Bill Title: Amends the Supreme Court Act. Provides that the Supreme Court may establish a pilot program for the filing of petitions for temporary orders of protection by electronic means and for the issuance of such orders by audio-visual means. Provides that the administrative director of the courts shall maintain an up-to-date and publicly available listing of the sites, if any, at which petitions for ex parte temporary orders of protection may be filed, and at which electronic appearances in support of such petitions may be made. Provides that in developing a pilot program, the administrative director shall strive for a program that is regionally diverse and takes into consideration, among other things, the availability of public transportation, population density, and the availability of facilities for conducting the program. Amends the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Defines terms and provides substantive and procedural requirements for the pilot program.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)

Status: (Passed) 2016-08-05 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0718 [HB6109 Detail]

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Bill Drafts

Revision	Date	Format	Source	View
Chaptered	2016-08-05	HTML/Text	Link	View
Enrolled	2016-05-30	HTML/Text	Link	View
Engrossed	2016-04-19	HTML/Text	Link	View
Introduced	2016-02-11	HTML/Text	Link	View

Amendments

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Supplemental Documents

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