Chapter 740 — CIVIL LIABILITIES

(740 ILCS 21/90) Sec. 90. Accountability for actions of others. For the purposes of issuing a stalking no contact order, deciding what remedies should be included and enforcing the order, Article 5 of the Criminal Code of 2012 shall govern whether respondent is legally accountabl…

(740 ILCS 21/95) Sec. 95. Emergency stalking no contact order. (a) An emergency stalking no contact order shall issue if the petitioner satisfies the requirements of this subsection (a). The petitioner shall establish that: (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 50; (2) the…

(740 ILCS 22/101) Sec. 101. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Civil No Contact Order Act. (Source: P.A. 93-236, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 22/101.1) Sec. 101.1. Designation of parties. Subsection (e) of Section 2-401 of the Code of Civil Procedure regarding designation of parties applies to petitions under this Act. (Source: P.A. 96-311, eff. 1-1-10.)

(740 ILCS 22/102) Sec. 102. Purpose. Sexual assault is the most heinous crime against another person short of murder. Sexual assault inflicts humiliation, degradation, and terror on victims. According to the FBI, a woman is raped every 6 minutes in the United States. Rape is reco…

(740 ILCS 22/103) Sec. 103. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Civil no contact order" means an emergency order or plenary order granted under this Act, which includes a remedy authorized by Section 213 of this Act. "Family or household members" include spouses, parents, children…

(740 ILCS 22/201) Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act. (a) The following persons are protected by this Act: (1) any victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration on whose behalf the petition is brought; (2) any family or household member of the …

(740 ILCS 22/202) Sec. 202. Commencement of action; filing fees. (a) An action for a civil no contact order is commenced: (1) independently, by filing a petition for a civil no contact order in any civil court, unless specific courts are designated by local rule or order; or (2) …

(740 ILCS 22/203) Sec. 203. Pleading; non-disclosure of address. (a) A petition for a civil no contact order shall be in writing and verified or accompanied by affidavit and shall allege that the petitioner has been the victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual se…

(740 ILCS 22/204) Sec. 204. Application of rules of civil procedure; rape crisis advocates. (a) Any proceeding to obtain, modify, reopen or appeal a civil no contact order shall be governed by the rules of civil procedure of this State. The standard of proof in such a proceeding …

(740 ILCS 22/204.2) Sec. 204.2. Application of privileges. The filing of a petition for a civil no contact order does not in any way constitute a waiver of any privilege that otherwise protects any medical, mental health, or other records of the petitioner, absent a release by th…

(740 ILCS 22/204.3) Sec. 204.3. Appointment of counsel. The court may appoint counsel to represent the petitioner if the respondent is represented by counsel. (Source: P.A. 93-811, eff. 1-1-05.)

(740 ILCS 22/204.5) Sec. 204.5. Trial by jury. There shall be no right to trial by jury in any proceeding to obtain, modify, vacate or extend any civil no contact order under this Act. However, nothing in this Section shall deny any existing right to trial by jury in a criminal p…

(740 ILCS 22/205) Sec. 205. Subject matter jurisdiction. Each of the circuit courts has the power to issue civil no contact orders. (Source: P.A. 93-236, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 22/206) Sec. 206. Jurisdiction over persons. The courts of this State have jurisdiction to bind (1) State residents and (2) non-residents having minimum contacts with this State, to the extent permitted by the long-arm statute, Section 2-209 of the Code of Civil Procedu…

(740 ILCS 22/207) Sec. 207. Venue. A petition for a civil no contact order may be filed in any county where (1) the petitioner resides, (2) the respondent resides, or (3) the alleged non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration occurred. (Source: P.A. 93-236…

(740 ILCS 22/208) Sec. 208. Process. (a) Any action for a civil no contact order requires that a separate summons be issued and served. The summons shall be in the form prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 101(d), except that it shall require the respondent to answer or appear within…

(740 ILCS 22/209) Sec. 209. Service of notice of hearings. Except as provided in Section 208, notice of hearings on petitions or motions shall be served in accordance with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12, unless notice is excused by Section 214 of this Act or by the Code of Civil P…

(740 ILCS 22/210) Sec. 210. Hearings. (a) A petition for a civil no contact order shall be treated as an expedited proceeding, and no court may transfer or otherwise decline to decide all or part of such petition. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the court from reserving iss…

(740 ILCS 22/211) Sec. 211. Continuances. (a) Petitions for emergency remedies shall be granted or denied in accordance with the standards of Section 214, regardless of the respondent's appearance or presence in court. (b) Any action for a civil no contact order is an expedited p…

(740 ILCS 22/212) Sec. 212. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 96-311, eff. 1-1-10. Repealed by P.A. 96-307, eff. 1-1-10.)

(740 ILCS 22/213) Sec. 213. Civil no contact order; remedies. (a) If the court finds that the petitioner has been a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration, a civil no contact order shall issue; provided that the petitioner must also satisfy t…

(740 ILCS 22/213.5) Sec. 213.5. Accountability for actions of others. For the purposes of issuing a civil no contact order, deciding what remedies should be included and enforcing the order, Article 5 of the Criminal Code of 2012 shall govern whether respondent is legally account…

(740 ILCS 22/213.7) Sec. 213.7. Aiding and abetting non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration. A person aids and abets an act of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration when, before or during the commission of an act of non-cons…

(740 ILCS 22/214) Sec. 214. Emergency civil no contact order. (a) An emergency civil no contact order shall issue if the petitioner satisfies the requirements of this subsection (a). The petitioner shall establish that: (1) the court has jurisdiction under Section 206; (2) the re…

(740 ILCS 22/215) Sec. 215. Plenary civil no contact order. A plenary civil no contact order shall issue if the petitioner has served notice of the hearing for that order on the respondent, in accordance with Section 209, and satisfies the requirements of this Section. The petiti…

(740 ILCS 22/215.5) Sec. 215.5. Petitioner testimony at plenary civil no contact order hearing. In a plenary civil no contact order hearing, if a court finds that testimony by the petitioner in the courtroom may result in serious emotional distress to the petitioner, the court ma…

(740 ILCS 22/216) Sec. 216. Duration and extension of orders. (a) Unless re-opened or extended or voided by entry of an order of greater duration, an emergency order shall be effective for not less than 14 nor more than 21 days. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, a…

(740 ILCS 22/217) Sec. 217. Contents of orders. (a) Any civil no contact order shall describe each remedy granted by the court, in reasonable detail and not by reference to any other document, so that the respondent may clearly understand what he or she must do or refrain from do…

(740 ILCS 22/218) Sec. 218. Notice of orders. (a) Upon issuance of any civil no contact order, the clerk shall immediately: (1) enter the order on the record and file it in accordance with the circuit court procedures; and (2) provide a file stamped copy of the order to the respo…

(740 ILCS 22/218.1) Sec. 218.1. Short form notification. (a) Instead of personal service of a civil no contact order under Section 218, a sheriff, other law enforcement official, special process server, or personnel assigned by the Department of Corrections or Department of Juven…

(740 ILCS 22/218.5) Sec. 218.5. Modification; reopening of orders. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, upon motion by the petitioner, the court may modify an emergency or plenary civil no contact order by altering the remedy, subject to Section 213. (b) After 30 day…

(740 ILCS 22/219) Sec. 219. Violation. A knowing violation of a civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 93-236, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 22/220) Sec. 220. Enforcement of a civil no contact order. (a) Nothing in this Act shall preclude any Illinois court from enforcing a valid protective order issued in another state or by a military judge. (b) Illinois courts may enforce civil no contact orders through b…

(740 ILCS 22/301) Sec. 301. Arrest without warrant. (a) Any law enforcement officer may make an arrest without warrant if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person has committed or is committing a violation of a civil no contact order. (b) The law enforcement offi…

(740 ILCS 22/302) Sec. 302. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies. (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Illinois State Police, on the same day as received, in the form and detail the Department requires, copies of any recorded emergency or plenary civil no contact orders …

(740 ILCS 23/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003. (Source: P.A. 93-425, eff. 1-1-04.)

(740 ILCS 23/5) Sec. 5. Discrimination prohibited. (a) No unit of State, county, or local government in Illinois shall: (1) exclude a person from participation in, deny a person the benefits of, or subject a person to discrimination under any program or activity on the grounds of…

(740 ILCS 24/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2006. (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08.)

(740 ILCS 24/105) Sec. 105. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)

(740 ILCS 24/110) Sec. 110. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 94-1113, eff. 1-1-08; text omitted.)

(740 ILCS 24/5) Sec. 5. Compelled confession; civil action. (a) Independent of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person suffering injury to his or her person or damage to his or her property as a result of having been compelled to confess or provide information …

(740 ILCS 25/0.01) (from Ch. 27, par. 0.01) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Common Carrier Liability Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 25/1) (from Ch. 27, par. 1) Sec. 1. That whenever any property is received by a common carrier, to be transported from one place to another, within or without this state, it shall not be lawful for such carrier to limit his common law liability safely to deliver such pr…

(740 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 651) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Community Investment Recovery Act. (Source: P.A. 87-212.)

(740 ILCS 30/5) (from Ch. 67 1/2, par. 655) Sec. 5. Liability. If, at the written request of a business, a State agency or unit of local government acquires, constructs, improves, or modifies any real property that results in a business locating or remaining on real property with…

(740 ILCS 35/0.01) (from Ch. 29, par. 60.90) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Construction Contract Indemnification for Negligence Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(740 ILCS 35/1) (from Ch. 29, par. 61) Sec. 1. With respect to contracts or agreements, either public or private, for the construction, alteration, repair or maintenance of a building, structure, highway bridge, viaducts or other work dealing with construction, or for any moving,…

(740 ILCS 35/2) (from Ch. 29, par. 62) Sec. 2. This Act applies only to contracts or agreements entered into after its effective date. (Source: P.A. 77-1629.)

(740 ILCS 35/3) (from Ch. 29, par. 63) Sec. 3. This Act does not apply to construction bonds or insurance contracts or agreements. (Source: P.A. 77-1629.)