102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3485

 

Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Denyse Stoneback

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
750 ILCS 60/219.5 new
750 ILCS 60/301  from Ch. 40, par. 2313-1

    Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that the Supreme Court may implement a program to issue a Hope Card to the petitioner of a plenary order of protection for the petitioner to distribute to any individual who may need to be aware of the order. Adds provisions concerning the design and details of a Hope Card. Provides that a Hope Card shall have the same effect as the underlying plenary order of protection. Provides that the program may provide for the issuance of a temporary Hope Card at the time of the entry of the plenary order of protection. Provides that the first Hope Card shall be free, and the Supreme Court may establish a fee for any additional Hope Card, not to exceed $7 per Hope Card. Makes a corresponding change.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
5amended by changing Section 301 and adding Section 219.5 as
6follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 60/219.5 new)
8    Sec. 219.5. Hope Cards.
9    (a) The Supreme Court may implement a program to issue a
10Hope Card to the petitioner of a plenary order of protection
11for the petitioner to distribute to any individual who may
12need to be aware of the order. The Supreme Court may work with
13other governmental agencies, including the Attorney General,
14the Secretary of State, and circuit court clerks, to implement
15the program.
16    (b) A Hope Card shall:
17        (1) be laminated and wallet-sized; and
18        (2) contain identifying information about the
19    respondent of a plenary order of protection, including a
20    picture, the active dates of the order, the case number,
21    and any other pertinent information contained in the
22    order.
23    A Hope Card shall have the same effect as the underlying

 

 

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1plenary order of protection.
2    (c) The program may provide for the issuance of a
3temporary Hope Card at the time of the entry of the plenary
4order of protection.
5    (d) The first Hope Card issued to a petitioner shall be
6free. The Supreme Court may establish a fee for any additional
7Hope Card, not to exceed $7 per Hope Card.
 
8    (750 ILCS 60/301)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-1)
9    Sec. 301. Arrest without warrant.
10    (a) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without
11warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the
12person has committed or is committing any crime, including but
13not limited to violation of an order of protection, under
14Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
15Criminal Code of 2012, even if the crime was not committed in
16the presence of the officer.
17    (b) The law enforcement officer may verify the existence
18of an order of protection, including an order of protection
19described on a Hope Card under Section 219.5, by telephone or
20radio communication with his or her law enforcement agency or
21by referring to the copy of the order provided by the
22petitioner or respondent.
23    (c) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without
24warrant if the officer has reasonable grounds to believe a
25defendant at liberty under the provisions of subdivision

 

 

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1(d)(1) or (d)(2) of Section 110-10 of the Code of Criminal
2Procedure of 1963 has violated a condition of his or her bail
3bond or recognizance.
4(Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)