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1 | AN ACT concerning orders of protection.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 112A-14 as follows:
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6 | (725 ILCS 5/112A-14) (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14)
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7 | Sec. 112A-14. Order of protection; remedies.
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8 | (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | has been
abused by a family or household member, as defined in | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | this Article, an
order of protection prohibiting such abuse | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | shall issue; provided that
petitioner must also satisfy the | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | requirements of one of the following
Sections, as appropriate: | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section
112A-18 on interim | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | orders, or Section 112A-19 on
plenary orders.
Petitioner shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | not be denied an order of protection because petitioner or
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16 | respondent is a minor. The court, when determining whether or | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | not to issue
an order of protection, shall not require physical | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | manifestations of abuse
on the person of the victim. | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Modification and extension of prior orders of
protection shall | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | be in accordance with this Article.
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21 | (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | an order of
protection shall be determined in accordance with | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | this Section and one of
the following Sections, as appropriate: |
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1 | Section 112A-17 on
emergency orders,
Section 112A-18 on interim | ||||||
2 | orders, and Section 112A-19 on
plenary orders.
The remedies | ||||||
3 | listed in this subsection shall be in addition to other civil
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4 | or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
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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
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9 | occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not | ||||||
10 | prohibited.
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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,
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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.
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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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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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17 | Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not | ||||||
18 | have a right to occupancy.
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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.
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4 | (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions.
Order | ||||||
5 | respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 1984,
and this State's Uniform | ||||||
3 | Child-Custody
Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
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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.
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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
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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".
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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
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6 | petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in | ||||||
7 | a violent or abusive manner.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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26 | (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner |
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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:
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4 | (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the | ||||||
5 | property; or
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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.
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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.
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17 | No order under this provision shall affect title to | ||||||
18 | property.
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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:
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23 | (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the | ||||||
24 | property; or
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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26 | support, payment through the clerk and withholding 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.
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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.
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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.
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25 | (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an | ||||||
26 | improper concealment
or removal of a minor child, the |
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1 | court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
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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
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5 | investigator fees, and travel costs.
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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.
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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 or a substantially similar order | ||||||
16 | of protection issued by any other state, possession, or | ||||||
17 | territory of the United States, or the District of | ||||||
18 | Columbia may not lawfully possess a firearm, firearm | ||||||
19 | ammunition, stun gun, or taser may not lawfully possess | ||||||
20 | weapons under Section 8.2 of the Firearm Owners | ||||||
21 | Identification Card Act. | ||||||
22 | (B) Any firearms , firearm ammunition, stun guns, | ||||||
23 | or tasers in the
possession of the respondent, except | ||||||
24 | as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph | ||||||
25 | (14.5), shall be ordered by the court to be turned
over | ||||||
26 | to a person with a valid Firearm Owner's Identification |
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1 | Card for safekeeping. The court shall issue an order | ||||||
2 | that the respondent's Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
3 | Card be turned over to the local law enforcement | ||||||
4 | agency, which in turn shall immediately mail the card | ||||||
5 | to the Department of State Police Firearm Owner's | ||||||
6 | Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
The period | ||||||
7 | of safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order | ||||||
8 | of protection , interim order of protection, emergency | ||||||
9 | order of protection, or plenary order of protection . | ||||||
10 | The firearm or firearms and Firearm Owner's | ||||||
11 | Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at the | ||||||
12 | respondent's request be returned to the respondent at | ||||||
13 | expiration of the order of protection , interim order of | ||||||
14 | protection, emergency order of protection, or plenary | ||||||
15 | order of protection. It is the respondent's | ||||||
16 | responsibility to notify the Department of State | ||||||
17 | Police Firearm Owner's Identification Card Office .
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18 | (C) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined | ||||||
19 | in Section 2-13 of
the
Criminal Code of 2012, the court | ||||||
20 | shall order that any firearms used by the
respondent in | ||||||
21 | the performance of his or her duties as a
peace officer | ||||||
22 | be surrendered to
the chief law enforcement executive | ||||||
23 | of the agency in which the respondent is
employed, who | ||||||
24 | shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the | ||||||
25 | duration of the order of protection.
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26 | (D) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, |
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1 | if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
2 | cannot be returned to respondent because respondent | ||||||
3 | cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to | ||||||
4 | retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to | ||||||
5 | possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law | ||||||
6 | enforcement agency, the court may order the local law | ||||||
7 | enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the | ||||||
8 | firearms for training purposes, or for any other | ||||||
9 | application as deemed appropriate by the local law | ||||||
10 | enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over | ||||||
11 | to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess | ||||||
12 | firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
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13 | (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of | ||||||
14 | protection
prohibits respondent from having contact with | ||||||
15 | the minor child,
or if petitioner's address is omitted | ||||||
16 | under subsection (b) of
Section 112A-5, or if necessary to | ||||||
17 | prevent abuse or wrongful removal or
concealment of a minor | ||||||
18 | child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
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19 | prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or | ||||||
20 | attempting to
inspect or obtain, school or any other | ||||||
21 | records of the minor child
who is in the care of | ||||||
22 | petitioner.
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23 | (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order | ||||||
24 | respondent to
reimburse a shelter providing temporary | ||||||
25 | housing and counseling services to
the petitioner for the | ||||||
26 | cost of the services, as certified by the shelter
and |
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1 | deemed reasonable by the court.
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2 | (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive | ||||||
3 | relief necessary
or appropriate to prevent further abuse of | ||||||
4 | a family or household member or
to effectuate one of the | ||||||
5 | granted remedies, if supported by the balance of
hardships. | ||||||
6 | If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or | ||||||
7 | any
other harm that one of the remedies listed in | ||||||
8 | paragraphs (1) through (16)
of this subsection is designed | ||||||
9 | to prevent, no further evidence is necessary
to establish | ||||||
10 | that the harm is an irreparable injury.
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11 | (c) Relevant factors; findings.
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12 | (1) In determining whether to grant a
specific remedy, | ||||||
13 | other than payment of support, the
court shall consider | ||||||
14 | relevant factors, including but not limited to the
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15 | following:
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16 | (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and | ||||||
17 | consequences of the
respondent's past abuse of the | ||||||
18 | petitioner or any family or household
member, | ||||||
19 | including the concealment of his or her location in | ||||||
20 | order to evade
service of process or notice, and the | ||||||
21 | likelihood of danger of future abuse to
petitioner or
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22 | any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or | ||||||
23 | household; and
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24 | (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused | ||||||
25 | or neglected or
improperly removed from the | ||||||
26 | jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the
State or |
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1 | improperly separated from the child's primary | ||||||
2 | caretaker.
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3 | (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the | ||||||
4 | parties from loss
of possession of the family home, the | ||||||
5 | court shall consider relevant
factors, including but not | ||||||
6 | limited to the following:
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7 | (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety, | ||||||
8 | adequacy, location and other
characteristics of | ||||||
9 | alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
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10 | dependent adult in the party's care;
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11 | (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
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12 | (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party, | ||||||
13 | and any minor
child or dependent adult in the party's | ||||||
14 | care, to family, school, church
and community.
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15 | (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph | ||||||
16 | (4) of this
subsection, the court shall make its findings | ||||||
17 | in an official record or in
writing, and shall at a minimum | ||||||
18 | set forth the following:
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19 | (i) That the court has considered the applicable | ||||||
20 | relevant factors
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of | ||||||
21 | this subsection.
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22 | (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent, | ||||||
23 | unless
prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm | ||||||
24 | or continued abuse.
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25 | (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the | ||||||
26 | requested relief in order
to protect petitioner or |
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1 | other alleged abused persons.
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2 | (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order | ||||||
3 | of protection,
the court, as an alternative to or as a | ||||||
4 | supplement to making the findings
described in paragraphs | ||||||
5 | (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
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6 | the following procedure:
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7 | When a verified petition for an emergency order of | ||||||
8 | protection in
accordance with the requirements of Sections | ||||||
9 | 112A-5 and 112A-17 is
presented to the court, the court | ||||||
10 | shall examine petitioner on oath or
affirmation. An | ||||||
11 | emergency order of protection shall be issued by the court
| ||||||
12 | if it appears from the contents of the petition and the | ||||||
13 | examination of
petitioner that the averments are | ||||||
14 | sufficient to indicate abuse by
respondent and to support | ||||||
15 | the granting of relief under the issuance of the
emergency | ||||||
16 | order of protection.
| ||||||
17 | (5) Never married parties. No rights or | ||||||
18 | responsibilities for a minor
child born outside of marriage | ||||||
19 | attach to a putative father until a father and
child | ||||||
20 | relationship has been established under the Illinois | ||||||
21 | Parentage Act of
1984. Absent such an adjudication, no | ||||||
22 | putative father shall be granted
temporary custody of the | ||||||
23 | minor child, visitation with the minor child, or
physical | ||||||
24 | care
and possession of the minor child, nor shall
an order | ||||||
25 | of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
| ||||||
26 | (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the balance
of hardships does not support the granting of a | ||||||
2 | remedy governed by
paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
| ||||||
3 | subsection (b) of this Section,
which may require such | ||||||
4 | balancing, the court's findings shall so
indicate and shall | ||||||
5 | include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will
result | ||||||
6 | in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the | ||||||
7 | hardship
to petitioner
from denial of the remedy. The findings | ||||||
8 | shall be an official record or in
writing.
| ||||||
9 | (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be | ||||||
10 | based, in
whole or in part, on evidence that:
| ||||||
11 | (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless | ||||||
12 | that cause
satisfies the standards for justifiable use of | ||||||
13 | force provided by Article
7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
| ||||||
14 | (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
| ||||||
15 | (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of | ||||||
16 | another, provided
that, if petitioner utilized force, such | ||||||
17 | force was justifiable under
Article 7 of the Criminal Code | ||||||
18 | of 2012;
| ||||||
19 | (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense | ||||||
20 | of another;
| ||||||
21 | (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid | ||||||
22 | further abuse
by respondent;
| ||||||
23 | (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household | ||||||
24 | to avoid further
abuse by respondent;
| ||||||
25 | (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused | ||||||
26 | the abuse by
respondent, unless that same conduct would |
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| |||||||
1 | have excused such abuse if the
parties had not been family | ||||||
2 | or household members.
| ||||||
3 | (Source: P.A. 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13; | ||||||
4 | 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
| ||||||
5 | Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is | ||||||
6 | amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
| ||||||
7 | (750 ILCS 60/214) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
| ||||||
8 | Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
| ||||||
9 | (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner | ||||||
10 | has been
abused by a family or household member or that | ||||||
11 | petitioner is a high-risk
adult who has been abused, neglected, | ||||||
12 | or exploited, as defined in this Act,
an order of protection | ||||||
13 | prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation
shall issue; | ||||||
14 | provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
| ||||||
15 | one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on | ||||||
16 | emergency
orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219 | ||||||
17 | on plenary orders.
Petitioner shall not be denied an order of | ||||||
18 | protection because petitioner or
respondent is a minor. The | ||||||
19 | court, when determining whether or not to issue
an order of | ||||||
20 | protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
| ||||||
21 | on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of | ||||||
22 | prior
orders of protection shall be in accordance with this | ||||||
23 | Act.
| ||||||
24 | (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | an order of
protection shall be determined in accordance with | ||||||
2 | this Section and one of
the following Sections, as appropriate: | ||||||
3 | Section 217 on emergency orders,
Section 218 on interim orders, | ||||||
4 | and Section 219 on plenary orders. The
remedies listed in this | ||||||
5 | subsection shall be in addition to other civil or
criminal | ||||||
6 | remedies available to petitioner.
| ||||||
7 | (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. | ||||||
8 | Prohibit
respondent's harassment, interference with | ||||||
9 | personal liberty, intimidation
of a dependent, physical | ||||||
10 | abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or
exploitation, as | ||||||
11 | defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as | ||||||
12 | defined
in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if | ||||||
13 | such abuse, neglect,
exploitation, or stalking has | ||||||
14 | occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if
not | ||||||
15 | prohibited.
| ||||||
16 | (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence. | ||||||
17 | Prohibit respondent from
entering or remaining in any | ||||||
18 | residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
| ||||||
19 | including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner | ||||||
20 | has a right to
occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive | ||||||
21 | possession of the residence, household, or premises shall | ||||||
22 | not
affect title to real property, nor shall the court be | ||||||
23 | limited by the standard
set forth in Section 701 of the | ||||||
24 | Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
Act.
| ||||||
25 | (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to | ||||||
26 | occupancy of a
residence or household if it is solely |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | or jointly owned or leased by that
party, that party's | ||||||
2 | spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that | ||||||
3 | party or
a minor child in that party's care, or by any | ||||||
4 | person or entity other than the
opposing party that | ||||||
5 | authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
| ||||||
6 | violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph | ||||||
7 | (B) shall not preclude
equitable relief.
| ||||||
8 | (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and | ||||||
9 | respondent
each has the right to occupancy of a | ||||||
10 | residence or household, the court
shall balance (i) the | ||||||
11 | hardships to respondent and any minor child or
| ||||||
12 | dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from | ||||||
13 | entry of this remedy with
(ii) the hardships to | ||||||
14 | petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
| ||||||
15 | petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to | ||||||
16 | the risk of abuse
(should petitioner remain at the | ||||||
17 | residence or household) or from loss of
possession of | ||||||
18 | the residence or household (should petitioner leave to | ||||||
19 | avoid the
risk of abuse). When determining the balance | ||||||
20 | of hardships, the court shall
also take into account | ||||||
21 | the accessibility of the residence or household.
| ||||||
22 | Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not | ||||||
23 | have a right to
occupancy.
| ||||||
24 | The balance of hardships is presumed to favor | ||||||
25 | possession by
petitioner unless the presumption is | ||||||
26 | rebutted by a preponderance of the
evidence, showing |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | that the hardships to respondent substantially | ||||||
2 | outweigh
the hardships to petitioner and any minor | ||||||
3 | child or dependent adult in
petitioner's care. The | ||||||
4 | court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
| ||||||
5 | motion, may order respondent to provide suitable, | ||||||
6 | accessible, alternate housing
for petitioner instead | ||||||
7 | of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
| ||||||
8 | household.
| ||||||
9 | (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions.
Order | ||||||
10 | respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
| ||||||
11 | protected by the order of protection, or prohibit | ||||||
12 | respondent from entering
or remaining present at | ||||||
13 | petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
| ||||||
14 | specified places at times when petitioner is present, or | ||||||
15 | both, if
reasonable, given the balance of hardships. | ||||||
16 | Hardships need not be balanced for
the court to enter a | ||||||
17 | stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
| ||||||
18 | right to enter the premises.
| ||||||
19 | (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner | ||||||
20 | exclusive possession
of the residence, or prohibits | ||||||
21 | respondent from entering the residence,
or orders | ||||||
22 | respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
| ||||||
23 | protected persons, then the court may allow respondent | ||||||
24 | access to the
residence to remove items of clothing and | ||||||
25 | personal adornment
used exclusively by respondent, | ||||||
26 | medications, and other items as the court
directs. The |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion | ||||||
2 | as the
court directs and in the presence of an | ||||||
3 | agreed-upon adult third party or law
enforcement | ||||||
4 | officer.
| ||||||
5 | (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend | ||||||
6 | the same public, private, or non-public elementary, | ||||||
7 | middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order | ||||||
8 | of protection and providing relief shall consider the | ||||||
9 | severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or | ||||||
10 | emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational | ||||||
11 | rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent | ||||||
12 | under federal and State law, the availability of a | ||||||
13 | transfer of the respondent to another school, a change | ||||||
14 | of placement or a change of program of the respondent, | ||||||
15 | the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption | ||||||
16 | that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to | ||||||
17 | another school, and any other relevant facts of the | ||||||
18 | case. The court may order that the respondent not | ||||||
19 | attend the public, private, or non-public elementary, | ||||||
20 | middle, or high school attended by the petitioner, | ||||||
21 | order that the respondent accept a change of placement | ||||||
22 | or change of program, as determined by the school | ||||||
23 | district or private or non-public school, or place | ||||||
24 | restrictions on the respondent's movements within the | ||||||
25 | school attended by the petitioner.
The respondent | ||||||
26 | bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or | ||||||
2 | change of program of the respondent is not available. | ||||||
3 | The respondent also bears the burden of production with | ||||||
4 | respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational | ||||||
5 | disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the | ||||||
6 | respondent to another school. A transfer, change of | ||||||
7 | placement, or change of program is not unavailable to | ||||||
8 | the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent | ||||||
9 | does not agree with the school district's or private or | ||||||
10 | non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or | ||||||
11 | change of program or solely on the ground that the | ||||||
12 | respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise | ||||||
13 | does not take an action required to effectuate a | ||||||
14 | transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
| ||||||
15 | When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the | ||||||
16 | public, private, or non-public school attended by the | ||||||
17 | petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to | ||||||
18 | another attendance center within the respondent's | ||||||
19 | school district or private or non-public school, the | ||||||
20 | school district or private or non-public school shall | ||||||
21 | have sole discretion to determine the attendance | ||||||
22 | center to which the respondent is transferred.
In the | ||||||
23 | event the court order results in a transfer of the | ||||||
24 | minor respondent to another attendance center, a | ||||||
25 | change in the respondent's placement, or a change of | ||||||
26 | the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for | ||||||
2 | transportation and other costs associated with the | ||||||
3 | transfer or change. | ||||||
4 | (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or | ||||||
5 | legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain | ||||||
6 | actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to | ||||||
7 | ensure that the respondent complies with the order. In | ||||||
8 | the event the court orders a transfer of the respondent | ||||||
9 | to another school, the parents, guardian, or legal | ||||||
10 | custodian of the respondent is responsible for | ||||||
11 | transportation and other costs associated with the | ||||||
12 | change of school by the respondent.
| ||||||
13 | (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to | ||||||
14 | undergo
counseling for a specified duration with a social | ||||||
15 | worker, psychologist,
clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, | ||||||
16 | family service agency, alcohol or
substance abuse program, | ||||||
17 | mental health center guidance counselor, agency
providing | ||||||
18 | services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
| ||||||
19 | abusers or any other guidance service the court deems | ||||||
20 | appropriate. The Court may order the respondent in any | ||||||
21 | intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois | ||||||
22 | Department of Human Services protocol approved partner | ||||||
23 | abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow | ||||||
24 | all recommended treatment.
| ||||||
25 | (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In | ||||||
26 | order to protect
the minor child from abuse, neglect, or |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | unwarranted separation from the person
who has been the | ||||||
2 | minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect | ||||||
3 | the
well-being of the minor child, the court may do either | ||||||
4 | or both of the
following: (i) grant petitioner physical | ||||||
5 | care or possession of the minor child,
or both, or (ii) | ||||||
6 | order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove | ||||||
7 | a
minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person | ||||||
8 | in loco parentis.
| ||||||
9 | If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has | ||||||
10 | committed abuse
(as defined in Section 103) of a minor | ||||||
11 | child, there shall be a
rebuttable presumption that | ||||||
12 | awarding physical care to respondent would not
be in the | ||||||
13 | minor child's best interest.
| ||||||
14 | (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal | ||||||
15 | custody to petitioner
in accordance with this Section, the | ||||||
16 | Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
Marriage Act, the | ||||||
17 | Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
| ||||||
18 | Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
| ||||||
19 | If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has | ||||||
20 | committed abuse (as
defined in Section 103) of a minor | ||||||
21 | child, there shall be a rebuttable
presumption that | ||||||
22 | awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be | ||||||
23 | in
the child's best interest.
| ||||||
24 | (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if | ||||||
25 | any, of respondent in
any case in which the court awards | ||||||
26 | physical care or temporary legal custody of
a minor child |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny | ||||||
2 | respondent's
visitation with a minor child if the court | ||||||
3 | finds that respondent has done or is
likely to do any of | ||||||
4 | the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
| ||||||
5 | visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to | ||||||
6 | abuse or harass
petitioner or petitioner's family or | ||||||
7 | household members; (iii) improperly
conceal or detain the | ||||||
8 | minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is
not | ||||||
9 | in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall | ||||||
10 | not be limited
by the standards set forth in Section 607.1 | ||||||
11 | of the Illinois Marriage and
Dissolution of Marriage Act. | ||||||
12 | If the court grants visitation, the order shall
specify | ||||||
13 | dates and times for the visitation to take place or other | ||||||
14 | specific
parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No | ||||||
15 | order for visitation shall
refer merely to the term | ||||||
16 | "reasonable visitation".
| ||||||
17 | Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor | ||||||
18 | child if, when
respondent arrives for visitation, | ||||||
19 | respondent is under the influence of drugs
or alcohol and | ||||||
20 | constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
| ||||||
21 | petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in | ||||||
22 | a violent or
abusive manner.
| ||||||
23 | If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's | ||||||
24 | family or
household from future abuse, respondent shall be | ||||||
25 | prohibited from coming to
petitioner's residence to meet | ||||||
26 | the minor child for visitation, and the
parties shall |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
| ||||||
2 | alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be | ||||||
3 | approved to
supervise visitation only after filing an | ||||||
4 | affidavit accepting
that responsibility and acknowledging | ||||||
5 | accountability to the court.
| ||||||
6 | (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit | ||||||
7 | respondent from
removing a minor child from the State or | ||||||
8 | concealing the child within the State.
| ||||||
9 | (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in | ||||||
10 | court, alone
or with a minor child, to prevent abuse, | ||||||
11 | neglect, removal or concealment of
the child, to return the | ||||||
12 | child to the custody or care of the petitioner or
to permit | ||||||
13 | any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or | ||||||
14 | the
respondent.
| ||||||
15 | (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner | ||||||
16 | exclusive
possession of personal property and, if | ||||||
17 | respondent has possession or
control, direct respondent to | ||||||
18 | promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
| ||||||
19 | (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the | ||||||
20 | property; or
| ||||||
21 | (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing | ||||||
22 | it would risk
abuse of petitioner by respondent or is | ||||||
23 | impracticable; and the balance of
hardships favors | ||||||
24 | temporary possession by petitioner.
| ||||||
25 | If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property | ||||||
26 | is that it is
marital property, the court may award |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | petitioner temporary possession
thereof under the | ||||||
2 | standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if
a | ||||||
3 | proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Marriage and
Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or | ||||||
5 | hereafter amended.
| ||||||
6 | No order under this provision shall affect title to | ||||||
7 | property.
| ||||||
8 | (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent | ||||||
9 | from taking,
transferring, encumbering, concealing, | ||||||
10 | damaging or otherwise disposing of
any real or personal | ||||||
11 | property, except as explicitly authorized by the
court, if:
| ||||||
12 | (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the | ||||||
13 | property; or
| ||||||
14 | (ii) the parties own the property jointly,
and the | ||||||
15 | balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
| ||||||
16 | If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property | ||||||
17 | is that it is
marital property, the court may grant | ||||||
18 | petitioner relief under subparagraph
(ii) of this | ||||||
19 | paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under | ||||||
20 | the
Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as | ||||||
21 | now or hereafter amended.
| ||||||
22 | The court may further prohibit respondent from | ||||||
23 | improperly using the
financial or other resources of an | ||||||
24 | aged member of the family or household
for the profit or | ||||||
25 | advantage of respondent or of any other person.
| ||||||
26 | (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned, | ||||||
2 | possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner | ||||||
3 | or the respondent or a minor child residing in the | ||||||
4 | residence or household of either the petitioner or the | ||||||
5 | respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the | ||||||
6 | animal and forbid the respondent from taking, | ||||||
7 | transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or | ||||||
8 | otherwise disposing of the animal.
| ||||||
9 | (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to | ||||||
10 | pay temporary
support for the petitioner or any child in | ||||||
11 | the petitioner's care or
custody, when the respondent has a | ||||||
12 | legal obligation to support that person,
in accordance with | ||||||
13 | 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 or | ||||||
18 | custody of a child, or an order or agreement for
physical | ||||||
19 | care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal | ||||||
20 | custody.
Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a | ||||||
21 | valid order granting
legal custody to another, unless | ||||||
22 | otherwise provided in the custody order.
| ||||||
23 | (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to | ||||||
24 | pay petitioner for
losses suffered as a direct result of | ||||||
25 | the abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Such losses shall | ||||||
26 | include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | earnings or other support, repair or replacement of | ||||||
2 | property damaged or taken,
reasonable attorney's fees, | ||||||
3 | court costs and moving or other travel expenses,
including | ||||||
4 | additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and | ||||||
5 | restaurant
meals.
| ||||||
6 | (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is | ||||||
7 | entitled to seek
maintenance, child support or | ||||||
8 | property distribution from the other party
under the | ||||||
9 | Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as | ||||||
10 | now or
hereafter amended, the court may order | ||||||
11 | respondent to reimburse petitioner's
actual losses, to | ||||||
12 | the extent that such reimbursement would be | ||||||
13 | "appropriate
temporary relief", as authorized by | ||||||
14 | subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of
that Act.
| ||||||
15 | (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an | ||||||
16 | improper concealment
or removal of a minor child, the | ||||||
17 | court may order respondent to pay the
reasonable | ||||||
18 | expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for | ||||||
19 | and recovery
of the minor child, including but not | ||||||
20 | limited to legal fees, court costs,
private | ||||||
21 | investigator fees, and travel costs.
| ||||||
22 | (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent | ||||||
23 | from entering or
remaining in the residence or household | ||||||
24 | while the respondent is under the
influence of alcohol or | ||||||
25 | drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and
well-being | ||||||
26 | of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
| ||||||
2 | (a) A person who is subject to an existing order of | ||||||
3 | protection, interim order of protection, emergency | ||||||
4 | order of protection, or plenary order of protection, | ||||||
5 | issued under this Act or a substantially similar order | ||||||
6 | of protection issued by any other state, possession, or | ||||||
7 | territory of the United States, or the District of | ||||||
8 | Columbia may not lawfully possess firearms, firearm | ||||||
9 | ammunition, stun guns, or tasers under Section 8.2 of | ||||||
10 | the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, Prohibit a | ||||||
11 | respondent against whom an order of protection was | ||||||
12 | issued from possessing any firearms during the | ||||||
13 | duration of the order if the order: | ||||||
14 | (1) was issued after a hearing of which such | ||||||
15 | person received
actual notice, and at which such | ||||||
16 | person had an opportunity to
participate; | ||||||
17 | (2) restrains such person from harassing, | ||||||
18 | stalking, or
threatening an intimate partner of | ||||||
19 | such person or child of such
intimate partner or | ||||||
20 | person, or engaging in other conduct that
would | ||||||
21 | place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of | ||||||
22 | bodily
injury to the partner or child; and | ||||||
23 | (3)(i) includes a finding that such person | ||||||
24 | represents a
credible threat to the physical | ||||||
25 | safety of such intimate partner
or child; or
(ii) | ||||||
26 | by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | attempted
use, or threatened use of physical force | ||||||
2 | against such intimate
partner or child that would | ||||||
3 | reasonably be expected to cause
bodily injury. | ||||||
4 | Any firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, or tasers | ||||||
5 | in the possession of the respondent, except as provided | ||||||
6 | in item (b) of this paragraph (14.5), shall be ordered | ||||||
7 | by the court to be turned over to a person with a valid | ||||||
8 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card for safekeeping. | ||||||
9 | The court shall order that the respondent's Firearm | ||||||
10 | Owner's Identification Card be turned over to the local | ||||||
11 | law enforcement agency, which shall immediately mail | ||||||
12 | the card to the Department of State Police Firearm | ||||||
13 | Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping. | ||||||
14 | The period of safekeeping shall be for the duration of | ||||||
15 | the order of protection, interim order of protection, | ||||||
16 | emergency order of protection, or plenary order of | ||||||
17 | protection. The firearms, firearm ammunition, stun | ||||||
18 | guns, or tasers and Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
19 | Card, if unexpired, shall at the respondent's request, | ||||||
20 | be returned to the respondent at expiration of the | ||||||
21 | order of protection, interim order of protection, | ||||||
22 | emergency order of protection, or plenary order of | ||||||
23 | protection. Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in | ||||||
24 | the
possession of the respondent, except as provided in | ||||||
25 | subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be | ||||||
26 | turned
over to the local law enforcement agency. The |
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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.
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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.
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24 | (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, | ||||||
25 | if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
26 | cannot be returned to respondent because respondent |
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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.
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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
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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.
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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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26 | (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive |
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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
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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
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9 | necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
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10 | (c) Relevant factors; findings.
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11 | (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy, | ||||||
12 | other than
payment of support, the court shall consider
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13 | relevant factors, including but not limited to the | ||||||
14 | following:
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15 | (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and | ||||||
16 | consequences of the
respondent's past abuse, neglect | ||||||
17 | or exploitation of the petitioner or
any family or | ||||||
18 | household member, including the concealment of his or | ||||||
19 | her
location in order to evade service of process or | ||||||
20 | notice, and the likelihood of
danger of future abuse, | ||||||
21 | neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of
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22 | petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and
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23 | (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused | ||||||
24 | or neglected or
improperly removed from the | ||||||
25 | jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the
State or | ||||||
26 | improperly separated from the child's primary |
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1 | caretaker.
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2 | (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the | ||||||
3 | parties from loss
of possession of the family home, the | ||||||
4 | court shall consider relevant
factors, including but not | ||||||
5 | limited to the following:
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6 | (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety, | ||||||
7 | adequacy, location and
other characteristics of | ||||||
8 | alternate housing for each party and any minor child
or | ||||||
9 | dependent adult in the party's care;
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10 | (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
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11 | (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party, | ||||||
12 | and any minor
child or dependent adult in the party's | ||||||
13 | care, to family, school, church
and community.
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14 | (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph | ||||||
15 | (4) of this
subsection, the court shall make its findings | ||||||
16 | in an official record or in
writing, and shall at a minimum | ||||||
17 | set forth the following:
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18 | (i) That the court has considered the applicable | ||||||
19 | relevant factors
described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of | ||||||
20 | this subsection.
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21 | (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent, | ||||||
22 | unless
prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm | ||||||
23 | or continued abuse.
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24 | (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the | ||||||
25 | requested relief in order
to protect petitioner or | ||||||
26 | other alleged abused persons.
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1 | (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order | ||||||
2 | of protection,
the court, as an alternative to or as a | ||||||
3 | supplement to making the findings
described in paragraphs | ||||||
4 | (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may
use | ||||||
5 | the following procedure:
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6 | When a verified petition for an emergency order of | ||||||
7 | protection in
accordance with the requirements of Sections | ||||||
8 | 203 and 217 is
presented to the court, the court shall | ||||||
9 | examine petitioner on oath or
affirmation. An emergency | ||||||
10 | order of protection shall be issued by the court
if it | ||||||
11 | appears from the contents of the petition and the | ||||||
12 | examination of
petitioner that the averments are | ||||||
13 | sufficient to indicate abuse by
respondent and to support | ||||||
14 | the granting of relief under the issuance of the
emergency | ||||||
15 | order of protection.
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16 | (5) Never married parties. No rights or | ||||||
17 | responsibilities for a minor
child born outside of marriage | ||||||
18 | attach to a putative father until a father and
child | ||||||
19 | relationship has been established under the Illinois | ||||||
20 | Parentage Act of
1984, the Illinois Public Aid Code, | ||||||
21 | Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the
Juvenile Court Act | ||||||
22 | of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform
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23 | Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform | ||||||
24 | Interstate Family Support
Act, the Expedited Child Support | ||||||
25 | Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or
other act of | ||||||
26 | another state or territory, any other Illinois statute, or |
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1 | by any
foreign nation establishing the father and child | ||||||
2 | relationship, any other
proceeding substantially in | ||||||
3 | conformity with the Personal Responsibility and
Work | ||||||
4 | Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193), | ||||||
5 | or where both
parties appeared in open court or at an | ||||||
6 | administrative hearing acknowledging
under
oath or | ||||||
7 | admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and | ||||||
8 | child
relationship.
Absent such an adjudication, finding, | ||||||
9 | or acknowledgement, no putative
father shall be granted
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10 | temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the | ||||||
11 | minor child, or
physical care and possession of the minor | ||||||
12 | child, nor shall an order of payment
for support of the | ||||||
13 | minor child be entered.
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14 | (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that | ||||||
15 | the balance
of hardships does not support the granting of a | ||||||
16 | remedy governed by
paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of | ||||||
17 | subsection (b) of this Section,
which may require such | ||||||
18 | balancing, the court's findings shall so
indicate and shall | ||||||
19 | include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will
result | ||||||
20 | in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the | ||||||
21 | hardship
to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings | ||||||
22 | shall be an official
record or in writing.
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23 | (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be | ||||||
24 | based, in
whole or in part, on evidence that:
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25 | (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless | ||||||
26 | that cause
satisfies the standards for justifiable use of |
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1 | force provided by Article
7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
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2 | (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
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3 | (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of | ||||||
4 | another, provided
that, if petitioner utilized force, such | ||||||
5 | force was justifiable under
Article 7 of the Criminal Code | ||||||
6 | of 2012;
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7 | (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense | ||||||
8 | of another;
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9 | (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid | ||||||
10 | further abuse,
neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
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11 | (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household | ||||||
12 | to avoid further
abuse, neglect, or exploitation by | ||||||
13 | respondent;
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14 | (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused | ||||||
15 | the abuse,
neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless | ||||||
16 | that same conduct would have
excused such abuse, neglect, | ||||||
17 | or exploitation if the parties had not been
family or | ||||||
18 | household members.
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19 | (Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1239, eff. 1-1-11; | ||||||
20 | 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12; | ||||||
21 | 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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