101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB2309

 

Introduced , by Rep. Patrick Windhorst

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
740 ILCS 21/20
740 ILCS 21/95
740 ILCS 22/202
740 ILCS 22/213
750 ILCS 60/202  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2
750 ILCS 60/217  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-17

    Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that when a petition for an emergency stalking no contact order, a civil no contact order, or an emergency order of protection is filed, the petition shall not be publicly available until the petition is served on the respondent. Provides that when a petition for an emergency stalking no contact order, a civil no contact order, or an emergency order of protection is granted, the order shall not be publicly available until the order is served on the respondent.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Stalking No Contact Order Act is amended by
5changing Sections 20 and 95 as follows:
 
6    (740 ILCS 21/20)
7    Sec. 20. Commencement of action; filing fees.
8    (a) An action for a stalking no contact order is commenced:
9        (1) independently, by filing a petition for a stalking
10    no contact order in any civil court, unless specific courts
11    are designated by local rule or order; or
12        (2) in conjunction with a delinquency petition or a
13    criminal prosecution as provided in Article 112A of the
14    Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
15    (a-5) When a petition for an emergency stalking no contact
16order is filed, the petition shall not be publicly available
17until the petition is served on the respondent.
18    (b) Withdrawal or dismissal of any petition for a stalking
19no contact order prior to adjudication where the petitioner is
20represented by the State shall operate as a dismissal without
21prejudice. No action for a stalking no contact order shall be
22dismissed because the respondent is being prosecuted for a
23crime against the petitioner. For any action commenced under

 

 

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1item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, dismissal of the
2conjoined case (or a finding of not guilty) shall not require
3dismissal of the action for a stalking no contact order;
4instead, it may be treated as an independent action and, if
5necessary and appropriate, transferred to a different court or
6division.
7    (c) No fee shall be charged by the clerk of the court for
8filing petitions or modifying or certifying orders. No fee
9shall be charged by the sheriff for service by the sheriff of a
10petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced under
11this Section.
12    (d) The court shall provide, through the office of the
13clerk of the court, simplified forms for filing of a petition
14under this Section by any person not represented by counsel.
15(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
16    (740 ILCS 21/95)
17    Sec. 95. Emergency stalking no contact order.
18    (a) An emergency stalking no contact order shall issue if
19the petitioner satisfies the requirements of this subsection
20(a). The petitioner shall establish that:
21        (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 50;
22        (2) the requirements of Section 80 are satisfied; and
23        (3) there is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
24    of prior service of process or of notice upon the
25    respondent, because the harm which that remedy is intended

 

 

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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    An emergency stalking no contact order shall be issued by
6the court if it appears from the contents of the petition and
7the examination of the petitioner that the averments are
8sufficient to indicate stalking by the respondent and to
9support the granting of relief under the issuance of the
10stalking no contact order.
11    An emergency stalking no contact order shall be issued if
12the court finds that items (1), (2), and (3) of this subsection
13(a) are met.
14    (a-5) When a petition for an emergency stalking no contact
15order is granted, the order shall not be publicly available
16until the order is served on the respondent.
17    (b) If the respondent appears in court for this hearing for
18an emergency order, he or she may elect to file a general
19appearance and testify. Any resulting order may be an emergency
20order, governed by this Section. Notwithstanding the
21requirements of this Section, if all requirements of Section
22100 have been met, the court may issue a plenary order.
23    (c) Emergency orders; court holidays and evenings.
24        (1) When the court is unavailable at the close of
25    business, the petitioner may file a petition for a 21-day
26    emergency order before any available circuit judge or

 

 

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1    associate judge who may grant relief under this Act. If the
2    judge finds that there is an immediate and present danger
3    of abuse against the petitioner and that the petitioner has
4    satisfied the prerequisites set forth in subsection (a),
5    that judge may issue an emergency stalking no contact
6    order.
7        (2) The chief judge of the circuit court may designate
8    for each county in the circuit at least one judge to be
9    reasonably available to issue orally, by telephone, by
10    facsimile, or otherwise, an emergency stalking no contact
11    order at all times, whether or not the court is in session.
12        (3) Any order issued under this Section and any
13    documentation in support of the order shall be certified on
14    the next court day to the appropriate court. The clerk of
15    that court shall immediately assign a case number, file the
16    petition, order, and other documents with the court, and
17    enter the order of record and file it with the sheriff for
18    service, in accordance with Section 60. Filing the petition
19    shall commence proceedings for further relief under
20    Section 20. Failure to comply with the requirements of this
21    paragraph (3) does not affect the validity of the order.
22(Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
23    Section 10. The Civil No Contact Order Act is amended by
24changing Sections 202 and 213 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (740 ILCS 22/202)
2    Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees.
3    (a) An action for a civil no contact order is commenced:
4        (1) independently, by filing a petition for a civil no
5    contact order in any civil court, unless specific courts
6    are designated by local rule or order; or
7        (2) in conjunction with a delinquency petition or a
8    criminal prosecution as provided in Article 112A of the
9    Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
10    (a-5) When a petition for a civil no contact order is
11filed, the petition shall not be publicly available until the
12petition is served on the respondent.
13    (b) Withdrawal or dismissal of any petition for a civil no
14contact order prior to adjudication where the petitioner is
15represented by the State shall operate as a dismissal without
16prejudice. No action for a civil no contact order shall be
17dismissed because the respondent is being prosecuted for a
18crime against the petitioner. For any action commenced under
19item (2) of subsection (a) of this Section, dismissal of the
20conjoined case (or a finding of not guilty) shall not require
21dismissal of the action for a civil no contact order; instead,
22it may be treated as an independent action and, if necessary
23and appropriate, transferred to a different court or division.
24    (c) No fee shall be charged by the clerk of the court for
25filing petitions or modifying or certifying orders. No fee
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1petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced under
2this Section.
3    (d) The court shall provide, through the office of the
4clerk of the court, simplified forms for filing of a petition
5under this Section by any person not represented by counsel.
6(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
 
7    (740 ILCS 22/213)
8    Sec. 213. Civil no contact order; remedies.
9    (a) If the court finds that the petitioner has been a
10victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual
11sexual penetration, a civil no contact order shall issue;
12provided that the petitioner must also satisfy the requirements
13of Section 214 on emergency orders or Section 215 on plenary
14orders. The petitioner shall not be denied a civil no contact
15order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor. The
16court, when determining whether or not to issue a civil no
17contact order, may not require physical injury on the person of
18the victim. Modification and extension of prior civil no
19contact orders shall be in accordance with this Act.
20    (a-5) When a petition for a civil no contact order is
21granted, the order shall not be publicly available until the
22order is served on the respondent.
23    (b) (Blank).
24    (b-5) The court may provide relief as follows:
25        (1) prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming

 

 

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1    within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified
2    distance from the petitioner;
3        (2) restrain the respondent from having any contact,
4    including nonphysical contact, with the petitioner
5    directly, indirectly, or through third parties, regardless
6    of whether those third parties know of the order;
7        (3) prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming
8    within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified
9    distance from the petitioner's residence, school, day care
10    or other specified location;
11        (4) order the respondent to stay away from any property
12    or animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the
13    petitioner and forbid the respondent from taking,
14    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
15    otherwise disposing of the property or animal; and
16        (5) order any other injunctive relief as necessary or
17    appropriate for the protection of the petitioner.
18    (b-6) When the petitioner and the respondent attend the
19same public or private elementary, middle, or high school, the
20court when issuing a civil no contact order and providing
21relief shall consider the severity of the act, any continuing
22physical danger or emotional distress to the petitioner, the
23educational rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
24under federal and State law, the availability of a transfer of
25the respondent to another school, a change of placement or a
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1and educational disruption that would be caused by a transfer
2of the respondent to another school, and any other relevant
3facts of the case. The court may order that the respondent not
4attend the public, private, or non-public elementary, middle,
5or high school attended by the petitioner, order that the
6respondent accept a change of placement or program, as
7determined by the school district or private or non-public
8school, or place restrictions on the respondent's movements
9within the school attended by the petitioner. The respondent
10bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence
11that a transfer, change of placement, or change of program of
12the respondent is not available. The respondent also bears the
13burden of production with respect to the expense, difficulty,
14and educational disruption that would be caused by a transfer
15of the respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
16placement, or change of program is not unavailable to the
17respondent solely on the ground that the respondent does not
18agree with the school district's or private or non-public
19school's transfer, change of placement, or change of program or
20solely on the ground that the respondent fails or refuses to
21consent to or otherwise does not take an action required to
22effectuate a transfer, change of placement, or change of
23program. When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
24public, private, or non-public school attended by the
25petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to another
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1private or non-public school, the school district or private or
2non-public school shall have sole discretion to determine the
3attendance center to which the respondent is transferred. In
4the event the court order results in a transfer of the minor
5respondent to another attendance center, a change in the
6respondent's placement, or a change of the respondent's
7program, the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the
8respondent is responsible for transportation and other costs
9associated with the transfer or change.
10    (b-7) The court may order the parents, guardian, or legal
11custodian of a minor respondent to take certain actions or to
12refrain from taking certain actions to ensure that the
13respondent complies with the order. In the event the court
14orders a transfer of the respondent to another school, the
15parents or legal guardians of the respondent are responsible
16for transportation and other costs associated with the change
17of school by the respondent.
18    (c) Denial of a remedy may not be based, in whole or in
19part, on evidence that:
20        (1) the respondent has cause for any use of force,
21    unless that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable
22    use of force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of
23    2012;
24        (2) the respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
25        (3) the petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
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1    such force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal
2    Code of 2012;
3        (4) the petitioner did not act in self-defense or
4    defense of another;
5        (5) the petitioner left the residence or household to
6    avoid further non-consensual sexual conduct or
7    non-consensual sexual penetration by the respondent; or
8        (6) the petitioner did not leave the residence or
9    household to avoid further non-consensual sexual conduct
10    or non-consensual sexual penetration by the respondent.
11    (d) Monetary damages are not recoverable as a remedy.
12(Source: P.A. 96-311, eff. 1-1-10; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12;
1397-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
14    Section 15. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
15amended by changing Sections 202 and 217 as follows:
 
16    (750 ILCS 60/202)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2)
17    Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees; dismissal.
18    (a) How to commence action. Actions for orders of
19protection are commenced:
20        (1) Independently: By filing a petition for an order of
21    protection in any civil court, unless specific courts are
22    designated by local rule or order.
23        (2) In conjunction with another civil proceeding: By
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1    case number as another civil proceeding involving the
2    parties, including but not limited to: (i) any proceeding
3    under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
4    Act, Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, Nonsupport of Spouse
5    and Children Act, Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement
6    of Support Act or an action for nonsupport brought under
7    Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code, provided that a
8    petitioner and the respondent are a party to or the subject
9    of that proceeding or (ii) a guardianship proceeding under
10    the Probate Act of 1975, or a proceeding for involuntary
11    commitment under the Mental Health and Developmental
12    Disabilities Code, or any proceeding, other than a
13    delinquency petition, under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987,
14    provided that a petitioner or the respondent is a party to
15    or the subject of such proceeding.
16        (3) In conjunction with a delinquency petition or a
17    criminal prosecution as provided in Section 112A-20 of the
18    Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
19    (a-5) When a petition for an emergency order of protection
20is filed, the petition shall not be publicly available until
21the petition is served on the respondent.
22    (b) Filing, certification, and service fees. No fee shall
23be charged by the clerk for filing, amending, vacating,
24certifying, or photocopying petitions or orders; or for issuing
25alias summons; or for any related filing service. No fee shall
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1petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced under
2this Section.
3    (c) Dismissal and consolidation. Withdrawal or dismissal
4of any petition for an order of protection prior to
5adjudication where the petitioner is represented by the State
6shall operate as a dismissal without prejudice. No action for
7an order of protection shall be dismissed because the
8respondent is being prosecuted for a crime against the
9petitioner. An independent action may be consolidated with
10another civil proceeding, as provided by paragraph (2) of
11subsection (a) of this Section. For any action commenced under
12paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this Section,
13dismissal of the conjoined case (or a finding of not guilty)
14shall not require dismissal of the action for the order of
15protection; instead, it may be treated as an independent action
16and, if necessary and appropriate, transferred to a different
17court or division. Dismissal of any conjoined case shall not
18affect the validity of any previously issued order of
19protection, and thereafter subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of
20Section 220 shall be inapplicable to such order.
21    (d) Pro se petitions. The court shall provide, through the
22office of the clerk of the court, simplified forms and clerical
23assistance to help with the writing and filing of a petition
24under this Section by any person not represented by counsel. In
25addition, that assistance may be provided by the state's
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1    (e) As provided in this subsection, the administrative
2director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts,
3with the approval of the administrative board of the courts,
4may adopt rules to establish and implement a pilot program to
5allow the electronic filing of petitions for temporary orders
6of protection and the issuance of such orders by audio-visual
7means to accommodate litigants for whom attendance in court to
8file for and obtain emergency relief would constitute an undue
9hardship or would constitute a risk of harm to the litigant.
10        (1) As used in this subsection:
11            (A) "Electronic means" means any method of
12        transmission of information between computers or other
13        machines designed for the purpose of sending or
14        receiving electronic transmission and that allows for
15        the recipient of information to reproduce the
16        information received in a tangible medium of
17        expression.
18            (B) "Independent audio-visual system" means an
19        electronic system for the transmission and receiving
20        of audio and visual signals, including those with the
21        means to preclude the unauthorized reception and
22        decoding of the signals by commercially available
23        television receivers, channel converters, or other
24        available receiving devices.
25            (C) "Electronic appearance" means an appearance in
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1        court, but in which, by means of an independent
2        audio-visual system, all of the participants are
3        simultaneously able to see and hear reproductions of
4        the voices and images of the judge, counsel, parties,
5        witnesses, and any other participants.
6        (2) Any pilot program under this subsection (e) shall
7    be developed by the administrative director or his or her
8    delegate in consultation with at least one local
9    organization providing assistance to domestic violence
10    victims. The program plan shall include but not be limited
11    to:
12            (A) identification of agencies equipped with or
13        that have access to an independent audio-visual system
14        and electronic means for filing documents; and
15            (B) identification of one or more organizations
16        who are trained and available to assist petitioners in
17        preparing and filing petitions for temporary orders of
18        protection and in their electronic appearances before
19        the court to obtain such orders; and
20            (C) identification of the existing resources
21        available in local family courts for the
22        implementation and oversight of the pilot program; and
23            (D) procedures for filing petitions and documents
24        by electronic means, swearing in the petitioners and
25        witnesses, preparation of a transcript of testimony
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1        any orders issued to the parties; and
2            (E) a timeline for implementation and a plan for
3        informing the public about the availability of the
4        program; and
5            (F) a description of the data to be collected in
6        order to evaluate and make recommendations for
7        improvements to the pilot program.
8        (3) In conjunction with an electronic appearance, any
9    petitioner for an ex parte temporary order of protection
10    may, using the assistance of a trained advocate if
11    necessary, commence the proceedings by filing a petition by
12    electronic means.
13            (A) A petitioner who is seeking an ex parte
14        temporary order of protection using an electronic
15        appearance must file a petition in advance of the
16        appearance and may do so electronically.
17            (B) The petitioner must show that traveling to or
18        appearing in court would constitute an undue hardship
19        or create a risk of harm to the petitioner. In granting
20        or denying any relief sought by the petitioner, the
21        court shall state the names of all participants and
22        whether it is granting or denying an appearance by
23        electronic means and the basis for such a
24        determination. A party is not required to file a
25        petition or other document by electronic means or to
26        testify by means of an electronic appearance.

 

 

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1            (C) Nothing in this subsection (e) affects or
2        changes any existing laws governing the service of
3        process, including requirements for personal service
4        or the sealing and confidentiality of court records in
5        court proceedings or access to court records by the
6        parties to the proceedings.
7        (4) Appearances.
8            (A) All electronic appearances by a petitioner
9        seeking an ex parte temporary order of protection under
10        this subsection (e) are strictly voluntary and the
11        court shall obtain the consent of the petitioner on the
12        record at the commencement of each appearance.
13            (B) Electronic appearances under this subsection
14        (e) shall be recorded and preserved for transcription.
15        Documentary evidence, if any, referred to by a party or
16        witness or the court may be transmitted and submitted
17        and introduced by electronic means.
18(Source: P.A. 99-718, eff. 1-1-17; 100-199, eff. 1-1-18;
19100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)
 
20    (750 ILCS 60/217)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-17)
21    Sec. 217. Emergency order of protection.
22    (a) Prerequisites. An emergency order of protection shall
23issue if petitioner satisfies the requirements of this
24subsection for one or more of the requested remedies. For each
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1        (1) The court has jurisdiction under Section 208;
2        (2) The requirements of Section 214 are satisfied; and
3        (3) There is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
4    of prior service of process or of notice upon the
5    respondent, because:
6            (i) For the remedies of "prohibition of abuse"
7        described in Section 214(b)(1), "stay away order and
8        additional prohibitions" described in Section
9        214(b)(3), "removal or concealment of minor child"
10        described in Section 214(b)(8), "order to appear"
11        described in Section 214(b)(9), "physical care and
12        possession of the minor child" described in Section
13        214(b)(5), "protection of property" described in
14        Section 214(b)(11), "prohibition of entry" described
15        in Section 214(b)(14), "prohibition of firearm
16        possession" described in Section 214(b)(14.5),
17        "prohibition of access to records" described in
18        Section 214(b)(15), and "injunctive relief" described
19        in Section 214(b)(16), the harm which that remedy is
20        intended to prevent would be likely to occur if the
21        respondent were given any prior notice, or greater
22        notice than was actually given, of the petitioner's
23        efforts to obtain judicial relief;
24            (ii) For the remedy of "grant of exclusive
25        possession of residence" described in Section
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1        petitioner by respondent, if petitioner chooses or had
2        chosen to remain in the residence or household while
3        respondent was given any prior notice or greater notice
4        than was actually given of petitioner's efforts to
5        obtain judicial relief, outweighs the hardships to
6        respondent of an emergency order granting petitioner
7        exclusive possession of the residence or household.
8        This remedy shall not be denied because petitioner has
9        or could obtain temporary shelter elsewhere while
10        prior notice is given to respondent, unless the
11        hardships to respondent from exclusion from the home
12        substantially outweigh those to petitioner;
13            (iii) For the remedy of "possession of personal
14        property" described in Section 214(b)(10), improper
15        disposition of the personal property would be likely to
16        occur if respondent were given any prior notice, or
17        greater notice than was actually given, of
18        petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial relief, or
19        petitioner has an immediate and pressing need for
20        possession of that property.
21    An emergency order may not include the counseling, legal
22custody, payment of support or monetary compensation remedies.
23    (a-5) When a petition for an emergency order of protection
24is granted, the order shall not be publicly available until the
25order is served on the respondent.
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1court for this hearing for an emergency order, he or she may
2elect to file a general appearance and testify. Any resulting
3order may be an emergency order, governed by this Section.
4Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, if all
5requirements of Section 218 have been met, the court may issue
6a 30-day interim order.
7    (c) Emergency orders: court holidays and evenings.
8        (1) Prerequisites. When the court is unavailable at the
9    close of business, the petitioner may file a petition for a
10    21-day emergency order before any available circuit judge
11    or associate judge who may grant relief under this Act. If
12    the judge finds that there is an immediate and present
13    danger of abuse to petitioner and that petitioner has
14    satisfied the prerequisites set forth in subsection (a) of
15    Section 217, that judge may issue an emergency order of
16    protection.
17        (1.5) Issuance of order. The chief judge of the circuit
18    court may designate for each county in the circuit at least
19    one judge to be reasonably available to issue orally, by
20    telephone, by facsimile, or otherwise, an emergency order
21    of protection at all times, whether or not the court is in
22    session.
23        (2) Certification and transfer. The judge who issued
24    the order under this Section shall promptly communicate or
25    convey the order to the sheriff to facilitate the entry of
26    the order into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System by

 

 

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1    the Department of State Police pursuant to Section 302. Any
2    order issued under this Section and any documentation in
3    support thereof shall be certified on the next court day to
4    the appropriate court. The clerk of that court shall
5    immediately assign a case number, file the petition, order
6    and other documents with the court, and enter the order of
7    record and file it with the sheriff for service, in
8    accordance with Section 222. Filing the petition shall
9    commence proceedings for further relief under Section 202.
10    Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection
11    shall not affect the validity of the order.
12(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1241, eff. 1-1-11.)