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1 | AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is | ||||||
5 | amended by changing Section 301 and adding Section 219.5 as | ||||||
6 | follows: | ||||||
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 | ||||||
10 | Hope Card to the petitioner of a plenary order of protection | ||||||
11 | for the petitioner to distribute to any individual who may | ||||||
12 | need to be aware of the order. The Supreme Court may work with | ||||||
13 | other governmental agencies, including the Attorney General, | ||||||
14 | the Secretary of State, and circuit court clerks, to implement | ||||||
15 | the 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 | photograph, the active dates of the order, the case | ||||||
21 | number, and any other pertinent information contained in | ||||||
22 | the order. | ||||||
23 | A Hope Card shall have the same effect as the underlying |
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1 | plenary order of protection. | ||||||
2 | (c) The program may provide for the issuance of a | ||||||
3 | temporary Hope Card at the time of the entry of the plenary | ||||||
4 | order of protection. | ||||||
5 | (d) The first 3 Hope Cards per protected party issued to a
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6 | petitioner shall be free. The Supreme Court may establish a
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7 | fee for any additional Hope Card, not to exceed $5 per Hope | ||||||
8 | Card.
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9 | (750 ILCS 60/301) (from Ch. 40, par. 2313-1)
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10 | Sec. 301. Arrest without warrant.
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11 | (a) Any law enforcement officer may
make an arrest without
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12 | warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the | ||||||
13 | person has
committed or is committing any crime, including but | ||||||
14 | not limited to
violation of an order of protection, under | ||||||
15 | Section 12-3.4 or 12-30 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 or the | ||||||
16 | Criminal Code of 2012, even if the crime was not committed in | ||||||
17 | the presence of the
officer.
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18 | (b) The law enforcement officer may verify the existence | ||||||
19 | of an order of
protection by telephone or radio communication | ||||||
20 | with his or her law enforcement
agency or by referring to the | ||||||
21 | copy of the order , or order of protection described on a Hope | ||||||
22 | Card under Section 219.5, provided by the petitioner
or | ||||||
23 | respondent.
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24 | (c) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without | ||||||
25 | warrant if the
officer has reasonable grounds to believe a |
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1 | defendant at liberty under
the provisions of subdivision | ||||||
2 | (d)(1) or (d)(2) of Section 110-10 of the Code of
Criminal | ||||||
3 | Procedure of 1963 has violated a condition of
his or her bail | ||||||
4 | bond or recognizance.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-1551, eff. 7-1-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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