Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 - 750 ILCS 60

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Short Title . This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986". (Source: P.A. 84-1305.) ...

Purposes; rules of construction . This Act shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes, which are to: (1) Recognize domestic violence as ...

Definitions . For the purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Abuse" means physical abuse, harassment, intimidation of a dependent, interference ...

Persons protected by this Act . (a) The following persons are protected by this Act: (i) any person abused by a family or household ...

Access of high-risk adults . No person shall obstruct or impede the access of a high-risk adult with disabilities to any agency or organization authorized to file ...

Commencement of action; filing fees; dismissal . (a) How to commence action. Actions for orders of protection are commenced: (1) Independently: By filing a ...

Pleading; non-disclosure of address; non-disclosure of schools . (a) A petition for an order of protection shall be in writing and verified or accompanied by affidavit and ...

(Repealed) . (Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-306.) ...

Application of rules of civil procedure; Domestic abuse advocates . (a) Any proceeding to obtain, modify, reopen or appeal an order of protection, whether commenced alone or ...

Trial by jury . There shall be no right to trial by jury in any proceeding to obtain, modify, vacate or extend any order of protection under ...

Subject matter jurisdiction . Each of the circuit courts shall have the power to issue orders of protection. (Source: P.A. 84-1305.) ...

Jurisdiction over persons . In child custody proceedings, the court's personal jurisdiction is determined by this State's Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. Otherwise, the courts ...

Venue . (a) Filing. A petition for an order of protection may be filed in any county where (i) petitioner resides, (ii) respondent resides, (iii) the ...

Process . (a) Summons. Any action for an order of protection, whether commenced alone or in conjunction with another proceeding, is a distinct cause of action ...

Service of notice in conjunction with a pending civil case . (a) Notice. When an action for an order of protection is sought in conjunction with ...

Service of notice of hearings . Except as provided in Sections 210 and 210.1, notice of hearings on petitions or motions shall be served in accordance with ...

Hearings . (a) A petition for an order of protection shall be treated as an expedited proceeding, and no court shall transfer or otherwise decline to decide ...

Continuances . (a) Petitions for emergency orders. Petitions for emergency remedies shall be granted or denied in accordance with the standards of Section 217, regardless of ...

Hearsay exception . In an action for an order of protection on behalf of a high-risk adult with disabilities, a finding of lack of capacity to testify ...

Waiver of privilege . When the subject of any proceeding under this Act is a high-risk adult with disabilities for whom no guardian has been appointed, no ...

Independent counsel; temporary substitute guardian . If the petitioner is a high-risk adult with disabilities for whom a guardian has been appointed, the court shall appoint independent ...

Order of protection; remedies . (a) Issuance of order. If the court finds that petitioner has been abused by a family or household member or that ...

Mutual orders of protection; correlative separate orders . Mutual orders of protection are prohibited. Correlative separate orders of protection undermine the purposes of this Act and ...

Accountability for Actions of Others . For the purposes of issuing an order of protection, deciding what remedies should be included and enforcing the order, Article 5 ...

Emergency order of protection . (a) Prerequisites. An emergency order of protection shall issue if petitioner satisfies the requirements of this subsection for one or more ...

30-Day interim order of protection . (a) Prerequisites. An interim order of protection shall issue if petitioner has served notice of the hearing for that order on ...

Plenary Order of Protection . A plenary order of protection shall issue if petitioner has served notice of the hearing for that order on respondent, in accordance ...

Duration and extension of orders . (a) Duration of emergency and interim orders. Unless re-opened or extended or voided by entry of an order of greater ...

Contents of orders . (a) Any order of protection shall describe the following: (1) Each remedy granted by the court, in reasonable ...

Notice of orders . (a) Entry and issuance. Upon issuance of any order of protection, the clerk shall immediately, or on the next court day if ...

Short form notification . (a) Instead of personal service of an order of protection under Section 222, a sheriff, other law enforcement official, or special process server ...

Filing of an order of protection issued in another state . (a) A person entitled to protection under an order of protection issued by the court of ...

Enforcement of orders of protection . (a) When violation is crime. A violation of any order of protection, whether issued in a civil or criminal proceeding, shall ...

Order of protection; status . Whenever relief is sought under this Act, the court, before granting relief, shall determine whether any order of protection has previously been ...

Modification and re-opening of orders . (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, upon motion by petitioner, the court may modify an emergency, interim, or plenary ...

Immunity from prosecution . Any individual or organization acting in good faith to report the abuse of any person 60 years of age or older or to ...

Untrue statements . Allegations and denials, made without reasonable cause and found to be untrue, shall subject the party pleading them to the payment of reasonable expenses ...

Privileged communications between domestic violence counselors and victims . (a) As used in this Section: (1) "Domestic violence program" means any unit of ...

Other privileged information . Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no court or administrative or legislative body shall compel any person or domestic violence program to ...

Arrest without warrant . (a) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has ...

Law enforcement policies . Every law enforcement agency shall develop, adopt, and implement written policies regarding arrest procedures for domestic violence incidents consistent with the provisions of ...

Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies . (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Department of State Police, on the same day as received, in the form ...

Reports by law enforcement officers . (a) Every law enforcement officer investigating an alleged incident of abuse, neglect, or exploitation between family or household members shall make ...

Assistance by law enforcement officers . (a) Whenever a law enforcement officer has reason to believe that a person has been abused, neglected, or exploited by a ...

Limited law enforcement liability . Any act of omission or commission by any law enforcement officer acting in good faith in rendering emergency assistance or otherwise enforcing ...

(Repealed) . (Source: Repealed by internal repealer, eff. 9-1-94.) ...

Any person who is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the law of this State to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of ...