(750 ILCS 60/201) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1)
Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act.
(a) The following persons are protected by this Act:
(i) any person abused by a family or household member;
(ii) any high-risk adult with disabilities who is |
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(iii) any minor child or dependent adult in the care
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(iv) any person residing or employed at a private
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| home or public shelter which is housing an abused family or household member; and
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(v) any of the following persons if the person is
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| abused by a family or household member of a child:
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(A) a foster parent of that child if the child
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| has been placed in the foster parent's home by the Department of Children and Family Services or by another state's public child welfare agency;
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(B) a legally appointed guardian or legally
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| appointed custodian of that child;
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(C) an adoptive parent of that child; or
(D) a prospective adoptive parent of that child
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| if the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant to another state's law.
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For purposes of this paragraph (a)(v), individuals
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| who would have been considered "family or household members" of the child under subsection (6) of Section 103 of this Act before a termination of the parental rights with respect to the child continue to meet the definition of "family or household members" of the child.
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(b) A petition for an order of protection may be filed
only:
(i) by a person who has been abused by a family or
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| household member or by any person on behalf of a minor child or an adult who has been abused by a family or household member and who, because of age, health, disability, or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition;
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(ii) by any person on behalf of a high-risk adult
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| with disabilities who has been abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household member; or
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(iii) any of the following persons if the person is
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| abused by a family or household member of a child:
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(A) a foster parent of that child if the child
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| has been placed in the foster parent's home by the Department of Children and Family Services or by another state's public child welfare agency;
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(B) a legally appointed guardian or legally
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| appointed custodian of that child;
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(C) an adoptive parent of that child;
(D) a prospective adoptive parent of that child
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| if the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant to another state's law.
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For purposes of this paragraph (b)(iii), individuals
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| who would have been considered "family or household members" of the child under subsection (6) of Section 103 of this Act before a termination of the parental rights with respect to the child continue to meet the definition of "family or household members" of the child.
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(c) Any petition properly filed under this Act may seek
protection for any additional persons protected by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-639, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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