97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4460

 

Introduced 1/30/2012, by Rep. Anthony DeLuca

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/112A-17  from Ch. 38, par. 112A-17
750 ILCS 60/217  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-17

    Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that upon petition, the court shall order that a person against whom an emergency order of protection was issued shall have all records related to the emergency order expunged (unless the person violated the order) from the court's records and from the Department of the State Police's Law Enforcement Agencies Data System if: (1) the person who sought the emergency order fails to seek a plenary order of protection before the emergency order expires; (2) there is an agreed dismissal; or (3) the court denies the issuance of a plenary order of protection following the emergency order. Provides that the clerk shall immediately file the expungement order and all records to be expunged shall be expunged no later than 3 business days after the order. Effective June 1, 2012.


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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-17 as follows:
 
6    (725 ILCS 5/112A-17)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-17)
7    Sec. 112A-17. Emergency order of protection.
8    (a) Prerequisites. An emergency order of protection shall
9issue if petitioner satisfies the requirements of this
10subsection for one or more of the requested remedies. For each
11remedy requested, petitioner shall establish that:
12        (1) The court has jurisdiction under Section 112A-9;
13        (2) The requirements of Section 112A-14 are satisfied;
14    and
15        (3) There is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
16    of prior service of process or of notice upon the
17    respondent, because:
18            (i) For the remedies of "prohibition of abuse"
19        described in Section 112A-14(b)(1), "stay away order
20        and additional prohibitions" described in Section
21        112A-14(b)(3), "removal or concealment of minor child"
22        described in Section 112A-14(b)(8), "order to appear"
23        described in Section 112A-14(b)(9), "physical care and

 

 

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1        possession of the minor child" described in Section
2        112A-14(b)(5), "protection of property" described in
3        Section 112A-14(b)(11), "prohibition of entry"
4        described in Section 112A-14(b)(14), "prohibition of
5        firearm possession" described in Section
6        112A-14(b)(14.5), "prohibition of access to records"
7        described in Section 112A-14(b)(15), and "injunctive
8        relief" described in Section 112A-14(b)(16), the harm
9        which that remedy is intended to prevent would be
10        likely to occur if the respondent were given any prior
11        notice, or greater notice than was actually given, of
12        the petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial relief;
13            (ii) For the remedy of "grant of exclusive
14        possession of residence" described in Section
15        112A-14(b)(2), the immediate danger of further abuse
16        of petitioner by respondent, if petitioner chooses or
17        had chosen to remain in the residence or household
18        while respondent was given any prior notice or greater
19        notice than was actually given of petitioner's efforts
20        to obtain judicial relief, outweighs the hardships to
21        respondent of an emergency order granting petitioner
22        exclusive possession of the residence or household.
23        This remedy shall not be denied because petitioner has
24        or could obtain temporary shelter elsewhere while
25        prior notice is given to respondent, unless the
26        hardships to respondent from exclusion from the home

 

 

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1        substantially outweigh those to petitioner.
2            (iii) For the remedy of "possession of personal
3        property" described in Section 112A-14(b)(10),
4        improper disposition of the personal property would be
5        likely to occur if respondent were given any prior
6        notice, or greater notice than was actually given, of
7        petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial relief, or
8        petitioner has an immediate and pressing need for
9        possession of that property.
10    An emergency order may not include the counseling, legal
11custody, payment of support or monetary compensation remedies.
12    (b) Appearance by respondent. If respondent appears in
13court for this hearing for an emergency order, he or she may
14elect to file a general appearance and testify. Any resulting
15order may be an emergency order, governed by this Section.
16Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, if all
17requirements of Section 112A-18 have been met, the Court may
18issue a 30-day interim order.
19    (c) Emergency orders: court holidays and evenings.
20        (1) Prerequisites. When the court is unavailable at the
21    close of business, the petitioner may file a petition for a
22    21-day emergency order before any available circuit judge
23    or associate judge who may grant relief under this Article.
24    If the judge finds that there is an immediate and present
25    danger of abuse to petitioner and that petitioner has
26    satisfied the prerequisites set forth in subsection (a) of

 

 

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1    Section 112A-17, that judge may issue an emergency order of
2    protection.
3        (1.5) Issuance of order. The chief judge of the circuit
4    court may designate for each county in the circuit at least
5    one judge to be reasonably available to issue orally, by
6    telephone, by facsimile, or otherwise, an emergency order
7    of protection at all times, whether or not the court is in
8    session.
9        (2) Certification and transfer. The judge who issued
10    the order under this Section shall promptly communicate or
11    convey the order to the sheriff to facilitate the entry of
12    the order into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System by
13    the Department of State Police pursuant to Section 112A-28.
14    Any order issued under this Section and any documentation
15    in support thereof shall be certified on the next court day
16    to the appropriate court. The clerk of that court shall
17    immediately assign a case number, file the petition, order
18    and other documents with the court and enter the order of
19    record and file it with the sheriff for service, in
20    accordance with Section 112A-22. Filing the petition shall
21    commence proceedings for further relief, under Section
22    112A-2. Failure to comply with the requirements of this
23    subsection shall not affect the validity of the order.
24    (d) Expungement
25        (1) Upon the petition of a respondent subject to an
26    emergency order issued under this Section, the court shall

 

 

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1    order that all records related to the emergency order be
2    expunged from the court's records and from the Law
3    Enforcement Agencies Data System maintained by the
4    Department of the State Police if the petitioner who sought
5    the emergency order failed to seek a plenary order of
6    protection under this Code prior to the expiration of the
7    emergency order.
8        (2) Following issuance of an emergency order of
9    protection under this Section, upon the subsequent denial
10    of a plenary order of protection, an agreed dismissal of an
11    action for a plenary order of protection, or the dismissal
12    of an action for a plenary order of protection due to the
13    petitioner's or the petitioner's legal counsel's failure
14    to appear, the court shall order all records related to the
15    emergency order be expunged from the court's records and
16    from the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System maintained by
17    the Department of the State Police.
18        (3) The clerk of the court shall immediately file a
19    certified copy of the expungement order with the Department
20    of the State Police.
21        (4) All records related to the emergency order required
22    to be expunged under this subsection shall be expunged no
23    later than 3 business days after the court issues the
24    expungement order.
25        (5) Records related to an emergency order of protection
26    shall not be expunged under this subsection if the

 

 

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1    respondent against whom the emergency order was issued
2    violated the order.
3(Source: P.A. 96-1239, eff. 1-1-11; 96-1241, eff. 1-1-11;
497-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
 
5    Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
6amended by changing Section 217 as follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 60/217)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-17)
8    Sec. 217. Emergency order of protection.
9    (a) Prerequisites. An emergency order of protection shall
10issue if petitioner satisfies the requirements of this
11subsection for one or more of the requested remedies. For each
12remedy requested, petitioner shall establish that:
13        (1) The court has jurisdiction under Section 208;
14        (2) The requirements of Section 214 are satisfied; and
15        (3) There is good cause to grant the remedy, regardless
16    of prior service of process or of notice upon the
17    respondent, because:
18            (i) For the remedies of "prohibition of abuse"
19        described in Section 214(b)(1), "stay away order and
20        additional prohibitions" described in Section
21        214(b)(3), "removal or concealment of minor child"
22        described in Section 214(b)(8), "order to appear"
23        described in Section 214(b)(9), "physical care and
24        possession of the minor child" described in Section

 

 

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1        214(b)(5), "protection of property" described in
2        Section 214(b)(11), "prohibition of entry" described
3        in Section 214(b)(14), "prohibition of firearm
4        possession" described in Section 214(b)(14.5),
5        "prohibition of access to records" described in
6        Section 214(b)(15), and "injunctive relief" described
7        in Section 214(b)(16), the harm which that remedy is
8        intended to prevent would be likely to occur if the
9        respondent were given any prior notice, or greater
10        notice than was actually given, of the petitioner's
11        efforts to obtain judicial relief;
12            (ii) For the remedy of "grant of exclusive
13        possession of residence" described in Section
14        214(b)(2), the immediate danger of further abuse of
15        petitioner by respondent, if petitioner chooses or had
16        chosen to remain in the residence or household while
17        respondent was given any prior notice or greater notice
18        than was actually given of petitioner's efforts to
19        obtain judicial relief, outweighs the hardships to
20        respondent of an emergency order granting petitioner
21        exclusive possession of the residence or household.
22        This remedy shall not be denied because petitioner has
23        or could obtain temporary shelter elsewhere while
24        prior notice is given to respondent, unless the
25        hardships to respondent from exclusion from the home
26        substantially outweigh those to petitioner;

 

 

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1            (iii) For the remedy of "possession of personal
2        property" described in Section 214(b)(10), improper
3        disposition of the personal property would be likely to
4        occur if respondent were given any prior notice, or
5        greater notice than was actually given, of
6        petitioner's efforts to obtain judicial relief, or
7        petitioner has an immediate and pressing need for
8        possession of that property.
9    An emergency order may not include the counseling, legal
10custody, payment of support or monetary compensation remedies.
11    (b) Appearance by respondent. If respondent appears in
12court for this hearing for an emergency order, he or she may
13elect to file a general appearance and testify. Any resulting
14order may be an emergency order, governed by this Section.
15Notwithstanding the requirements of this Section, if all
16requirements of Section 218 have been met, the court may issue
17a 30-day interim order.
18    (c) Emergency orders: court holidays and evenings.
19        (1) Prerequisites. When the court is unavailable at the
20    close of business, the petitioner may file a petition for a
21    21-day emergency order before any available circuit judge
22    or associate judge who may grant relief under this Act. If
23    the judge finds that there is an immediate and present
24    danger of abuse to petitioner and that petitioner has
25    satisfied the prerequisites set forth in subsection (a) of
26    Section 217, that judge may issue an emergency order of

 

 

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1    protection.
2        (1.5) Issuance of order. The chief judge of the circuit
3    court may designate for each county in the circuit at least
4    one judge to be reasonably available to issue orally, by
5    telephone, by facsimile, or otherwise, an emergency order
6    of protection at all times, whether or not the court is in
7    session.
8        (2) Certification and transfer. The judge who issued
9    the order under this Section shall promptly communicate or
10    convey the order to the sheriff to facilitate the entry of
11    the order into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System by
12    the Department of State Police pursuant to Section 302. Any
13    order issued under this Section and any documentation in
14    support thereof shall be certified on the next court day to
15    the appropriate court. The clerk of that court shall
16    immediately assign a case number, file the petition, order
17    and other documents with the court, and enter the order of
18    record and file it with the sheriff for service, in
19    accordance with Section 222. Filing the petition shall
20    commence proceedings for further relief under Section 202.
21    Failure to comply with the requirements of this subsection
22    shall not affect the validity of the order.
23    (d) Expungement.
24        (1) Upon the petition of a respondent subject to an
25    emergency order issued under this Section, the court shall
26    order that all records related to the emergency order be

 

 

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1    expunged from the court's records and from the Law
2    Enforcement Agencies Data System maintained by the
3    Department of the State Police if the petitioner who sought
4    the emergency order failed to seek a plenary order of
5    protection under this Act prior to the expiration of the
6    emergency order.
7        (2) Following issuance of an emergency order of
8    protection under this Section, upon the subsequent denial
9    of a plenary order of protection, an agreed dismissal of an
10    action for a plenary order of protection, or the dismissal
11    of an action for a plenary order of protection due to the
12    petitioner's or the petitioner's legal counsel's failure
13    to appear, the court shall order all records related to the
14    emergency order be expunged from the court's records and
15    from the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System maintained by
16    the Department of the State Police.
17        (3) The clerk of the court shall immediately file a
18    certified copy of the expungement order with the Department
19    of the State Police.
20        (4) All records related to an emergency order required
21    to be expunged under this subsection shall be expunged no
22    later than 3 business days after the court issues the
23    expungement order.
24        (5) Records related to an emergency order of protection
25    shall not be expunged under this subsection if the
26    respondent against whom the emergency order was issued

 

 

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1    violated the order.
2(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1241, eff. 1-1-11.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect June 1,
42012.