Legal Statutes: Illinois

UPDATED January 4, 2013

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  • Chapter 430. Public Safety
    • Act 65 Firearms Owners Identification Card Act
      • 65/8. Denial of Application or Revocation or Seizure of Card
      • 65/8.2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card denial or revocation
  • Chapter 720. Criminal Offenses
    • Act 5. Criminal Code
      • Title I. General Provisions
        • Article 2. General Definitions
          • 5/2-7. Felony
      • Title III. Specific Offenses
        • Part B. Offenses Directed Against the Person
          • Article 10. Kidnaping and Related Offenses
            • 5/10-1. Kidnaping
            • 5/10-3. Unlawful Restraint
          • Article 12. Bodily Harm
            • 5/12-1. Assault
            • 5/12-2. Aggravated assault
            • 5/12-3. Battery
            • 5/12-3.2. Domestic Battery
            • 5/12-3.3. Aggravated domestic battery
            • 5/12-6. Intimidation
            • 5/12-7.3. Stalking
            • 5/12-7.4. Aggravated stalking
            • 5/12-7.5. Cyberstalking
            • 5/12-30. Violation of an order of protection.
        • Part C. Offenses Directed Against Property
          • Article 21. Damage and Trespass to Property
            • 5/21-3. Criminal trespass to real property
        • Part D. Offenses Affecting Public Health, Safety and Decency
          • Article 24. Deadly Weapons
            • 5/24-1.1. Unlawful Use or Possession of Weapons by Felons or Persons in the Custody of the Department of Corrections Facilities
            • 5/24-3.1. Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition
    • Act 135. Harassing and Obscene Communications Act
      • 135/1. Transmission of obscene messages prohibited
      • 135/1-1. Harassment by telephone
      • 135/1-2. Harassment through electronic communications
  • Chapter 725 Criminal Procedure
    • Act 5. Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
      • Title IV Proceedings to Commence Prosecution
        • Article 112A. Domestic Violence: Order of Protection
          • 5/112A-14. Order of protection; remedies
          • 5/112A-22.5. Filing of an order of protection issued in another state
          • 5/112A-28. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies
          • 5/112A-30. Assistance by law enforcement officers
  • Chapter 730. Corrections
    • Act 5. Unified Code of Corrections
      • Chapter V. Sentencing
        • Article 8. Imprisonment
          • 5/5-8-1. Natural life imprisonment; mandatory supervised release
        • Article 9. Fines
          • 5/5-9-1. Authorized fines
  • Chapter 735. Civil Procedure
    • Act 5. Code of Civil Procedure
      • Article XII. Judgments--Enforcement
        • Part 6. Foreign Judgments and Foreign-Money Claims View the full text of all sections at this level Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act
          • 5/12-652. Filing and Status of Foreign Judgments
          • 5/12-653. Notice of Filing
  • Chapter 750. Families
    • Act 5. Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act
      • Part VI. Custody
        • 5/602. Best Interest of Child
    • Act 60. Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986
      • Article I. General Provisions
        • 60/101. Sec. 101. Short Title
        • 60/102. Sec. 102. Purposes; rules of construction
        • 60/103. Definitions
      • Article II. Orders of Protection
        • 60/201. Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act
        • 60/201.1. Sec. 201.1. Access of high-risk adults
        • 60/202. Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees; dismissal
        • 60/203. Sec. 203. Pleading; non-disclosure of address; non-disclosure of schools
        • 60/205. Sec. 205. Application of rules of civil procedure; Domestic abuse advocates
        • 60/206. Sec. 206. Trial by jury
        • 60/207. Sec. 207. Subject matter jurisdiction
        • 60/208. Sec. 208. Jurisdiction over persons
        • 60/209. Sec. 209. Venue
        • 60/210. Sec. 210. Process
        • 60/210.1. Sec. 210.1. Service of notice in conjunction with a pending civil case
        • 60/211. Sec. 211. Service of notice of hearings
        • 60/212. Sec. 212. Hearings
        • 60/213. Sec. 213. Continuances
        • 60/213.1. Sec. 213.1. Hearsay exception
        • 60/213.2. Sec. 213.2. Waiver of privilege
        • 60/213.3. Sec. 213.3. Independent counsel; temporary substitute guardian
        • 60/214. Order of protection; remedies
        • 60/215. Sec. 215. Mutual orders of protection; correlative separate orders
        • 60/216. Sec. 216. Accountability for Actions of Others
        • 60/217. Sec. 217. Emergency order of protection
        • 60/218. Sec. 218. 30-Day interim order of protection
        • 60/219. Sec. 219. Plenary Order of Protection
        • 60/220. Sec. 220. Duration and extension of orders
        • 60/221. Sec. 221. Contents of orders
        • 60/222. Notice of orders
        • 60/222.5. Sec. 222.5. Filing of an order of protection issued in another state
        • 60/222.10. Short form notification
        • 60/223. Enforcement of orders of protection
        • 60/223.1. Sec. 223.1. Order of protection; status
        • 60/224. Sec. 224. Modification and re-opening of orders
        • 60/225. Sec. 225. Immunity from prosecution
        • 60/226. Sec. 226. Untrue statements
        • 60/227. Sec. 227. Privileged communications between domestic violence counselors and victims
        • 60/227.1. Sec. 227.1. Other privileged information
      • Article III. Law Enforcement Responsibilities
        • 60/301. Arrest without warrant
        • 60/301.1. Sec. 301.1. Law enforcement policies
        • 60/302. Sec. 302. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies
        • 60/303. Sec. 303. Reports by law enforcement officers
        • 60/304. Sec. 304. Assistance by law enforcement officers
        • 60/305. Sec. 305. Limited law enforcement liability
      • Article IV. Health Care Providers
        • 60/401. Sec. 401. Providing information on services; liability
    • Act 61. Address Confidentiality for Victims of Domestic Violence Act
      • 61/1. Sec. 1. Short title.
      • 61/5. Sec. 5. Legislative findings.
      • 61/10. Sec. 10. Definitions.
      • 61/11. Sec. 11. Address confidentiality program; administration.
      • 61/15. Sec. 15. Address confidentiality program; application; certification.
      • 61/20. Sec. 20. Certification cancellation.
      • 61/25. Sec. 25. Agency use of designated address.
      • 61/30. Sec. 30. Voting by program participant; use of designated address by election authority.
      • 61/35. Sec. 35. Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions.
      • 61/40. Sec. 40. Assistance for program applicants.
      • 61/45. Sec. 45. Rules.
  • Chapter 820. Employment
    • Wages and Hours
      • Act 180. Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act
        • 180/10. Definitions
        • 180/15. Purposes
        • 180/20. Entitlement to leave due to domestic or sexual violence
        • 180/25. Existing leave usable for addressing domestic or sexual violence
        • 180/30. Victims' employment sustainability; prohibited discriminatory acts

Article II. Orders of Protection

back to top60/201. 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.