97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5161

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Rep. Kelly Burke

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
740 ILCS 21/80
740 ILCS 22/213
750 ILCS 60/214  from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14

    Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act, the Civil No Contact Order Act, and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 concerning the educational placement of minor respondents. Provides that the change of educational placement of a student with a disability who has an individualized educational plan (IEP) or a Section 504 plan pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be governed by the procedures provided in those Acts, case law, federal regulations, the School Code and administrative rules adopted by the State Board of Education. In language making the parents or legal guardians responsible for transportation and other costs associated with the change of school by the respondent if the court orders a transfer of the respondent to another school, creates an exception if the court finds that the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the respondent is unable to afford those costs and the imposition of costs would prohibit the respondent from attending school. Provides that: costs may not be imposed for special education and related services required under a respondent's IEP or Section 504 plan including transportation whether or not listed on the respondent's IEP as a related service; and the court should seek the advice of appropriate local school officials and personnel to ascertain the special education status of the petitioner and the respondent, to assess the feasibility and details of a safety plan designed to protect the petitioner during school hours, on school property and at school-sponsored events, and to weigh options for alternative educational programs or placements for the respondent. Deletes language providing that the respondent bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or change of program of the respondent is not available. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning civil law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Stalking No Contact Order Act is amended by
5changing Section 80 as follows:
 
6    (740 ILCS 21/80)
7    Sec. 80. Stalking no contact orders; remedies.
8    (a) If the court finds that the petitioner has been a
9victim of stalking, a stalking no contact order shall issue;
10provided that the petitioner must also satisfy the requirements
11of Section 95 on emergency orders or Section 100 on plenary
12orders. The petitioner shall not be denied a stalking no
13contact order because the petitioner or the respondent is a
14minor. The court, when determining whether or not to issue a
15stalking no contact order, may not require physical injury on
16the person of the petitioner. Modification and extension of
17prior stalking no contact orders shall be in accordance with
18this Act.
19    (b) A stalking no contact order shall order one or more of
20the following:
21        (1) prohibit the respondent from threatening to commit
22    or committing stalking;
23        (2) order the respondent not to have any contact with

 

 

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1    the petitioner or a third person specifically named by the
2    court;
3        (3) prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming
4    within, or knowingly remaining within a specified distance
5    of the petitioner or the petitioner's residence, school,
6    daycare, or place of employment, or any specified place
7    frequented by the petitioner; however, the court may order
8    the respondent to stay away from the respondent's own
9    residence, school, or place of employment only if the
10    respondent has been provided actual notice of the
11    opportunity to appear and be heard on the petition;
12        (4) prohibit the respondent from possessing a Firearm
13    Owners Identification Card, or possessing or buying
14    firearms; and
15        (5) order other injunctive relief the court determines
16    to be necessary to protect the petitioner or third party
17    specifically named by the court.
18    (b-5) When the petitioner and the respondent attend the
19same public, private, or non-public elementary, middle, or high
20school, the court when issuing a stalking no contact order and
21providing relief shall consider the severity of the act, any
22continuing physical danger or emotional distress to the
23petitioner, the educational rights guaranteed to the
24petitioner and respondent under federal and State law, the
25availability of a transfer of the respondent to another school,
26a change of placement or a change of program of the respondent,

 

 

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1the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption that would
2be caused by a transfer of the respondent to another school,
3and any other relevant facts of the case. The court may order
4that the respondent not attend the public, private, or
5non-public elementary, middle, or high school attended by the
6petitioner, order that the respondent accept a change of
7placement or program, as determined by the school district or
8private or non-public school, or place restrictions on the
9respondent's movements within the school attended by the
10petitioner. The respondent bears the burden of proving by a
11preponderance of the evidence that a transfer, change of
12placement, or change of program of the respondent is not
13available. The respondent also bears the burden of production
14with respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational
15disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent
16to another school. A transfer, change of placement, or change
17of program is not unavailable to the respondent solely on the
18ground that the respondent does not agree with the school
19district's or private or non-public school's transfer, change
20of placement, or change of program or solely on the ground that
21the respondent fails or refuses to consent to or otherwise does
22not take an action required to effectuate a transfer, change of
23placement, or change of program. When a court orders a
24respondent to stay away from the public, private, or non-public
25school attended by the petitioner and the respondent requests a
26transfer to another attendance center within the respondent's

 

 

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1school district or private or non-public school, the school
2district or private or non-public school shall have sole
3discretion to determine the attendance center to which the
4respondent is transferred. In the event the court order results
5in a transfer of the minor respondent to another attendance
6center, a change in the respondent's placement, or a change of
7the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or legal
8custodian of the respondent is responsible for transportation
9and other costs associated with the transfer or change.
10However, the change of educational placement or program of a
11student with a disability who has an individualized educational
12plan (IEP) pursuant to the federal Individuals with
13Disabilities Educational Improvement Act of 2004 or a Section
14504 plan pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
15shall be governed by the procedures provided in those Acts,
16relevant case law, applicable federal regulations, the School
17Code, and administrative rules adopted by the State Board of
18Education.
19    (b-6) The court may order the parents, guardian, or legal
20custodian of a minor respondent to take certain actions or to
21refrain from taking certain actions to ensure that the
22respondent complies with the order. In the event the court
23orders a transfer of the respondent to another school, the
24parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the respondent are
25responsible for transportation and other costs associated with
26the change of school by the respondent unless the court finds

 

 

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1that the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the
2respondent is unable to afford such costs and the imposition of
3costs would prohibit the respondent from attending school.
4Costs shall not be imposed for special education and related
5services required under a respondent's IEP or Section 504 plan
6including transportation whether or not listed on the
7respondent's IEP as a related service. The court should seek
8the advice of appropriate local school officials and personnel
9to ascertain the special education status of the petitioner and
10the respondent, to assess the feasibility and details of a
11safety plan designed to protect the petitioner during school
12hours, on school property and at school-sponsored events, and
13to weigh options for alternative educational programs or
14placements for the respondent.
15    (b-7) The court shall not hold a school district or private
16or non-public school or any of its employees in civil or
17criminal contempt unless the school district or private or
18non-public school has been allowed to intervene.
19    (b-8) The court may hold the parents, guardian, or legal
20custodian of a minor respondent in civil or criminal contempt
21for a violation of any provision of any order entered under
22this Act for conduct of the minor respondent in violation of
23this Act if the parents, guardian, or legal custodian directed,
24encouraged, or assisted the respondent minor in such conduct.
25    (c) The court may award the petitioner costs and attorneys
26fees if a stalking no contact order is granted.

 

 

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1    (d) Monetary damages are not recoverable as a remedy.
2(Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
3    Section 10. The Civil No Contact Order Act is amended by
4changing Section 213 as follows:
 
5    (740 ILCS 22/213)
6    Sec. 213. Civil no contact order; remedies.
7    (a) If the court finds that the petitioner has been a
8victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual
9sexual penetration, a civil no contact order shall issue;
10provided that the petitioner must also satisfy the requirements
11of Section 214 on emergency orders or Section 215 on plenary
12orders. The petitioner shall not be denied a civil no contact
13order because the petitioner or the respondent is a minor. The
14court, when determining whether or not to issue a civil no
15contact order, may not require physical injury on the person of
16the victim. Modification and extension of prior civil no
17contact orders shall be in accordance with this Act.
18    (b) (Blank).
19    (b-5) The court may provide relief as follows:
20        (1) prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming
21    within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified
22    distance from the petitioner;
23        (2) restrain the respondent from having any contact,
24    including nonphysical contact, with the petitioner

 

 

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1    directly, indirectly, or through third parties, regardless
2    of whether those third parties know of the order;
3        (3) prohibit the respondent from knowingly coming
4    within, or knowingly remaining within, a specified
5    distance from the petitioner's residence, school, day care
6    or other specified location;
7        (4) order the respondent to stay away from any property
8    or animal owned, possessed, leased, kept, or held by the
9    petitioner and forbid the respondent from taking,
10    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
11    otherwise disposing of the property or animal; and
12        (5) order any other injunctive relief as necessary or
13    appropriate for the protection of the petitioner.
14    (b-6) When the petitioner and the respondent attend the
15same public or private elementary, middle, or high school, the
16court when issuing a civil no contact order and providing
17relief shall consider the severity of the act, any continuing
18physical danger or emotional distress to the petitioner, the
19educational rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
20under federal and State law, the availability of a transfer of
21the respondent to another school, a change of placement or a
22change of program of the respondent, the expense, difficulty,
23and educational disruption that would be caused by a transfer
24of the respondent to another school, and any other relevant
25facts of the case. The court may order that the respondent not
26attend the public, private, or non-public elementary, middle,

 

 

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1or high school attended by the petitioner, order that the
2respondent accept a change of placement or program, as
3determined by the school district or private or non-public
4school, or place restrictions on the respondent's movements
5within the school attended by the petitioner. The respondent
6bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence
7that a transfer, change of placement, or change of program of
8the respondent is not available. The respondent also bears the
9burden of production with respect to the expense, difficulty,
10and educational disruption that would be caused by a transfer
11of the respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
12placement, or change of program is not unavailable to the
13respondent solely on the ground that the respondent does not
14agree with the school district's or private or non-public
15school's transfer, change of placement, or change of program or
16solely on the ground that the respondent fails or refuses to
17consent to or otherwise does not take an action required to
18effectuate a transfer, change of placement, or change of
19program. When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
20public, private, or non-public school attended by the
21petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to another
22attendance center within the respondent's school district or
23private or non-public school, the school district or private or
24non-public school shall have sole discretion to determine the
25attendance center to which the respondent is transferred. In
26the event the court order results in a transfer of the minor

 

 

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1respondent to another attendance center, a change in the
2respondent's placement, or a change of the respondent's
3program, the parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the
4respondent is responsible for transportation and other costs
5associated with the transfer or change. However, the change of
6educational placement or program of a student with a disability
7who has an individualized educational plan (IEP) pursuant to
8the federal Individuals with Disabilities Educational
9Improvement Act of 2004 or a Section 504 plan pursuant to the
10federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be governed by the
11procedures provided in those Acts, relevant case law,
12applicable federal regulations, the School Code and
13administrative rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
14    (b-7) The court may order the parents, guardian, or legal
15custodian of a minor respondent to take certain actions or to
16refrain from taking certain actions to ensure that the
17respondent complies with the order. In the event the court
18orders a transfer of the respondent to another school, the
19parents or legal guardians of the respondent are responsible
20for transportation and other costs associated with the change
21of school by the respondent unless the court finds that the
22parents, guardian, or legal custodian of the respondent is
23unable to afford such costs and the imposition of costs would
24prohibit the respondent from attending school. Costs shall not
25be imposed for special education and related services required
26under a respondent's IEP or Section 504 plan including

 

 

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1transportation whether or not listed on the respondent's IEP as
2a related service. The court should seek the advice of
3appropriate local school officials and personnel to ascertain
4the special education status of the petitioner and the
5respondent, to assess the feasibility and details of a safety
6plan designed to protect the petitioner during school hours, on
7school property and at school-sponsored events, and to weigh
8options for alternative educational programs or placements for
9the respondent.
10    (c) Denial of a remedy may not be based, in whole or in
11part, on evidence that:
12        (1) the respondent has cause for any use of force,
13    unless that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable
14    use of force provided by Article VII of the Criminal Code
15    of 1961;
16        (2) the respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
17        (3) the petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
18    another, provided that, if the petitioner utilized force,
19    such force was justifiable under Article VII of the
20    Criminal Code of 1961;
21        (4) the petitioner did not act in self-defense or
22    defense of another;
23        (5) the petitioner left the residence or household to
24    avoid further non-consensual sexual conduct or
25    non-consensual sexual penetration by the respondent; or
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1    household to avoid further non-consensual sexual conduct
2    or non-consensual sexual penetration by the respondent.
3    (d) Monetary damages are not recoverable as a remedy.
4(Source: P.A. 96-311, eff. 1-1-10; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
5    Section 15. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
6amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
7    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
8    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
9    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
10has been abused by a family or household member or that
11petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
12or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
13prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
14provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
15one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on
16emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
17on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
18protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The
19court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
20protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
21on the person of the victim. Modification and extension of
22prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
23Act.
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1an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
2this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
3Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
4and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
5subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal
6remedies available to petitioner.
7        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
8    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
9    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
10    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
11    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
12    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, if
13    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
14    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
15    prohibited.
16        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
17    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
18    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
19    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
20    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
21    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
22    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
23    limited by the standard set forth in Section 701 of the
24    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
25            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
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1        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
2        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
3        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
4        person or entity other than the opposing party that
5        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
6        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
7        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
8            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
9        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
10        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
11        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
12        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
13        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
14        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
15        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
16        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
17        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
18        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
19        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
20        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
21        the accessibility of the residence or household.
22        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
23        have a right to occupancy.
24            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
25        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
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1        that the hardships to respondent substantially
2        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
3        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
4        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
5        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
6        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
7        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
8        household.
9        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
10    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
11    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
12    respondent from entering or remaining present at
13    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
14    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
15    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
16    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
17    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
18    right to enter the premises.
19            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
20        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
21        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
22        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
23        protected persons, then the court may allow respondent
24        access to the residence to remove items of clothing and
25        personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,
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1        right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion
2        as the court directs and in the presence of an
3        agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement
4        officer.
5            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
6        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
7        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order
8        of protection and providing relief shall consider the
9        severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or
10        emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational
11        rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
12        under federal and State law, the availability of a
13        transfer of the respondent to another school, a change
14        of placement or a change of program of the respondent,
15        the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption
16        that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
17        another school, and any other relevant facts of the
18        case. The court may order that the respondent not
19        attend the public, private, or non-public elementary,
20        middle, or high school attended by the petitioner,
21        order that the respondent accept a change of placement
22        or change of program, as determined by the school
23        district or private or non-public school, or place
24        restrictions on the respondent's movements within the
25        school attended by the petitioner. The respondent
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1        evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or
2        change of program of the respondent is not available.
3        The respondent also bears the burden of production with
4        respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational
5        disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the
6        respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
7        placement, or change of program is not unavailable to
8        the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent
9        does not agree with the school district's or private or
10        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
11        change of program or solely on the ground that the
12        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
13        does not take an action required to effectuate a
14        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
15        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
16        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
17        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
18        another attendance center within the respondent's
19        school district or private or non-public school, the
20        school district or private or non-public school shall
21        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
22        center to which the respondent is transferred. In the
23        event the court order results in a transfer of the
24        minor respondent to another attendance center, a
25        change in the respondent's placement, or a change of
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1        legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for
2        transportation and other costs associated with the
3        transfer or change. However, the change of educational
4        placement or program of a student with a disability who
5        has an individualized educational plan (IEP) pursuant
6        to the federal Individuals with Disabilities
7        Educational Improvement Act of 2004 or a Section 504
8        plan pursuant to the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
9        shall be governed by the procedures provided in those
10        Acts, relevant case law, applicable federal
11        regulations, the School Code, and administrative rules
12        adopted by the State Board of Education.
13            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
14        legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain
15        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
16        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. The
17        court may order the parents, guardian, or legal
18        custodian of a minor respondent to take certain actions
19        or to refrain from taking certain actions to ensure
20        that the respondent complies with the order. In the
21        event the court orders a transfer of the respondent to
22        another school, the parents, guardian, or legal
23        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
24        transportation and other costs associated with the
25        change of school by the respondent unless the court
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1        the respondent is unable to afford such costs and the
2        imposition of costs would prohibit the respondent from
3        attending school. Costs shall not be imposed for
4        special education and related services required under
5        a respondent's IEP or Section 504 plan including
6        transportation whether or not listed on the
7        respondent's IEP as a related service. The court should
8        seek the advice of appropriate local school officials
9        and personnel to ascertain the special education
10        status of the petitioner and the respondent, to assess
11        the feasibility and details of a safety plan designed
12        to protect the petitioner during school hours, on
13        school property and at school-sponsored events, and to
14        weigh options for alternative educational programs or
15        placements for the respondent.
16        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
17    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
18    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
19    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
20    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
21    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
22    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
23    appropriate. The Court may order the respondent in any
24    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
25    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
26    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow

 

 

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1    all recommended treatment.
2        (5) Physical care and possession of the minor child. In
3    order to protect the minor child from abuse, neglect, or
4    unwarranted separation from the person who has been the
5    minor child's primary caretaker, or to otherwise protect
6    the well-being of the minor child, the court may do either
7    or both of the following: (i) grant petitioner physical
8    care or possession of the minor child, or both, or (ii)
9    order respondent to return a minor child to, or not remove
10    a minor child from, the physical care of a parent or person
11    in loco parentis.
12        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
13    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
14    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
15    awarding physical care to respondent would not be in the
16    minor child's best interest.
17        (6) Temporary legal custody. Award temporary legal
18    custody to petitioner in accordance with this Section, the
19    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, the
20    Illinois Parentage Act of 1984, and this State's Uniform
21    Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
22        If a court finds, after a hearing, that respondent has
23    committed abuse (as defined in Section 103) of a minor
24    child, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that
25    awarding temporary legal custody to respondent would not be
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1        (7) Visitation. Determine the visitation rights, if
2    any, of respondent in any case in which the court awards
3    physical care or temporary legal custody of a minor child
4    to petitioner. The court shall restrict or deny
5    respondent's visitation with a minor child if the court
6    finds that respondent has done or is likely to do any of
7    the following: (i) abuse or endanger the minor child during
8    visitation; (ii) use the visitation as an opportunity to
9    abuse or harass petitioner or petitioner's family or
10    household members; (iii) improperly conceal or detain the
11    minor child; or (iv) otherwise act in a manner that is not
12    in the best interests of the minor child. The court shall
13    not be limited by the standards set forth in Section 607.1
14    of the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
15    If the court grants visitation, the order shall specify
16    dates and times for the visitation to take place or other
17    specific parameters or conditions that are appropriate. No
18    order for visitation shall refer merely to the term
19    "reasonable visitation".
20        Petitioner may deny respondent access to the minor
21    child if, when respondent arrives for visitation,
22    respondent is under the influence of drugs or alcohol and
23    constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being of
24    petitioner or petitioner's minor children or is behaving in
25    a violent or abusive manner.
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1    family or household from future abuse, respondent shall be
2    prohibited from coming to petitioner's residence to meet
3    the minor child for visitation, and the parties shall
4    submit to the court their recommendations for reasonable
5    alternative arrangements for visitation. A person may be
6    approved to supervise visitation only after filing an
7    affidavit accepting that responsibility and acknowledging
8    accountability to the court.
9        (8) Removal or concealment of minor child. Prohibit
10    respondent from removing a minor child from the State or
11    concealing the child within the State.
12        (9) Order to appear. Order the respondent to appear in
13    court, alone or with a minor child, to prevent abuse,
14    neglect, removal or concealment of the child, to return the
15    child to the custody or care of the petitioner or to permit
16    any court-ordered interview or examination of the child or
17    the respondent.
18        (10) Possession of personal property. Grant petitioner
19    exclusive possession of personal property and, if
20    respondent has possession or control, direct respondent to
21    promptly make it available to petitioner, if:
22            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
23        property; or
24            (ii) the parties own the property jointly; sharing
25        it would risk abuse of petitioner by respondent or is
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1        temporary possession by petitioner.
2        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
3    is that it is marital property, the court may award
4    petitioner temporary possession thereof under the
5    standards of subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph only if a
6    proper proceeding has been filed under the Illinois
7    Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as now or
8    hereafter amended.
9        No order under this provision shall affect title to
10    property.
11        (11) Protection of property. Forbid the respondent
12    from taking, transferring, encumbering, concealing,
13    damaging or otherwise disposing of any real or personal
14    property, except as explicitly authorized by the court, if:
15            (i) petitioner, but not respondent, owns the
16        property; or
17            (ii) the parties own the property jointly, and the
18        balance of hardships favors granting this remedy.
19        If petitioner's sole claim to ownership of the property
20    is that it is marital property, the court may grant
21    petitioner relief under subparagraph (ii) of this
22    paragraph only if a proper proceeding has been filed under
23    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
24    now or hereafter amended.
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1    aged member of the family or household for the profit or
2    advantage of respondent or of any other person.
3        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
4    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
5    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
6    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
7    residence or household of either the petitioner or the
8    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
9    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
10    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
11    otherwise disposing of the animal.
12        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
13    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
14    the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
15    legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
16    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
17    which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
18    support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
19    income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
20    granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
21    custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
22    care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
23    custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
24    valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
25    otherwise provided in the custody order.
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1    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
2    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Such losses shall
3    include, but not be limited to, medical expenses, lost
4    earnings or other support, repair or replacement of
5    property damaged or taken, reasonable attorney's fees,
6    court costs and moving or other travel expenses, including
7    additional reasonable expenses for temporary shelter and
8    restaurant meals.
9            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
10        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
11        property distribution from the other party under the
12        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
13        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
14        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
15        the extent that such reimbursement would be
16        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
17        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
18            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
19        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
20        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
21        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
22        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
23        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
24        investigator fees, and travel costs.
25        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
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1    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
2    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
3    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
4        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
5            (a) Prohibit a respondent against whom an order of
6        protection was issued from possessing any firearms
7        during the duration of the order if the order:
8                (1) was issued after a hearing of which such
9            person received actual notice, and at which such
10            person had an opportunity to participate;
11                (2) restrains such person from harassing,
12            stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of
13            such person or child of such intimate partner or
14            person, or engaging in other conduct that would
15            place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of
16            bodily injury to the partner or child; and
17                (3)(i) includes a finding that such person
18            represents a credible threat to the physical
19            safety of such intimate partner or child; or (ii)
20            by its terms explicitly prohibits the use,
21            attempted use, or threatened use of physical force
22            against such intimate partner or child that would
23            reasonably be expected to cause bodily injury.
24        Any Firearm Owner's Identification Card in the
25        possession of the respondent, except as provided in
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1        turned over to the local law enforcement agency for
2        safekeeping. The court shall issue a warrant for
3        seizure of any firearm and Firearm Owner's
4        Identification Card in the possession of the
5        respondent, to be kept by the local law enforcement
6        agency for safekeeping, except as provided in
7        subsection (b). The period of safekeeping shall be for
8        the duration of the order of protection. The firearm or
9        firearms and Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall
10        be returned to the respondent at the end of the order
11        of protection.
12            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
13        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 1961, the court
14        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
15        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
16        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
17        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
18        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
19        duration of the order of protection.
20            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
21        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
22        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
23        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
24        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
25        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
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1        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
2        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
3        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
4        enforcement agency; or that the firearms be turned over
5        to a third party who is lawfully eligible to possess
6        firearms, and who does not reside with respondent.
7        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
8    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
9    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
10    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
11    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
12    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
13    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
14    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
15    records of the minor child who is in the care of
16    petitioner.
17        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
18    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
19    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
20    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
21    deemed reasonable by the court.
22        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
23    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
24    a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
25    exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
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1    balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
2    injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
3    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
4    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
5    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
6    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
7        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
8    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
9    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
10    following:
11            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
12        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
13        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
14        household member, including the concealment of his or
15        her location in order to evade service of process or
16        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
17        neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of
18        petitioner's or respondent's family or household; and
19            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
20        or neglected or improperly removed from the
21        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
22        improperly separated from the child's primary
23        caretaker.
24        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
25    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
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1    limited to the following:
2            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
3        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
4        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
5        dependent adult in the party's care;
6            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
7            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
8        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
9        care, to family, school, church and community.
10        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
11    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
12    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
13    set forth the following:
14            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
15        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
16        this subsection.
17            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
18        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm
19        or continued abuse.
20            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
21        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
22        other alleged abused persons.
23        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
24    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
25    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
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1    the following procedure:
2        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
3    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
4    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
5    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
6    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
7    appears from the contents of the petition and the
8    examination of petitioner that the averments are
9    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
10    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
11    order of protection.
12        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
13    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
14    attach to a putative father until a father and child
15    relationship has been established under the Illinois
16    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Public Aid Code,
17    Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act
18    of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform
19    Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
20    Interstate Family Support Act, the Expedited Child Support
21    Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or other act of
22    another state or territory, any other Illinois statute, or
23    by any foreign nation establishing the father and child
24    relationship, any other proceeding substantially in
25    conformity with the Personal Responsibility and Work
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1    or where both parties appeared in open court or at an
2    administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or
3    admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
4    child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
5    or acknowledgement, no putative father shall be granted
6    temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the
7    minor child, or physical care and possession of the minor
8    child, nor shall an order of payment for support of the
9    minor child be entered.
10    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
11the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
12remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
13subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
14balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
15include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
16in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
17hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
18shall be an official record or in writing.
19    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
20based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
21        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
22    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
23    force provided by Article VII of the Criminal Code of 1961;
24        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
25        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
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1    force was justifiable under Article VII of the Criminal
2    Code of 1961;
3        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
4    of another;
5        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
6    further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
7        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
8    to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
9    respondent;
10        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
11    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
12    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
13    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
14    household members.
15(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1239, eff. 1-1-11;
1697-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12; revised 10-4-11.)
 
17    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
18becoming law.