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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 12-30 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-30) (from Ch. 38, par. 12-30)
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7 | Sec. 12-30. Violation of an order of protection.
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8 | (a) A person commits violation of an order of protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | if:
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10 | (1) He or she commits an act which was prohibited by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | court or fails
to commit
an act which was ordered by a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | court in violation of:
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13 | (i) a remedy in a valid
order of protection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | authorized under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (14),
or
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15 | (14.5) of
subsection (b) of Section 214 of the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Domestic Violence Act of 1986,
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17 | (ii) a remedy, which is substantially similar to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the remedies
authorized
under paragraphs (1), (2), | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | (3), (14) or (14.5) of subsection (b) of Section 214
of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, in a valid | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | order of protection,
which is authorized under the laws | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | of another state, tribe or United States
territory,
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23 | (iii) any other remedy when the act constitutes a |
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1 | crime against the
protected parties
as the term | ||||||
2 | protected parties is defined in Section 112A-4 of the | ||||||
3 | Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963; and
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4 | (2) Such violation occurs after the offender has been | ||||||
5 | served notice of
the contents of the order, pursuant to the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Domestic Violence
Act of 1986 or any substantially | ||||||
7 | similar statute of another state, tribe or
United
States | ||||||
8 | territory, or otherwise has acquired actual knowledge of | ||||||
9 | the contents
of the
order.
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10 | An order of protection issued by a state, tribal or | ||||||
11 | territorial
court
related to domestic or family violence shall | ||||||
12 | be deemed valid if the issuing
court had jurisdiction over the | ||||||
13 | parties and matter under the law of the state,
tribe or | ||||||
14 | territory. There shall be a presumption of validity where an | ||||||
15 | order is
certified and appears authentic on its face.
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16 | (a-5) Failure to provide reasonable notice and opportunity | ||||||
17 | to be heard
shall
be an affirmative defense to any charge or | ||||||
18 | process filed seeking enforcement of
a foreign order of | ||||||
19 | protection.
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20 | (b) For purposes of this Section, an "order of protection" | ||||||
21 | may have been
issued in a criminal or civil proceeding.
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22 | (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to diminish | ||||||
23 | the inherent
authority of the courts to enforce their lawful | ||||||
24 | orders through civil or
criminal contempt proceedings.
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25 | (d) Violation of an order of protection under subsection | ||||||
26 | (a) of this
Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Violation of an |
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1 | order of protection under subsection (a) of this Section is a
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2 | Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under | ||||||
3 | this Code for
domestic battery (Section 12-3.2)
or violation of | ||||||
4 | an order of protection (Section
12-30) , or any prior conviction | ||||||
5 | under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense which is | ||||||
6 | substantially similar . Violation of an order of protection is a | ||||||
7 | Class 4 felony if the
defendant has any prior conviction under | ||||||
8 | this Code for
first degree murder (Section 9-1), attempt to | ||||||
9 | commit first degree murder
(Section 8-4), aggravated domestic | ||||||
10 | battery (Section 12-3.3),
aggravated battery
(Section 12-4),
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11 | heinous battery (Section 12-4.1), aggravated battery with a | ||||||
12 | firearm (Section
12-4.2), aggravated battery of a child | ||||||
13 | (Section 12-4.3), aggravated battery of
an unborn child | ||||||
14 | (Section 12-4.4), aggravated battery of a senior citizen
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15 | (Section 12-4.6),
stalking (Section 12-7.3), aggravated | ||||||
16 | stalking (Section
12-7.4),
criminal sexual assault (Section | ||||||
17 | 12-13), aggravated criminal sexual assault
(12-14), kidnapping | ||||||
18 | (Section 10-1), aggravated kidnapping (Section 10-2),
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19 | predatory criminal sexual assault of a child (Section 12-14.1),
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20 | aggravated criminal sexual abuse (Section 12-16),
unlawful | ||||||
21 | restraint (Section 10-3), aggravated unlawful restraint
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22 | (Section
10-3.1),
aggravated arson (Section 20-1.1), or | ||||||
23 | aggravated discharge of a firearm
(Section 24-1.2) , or any | ||||||
24 | prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for any | ||||||
25 | offense that is substantially similar to the offenses listed in | ||||||
26 | this Section ,
when any of these offenses have been committed |
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1 | against a family or
household member as defined in Section | ||||||
2 | 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
of 1963. The court | ||||||
3 | shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours imprisonment for
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4 | defendant's second or subsequent violation of any order of | ||||||
5 | protection; unless
the court explicitly finds that an increased | ||||||
6 | penalty or such period of
imprisonment would be manifestly | ||||||
7 | unjust. In addition to any other penalties,
the court may order | ||||||
8 | the defendant to pay a fine as authorized under Section
5-9-1 | ||||||
9 | of the Unified Code of Corrections or to make restitution to | ||||||
10 | the victim
under Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of | ||||||
11 | Corrections. In addition to any
other penalties, including | ||||||
12 | those imposed by Section 5-9-1.5 of the Unified Code
of | ||||||
13 | Corrections, the court shall impose an additional fine of $20 | ||||||
14 | as authorized
by Section 5-9-1.11 of the Unified Code of | ||||||
15 | Corrections upon any person
convicted of or placed on | ||||||
16 | supervision for a violation of this
Section. The additional | ||||||
17 | fine shall
be imposed for each violation of this Section.
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18 | (e) The limitations placed on law enforcement liability by | ||||||
19 | Section 305 of
the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 apply | ||||||
20 | to actions taken under this
Section.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 91-112, eff. 10-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; | ||||||
22 | 92-827, eff.
8-22-02.)
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23 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
24 | becoming law.
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