Bill Amendment: IL HB4649 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT
Status: 2026-06-01 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter [HB4649 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB4649-House_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: FINANCIALLY EXPLOITED ADULT
Status: 2026-06-01 - Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Mattie Hunter [HB4649 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2025-HB4649-House_Amendment_001.html
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4649 | ||||||
| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4649 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | ||||||
| 4 | "Section 5. The Adult Protective Services Act is amended | ||||||
| 5 | by changing Sections 13 and 13.5 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (320 ILCS 20/13) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 13. Access. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) In accord with established law and Department | ||||||
| 9 | protocols, procedures, and policies, the designated provider | ||||||
| 10 | agencies shall have access to eligible adults who have been | ||||||
| 11 | reported or found to be victims of abuse, abandonment, | ||||||
| 12 | neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect in order to | ||||||
| 13 | assess the validity of the report, assess other needs of the | ||||||
| 14 | eligible adult, and provide services in accordance with this | ||||||
| 15 | Act. | ||||||
| 16 | (a-5) A representative of the Department or a designated | ||||||
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| 1 | provider agency that is actively involved in an abuse, | ||||||
| 2 | abandonment, neglect, financial exploitation, or self-neglect | ||||||
| 3 | investigation under this Act shall be allowed access to the | ||||||
| 4 | financial records, mental and physical health records, and | ||||||
| 5 | other relevant evaluative records of the eligible adult which | ||||||
| 6 | are in the possession of any individual, financial | ||||||
| 7 | institution, health care provider, mental health provider, | ||||||
| 8 | educational facility, or other facility if necessary to | ||||||
| 9 | complete the investigation mandated by this Act. The provider | ||||||
| 10 | or facility shall provide such records to the representative | ||||||
| 11 | upon receipt of a written request and certification from the | ||||||
| 12 | Department or designated provider agency that an investigation | ||||||
| 13 | is being conducted under this Act and the records are | ||||||
| 14 | pertinent to the investigation. | ||||||
| 15 | Any records received by such representative, the | ||||||
| 16 | confidentiality of which is protected by another law or rule, | ||||||
| 17 | shall be maintained as confidential, except for such use as | ||||||
| 18 | may be necessary for any administrative or other legal | ||||||
| 19 | proceeding. | ||||||
| 20 | (b) Where access to an eligible adult is denied, including | ||||||
| 21 | the refusal to provide requested records, the Office of the | ||||||
| 22 | Attorney General, the Department, or the provider agency may | ||||||
| 23 | petition the court for an order to require appropriate access | ||||||
| 24 | where: | ||||||
| 25 | (1) a caregiver or third party has interfered with the | ||||||
| 26 | assessment or service plan, or | ||||||
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| 1 | (2) the agency has reason to believe that the eligible | ||||||
| 2 | adult is denying access because of coercion, extortion, or | ||||||
| 3 | justifiable fear of future abuse, abandonment, neglect, or | ||||||
| 4 | financial exploitation. | ||||||
| 5 | (c) The petition for an order requiring appropriate access | ||||||
| 6 | shall be afforded an expedited hearing in the circuit court. | ||||||
| 7 | (d) If the provider agency has substantiated financial | ||||||
| 8 | exploitation against an eligible adult, and has documented a | ||||||
| 9 | reasonable belief that the eligible adult will be irreparably | ||||||
| 10 | harmed as a result of the financial exploitation, the Office | ||||||
| 11 | of the Attorney General, the Department, or the provider | ||||||
| 12 | agency may petition for a temporary restraining order or any | ||||||
| 13 | other relief outlined in subsection (e) an order freezing the | ||||||
| 14 | assets of the eligible adult. The petition shall be filed in | ||||||
| 15 | the county or counties in which the assets are located. The | ||||||
| 16 | court's order shall prohibit the sale, gifting, transfer, or | ||||||
| 17 | wasting of the assets of the eligible adult, both real and | ||||||
| 18 | personal, owned by, or vested in, the eligible adult, without | ||||||
| 19 | the express permission of the court. The petition to freeze | ||||||
| 20 | the assets of the eligible adult shall be afforded an | ||||||
| 21 | expedited hearing in the circuit court. | ||||||
| 22 | (e) Temporary restraining order; service; hearing. | ||||||
| 23 | (1)(A) The court may grant a temporary restraining | ||||||
| 24 | order ex parte, pending a full hearing, and may grant such | ||||||
| 25 | relief as the court deems proper if the court finds that: | ||||||
| 26 | (i) An immediate and present danger of | ||||||
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| 1 | exploitation of the eligible adult exists. | ||||||
| 2 | (ii) There is a likelihood of irreparable harm and | ||||||
| 3 | nonavailability of an adequate remedy at law. | ||||||
| 4 | (iii) There is a substantial likelihood of success | ||||||
| 5 | on the merits. | ||||||
| 6 | (iv) The threatened injury to the eligible adult | ||||||
| 7 | outweighs possible harm to the respondent. | ||||||
| 8 | (v) Granting a temporary restraining order will | ||||||
| 9 | not disserve the public interest. | ||||||
| 10 | (vi) The temporary restraining order provides for | ||||||
| 11 | the eligible adult's physical or financial safety. | ||||||
| 12 | (B) Such relief the court deems proper may include, | ||||||
| 13 | but is not limited to, any of the following: | ||||||
| 14 | (i) Restraining the respondent from committing any | ||||||
| 15 | acts of exploitation against the eligible adult. | ||||||
| 16 | (ii) Awarding to the eligible adult the temporary | ||||||
| 17 | exclusive use and possession of the dwelling that the | ||||||
| 18 | eligible adult and the respondent share, or barring | ||||||
| 19 | the respondent from the residence of the eligible | ||||||
| 20 | adult. The court shall confirm the availability of any | ||||||
| 21 | required services or alternative caregivers that may | ||||||
| 22 | be necessary to ensure the eligible adult's safety. | ||||||
| 23 | (iii) Freezing any assets of the eligible adult in | ||||||
| 24 | any depository or financial institution whether titled | ||||||
| 25 | solely in the eligible adult's name, solely in the | ||||||
| 26 | respondent's name, jointly with the respondent, in | ||||||
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| 1 | guardianship, in trust, or in a Totten trust, provided | ||||||
| 2 | that: | ||||||
| 3 | (I) Assets held by a guardian for the eligible | ||||||
| 4 | adult may be frozen only by an order entered by the | ||||||
| 5 | court overseeing the guardianship proceeding. | ||||||
| 6 | (II) Assets held by a trust may be frozen only | ||||||
| 7 | by an order of the court if all the trustees of the | ||||||
| 8 | trust are served with process and are given | ||||||
| 9 | reasonable notice before any hearing on the | ||||||
| 10 | petition. | ||||||
| 11 | (III) Assets held solely in the name of the | ||||||
| 12 | respondent may only be frozen on an ex parte basis | ||||||
| 13 | if the petition and affidavit demonstrate to the | ||||||
| 14 | court probable cause that such assets are | ||||||
| 15 | traceable to the unlawful exploitation of the | ||||||
| 16 | eligible adult, that such assets are likely to be | ||||||
| 17 | returned to the eligible adult after a final | ||||||
| 18 | evidentiary hearing, and that no other adequate | ||||||
| 19 | remedy at law is reasonably available. | ||||||
| 20 | (iv) Freezing any line of credit of the eligible | ||||||
| 21 | adult at any depository or financial institution | ||||||
| 22 | whether listed solely in the eligible adult's name or | ||||||
| 23 | jointly with the respondent. | ||||||
| 24 | (I) Lines of credit held by a guardian for the | ||||||
| 25 | eligible adult may be frozen only by an order | ||||||
| 26 | entered by the court overseeing the guardianship | ||||||
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| 1 | proceeding. | ||||||
| 2 | (II) Lines of credit held by a trust may be | ||||||
| 3 | frozen only by an order of the court if all the | ||||||
| 4 | trustees of the trust are served with process and | ||||||
| 5 | are given reasonable notice before any hearing on | ||||||
| 6 | the petition. | ||||||
| 7 | (v) Prohibiting the respondent from having direct | ||||||
| 8 | or indirect contact with the eligible adult. | ||||||
| 9 | (vi) Providing directives to law enforcement | ||||||
| 10 | agencies. | ||||||
| 11 | (vii) If the court has ordered an asset and credit | ||||||
| 12 | freeze, ordering that specified living expenses of the | ||||||
| 13 | eligible adult continue to be paid. | ||||||
| 14 | (viii) Ordering any financial institution holding | ||||||
| 15 | assets of the eligible adult to pay the clerk of the | ||||||
| 16 | circuit court from unencumbered assets of the eligible | ||||||
| 17 | adult, if any, a fee of $75 if the assets of the | ||||||
| 18 | eligible adult are between $1,500 and $5,000 or a fee | ||||||
| 19 | of $200 if the assets are in excess of $5,000. The | ||||||
| 20 | court may rely on the estimate of the value of the | ||||||
| 21 | assets in the petition when assessing the fee. The fee | ||||||
| 22 | shall be taxed as costs against the respondent if the | ||||||
| 23 | court enters a temporary restraining order. | ||||||
| 24 | (2) Except as provided in Section 10-60 of the | ||||||
| 25 | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, in a hearing ex | ||||||
| 26 | parte for the purpose of obtaining an ex parte temporary | ||||||
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| 1 | restraining order, the petitioner can present any relevant | ||||||
| 2 | evidence, including, but not limited to, verified | ||||||
| 3 | pleadings, affidavits, police reports, medical reports, | ||||||
| 4 | financial records, verbal testimony, still photos, audio | ||||||
| 5 | recordings, and video recordings. | ||||||
| 6 | (3) A denial of a petition for an ex parte temporary | ||||||
| 7 | restraining order must be by written order and must note | ||||||
| 8 | the legal grounds for denial. When the only ground for | ||||||
| 9 | denial is failure to demonstrate appearance of an | ||||||
| 10 | immediate and present danger of exploitation of an | ||||||
| 11 | eligible adult, the court must set a full hearing on the | ||||||
| 12 | petition for a temporary restraining order at the earliest | ||||||
| 13 | possible date. Nothing in this paragraph affects a | ||||||
| 14 | petitioner's right to promptly amend any petition | ||||||
| 15 | consistent with court rules. | ||||||
| 16 | (4) An ex parte temporary restraining order may be in | ||||||
| 17 | effect for a fixed period not to exceed 15 days unless good | ||||||
| 18 | cause is shown to extend the order. The ex parte temporary | ||||||
| 19 | restraining order may be extended one time for up to an | ||||||
| 20 | additional 30 days. A full hearing, as provided by this | ||||||
| 21 | Section, must be set for a date no later than the date when | ||||||
| 22 | the ex parte temporary restraining order ceases to be in | ||||||
| 23 | effect. | ||||||
| 24 | (f) Reasonable cause. In determining whether a petitioner | ||||||
| 25 | has reasonable cause to believe that the eligible adult is, or | ||||||
| 26 | is in imminent danger of becoming, a victim of exploitation, | ||||||
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| 1 | the court shall consider and evaluate all relevant factors, | ||||||
| 2 | including, but not limited to, any of the following: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) The existence of a verifiable order of protection | ||||||
| 4 | issued previously or from another jurisdiction. | ||||||
| 5 | (2) Any history of exploitation by the respondent upon | ||||||
| 6 | the eligible adult in the petition or any other eligible | ||||||
| 7 | adult. | ||||||
| 8 | (3) Any history of the eligible adult being previously | ||||||
| 9 | exploited or unduly influenced. | ||||||
| 10 | (4) The capacity of the eligible adult to make | ||||||
| 11 | decisions related to his or her finances and property. | ||||||
| 12 | (5) Susceptibility of the eligible adult to undue | ||||||
| 13 | influence. | ||||||
| 14 | (6) Any criminal history of the respondent or previous | ||||||
| 15 | probable cause findings by the adult protective services | ||||||
| 16 | program, if known. | ||||||
| 17 | (g) Notice of petition and restraining order. | ||||||
| 18 | (1) The respondent shall be personally served, in | ||||||
| 19 | accordance with Section 2-203 of the Code of Civil | ||||||
| 20 | Procedure, with a copy of the petition, notice of hearing, | ||||||
| 21 | and temporary restraining order, if any, before the final | ||||||
| 22 | hearing. | ||||||
| 23 | (2) If the petitioner is acting in a representative | ||||||
| 24 | capacity, the eligible adult shall also be served with a | ||||||
| 25 | copy of the petition, notice of hearing, and temporary | ||||||
| 26 | restraining order, if any, before the final hearing. | ||||||
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| 1 | (3) If any assets or lines of credit are ordered to be | ||||||
| 2 | frozen, the depository or financial institution must be | ||||||
| 3 | served as provided in Section 2-204 of the Code of Civil | ||||||
| 4 | Procedure. | ||||||
| 5 | (h) Final hearing on petition. | ||||||
| 6 | (1)(A) The court may grant such relief as the court | ||||||
| 7 | deems proper when, upon notice and hearing, it appears to | ||||||
| 8 | the court that: | ||||||
| 9 | (i) The eligible adult is the victim of | ||||||
| 10 | exploitation or that the eligible adult is in imminent | ||||||
| 11 | danger of becoming a victim of exploitation. | ||||||
| 12 | (ii) There is a likelihood of irreparable harm and | ||||||
| 13 | nonavailability of an adequate remedy at law. | ||||||
| 14 | (iii) The threatened injury to the eligible adult | ||||||
| 15 | outweighs possible harm to the respondent. | ||||||
| 16 | (iv) Where the restraining order freezes assets of | ||||||
| 17 | the respondent, the court finds probable cause that | ||||||
| 18 | exploitation has occurred, the freeze only affects the | ||||||
| 19 | proceeds of such exploitation, and there is a | ||||||
| 20 | substantial likelihood that such assets will be | ||||||
| 21 | ordered to be returned to the eligible adult. | ||||||
| 22 | (v) The relief provides for the eligible adult's | ||||||
| 23 | physical or financial safety. | ||||||
| 24 | (B) Such relief may include, but need not be limited | ||||||
| 25 | to, any of the following: | ||||||
| 26 | (i) Continuing the temporary restraining order in | ||||||
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| 1 | part or in whole. | ||||||
| 2 | (ii) Restraining the respondent from committing | ||||||
| 3 | any acts of exploitation. | ||||||
| 4 | (iii) Awarding to the eligible adult the exclusive | ||||||
| 5 | use and possession of the dwelling that the eligible | ||||||
| 6 | adult and the respondent share or excluding the | ||||||
| 7 | respondent from the residence of the eligible adult. | ||||||
| 8 | The court shall confirm the availability of any | ||||||
| 9 | required services or alternative caregivers that may | ||||||
| 10 | be necessary to ensure the eligible adult's safety. | ||||||
| 11 | (iv) Ordering the respondent to participate in | ||||||
| 12 | treatment, intervention, or counseling services to be | ||||||
| 13 | paid for by the respondent. | ||||||
| 14 | (v) Directing that assets under temporary freeze | ||||||
| 15 | by a restraining order be returned to the eligible | ||||||
| 16 | adult, or directing that those assets remain frozen | ||||||
| 17 | until ownership can be determined; and directing that | ||||||
| 18 | the temporary freeze on any line of credit be lifted. | ||||||
| 19 | (vi) Where the court has found that the respondent | ||||||
| 20 | has engaged in exploitation of the eligible adult, | ||||||
| 21 | entering a final cost judgment against the respondent | ||||||
| 22 | and in favor of the petitioner for all taxable costs, | ||||||
| 23 | and entering a final cost judgment against the | ||||||
| 24 | respondent and in favor of the clerk of the circuit | ||||||
| 25 | court for all the clerk's filing fees and service | ||||||
| 26 | charges that were waived by operation of this Section. | ||||||
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| 1 | (vii) Ordering such other relief as the court | ||||||
| 2 | deems necessary for the protection of a victim of | ||||||
| 3 | exploitation, including injunctions or directives to | ||||||
| 4 | law enforcement agencies, as provided in this Section. | ||||||
| 5 | (2) The court must allow an advocate from a State's | ||||||
| 6 | Attorney's Office or a law enforcement agency to be | ||||||
| 7 | present with the petitioner or the respondent during any | ||||||
| 8 | court proceedings or hearings related to the temporary | ||||||
| 9 | restraining order, provided the petitioner or the | ||||||
| 10 | respondent has made such a request and the advocate is | ||||||
| 11 | able to be present. | ||||||
| 12 | (3) The terms of a temporary restraining order as | ||||||
| 13 | provided in paragraph (1) remain in effect until the | ||||||
| 14 | temporary restraining order is modified or dissolved. | ||||||
| 15 | (i) Provisions required in any temporary restraining | ||||||
| 16 | order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction. A | ||||||
| 17 | temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or | ||||||
| 18 | permanent injunction entered by a court must, on its face, | ||||||
| 19 | indicate: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) That the temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
| 21 | injunction, or permanent injunction is valid and | ||||||
| 22 | enforceable in all counties of this State. | ||||||
| 23 | (2) That law enforcement officers may use their arrest | ||||||
| 24 | powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to | ||||||
| 25 | enforce the terms of the temporary restraining order, | ||||||
| 26 | preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction. | ||||||
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| 1 | (3) That the court had jurisdiction over the parties | ||||||
| 2 | and subject matter under State law and that reasonable | ||||||
| 3 | notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the | ||||||
| 4 | person against whom the temporary restraining order, | ||||||
| 5 | preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction was | ||||||
| 6 | sought, in a manner that was sufficient to protect that | ||||||
| 7 | person's right to due process. | ||||||
| 8 | (4) If any assets or lines of credit are ordered to be | ||||||
| 9 | frozen, the date that the depository or financial | ||||||
| 10 | institution was served with the temporary restraining | ||||||
| 11 | order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction as | ||||||
| 12 | provided in Section 2-204 of the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
| 13 | (5) The date the respondent was served with the | ||||||
| 14 | petition for a temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
| 15 | injunction, or permanent injunction. | ||||||
| 16 | (j) Transmittal to sheriff; service. | ||||||
| 17 | (1)(A) The clerk of the circuit court shall furnish a | ||||||
| 18 | copy of the petition, the financial affidavit, the notice | ||||||
| 19 | of hearing, and any temporary restraining order to the | ||||||
| 20 | sheriff or a law enforcement agency of the county in which | ||||||
| 21 | the respondent resides or can be found, who shall serve it | ||||||
| 22 | upon the respondent as soon thereafter as possible on any | ||||||
| 23 | day of the week and at any time of the day or night. At the | ||||||
| 24 | request of the sheriff, the clerk of the circuit court may | ||||||
| 25 | transmit a facsimile copy of a temporary restraining order | ||||||
| 26 | that has been certified by the clerk of the circuit court | ||||||
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| 1 | in accordance with paragraph (4), and this facsimile copy | ||||||
| 2 | may be served in the same manner as a certified copy. The | ||||||
| 3 | clerk of the circuit court shall also furnish to the | ||||||
| 4 | sheriff such information on the respondent's physical | ||||||
| 5 | description and location as is required by the Illinois | ||||||
| 6 | State Police to comply with the verification procedures | ||||||
| 7 | set forth in subparagraph (B). | ||||||
| 8 | (B) Upon receiving a facsimile copy, the sheriff must | ||||||
| 9 | verify receipt with the clerk of the circuit court before | ||||||
| 10 | attempting to serve it upon the respondent. If the sheriff | ||||||
| 11 | is in possession of a temporary restraining order that has | ||||||
| 12 | been certified by the clerk of the circuit court, the | ||||||
| 13 | sheriff may transmit a facsimile copy of that temporary | ||||||
| 14 | restraining order to a law enforcement officer who shall | ||||||
| 15 | serve it in the same manner as a certified copy. | ||||||
| 16 | (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
| 17 | chief judge of each judicial circuit, in consultation with | ||||||
| 18 | the appropriate sheriff, may authorize a law enforcement | ||||||
| 19 | agency within the jurisdiction to effect service. A law | ||||||
| 20 | enforcement agency performing service in accordance with | ||||||
| 21 | this Section shall use service and verification procedures | ||||||
| 22 | consistent with those of the sheriff. | ||||||
| 23 | (2)(A) Except where the eligible adult is the | ||||||
| 24 | petitioner, the clerk of the circuit court shall furnish a | ||||||
| 25 | copy of the petition, the financial affidavit, the notice | ||||||
| 26 | of hearing, and any temporary restraining order to the | ||||||
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| 1 | sheriff or a law enforcement agency of the county in which | ||||||
| 2 | the eligible adult resides or can be found, who shall | ||||||
| 3 | serve it upon the eligible adult as soon thereafter as | ||||||
| 4 | possible on any day of the week and at any time of the day | ||||||
| 5 | or night. At the request of the sheriff, the clerk of the | ||||||
| 6 | circuit court may transmit a facsimile copy of a temporary | ||||||
| 7 | restraining order that has been certified by the clerk of | ||||||
| 8 | the circuit court in accordance with paragraph (4), and | ||||||
| 9 | this facsimile copy may be served in the same manner as a | ||||||
| 10 | certified copy. The clerk of the circuit court shall also | ||||||
| 11 | furnish to the sheriff such information on the eligible | ||||||
| 12 | adult's physical description and location as is required | ||||||
| 13 | by the Illinois State Police to comply with the | ||||||
| 14 | verification procedures set forth in subparagraph (B). | ||||||
| 15 | (B) Upon receiving a facsimile copy, the sheriff must | ||||||
| 16 | verify receipt with the clerk of the circuit court before | ||||||
| 17 | attempting to serve it upon the eligible adult. If the | ||||||
| 18 | sheriff is in possession of a temporary restraining order | ||||||
| 19 | that has been certified by the clerk of the circuit court, | ||||||
| 20 | the sheriff may transmit a facsimile copy of that | ||||||
| 21 | temporary restraining order to a law enforcement officer, | ||||||
| 22 | who shall serve it in the same manner as a certified copy. | ||||||
| 23 | (C) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the | ||||||
| 24 | chief judge of each judicial circuit, in consultation with | ||||||
| 25 | the appropriate sheriff, may authorize a law enforcement | ||||||
| 26 | agency within the jurisdiction of the judicial circuit to | ||||||
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| 1 | effect service. A law enforcement agency performing | ||||||
| 2 | service in accordance with this Section shall use service | ||||||
| 3 | and verification procedures consistent with those of the | ||||||
| 4 | sheriff. | ||||||
| 5 | (3) When a temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
| 6 | injunction, or permanent injunction is issued by a court | ||||||
| 7 | to protect against the exploitation of an eligible adult, | ||||||
| 8 | if the petitioner requests that a law enforcement agency | ||||||
| 9 | assist the eligible adult, the court may order that an | ||||||
| 10 | officer from the appropriate law enforcement agency | ||||||
| 11 | accompany the eligible adult and assist in the service or | ||||||
| 12 | execution of the temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
| 13 | injunction, or permanent injunction, including returning | ||||||
| 14 | possession of a dwelling or residence to the eligible | ||||||
| 15 | adult. A law enforcement officer shall accept a copy of | ||||||
| 16 | the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, | ||||||
| 17 | or permanent injunction, certified by the clerk of the | ||||||
| 18 | circuit court in accordance with paragraph (4), from the | ||||||
| 19 | petitioner and immediately serve it upon a respondent who | ||||||
| 20 | has been located but not yet served. The law enforcement | ||||||
| 21 | agency must also serve any temporary restraining order, | ||||||
| 22 | preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction freezing | ||||||
| 23 | assets on a financial institution where assets subject to | ||||||
| 24 | dissipation are held, or where a credit line may be | ||||||
| 25 | exploited. Service upon the depository or financial | ||||||
| 26 | institution must be served as provided in Section 2-204 of | ||||||
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| 1 | the Code of Civil Procedure. | ||||||
| 2 | (4) The clerk of the circuit court shall certify a | ||||||
| 3 | copy of all orders issued, changed, continued, extended, | ||||||
| 4 | or vacated subsequent to the original service of the | ||||||
| 5 | original petition, notice of hearing, or temporary | ||||||
| 6 | restraining order and deliver the certified copy to the | ||||||
| 7 | parties at the time of the entry of the order. The parties | ||||||
| 8 | may acknowledge receipt of a certified order in writing on | ||||||
| 9 | the face of the original order. If a party fails or refuses | ||||||
| 10 | to acknowledge the receipt of a certified copy of an | ||||||
| 11 | order, the clerk of the circuit court must note on the | ||||||
| 12 | original petition that service was effected. If delivery | ||||||
| 13 | at the hearing during which an order is issued is not | ||||||
| 14 | possible, the clerk of the circuit court shall mail | ||||||
| 15 | certified copies of the order to the parties at their | ||||||
| 16 | respective last known mailing addresses; except that | ||||||
| 17 | service upon a depository or financial institution must be | ||||||
| 18 | served as provided in Section 2-204 of the Code of Civil | ||||||
| 19 | Procedure. Service by mail is complete upon mailing. When | ||||||
| 20 | an order is served in accordance with this paragraph, the | ||||||
| 21 | clerk of the circuit court shall notify the sheriff of the | ||||||
| 22 | service and prepare a written certification to be placed | ||||||
| 23 | in the court file specifying the time, date, and method of | ||||||
| 24 | service. | ||||||
| 25 | (5) If the respondent has been previously served with | ||||||
| 26 | the temporary restraining order and has failed to appear | ||||||
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| 1 | at the initial hearing on the temporary restraining order, | ||||||
| 2 | any subsequent petition for a temporary restraining order | ||||||
| 3 | or preliminary injunction seeking an extension of time may | ||||||
| 4 | be served on the respondent by the clerk of the court by | ||||||
| 5 | certified mail in lieu of personal service by a law | ||||||
| 6 | enforcement officer. | ||||||
| 7 | (6)(A) Within 24 hours after the court issues a | ||||||
| 8 | temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or | ||||||
| 9 | permanent injunction to protect an eligible adult against | ||||||
| 10 | exploitation or changes, continues, extends, or vacates | ||||||
| 11 | such an order or injunction, the clerk of the circuit | ||||||
| 12 | court must forward a certified copy of the temporary | ||||||
| 13 | restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent | ||||||
| 14 | injunction to the sheriff with jurisdiction over the | ||||||
| 15 | residence of the petitioner for service in accordance with | ||||||
| 16 | this subsection. | ||||||
| 17 | (B) Within 24 hours after service of a temporary | ||||||
| 18 | restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent | ||||||
| 19 | injunction upon a respondent to protect an eligible adult | ||||||
| 20 | against exploitation, the law enforcement officer who | ||||||
| 21 | served the temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
| 22 | injunction, or permanent injunction must forward the | ||||||
| 23 | written proof of service to the sheriff with jurisdiction | ||||||
| 24 | over the residence of the petitioner. | ||||||
| 25 | (C) Within 24 hours after the sheriff receives a | ||||||
| 26 | certified copy of the temporary restraining order, | ||||||
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| 1 | preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction to protect | ||||||
| 2 | an eligible adult against exploitation, the sheriff must | ||||||
| 3 | make information related to the order or injunction | ||||||
| 4 | available to this State's law enforcement agencies by | ||||||
| 5 | electronically transmitting such information to the | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois State Police. | ||||||
| 7 | (D) Within 24 hours after the sheriff or other law | ||||||
| 8 | enforcement officer has made service upon the respondent | ||||||
| 9 | and the sheriff has been so notified, the sheriff must | ||||||
| 10 | make information relating to the service available to | ||||||
| 11 | other law enforcement agencies by electronically | ||||||
| 12 | transmitting such information to the Illinois State | ||||||
| 13 | Police. | ||||||
| 14 | (E) Within 24 hours after a temporary restraining | ||||||
| 15 | order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction is | ||||||
| 16 | terminated or otherwise rendered no longer effective by | ||||||
| 17 | ruling of the court, the clerk of the circuit court must | ||||||
| 18 | notify the sheriff receiving original notification of the | ||||||
| 19 | temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or | ||||||
| 20 | permanent injunction as provided in subparagraph (A). The | ||||||
| 21 | sheriff shall, within 24 hours after receiving such | ||||||
| 22 | notification from the clerk of the circuit court, notify | ||||||
| 23 | the Illinois State Police of such court action. | ||||||
| 24 | (k) Enforcement. | ||||||
| 25 | (1) As to the respondent, the court may enforce a | ||||||
| 26 | violation of a temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
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| 1 | injunction, or permanent injunction issued to protect an | ||||||
| 2 | eligible adult against exploitation through a civil or | ||||||
| 3 | criminal contempt proceeding, and the State's Attorney may | ||||||
| 4 | prosecute it as a criminal violation. Any assessment or | ||||||
| 5 | fine ordered by the court enforcing the temporary | ||||||
| 6 | restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent | ||||||
| 7 | injunction shall be collected by the clerk of the circuit | ||||||
| 8 | court and transferred on a monthly basis to the Department | ||||||
| 9 | of Revenue for deposit into the Domestic Violence Fund. | ||||||
| 10 | (2) If the respondent is arrested by a law enforcement | ||||||
| 11 | officer, the respondent must be held in custody until he | ||||||
| 12 | or she is brought before the court, which must occur as | ||||||
| 13 | expeditiously as possible, for the purpose of enforcing | ||||||
| 14 | the temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, | ||||||
| 15 | or permanent injunction and for admittance to bail in | ||||||
| 16 | accordance with the applicable rules of criminal | ||||||
| 17 | procedure, pending a hearing. | ||||||
| 18 | (l) Judgment for damages. Actual damages may be assessed | ||||||
| 19 | against the petitioner in a proceeding under this Section if | ||||||
| 20 | the court finds that the petition lacks substantial factual or | ||||||
| 21 | legal support. | ||||||
| 22 | (m) Modification or dissolution of a temporary restraining | ||||||
| 23 | order, preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction. The | ||||||
| 24 | petitioner, respondent, or eligible adult may move at any time | ||||||
| 25 | to modify or dissolve the temporary restraining order, | ||||||
| 26 | preliminary injunction, or permanent injunction in part or in | ||||||
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| 1 | whole. No specific allegations are required for modification | ||||||
| 2 | or dissolution of the temporary restraining order, preliminary | ||||||
| 3 | injunction, or permanent injunction, which may be granted in | ||||||
| 4 | addition to other civil or criminal penalties. The court shall | ||||||
| 5 | promptly hear a motion to modify or dissolve a temporary | ||||||
| 6 | restraining order, preliminary injunction, or permanent | ||||||
| 7 | injunction. | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 102-244, eff. 1-1-22.) | ||||||
| 9 | (320 ILCS 20/13.5) | ||||||
| 10 | Sec. 13.5. Commencement of action for access; filing fees; | ||||||
| 11 | process; notice; duration of orders. | ||||||
| 12 | (a) Actions for orders seeking access to an eligible adult | ||||||
| 13 | or for any other relief outlined in subsection (e) of Section | ||||||
| 14 | 13 freezing assets of an eligible adult are commenced: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) independently, by filing a petition for access to | ||||||
| 16 | an eligible adult or freezing the assets of an eligible | ||||||
| 17 | adult in the circuit court; | ||||||
| 18 | (2) in conjunction with other civil proceedings, by | ||||||
| 19 | filing a petition for access to an eligible adult or | ||||||
| 20 | freezing the assets of an eligible adult under the same | ||||||
| 21 | case number as another civil proceeding involving the | ||||||
| 22 | parties, including, but not limited to: | ||||||
| 23 | (i) a guardianship proceeding under the Probate | ||||||
| 24 | Act of 1975; | ||||||
| 25 | (ii) a proceeding for involuntary commitment under | ||||||
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| 1 | the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code; | ||||||
| 2 | (iii) any other proceeding, provided that the | ||||||
| 3 | eligible adult or the respondent is a party to or the | ||||||
| 4 | subject of that proceeding. | ||||||
| 5 | (b) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for filing | ||||||
| 6 | petitions or certifying orders. No fee shall be charged by a | ||||||
| 7 | sheriff for service by the sheriff of such a petition, rule, | ||||||
| 8 | motion, or order in an action commenced under this Section. | ||||||
| 9 | (c) Any action for an order for access to an eligible adult | ||||||
| 10 | or freezing assets of an eligible adult, whether commenced | ||||||
| 11 | independently or in conjunction with another proceeding, is a | ||||||
| 12 | distinct cause of action and requires that a separate summons | ||||||
| 13 | be issued and served, except that in pending cases the | ||||||
| 14 | following methods may be used: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) Delivery of the summons to respondent personally | ||||||
| 16 | in open court in pending civil or criminal cases. | ||||||
| 17 | (2) Mailing to the defendant, or, if represented, to | ||||||
| 18 | the defendant's attorney of record in the civil cases in | ||||||
| 19 | which the defendant has filed a general appearance. The | ||||||
| 20 | summons shall be in the form prescribed by subsection (d) | ||||||
| 21 | of Supreme Court Rule 101, except that it shall require | ||||||
| 22 | the respondent to answer or appear within 7 days. | ||||||
| 23 | Attachments to the summons or notice shall include the | ||||||
| 24 | petition for access to an eligible adult or freezing | ||||||
| 25 | assets of an eligible adult and supporting affidavits, if | ||||||
| 26 | any, and any emergency order for access to an eligible | ||||||
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| 1 | adult or freezing assets of an eligible adult that has | ||||||
| 2 | been issued. | ||||||
| 3 | (d) Summons may be served by a private person over 18 years | ||||||
| 4 | of age and not a party to the action. The return by that | ||||||
| 5 | private person shall be by affidavit. The summons may be | ||||||
| 6 | served by a sheriff or other law enforcement officer, and if | ||||||
| 7 | summons is placed for service by the sheriff, it shall be made | ||||||
| 8 | at the earliest time practicable and shall take precedence | ||||||
| 9 | over other summonses except those of a similar emergency | ||||||
| 10 | nature. | ||||||
| 11 | (e) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, notice | ||||||
| 12 | of hearings on petitions or motions shall be served in | ||||||
| 13 | accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12 unless notice is | ||||||
| 14 | excused by the Code of Civil Procedure, Supreme Court Rules, | ||||||
| 15 | or local rules, as now or hereafter amended. | ||||||
| 16 | (f) Original notice of a hearing on a petition for access | ||||||
| 17 | to an eligible adult or freezing assets of an eligible adult | ||||||
| 18 | may be given, and the documents served, in accordance with | ||||||
| 19 | Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12. When, however, an emergency | ||||||
| 20 | order is sought in such a case on an ex parte application, the | ||||||
| 21 | notice rules set forth in Section 11-101 of the Code of Civil | ||||||
| 22 | Procedure shall apply. | ||||||
| 23 | (g) An order entered in accordance with Sections 13 and | ||||||
| 24 | 13.5 shall be valid for a fixed period of time, not to exceed 2 | ||||||
| 25 | years. | ||||||
| 26 | (Source: P.A. 91-731, eff. 6-2-00.) | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 10. The Code of Civil Procedure is amended by | ||||||
| 2 | adding Section 2-203.3 as follows: | ||||||
| 3 | (735 ILCS 5/2-203.3 new) | ||||||
| 4 | Sec. 2-203.3. Service on third party platform; financial | ||||||
| 5 | exploitation. In cases of financial exploitation where the | ||||||
| 6 | alleged perpetrator is unknown or unascertainable, such that | ||||||
| 7 | service is impracticable under items (1) and (2) of subsection | ||||||
| 8 | (a) of Section 2-203, service upon the alleged perpetrator may | ||||||
| 9 | be made on the platform or third party through which the | ||||||
| 10 | alleged financial exploitation occurred. Notice shall be | ||||||
| 11 | provided by the same method used by the alleged perpetrator to | ||||||
| 12 | communicate with the protected party, and documentation of | ||||||
| 13 | identifying information and all service attempts shall be | ||||||
| 14 | filed with the court. The court may order any further | ||||||
| 15 | reasonable measures to effectuate notice and provide an | ||||||
| 16 | opportunity to be heard.". | ||||||
