94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB5788

 

Introduced 05/02/06, by Rep. John A. Fritchey - David E. Miller

 

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 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that the court may include in the order of protection granting the petitioner the exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner or the respondent or a minor child residing in the residence or household of either the petitioner or the respondent and ordering the respondent to stay away from the animal and forbidding the respondent from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or otherwise disposing of the animal.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning orders of protection.
 
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.
21     (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
22 an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
23 this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
24 Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
25 orders, and Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. The remedies
26 listed in this subsection shall be in addition to other civil
27 or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
28         (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
29     harassment, interference with personal liberty,
30     intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse or willful
31     deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
32     occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not

 

 

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1     prohibited.
2         (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
3     Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
4     residence or household of the petitioner, including one
5     owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner has a right to
6     occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive possession of the
7     residence shall not affect title to real property, nor
8     shall the court be limited by the standard set forth in
9     Section 701 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) the
23         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
26         petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
27         petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
28         the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
29         residence or household) or from loss of possession of
30         the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
31         avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
32         of hardships, the court shall also take into account
33         the accessibility of the residence or household.
34         Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
35         have a right to occupancy.
36             The balance of hardships is presumed to favor

 

 

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1         possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
2         rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
3         that the hardships to respondent substantially
4         outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
5         child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
6         court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
7         motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
8         accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
9         of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
10         household.
11         (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
12     respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
13     protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
14     respondent from entering or remaining present at
15     petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
16     specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
17     both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
18     Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
19     stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
20     right to enter the premises.
21         If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
22     possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
23     entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
24     from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
25     may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
26     items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
27     by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
28     directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
29     occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
30     agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
31         (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
32     undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
33     worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
34     family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
35     mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
36     services to elders, program designed for domestic violence

 

 

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1     abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
2     appropriate.
3         (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
4     order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
5     unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
6     minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
7     the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
8     or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
9     care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
10     order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
11     a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
12     in loco parentis.
13         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
14     committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
15     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
16     awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
17     minor child's best interest.
18         (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
19     custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
20     Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
21     Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
22     Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
23         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
24     committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
25     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
26     awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
27     in the child's best interest.
28         (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
29     any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
30     physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
31     to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
32     respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
33     finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
34     the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
35     visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
36     abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or

 

 

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1     household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
2     minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
3     in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
4     not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
5     of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
6     If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
7     dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
8     specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
9     order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
10     "reasonable visitation".
11         Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
12     child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
13     respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
14     constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
15     petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
16     a violent or abusive manner.
17         If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
18     family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
19     prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
20     the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
21     submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
22     alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
23     approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
24     affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
25     accountability to the court.
26         (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
27     respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
28     concealing the child within the State.
29         (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
30     court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
31     neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
32     child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
33     any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
34     the respondent.
35         (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
36     exclusive possession of personal property and, if

 

 

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1     respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
2     promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
3             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
4         property; or
5             (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
6         it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
7         impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
8         temporary possession by petitioner.
9         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
10     is that it is marital property, the court may award
11     petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
12     standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
13     proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
14     Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
15     hereafter amended.
16         No order under this provision shall affect title to
17     property.
18         (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
19     from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
20     damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
21     property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
22             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
23         property; or
24             (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
25         balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
26         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
27     is that it is marital property, the court may grant
28     petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
29     paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
30     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
31     now or hereafter amended.
32         The court may further prohibit respondent from
33     improperly using the financial or other resources of an
34     aged member of the family or household for the profit or
35     advantage of respondent or of any other person.
36         (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the

 

 

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1     exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
2     possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
3     or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
4     residence or household of either the petitioner or the
5     respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
6     animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
7     transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
8     otherwise disposing of the animal.
9         (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
10     pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
11     the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
12     legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
13     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
14     which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
15     support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
16     income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
17     granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
18     custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
19     care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
20     custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
21     valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
22     otherwise provided in the custody order.
23         (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
24     pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
25     the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
26     to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
27     repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
28     reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and moving or other
29     travel expenses, including additional reasonable expenses
30     for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
31             (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
32         entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
33         property distribution from the other party under the
34         Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
35         now or hereafter amended, the court may order
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1         the extent that such reimbursement would be
2         "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
3         subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
4             (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
5         improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
6         court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
7         expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
8         and recovery of the minor child, including but not
9         limited to legal fees, court costs, private
10         investigator fees, and travel costs.
11         (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
12     from entering or remaining in the residence or household
13     while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
14     drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
15     of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
16         (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession. (a) When a
17     complaint is made under a request for an order of
18     protection, that the respondent has threatened or is likely
19     to use firearms illegally against the petitioner, and the
20     respondent is present in court, or has failed to appear
21     after receiving actual notice, the court shall examine on
22     oath the petitioner, and any witnesses who may be produced.
23     If the court is satisfied that there is any danger of the
24     illegal use of firearms, it shall include in the order of
25     protection the requirement that any firearms in the
26     possession of the respondent, except as provided in
27     subsection (b), be turned over to the local law enforcement
28     agency for safekeeping. If the respondent fails to appear,
29     or refuses or fails to surrender his or her firearms, the
30     court shall issue a warrant for seizure of any firearm in
31     the possession of the respondent. The period of safekeeping
32     shall be for a stated period of time not to exceed 2 years.
33     The firearm or firearms shall be returned to the respondent
34     at the end of the stated period or at expiration of the
35     order of protection, whichever is sooner. (b) If the
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1     the Criminal Code of 1961, the court shall order that any
2     firearms used by the respondent in the performance of his
3     or her duties as a peace officer be surrendered to the
4     chief law enforcement executive of the agency in which the
5     respondent is employed, who shall retain the firearms for
6     safekeeping for the stated period not to exceed 2 years as
7     set forth in the court order.
8         (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
9     protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
10     the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
11     under subsection (b) of Section 112A-5, or if necessary to
12     prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
13     child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
14     prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
15     attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
16     records of the minor child who is in the care of
17     petitioner.
18         (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
19     respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
20     housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
21     cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
22     deemed reasonable by the court.
23         (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
24     relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
25     a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
26     granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
27     If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
28     any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
29     paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
30     to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
31     that the harm is an irreparable injury.
32     (c) Relevant factors; findings.
33         (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
34     other than payment of support, the court shall consider
35     relevant factors, including but not limited to the
36     following:

 

 

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1             (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
2         consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
3         petitioner or any family or household member,
4         including the concealment of his or her location in
5         order to evade service of process or notice, and the
6         likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
7         any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
8         household; and
9             (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
10         or neglected or improperly removed from the
11         jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
12         improperly separated from the child's primary
13         caretaker.
14         (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
15     parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
16     court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
17     limited to the following:
18             (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
19         adequacy, location and other characteristics of
20         alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
21         dependent adult in the party's care;
22             (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
23             (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
24         and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
25         care, to family, school, church and community.
26         (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
27     (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
28     in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
29     set forth the following:
30             (i) That the court has considered the applicable
31         relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
32         this subsection.
33             (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
34         unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
35         or continued abuse.
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1         requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
2         other alleged abused persons.
3         (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
4     of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
5     supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
6     (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
7     the following procedure:
8         When a verified petition for an emergency order of
9     protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
10     112A-5 and 112A-17 is presented to the court, the court
11     shall examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An
12     emergency order of protection shall be issued by the court
13     if it appears from the contents of the petition and the
14     examination of petitioner that the averments are
15     sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
16     the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
17     order of protection.
18         (5) Never married parties. No rights or
19     responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
20     attach to a putative father until a father and child
21     relationship has been established under the Illinois
22     Parentage Act of 1984. Absent such an adjudication, no
23     putative father shall be granted temporary custody of the
24     minor child, visitation with the minor child, or physical
25     care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
26     of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
27     (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
28 the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
29 remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
30 subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
31 balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
32 include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
33 in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
34 hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
35 shall be an official record or in writing.
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1 based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
2         (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
3     that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
4     force provided by Article VII of the Criminal Code of 1961;
5         (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
6         (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
7     another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
8     force was justifiable under Article VII of the Criminal
9     Code of 1961;
10         (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
11     of another;
12         (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
13     further abuse by respondent;
14         (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
15     to avoid further abuse by respondent;
16         (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
17     the abuse by respondent, unless that same conduct would
18     have excused such abuse if the parties had not been family
19     or household members.
20 (Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
21     Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
22 amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
23     (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
24     Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
25     (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
26 has been abused by a family or household member or that
27 petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
28 or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
29 prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
30 provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
31 one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on
32 emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
33 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
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1 court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
2 protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
3 on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of
4 prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
5 Act.
6     (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
7 an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
8 this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
9 Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
10 and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
11 subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal
12 remedies available to petitioner.
13         (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
14     Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
15     personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
16     abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
17     defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
18     defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, if
19     such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
20     occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
21     prohibited.
22         (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
23     Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
24     residence or household of the petitioner, including one
25     owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner has a right to
26     occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive possession of the
27     residence shall not affect title to real property, nor
28     shall the court be limited by the standard set forth in
29     Section 701 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
30     Marriage Act.
31             (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
32         occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
33         or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
34         spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
35         party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
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1         authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
2         violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
3         (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
4             (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
5         respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
6         residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
7         hardships to respondent and any minor child or
8         dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
9         entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
10         petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
11         petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
12         the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
13         residence or household) or from loss of possession of
14         the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
15         avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
16         of hardships, the court shall also take into account
17         the accessibility of the residence or household.
18         Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
19         have a right to occupancy.
20             The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
21         possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
22         rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
23         that the hardships to respondent substantially
24         outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
25         child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
26         court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
27         motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
28         accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
29         of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
30         household.
31         (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
32     respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
33     protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
34     respondent from entering or remaining present at
35     petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
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1     both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
2     Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
3     stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
4     right to enter the premises.
5         If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
6     possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
7     entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
8     from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
9     may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
10     items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
11     by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
12     directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
13     occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
14     agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
15         (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
16     undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
17     worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
18     family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
19     mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
20     services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
21     abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
22     appropriate.
23         (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
24     order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
25     unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
26     minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
27     the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
28     or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
29     care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
30     order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
31     a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
32     in loco parentis.
33         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
34     committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
35     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
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1     minor child's best interest.
2         (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
3     custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
4     Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
5     Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
6     Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
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 temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
11     in the child's best interest.
12         (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
13     any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
14     physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
15     to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
16     respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
17     finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
18     the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
19     visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
20     abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
21     household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
22     minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
23     in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
24     not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
25     of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
26     If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
27     dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
28     specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
29     order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
30     "reasonable visitation".
31         Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
32     child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
33     respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
34     constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
35     petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
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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 visitation, and the parties shall
5     submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
6     alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
7     approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
8     affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
9     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 the
16     child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
17     any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
18     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
26         it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
27         impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
28         temporary possession by petitioner.
29         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
30     is that it is marital property, the court may award
31     petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
32     standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
33     proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
34     Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
35     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, if:
6             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
7         property; or
8             (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
9         balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
10         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
11     is that it is marital property, the court may grant
12     petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
13     paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
14     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
15     now or hereafter amended.
16         The court may further prohibit respondent from
17     improperly using the financial or other resources of an
18     aged member of the family or household for the profit or
19     advantage of respondent or of any other person.
20         (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
21     exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
22     possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
23     or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
24     residence or household of either the petitioner or the
25     respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
26     animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
27     transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
28     otherwise disposing of the animal.
29         (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
30     pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
31     the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
32     legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
33     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
34     which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
35     support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
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1     granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
2     custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
3     care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
4     custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
5     valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
6     otherwise provided in the custody order.
7         (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
8     pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
9     the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
10     include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
11     earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
12     property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
13     court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
14     additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
15     restaurant meals.
16             (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
17         entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
18         property distribution from the other party under the
19         Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
20         now or hereafter amended, the court may order
21         respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
22         the extent that such reimbursement would be
23         "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
24         subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
25             (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
26         improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
27         court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
28         expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
29         and recovery of the minor child, including but not
30         limited to legal fees, court costs, private
31         investigator fees, and travel costs.
32         (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
33     from entering or remaining in the residence or household
34     while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
35     drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
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1         (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
2             (a) When a complaint is made under a request for an
3         order of protection, that the respondent has
4         threatened or is likely to use firearms illegally
5         against the petitioner, and the respondent is present
6         in court, or has failed to appear after receiving
7         actual notice, the court shall examine on oath the
8         petitioner, and any witnesses who may be produced. If
9         the court is satisfied that there is any danger of the
10         illegal use of firearms, it shall issue an order that
11         any firearms in the possession of the respondent,
12         except as provided in subsection (b), be turned over to
13         the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping. If
14         the respondent has failed to appear, the court shall
15         issue a warrant for seizure of any firearm in the
16         possession of the respondent. The period of
17         safekeeping shall be for a stated period of time not to
18         exceed 2 years. The firearm or firearms shall be
19         returned to the respondent at the end of the stated
20         period or at expiration of the order of protection,
21         whichever is sooner.
22             (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
23         in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the court
24         shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
25         the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
26         be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
27         of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
28         shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
29         stated period not to exceed 2 years as set forth in the
30         court order.
31         (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
32     protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
33     the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
34     under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
35     prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
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1     prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
2     attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
3     records of the minor child who is in the care of
4     petitioner.
5         (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
6     respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
7     housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
8     cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
9     deemed reasonable by the court.
10         (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
11     relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
12     a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
13     exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
14     effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the
15     balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
16     injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
17     remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
18     subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
19     necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
20     (c) Relevant factors; findings.
21         (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
22     other than payment of support, the court shall consider
23     relevant factors, including but not limited to the
24     following:
25             (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
26         consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
27         or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
28         household member, including the concealment of his or
29         her location in order to evade service of process or
30         notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
31         neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of
32         petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and
33             (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
34         or neglected or improperly removed from the
35         jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
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1         caretaker.
2         (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
3     parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
4     court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
5     limited to the following:
6             (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
7         adequacy, location and other characteristics of
8         alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
9         dependent adult in the party's care;
10             (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
11             (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
12         and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
13         care, to family, school, church and community.
14         (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
15     (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
16     in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
17     set forth the following:
18             (i) That the court has considered the applicable
19         relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
20         this subsection.
21             (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
22         unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
23         or continued abuse.
24             (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
25         requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
26         other alleged abused persons.
27         (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
28     of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
29     supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
30     (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
31     the following procedure:
32         When a verified petition for an emergency order of
33     protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
34     203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
35     examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
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1     appears from the contents of the petition and the
2     examination of petitioner that the averments are
3     sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
4     the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
5     order of protection.
6         (5) Never married parties. No rights or
7     responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
8     attach to a putative father until a father and child
9     relationship has been established under the Illinois
10     Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Public Aid Code,
11     Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act
12     of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform
13     Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
14     Interstate Family Support Act, the Expedited Child Support
15     Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or other act of
16     another state or territory, any other Illinois statute, or
17     by any foreign nation establishing the father and child
18     relationship, any other proceeding substantially in
19     conformity with the Personal Responsibility and Work
20     Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193),
21     or where both parties appeared in open court or at an
22     administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or
23     admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
24     child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
25     or acknowledgement, no putative father shall be granted
26     temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the
27     minor child, or physical care and possession of the minor
28     child, nor shall an order of payment for support of the
29     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, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
17         (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
18     to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
19     respondent;
20         (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
21     the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
22     that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
23     or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
24     household members.
25 (Source: P.A. 93-108, eff. 1-1-04.)