93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5888

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Harry Osterman

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
725 ILCS 5/112A-14   from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14
750 ILCS 60/214   from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14

    Amends the Domestic Violence Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Requires a person against whom an order of protection is issued to surrender all firearms in the person's possession during the period in which the order is in effect. Requires, upon the motion of the court or a party, the translation of an order of protection into the language of a non-English speaking party if he or she is not fluent enough in English to understand the order. Provides for the payment of the translation out of the funds of the county or out of funds assessed as court costs.


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1     AN ACT in relation to domestic violence.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended 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
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
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. Whenever a court upon its
21 own motion or upon the motion of any party determines that a
22 petitioner, respondent, or other necessary party is not fluent
23 in English to the extent he or she will sufficiently understand
24 an order of protection, the court shall order that the order of
25 protection be translated into the language of that party. The
26 court may determine a reasonable fee for the translation
27 services that shall be paid out of the funds of the county or
28 assessed as court costs.
29     (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
30 an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
31 this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
32 Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim

 

 

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1 orders, and Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. The remedies
2 listed in this subsection shall be in addition to other civil
3 or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
4         (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
5     harassment, interference with personal liberty,
6     intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse or willful
7     deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
8     occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
9     prohibited.
10         (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
11     Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
12     residence or household of the petitioner, including one
13     owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner has a right to
14     occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive possession of the
15     residence shall not affect title to real property, nor
16     shall the court be limited by the standard set forth in
17     Section 701 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
18     Marriage Act.
19             (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
20         occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
21         or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
22         spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
23         party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
24         person or entity other than the opposing party that
25         authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
26         violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
27         (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
28             (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
29         respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
30         residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
31         hardships to respondent and any minor child or
32         dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
33         entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
34         petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
35         petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
36         the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the

 

 

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1         residence or household) or from loss of possession of
2         the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
3         avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
4         of hardships, the court shall also take into account
5         the accessibility of the residence or household.
6         Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
7         have a right to occupancy.
8             The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
9         possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
10         rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
11         that the hardships to respondent substantially
12         outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
13         child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
14         court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
15         motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
16         accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
17         of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
18         household.
19         (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
20     respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
21     protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
22     respondent from entering or remaining present at
23     petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
24     specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
25     both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
26     Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
27     stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
28     right to enter the premises.
29         If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
30     possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
31     entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
32     from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
33     may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
34     items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
35     by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
36     directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one

 

 

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1     occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
2     agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
3         (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
4     undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
5     worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
6     family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
7     mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
8     services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
9     abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
10     appropriate.
11         (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
12     order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
13     unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
14     minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
15     the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
16     or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
17     care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
18     order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
19     a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
20     in loco parentis.
21         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
22     committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
23     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
24     awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
25     minor child's best interest.
26         (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
27     custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
28     Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
29     Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
30     Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
31         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
32     committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
33     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
34     awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
35     in the child's best interest.
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1     any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
2     physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
3     to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
4     respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
5     finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
6     the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
7     visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
8     abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
9     household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
10     minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
11     in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
12     not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
13     of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
14     If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
15     dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
16     specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
17     order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
18     "reasonable visitation".
19         Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
20     child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
21     respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
22     constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
23     petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
24     a violent or abusive manner.
25         If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
26     family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
27     prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
28     the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
29     submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
30     alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
31     approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
32     affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
33     accountability to the court.
34         (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
35     respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
36     concealing the child within the State.

 

 

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1         (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
2     court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
3     neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
4     child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
5     any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
6     the respondent.
7         (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
8     exclusive possession of personal property and, if
9     respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
10     promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
11             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
12         property; or
13             (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
14         it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
15         impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
16         temporary possession by petitioner.
17         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
18     is that it is marital property, the court may award
19     petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
20     standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
21     proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
22     Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
23     hereafter amended.
24         No order under this provision shall affect title to
25     property.
26         (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
27     from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
28     damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
29     property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
30             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
31         property; or
32             (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
33         balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
34         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
35     is that it is marital property, the court may grant
36     petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this

 

 

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1     paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
2     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
3     now or hereafter amended.
4         The court may further prohibit respondent from
5     improperly using the financial or other resources of an
6     aged member of the family or household for the profit or
7     advantage of respondent or of any other person.
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 custody, when the respondent has a
11     legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
12     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
13     which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
14     support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
15     income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
16     granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
17     custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
18     care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
19     custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
20     valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
21     otherwise provided in the custody order.
22         (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
23     pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
24     the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
25     to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
26     repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
27     reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and moving or other
28     travel expenses, including additional reasonable expenses
29     for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
30             (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
31         entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
32         property distribution from the other party under the
33         Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
34         now or hereafter amended, the court may order
35         respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
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1         "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
2         subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
3             (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
4         improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
5         court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
6         expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
7         and recovery of the minor child, including but not
8         limited to legal fees, court costs, private
9         investigator fees, and travel costs.
10         (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
11     from entering or remaining in the residence or household
12     while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
13     drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
14     of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
15         (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession. (a) Prohibit
16     the respondent from possessing any firearms during the
17     period of the order of protection. The court When a
18     complaint is made under a request for an order of
19     protection, that the respondent has threatened or is likely
20     to use firearms illegally against the petitioner, and the
21     respondent is present in court, or has failed to appear
22     after receiving actual notice, the court shall examine on
23     oath the petitioner, and any witnesses who may be produced.
24     If the court is satisfied that there is any danger of the
25     illegal use of firearms, it shall include in the order of
26     protection the requirement that any firearms in the
27     possession of the respondent, except as provided in
28     subsection (b), be turned over to the local law enforcement
29     agency for safekeeping during the period of the order of
30     protection. If the respondent fails to appear, or refuses
31     or fails to surrender his or her firearms, the court shall
32     issue a warrant for seizure of any firearm in the
33     possession of the respondent. The period of safekeeping
34     shall be for the duration of the order of protection a
35     stated period of time not to exceed 2 years. The firearm or
36     firearms shall be returned to the respondent at the end of

 

 

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1     the stated period or at expiration of the order of
2     protection, whichever is sooner. (b) If the respondent is a
3     peace officer as defined in Section 2-13 of the Criminal
4     Code of 1961, the court shall order that any firearms used
5     by the respondent in the performance of his or her duties
6     as a peace officer be surrendered to the chief law
7     enforcement executive of the agency in which the respondent
8     is employed, who shall retain the firearms for safekeeping
9     for the duration of the order of protection stated period
10     not to exceed 2 years as set forth in the court order.
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 112A-5, 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.
26         (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
27     relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
28     a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
29     granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
30     If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
31     any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
32     paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
33     to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
34     that the harm is an irreparable injury.
35     (c) Relevant factors; findings.
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1     other than payment of support, the court shall consider
2     relevant factors, including but not limited to the
3     following:
4             (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
5         consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
6         petitioner or any family or household member,
7         including the concealment of his or her location in
8         order to evade service of process or notice, and the
9         likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
10         any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
11         household; and
12             (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
13         or neglected or improperly removed from the
14         jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
15         improperly separated from the child's primary
16         caretaker.
17         (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
18     parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
19     court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
20     limited to the following:
21             (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
22         adequacy, location and other characteristics of
23         alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
24         dependent adult in the party's care;
25             (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
26             (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
27         and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
28         care, to family, school, church and community.
29         (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
30     (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
31     in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
32     set forth the following:
33             (i) That the court has considered the applicable
34         relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
35         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     112A-5 and 112A-17 is presented to the court, the court
14     shall examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An
15     emergency order of protection shall be issued by the court
16     if it 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. Absent such an adjudication, no
26     putative father shall be granted temporary custody of the
27     minor child, visitation with the minor child, or physical
28     care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
29     of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
30     (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
31 the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
32 remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
33 subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
34 balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
35 include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
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1 hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
2 shall be an official record or in writing.
3     (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
4 based, 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 VII of the Criminal Code of 1961;
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 VII of the Criminal
12     Code of 1961;
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 by respondent;
17         (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
18     to avoid further abuse by respondent;
19         (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
20     the abuse by respondent, unless that same conduct would
21     have excused such abuse if the parties had not been family
22     or household members.
23 (Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
24     Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
25 amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
26     (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
27     Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
28     (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
29 has been abused by a family or household member or that
30 petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
31 or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
32 prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
33 provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
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1 emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
2 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
3 protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The
4 court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
5 protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
6 on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of
7 prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
8 Act. Whenever a court upon its own motion or upon the motion of
9 any party determines that a petitioner, respondent, or other
10 necessary party is not fluent in English to the extent he or
11 she will sufficiently understand an order of protection, the
12 court shall order that the order of protection be translated
13 into the language of that party. The court may determine a
14 reasonable fee for the translation services that shall be paid
15 out of the funds of the county or assessed as court costs.
16     (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
17 an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
18 this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
19 Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
20 and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
21 subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal
22 remedies available to petitioner.
23         (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
24     Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
25     personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
26     abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
27     defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
28     defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, if
29     such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
30     occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
31     prohibited.
32         (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
33     Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
34     residence or household of the petitioner, including one
35     owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner has a right to
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1     residence shall not affect title to real property, nor
2     shall the court be limited by the standard set forth in
3     Section 701 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
4     Marriage Act.
5             (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
6         occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
7         or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
8         spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
9         party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
10         person or entity other than the opposing party that
11         authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
12         violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
13         (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
14             (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
15         respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
16         residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
17         hardships to respondent and any minor child or
18         dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
19         entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
20         petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
21         petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
22         the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
23         residence or household) or from loss of possession of
24         the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
25         avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
26         of hardships, the court shall also take into account
27         the accessibility of the residence or household.
28         Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
29         have a right to occupancy.
30             The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
31         possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
32         rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
33         that the hardships to respondent substantially
34         outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
35         child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
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1         motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
2         accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
3         of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
4         household.
5         (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
6     respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
7     protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
8     respondent from entering or remaining present at
9     petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
10     specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
11     both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
12     Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
13     stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
14     right to enter the premises.
15         If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
16     possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
17     entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
18     from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
19     may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
20     items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
21     by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
22     directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
23     occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
24     agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
25         (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
26     undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
27     worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
28     family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
29     mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
30     services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
31     abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
32     appropriate.
33         (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
34     order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
35     unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
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1     the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
2     or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
3     care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
4     order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
5     a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
6     in loco parentis.
7         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
8     committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
9     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
10     awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
11     minor child's best interest.
12         (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
13     custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
14     Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
15     Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
16     Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
17         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
18     committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
19     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
20     awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
21     in the child's best interest.
22         (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
23     any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
24     physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
25     to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
26     respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
27     finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
28     the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
29     visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
30     abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
31     household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
32     minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
33     in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
34     not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
35     of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
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1     dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
2     specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
3     order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
4     "reasonable visitation".
5         Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
6     child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
7     respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
8     constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
9     petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
10     a violent or abusive manner.
11         If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
12     family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
13     prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
14     the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
15     submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
16     alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
17     approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
18     affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
19     accountability to the court.
20         (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
21     respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
22     concealing the child within the State.
23         (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
24     court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
25     neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
26     child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
27     any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
28     the respondent.
29         (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
30     exclusive possession of personal property and, if
31     respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
32     promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
33             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
34         property; or
35             (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
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1         impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
2         temporary possession by petitioner.
3         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
4     is that it is marital property, the court may award
5     petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
6     standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
7     proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
8     Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
9     hereafter amended.
10         No order under this provision shall affect title to
11     property.
12         (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
13     from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
14     damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
15     property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
16             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
17         property; or
18             (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
19         balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
20         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
21     is that it is marital property, the court may grant
22     petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
23     paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
24     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
25     now or hereafter amended.
26         The court may further prohibit respondent from
27     improperly using the financial or other resources of an
28     aged member of the family or household for the profit or
29     advantage of respondent or of any other person.
30         (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
31     pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
32     the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
33     legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
34     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
35     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, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
11     include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
12     earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
13     property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
14     court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
15     additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
16     restaurant meals.
17             (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
18         entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
19         property distribution from the other party under the
20         Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
21         now or hereafter amended, the court may order
22         respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
23         the extent that such reimbursement would be
24         "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
25         subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
26             (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
27         improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
28         court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
29         expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
30         and recovery of the minor child, including but not
31         limited to legal fees, court costs, private
32         investigator fees, and travel costs.
33         (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
34     from entering or remaining in the residence or household
35     while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
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1     of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
2         (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
3             (a) Prohibit the respondent from possessing any
4         firearms during the period of the order of protection.
5         The court When a complaint is made under a request for
6         an order of protection, that the respondent has
7         threatened or is likely to use firearms illegally
8         against the petitioner, and the respondent is present
9         in court, or has failed to appear after receiving
10         actual notice, the court shall examine on oath the
11         petitioner, and any witnesses who may be produced. If
12         the court is satisfied that there is any danger of the
13         illegal use of firearms, it shall issue an order that
14         any firearms in the possession of the respondent,
15         except as provided in subsection (b), be turned over to
16         the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping. If
17         the respondent has failed to appear, the court shall
18         issue a warrant for seizure of any firearm in the
19         possession of the respondent. The period of
20         safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order of
21         protection a stated period of time not to exceed 2
22         years. The firearm or firearms shall be returned to the
23         respondent at the end of the stated period or at
24         expiration of the order of protection, whichever is
25         sooner.
26             (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
27         in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the court
28         shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
29         the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
30         be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
31         of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
32         shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
33         duration of the order of protection for the stated
34         period not to exceed 2 years as set forth in the court
35         order.
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1     protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
2     the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
3     under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
4     prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
5     child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
6     prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
7     attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
8     records of the minor child who is in the care of
9     petitioner.
10         (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
11     respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
12     housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
13     cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
14     deemed reasonable by the court.
15         (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
16     relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
17     a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
18     exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
19     effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the
20     balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
21     injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
22     remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
23     subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
24     necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
25     (c) Relevant factors; findings.
26         (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
27     other than payment of support, the court shall consider
28     relevant factors, including but not limited to the
29     following:
30             (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
31         consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
32         or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
33         household member, including the concealment of his or
34         her location in order to evade service of process or
35         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 removed 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.
26             (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
27         unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
28         or continued abuse.
29             (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
30         requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
31         other alleged abused persons.
32         (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
33     of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
34     supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
35     (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
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1         When a verified petition for an emergency order of
2     protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
3     203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
4     examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
5     order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
6     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, the Illinois Public Aid Code,
16     Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act
17     of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform
18     Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
19     Interstate Family Support Act, the Expedited Child Support
20     Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or other act of
21     another state or territory, any other Illinois statute, or
22     by any foreign nation establishing the father and child
23     relationship, any other proceeding substantially in
24     conformity with the Personal Responsibility and Work
25     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193),
26     or where both parties appeared in open court or at an
27     administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or
28     admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
29     child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
30     or acknowledgement, no putative father shall be granted
31     temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the
32     minor child, or physical care and possession of the minor
33     child, nor shall an order of payment for support of the
34     minor child be entered.
35     (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
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1 remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
2 subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
3 balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
4 include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
5 in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
6 hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
7 shall be an official record or in writing.
8     (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
9 based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
10         (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
11     that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
12     force provided by Article VII of the Criminal Code of 1961;
13         (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
14         (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
15     another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
16     force was justifiable under Article VII of the Criminal
17     Code of 1961;
18         (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
19     of another;
20         (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
21     further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
22         (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
23     to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
24     respondent;
25         (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
26     the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
27     that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
28     or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
29     household members.
30 (Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)