16) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-14 of
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1    (c) Issuance of ex parte civil no contact order in cases
2involving sexual offenses. An ex parte civil no contact order
3shall be issued if the petitioner establishes that:
4        (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 112A-9 of
5    this Code;
6        (2) the requirements of subsection (a) of Section
7    112A-11.5 of this Code are satisfied; and
8        (3) there is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
9    of prior service of process or of notice upon the
10    respondent, because the harm which that remedy is intended
11    to prevent would be likely to occur if the respondent were
12    given any prior notice, or greater notice than was actually
13    given, of the petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial
14    relief.
15    The court may order any of the remedies under Section
16112A-14.5 of this Code.
17    (d) Issuance of ex parte stalking no contact order in cases
18involving stalking offenses. An ex parte stalking no contact
19order shall be issued if the petitioner establishes that:
20        (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 112A-9 of
21    this Code;
22        (2) the requirements of subsection (a) of Section
23    112A-11.5 of this Code are satisfied; and
24        (3) there is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
25    of prior service of process or of notice upon the
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1    to prevent would be likely to occur if the respondent were
2    given any prior notice, or greater notice than was actually
3    given, of the petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial
4    relief.
5    The court may order any of the remedies under Section
6112A-14.7 of this Code.
7    (e) Issuance of ex parte protective orders on court
8holidays and evenings.
9    When the court is unavailable at the close of business, the
10petitioner may file a petition for an ex parte protective order
11before any available circuit judge or associate judge who may
12grant relief under this Article. If the judge finds that
13petitioner has satisfied the prerequisites in subsection (b),
14(c), or (d) of this Section, the judge shall issue an ex parte
15protective order.
16    The chief judge of the circuit court may designate for each
17county in the circuit at least one judge to be reasonably
18available to issue orally, by telephone, by facsimile, or
19otherwise, an ex parte protective order at all times, whether
20or not the court is in session.
21    The judge who issued the order under this Section shall
22promptly communicate or convey the order to the sheriff to
23facilitate the entry of the order into the Law Enforcement
24Agencies Data System by the Department of State Police under
25Section 112A-28 of this Code. Any order issued under this
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1certified on the next court day to the appropriate court. The
2clerk of that court shall immediately assign a case number,
3file the petition, order, and other documents with the court
4and enter the order of record and file it with the sheriff for
5service under subsection (f) of this Section. Failure to comply
6with the requirements of this subsection (e) shall not affect
7the validity of the order.
8    (f) Service of ex parte protective order on respondent.
9        (1) If an ex parte protective order is entered at the
10    time a summons or arrest warrant is issued for the criminal
11    charge, the petition for the protective order, any
12    supporting affidavits, if any, and the ex parte protective
13    order that has been issued shall be served with the summons
14    or arrest warrant. The enforcement of a protective order
15    under Section 112A-23 of this Code shall not be affected by
16    the lack of service or delivery, provided the requirements
17    of subsection (a) of Section 112A-23 of this Code are
18    otherwise met.
19        (2) If an ex parte protective order is entered after a
20    summons or arrest warrant is issued and before the
21    respondent makes an initial appearance in the criminal
22    case. The summons shall be in the form prescribed by
23    subsection (d) of Supreme Court Rule 101, except that it
24    shall require respondent to answer or appear within 7 days
25    and shall be accompanied by the petition for the protective
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1    protective order that has been issued.
2        (3) If an ex parte protective order is entered after
3    the respondent has been served notice of a petition for a
4    final protective order and the respondent has requested a
5    continuance to respond to the petition, the ex parte
6    protective order shall be served: (A) in open court if the
7    respondent is present at the proceeding at which the order
8    was entered; or (B) by summons in the form prescribed by
9    subsection (d) of Supreme Court Rule 101.
10        (4) No fee shall be charged for service of summons.
11        (5) The summons shall be served by the sheriff or other
12    law enforcement officer at the earliest time and shall take
13    precedence over other summonses except those of a similar
14    emergency nature. Special process servers may be appointed
15    at any time, and their designation shall not affect the
16    responsibilities and authority of the sheriff or other
17    official process servers. In a county with a population
18    over 3,000,000, a special process server may not be
19    appointed if an ex parte protective order grants the
20    surrender of a child, the surrender of a firearm or Firearm
21    Owner's Identification Card, or the exclusive possession
22    of a shared residence. Process may be served in court.
23    (g) Upon 7 days notice to the petitioner, or a shorter
24notice period as the court may prescribe, a respondent subject
25to an ex parte protective order may appear and petition the
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1verified and shall allege the following:
2        (1) that respondent did not receive prior notice of the
3    initial hearing in which the ex parte protective order was
4    entered under Section 112A-17.5 of this Code; and
5        (2) that respondent had a meritorious defense to the
6    order or any of its remedies or that the order or any of
7    its remedies was not authorized under this Article.
8    The verified petition and affidavit shall set forth the
9evidence of the meritorious defense that will be presented at a
10hearing. If the court finds that the evidence presented at the
11hearing on the petition establishes a meritorious defense by a
12preponderance of the evidence, the court may decide to vacate
13the protective order or modify the remedies.
14    (h) If the ex parte protective order granted petitioner
15exclusive possession of the residence and the petition of
16respondent seeks to re-open or vacate that grant, the court
17shall set a date for hearing within 14 days on all issues
18relating to exclusive possession. Under no circumstances shall
19a court continue a hearing concerning exclusive possession
20beyond the 14th day except by agreement of the petitioner and
21the respondent. Other issues raised by the pleadings may be
22consolidated for the hearing if the petitioner, the respondent,
23and the court do not object.
24    (i) Duration of ex parte protective order. An ex parte
25order shall remain in effect until the court considers the
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1served on the respondent or a default final protective order is
2entered, whichever occurs first. If a court date is scheduled
3for the issuance of a default protective order and the
4petitioner fails to personally appear or appear through counsel
5or the prosecuting attorney, the petition shall be dismissed
6and the ex parte order terminated.
 
7    (725 ILCS 5/112A-20)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-20)
8    Sec. 112A-20. Duration and extension of final protective
9orders.
10    (a) (Blank).
11    (b) A final protective order shall remain in effect as
12follows:
13        (1) if entered during pre-trial release, until
14    disposition, withdrawal, or dismissal of the underlying
15    charge; if, however, the case is continued as an
16    independent cause of action, the order's duration may be
17    for a fixed period of time not to exceed 2 years;
18        (2) if in effect in conjunction with a bond forfeiture
19    warrant, until final disposition or an additional period of
20    time not exceeding 2 years; no domestic violence order of
21    protection, however, shall be terminated by a dismissal
22    that is accompanied by the issuance of a bond forfeiture
23    warrant;
24        (3) until 2 years after the expiration of any
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1    imprisonment, parole, aftercare release, or mandatory
2    supervised release for domestic violence orders of
3    protection and civil no contact orders; or
4        (4) until 2 years after the date set by the court for
5    expiration of any sentence of imprisonment and subsequent
6    parole, aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release
7    for domestic violence orders of protection and civil no
8    contact orders; and
9        (5) permanent for a stalking no contact order if a
10    judgment of conviction for stalking is entered.
11    (c) Computation of time. The duration of a domestic
12violence an order of protection shall not be reduced by the
13duration of any prior domestic violence order of protection.
14    (d) Law enforcement records. When a protective order
15expires upon the occurrence of a specified event, rather than
16upon a specified date as provided in subsection (b), no
17expiration date shall be entered in Department of State Police
18records. To remove the protective order from those records,
19either the petitioner or the respondent shall request the clerk
20of the court to file a certified copy of an order stating that
21the specified event has occurred or that the protective order
22has been vacated or modified with the sheriff, and the sheriff
23shall direct that law enforcement records shall be promptly
24corrected in accordance with the filed order.
25    (e) Extension of Orders. Any domestic violence order of
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1the expiration of the defendant's sentence under paragraph (2),
2(3), or (4) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-20 of this
3Article may be extended one or more times, as required. The
4petitioner, petitioner's counsel, or the State's Attorney on
5the petitioner's behalf shall file the motion for an extension
6of the final protective order in the criminal case and serve
7the motion in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12.
8The court shall transfer the motion to the appropriate court or
9division for consideration under subsection (e) of Section 220
10of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or subsection
11(c) of Section 216 of the Civil No Contact Order Act, or
12subsection (c) of Section 105 of the Stalking No Contact Order
13as appropriate.
14    (f) Termination date. Any final protective order of
15protection which would expire on a court holiday shall instead
16expire at the close of the next court business day.
17    (g) Statement of purpose. The practice of dismissing or
18suspending a criminal prosecution in exchange for issuing a
19protective an order of protection undermines the purposes of
20this Article. This Section shall not be construed as
21encouraging that practice.
22(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
23    (725 ILCS 5/112A-21)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-21)
24    Sec. 112A-21. Contents of orders.
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1describe, in reasonable detail and not by reference to any
2other document, the following:
3        (1) Each remedy granted by the court, in reasonable
4    detail and not by reference to any other document, so that
5    respondent may clearly understand what he or she must do or
6    refrain from doing. Pre-printed form orders of protection
7    shall include the definitions of the types of abuse, as
8    provided in Section 112A-3 of this Code. Remedies set forth
9    in pre-printed form for domestic violence orders shall be
10    numbered consistently with and corresponding to the
11    numerical sequence of remedies listed in Section 112A-14 of
12    this Code (at least as of the date the form orders are
13    printed).
14        (2) The reason for denial of petitioner's request for
15    any remedy listed in Section 112A-14 of this Code.
16    (b) A domestic violence An order of protection shall
17further state the following:
18        (1) The name of each petitioner that the court finds is
19    a victim of a charged offense, and that respondent is a
20    member of the family or household of each such petitioner,
21    and the name of each other person protected by the order
22    and that such person is protected by this Code Act.
23        (2) For any remedy requested by petitioner on which the
24    court has declined to rule, that that remedy is reserved.
25        (3) The date and time the domestic violence order of
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1        (4) (Blank).
2        (5) (Blank).
3        (6) (Blank).
4    (c) Any domestic violence order of protection shall include
5the following notice, printed in conspicuous type:
6        "Any knowing violation of a domestic violence an order
7    of protection forbidding physical abuse, harassment,
8    intimidation, interference with personal liberty, willful
9    deprivation, or entering or remaining present at specified
10    places when the protected person is present, or granting
11    exclusive possession of the residence or household, or
12    granting a stay away order is a Class A misdemeanor for a
13    first offense, and a Class 4 felony for persons with a
14    prior conviction for certain offenses under subsection (d)
15    of Section 12-3.4 of the Criminal Code of 2012. Grant of
16    exclusive possession of the residence or household shall
17    constitute notice forbidding trespass to land. Any knowing
18    violation of an order awarding legal custody or physical
19    care of a child or prohibiting removal or concealment of a
20    child may be a Class 4 felony. Any willful violation of any
21    order is contempt of court. Any violation may result in
22    fine or imprisonment."
23    (d) (Blank).
24    (e) A domestic violence An order of protection shall state,
25"This Order of Protection is enforceable, even without
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1tribal lands, and the U.S. territories pursuant to the Violence
2Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. 2265). Violating this Order of
3Protection may subject the respondent to federal charges and
4punishment (18 U.S.C. 2261-2262). The respondent may be subject
5to federal criminal penalties for possessing, transporting,
6shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition under the Gun
7Control Act (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) and (9))."
8(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
9    (725 ILCS 5/112A-22)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-22)
10    Sec. 112A-22. Notice of orders.
11    (a) Entry and issuance. Upon issuance of any protective
12order of protection, the clerk shall immediately, or on the
13next court day if an ex parte order is issued under subsection
14(e) of Section 112A-17.5 of this Code, (i) enter the order on
15the record and file it in accordance with the circuit court
16procedures and (ii) provide a file stamped copy of the order to
17respondent and to petitioner, if present, and to the State's
18Attorney. If the victim is not present the State's Attorney
19shall (i) as soon as practicable notify the petitioner the
20order has been entered and (ii) provide a file stamped copy of
21the order to the petitioner within 3 days.
22    (b) Filing with sheriff. The clerk of the issuing judge
23shall, on the same day that a protective order is issued, file
24a copy of that order with the sheriff or other law enforcement
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1records or charged with serving the order upon respondent. If
2the order was issued under subsection (e) of Section 112A-17.5
3of this Code, the clerk on the next court day shall file a
4certified copy of the order with the sheriff or other law
5enforcement officials charged with maintaining Department of
6State Police records.
7    (c) (Blank).
8    (c-2) Service by sheriff. Unless respondent was present in
9court when the order was issued, the sheriff, other law
10enforcement official, or special process server shall promptly
11serve that order upon respondent and file proof of the service,
12in the manner provided for service of process in civil
13proceedings. Instead of serving the order upon the respondent;
14however, the sheriff, other law enforcement official, special
15process server, or other persons defined in Section 112A-22.1
16of this Code may serve the respondent with a short form
17notification as provided in Section 112A-22.1 of this Code. If
18process has not yet been served upon the respondent, process
19shall be served with the order or short form notification if
20the service is made by the sheriff, other law enforcement
21official, or special process server.
22    (c-3) If the person against whom the protective order is
23issued is arrested and the written order is issued under
24subsection (e) of Section 112A-17.5 of this Code and received
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1enforcement agency shall promptly serve the order upon the
2respondent or arrestee before the respondent or arrestee is
3released from custody. In no event shall detention of the
4respondent or arrestee be extended for a hearing on the
5petition for protective order or receipt of the order issued
6under Section 112A-17 of this Code.
7    (c-4) Extensions, modifications, and revocations. Any
8order extending, modifying, or revoking any protective order
9shall be promptly recorded, issued, and served as provided in
10this Section.
11    (c-5) (Blank).
12    (d) (Blank).
13    (e) Notice to health care facilities and health care
14practitioners. Upon the request of the petitioner, the clerk of
15the circuit court shall send a certified copy of the protective
16order to any specified health care facility or health care
17practitioner requested by the petitioner at the mailing address
18provided by the petitioner.
19    (f) Disclosure by health care facilities and health care
20practitioners. After receiving a certified copy of a protective
21order that prohibits a respondent's access to records, no
22health care facility or health care practitioner shall allow a
23respondent access to the records of any child who is a
24protected person under the protective order, or release
25information in those records to the respondent, unless the
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1the court order vacating the corresponding protective order
2that was sent to the health care facility or practitioner.
3Nothing in this Section shall be construed to require health
4care facilities or health care practitioners to alter
5procedures related to billing and payment. The health care
6facility or health care practitioner may file the copy of the
7protective order in the records of a child who is a protected
8person under the protective order, or may employ any other
9method to identify the records to which a respondent is
10prohibited access. No health care facility or health care
11practitioner shall be civilly or professionally liable for
12reliance on a copy of a protective order, except for willful
13and wanton misconduct.
14    (g) Notice to schools. Upon the request of the petitioner,
15within 24 hours of the issuance of a protective order, the
16clerk of the issuing judge shall send a certified copy of the
17protective order to the day-care facility, pre-school or
18pre-kindergarten, or private school or the principal office of
19the public school district or any college or university in
20which any child who is a protected person under the protective
21order or any child of the petitioner is enrolled as requested
22by the petitioner at the mailing address provided by the
23petitioner. If the child transfers enrollment to another
24day-care facility, pre-school, pre-kindergarten, private
25school, public school, college, or university, the petitioner
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1notice of the transfer, including the name and address of the
2institution to which the child is transferring. Within 24 hours
3of receipt of notice from the petitioner that a child is
4transferring to another day-care facility, pre-school,
5pre-kindergarten, private school, public school, college, or
6university, the clerk shall send a certified copy of the order
7to the institution to which the child is transferring.
8    (h) Disclosure by schools. After receiving a certified copy
9of a protective order that prohibits a respondent's access to
10records, neither a day-care facility, pre-school,
11pre-kindergarten, public or private school, college, or
12university nor its employees shall allow a respondent access to
13a protected child's records or release information in those
14records to the respondent. The school shall file the copy of
15the protective order in the records of a child who is a
16protected person under the order. When a child who is a
17protected person under the protective order transfers to
18another day-care facility, pre-school, pre-kindergarten,
19public or private school, college, or university, the
20institution from which the child is transferring may, at the
21request of the petitioner, provide, within 24 hours of the
22transfer, written notice of the protective order, along with a
23certified copy of the order, to the institution to which the
24child is transferring.
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1    (725 ILCS 5/112A-22.1 new)
2    Sec. 112A-22.1. Short form notification.
3    (a) Instead of personal service of a protective order under
4Section 112A-22 of this Code, a sheriff, other law enforcement
5official, special process server, or personnel assigned by the
6Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice to
7investigate the alleged misconduct of committed persons or
8alleged violations of the person's conditions of parole,
9aftercare release, or mandatory supervised release, may serve a
10respondent with a short form notification. The short form
11notification shall include the following:
12        (1) Respondent's name.
13        (2) Respondent's date of birth, if known.
14        (3) Petitioner's name.
15        (4) Names of other protected parties.
16        (5) Date and county in which the protective order was
17    filed.
18        (6) Court file number.
19        (7) Hearing date and time, if known.
20        (8) Conditions that apply to the respondent, either in
21    checklist form or handwritten.
22    (b) The short form notification shall contain the following
23notice in bold print:
24    "The order is now enforceable. You must report to the
25office of the sheriff or the office of the circuit court in
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1subject to arrest and may be charged with a misdemeanor or
2felony if you violate any of the terms of the order."
3    (c) Upon verification of the identity of the respondent and
4the existence of an unserved order against the respondent, a
5sheriff or other law enforcement official may detain the
6respondent for a reasonable time necessary to complete and
7serve the short form notification.
8    (d) When service is made by short form notification under
9this Section, it may be proved by the affidavit of the person
10making the service.
11    (e) The Attorney General shall make the short form
12notification form available to law enforcement agencies in this
13State.
 
14    (725 ILCS 5/112A-22.3)
15    Sec. 112A-22.3. Withdrawal or dismissal of charges or
16petition.
17    (a) Voluntary dismissal or withdrawal of any delinquency
18petition or criminal prosecution or a finding of not guilty
19shall not require dismissal or vacation of the protective
20order; instead, at the request of the petitioner, petitioner's
21counsel, or the State's Attorney on behalf of the petitioner in
22the discretion of the State's Attorney, or on the court's
23motion, it may be treated as an independent action and, if
24necessary and appropriate, transferred to a different court or
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1prosecution shall not affect the validity of any previously
2issued protective order.
3    (b) Withdrawal or dismissal of any petition for a
4protective order shall operate as a dismissal without
5prejudice.
6(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
7    (725 ILCS 5/112A-23)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-23)
8    Sec. 112A-23. Enforcement of protective orders.
9    (a) When violation is crime. A violation of any protective
10order of protection, whether issued in a civil, quasi-criminal
11proceeding, shall be enforced by a criminal court when:
12        (1) The respondent commits the crime of violation of a
13    domestic violence an order of protection pursuant to
14    Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15    Criminal Code of 2012, by having knowingly violated:
16            (i) remedies described in paragraphs (1), (2),
17        (3), (14), or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section
18        112A-14 of this Code,
19            (ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to
20        the remedies authorized under paragraphs (1), (2),
21        (3), (14), or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214
22        of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, in a
23        valid order of protection, which is authorized under
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1            (iii) or any other remedy when the act constitutes
2        a crime against the protected parties as defined by the
3        Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
4        Prosecution for a violation of a domestic violence an
5    order of protection shall not bar concurrent prosecution
6    for any other crime, including any crime that may have been
7    committed at the time of the violation of the domestic
8    violence order of protection; or
9        (2) The respondent commits the crime of child abduction
10    pursuant to Section 10-5 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
11    the Criminal Code of 2012, by having knowingly violated:
12            (i) remedies described in paragraphs (5), (6), or
13        (8) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-14 of this Code,
14        or
15            (ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to
16        the remedies authorized under paragraphs (1), (5),
17        (6), or (8) of subsection (b) of Section 214 of the
18        Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, in a valid
19        domestic violence order of protection, which is
20        authorized under the laws of another state, tribe or
21        United States territory.
22        (3) The respondent commits the crime of violation of a
23    civil no contact order when the respondent violates Section
24    12-3.8 of the Criminal Code of 2012. Prosecution for a
25    violation of a civil no contact order shall not bar
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1    crime that may have been committed at the time of the
2    violation of the civil no contact order.
3        (4) The respondent commits the crime of violation of a
4    stalking no contact order when the respondent violates
5    Section 12-3.9 of the Criminal Code of 2012. Prosecution
6    for a violation of a stalking no contact order shall not
7    bar concurrent prosecution for any other crime, including
8    any crime that may have been committed at the time of the
9    violation of the stalking no contact order.
10    (b) When violation is contempt of court. A violation of any
11valid protective order, whether issued in a civil or criminal
12proceeding, may be enforced through civil or criminal contempt
13procedures, as appropriate, by any court with jurisdiction,
14regardless where the act or acts which violated the protective
15order were committed, to the extent consistent with the venue
16provisions of this Article. Nothing in this Article shall
17preclude any Illinois court from enforcing any valid protective
18order issued in another state. Illinois courts may enforce
19protective orders through both criminal prosecution and
20contempt proceedings, unless the action which is second in time
21is barred by collateral estoppel or the constitutional
22prohibition against double jeopardy.
23        (1) In a contempt proceeding where the petition for a
24    rule to show cause sets forth facts evidencing an immediate
25    danger that the respondent will flee the jurisdiction,
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1    petitioner or minor children or on dependent adults in
2    petitioner's care, the court may order the attachment of
3    the respondent without prior service of the rule to show
4    cause or the petition for a rule to show cause. Bond shall
5    be set unless specifically denied in writing.
6        (2) A petition for a rule to show cause for violation
7    of a protective order shall be treated as an expedited
8    proceeding.
9    (c) Violation of custody, allocation of parental
10responsibility, or support orders. A violation of remedies
11described in paragraphs (5), (6), (8), or (9) of subsection (b)
12of Section 112A-14 of this Code may be enforced by any remedy
13provided by Section 607.5 of the Illinois Marriage and
14Dissolution of Marriage Act. The court may enforce any order
15for support issued under paragraph (12) of subsection (b) of
16Section 112A-14 of this Code in the manner provided for under
17Parts V and VII of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
18Marriage Act.
19    (d) Actual knowledge. A protective order may be enforced
20pursuant to this Section if the respondent violates the order
21after respondent has actual knowledge of its contents as shown
22through one of the following means:
23        (1) (Blank).
24        (2) (Blank).
25        (3) By service of a protective an order of protection
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1    112A-22 of this Code.
2        (4) By other means demonstrating actual knowledge of
3    the contents of the order.
4    (e) The enforcement of a protective an order of protection
5in civil or criminal court shall not be affected by either of
6the following:
7        (1) The existence of a separate, correlative order
8    entered under Section 112A-15 of this Code.
9        (2) Any finding or order entered in a conjoined
10    criminal proceeding.
11    (f) Circumstances. The court, when determining whether or
12not a violation of a protective order has occurred, shall not
13require physical manifestations of abuse on the person of the
14victim.
15    (g) Penalties.
16        (1) Except as provided in paragraph (3) of this
17    subsection (g), where the court finds the commission of a
18    crime or contempt of court under subsections (a) or (b) of
19    this Section, the penalty shall be the penalty that
20    generally applies in such criminal or contempt
21    proceedings, and may include one or more of the following:
22    incarceration, payment of restitution, a fine, payment of
23    attorneys' fees and costs, or community service.
24        (2) The court shall hear and take into account evidence
25    of any factors in aggravation or mitigation before deciding
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1    subsection (g).
2        (3) To the extent permitted by law, the court is
3    encouraged to:
4            (i) increase the penalty for the knowing violation
5        of any protective order over any penalty previously
6        imposed by any court for respondent's violation of any
7        protective order or penal statute involving petitioner
8        as victim and respondent as defendant;
9            (ii) impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours
10        imprisonment for respondent's first violation of any
11        protective order; and
12            (iii) impose a minimum penalty of 48 hours
13        imprisonment for respondent's second or subsequent
14        violation of a protective order
15    unless the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty
16    or that period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust.
17        (4) In addition to any other penalties imposed for a
18    violation of a protective order, a criminal court may
19    consider evidence of any violations of a protective order:
20            (i) to increase, revoke, or modify the bail bond on
21        an underlying criminal charge pursuant to Section
22        110-6 of this Code;
23            (ii) to revoke or modify an order of probation,
24        conditional discharge, or supervision, pursuant to
25        Section 5-6-4 of the Unified Code of Corrections;
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1        imprisonment, pursuant to Section 5-7-2 of the Unified
2        Code of Corrections.
3(Source: P.A. 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
4    (725 ILCS 5/112A-24)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-24)
5    Sec. 112A-24. Modification, re-opening, and extension of
6orders.
7    (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, upon
8motion by petitioner, petitioner's counsel, or the State's
9Attorney on behalf of the petitioner, the court may modify a
10protective order:
11        (1) If respondent has abused petitioner since the
12    hearing for that order, by adding or altering one or more
13    remedies, as authorized by Section 112A-14, 112A-14.5, or
14    112A-14.7 of this Code Article; and
15        (2) Otherwise, by adding any remedy authorized by
16    Section 112A-14, 112A-14.5, or 112A-14.7 which was:
17            (i) reserved in that protective order;
18            (ii) not requested for inclusion in that
19        protective order; or
20            (iii) denied on procedural grounds, but not on the
21        merits.
22    (a-5) A petitioner, petitioner's counsel, or the State's
23Attorney on the petitioner's behalf may file a motion to vacate
24or modify a final permanent stalking no contact order 2 years
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1motion shall be served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules
211 and 12.
3    (b) Upon motion by the petitioner, petitioner's counsel,
4State's Attorney, or respondent, the court may modify any prior
5domestic violence order of protection's remedy for custody,
6visitation or payment of support in accordance with the
7relevant provisions of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
8Marriage Act.
9    (c) After 30 days following the entry of a protective
10order, a court may modify that order only when changes in the
11applicable law or facts since that final plenary order was
12entered warrant a modification of its terms.
13    (d) (Blank).
14    (e) (Blank).
15    (f) (Blank).
16    (g) This Section does not limit the means, otherwise
17available by law, for vacating or modifying protective orders.
18(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
19    (725 ILCS 5/112A-26)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-26)
20    Sec. 112A-26. Arrest without warrant.
21    (a) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without
22warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the
23person has committed or is committing any crime, including but
24not limited to violation of a domestic violence an order of
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1of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, violation of a civil no
2contact order, under Section 11-1.75 of the Criminal Code of
32012, or violation of a stalking no contact order, under
4Section 12-7.5A of the Criminal Code of 2012, even if the crime
5was not committed in the presence of the officer.
6    (b) The law enforcement officer may verify the existence of
7a protective order by telephone or radio communication with his
8or her law enforcement agency or by referring to the copy of
9the order provided by petitioner or respondent.
10(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
11    (725 ILCS 5/112A-28)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-28)
12    Sec. 112A-28. Data maintenance by law enforcement
13agencies.
14    (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Department of State
15Police, daily, in the form and detail the Department requires,
16copies of any recorded protective orders issued by the court,
17and any foreign protective orders of protection filed by the
18clerk of the court, and transmitted to the sheriff by the clerk
19of the court. Each protective order shall be entered in the Law
20Enforcement Agencies Data System on the same day it is issued
21by the court.
22    (b) The Department of State Police shall maintain a
23complete and systematic record and index of all valid and
24recorded protective orders issued or filed under this Act. The
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1enforcement officers at the scene of an alleged incident of
2abuse or violation of a protective order of any recorded prior
3incident of abuse involving the abused party and the effective
4dates and terms of any recorded protective order.
5    (c) The data, records and transmittals required under this
6Section shall pertain to:
7        (1) any valid emergency, interim or plenary domestic
8    violence order of protection, civil no contact or stalking
9    no contact order issued in a civil proceeding; and
10        (2) any valid ex parte or final protective order issued
11    in a criminal proceeding or authorized under the laws of
12    another state, tribe, or United States territory.
13(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
14    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15becoming law.".