103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3836

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Brad Halbrook

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-6  from Ch. 38, par. 24-6
725 ILCS 5/112A-14  from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14
750 ILCS 60/214  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14
765 ILCS 1030/2  from Ch. 141, par. 142

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that after the disposition of a criminal case or in any criminal case where a final judgment in the case was not entered due to the death of the defendant, and when a confiscated weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes, and when in due course no legitimate claim has been made for the weapon, a weapon transferred to a law enforcement agency may be sold by the law enforcement agency at public auction under the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, upon the expiration of the period of safekeeping of a firearm of a respondent against whom an order of protection was issued, if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card cannot be returned to respondent because the respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency, the court may order the local law enforcement agency to sell the firearm at public auction under the provisions of the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Amends the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. Provides that weapons that have been confiscated as a result of having been abandoned or illegally possessed may be sold at public auction under the Act.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Section 24-6 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-6)
7    Sec. 24-6. Confiscation and disposition of weapons.
8    (a) Upon conviction of an offense in which a weapon was
9used or possessed by the offender, any weapon seized shall be
10confiscated by the trial court.
11    (b) Any stolen weapon so confiscated, when no longer
12needed for evidentiary purposes, shall be returned to the
13person entitled to possession, if known. After the disposition
14of a criminal case or in any criminal case where a final
15judgment in the case was not entered due to the death of the
16defendant, and when a confiscated weapon is no longer needed
17for evidentiary purposes, and when in due course no legitimate
18claim has been made for the weapon, the court may transfer the
19weapon to the sheriff of the county who may proceed to destroy
20it, or may in its discretion order the weapon preserved as
21property of the governmental body whose police agency seized
22the weapon, or may in its discretion order the weapon to be
23transferred to the Illinois State Police for use by the crime

 

 

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1laboratory system, for training purposes, or for any other
2application as deemed appropriate by the Department. A weapon
3transferred to a law enforcement agency under this Section may
4be sold by the law enforcement agency at public auction under
5Section 3 of the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act.
6If, after the disposition of a criminal case, a need still
7exists for the use of the confiscated weapon for evidentiary
8purposes, the court may transfer the weapon to the custody of
9the State Department of Corrections for preservation. The
10court may not order the transfer of the weapon to any private
11individual or private organization other than to return a
12stolen weapon to its rightful owner.
13    The provisions of this Section shall not apply to
14violations of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code or the Wildlife
15Code. Confiscation of weapons for Fish and Aquatic Life Code
16and Wildlife Code violations shall be only as provided in
17those Codes.
18    (c) Any mental hospital that admits a person as an
19inpatient pursuant to any of the provisions of the Mental
20Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall confiscate
21any firearms in the possession of that person at the time of
22admission, or at any time the firearms are discovered in the
23person's possession during the course of hospitalization. The
24hospital shall, as soon as possible following confiscation,
25transfer custody of the firearms to the appropriate law
26enforcement agency. The hospital shall give written notice to

 

 

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1the person from whom the firearm was confiscated of the
2identity and address of the law enforcement agency to which it
3has given the firearm.
4    The law enforcement agency shall maintain possession of
5any firearm it obtains pursuant to this subsection for a
6minimum of 90 days. Thereafter, the firearm may be disposed of
7pursuant to the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section.
8(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
9    Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
10amended by changing Section 112A-14 as follows:
 
11    (725 ILCS 5/112A-14)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14)
12    Sec. 112A-14. Domestic violence order of protection;
13remedies.
14    (a) (Blank).
15    (b) The court may order any of the remedies listed in this
16subsection (b). The remedies listed in this subsection (b)
17shall be in addition to other civil or criminal remedies
18available to petitioner.
19        (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
20    harassment, interference with personal liberty,
21    intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse, or willful
22    deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
23    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
24    prohibited.

 

 

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1        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
2    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
3    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
4    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
5    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
6    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
7    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
8    limited by the standard set forth in subsection (c-2) of
9    Section 501 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
10    Marriage Act.
11            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
12        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
13        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
14        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
15        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
16        person or entity other than the opposing party that
17        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
18        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
19        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
20            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
21        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
22        residence or household, the court shall balance (i)
23        the hardships to respondent and any minor child or
24        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
25        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
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1        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
2        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
3        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
4        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
5        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
6        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
7        the accessibility of the residence or household.
8        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
9        have a right to occupancy.
10            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
11        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
12        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
13        that the hardships to respondent substantially
14        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
15        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
16        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
17        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
18        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
19        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
20        household.
21        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
22    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other
23    person protected by the domestic violence order of
24    protection, or prohibit respondent from entering or
25    remaining present at petitioner's school, place of
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1    petitioner is present, or both, if reasonable, given the
2    balance of hardships. Hardships need not be balanced for
3    the court to enter a stay away order or prohibit entry if
4    respondent has no right to enter the premises.
5            (A) If a domestic violence order of protection
6        grants petitioner exclusive possession of the
7        residence, prohibits respondent from entering the
8        residence, or orders respondent to stay away from
9        petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
10        may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
11        items of clothing and personal adornment used
12        exclusively by respondent, medications, and other
13        items as the court directs. The right to access shall
14        be exercised on only one occasion as the court directs
15        and in the presence of an agreed-upon adult third
16        party or law enforcement officer.
17            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
18        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
19        middle, or high school, the court when issuing a
20        domestic violence order of protection and providing
21        relief shall consider the severity of the act, any
22        continuing physical danger or emotional distress to
23        the petitioner, the educational rights guaranteed to
24        the petitioner and respondent under federal and State
25        law, the availability of a transfer of the respondent
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1        program of the respondent, the expense, difficulty,
2        and educational disruption that would be caused by a
3        transfer of the respondent to another school, and any
4        other relevant facts of the case. The court may order
5        that the respondent not attend the public, private, or
6        non-public elementary, middle, or high school attended
7        by the petitioner, order that the respondent accept a
8        change of placement or change of program, as
9        determined by the school district or private or
10        non-public school, or place restrictions on the
11        respondent's movements within the school attended by
12        the petitioner. The respondent bears the burden of
13        proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a
14        transfer, change of placement, or change of program of
15        the respondent is not available. The respondent also
16        bears the burden of production with respect to the
17        expense, difficulty, and educational disruption that
18        would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
19        another school. A transfer, change of placement, or
20        change of program is not unavailable to the respondent
21        solely on the ground that the respondent does not
22        agree with the school district's or private or
23        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
24        change of program or solely on the ground that the
25        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
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1        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
2        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
3        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
4        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
5        another attendance center within the respondent's
6        school district or private or non-public school, the
7        school district or private or non-public school shall
8        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
9        center to which the respondent is transferred. If the
10        court order results in a transfer of the minor
11        respondent to another attendance center, a change in
12        the respondent's placement, or a change of the
13        respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or legal
14        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
15        transportation and other costs associated with the
16        transfer or change.
17            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
18        legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain
19        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
20        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. If
21        the court orders a transfer of the respondent to
22        another school, the parents, guardian, or legal
23        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
24        transportation and other costs associated with the
25        change of school by the respondent.
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1    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
2    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist,
3    psychiatrist, family service agency, alcohol or substance
4    abuse program, mental health center guidance counselor,
5    agency providing services to elders, program designed for
6    domestic violence abusers, or any other guidance service
7    the court deems appropriate. The court may order the
8    respondent in any intimate partner relationship to report
9    to an Illinois Department of Human Services protocol
10    approved partner abuse intervention program for an
11    assessment and to follow all recommended treatment.
12        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child.
13    In order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect,
14    or unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
15    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
16    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
17    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
18    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
19    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
20    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
21    in loco parentis.
22        If the respondent is charged with abuse (as defined in
23    Section 112A-3 of this Code) of a minor child, there shall
24    be a rebuttable presumption that awarding physical care to
25    respondent would not be in the minor child's best
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1        (6) Temporary allocation of parental responsibilities
2    and significant decision-making responsibilities. Award
3    temporary significant decision-making responsibility to
4    petitioner in accordance with this Section, the Illinois
5    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the Illinois
6    Parentage Act of 2015, and this State's Uniform
7    Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
8        If the respondent is charged with abuse (as defined in
9    Section 112A-3 of this Code) of a minor child, there shall
10    be a rebuttable presumption that awarding temporary
11    significant decision-making responsibility to respondent
12    would not be in the child's best interest.
13        (7) Parenting time. Determine the parenting time, if
14    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
15    physical care or temporary significant decision-making
16    responsibility of a minor child to petitioner. The court
17    shall restrict or deny respondent's parenting time with a
18    minor child if the court finds that respondent has done or
19    is likely to do any of the following:
20            (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
21        parenting time;
22            (ii) use the parenting time as an opportunity to
23        abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
24        household members;
25            (iii) improperly conceal or detain the minor
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1            (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not in the
2        best interests of the minor child.
3        The court shall not be limited by the standards set
4    forth in Section 603.10 of the Illinois Marriage and
5    Dissolution of Marriage Act. If the court grants parenting
6    time, the order shall specify dates and times for the
7    parenting time to take place or other specific parameters
8    or conditions that are appropriate. No order for parenting
9    time shall refer merely to the term "reasonable parenting
10    time". Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
11    child if, when respondent arrives for parenting time,
12    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
13    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
14    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving
15    in a violent or abusive manner. If necessary to protect
16    any member of petitioner's family or household from future
17    abuse, respondent shall be prohibited from coming to
18    petitioner's residence to meet the minor child for
19    parenting time, and the petitioner and respondent shall
20    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
21    alternative arrangements for parenting time. A person may
22    be approved to supervise parenting time only after filing
23    an affidavit accepting that responsibility and
24    acknowledging accountability to the court.
25        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
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1    concealing the child within the State.
2        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
3    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
4    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return
5    the child to the custody or care of the petitioner, or to
6    permit any court-ordered interview or examination of the
7    child or the respondent.
8        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
9    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
10    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
11    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
12            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
13        property; or
14            (ii) the petitioner and respondent own the
15        property jointly; sharing it would risk abuse of
16        petitioner by respondent or is impracticable; and the
17        balance of hardships favors temporary possession by
18        petitioner.
19        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the
20    property is that it is marital property, the court may
21    award petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
22    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
23    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
24    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
25    hereafter amended.
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1    property.
2        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
3    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
4    damaging, or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
5    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court,
6    if:
7            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
8        property; or
9            (ii) the petitioner and respondent own the
10        property jointly, and the balance of hardships favors
11        granting this remedy.
12        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the
13    property is that it is marital property, the court may
14    grant petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
15    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
16    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
17    now or hereafter amended.
18        The court may further prohibit respondent from
19    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
20    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
21    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
22        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
23    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
24    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
25    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
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1    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
2    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
3    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
4    otherwise disposing of the animal.
5        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
6    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
7    the petitioner's care or over whom the petitioner has been
8    allocated parental responsibility, when the respondent has
9    a legal obligation to support that person, in accordance
10    with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
11    Act, which shall govern, among other matters, the amount
12    of support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
13    income to secure payment. An order for child support may
14    be granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care of a
15    child, or an order or agreement for physical care of a
16    child, prior to entry of an order allocating significant
17    decision-making responsibility. Such a support order shall
18    expire upon entry of a valid order allocating parental
19    responsibility differently and vacating petitioner's
20    significant decision-making responsibility unless
21    otherwise provided in the 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,
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1    reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and moving or
2    other travel expenses, including additional reasonable
3    expenses for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
4            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
5        entitled to seek maintenance, child support, or
6        property distribution from the other party under the
7        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
8        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
9        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
10        the extent that such reimbursement would be
11        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
12        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
13            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
14        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
15        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
16        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
17        and recovery of the minor child, including, but not
18        limited to, legal fees, court costs, private
19        investigator fees, and travel costs.
20        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
21    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
22    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
23    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and
24    well-being of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
25        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
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1        domestic violence order of protection issued under
2        this Code may not lawfully possess weapons or a
3        Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section 8.2
4        of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
5            (B) Any firearms in the possession of the
6        respondent, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of
7        this paragraph (14.5), shall be ordered by the court
8        to be turned over to a person with a valid Firearm
9        Owner's Identification Card for safekeeping. The court
10        shall issue an order that the respondent comply with
11        Section 9.5 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
12        Act.
13            (C) If the respondent is a peace officer as
14        defined in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
15        the court shall order that any firearms used by the
16        respondent in the performance of his or her duties as a
17        peace officer be surrendered to the chief law
18        enforcement executive of the agency in which the
19        respondent is employed, who shall retain the firearms
20        for safekeeping for the duration of the domestic
21        violence order of protection.
22            (D) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
23        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
24        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
25        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
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1        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
2        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
3        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
4        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
5        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
6        enforcement agency, including a sale at public auction
7        under the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act;
8        or that the firearms be turned over to a third party
9        who is lawfully eligible to possess firearms, and who
10        does not reside with respondent.
11        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If a domestic
12    violence order of protection prohibits respondent from
13    having contact with the minor child, or if petitioner's
14    address is omitted under subsection (b) of Section 112A-5
15    of this Code, or if necessary to prevent abuse or wrongful
16    removal or concealment of a minor child, the order shall
17    deny respondent access to, and prohibit respondent from
18    inspecting, obtaining, or attempting to inspect or obtain,
19    school or any other records of the minor child who is in
20    the care of petitioner.
21        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
22    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
23    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
24    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
25    deemed reasonable by the court.
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1    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse
2    of a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
3    granted remedies, if supported by the balance of
4    hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the injunction
5    is abuse or any other harm that one of the remedies listed
6    in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is
7    designed to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to
8    establish that the harm is an irreparable injury.
9        (18) Telephone services.
10            (A) Unless a condition described in subparagraph
11        (B) of this paragraph exists, the court may, upon
12        request by the petitioner, order a wireless telephone
13        service provider to transfer to the petitioner the
14        right to continue to use a telephone number or numbers
15        indicated by the petitioner and the financial
16        responsibility associated with the number or numbers,
17        as set forth in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph. In
18        this paragraph (18), the term "wireless telephone
19        service provider" means a provider of commercial
20        mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C. 332. The
21        petitioner may request the transfer of each telephone
22        number that the petitioner, or a minor child in his or
23        her custody, uses. The clerk of the court shall serve
24        the order on the wireless telephone service provider's
25        agent for service of process provided to the Illinois
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1        the following:
2                (i) The name and billing telephone number of
3            the account holder including the name of the
4            wireless telephone service provider that serves
5            the account.
6                (ii) Each telephone number that will be
7            transferred.
8                (iii) A statement that the provider transfers
9            to the petitioner all financial responsibility for
10            and right to the use of any telephone number
11            transferred under this paragraph.
12            (B) A wireless telephone service provider shall
13        terminate the respondent's use of, and shall transfer
14        to the petitioner use of, the telephone number or
15        numbers indicated in subparagraph (A) of this
16        paragraph unless it notifies the petitioner, within 72
17        hours after it receives the order, that one of the
18        following applies:
19                (i) The account holder named in the order has
20            terminated the account.
21                (ii) A difference in network technology would
22            prevent or impair the functionality of a device on
23            a network if the transfer occurs.
24                (iii) The transfer would cause a geographic or
25            other limitation on network or service provision
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1                (iv) Another technological or operational
2            issue would prevent or impair the use of the
3            telephone number if the transfer occurs.
4            (C) The petitioner assumes all financial
5        responsibility for and right to the use of any
6        telephone number transferred under this paragraph. In
7        this paragraph, "financial responsibility" includes
8        monthly service costs and costs associated with any
9        mobile device associated with the number.
10            (D) A wireless telephone service provider may
11        apply to the petitioner its routine and customary
12        requirements for establishing an account or
13        transferring a number, including requiring the
14        petitioner to provide proof of identification,
15        financial information, and customer preferences.
16            (E) Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a
17        wireless telephone service provider is immune from
18        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
19        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
20            (F) All wireless service providers that provide
21        services to residential customers shall provide to the
22        Illinois Commerce Commission the name and address of
23        an agent for service of orders entered under this
24        paragraph (18). Any change in status of the registered
25        agent must be reported to the Illinois Commerce
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1            (G) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall
2        maintain the list of registered agents for service for
3        each wireless telephone service provider on the
4        Commission's website. The Commission may consult with
5        wireless telephone service providers and the Circuit
6        Court Clerks on the manner in which this information
7        is provided and displayed.
8    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
9        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
10    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
11    relevant factors, including, but not limited to, the
12    following:
13            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern, and
14        consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
15        petitioner or any family or household member,
16        including the concealment of his or her location in
17        order to evade service of process or notice, and the
18        likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
19        any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
20        household; and
21            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be
22        abused or neglected or improperly relocated from the
23        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State,
24        or improperly separated from the child's primary
25        caretaker.
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1    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
2    court shall consider relevant factors, including, but not
3    limited to, the following:
4            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
5        adequacy, location, and other characteristics of
6        alternate housing for each party and any minor child
7        or dependent adult in the party's care;
8            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
9            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
10        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
11        care, to family, school, church, and community.
12        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
13    (4) of this subsection (c), the court shall make its
14    findings in an official record or in writing, and shall at
15    a minimum set forth the following:
16            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
17        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
18        of this subsection (c).
19            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
20        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
21        or continued abuse.
22            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
23        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
24        other alleged abused persons.
25        (4) (Blank).
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1    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of
2    marriage attach to a putative father until a father and
3    child relationship has been established under the Illinois
4    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015,
5    the Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 12 of the Vital
6    Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Probate
7    Act of 1975, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,
8    the Expedited Child Support Act of 1990, any judicial,
9    administrative, or other act of another state or
10    territory, any other statute of this State, or by any
11    foreign nation establishing the father and child
12    relationship, any other proceeding substantially in
13    conformity with the federal Personal Responsibility and
14    Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, or when both
15    parties appeared in open court or at an administrative
16    hearing acknowledging under oath or admitting by
17    affirmation the existence of a father and child
18    relationship. Absent such an adjudication, no putative
19    father shall be granted temporary allocation of parental
20    responsibilities, including parenting time with the minor
21    child, or physical care and possession of the minor child,
22    nor shall an order of payment for support of the minor
23    child be entered.
24    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds
25that the balance of hardships does not support the granting of
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1subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
2balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
3include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will
4result in hardship to respondent that would substantially
5outweigh the hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy.
6The findings shall be an official record or in writing.
7    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
8based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
9        (1) respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
10    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
11    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
12        (2) respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
13        (3) petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
14    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
15    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
16    of 2012;
17        (4) petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
18    of another;
19        (5) petitioner left the residence or household to
20    avoid further abuse by respondent;
21        (6) petitioner did not leave the residence or
22    household to avoid further abuse by respondent; or
23        (7) conduct by any family or household member excused
24    the abuse by respondent, unless that same conduct would
25    have excused such abuse if the parties had not been family
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1(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
2102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
3    Section 15. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
4amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
5    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
6    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
7    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
8has been abused by a family or household member or that
9petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused,
10neglected, or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of
11protection prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation
12shall issue; provided that petitioner must also satisfy the
13requirements of one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
14Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim
15orders, or Section 219 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not
16be denied an order of protection because petitioner or
17respondent is a minor. The court, when determining whether or
18not to issue an order of protection, shall not require
19physical manifestations of abuse on the person of the victim.
20Modification and extension of prior orders of protection shall
21be in accordance with this Act.
22    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
23an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
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1appropriate: Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on
2interim orders, and Section 219 on plenary orders. The
3remedies listed in this subsection shall be in addition to
4other civil or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
5        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
6    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
7    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
8    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
9    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
10    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if
11    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
12    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
13    prohibited.
14        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
15    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
16    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
17    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
18    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
19    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
20    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
21    limited by the standard set forth in subsection (c-2) of
22    Section 501 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
23    Marriage Act.
24            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
25        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
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1        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
2        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
3        person or entity other than the opposing party that
4        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
5        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
6        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
7            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
8        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
9        residence or household, the court shall balance (i)
10        the hardships to respondent and any minor child or
11        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
12        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
13        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
14        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
15        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
16        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
17        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
18        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
19        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
20        the accessibility of the residence or household.
21        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
22        have a right to occupancy.
23            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
24        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
25        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
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1        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
2        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
3        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
4        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
5        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
6        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
7        household.
8        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
9    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other
10    person protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
11    respondent from entering or remaining present at
12    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
13    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
14    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
15    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
16    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
17    right to enter the premises.
18            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
19        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
20        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
21        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
22        protected persons, then the court may allow respondent
23        access to the residence to remove items of clothing
24        and personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,
25        medications, and other items as the court directs. The
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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
3        officer.
4            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
5        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
6        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an
7        order of protection and providing relief shall
8        consider the severity of the act, any continuing
9        physical danger or emotional distress to the
10        petitioner, the educational rights guaranteed to the
11        petitioner and respondent under federal and State law,
12        the availability of a transfer of the respondent to
13        another school, a change of placement or a change of
14        program of the respondent, the expense, difficulty,
15        and educational disruption that would be caused by a
16        transfer of the respondent to another school, and any
17        other relevant facts of the case. The court may order
18        that the respondent not attend the public, private, or
19        non-public elementary, middle, or high school attended
20        by the petitioner, order that the respondent accept a
21        change of placement or change of program, as
22        determined by the school district or private or
23        non-public school, or place restrictions on the
24        respondent's movements within the school attended by
25        the petitioner. The respondent bears the burden of
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1        transfer, change of placement, or change of program of
2        the respondent is not available. The respondent also
3        bears the burden of production with respect to the
4        expense, difficulty, and educational disruption that
5        would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
6        another school. A transfer, change of placement, or
7        change of program is not unavailable to the respondent
8        solely on the ground that the respondent does not
9        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
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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
9        respondent to another school, the parents, guardian,
10        or legal custodian of the respondent is responsible
11        for 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,
16    psychiatrist, family service agency, alcohol or substance
17    abuse program, mental health center guidance counselor,
18    agency providing services to elders, program designed for
19    domestic violence abusers or any other guidance service
20    the court deems appropriate. The Court may order the
21    respondent in any intimate partner relationship to report
22    to an Illinois Department of Human Services protocol
23    approved partner abuse intervention program for an
24    assessment and to follow all recommended treatment.
25        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child.
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1    or 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 allocation of parental responsibilities:
15    significant decision-making. Award temporary
16    decision-making responsibility to petitioner in accordance
17    with this Section, the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution
18    of Marriage Act, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, and
19    this State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and
20    Enforcement Act.
21        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
22    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
23    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
24    awarding temporary significant decision-making
25    responsibility to respondent would not be in the child's
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1        (7) Parenting time. Determine the parenting time, if
2    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
3    physical care or allocates temporary significant
4    decision-making responsibility of a minor child to
5    petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny respondent's
6    parenting time with a minor child if the court finds that
7    respondent has done or is likely to do any of the
8    following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
9    parenting time; (ii) use the parenting time as an
10    opportunity to abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's
11    family or household members; (iii) improperly conceal or
12    detain the minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner
13    that is not in the best interests of the minor child. The
14    court shall not be limited by the standards set forth in
15    Section 603.10 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
16    Marriage Act. If the court grants parenting time, the
17    order shall specify dates and times for the parenting time
18    to take place or other specific parameters or conditions
19    that are appropriate. No order for parenting time shall
20    refer merely to the term "reasonable parenting time".
21        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
22    child if, when respondent arrives for parenting time,
23    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
24    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
25    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving
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1        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
2    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
3    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
4    the minor child for parenting time, and the parties shall
5    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
6    alternative arrangements for parenting time. A person may
7    be approved to supervise parenting time only after filing
8    an affidavit accepting that responsibility and
9    acknowledging accountability to the court.
10        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
11    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
12    concealing the child within the State.
13        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
14    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
15    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return
16    the child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to
17    permit any court-ordered interview or examination of the
18    child or the respondent.
19        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
20    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
21    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
22    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
23            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
24        property; or
25            (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
4    property is that it is marital property, the court may
5    award 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,
16    if:
17            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
18        property; or
19            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
20        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
21        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the
22    property is that it is marital property, the court may
23    grant petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
24    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
25    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
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1        The court may further prohibit respondent from
2    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
3    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
4    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
5        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
6    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
7    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
8    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
9    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
10    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
11    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
12    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
13    otherwise disposing of the animal.
14        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
15    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
16    the petitioner's care or over whom the petitioner has been
17    allocated parental responsibility, when the respondent has
18    a legal obligation to support that person, in accordance
19    with the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
20    Act, which shall govern, among other matters, the amount
21    of support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
22    income to secure payment. An order for child support may
23    be granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care of a
24    child, or an order or agreement for physical care of a
25    child, prior to entry of an order allocating significant
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1    expire upon entry of a valid order allocating parental
2    responsibility differently and vacating the petitioner's
3    significant decision-making authority, unless otherwise
4    provided in the order.
5        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
6    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
7    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
8    include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
9    earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
10    property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
11    court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
12    additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
13    restaurant meals.
14            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
15        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
16        property distribution from the other party under the
17        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
18        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
19        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
20        the extent that such reimbursement would be
21        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
22        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
23            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
24        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
25        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
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1        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
2        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
3        investigator fees, and travel costs.
4        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
5    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
6    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
7    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and
8    well-being of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
9        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
10            (a) Prohibit a respondent against whom an order of
11        protection was issued from possessing any firearms
12        during the duration of the order if the order:
13                (1) was issued after a hearing of which such
14            person received actual notice, and at which such
15            person had an opportunity to participate;
16                (2) restrains such person from harassing,
17            stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
18            such person or child of such intimate partner or
19            person, or engaging in other conduct that would
20            place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
21            bodily injury to the partner or child; and
22                (3)(i) includes a finding that such person
23            represents a credible threat to the physical
24            safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii)
25            by its terms explicitly prohibits the use,
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1            against such intimate partner or child that would
2            reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.
3        Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the
4        possession of the respondent, except as provided in
5        subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be
6        turned over to the local law enforcement agency. The
7        local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail
8        the card to the Illinois State Police Firearm Owner's
9        Identification Card Office for safekeeping. The court
10        shall issue a warrant for seizure of any firearm in the
11        possession of the respondent, to be kept by the local
12        law enforcement agency for safekeeping, except as
13        provided in subsection (b). The period of safekeeping
14        shall be for the duration of the order of protection.
15        The firearm or firearms and Firearm Owner's
16        Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at the
17        respondent's request, be returned to the respondent at
18        the end of the order of protection. It is the
19        respondent's responsibility to notify the Illinois
20        State Police Firearm Owner's Identification Card
21        Office.
22            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as
23        defined in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012,
24        the court shall order that any firearms used by the
25        respondent in the performance of his or her duties as a
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1        enforcement executive of the agency in which the
2        respondent is employed, who shall retain the firearms
3        for safekeeping for the duration of the order of
4        protection.
5            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
6        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
7        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
8        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
9        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
10        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
11        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
12        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
13        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
14        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
15        enforcement agency, including a sale at public auction
16        under the Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act;
17        or that the firearms be turned over to a third party
18        who is lawfully eligible to possess firearms, and who
19        does not reside with respondent.
20        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
21    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
22    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
23    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
24    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a
25    minor child, the order shall deny respondent access to,
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1    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
2    records of the minor child who is in the care of
3    petitioner.
4        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
5    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
6    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
7    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
8    deemed reasonable by the court.
9        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
10    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse
11    of a family or household member or further abuse, neglect,
12    or exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or
13    to effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by
14    the balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by
15    the injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
16    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
17    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
18    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
19        (18) Telephone services.
20            (A) Unless a condition described in subparagraph
21        (B) of this paragraph exists, the court may, upon
22        request by the petitioner, order a wireless telephone
23        service provider to transfer to the petitioner the
24        right to continue to use a telephone number or numbers
25        indicated by the petitioner and the financial
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1        as set forth in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph.
2        For purposes of this paragraph (18), the term
3        "wireless telephone service provider" means a provider
4        of commercial mobile service as defined in 47 U.S.C.
5        332. The petitioner may request the transfer of each
6        telephone number that the petitioner, or a minor child
7        in his or her custody, uses. The clerk of the court
8        shall serve the order on the wireless telephone
9        service provider's agent for service of process
10        provided to the Illinois Commerce Commission. The
11        order shall contain all of the following:
12                (i) The name and billing telephone number of
13            the account holder including the name of the
14            wireless telephone service provider that serves
15            the account.
16                (ii) Each telephone number that will be
17            transferred.
18                (iii) A statement that the provider transfers
19            to the petitioner all financial responsibility for
20            and right to the use of any telephone number
21            transferred under this paragraph.
22            (B) A wireless telephone service provider shall
23        terminate the respondent's use of, and shall transfer
24        to the petitioner use of, the telephone number or
25        numbers indicated in subparagraph (A) of this
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1        hours after it receives the order, that one of the
2        following applies:
3                (i) The account holder named in the order has
4            terminated the account.
5                (ii) A difference in network technology would
6            prevent or impair the functionality of a device on
7            a network if the transfer occurs.
8                (iii) The transfer would cause a geographic or
9            other limitation on network or service provision
10            to the petitioner.
11                (iv) Another technological or operational
12            issue would prevent or impair the use of the
13            telephone number if the transfer occurs.
14            (C) The petitioner assumes all financial
15        responsibility for and right to the use of any
16        telephone number transferred under this paragraph. In
17        this paragraph, "financial responsibility" includes
18        monthly service costs and costs associated with any
19        mobile device associated with the number.
20            (D) A wireless telephone service provider may
21        apply to the petitioner its routine and customary
22        requirements for establishing an account or
23        transferring a number, including requiring the
24        petitioner to provide proof of identification,
25        financial information, and customer preferences.
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1        wireless telephone service provider is immune from
2        civil liability for its actions taken in compliance
3        with a court order issued under this paragraph.
4            (F) All wireless service providers that provide
5        services to residential customers shall provide to the
6        Illinois Commerce Commission the name and address of
7        an agent for service of orders entered under this
8        paragraph (18). Any change in status of the registered
9        agent must be reported to the Illinois Commerce
10        Commission within 30 days of such change.
11            (G) The Illinois Commerce Commission shall
12        maintain the list of registered agents for service for
13        each wireless telephone service provider on the
14        Commission's website. The Commission may consult with
15        wireless telephone service providers and the Circuit
16        Court Clerks on the manner in which this information
17        is provided and displayed.
18    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
19        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
20    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
21    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
22    following:
23            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
24        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
25        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
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1        her location in order to evade service of process or
2        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
3        neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member
4        of petitioner's or respondent's family or household;
5        and
6            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be
7        abused or neglected or improperly relocated from the
8        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
9        improperly separated from the child's primary
10        caretaker.
11        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
12    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
13    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
14    limited to the following:
15            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
16        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
17        alternate housing for each party and any minor child
18        or dependent adult in the party's care;
19            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
20            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
21        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
22        care, to family, school, church and community.
23        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
24    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
25    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
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1            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
2        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2)
3        of this subsection.
4            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
5        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
6        or continued abuse.
7            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
8        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
9        other alleged abused persons.
10        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency
11    order of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as
12    a supplement to making the findings described in
13    paragraphs (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this
14    subsection, may use the following procedure:
15        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
16    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
17    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
18    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
19    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
20    appears from the contents of the petition and the
21    examination of petitioner that the averments are
22    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
23    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
24    order of protection.
25        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
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1    marriage attach to a putative father until a father and
2    child relationship has been established under the Illinois
3    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Parentage Act of 2015,
4    the Illinois Public Aid Code, Section 12 of the Vital
5    Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act of 1987, the Probate
6    Act of 1975, the Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of
7    Support Act, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act,
8    the Expedited Child Support Act of 1990, any judicial,
9    administrative, or other act of another state or
10    territory, any other Illinois statute, or by any foreign
11    nation establishing the father and child relationship, any
12    other proceeding substantially in conformity with the
13    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
14    Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193), or where
15    both parties appeared in open court or at an
16    administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or
17    admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
18    child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
19    or acknowledgment, no putative father shall be granted
20    temporary allocation of parental responsibilities,
21    including parenting time with the minor child, or physical
22    care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
23    of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
24    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds
25that the balance of hardships does not support the granting of
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1subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
2balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
3include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will
4result in hardship to respondent that would substantially
5outweigh the hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy.
6The findings shall be an official record or in writing.
7    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
8based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
9        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
10    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
11    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
12        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
13        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
14    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
15    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
16    of 2012;
17        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
18    of another;
19        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to
20    avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
21    respondent;
22        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or
23    household to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation
24    by respondent;
25        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
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1    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
2    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
3    household members.
4(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
5    Section 20. The Law Enforcement Disposition of Property
6Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
7    (765 ILCS 1030/2)  (from Ch. 141, par. 142)
8    Sec. 2. (a) Such property believed to be abandoned, lost
9or stolen or otherwise illegally possessed shall be retained
10in custody by the sheriff, chief of police or other principal
11official of the law enforcement agency, which shall make
12reasonable inquiry and efforts to identify and notify the
13owner or other person entitled to possession thereof, and
14shall return the property after such person provides
15reasonable and satisfactory proof of his ownership or right to
16possession and reimburses the agency for all reasonable
17expenses of such custody.
18    (b) Weapons that have been confiscated as a result of
19having been abandoned or illegally possessed may be sold at
20public auction under Section 3 of this Act; or transferred to
21the Illinois State Police for use by the crime laboratory
22system, for training purposes, or for any other application as
23deemed appropriate by the Department, if no legitimate claim
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1of confiscation, or within 6 months of final court disposition
2if such confiscated weapon was used for evidentiary purposes.
3(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)