HB2356 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB2356

Introduced 2/16/2005, by Rep. Marlow H. Colvin

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

750 ILCS 60/201.5 new

Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that the presiding judge of the circuit court, during the hours that the courts are closed, shall make available on a rotating basis a judge who shall issue emergency orders of protection by telephone. Provides a list of what may be included in an emergency order of protection. Provides that an emergency order of protection expires one week from the day of issue unless otherwise continued by the court. Provides that a judge may issue an oral emergency order of protection upon request of the alleged victim, if there is a finding that a person's life or health is in imminent danger.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning domestic violence.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is amended by adding Section 201.5 as follows:

(750 ILCS 60/201.5 new)

Sec. 201.5. Emergency orders of protection; release orders.

(a) The presiding judge of the circuit court, during the hours that the courts are closed, shall make available on a rotating basis a judge who shall issue emergency orders of protection by telephone.

(b) The judge who is authorized to issue emergency orders of protection may issue a written or oral ex parte emergency order of protection if a police officer or peace officer states that the officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person is in immediate and present danger of domestic violence based on an allegation of a recent incident of actual domestic violence.

(c) An emergency order of protection may include any of the following:

(1) The defendant may be enjoined from committing a violation of one or more of the offenses included in domestic violence.

(2) One party may be granted the use and exclusive possession of the parties' residence on a showing that there is reasonable cause to believe that physical harm may otherwise result.

(3) The defendant may be restrained from contacting the plaintiff, coming near the residence, place of employment or school of the plaintiff, or other specifically designated locations or persons on a showing that there is reasonable cause to believe that physical harm may otherwise result.

(4) If the court finds that the defendant may inflict bodily injury or death on the plaintiff, the defendant may be prohibited from possessing or purchasing a firearm for the duration of the order.

(d) An emergency order of protection expires one week from the day of issue unless otherwise continued by the court.

(e) A judge may issue an oral emergency order of protection pursuant to subsection (b) of this Section upon request of the alleged victim, if there is a finding that a person's life or health is in imminent danger. If a person is either temporarily or permanently unable to request an order, a third party may request an order of protection on behalf of the plaintiff. After the request, the judicial officer shall determine if the third party is an appropriate requesting party for the plaintiff. The police officer or peace officer who receives the verbal order shall write and sign the order. The emergency order shall be served on the respondent, and a copy shall be given to the protected party. The emergency order shall be filed as soon as practicable after its issuance. The officer shall file a certificate of service with the court and shall verbally notify the sheriff's office that the emergency order of protection has been issued. If a person who is named in the order and who has not received personal service of the order but has received actual notice of the existence and substance of the order commits an act that violates the order, the person is subject to any penalty for the violation.

(f) The availability of an emergency order of protection is not affected by either party leaving the residence.

(g) A law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction to enforce an emergency order of protection shall enforce the emergency order when it has reasonable cause to believe that the order has been violated.

(h) In cases where the defendant is arrested for an act of domestic violence, the court, within 24 hours after the arrest, shall register a certified copy of the release order with the sheriff's office of the county in which the order was issued. The court shall notify the sheriff's office of material changes in the release order, if the conditions of the release order are no longer in effect and when the charges are resolved. The sheriff in each county shall maintain a central repository for release orders so that the existence and validity of the orders can be easily verified. The law enforcement agency shall advise domestic violence victims where the victim may verify the registration and conditions of a release order.