(740 ILCS 22/201)
Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act. (a) The following persons are protected by this Act: (1) any victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or |
| non-consensual sexual penetration on whose behalf the petition is brought;
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(2) any family or household member of the named
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(3) any employee of or volunteer at a rape crisis
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| center that is providing services to the petitioner or the petitioner's family or household member.
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(b) A petition for a civil no contact order may be filed:
(1) by any person who is a victim of non-consensual
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| sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration, including a single incident of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration;
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(2) by a person on behalf of a minor child or an
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| adult who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration but, because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition; or
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(3) only after receiving consent from the victim, by
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| any family or household member of a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration, and the petition shall include a statement that the victim has consented to the family or household member filing the petition.
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(Source: P.A. 102-198, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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