Bill Text: IL HB5102 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act and the Civil No Contact Order Act. Removes language providing that a knowing violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of such orders is a Class 4 felony. Provides instead that: (1) violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor; (2) violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction of domestic battery or violation of an order of protection or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as domestic battery or violation of an order of protection; and (3) violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction of attempt, first degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, unlawful restraint, aggravated unlawful restraint, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, aggravated arson, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or aggravated battery of an unborn child, of a violation of any former law of the State that is substantially similar to any such listed offense, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as one of such offenses, when any of these offenses have been committed against a family or household member. Provides that the court shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours imprisonment for the respondent's second or subsequent violation of any stalking no contact order or civil no contact order, unless the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. Provides that in addition to any other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a fine or to make restitution to the victim under the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes same changes to the Criminal Code of 2012.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-04-05 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5102 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB5102-Introduced.html

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB5102

Introduced , by Rep. Amy Elik

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/12-3.8
720 ILCS 5/12-3.9
740 ILCS 21/125
740 ILCS 22/219

Amends the Stalking No Contact Order Act and the Civil No Contact Order Act. Removes language providing that a knowing violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation of such orders is a Class 4 felony. Provides instead that: (1) violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor; (2) violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction of domestic battery or violation of an order of protection or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as domestic battery or violation of an order of protection; and (3) violation of a stalking no contact order or civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction of attempt, first degree murder, kidnapping, aggravated kidnapping, unlawful restraint, aggravated unlawful restraint, criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, aggravated arson, aggravated discharge of a firearm, or aggravated battery of an unborn child, of a violation of any former law of the State that is substantially similar to any such listed offense, or any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in the State as one of such offenses, when any of these offenses have been committed against a family or household member. Provides that the court shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours imprisonment for the respondent's second or subsequent violation of any stalking no contact order or civil no contact order, unless the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. Provides that in addition to any other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a fine or to make restitution to the victim under the Unified Code of Corrections. Makes same changes to the Criminal Code of 2012.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Sections 12-3.8 and 12-3.9 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/12-3.8)
7 Sec. 12-3.8. Violation of a civil no contact order.
8 (a) A person commits violation of a civil no contact order
9if:
10 (1) he or she knowingly commits an act which was
11 prohibited by a court or fails to commit an act which was
12 ordered in violation of:
13 (A) a remedy of a valid civil no contact order
14 authorized under Section 213 of the Civil No Contact
15 Order Act or Section 112A-14.5 of the Code of Criminal
16 Procedure of 1963; or
17 (B) a remedy, which is substantially similar to
18 the remedies authorized under Section 213 of the Civil
19 No Contact Order Act or Section 112A-14.5 of the Code
20 of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or in a valid civil no
21 contact order, which is authorized under the laws of
22 another state, tribe, or United States territory; and
23 (2) the violation occurs after the offender has been

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1 served notice of the contents of the order under the Civil
2 No Contact Order Act, Article 112A of the Code of Criminal
3 Procedure of 1963, or any substantially similar statute of
4 another state, tribe, or United States territory, or
5 otherwise has acquired actual knowledge of the contents of
6 the order.
7 A civil no contact order issued by a state, tribal, or
8territorial court shall be deemed valid if the issuing court
9had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of
10the state, tribe, or territory. There shall be a presumption
11of validity when an order is certified and appears authentic
12on its face.
13 (a-3) For purposes of this Section, a "civil no contact
14order" may have been issued in a criminal or civil proceeding.
15 (a-5) Failure to provide reasonable notice and opportunity
16to be heard shall be an affirmative defense to any charge or
17process filed seeking enforcement of a foreign civil no
18contact order.
19 (b) Prosecution for a violation of a civil no contact
20order shall not bar a concurrent prosecution for any other
21crime, including any crime that may have been committed at the
22time of the violation of the civil no contact order.
23 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to diminish
24the inherent authority of the courts to enforce their lawful
25orders through civil or criminal contempt proceedings.
26 (d) A defendant who directed the actions of a third party

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1to violate this Section, under the principles of
2accountability set forth in Article 5 of this Code, is guilty
3of violating this Section as if the same had been personally
4done by the defendant, without regard to the mental state of
5the third party acting at the direction of the defendant.
6 (e) Sentence. Violation of a stalking no contact order is
7a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a stalking no contact
8order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior
9conviction under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 or any prior
10conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an
11offense that could be charged in this State as domestic
12battery or violation of an order of protection. Violation of a
13stalking no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant
14has any prior conviction under Section 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2,
1510-3, 10-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.60, 12-3.05,
1612-3.3, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 20-1.1, or 24-1.2 or subsection (a-5)
17of Section 12-3.1, of a violation of any former law of this
18State that is substantially similar to any listed offense, or
19any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for
20an offense that could be charged in this State as one of the
21offenses listed in this Section, when any of these offenses
22have been committed against a family or household member as
23defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
241963. The court shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours
25imprisonment for the respondent's second or subsequent
26violation of any stalking no contact order, unless the court

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1explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of
2imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition to any
3other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a
4fine as authorized under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
5Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under Section
65-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A violation of a
7civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor for a first
8violation, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
9violation.
10(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
11 (720 ILCS 5/12-3.9)
12 Sec. 12-3.9. Violation of a stalking no contact order.
13 (a) A person commits violation of a stalking no contact
14order if:
15 (1) he or she knowingly commits an act which was
16 prohibited by a court or fails to commit an act which was
17 ordered by a court in violation of:
18 (A) a remedy in a valid stalking no contact order
19 of protection authorized under Section 80 of the
20 Stalking No Contact Order Act or Section 112A-14.7 of
21 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963; or
22 (B) a remedy, which is substantially similar to
23 the remedies authorized under Section 80 of the
24 Stalking No Contact Order Act or Section 112A-14.7 of
25 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or in a valid

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1 stalking no contact order, which is authorized under
2 the laws of another state, tribe, or United States
3 territory; and
4 (2) the violation occurs after the offender has been
5 served notice of the contents of the order, under the
6 Stalking No Contact Order Act, Article 112A of the Code of
7 Criminal Procedure of 1963, or any substantially similar
8 statute of another state, tribe, or United States
9 territory, or otherwise has acquired actual knowledge of
10 the contents of the order.
11 A stalking no contact order issued by a state, tribal, or
12territorial court shall be deemed valid if the issuing court
13had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of
14the state, tribe, or territory. There shall be a presumption
15of validity when an order is certified and appears authentic
16on its face.
17 (a-3) For purposes of this Section, a "stalking no contact
18order" may have been issued in a criminal or civil proceeding.
19 (a-5) Failure to provide reasonable notice and opportunity
20to be heard shall be an affirmative defense to any charge or
21process filed seeking enforcement of a foreign stalking no
22contact order.
23 (b) Prosecution for a violation of a stalking no contact
24order shall not bar a concurrent prosecution for any other
25crime, including any crime that may have been committed at the
26time of the violation of the civil no contact order.

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1 (c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to diminish
2the inherent authority of the courts to enforce their lawful
3orders through civil or criminal contempt proceedings.
4 (d) A defendant who directed the actions of a third party
5to violate this Section, under the principles of
6accountability set forth in Article 5 of this Code, is guilty
7of violating this Section as if the same had been personally
8done by the defendant, without regard to the mental state of
9the third party acting at the direction of the defendant.
10 (e) Sentence. Violation of a stalking no contact order is
11a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a stalking no contact
12order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior
13conviction under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 or any prior
14conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an
15offense that could be charged in this State as domestic
16battery or violation of an order of protection. Violation of a
17stalking no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant
18has any prior conviction under Section 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2,
1910-3, 10-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.60, 12-3.05,
2012-3.3, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 20-1.1, or 24-1.2 or subsection (a-5)
21of Section 12-3.1, of a violation of any former law of this
22State that is substantially similar to any listed offense, or
23any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for
24an offense that could be charged in this State as one of the
25offenses listed in this Section, when any of these offenses
26have been committed against a family or household member as

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1defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
21963. The court shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours
3imprisonment for the respondent's second or subsequent
4violation of any stalking no contact order, unless the court
5explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of
6imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition to any
7other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a
8fine as authorized under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
9Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under Section
105-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A violation of a
11stalking no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor for a first
12violation, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
13violation.
14(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
15 Section 10. The Stalking No Contact Order Act is amended
16by changing Section 125 as follows:
17 (740 ILCS 21/125)
18 Sec. 125. Violation. Violation of a stalking no contact
19order is a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a stalking no
20contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any
21prior conviction under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 of the
22Criminal Code of 2012 or any prior conviction under the law of
23another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in
24this State as domestic battery or violation of an order of

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1protection. Violation of a stalking no contact order is a
2Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under
3Section 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
411-1.40, 11-1.60, 12-3.05, 12-3.3, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 20-1.1, or
524-1.2 or subsection (a-5) of Section 12-3.1 of the Criminal
6Code of 2012, of a violation of any former law of this State
7that is substantially similar to any listed offense, or any
8prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an
9offense that could be charged in this State as one of the
10offenses listed in this Section, when any of these offenses
11have been committed against a family or household member as
12defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
131963. The court shall impose a minimum penalty of 24 hours
14imprisonment for the respondent's second or subsequent
15violation of any stalking no contact order, unless the court
16explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of
17imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition to any
18other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a
19fine as authorized under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
20Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under Section
215-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
22An initial knowing violation of a stalking no contact order is
23a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent knowing
24violation is a Class 4 felony.
25(Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)

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1 Section 15. The Civil No Contact Order Act is amended by
2changing Section 219 as follows:
3 (740 ILCS 22/219)
4 Sec. 219. Violation. Violation of a civil no contact order
5is a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a civil no contact order
6is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction
7under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or
8any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for
9an offense that could be charged in this State as domestic
10battery or violation of an order of protection. Violation of a
11civil no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has
12any prior conviction under Section 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,
1310-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.60, 12-3.05, 12-3.3,
1412-4, 12-4.3, 12-4.4, 12-4.6, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 12-13, 12-14,
1512-14.1, 12-16, 20-1.1, or 24-1.2 or subsection (a-5) of
16Section 12-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, of a violation of
17any former law of this State that is substantially similar to
18any listed offense, or any prior conviction under the law of
19another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in
20this State as one of the offenses listed in this Section, when
21any of these offenses have been committed against a family or
22household member as defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of
23Criminal Procedure of 1963. The court shall impose a minimum
24penalty of 24 hours imprisonment for the respondent's second
25or subsequent violation of any civil no contact order, unless

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