(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
abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household member;
(iii) any minor child or dependent adult in the care
of such person; and
(iv) any person residing or employed at a private
home or public shelter which is housing an abused family or household member.
(b) A petition for an order of protection may be filed only: (i) by a person who has been abused by a family or 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, or (ii) by any person on behalf of a high-risk adult with disabilities who has been abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household member. However, any petition properly filed under this Act may seek protection for any additional persons protected by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 86-542; 87-1186.)
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