99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3411

 

Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley

 

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 a person who is subject to an existing order of protection, interim order of protection, emergency order of protection, or plenary order of protection issued by this State or any other state, possession, or territory of the United States, or the District of Columbia, which is substantially similar to an order of protection issued in this State, may not lawfully possess a firearm, firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser.


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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,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5amended 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
9has been abused by a family or household member, as defined in
10this Article, an order of protection prohibiting such abuse
11shall issue; provided that petitioner must also satisfy the
12requirements of one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
13Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
14orders, or Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall
15not be denied an order of protection because petitioner or
16respondent is a minor. The court, when determining whether or
17not to issue an order of protection, shall not require physical
18manifestations of abuse on the person of the victim.
19Modification and extension of prior orders of protection shall
20be in accordance with this Article.
21    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
22an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
23this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:

 

 

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1Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
2orders, and Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. The remedies
3listed in this subsection shall be in addition to other civil
4or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
5        (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
6    harassment, interference with personal liberty,
7    intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse or willful
8    deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
9    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
10    prohibited.
11        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
12    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
13    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
14    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
15    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
16    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
17    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
18    limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the
19    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
20            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
21        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
22        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
23        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
24        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
25        person or entity other than the opposing party that
26        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic

 

 

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1        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
2        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
3            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
4        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
5        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
6        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
7        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
8        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
9        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
10        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
11        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
12        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
13        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
14        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
15        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
16        the accessibility of the residence or household.
17        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
18        have a right to occupancy.
19            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
20        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
21        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
22        that the hardships to respondent substantially
23        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
24        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
25        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
26        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,

 

 

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1        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
2        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
3        household.
4        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
5    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
6    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
7    respondent from entering or remaining present at
8    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
9    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
10    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
11    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
12    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
13    right to enter the premises.
14        If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
15    possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
16    entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
17    from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
18    may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
19    items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
20    by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
21    directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
22    occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
23    agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
24        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
25    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
26    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,

 

 

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1    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
2    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
3    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
4    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
5    appropriate. The court may order the respondent in any
6    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
7    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
8    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
9    all recommended treatment.
10        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
11    order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
12    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
13    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
14    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
15    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
16    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
17    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
18    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
19    in loco parentis.
20        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
21    committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
22    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
23    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
24    minor child's best interest.
25        (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
26    custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the

 

 

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1    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
2    Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
3    Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
4        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
5    committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
6    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
7    awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
8    in the child's best interest.
9        (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
10    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
11    physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
12    to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
13    respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
14    finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
15    the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
16    visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
17    abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
18    household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
19    minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
20    in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
21    not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
22    of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
23    If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
24    dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
25    specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
26    order for visitation shall refer merely to the term

 

 

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1    "reasonable visitation".
2        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
3    child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
4    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
5    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
6    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
7    a violent or abusive manner.
8        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
9    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
10    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
11    the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
12    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
13    alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
14    approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
15    affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
16    accountability to the court.
17        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
18    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
19    concealing the child within the State.
20        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
21    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
22    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
23    child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
24    any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
25    the respondent.
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1    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
2    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
3    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
4            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
5        property; or
6            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
7        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
8        impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
9        temporary possession by petitioner.
10        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
11    is that it is marital property, the court may award
12    petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
13    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
14    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
15    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
16    hereafter amended.
17        No order under this provision shall affect title to
18    property.
19        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
20    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
21    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
22    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
23            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
24        property; or
25            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
26        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.

 

 

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1        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
2    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
3    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
4    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
5    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
6    now or hereafter amended.
7        The court may further prohibit respondent from
8    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
9    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
10    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
11        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
12    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
13    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
14    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
15    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
16    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
17    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
18    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
19    otherwise disposing of the animal.
20        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
21    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
22    the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
23    legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
24    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
25    which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
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1    income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
2    granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
3    custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
4    care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
5    custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
6    valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
7    otherwise provided in the custody order.
8        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
9    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
10    the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
11    to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
12    repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
13    reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and moving or other
14    travel expenses, including additional reasonable expenses
15    for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
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
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1        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
2        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
3        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
4        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
5        investigator fees, and travel costs.
6        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
7    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
8    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
9    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
10    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
11        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
12            (A) A person who is subject to an existing order of
13        protection, interim order of protection, emergency
14        order of protection, or plenary order of protection,
15        issued under this Code or a substantially similar order
16        of protection issued by any other state, possession, or
17        territory of the United States, or the District of
18        Columbia may not lawfully possess a firearm, firearm
19        ammunition, stun gun, or taser may not lawfully possess
20        weapons under Section 8.2 of the Firearm Owners
21        Identification Card Act.
22            (B) Any firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns,
23        or tasers in the possession of the respondent, except
24        as provided in subparagraph (C) of this paragraph
25        (14.5), shall be ordered by the court to be turned over
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1        Card for safekeeping. The court shall issue an order
2        that the respondent's Firearm Owner's Identification
3        Card be turned over to the local law enforcement
4        agency, which in turn shall immediately mail the card
5        to the Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
6        Identification Card Office for safekeeping. The period
7        of safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order
8        of protection, interim order of protection, emergency
9        order of protection, or plenary order of protection.
10        The firearm or firearms and Firearm Owner's
11        Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at the
12        respondent's request be returned to the respondent at
13        expiration of the order of protection, interim order of
14        protection, emergency order of protection, or plenary
15        order of protection. It is the respondent's
16        responsibility to notify the Department of State
17        Police Firearm Owner's Identification Card Office.
18            (C) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
19        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
20        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
21        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
22        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
23        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
24        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
25        duration of the order of protection.
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1        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
2        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
3        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
4        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
5        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
6        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
7        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
8        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
9        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
10        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
11        to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess
12        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
13        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
14    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
15    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
16    under subsection (b) of Section 112A-5, or if necessary to
17    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
18    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
19    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
20    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
21    records of the minor child who is in the care of
22    petitioner.
23        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
24    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
25    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
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1    deemed reasonable by the court.
2        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
3    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
4    a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
5    granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
6    If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
7    any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
8    paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
9    to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
10    that the harm is an irreparable injury.
11    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
12        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
13    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
14    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
15    following:
16            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
17        consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
18        petitioner or any family or household member,
19        including the concealment of his or her location in
20        order to evade service of process or notice, and the
21        likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
22        any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
23        household; and
24            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
25        or neglected or improperly removed from the
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1        improperly separated from the child's primary
2        caretaker.
3        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
4    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
5    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
6    limited to the following:
7            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
8        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
9        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
10        dependent adult in the party's care;
11            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
12            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
13        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
14        care, to family, school, church and community.
15        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
16    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
17    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
18    set forth the following:
19            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
20        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
21        this subsection.
22            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
23        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
24        or continued abuse.
25            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
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1        other alleged abused persons.
2        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
3    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
4    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
5    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
6    the following procedure:
7        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
8    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
9    112A-5 and 112A-17 is presented to the court, the court
10    shall examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An
11    emergency order of protection shall be issued by the court
12    if it appears from the contents of the petition and the
13    examination of petitioner that the averments are
14    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
15    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
16    order of protection.
17        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
18    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
19    attach to a putative father until a father and child
20    relationship has been established under the Illinois
21    Parentage Act of 1984. Absent such an adjudication, no
22    putative father shall be granted temporary custody of the
23    minor child, visitation with the minor child, or physical
24    care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
25    of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
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1the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
2remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
3subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
4balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
5include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
6in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
7hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
8shall be an official record or in writing.
9    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
10based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
11        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
12    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
13    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
14        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
15        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
16    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
17    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
18    of 2012;
19        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
20    of another;
21        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
22    further abuse by respondent;
23        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
24    to avoid further abuse by respondent;
25        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
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1    have excused such abuse if the parties had not been family
2    or household members.
3(Source: P.A. 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13;
497-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
5    Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
6amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
8    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
9    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
10has been abused by a family or household member or that
11petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
12or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
13prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
14provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
15one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on
16emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
17on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
18protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The
19court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
20protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
21on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of
22prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
23Act.
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1an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
2this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
3Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
4and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
5subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal
6remedies available to petitioner.
7        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
8    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
9    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
10    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
11    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
12    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if
13    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
14    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
15    prohibited.
16        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
17    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
18    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
19    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
20    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
21    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
22    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
23    limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the
24    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
25            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
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1        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
2        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
3        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
4        person or entity other than the opposing party that
5        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
6        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
7        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
8            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
9        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
10        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
11        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
12        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
13        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
14        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
15        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
16        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
17        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
18        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
19        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
20        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
21        the accessibility of the residence or household.
22        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
23        have a right to occupancy.
24            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
25        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
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1        that the hardships to respondent substantially
2        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
3        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
4        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
5        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
6        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
7        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
8        household.
9        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
10    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
11    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
12    respondent from entering or remaining present at
13    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
14    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
15    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
16    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
17    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
18    right to enter the premises.
19            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
20        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
21        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
22        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
23        protected persons, then the court may allow respondent
24        access to the residence to remove items of clothing and
25        personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,
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1        right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion
2        as the court directs and in the presence of an
3        agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement
4        officer.
5            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
6        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
7        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order
8        of protection and providing relief shall consider the
9        severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or
10        emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational
11        rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
12        under federal and State law, the availability of a
13        transfer of the respondent to another school, a change
14        of placement or a change of program of the respondent,
15        the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption
16        that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
17        another school, and any other relevant facts of the
18        case. The court may order that the respondent not
19        attend the public, private, or non-public elementary,
20        middle, or high school attended by the petitioner,
21        order that the respondent accept a change of placement
22        or change of program, as determined by the school
23        district or private or non-public school, or place
24        restrictions on the respondent's movements within the
25        school attended by the petitioner. The respondent
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1        evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or
2        change of program of the respondent is not available.
3        The respondent also bears the burden of production with
4        respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational
5        disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the
6        respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
7        placement, or change of program is not unavailable to
8        the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent
9        does not agree with the school district's or private or
10        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
11        change of program or solely on the ground that the
12        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
13        does not take an action required to effectuate a
14        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
15        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
16        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
17        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
18        another attendance center within the respondent's
19        school district or private or non-public school, the
20        school district or private or non-public school shall
21        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
22        center to which the respondent is transferred. In the
23        event the court order results in a transfer of the
24        minor respondent to another attendance center, a
25        change in the respondent's placement, or a change of
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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 respondent
9        to another school, the parents, guardian, or legal
10        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
11        transportation and other costs associated with the
12        change of school by the respondent.
13        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
14    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
15    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
16    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
17    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
18    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
19    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
20    appropriate. The Court may order the respondent in any
21    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
22    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
23    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
24    all recommended treatment.
25        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
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1    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
2    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
3    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
4    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
5    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
6    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
7    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
8    in loco parentis.
9        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
10    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
11    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
12    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
13    minor child's best interest.
14        (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
15    custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
16    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
17    Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
18    Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
19        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
20    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
21    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
22    awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
23    in the child's best interest.
24        (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
25    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
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1    to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
2    respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
3    finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
4    the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
5    visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
6    abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
7    household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
8    minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
9    in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
10    not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
11    of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
12    If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
13    dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
14    specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
15    order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
16    "reasonable visitation".
17        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
18    child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
19    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
20    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
21    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
22    a violent or abusive manner.
23        If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
24    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
25    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
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1    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
2    alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
3    approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
4    affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
5    accountability to the court.
6        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
7    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
8    concealing the child within the State.
9        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
10    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
11    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
12    child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
13    any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
14    the respondent.
15        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
16    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
17    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
18    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
19            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
20        property; or
21            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
22        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
23        impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
24        temporary possession by petitioner.
25        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
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1    petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
2    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
3    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
4    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
5    hereafter amended.
6        No order under this provision shall affect title to
7    property.
8        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
9    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
10    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
11    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
12            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
13        property; or
14            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
15        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
16        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
17    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
18    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
19    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
20    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
21    now or hereafter amended.
22        The court may further prohibit respondent from
23    improperly using the financial or other resources of an
24    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
25    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
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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, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
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1    earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
2    property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
3    court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
4    additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
5    restaurant meals.
6            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
7        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
8        property distribution from the other party under the
9        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
10        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
11        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
12        the extent that such reimbursement would be
13        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
14        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
15            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
16        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
17        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
18        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
19        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
20        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
21        investigator fees, and travel costs.
22        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
23    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
24    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
25    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
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1        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
2            (a) A person who is subject to an existing order of
3        protection, interim order of protection, emergency
4        order of protection, or plenary order of protection,
5        issued under this Act or a substantially similar order
6        of protection issued by any other state, possession, or
7        territory of the United States, or the District of
8        Columbia may not lawfully possess firearms, firearm
9        ammunition, stun guns, or tasers under Section 8.2 of
10        the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, Prohibit a
11        respondent against whom an order of protection was
12        issued from possessing any firearms during the
13        duration of the order if the order:
14                (1) was issued after a hearing of which such
15            person received actual notice, and at which such
16            person had an opportunity to participate;
17                (2) restrains such person from harassing,
18            stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
19            such person or child of such intimate partner or
20            person, or engaging in other conduct that would
21            place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
22            bodily injury to the partner or child; and
23                (3)(i) includes a finding that such person
24            represents a credible threat to the physical
25            safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii)
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1            attempted use, or threatened use of physical force
2            against such intimate partner or child that would
3            reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.
4        Any firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, or tasers
5        in the possession of the respondent, except as provided
6        in item (b) of this paragraph (14.5), shall be ordered
7        by the court to be turned over to a person with a valid
8        Firearm Owner's Identification Card for safekeeping.
9        The court shall order that the respondent's Firearm
10        Owner's Identification Card be turned over to the local
11        law enforcement agency, which shall immediately mail
12        the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
13        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
14        The period of safekeeping shall be for the duration of
15        the order of protection, interim order of protection,
16        emergency order of protection, or plenary order of
17        protection. The firearms, firearm ammunition, stun
18        guns, or tasers and Firearm Owner's Identification
19        Card, if unexpired, shall at the respondent's request,
20        be returned to the respondent at expiration of the
21        order of protection, interim order of protection,
22        emergency order of protection, or plenary order of
23        protection. Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in
24        the possession of the respondent, except as provided in
25        subsection (b), shall be ordered by the court to be
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1        local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail
2        the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
3        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
4        The court shall issue a warrant for seizure of any
5        firearm in the possession of the respondent, to be kept
6        by the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping,
7        except as provided in subsection (b). The period of
8        safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order of
9        protection. The firearm or firearms and Firearm
10        Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at
11        the respondent's request, be returned to the
12        respondent at the end of the order of protection. It is
13        the respondent's responsibility to notify the
14        Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
15        Identification Card Office.
16            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
17        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
18        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
19        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
20        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
21        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
22        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
23        duration of the order of protection.
24            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
25        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
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1        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
2        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
3        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
4        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
5        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
6        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
7        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
8        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
9        to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess
10        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
11        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
12    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
13    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
14    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
15    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
16    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
17    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
18    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
19    records of the minor child who is in the care of
20    petitioner.
21        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
22    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
23    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
24    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
25    deemed reasonable by the court.
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1    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
2    a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
3    exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
4    effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the
5    balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
6    injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
7    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
8    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
9    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
10    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
11        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
12    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
13    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
14    following:
15            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
16        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
17        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
18        household member, including the concealment of his or
19        her location in order to evade service of process or
20        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
21        neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of
22        petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and
23            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
24        or neglected or improperly removed from the
25        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
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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
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1        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
2    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
3    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
4    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
5    the following procedure:
6        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
7    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
8    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
9    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
10    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
11    appears from the contents of the petition and the
12    examination of petitioner that the averments are
13    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
14    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
15    order of protection.
16        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
17    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
18    attach to a putative father until a father and child
19    relationship has been established under the Illinois
20    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Public Aid Code,
21    Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act
22    of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform
23    Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
24    Interstate Family Support Act, the Expedited Child Support
25    Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or other act of
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1    by any foreign nation establishing the father and child
2    relationship, any other proceeding substantially in
3    conformity with the Personal Responsibility and Work
4    Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193),
5    or where both parties appeared in open court or at an
6    administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or
7    admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
8    child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
9    or acknowledgement, no putative father shall be granted
10    temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the
11    minor child, or physical care and possession of the minor
12    child, nor shall an order of payment for support of the
13    minor child be entered.
14    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
15the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
16remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
17subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
18balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
19include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
20in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
21hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
22shall be an official record or in writing.
23    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
24based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
25        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
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1    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
2        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
3        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
4    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
5    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
6    of 2012;
7        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
8    of another;
9        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
10    further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
11        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
12    to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
13    respondent;
14        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
15    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
16    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
17    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
18    household members.
19(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1239, eff. 1-1-11;
2097-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12;
2197-1131, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)