Bill Text: IL HB5392 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a person who is a victim of human trafficking, regardless of the relationship between the victim and the trafficker, is protected by both the Code and the Act. Provides that a person who has been the victim of human trafficking, or a person on behalf of a minor child or an adult who has been the victim of human trafficking, may file a petition for an order of protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5392 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5392-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5392 Introduced , by Rep. Thomas Morrison - Grant Wehrli - Avery Bourne - Amy Grant - Darren Bailey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
725 ILCS 5/112A-4 from Ch. 38, par. 112A-4
725 ILCS 5/112A-4.5
750 ILCS 60/201 from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1
Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Provides that a person who is a victim of human trafficking, regardless of the relationship between the victim and the trafficker, is protected by both the Code and the Act. Provides that a person who has been the victim of human trafficking, or a person on behalf of a minor child or an adult who has been the victim of human trafficking, may file a petition for an order of protection.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning human trafficking.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by changing Sections 112A-4 and 112A-4.5 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/112A-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 112A-4)
Sec. 112A-4. Persons protected by this Article.
(a) The following persons are protected by this Article in
cases involving domestic violence:
(1) any person abused by a family or household member;
(2) any minor child or dependent adult in the care of
such person;
(3) any person residing or employed at a private home
or public shelter which is housing an abused family or
household member; and
(4) any of the following persons if the person is
abused by a family or household member of a child:
(i) a foster parent of that child if the child has
been placed in the foster parent's home by the
Department of Children and Family Services or by
another state's public child welfare agency;
(ii) a legally appointed guardian or legally
appointed custodian of that child;

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(iii) an adoptive parent of that child; or
(iv) a prospective adoptive parent of that child if
the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive
parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant
to another state's law; and .
(5) any person who is a victim of human trafficking,
regardless of the relationship between the victim and the
trafficker.
For purposes of this paragraph (a)(4), individuals who
would have been considered "family or household members" of the
child under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-3
before a termination of the parental rights with respect to the
child continue to meet the definition of "family or household
members" of the child.
(a-5) The following persons are protected by this Article
in cases involving sexual offenses:
(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 named victim;
and
(3) any employee of or volunteer at a rape crisis
center.
(a-10) The following persons are protected by this Article
in cases involving stalking offenses:
(1) any victim of stalking; and

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(2) any family or household member of the named victim.
(b) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18; 100-639, eff. 1-1-19.)
(725 ILCS 5/112A-4.5)
Sec. 112A-4.5. Who may file petition.
(a) A petition for a domestic violence order of protection
may be filed:
(1) by a named victim who has been abused by a family
or household member;
(2) by any person or by the State's Attorney on behalf
of a named victim who is a minor child or an adult who has
been abused by a family or household member and who,
because of age, health, disability, or inaccessibility,
cannot file the petition;
(3) by a State's Attorney on behalf of any minor child
or dependent adult in the care of the named victim, if the
named victim does not file a petition or request the
State's Attorney file the petition; or
(4) any of the following persons if the person is
abused by a family or household member of a child:
(i) a foster parent of that child if the child has
been placed in the foster parent's home by the
Department of Children and Family Services or by
another state's public child welfare agency;
(ii) a legally appointed guardian or legally

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appointed custodian of that child;
(iii) an adoptive parent of that child;
(iv) a prospective adoptive parent of that child if
the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive
parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant
to another state's law; or .
(5) by a person who has been the victim of human
trafficking, or by any person on behalf of a minor child or
an adult who has been the victim of human trafficking and
who, because of age, health, disability, or
inaccessibility, cannot file the petition.
For purposes of this paragraph (a)(4), individuals who
would have been considered "family or household members" of the
child under paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Section 112A-3
before a termination of the parental rights with respect to the
child continue to meet the definition of "family or household
members" of the child.
(b) A petition for a civil no contact order may be filed:
(1) by any person who is a named victim of
non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual
penetration, including a single incident of non-consensual
sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration;
(2) by a person or by the State's Attorney on behalf of
a named victim who is a minor child or an adult who is a
victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual
sexual penetration but, because of age, disability,

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health, or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition; or
(3) by a State's Attorney on behalf of any minor child
who is a family or household member of the named victim, if
the named victim does not file a petition or request the
State's Attorney file the petition.
(c) A petition for a stalking no contact order may be
filed:
(1) by any person who is a named victim of stalking;
(2) by a person or by the State's Attorney on behalf of
a named victim who is a minor child or an adult who is a
victim of stalking but, because of age, disability, health,
or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition; or
(3) by a State's Attorney on behalf of any minor child
who is a family or household member of the named victim, if
the named victim does not file a petition or request the
State's Attorney file the petition.
(d) The State's Attorney shall file a petition on behalf of
any person who may file a petition under subsections (a), (b),
or (c) of this Section if the person requests the State's
Attorney to file a petition on the person's behalf, unless the
State's Attorney has a good faith basis to delay filing the
petition. The State's Attorney shall inform the person that the
State's Attorney will not be filing the petition at that time
and that the person may file a petition or may retain an
attorney to file the petition. The State's Attorney may file
the petition at a later date.

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(d-5) (1) A person eligible to file a petition under
subsection (a), (b), or (c) of this Section may retain an
attorney to represent the petitioner on the petitioner's
request for a protective order. The attorney's representation
is limited to matters related to the petition and relief
authorized under this Article.
(2) Advocates shall be allowed to accompany the petitioner
and confer with the victim, unless otherwise directed by the
court. Advocates are not engaged in the unauthorized practice
of law when providing assistance to the petitioner.
(e) Any petition properly filed under this Article may seek
protection for any additional persons protected by this
Article.
(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18; 100-597, eff. 6-29-18;
100-639, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
Section 10. The Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 is
amended by changing Section 201 as follows:
(750 ILCS 60/201) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-1)
Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act.
(a) The following persons are protected by this Act:
(i) any person abused by a family or household member;
(ii) any high-risk adult with disabilities who is
abused, neglected, or exploited by a family or household
member;

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(iii) any minor child or dependent adult in the care of
such person;
(iv) any person residing or employed at a private home
or public shelter which is housing an abused family or
household member; and
(v) any of the following persons if the person is
abused by a family or household member of a child:
(A) a foster parent of that child if the child has
been placed in the foster parent's home by the
Department of Children and Family Services or by
another state's public child welfare agency;
(B) a legally appointed guardian or legally
appointed custodian of that child;
(C) an adoptive parent of that child; or
(D) a prospective adoptive parent of that child if
the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive
parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant
to another state's law; and .
(vi) any person who is a victim of human trafficking,
regardless of the relationship between the victim and the
trafficker.
For purposes of this paragraph (a)(v), individuals who
would have been considered "family or household members" of the
child under subsection (6) of Section 103 of this Act before a
termination of the parental rights with respect to the child
continue to meet the definition of "family or household

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members" of the child.
(b) A petition for an order of protection may be filed
only:
(i) by a person who has been abused by a family or
household member or by any person on behalf of a minor child or
an adult who has been abused by a family or household member
and who, because of age, health, disability, or
inaccessibility, cannot file the petition;
(ii) by any person on behalf of a high-risk adult with
disabilities who has been abused, neglected, or exploited
by a family or household member; or
(iii) any of the following persons if the person is
abused by a family or household member of a child:
(A) a foster parent of that child if the child has
been placed in the foster parent's home by the
Department of Children and Family Services or by
another state's public child welfare agency;
(B) a legally appointed guardian or legally
appointed custodian of that child;
(C) an adoptive parent of that child;
(D) a prospective adoptive parent of that child if
the child has been placed in the prospective adoptive
parent's home pursuant to the Adoption Act or pursuant
to another state's law; or .
(iv) by a person who has been the victim of human
trafficking, or by any person on behalf of a minor child or

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an adult who has been the victim of human trafficking and
who, because of age, health, disability, or
inaccessibility, cannot file the petition.
For purposes of this paragraph (b)(iii), individuals who
would have been considered "family or household members" of the
child under subsection (6) of Section 103 of this Act before a
termination of the parental rights with respect to the child
continue to meet the definition of "family or household
members" of the child.
(c) Any petition properly filed under this Act may seek
protection for any additional persons protected by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-639, eff. 1-1-19.)