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1    AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended by changing Section 112A-14 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/112A-14)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14)
7    Sec. 112A-14. Order of protection; remedies.
8    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
9has been abused by a family or household member, as defined in
10this Article, an order of protection prohibiting such abuse
11shall issue; provided that petitioner must also satisfy the
12requirements of one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
13Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
14orders, or Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall
15not be denied an order of protection because petitioner or
16respondent is a minor. The court, when determining whether or
17not to issue an order of protection, shall not require physical
18manifestations of abuse on the person of the victim.
19Modification and extension of prior orders of protection shall
20be in accordance with this Article.
21    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
22an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
23this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:

 

 

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1Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
2orders, and Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. The remedies
3listed in this subsection shall be in addition to other civil
4or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
5        (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
6    harassment, interference with personal liberty,
7    intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse or willful
8    deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
9    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
10    prohibited.
11        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
12    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
13    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
14    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
15    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
16    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
17    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
18    limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the
19    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
20            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
21        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
22        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
23        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
24        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
25        person or entity other than the opposing party that
26        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic

 

 

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1        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
2        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
3            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
4        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
5        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
6        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
7        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
8        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
9        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
10        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
11        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
12        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
13        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
14        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
15        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
16        the accessibility of the residence or household.
17        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
18        have a right to occupancy.
19            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
20        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
21        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
22        that the hardships to respondent substantially
23        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
24        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
25        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
26        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,

 

 

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1        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
2        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
3        household.
4        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
5    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
6    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
7    respondent from entering or remaining present at
8    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
9    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
10    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
11    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
12    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
13    right to enter the premises.
14        If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
15    possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
16    entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
17    from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
18    may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
19    items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
20    by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
21    directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
22    occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
23    agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
24        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
25    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
26    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,

 

 

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1    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
2    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
3    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
4    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
5    appropriate. The court may order the respondent in any
6    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
7    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
8    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
9    all recommended treatment.
10        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
11    order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
12    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
13    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
14    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
15    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
16    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
17    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
18    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
19    in loco parentis.
20        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
21    committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
22    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
23    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
24    minor child's best interest.
25        (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
26    custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the

 

 

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1    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
2    Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and this State's Uniform
3    Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
4        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
5    committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
6    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
7    awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
8    in the child's best interest.
9        (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
10    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
11    physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
12    to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
13    respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
14    finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
15    the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
16    visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
17    abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
18    household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
19    minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
20    in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
21    not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
22    of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
23    If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
24    dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
25    specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
26    order for visitation shall refer merely to the term

 

 

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1    "reasonable visitation".
2        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
3    child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
4    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
5    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
6    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
7    a violent or abusive manner.
8        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
9    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
10    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
11    the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
12    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
13    alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
14    approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
15    affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
16    accountability to the court.
17        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
18    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
19    concealing the child within the State.
20        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
21    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
22    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
23    child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
24    any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
25    the respondent.
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1    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
2    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
3    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
4            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
5        property; or
6            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
7        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
8        impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
9        temporary possession by petitioner.
10        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
11    is that it is marital property, the court may award
12    petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
13    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
14    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
15    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
16    hereafter amended.
17        No order under this provision shall affect title to
18    property.
19        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
20    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
21    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
22    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
23            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
24        property; or
25            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
26        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.

 

 

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1        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
2    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
3    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
4    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
5    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
6    now or hereafter amended.
7        The court may further prohibit respondent from
8    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
9    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
10    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
11        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
12    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
13    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
14    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
15    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
16    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
17    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
18    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
19    otherwise disposing of the animal.
20        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
21    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
22    the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
23    legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
24    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
25    which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
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1    income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
2    granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
3    custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
4    care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
5    custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
6    valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
7    otherwise provided in the custody order.
8        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
9    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
10    the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
11    to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
12    repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
13    reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and moving or other
14    travel expenses, including additional reasonable expenses
15    for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
16            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
17        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
18        property distribution from the other party under the
19        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
20        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
21        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
22        the extent that such reimbursement would be
23        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
24        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
25            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
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1        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
2        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
3        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
4        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
5        investigator fees, and travel costs.
6        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
7    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
8    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
9    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
10    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
11        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
12            (A) A person who is subject to an existing order of
13        protection, interim order of protection, emergency
14        order of protection, or plenary order of protection,
15        issued under this Code may not lawfully possess weapons
16        under Section 8.2 of the Firearm Owners Identification
17        Card Act.
18            (B) Any firearms in the possession of the
19        respondent, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of
20        this paragraph (14.5), shall be ordered by the court to
21        be turned over to a person with a valid Firearm Owner's
22        Identification Card for safekeeping. The court shall
23        issue an order that the respondent's Firearm Owner's
24        Identification Card be turned over to the local law
25        enforcement agency, which in turn shall immediately
26        mail the card to the Department of State Police Firearm

 

 

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1        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
2        The period of safekeeping shall be for the duration of
3        the order of protection. The firearm or firearms and
4        Firearm Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired,
5        shall at the respondent's request be returned to the
6        respondent at expiration of the order of protection.
7            (C) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
8        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
9        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
10        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
11        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
12        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
13        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
14        duration of the order of protection.
15            (D) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
16        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
17        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
18        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
19        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
20        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
21        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
22        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
23        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
24        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
25        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
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1        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
2        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
3    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
4    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
5    under subsection (b) of Section 112A-5, or if necessary to
6    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
7    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
8    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
9    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
10    records of the minor child who is in the care of
11    petitioner.
12        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
13    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
14    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
15    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
16    deemed reasonable by the court.
17        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
18    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
19    a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
20    granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
21    If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
22    any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
23    paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
24    to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
25    that the harm is an irreparable injury.
26        (18) Telephone services.

 

 

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

 

 

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1            (E) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a
2        wireless telephone service provider is immune from
3        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
4        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
5    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
6        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
7    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
8    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
9    following:
10            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
11        consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
12        petitioner or any family or household member,
13        including the concealment of his or her location in
14        order to evade service of process or notice, and the
15        likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
16        any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
17        household; and
18            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
19        or neglected or improperly removed from the
20        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
21        improperly separated from the child's primary
22        caretaker.
23        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
24    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
25    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
26    limited to the following:

 

 

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1            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
2        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
3        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
4        dependent adult in the party's care;
5            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
6            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
7        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
8        care, to family, school, church and community.
9        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
10    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
11    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
12    set forth the following:
13            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
14        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
15        this subsection.
16            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
17        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
18        or continued abuse.
19            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
20        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
21        other alleged abused persons.
22        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
23    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
24    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
25    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
26    the following procedure:

 

 

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1        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
2    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
3    112A-5 and 112A-17 is presented to the court, the court
4    shall examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An
5    emergency order of protection shall be issued by the court
6    if it appears from the contents of the petition and the
7    examination of petitioner that the averments are
8    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
9    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
10    order of protection.
11        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
12    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
13    attach to a putative father until a father and child
14    relationship has been established under the Illinois
15    Parentage Act of 1984 or under the Illinois Parentage Act
16    of 2015 on and after the effective date of that Act. Absent
17    such an adjudication, no putative father shall be granted
18    temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the
19    minor child, or physical care and possession of the minor
20    child, nor shall an order of payment for support of the
21    minor child be entered.
22    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
23the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
24remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
25subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
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1include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
2in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
3hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
4shall be an official record or in writing.
5    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
6based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
7        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
8    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
9    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
10        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
11        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
12    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
13    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
14    of 2012;
15        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
16    of another;
17        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
18    further abuse by respondent;
19        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
20    to avoid further abuse by respondent;
21        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
22    the abuse by respondent, unless that same conduct would
23    have excused such abuse if the parties had not been family
24    or household members.
25(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-85, eff. 1-1-16.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
2amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
3    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
4    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
5    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
6has been abused by a family or household member or that
7petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
8or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
9prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
10provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
11one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on
12emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
13on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
14protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The
15court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
16protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
17on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of
18prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
19Act.
20    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
21an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
22this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
23Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
24and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
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1remedies available to petitioner.
2        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
3    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
4    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
5    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
6    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
7    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if
8    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
9    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
10    prohibited.
11        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
12    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
13    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
14    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
15    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
16    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
17    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
18    limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the
19    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
20            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
21        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
22        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
23        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
24        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
25        person or entity other than the opposing party that
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1        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
2        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
3            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
4        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
5        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
6        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
7        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
8        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
9        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
10        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
11        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
12        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
13        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
14        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
15        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
16        the accessibility of the residence or household.
17        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
18        have a right to occupancy.
19            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
20        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
21        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
22        that the hardships to respondent substantially
23        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
24        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
25        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
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1        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
2        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
3        household.
4        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
5    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
6    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
7    respondent from entering or remaining present at
8    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
9    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
10    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
11    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
12    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
13    right to enter the premises.
14            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
15        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
16        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
17        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
18        protected persons, then the court may allow respondent
19        access to the residence to remove items of clothing and
20        personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,
21        medications, and other items as the court directs. The
22        right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion
23        as the court directs and in the presence of an
24        agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement
25        officer.
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1        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
2        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order
3        of protection and providing relief shall consider the
4        severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or
5        emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational
6        rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
7        under federal and State law, the availability of a
8        transfer of the respondent to another school, a change
9        of placement or a change of program of the respondent,
10        the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption
11        that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
12        another school, and any other relevant facts of the
13        case. The court may order that the respondent not
14        attend the public, private, or non-public elementary,
15        middle, or high school attended by the petitioner,
16        order that the respondent accept a change of placement
17        or change of program, as determined by the school
18        district or private or non-public school, or place
19        restrictions on the respondent's movements within the
20        school attended by the petitioner. The respondent
21        bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the
22        evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or
23        change of program of the respondent is not available.
24        The respondent also bears the burden of production with
25        respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational
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1        respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
2        placement, or change of program is not unavailable to
3        the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent
4        does not agree with the school district's or private or
5        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
6        change of program or solely on the ground that the
7        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
8        does not take an action required to effectuate a
9        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
10        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
11        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
12        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
13        another attendance center within the respondent's
14        school district or private or non-public school, the
15        school district or private or non-public school shall
16        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
17        center to which the respondent is transferred. In the
18        event the court order results in a transfer of the
19        minor respondent to another attendance center, a
20        change in the respondent's placement, or a change of
21        the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or
22        legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for
23        transportation and other costs associated with the
24        transfer or change.
25            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
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1        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
2        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. In
3        the event the court orders a transfer of the respondent
4        to another school, the parents, guardian, or legal
5        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
6        transportation and other costs associated with the
7        change of school by the respondent.
8        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
9    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
10    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
11    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
12    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
13    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
14    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
15    appropriate. The Court may order the respondent in any
16    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
17    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
18    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
19    all recommended treatment.
20        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
21    order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
22    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
23    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
24    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
25    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
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1    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
2    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
3    in loco parentis.
4        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
5    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
6    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
7    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
8    minor child's best interest.
9        (6) Temporary allocation of parental responsibilities:
10    significant decision-making. Award temporary
11    decision-making responsibility to petitioner in accordance
12    with this Section, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
13    Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and this
14    State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement
15    Act.
16        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
17    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
18    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
19    awarding temporary significant decision-making
20    responsibility to respondent would not be in the child's
21    best interest.
22        (7) Parenting time. Determine the parenting time, if
23    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
24    physical care or allocates temporary significant
25    decision-making responsibility of a minor child to
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1    parenting time with a minor child if the court finds that
2    respondent has done or is likely to do any of the
3    following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
4    parenting time; (ii) use the parenting time as an
5    opportunity to abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's
6    family or household members; (iii) improperly conceal or
7    detain the minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner
8    that is not in the best interests of the minor child. The
9    court shall not be limited by the standards set forth in
10    Section 603.10 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
11    Marriage Act. If the court grants parenting time, the order
12    shall specify dates and times for the parenting time to
13    take place or other specific parameters or conditions that
14    are appropriate. No order for parenting time shall refer
15    merely to the term "reasonable parenting time".
16        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
17    child if, when respondent arrives for parenting time,
18    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
19    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
20    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
21    a violent or abusive manner.
22        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
23    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
24    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
25    the minor child for parenting time, and the parties shall
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1    alternative arrangements for parenting time. A person may
2    be approved to supervise parenting time only after filing
3    an affidavit accepting that responsibility and
4    acknowledging accountability to the court.
5        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
6    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
7    concealing the child within the State.
8        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
9    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
10    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
11    child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
12    any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
13    the respondent.
14        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
15    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
16    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
17    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
18            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
19        property; or
20            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
21        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
22        impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
23        temporary possession by petitioner.
24        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
25    is that it is marital property, the court may award
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1    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
2    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
3    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
4    hereafter amended.
5        No order under this provision shall affect title to
6    property.
7        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
8    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
9    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
10    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
11            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
12        property; or
13            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
14        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
15        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
16    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
17    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
18    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
19    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
20    now or hereafter amended.
21        The court may further prohibit respondent from
22    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
23    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
24    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
25        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
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1    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
2    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
3    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
4    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
5    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
6    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
7    otherwise disposing of the animal.
8        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
9    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
10    the petitioner's care or over whom the petitioner has been
11    allocated parental responsibility, when the respondent has
12    a legal obligation to support that person, in accordance
13    with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
14    which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
15    support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
16    income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
17    granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care of a
18    child, or an order or agreement for physical care of a
19    child, prior to entry of an order allocating significant
20    decision-making responsibility. Such a support order shall
21    expire upon entry of a valid order allocating parental
22    responsibility differently and vacating the petitioner's
23    significant decision-making authority, unless otherwise
24    provided in the order.
25        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
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1    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
2    include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
3    earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
4    property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
5    court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
6    additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
7    restaurant meals.
8            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
9        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
10        property distribution from the other party under the
11        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
12        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
13        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
14        the extent that such reimbursement would be
15        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
16        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
17            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
18        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
19        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
20        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
21        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
22        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
23        investigator fees, and travel costs.
24        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
25    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
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1    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
2    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
3        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
4            (a) Prohibit a respondent against whom an order of
5        protection was issued from possessing any firearms
6        during the duration of the order if the order:
7                (1) was issued after a hearing of which such
8            person received actual notice, and at which such
9            person had an opportunity to participate;
10                (2) restrains such person from harassing,
11            stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
12            such person or child of such intimate partner or
13            person, or engaging in other conduct that would
14            place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
15            bodily injury to the partner or child; and
16                (3)(i) includes a finding that such person
17            represents a credible threat to the physical
18            safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii)
19            by its terms explicitly prohibits the use,
20            attempted use, or threatened use of physical force
21            against such intimate partner or child that would
22            reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.
23        Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the
24        possession of the respondent, except as provided in
25        subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be
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1        local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail
2        the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
3        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
4        The court shall issue a warrant for seizure of any
5        firearm in the possession of the respondent, to be kept
6        by the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping,
7        except as provided in subsection (b). The period of
8        safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order of
9        protection. The firearm or firearms and Firearm
10        Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at
11        the respondent's request, be returned to the
12        respondent at the end of the order of protection. It is
13        the respondent's responsibility to notify the
14        Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
15        Identification Card Office.
16            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
17        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
18        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
19        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
20        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
21        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
22        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
23        duration of the order of protection.
24            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
25        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
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1        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
2        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
3        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
4        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
5        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
6        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
7        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
8        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
9        to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess
10        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
11        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
12    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
13    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
14    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
15    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
16    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
17    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
18    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
19    records of the minor child who is in the care of
20    petitioner.
21        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
22    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
23    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
24    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
25    deemed reasonable by the court.
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1    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
2    a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
3    exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
4    effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the
5    balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
6    injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
7    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
8    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
9    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
10        (18) Telephone services.
11            (A) Unless a condition described in subparagraph
12        (B) of this paragraph exists, the court may, upon
13        request by the petitioner, order a wireless telephone
14        service provider to transfer to the petitioner the
15        right to continue to use a telephone number or numbers
16        indicated by the petitioner and the financial
17        responsibility associated with the number or numbers,
18        as set forth in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. The
19        petitioner may request the transfer of each telephone
20        number that the petitioner, or a minor child in his or
21        her custody, uses. The clerk of the court shall serve
22        the order on the wireless telephone service provider's
23        agent for service of process listed with the Secretary
24        of State. The order shall contain all of the following:
25                (i) The name and billing telephone number of
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1                (ii) Each telephone number that will be
2            transferred.
3                (iii) A statement that the provider transfers
4            to the petitioner all financial responsibility for
5            and right to the use of any telephone number
6            transferred under this paragraph.
7            (B) A wireless telephone service provider shall
8        terminate the respondent's use of, and shall transfer
9        to the petitioner use of, the telephone number or
10        numbers indicated in subparagraph (A) of this
11        paragraph unless it notifies the petitioner, within 72
12        hours after it receives the order, that one of the
13        following applies:
14                (i) The account holder named in the order has
15            terminated the account.
16                (ii) A difference in network technology would
17            prevent or impair the functionality of a device on
18            a network if the transfer occurs.
19                (iii) The transfer would cause a geographic or
20            other limitation on network or service provision
21            to the petitioner.
22                (iv) Another technological or operational
23            issue would prevent or impair the use of the
24            telephone number if the transfer occurs.
25            (C) The petitioner assumes all financial
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1        telephone number transferred under this paragraph. In
2        this paragraph, "financial responsibility" includes
3        monthly service costs and costs associated with any
4        mobile device associated with the number.
5            (D) A wireless telephone service provider may
6        apply to the petitioner its routine and customary
7        requirements for establishing an account or
8        transferring a number, including requiring the
9        petitioner to provide proof of identification,
10        financial information, and customer preferences.
11            (E) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a
12        wireless telephone service provider is immune from
13        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
14        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
15    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
16        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
17    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
18    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
19    following:
20            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
21        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
22        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
23        household member, including the concealment of his or
24        her location in order to evade service of process or
25        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
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1        petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and
2            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
3        or neglected or improperly relocated from the
4        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
5        improperly separated from the child's primary
6        caretaker.
7        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
8    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
9    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
10    limited to the following:
11            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
12        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
13        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
14        dependent adult in the party's care;
15            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
16            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
17        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
18        care, to family, school, church and community.
19        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
20    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
21    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
22    set forth the following:
23            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
24        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
25        this subsection.
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1        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
2        or continued abuse.
3            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
4        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
5        other alleged abused persons.
6        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
7    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
8    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
9    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
10    the following procedure:
11        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
12    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
13    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
14    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
15    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
16    appears from the contents of the petition and the
17    examination of petitioner that the averments are
18    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
19    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
20    order of protection.
21        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
22    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
23    attach to a putative father until a father and child
24    relationship has been established under the Illinois
25    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015,
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1    Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Probate
2    Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of
3    Support Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, the
4    Expedited Child Support Act of 1990, any judicial,
5    administrative, or other act of another state or territory,
6    any other Illinois statute, or by any foreign nation
7    establishing the father and child relationship, any other
8    proceeding substantially in conformity with the Personal
9    Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of
10    1996 (Pub. L. 104-193), or where both parties appeared in
11    open court or at an administrative hearing acknowledging
12    under oath or admitting by affirmation the existence of a
13    father and child relationship. Absent such an
14    adjudication, finding, or acknowledgement, no putative
15    father shall be granted temporary allocation of parental
16    responsibilities, including parenting time with the minor
17    child, or physical care and possession of the minor child,
18    nor shall an order of payment for support of the minor
19    child be entered.
20    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
21the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
22remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
23subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
24balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
25include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
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1hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
2shall be an official record or in writing.
3    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
4based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
5        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
6    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
7    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
8        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
9        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
10    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
11    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
12    of 2012;
13        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
14    of another;
15        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
16    further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
17        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
18    to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
19    respondent;
20        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
21    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
22    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
23    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
24    household members.
25(Source: P.A. 99-85, eff. 1-1-16; 99-90, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642,
26eff. 7-28-16.)