Rep. Brad E. Halbrook

Filed: 4/8/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4860

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4860 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Section 24-6 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-6)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-6)
7    Sec. 24-6. Confiscation and disposition of weapons.
8    (a) Upon conviction of an offense in which a weapon was
9used or possessed by the offender, any weapon seized shall be
10confiscated by the trial court.
11    (b) Any stolen weapon so confiscated, when no longer needed
12for evidentiary purposes, shall be returned to the person
13entitled to possession, if known. After the disposition of a
14criminal case or in any criminal case where a final judgment in
15the case was not entered due to the death of the defendant, and
16when a confiscated weapon is no longer needed for evidentiary

 

 

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1purposes, and when in due course no legitimate claim has been
2made for the weapon, the court may transfer the weapon to the
3sheriff of the county who may proceed to destroy it, or may in
4its discretion order the weapon preserved as property of the
5governmental body whose police agency seized the weapon, or may
6in its discretion order the weapon to be transferred to the
7Department of State Police for use by the crime laboratory
8system, for training purposes, or for any other application as
9deemed appropriate by the Department. A weapon transferred to a
10law enforcement agency under this Section may be sold by the
11law enforcement agency at public auction under Section 3 of the
12Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act. If, after the
13disposition of a criminal case, a need still exists for the use
14of the confiscated weapon for evidentiary purposes, the court
15may transfer the weapon to the custody of the State Department
16of Corrections for preservation. The court may not order the
17transfer of the weapon to any private individual or private
18organization other than to return a stolen weapon to its
19rightful owner.
20    The provisions of this Section shall not apply to
21violations of the Fish and Aquatic Life Code or the Wildlife
22Code. Confiscation of weapons for Fish and Aquatic Life Code
23and Wildlife Code violations shall be only as provided in those
24Codes.
25    (c) Any mental hospital that admits a person as an
26inpatient pursuant to any of the provisions of the Mental

 

 

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1Health and Developmental Disabilities Code shall confiscate
2any firearms in the possession of that person at the time of
3admission, or at any time the firearms are discovered in the
4person's possession during the course of hospitalization. The
5hospital shall, as soon as possible following confiscation,
6transfer custody of the firearms to the appropriate law
7enforcement agency. The hospital shall give written notice to
8the person from whom the firearm was confiscated of the
9identity and address of the law enforcement agency to which it
10has given the firearm.
11    The law enforcement agency shall maintain possession of any
12firearm it obtains pursuant to this subsection for a minimum of
1390 days. Thereafter, the firearm may be disposed of pursuant to
14the provisions of subsection (b) of this Section.
15(Source: P.A. 91-696, eff. 4-13-00.)
 
16    Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
17amended by changing Section 112A-14 as follows:
 
18    (725 ILCS 5/112A-14)  (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-14)
19    Sec. 112A-14. Order of protection; remedies.
20    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
21has been abused by a family or household member, as defined in
22this Article, an order of protection prohibiting such abuse
23shall issue; provided that petitioner must also satisfy the
24requirements of one of the following Sections, as appropriate:

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1        the accessibility of the residence or household.
2        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
3        have a right to occupancy.
4            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
5        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
6        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
7        that the hardships to respondent substantially
8        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
9        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
10        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
11        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
12        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
13        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
14        household.
15        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
16    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
17    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
18    respondent from entering or remaining present at
19    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
20    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
21    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
22    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
23    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
24    right to enter the premises.
25        If an order of protection grants petitioner exclusive
26    possession of the residence, or prohibits respondent from

 

 

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1    entering the residence, or orders respondent to stay away
2    from petitioner or other protected persons, then the court
3    may allow respondent access to the residence to remove
4    items of clothing and personal adornment used exclusively
5    by respondent, medications, and other items as the court
6    directs. The right to access shall be exercised on only one
7    occasion as the court directs and in the presence of an
8    agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement officer.
9        (4) Counseling. Require or recommend the respondent to
10    undergo counseling for a specified duration with a social
11    worker, psychologist, clinical psychologist, psychiatrist,
12    family service agency, alcohol or substance abuse program,
13    mental health center guidance counselor, agency providing
14    services to elders, program designed for domestic violence
15    abusers or any other guidance service the court deems
16    appropriate. The court may order the respondent in any
17    intimate partner relationship to report to an Illinois
18    Department of Human Services protocol approved partner
19    abuse intervention program for an assessment and to follow
20    all recommended treatment.
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
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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        (11.5) Protection of animals. Grant the petitioner the
23    exclusive care, custody, or control of any animal owned,
24    possessed, leased, kept, or held by either the petitioner
25    or the respondent or a minor child residing in the
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1    respondent and order the respondent to stay away from the
2    animal and forbid the respondent from taking,
3    transferring, encumbering, concealing, harming, or
4    otherwise disposing of the animal.
5        (12) Order for payment of support. Order respondent to
6    pay temporary support for the petitioner or any child in
7    the petitioner's care or custody, when the respondent has a
8    legal obligation to support that person, in accordance with
9    the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act,
10    which shall govern, among other matters, the amount of
11    support, payment through the clerk and withholding of
12    income to secure payment. An order for child support may be
13    granted to a petitioner with lawful physical care or
14    custody of a child, or an order or agreement for physical
15    care or custody, prior to entry of an order for legal
16    custody. Such a support order shall expire upon entry of a
17    valid order granting legal custody to another, unless
18    otherwise provided in the custody order.
19        (13) Order for payment of losses. Order respondent to
20    pay petitioner for losses suffered as a direct result of
21    the abuse. Such losses shall include, but not be limited
22    to, medical expenses, lost earnings or other support,
23    repair or replacement of property damaged or taken,
24    reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and moving or other
25    travel expenses, including additional reasonable expenses
26    for temporary shelter and restaurant meals.

 

 

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1            (i) Losses affecting family needs. If a party is
2        entitled to seek maintenance, child support or
3        property distribution from the other party under the
4        Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act, as
5        now or hereafter amended, the court may order
6        respondent to reimburse petitioner's actual losses, to
7        the extent that such reimbursement would be
8        "appropriate temporary relief", as authorized by
9        subsection (a)(3) of Section 501 of that Act.
10            (ii) Recovery of expenses. In the case of an
11        improper concealment or removal of a minor child, the
12        court may order respondent to pay the reasonable
13        expenses incurred or to be incurred in the search for
14        and recovery of the minor child, including but not
15        limited to legal fees, court costs, private
16        investigator fees, and travel costs.
17        (14) Prohibition of entry. Prohibit the respondent
18    from entering or remaining in the residence or household
19    while the respondent is under the influence of alcohol or
20    drugs and constitutes a threat to the safety and well-being
21    of the petitioner or the petitioner's children.
22        (14.5) Prohibition of firearm possession.
23            (A) A person who is subject to an existing order of
24        protection, interim order of protection, emergency
25        order of protection, or plenary order of protection,
26        issued under this Code may not lawfully possess weapons

 

 

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1        under Section 8.2 of the Firearm Owners Identification
2        Card Act.
3            (B) Any firearms in the possession of the
4        respondent, except as provided in subparagraph (C) of
5        this paragraph (14.5), shall be ordered by the court to
6        be turned over to a person with a valid Firearm Owner's
7        Identification Card for safekeeping. The court shall
8        issue an order that the respondent's Firearm Owner's
9        Identification Card be turned over to the local law
10        enforcement agency, which in turn shall immediately
11        mail the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
12        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
13        The period of safekeeping shall be for the duration of
14        the order of protection. The firearm or firearms and
15        Firearm Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired,
16        shall at the respondent's request be returned to the
17        respondent at expiration of the order of protection.
18            (C) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
19        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
20        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
21        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
22        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
23        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
24        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
25        duration of the order of protection.
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1        if the firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card
2        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
3        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
4        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
5        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
6        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
7        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
8        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
9        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
10        enforcement agency, including a sale at public auction
11        under the provisions of the Law Enforcement
12        Disposition of Property Act; or that the firearms be
13        turned over to a third party who is lawfully eligible
14        to possess firearms, and who does not reside with
15        respondent.
16        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
17    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
18    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
19    under subsection (b) of Section 112A-5, or if necessary to
20    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
21    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
22    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
23    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
24    records of the minor child who is in the care of
25    petitioner.
26        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order

 

 

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1    respondent to reimburse a shelter providing temporary
2    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
3    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
4    deemed reasonable by the court.
5        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
6    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
7    a family or household member or to effectuate one of the
8    granted remedies, if supported by the balance of hardships.
9    If the harm to be prevented by the injunction is abuse or
10    any other harm that one of the remedies listed in
11    paragraphs (1) through (16) of this subsection is designed
12    to prevent, no further evidence is necessary to establish
13    that the harm is an irreparable injury.
14    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
15        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
16    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
17    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
18    following:
19            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
20        consequences of the respondent's past abuse of the
21        petitioner or any family or household member,
22        including the concealment of his or her location in
23        order to evade service of process or notice, and the
24        likelihood of danger of future abuse to petitioner or
25        any member of petitioner's or respondent's family or
26        household; and

 

 

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1            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
2        or neglected or improperly removed from the
3        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
4        improperly separated from the child's primary
5        caretaker.
6        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
7    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
8    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
9    limited to the following:
10            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
11        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
12        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
13        dependent adult in the party's care;
14            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
15            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
16        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
17        care, to family, school, church and community.
18        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
19    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
20    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
21    set forth the following:
22            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
23        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
24        this subsection.
25            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
26        unless prohibited, will likely cause irreparable harm

 

 

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1        or continued abuse.
2            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
3        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
4        other alleged abused persons.
5        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
6    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
7    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
8    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
9    the following procedure:
10        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
11    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
12    112A-5 and 112A-17 is presented to the court, the court
13    shall examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An
14    emergency order of protection shall be issued by the court
15    if it appears from the contents of the petition and the
16    examination of petitioner that the averments are
17    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
18    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
19    order of protection.
20        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
21    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
22    attach to a putative father until a father and child
23    relationship has been established under the Illinois
24    Parentage Act of 1984. Absent such an adjudication, no
25    putative father shall be granted temporary custody of the
26    minor child, visitation with the minor child, or physical

 

 

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1    care and possession of the minor child, nor shall an order
2    of payment for support of the minor child be entered.
3    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
4the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
5remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
6subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
7balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
8include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
9in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
10hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
11shall be an official record or in writing.
12    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
13based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
14        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
15    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
16    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
17        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
18        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
19    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
20    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
21    of 2012;
22        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
23    of another;
24        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
25    further abuse by respondent;
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1    to avoid further abuse by respondent;
2        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
3    the abuse by respondent, unless that same conduct would
4    have excused such abuse if the parties had not been family
5    or household members.
6(Source: P.A. 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13;
797-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
8    Section 15. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
9amended by changing Section 214 as follows:
 
10    (750 ILCS 60/214)  (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-14)
11    Sec. 214. Order of protection; remedies.
12    (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner
13has been abused by a family or household member or that
14petitioner is a high-risk adult who has been abused, neglected,
15or exploited, as defined in this Act, an order of protection
16prohibiting the abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall issue;
17provided that petitioner must also satisfy the requirements of
18one of the following Sections, as appropriate: Section 217 on
19emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders, or Section 219
20on plenary orders. Petitioner shall not be denied an order of
21protection because petitioner or respondent is a minor. The
22court, when determining whether or not to issue an order of
23protection, shall not require physical manifestations of abuse
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1prior orders of protection shall be in accordance with this
2Act.
3    (b) Remedies and standards. The remedies to be included in
4an order of protection shall be determined in accordance with
5this Section and one of the following Sections, as appropriate:
6Section 217 on emergency orders, Section 218 on interim orders,
7and Section 219 on plenary orders. The remedies listed in this
8subsection shall be in addition to other civil or criminal
9remedies available to petitioner.
10        (1) Prohibition of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
11    Prohibit respondent's harassment, interference with
12    personal liberty, intimidation of a dependent, physical
13    abuse, or willful deprivation, neglect or exploitation, as
14    defined in this Act, or stalking of the petitioner, as
15    defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 2012, if
16    such abuse, neglect, exploitation, or stalking has
17    occurred or otherwise appears likely to occur if not
18    prohibited.
19        (2) Grant of exclusive possession of residence.
20    Prohibit respondent from entering or remaining in any
21    residence, household, or premises of the petitioner,
22    including one owned or leased by respondent, if petitioner
23    has a right to occupancy thereof. The grant of exclusive
24    possession of the residence, household, or premises shall
25    not affect title to real property, nor shall the court be
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1    Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act.
2            (A) Right to occupancy. A party has a right to
3        occupancy of a residence or household if it is solely
4        or jointly owned or leased by that party, that party's
5        spouse, a person with a legal duty to support that
6        party or a minor child in that party's care, or by any
7        person or entity other than the opposing party that
8        authorizes that party's occupancy (e.g., a domestic
9        violence shelter). Standards set forth in subparagraph
10        (B) shall not preclude equitable relief.
11            (B) Presumption of hardships. If petitioner and
12        respondent each has the right to occupancy of a
13        residence or household, the court shall balance (i) the
14        hardships to respondent and any minor child or
15        dependent adult in respondent's care resulting from
16        entry of this remedy with (ii) the hardships to
17        petitioner and any minor child or dependent adult in
18        petitioner's care resulting from continued exposure to
19        the risk of abuse (should petitioner remain at the
20        residence or household) or from loss of possession of
21        the residence or household (should petitioner leave to
22        avoid the risk of abuse). When determining the balance
23        of hardships, the court shall also take into account
24        the accessibility of the residence or household.
25        Hardships need not be balanced if respondent does not
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1            The balance of hardships is presumed to favor
2        possession by petitioner unless the presumption is
3        rebutted by a preponderance of the evidence, showing
4        that the hardships to respondent substantially
5        outweigh the hardships to petitioner and any minor
6        child or dependent adult in petitioner's care. The
7        court, on the request of petitioner or on its own
8        motion, may order respondent to provide suitable,
9        accessible, alternate housing for petitioner instead
10        of excluding respondent from a mutual residence or
11        household.
12        (3) Stay away order and additional prohibitions. Order
13    respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person
14    protected by the order of protection, or prohibit
15    respondent from entering or remaining present at
16    petitioner's school, place of employment, or other
17    specified places at times when petitioner is present, or
18    both, if reasonable, given the balance of hardships.
19    Hardships need not be balanced for the court to enter a
20    stay away order or prohibit entry if respondent has no
21    right to enter the premises.
22            (A) If an order of protection grants petitioner
23        exclusive possession of the residence, or prohibits
24        respondent from entering the residence, or orders
25        respondent to stay away from petitioner or other
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1        access to the residence to remove items of clothing and
2        personal adornment used exclusively by respondent,
3        medications, and other items as the court directs. The
4        right to access shall be exercised on only one occasion
5        as the court directs and in the presence of an
6        agreed-upon adult third party or law enforcement
7        officer.
8            (B) When the petitioner and the respondent attend
9        the same public, private, or non-public elementary,
10        middle, or high school, the court when issuing an order
11        of protection and providing relief shall consider the
12        severity of the act, any continuing physical danger or
13        emotional distress to the petitioner, the educational
14        rights guaranteed to the petitioner and respondent
15        under federal and State law, the availability of a
16        transfer of the respondent to another school, a change
17        of placement or a change of program of the respondent,
18        the expense, difficulty, and educational disruption
19        that would be caused by a transfer of the respondent to
20        another school, and any other relevant facts of the
21        case. The court may order that the respondent not
22        attend the public, private, or non-public elementary,
23        middle, or high school attended by the petitioner,
24        order that the respondent accept a change of placement
25        or change of program, as determined by the school
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1        restrictions on the respondent's movements within the
2        school attended by the petitioner. The respondent
3        bears the burden of proving by a preponderance of the
4        evidence that a transfer, change of placement, or
5        change of program of the respondent is not available.
6        The respondent also bears the burden of production with
7        respect to the expense, difficulty, and educational
8        disruption that would be caused by a transfer of the
9        respondent to another school. A transfer, change of
10        placement, or change of program is not unavailable to
11        the respondent solely on the ground that the respondent
12        does not agree with the school district's or private or
13        non-public school's transfer, change of placement, or
14        change of program or solely on the ground that the
15        respondent fails or refuses to consent or otherwise
16        does not take an action required to effectuate a
17        transfer, change of placement, or change of program.
18        When a court orders a respondent to stay away from the
19        public, private, or non-public school attended by the
20        petitioner and the respondent requests a transfer to
21        another attendance center within the respondent's
22        school district or private or non-public school, the
23        school district or private or non-public school shall
24        have sole discretion to determine the attendance
25        center to which the respondent is transferred. In the
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1        minor respondent to another attendance center, a
2        change in the respondent's placement, or a change of
3        the respondent's program, the parents, guardian, or
4        legal custodian of the respondent is responsible for
5        transportation and other costs associated with the
6        transfer or change.
7            (C) The court may order the parents, guardian, or
8        legal custodian of a minor respondent to take certain
9        actions or to refrain from taking certain actions to
10        ensure that the respondent complies with the order. In
11        the event the court orders a transfer of the respondent
12        to another school, the parents, guardian, or legal
13        custodian of the respondent is responsible for
14        transportation and other costs associated with the
15        change of school by 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
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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
26    in the child's best interest.

 

 

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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. The
2        local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail
3        the card to the Department of State Police Firearm
4        Owner's Identification Card Office for safekeeping.
5        The court shall issue a warrant for seizure of any
6        firearm in the possession of the respondent, to be kept
7        by the local law enforcement agency for safekeeping,
8        except as provided in subsection (b). The period of
9        safekeeping shall be for the duration of the order of
10        protection. The firearm or firearms and Firearm
11        Owner's Identification Card, if unexpired, shall at
12        the respondent's request, be returned to the
13        respondent at the end of the order of protection. It is
14        the respondent's responsibility to notify the
15        Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
16        Identification Card Office.
17            (b) If the respondent is a peace officer as defined
18        in Section 2-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012, the court
19        shall order that any firearms used by the respondent in
20        the performance of his or her duties as a peace officer
21        be surrendered to the chief law enforcement executive
22        of the agency in which the respondent is employed, who
23        shall retain the firearms for safekeeping for the
24        duration of the order of protection.
25            (c) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping,
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1        cannot be returned to respondent because respondent
2        cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
3        retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to
4        possess a firearm, upon petition from the local law
5        enforcement agency, the court may order the local law
6        enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
7        firearms for training purposes, or for any other
8        application as deemed appropriate by the local law
9        enforcement agency, including a sale at public auction
10        under the provisions of the Law Enforcement
11        Disposition of Property Act; or that the firearms be
12        turned over to a third party who is lawfully eligible
13        to possess firearms, and who does not reside with
14        respondent.
15        (15) Prohibition of access to records. If an order of
16    protection prohibits respondent from having contact with
17    the minor child, or if petitioner's address is omitted
18    under subsection (b) of Section 203, or if necessary to
19    prevent abuse or wrongful removal or concealment of a minor
20    child, the order shall deny respondent access to, and
21    prohibit respondent from inspecting, obtaining, or
22    attempting to inspect or obtain, school or any other
23    records of the minor child who is in the care of
24    petitioner.
25        (16) Order for payment of shelter services. Order
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1    housing and counseling services to the petitioner for the
2    cost of the services, as certified by the shelter and
3    deemed reasonable by the court.
4        (17) Order for injunctive relief. Enter injunctive
5    relief necessary or appropriate to prevent further abuse of
6    a family or household member or further abuse, neglect, or
7    exploitation of a high-risk adult with disabilities or to
8    effectuate one of the granted remedies, if supported by the
9    balance of hardships. If the harm to be prevented by the
10    injunction is abuse or any other harm that one of the
11    remedies listed in paragraphs (1) through (16) of this
12    subsection is designed to prevent, no further evidence is
13    necessary that the harm is an irreparable injury.
14    (c) Relevant factors; findings.
15        (1) In determining whether to grant a specific remedy,
16    other than payment of support, the court shall consider
17    relevant factors, including but not limited to the
18    following:
19            (i) the nature, frequency, severity, pattern and
20        consequences of the respondent's past abuse, neglect
21        or exploitation of the petitioner or any family or
22        household member, including the concealment of his or
23        her location in order to evade service of process or
24        notice, and the likelihood of danger of future abuse,
25        neglect, or exploitation to petitioner or any member of
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1            (ii) the danger that any minor child will be abused
2        or neglected or improperly removed from the
3        jurisdiction, improperly concealed within the State or
4        improperly separated from the child's primary
5        caretaker.
6        (2) In comparing relative hardships resulting to the
7    parties from loss of possession of the family home, the
8    court shall consider relevant factors, including but not
9    limited to the following:
10            (i) availability, accessibility, cost, safety,
11        adequacy, location and other characteristics of
12        alternate housing for each party and any minor child or
13        dependent adult in the party's care;
14            (ii) the effect on the party's employment; and
15            (iii) the effect on the relationship of the party,
16        and any minor child or dependent adult in the party's
17        care, to family, school, church and community.
18        (3) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph
19    (4) of this subsection, the court shall make its findings
20    in an official record or in writing, and shall at a minimum
21    set forth the following:
22            (i) That the court has considered the applicable
23        relevant factors described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of
24        this subsection.
25            (ii) Whether the conduct or actions of respondent,
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1        or continued abuse.
2            (iii) Whether it is necessary to grant the
3        requested relief in order to protect petitioner or
4        other alleged abused persons.
5        (4) For purposes of issuing an ex parte emergency order
6    of protection, the court, as an alternative to or as a
7    supplement to making the findings described in paragraphs
8    (c)(3)(i) through (c)(3)(iii) of this subsection, may use
9    the following procedure:
10        When a verified petition for an emergency order of
11    protection in accordance with the requirements of Sections
12    203 and 217 is presented to the court, the court shall
13    examine petitioner on oath or affirmation. An emergency
14    order of protection shall be issued by the court if it
15    appears from the contents of the petition and the
16    examination of petitioner that the averments are
17    sufficient to indicate abuse by respondent and to support
18    the granting of relief under the issuance of the emergency
19    order of protection.
20        (5) Never married parties. No rights or
21    responsibilities for a minor child born outside of marriage
22    attach to a putative father until a father and child
23    relationship has been established under the Illinois
24    Parentage Act of 1984, the Illinois Public Aid Code,
25    Section 12 of the Vital Records Act, the Juvenile Court Act
26    of 1987, the Probate Act of 1985, the Revised Uniform

 

 

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1    Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, the Uniform
2    Interstate Family Support Act, the Expedited Child Support
3    Act of 1990, any judicial, administrative, or other act of
4    another state or territory, any other Illinois statute, or
5    by any foreign nation establishing the father and child
6    relationship, any other proceeding substantially in
7    conformity with the Personal Responsibility and Work
8    Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-193),
9    or where both parties appeared in open court or at an
10    administrative hearing acknowledging under oath or
11    admitting by affirmation the existence of a father and
12    child relationship. Absent such an adjudication, finding,
13    or acknowledgement, no putative father shall be granted
14    temporary custody of the minor child, visitation with the
15    minor child, or physical care and possession of the minor
16    child, nor shall an order of payment for support of the
17    minor child be entered.
18    (d) Balance of hardships; findings. If the court finds that
19the balance of hardships does not support the granting of a
20remedy governed by paragraph (2), (3), (10), (11), or (16) of
21subsection (b) of this Section, which may require such
22balancing, the court's findings shall so indicate and shall
23include a finding as to whether granting the remedy will result
24in hardship to respondent that would substantially outweigh the
25hardship to petitioner from denial of the remedy. The findings
26shall be an official record or in writing.

 

 

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1    (e) Denial of remedies. Denial of any remedy shall not be
2based, in whole or in part, on evidence that:
3        (1) Respondent has cause for any use of force, unless
4    that cause satisfies the standards for justifiable use of
5    force provided by Article 7 of the Criminal Code of 2012;
6        (2) Respondent was voluntarily intoxicated;
7        (3) Petitioner acted in self-defense or defense of
8    another, provided that, if petitioner utilized force, such
9    force was justifiable under Article 7 of the Criminal Code
10    of 2012;
11        (4) Petitioner did not act in self-defense or defense
12    of another;
13        (5) Petitioner left the residence or household to avoid
14    further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent;
15        (6) Petitioner did not leave the residence or household
16    to avoid further abuse, neglect, or exploitation by
17    respondent;
18        (7) Conduct by any family or household member excused
19    the abuse, neglect, or exploitation by respondent, unless
20    that same conduct would have excused such abuse, neglect,
21    or exploitation if the parties had not been family or
22    household members.
23(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1239, eff. 1-1-11;
2497-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-294, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, eff. 7-13-12;
2597-1131, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. The Law Enforcement Disposition of Property Act
2is amended by changing Section 2 as follows:
 
3    (765 ILCS 1030/2)  (from Ch. 141, par. 142)
4    Sec. 2. (a) Such property believed to be abandoned, lost or
5stolen or otherwise illegally possessed shall be retained in
6custody by the sheriff, chief of police or other principal
7official of the law enforcement agency, which shall make
8reasonable inquiry and efforts to identify and notify the owner
9or other person entitled to possession thereof, and shall
10return the property after such person provides reasonable and
11satisfactory proof of his ownership or right to possession and
12reimburses the agency for all reasonable expenses of such
13custody.
14    (b) Weapons that have been confiscated as a result of
15having been abandoned or illegally possessed may be sold at
16public auction under Section 3 of this Act; or transferred to
17the Department of State Police for use by the crime laboratory
18system, for training purposes, or for any other application as
19deemed appropriate by the Department, if no legitimate claim is
20made for the confiscated weapon within 6 months of the date of
21confiscation, or within 6 months of final court disposition if
22such confiscated weapon was used for evidentiary purposes.
23(Source: P.A. 85-632.)".