HB6028 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB099 17150 RLC 41508 b

99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6028

Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 65/1.1	from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1
430 ILCS 65/8	from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
430 ILCS 65/8.3 new

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that an immediate family member of a person or a law enforcement officer may file a petition requesting that the court issue either a plenary or ex parte gun violence restraining order enjoining the subject of the petition from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or firearm ammunition. Provides that a court may issue a gun violence restraining order if the petition, supported by an affidavit made in writing and signed by the petitioner under oath, or an oral statement, and any additional information provided to the court that shows that there is a substantial likelihood that both of the following are true: (1) the subject of the petition poses a clear and present danger of personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm; and (2) a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or are inadequate or inappropriate for the circumstances of the subject of the petition.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is amended by changing Sections 1.1 and 8 and by adding Section 8.3 as follows:

(430 ILCS 65/1.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1)

Sec. 1.1. For purposes of this Act:

"Addicted to narcotics" means a person who has been:

(1) convicted of an offense involving the use or possession of cannabis, a controlled substance, or methamphetamine within the past year; or

(2) determined by the Department of State Police to be addicted to narcotics based upon federal law or federal guidelines.

"Addicted to narcotics" does not include possession or use of a prescribed controlled substance under the direction and authority of a physician or other person authorized to prescribe the controlled substance when the controlled substance is used in the prescribed manner.

"Adjudicated as a person with a mental disability" means the person is the subject of a determination by a court, board, commission or other lawful authority that the person, as a result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness, mental impairment, incompetency, condition, or disease:

(1) presents a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others;

(2) lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own affairs or is adjudicated a person with a disability as defined in Section 11a-2 of the Probate Act of 1975;

(3) is not guilty in a criminal case by reason of insanity, mental disease or defect;

(3.5) is guilty but mentally ill, as provided in Section 5-2-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections;

(4) is incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case;

(5) is not guilty by reason of lack of mental responsibility under Articles 50a and 72b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. 850a, 876b;

(6) is a sexually violent person under subsection (f) of Section 5 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment Act;

(7) is a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually Dangerous Persons Act;

(8) is unfit to stand trial under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;

(9) is not guilty by reason of insanity under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987;

(10) is subject to involuntary admission as an inpatient as defined in Section 1-119 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;

(11) is subject to involuntary admission as an outpatient as defined in Section 1-119.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;

(12) is subject to judicial admission as set forth in Section 4-500 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; or

(13) is subject to the provisions of the Interstate Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act.

"Clear and present danger" means a person who:

(1) communicates a serious threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable victim or poses a clear and imminent risk of serious physical injury to himself, herself, or another person as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner; or

(2) demonstrates threatening physical or verbal behavior, such as violent, suicidal, or assaultive threats, actions, or other behavior, as determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, school administrator, or law enforcement official.

"Clinical psychologist" has the meaning provided in Section 1-103 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

"Controlled substance" means a controlled substance or controlled substance analog as defined in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act.

"Counterfeit" means to copy or imitate, without legal authority, with intent to deceive.

disability

This disability results in the professional opinion of a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, in significant functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity:

(i) self-care;

(ii) receptive and expressive language;

(iii) learning;

(iv) mobility; or

(v) self-direction.

"Federally licensed firearm dealer" means a person who is licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).

"Firearm" means any device, by whatever name known, which is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, expansion of gas or escape of gas; excluding, however:

(1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not exceeding .18 inch in diameter or which has a maximum muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second;

(1.1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or B-B gun which expels breakable paint balls containing washable marking colors;

(2) any device used exclusively for signalling or safety and required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission;

(3) any device used exclusively for the firing of stud cartridges, explosive rivets or similar industrial ammunition; and

(4) an antique firearm (other than a machine-gun) which, although designed as a weapon, the Department of State Police finds by reason of the date of its manufacture, value, design, and other characteristics is primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used as a weapon.

"Firearm ammunition" means any self-contained cartridge or shotgun shell, by whatever name known, which is designed to be used or adaptable to use in a firearm; excluding, however:

(1) any ammunition exclusively designed for use with a device used exclusively for signalling or safety and required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission; and

(2) any ammunition designed exclusively for use with a stud or rivet driver or other similar industrial ammunition.

"Gun show" means an event or function:

(1) at which the sale and transfer of firearms is the regular and normal course of business and where 50 or more firearms are displayed, offered, or exhibited for sale, transfer, or exchange; or

(2) at which not less than 10 gun show vendors display, offer, or exhibit for sale, sell, transfer, or exchange firearms.

"Gun show" includes the entire premises provided for an event or function, including parking areas for the event or function, that is sponsored to facilitate the purchase, sale, transfer, or exchange of firearms as described in this Section. Nothing in this definition shall be construed to exclude a gun show held in conjunction with competitive shooting events at the World Shooting Complex sanctioned by a national governing body in which the sale or transfer of firearms is authorized under subparagraph (5) of paragraph (g) of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, "gun show" does not include training or safety classes, competitive shooting events, such as rifle, shotgun, or handgun matches, trap, skeet, or sporting clays shoots, dinners, banquets, raffles, or any other event where the sale or transfer of firearms is not the primary course of business.

"Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes or operates a gun show.

"Gun show vendor" means a person who exhibits, sells, offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges any firearms at a gun show, regardless of whether the person arranges with a gun show promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell, offer for sale, transfer, or exchange any firearm.

"Gun violence restraining order" means an order, in writing, signed by the court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving any firearms or firearm ammunition and ordering the seizure of the named person's firearms, Firearm Owner's Identification Card and concealed carry license, if any, during the duration of the order.

"Immediate family" means any spouse, whether by marriage or not, parent, child, any person related by consanguinity or affinity within the second degree, or any other person who regularly resides in the household, or who, within the prior 6 months, regularly resided in the household.

"Involuntarily admitted" has the meaning as prescribed in Sections 1-119 and 1-119.1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

"Mental health facility" means any licensed private hospital or hospital affiliate, institution, or facility, or part thereof, and any facility, or part thereof, operated by the State or a political subdivision thereof which provide treatment of persons with mental illness and includes all hospitals, institutions, clinics, evaluation facilities, mental health centers, colleges, universities, long-term care facilities, and nursing homes, or parts thereof, which provide treatment of persons with mental illness whether or not the primary purpose is to provide treatment of persons with mental illness.

"National governing body" means a group of persons who adopt rules and formulate policy on behalf of a national firearm sporting organization.

"Patient" means:

(1) a person who voluntarily receives mental health treatment as an in-patient or resident of any public or private mental health facility, unless the treatment was solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary substance abuse disorder or mental illness; or

(2) a person who voluntarily receives mental health treatment as an out-patient or is provided services by a public or private mental health facility, and who poses a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others.

"Person with a developmental disability" means a person with a disability which is attributable to any other condition which results in impairment similar to that caused by an intellectual disability and which requires services similar to those required by persons with intellectual disabilities. The disability must originate before the age of 18 years, be expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a substantial disability. This disability results, in the professional opinion of a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, in significant functional limitations in 3 or more of the following areas of major life activity:

(i) self-care;

(ii) receptive and expressive language;

(iii) learning;

(iv) mobility; or

(v) self-direction.

"Person with an intellectual disability" means a person with a significantly subaverage general intellectual functioning which exists concurrently with impairment in adaptive behavior and which originates before the age of 18 years.

"Physician" has the meaning as defined in Section 1-120 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

"Qualified examiner" has the meaning provided in Section 1-122 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.

"Sanctioned competitive shooting event" means a shooting contest officially recognized by a national or state shooting sport association, and includes any sight-in or practice conducted in conjunction with the event.

"School administrator" means the person required to report under the School Administrator Reporting of Mental Health Clear and Present Danger Determinations Law.

"Stun gun or taser" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.

(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; revised 10-20-15.)

(430 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)

Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance:

(a) A person under 21 years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent;

(b) A person under 21 years of age who does not have the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a Firearm Owner's Identification Card;

(c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction;

(d) A person addicted to narcotics;

(e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago who has not received the certification required under subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement officer employed by a unit of government who is denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section 10 of this Act if the officer did not act in a manner threatening to the officer, another person, or the public as determined by the treating clinical psychologist or physician, and the officer seeks mental health treatment;

(f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant, any other person or persons or the community;

(g) A person who has an intellectual disability;

(h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;

(i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United States under the laws of the United States;

(i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection (i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa if that alien is:

(1) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or sporting purposes;

(2) an official representative of a foreign government who is:

(A) accredited to the United States Government or the Government's mission to an international organization having its headquarters in the United States; or

(B) en route to or from another country to which that alien is accredited;

(3) an official of a foreign government or distinguished foreign visitor who has been so designated by the Department of State;

(4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly foreign government entering the United States on official business; or

(5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);

(j) (Blank);

(k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation of an order of protection, or a substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was used or possessed;

(l) A person who has been convicted of domestic battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic relationship is not a required element of the offense but in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds for denying an application for and for revoking and seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued to the person under this Act;

(m) (Blank);

(n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois State statute or by federal law;

(o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;

(p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;

(q) A person who is not a resident of the State of Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of Section 4;

(r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with a mental disability;

(s) A person who has been found to have a developmental disability;

(t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental health facility; or

(u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e) of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the 5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are defined in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that he or she is not a clear and present danger to himself, herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner making the certification and his or her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for making or not making the certification required under this subsection, except for willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have been restored through administrative or judicial action under Section 10 or 11 of this Act; or

(v) A person who is subject to a gun violence restraining order issued under Section 8.3 of this Act during the duration of the order.

Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Department of State Police shall provide notice to the person and the person shall comply with Section 9.5 of this Act.

(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-508, eff. 8-19-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

(430 ILCS 65/8.3 new)

Sec. 8.3. Gun violence restraining order.

(a) The Supreme Court may prescribe the form of the petitions and orders and any other documents, and may adopt any rules of court, necessary to implement this Section.

(b) An immediate family member of a person or a law enforcement officer may file a petition requesting that the court issue either a plenary or ex parte gun violence restraining order enjoining the subject of the petition from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm or firearm ammunition. A petition for a gun violence restraining order shall describe the number, types, and locations of any firearms and firearm ammunition presently believed by the petitioner to be possessed or controlled by the subject of the petition. Prior to a hearing on the issuance, renewal, or termination of an order under this Section, the court shall ensure that a search of LEADS and other law enforcement databases is conducted of any conviction information of the respondent for a forcible felony; any misdemeanor conviction involving domestic violence, weapons, or other violence; any outstanding warrant; parole, mandatory supervised release, aftercare release, probation, or conditional discharge status; any prior restraining order; and any violation of a prior restraining order. After issuing its ruling, the court shall provide the advisement to the parties that the information obtained from the search conducted under this subsection (b) is confidential and may be released only to the parties and their counsels, and court personnel. The court shall keep information obtained from a search conducted under this subsection (b) confidential in accordance with this subsection (b). The court shall notify the Department of State Police when a gun violence restraining order has been issued or renewed under this Section no later than one court day after issuing or renewing the order.

(c) A court may issue a gun violence restraining order if the petition, supported by an affidavit made in writing and signed by the petitioner under oath, or an oral statement, and any additional information provided to the court that shows that there is a substantial likelihood that both of the following are true:

(1) the subject of the petition poses a clear and present danger of personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm as determined by considering the factors listed in subsection (f) of this Section; and

(2) a gun violence restraining order is necessary to prevent personal injury to the subject of the petition or another because less restrictive alternatives either have been tried and found to be ineffective, or are inadequate or inappropriate for the circumstances of the subject of the petition.

(d) An affidavit supporting a petition for the issuance of a gun violence restraining order shall set forth the facts tending to establish the grounds of the petition, or the reason for believing that grounds exist.

(e) If the court determines that the petitioner, respondent, or another person is in imminent danger of death or great bodily harm because of an act of the respondent, the court may issue an ex parte gun violence restraining order without notice and hearing. An ex parte order under this subsection (e) shall be issued or denied on the same day that the petition is submitted to the court, unless the petition is filed too late in the day to permit effective review, in which case the order shall be issued or denied on the next day of judicial business in sufficient time for the order to be filed that day with the clerk of the court. The court, before issuing an ex parte gun violence restraining order, shall examine on oath, the petitioner and any witness the petitioner may produce. In lieu of examining the petitioner and any witness the petitioner may produce, the court may require the petitioner and any witness to submit a written affidavit signed under oath.

(f) In determining whether grounds for a gun violence restraining order exist, the court shall consider all evidence of the following:

(1) a recent threat of violence or act of violence by the subject of the petition directed toward another;

(2) a recent threat of violence or act of violence by the subject of the petition directed toward himself or herself;

(3) a violation of an emergency order of protection issued under Section 112A-17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 that is in effect at the time the court is considering the petition;

(4) a recent violation of an unexpired order of protection issued under Section 112A-14, 112A-18, or 112A-19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under Section 214, 218, or 219 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, a stalking no contact order issued under Section 80, 95, or 100 of the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or a civil no contact order issued under Section 213, 214, or 215 of the Civil No Contact Order Act;

(5) a conviction for any offense under Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 2012;

(6) a pattern of violent acts or violent threats within the past 12 months, including, but not limited to, threats of violence or acts of violence by the subject of the petition directed toward himself, herself, or another. In determining whether grounds for a gun violence restraining order exist, the court may consider any other evidence of an increased risk for violence, including, but not limited to, evidence of any of the following:

(i) the unlawful and reckless use, display, or brandishing of a firearm by the subject of the petition;

(ii) the history of use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force by the subject of the petition against another person;

(iii) any prior arrest of the subject of the petition for a felony offense;

(iv) any history of a violation by the subject of the petition of an emergency order of protection issued under Section 112A-17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 that is in effect at the time the court is considering the petition;

(v) any history of a violation by the subject of the petition of a order of protection issued under Section 112A-14, 112A-18, or 112A-19 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under Section 214, 218, or 219 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, a stalking no contact order issued under Section 80, 95, or 100 of the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or a civil no contact order issued under Section 213, 214, or 215 of the Civil No Contact Order Act;

(vi) documentary evidence, including, but not limited to, police reports and records of convictions, of either recent criminal offenses by the subject of the petition that involve controlled substances or alcohol or ongoing abuse of controlled substances or alcohol by the subject of the petition; or

(vii) evidence of recent acquisition of firearms, ammunition, or other deadly weapons. As used in this item (vii), "recent" means within the 6 months prior to the date the petition was filed.

(g) If the court determines that there are grounds to issue an ex parte gun violence restraining order exist, it shall issue an ex parte gun violence restraining order that prohibits the subject of the petition from having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving, or attempting to purchase or receive, a firearm or ammunition, and expires no later than 21 days from the date of the order. The order shall also require that the Department of State Police seize the respondent's firearms, firearm ammunition, Firearm Owner's Identification Card, and concealed carry license, if applicable. The respondent's firearms, firearm ammunition, Firearm Owner's Identification Card, and concealed carry license, if applicable shall be returned to the respondent upon expiration of the order.

(h) A gun violence restraining order issued under this Section shall include all of the following:

(1) a statement of the grounds supporting the issuance of the order;

(2) the date and time the order expires;

(3) the address of the circuit court in which any responsive pleading should be filed;

(4) the date and time of the scheduled hearing; and

(5) the following statement:

"To the restrained person: This order will last until .... (the date and time noted in the order). If you have not done so already, you must surrender all firearms and firearm ammunition that you own or possess and your Firearm Owner's Identification Card and concealed carry license if one has been issued to you in accordance with Section 8.3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. You may not have in your custody or control, own, purchase, possess, or receive, or attempt to purchase or receive a firearm or ammunition, while this order is in effect. Under Section 8.3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, you have the right to request one hearing to terminate this order at any time during its effective period. You may seek the advice of an attorney as to any matter connected with the order."

(i) (1) A gun violence restraining order shall be personally served on the restrained person by a person authorized to serve process under Section 2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the restrained person can reasonably be located.

(2) When serving an ex parte gun violence restraining order, a law enforcement officer shall inform the restrained person of the hearing scheduled under this Section. Within 21 days after the date on the order, before the court that issued the order or another court in the same circuit, the court shall hold a hearing under this Section to determine if a gun violence restraining order should be issued under this Section.

(j) When the court issues a plenary gun violence restraining order under this Section, the court shall inform the restrained person that he or she is entitled to one hearing to request a termination of the order under this Section, and shall provide the restrained person with a form to request a hearing.

(k) A person subject to a gun violence restraining order issued under this Section may submit one written request at any time during the effective period of the order for a hearing to terminate the order.

(l) If the court finds after the hearing that there is no longer clear and convincing evidence to believe that paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of this Section are true, the court shall terminate the order.

(m) An immediate family member of a restrained person or a law enforcement officer may request a renewal of a gun violence restraining order at any time within the 3 months before the expiration of a gun violence restraining order.

(n) A court may, after notice and a hearing, renew a gun violence restraining order issued under this Section if the petitioner proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of this Section continue to be true.

(o) In determining whether to renew a gun violence restraining order issued under this Section, the court shall consider evidence of the facts identified in subsection (f) of this Section.

(p) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (c) of this Section are true.

(q) If the renewal petition is supported by clear and convincing evidence, the court shall renew the gun violence restraining order issued under this Section.

(r) The renewal of a gun violence restraining order issued under this Section shall have a duration of one year, subject to termination by further order of the court at a hearing held under this Section and further renewal by further order of the court under this Section.

(s) A gun violence restraining order renewed under this Section shall include the information identified in subsection (f) of this Section. Any hearing held under this Section may be continued upon a showing of good cause. Any existing order issued under this Section shall remain in full force and effect during the period of continuance.

(t) If a person subject to a gun violence restraining order issued or renewed under this Section was not present in court at the time the order was issued or renewed, the gun violence restraining order shall be personally served on the restrained person by a person authorized to serve process under Section 2-202 of the Code of Civil Procedure, if the restrained person can reasonably be located.

(u) Nothing in this Section shall be interpreted to require a law enforcement agency or a law enforcement officer to seek a gun violence restraining order in any case, including, but not limited to, in a case in which the agency or officer concludes, after investigation, that the criteria for issuance of a gun violence restraining order are not satisfied.