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725 ILCS 5/112A-30

    (725 ILCS 5/112A-30) (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-30)
    Sec. 112A-30. Assistance by law enforcement officers.
    (a) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person has been abused by a family or household member, the officer shall immediately use all reasonable means to prevent further abuse, including:
        (1) Arresting the abusing party, where appropriate;
        (2) If there is probable cause to believe that
    
particular weapons were used to commit the incident of abuse, subject to constitutional limitations, seizing and taking inventory of the weapons;
        (3) Accompanying the victim of abuse to his or her
    
place of residence for a reasonable period of time to remove necessary personal belongings and possessions;
        (4) Offering the victim of abuse immediate and
    
adequate information (written in a language appropriate for the victim or in Braille or communicated in appropriate sign language), which shall include a summary of the procedures and relief available to victims of abuse under this Article and the officer's name and badge number;
        (5) Providing the victim with one referral to an
    
accessible service agency;
        (6) Advising the victim of abuse about seeking
    
medical attention and preserving evidence (specifically including photographs of injury or damage and damaged clothing or other property); and
        (7) Providing or arranging accessible transportation
    
for the victim of abuse (and, at the victim's request, any minors or dependents in the victim's care) to a medical facility for treatment of injuries or to a nearby place of shelter or safety; or, after the close of court business hours, providing or arranging for transportation for the victim (and, at the victim's request, any minors or dependents in the victim's care) to the nearest available circuit judge or associate judge so the victim may file a petition for an emergency order of protection under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. When a victim of abuse chooses to leave the scene of the offense, it shall be presumed that it is in the best interests of any minors or dependents in the victim's care to remain with the victim or a person designated by the victim, rather than to remain with the abusing party.
    (b) Whenever a law enforcement officer does not exercise arrest powers or otherwise initiate criminal proceedings, the officer shall:
        (1) Make a police report of the investigation of any
    
bona fide allegation of an incident of abuse and the disposition of the investigation, in accordance with subsection (a) of Section 112A-29;
        (2) Inform the victim of abuse of the victim's right
    
to request that a criminal proceeding be initiated where appropriate, including specific times and places for meeting with the State's Attorney's office, a warrant officer, or other official in accordance with local procedure; and
        (3) Advise the victim of the importance of seeking
    
medical attention and preserving evidence (specifically including photographs of injury or damage and damaged clothing or other property).
    (c) Except as provided by Section 24-6 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or under a court order, any weapon seized under subsection (a)(2) shall be returned forthwith to the person from whom it was seized when it is no longer needed for evidentiary purposes.
(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)