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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3370 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 750 ILCS 60/202 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2 Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, when a petition for an emergency order of protection is filed, the petition may not be made public until the petition is served (i) on the respondent or (ii) the respondent or the respondent's counsel has filed an appearance and waiver of service. LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3370 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 750 ILCS 60/202 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2 750 ILCS 60/202 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2 Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, when a petition for an emergency order of protection is filed, the petition may not be made public until the petition is served (i) on the respondent or (ii) the respondent or the respondent's counsel has filed an appearance and waiver of service. LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b LRB104 09691 JRC 19757 b A BILL FOR
	2	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3370 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	5	+	Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, when a petition for an emergency order of protection is filed, the petition may not be made public until the petition is served (i) on the respondent or (ii) the respondent or the respondent's counsel has filed an appearance and waiver of service.
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3	11		1 AN ACT concerning civil law.
4	12		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	13		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	14		4 Section 5. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
7	15		5 amended by changing Section 202 as follows:
8	16		6 (750 ILCS 60/202) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-2)
9	17		7 Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees; dismissal.
10	18		8 (a) How to commence action. Actions for orders of
11	19		9 protection are commenced:
12	20		10 (1) Independently: By filing a petition for an order
13	21		11 of protection in any civil court, unless specific courts
14	22		12 are designated by local rule or order.
15	23		13 (2) In conjunction with another civil proceeding: By
16	24		14 filing a petition for an order of protection under the
17	25		15 same case number as another civil proceeding involving the
18	26		16 parties, including, but not limited to: (i) any proceeding
19	27		17 under the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage
20	28		18 Act, Illinois Parentage Act of 2015, Nonsupport of Spouse
21	29		19 and Children Act, or Revised Uniform Reciprocal
22	30		20 Enforcement of Support Act or an action for nonsupport
23	31		21 brought under Article X of the Illinois Public Aid Code,
24	32		22 provided that a petitioner and the respondent are a party
25	33		23 to or the subject of that proceeding or (ii) a
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	37	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3370 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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	40	+	Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that, when a petition for an emergency order of protection is filed, the petition may not be made public until the petition is served (i) on the respondent or (ii) the respondent or the respondent's counsel has filed an appearance and waiver of service.
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34	68		1 guardianship proceeding under the Probate Act of 1975, or
35	69		2 a proceeding for involuntary commitment under the Mental
36	70		3 Health and Developmental Disabilities Code, or any
37	71		4 proceeding, other than a delinquency petition, under the
38	72		5 Juvenile Court Act of 1987, provided that a petitioner or
39	73		6 the respondent is a party to or the subject of such
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41	75		8 (3) In conjunction with a delinquency petition or a
42	76		9 criminal prosecution as provided in Section 112A-20 of the
43	77		10 Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963.
44	78		11 (a-1) A petition for an order of protection may be filed in
45	79		12 person or online.
46	80		13 (a-5) When a petition for an emergency order of protection
47	81		14 is filed, the petition shall not be public until the petition
48	82		15 is (i) served on the respondent or (ii) the respondent or
49	83		16 respondent's counsel has filed an appearance and waiver of
50	84		17 service.
51	85		18 Accessibility to the petition under this subsection prior
52	86		19 to the petition being served on the respondent shall be in
53	87		20 accordance with Section 5 of the Court Record and Document
54	88		21 Accessibility Act.
55	89		22 (b) Filing, certification, and service fees. No fee shall
56	90		23 be charged by the clerk for filing, amending, vacating,
57	91		24 certifying, or photocopying petitions or orders; or for
58	92		25 issuing alias summons; or for any related filing service. No
59	93		26 fee shall be charged by the sheriff for service by the sheriff
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70	104		1 of a petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced
71	105		2 under this Section.
72	106		3 (c) Dismissal and consolidation. Withdrawal or dismissal
73	107		4 of any petition for an order of protection prior to
74	108		5 adjudication where the petitioner is represented by the State
75	109		6 shall operate as a dismissal without prejudice. No action for
76	110		7 an order of protection shall be dismissed because the
77	111		8 respondent is being prosecuted for a crime against the
78	112		9 petitioner. An independent action may be consolidated with
79	113		10 another civil proceeding, as provided by paragraph (2) of
80	114		11 subsection (a) of this Section. For any action commenced under
81	115		12 paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (a) of this Section,
82	116		13 dismissal of the conjoined case (or a finding of not guilty)
83	117		14 shall not require dismissal of the action for the order of
84	118		15 protection; instead, it may be treated as an independent
85	119		16 action and, if necessary and appropriate, transferred to a
86	120		17 different court or division. Dismissal of any conjoined case
87	121		18 shall not affect the validity of any previously issued order
88	122		19 of protection, and thereafter subsections (b)(1) and (b)(2) of
89	123		20 Section 220 shall be inapplicable to such order.
90	124		21 (d) Pro se petitions. The court shall provide, through the
91	125		22 office of the clerk of the court, simplified forms and
92	126		23 clerical assistance to help with the writing and filing of a
93	127		24 petition under this Section by any person not represented by
94	128		25 counsel. In addition, that assistance may be provided by the
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106	140		1 (e) As provided in this subsection, the administrative
107	141		2 director of the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts,
108	142		3 with the approval of the administrative board of the courts,
109	143		4 may adopt rules to establish and implement a pilot program to
110	144		5 allow the electronic filing of petitions for temporary orders
111	145		6 of protection and the issuance of such orders by audio-visual
112	146		7 means to accommodate litigants for whom attendance in court to
113	147		8 file for and obtain emergency relief would constitute an undue
114	148		9 hardship or would constitute a risk of harm to the litigant.
115	149		10 (1) As used in this subsection:
116	150		11 (A) "Electronic means" means any method of
117	151		12 transmission of information between computers or other
118	152		13 machines designed for the purpose of sending or
119	153		14 receiving electronic transmission and that allows for
120	154		15 the recipient of information to reproduce the
121	155		16 information received in a tangible medium of
122	156		17 expression.
123	157		18 (B) "Independent audio-visual system" means an
124	158		19 electronic system for the transmission and receiving
125	159		20 of audio and visual signals, including those with the
126	160		21 means to preclude the unauthorized reception and
127	161		22 decoding of the signals by commercially available
128	162		23 television receivers, channel converters, or other
129	163		24 available receiving devices.
130	164		25 (C) "Electronic appearance" means an appearance in
131	165		26 which one or more of the parties are not present in the
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142	176		1 court, but in which, by means of an independent
143	177		2 audio-visual system, all of the participants are
144	178		3 simultaneously able to see and hear reproductions of
145	179		4 the voices and images of the judge, counsel, parties,
146	180		5 witnesses, and any other participants.
147	181		6 (2) Any pilot program under this subsection (e) shall
148	182		7 be developed by the administrative director or his or her
149	183		8 delegate in consultation with at least one local
150	184		9 organization providing assistance to domestic violence
151	185		10 victims. The program plan shall include, but not be
152	186		11 limited to:
153	187		12 (A) identification of agencies equipped with or
154	188		13 that have access to an independent audio-visual system
155	189		14 and electronic means for filing documents; and
156	190		15 (B) identification of one or more organizations
157	191		16 who are trained and available to assist petitioners in
158	192		17 preparing and filing petitions for temporary orders of
159	193		18 protection and in their electronic appearances before
160	194		19 the court to obtain such orders; and
161	195		20 (C) identification of the existing resources
162	196		21 available in local family courts for the
163	197		22 implementation and oversight of the pilot program; and
164	198		23 (D) procedures for filing petitions and documents
165	199		24 by electronic means, swearing in the petitioners and
166	200		25 witnesses, preparation of a transcript of testimony
167	201		26 and evidence presented, and a prompt transmission of
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178	212		1 any orders issued to the parties; and
179	213		2 (E) a timeline for implementation and a plan for
180	214		3 informing the public about the availability of the
181	215		4 program; and
182	216		5 (F) a description of the data to be collected in
183	217		6 order to evaluate and make recommendations for
184	218		7 improvements to the pilot program.
185	219		8 (3) In conjunction with an electronic appearance, any
186	220		9 petitioner for an ex parte temporary order of protection
187	221		10 may, using the assistance of a trained advocate if
188	222		11 necessary, commence the proceedings by filing a petition
189	223		12 by electronic means.
190	224		13 (A) A petitioner who is seeking an ex parte
191	225		14 temporary order of protection using an electronic
192	226		15 appearance must file a petition in advance of the
193	227		16 appearance and may do so electronically.
194	228		17 (B) The petitioner must show that traveling to or
195	229		18 appearing in court would constitute an undue hardship
196	230		19 or create a risk of harm to the petitioner. In granting
197	231		20 or denying any relief sought by the petitioner, the
198	232		21 court shall state the names of all participants and
199	233		22 whether it is granting or denying an appearance by
200	234		23 electronic means and the basis for such a
201	235		24 determination. A party is not required to file a
202	236		25 petition or other document by electronic means or to
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214		-	1 (C) Nothing in this subsection (e) affects or
215		-	2 changes any existing laws governing the service of
216		-	3 process, including requirements for personal service
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218		-	5 court proceedings or access to court records by the
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220		-	7 (4) Appearances.
221		-	8 (A) All electronic appearances by a petitioner
222		-	9 seeking an ex parte temporary order of protection
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224		-	11 the court shall obtain the consent of the petitioner
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226		-	13 (B) Electronic appearances under this subsection
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228		-	15 Documentary evidence, if any, referred to by a party
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231		-	18 (Source: P.A. 102-853, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23;
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