(740 ILCS 22/216)
Sec. 216. Duration and extension of orders.
(a) Unless re-opened or
extended or voided by entry of an order of greater duration, an emergency
order shall be effective for not less than 14 nor more than 21 days.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in
this Section, a plenary civil no contact order shall be effective for a fixed
period of time, not to exceed 2 years. A civil no contact order
entered in conjunction with a criminal prosecution or delinquency petition shall remain in effect as
provided in Section 112A-20 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
(c) Any emergency or plenary order
may be extended one or more times, as required, provided that the
requirements of Section 214 or 215, as appropriate, are satisfied.
If the motion for extension is uncontested and the petitioner seeks no
modification of the order, the order may be extended on the basis of
the petitioner's motion or affidavit stating that there has been no material
change in relevant circumstances since entry of the order and stating
the reason for the requested extension. Extensions may be granted only
in open court and not under the provisions of subsection (c) of Section
214, which applies only when the court is unavailable at the close of
business or on a court holiday.
(d) Any civil no contact order which would expire
on a court holiday shall instead expire at the close of the next court
business day.
(d-5) An extension of a plenary civil no contact order may be granted, upon good cause shown, to remain in effect until the civil no contact order is vacated or modified. (e) The practice of dismissing or suspending
a criminal prosecution in exchange for the issuance of a civil no contact
order undermines the purposes of this Act. This Section shall not
be construed as encouraging that practice.
(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
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