Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a petition for an order of protection may be filed by the State's Attorney on behalf of a person who has been abused by a family or household member. Provides that the court may, on its own motion, on behalf of a person who has been abused by a family or household member issue an order of protection. Lengthens duration of plenary order of protection in a criminal case to no longer than 10 years after sentence completion (rather than 2 years).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB0399 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Martin Moylan [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-055	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Silvana Tabares [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-021	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Sam Yingling [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-062	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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