95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB3633

 

Introduced 2/28/2007, by Rep. Elizabeth Coulson

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/8   from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
430 ILCS 65/8.2 new
725 ILCS 5/112A-14   from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14
750 ILCS 60/214   from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14

    Amends the Firearm Owner Identification Card Act. Requires (instead of permits) the Department of State Police to deny an application or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Department finds that the applicant or person to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance the subject to an existing order of protection. Amends the Domestic Violence Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that if the court is satisfied that there is any danger of the illegal use of firearms, it shall include in the order of protection the requirement that any Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the respondent be turned over to the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning firearms.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5 amended by changing Section 8 and by adding Section 8.2 as
6 follows:
 
7     (430 ILCS 65/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
8     Sec. 8. The Department of State Police has authority to
9 deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm
10 Owner's Identification Card previously issued under this Act
11 only if the Department finds that the applicant or the person
12 to whom such card was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
13     (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been convicted
14 of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
15 delinquent;
16     (b) A person under 21 years of age who does not have the
17 written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire and
18 possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose parent or
19 guardian has revoked such written consent, or where such parent
20 or guardian does not qualify to have a Firearm Owner's
21 Identification Card;
22     (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of this
23 or any other jurisdiction;

 

 

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1     (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
2     (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental institution
3 within the past 5 years;
4     (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature
5 that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant, any
6 other person or persons or the community;
7     For the purposes of this Section, "mental condition" means
8 a state of mind manifested by violent, suicidal, threatening or
9 assaultive behavior.
10     (g) A person who is mentally retarded;
11     (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement in
12 the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
13     (i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United States
14 under the laws of the United States;
15     (i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United States
16 under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined in Section
17 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
18 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection (i-5) does not apply
19 to any alien who has been lawfully admitted to the United
20 States under a non-immigrant visa if that alien is:
21         (1) admitted to the United States for lawful hunting or
22     sporting purposes;
23         (2) an official representative of a foreign government
24     who is:
25             (A) accredited to the United States Government or
26         the Government's mission to an international

 

 

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1         organization having its headquarters in the United
2         States; or
3             (B) en route to or from another country to which
4         that alien is accredited;
5         (3) an official of a foreign government or
6     distinguished foreign visitor who has been so designated by
7     the Department of State;
8         (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly
9     foreign government entering the United States on official
10     business; or
11         (5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney
12     General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
13     922(y)(3);
14     (j) (Blank) A person who is subject to an existing order of
15 protection prohibiting him or her from possessing a firearm;
16     (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5 years
17 of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation of an order
18 of protection, or a substantially similar offense in another
19 jurisdiction, in which a firearm was used or possessed;
20     (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic battery or
21 a substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction
22 committed on or after January 1, 1998;
23     (m) A person who has been convicted within the past 5 years
24 of domestic battery or a substantially similar offense in
25 another jurisdiction committed before January 1, 1998;
26     (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or possessing

 

 

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1 firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois State statute or
2 by federal law;
3     (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section 5-520
4 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a
5 delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that if
6 committed by an adult would be a felony; or
7     (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent minor
8 under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an
9 offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony.
10 (Source: P.A. 92-854, eff. 12-5-02; 93-367, eff. 1-1-04.)
 
11     (430 ILCS 65/8.2 new)
12     Sec. 8.2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card denial or
13 revocation. The Department of State Police shall deny an
14 application or shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's
15 Identification Card previously issued under this Act if the
16 Department finds that the applicant or person to whom such card
17 was issued is or was at the time of issuance subject to an
18 existing order of protection.
 
19     Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
20 amended by changing Section 112A-14 as follows:
 
21     (725 ILCS 5/112A-14)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14)
22     Sec. 112A-14. Order of protection; remedies.
23     (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner

 

 

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1 has been abused by a family or household member, as defined in
2 this Article, an order of protection prohibiting such abuse
3 shall issue; provided that petitioner must also satisfy the
4 requirements of one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
5 Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
6 orders, or Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. Petitioner shall
7 not be denied an order of protection because petitioner or
8 respondent is a minor. The court, when determining whether or
9 not to issue an order of protection, shall not require physical
10 manifestations of abuse on the person of the victim.
11 Modification and extension of prior orders of protection shall
12 be in accordance with this Article.
13     (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
14 an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
15 this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
16 Section 112A-17 on emergency orders, Section 112A-18 on interim
17 orders, and Section 112A-19 on plenary orders. The remedies
18 listed in this subsection shall be in addition to other civil
19 or criminal remedies available to petitioner.
20         (1) Prohibition of abuse. Prohibit respondent's
21     harassment, interference with personal liberty,
22     intimidation of a dependent, physical abuse or willful
23     deprivation, as defined in this Article, if such abuse has
24     occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
25     prohibited.
26         (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.

 

 

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1     Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
2     residence or household of the petitioner, including one
3     owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner has a right to
4     occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive possession of the
5     residence shall not affect title to real property, nor
6     shall the court be limited by the standard set forth in
7     Section 701 of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of
8     Marriage Act.
9             (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
10         occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
11         or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
12         spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
13         party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
14         person or entity other than the opposing party that
15         authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
16         violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
17         (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
18             (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
19         respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
20         residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
21         hardships to respondent and any minor child or
22         dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
23         entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
24         petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
25         petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
26         the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the

 

 

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1         residence or household) or from loss of possession of
2         the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
3         avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
4         of hardships, the court shall also take into account
5         the accessibility of the residence or household.
6         Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
7         have a right to occupancy.
8             The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
9         possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
10         rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
11         that the hardships to respondent substantially
12         outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
13         child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
14         court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
15         motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
16         accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
17         of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
18         household.
19         (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
20     respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
21     protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
22     respondent from entering or remaining present at
23     petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
24     specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
25     both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
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1     stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
2     right to enter the premises.
3         If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
4     possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from
5     entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
6     from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
7     may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
8     items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
9     by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
10     directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
11     occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
12     agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
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.
21         (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
22     order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
23     unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
24     minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
25     the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
26     or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical

 

 

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1     care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
2     order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
3     a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
4     in loco parentis.
5         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
6     committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
7     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
8     awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
9     minor child's best interest.
10         (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
11     custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
12     Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
13     Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
14     Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
15         If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
16     committed abuse (as defined in Section 112A-3) of a minor
17     child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
18     awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
19     in the child's best interest.
20         (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
21     any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
22     physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
23     to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
24     respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
25     finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
26     the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during

 

 

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1     visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
2     abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
3     household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
4     minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
5     in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
6     not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
7     of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
8     If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
9     dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
10     specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
11     order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
12     "reasonable visitation".
13         Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
14     child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
15     respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
16     constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
17     petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
18     a violent or abusive manner.
19         If necessary to protect any member of petitioner's
20     family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
21     prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
22     the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
23     submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
24     alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
25     approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
26     affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging

 

 

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1     accountability to the court.
2         (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
3     respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
4     concealing the child within the State.
5         (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
6     court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
7     neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
8     child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
9     any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
10     the respondent.
11         (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
12     exclusive possession of personal property and, if
13     respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
14     promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
15             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
16         property; or
17             (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
18         it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
19         impracticable; and the balance of hardships favors
20         temporary possession by petitioner.
21         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
22     is that it is marital property, the court may award
23     petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
24     standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
25     proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
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1     hereafter amended.
2         No order under this provision shall affect title to
3     property.
4         (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
5     from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
6     damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
7     property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
8             (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
9         property; or
10             (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
11         balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
12         If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
13     is that it is marital property, the court may grant
14     petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
15     paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
16     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
17     now or hereafter amended.
18         The court may further prohibit respondent from
19     improperly using the financial or other resources of an
20     aged member of the family or household for the profit or
21     advantage of respondent or of any other person.
22         (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
23     pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
24     the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
25     legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
26     the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,

 

 

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1     which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
2     support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
3     income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
4     granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
5     custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
6     care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
7     custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
8     valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
9     otherwise provided in the custody order.
10         (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
11     pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
12     the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
13     to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
14     repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
15     reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and moving or other
16     travel expenses, including additional reasonable expenses
17     for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.
18             (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
19         entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
20         property distribution from the other party under the
21         Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
22         now or hereafter amended, the court may order
23         respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
24         the extent that such reimbursement would be
25         "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
26         subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.

 

 

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1             (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
2         improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
3         court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
4         expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
5         and recovery of the minor child, including but not
6         limited to legal fees, court costs, private
7         investigator fees, and travel costs.
8         (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
9     from entering or remaining in the residence or household
10     while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
11     drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
12     of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
13         (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession. (a) When a
14     complaint is made under a request for an order of
15     protection, that the respondent has threatened or is likely
16     to use firearms illegally against the petitioner, and the
17     respondent is present in court, or has failed to appear
18     after receiving actual notice, the court shall examine on
19     oath the petitioner, and any witnesses who may be produced.
20     If the court is satisfied that there is any danger of the
21     illegal use of firearms, it shall include in the order of
22     protection the requirement that any firearms and any
23     Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the possession of
24     the respondent, except as provided in subsection (b), be
25     turned over to the local law enforcement agency for
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1     or fails to surrender his or her firearms or Firearm
2     Owner's Identification Card, the court shall issue a
3     warrant for seizure of any firearm and any Firearm Owner's
4     Identification Card in the possession of the respondent.
5     The period of safekeeping shall be for a stated period of
6     time not to exceed 2 years. The firearm or firearms and any
7     Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be returned to
8     the respondent at the end of the stated period or at
9     expiration of the order of protection, whichever is sooner.
10     (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined in
11     Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the court shall
12     order that any firearms used by the respondent in the
13     performance of his or her duties as a peace officer be
14     surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive of the
15     agency in which the respondent is employed, who shall
16     retain the firearms for safekeeping for the stated period
17     not to exceed 2 years as set forth in the court order.
18         (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
19     protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
20     the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
21     under subsection (b) of Section 112A-5, or if necessary to
22     prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
23     child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
24     prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
25     attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
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1     petitioner.
2         (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
3     respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
4     housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
5     cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
6     deemed reasonable by the court.
7         (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
8     relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
9     a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
10     granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
11     If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
12     any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
13     paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
14     to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
15     that the harm is an irreparable injury.
16     (c) Relevant factors; findings.
17         (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
18     other than payment of support, the court shall consider
19     relevant factors, including but not limited to the
20     following:
21             (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
22         consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
23         petitioner or any family or household member,
24         including the concealment of his or her location in
25         order to evade service of process or notice, and the
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1         any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
2         household; and
3             (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
4         or neglected or improperly removed from the
5         jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
6         improperly separated from the child's primary
7         caretaker.
8         (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
9     parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
10     court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
11     limited to the following:
12             (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
13         adequacy, location and other characteristics of
14         alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
15         dependent adult in the party's care;
16             (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
17             (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
18         and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
19         care, to family, school, church and community.
20         (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
21     (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
22     in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
23     set forth the following:
24             (i) That the court has considered the applicable
25         relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
26         this subsection.

 

 

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