Bill Text: IL HB2815 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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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) 2025-02-06 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB2815 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-HB2815-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2815 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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AN ACT concerning domestic violence.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Sections 12-3.8 and 12-3.9 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/12-3.8)
Sec. 12-3.8. Violation of a civil no contact order.
(a) A person commits violation of a civil no contact order
if:
(1) he or she knowingly commits an act which was
prohibited by a court or fails to commit an act which was
ordered in violation of:
(A) a remedy of a valid civil no contact order
authorized under Section 213 of the Civil No Contact
Order Act or Section 112A-14.5 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1963; or
(B) a remedy, which is substantially similar to
the remedies authorized under Section 213 of the Civil
No Contact Order Act or Section 112A-14.5 of the Code
of Criminal Procedure of 1963, or in a valid civil no
contact order, which is authorized under the laws of
another state, tribe, or United States territory; and
(2) the violation occurs after the offender has been

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

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to violate this Section, under the principles of
accountability set forth in Article 5 of this Code, is guilty
of violating this Section as if the same had been personally
done by the defendant, without regard to the mental state of
the third party acting at the direction of the defendant.
(e) Sentence. Violation of a civil no contact order is a
Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a civil no contact order is a
Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under
Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 or any prior conviction under the law
of another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged
in this State as domestic battery or violation of an order of
protection. Violation of a civil no contact order is a Class 4
felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under Section
8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40,
11-1.60, 12-3.05, 12-3.3, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 20-1.1, or 24-1.2 or
subsection (a-5) of Section 12-3.1, of a violation of any
former law of this State that is substantially similar to any
listed offense, or any prior conviction under the law of
another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in
this State as one of the offenses listed in this Section, when
any of these offenses have been committed against a family or
household member as defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963. The court shall impose a minimum
penalty of 24 hours imprisonment for the respondent's second
or subsequent violation of any civil no contact order, unless
the court explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such

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

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the laws of another state, tribe, or United States
territory; and
(2) the violation occurs after the offender has been
served notice of the contents of the order, under the
Stalking No Contact Order Act, Article 112A of the Code of
Criminal Procedure of 1963, or any substantially similar
statute of another state, tribe, or United States
territory, or otherwise has acquired actual knowledge of
the contents of the order.
A stalking no contact order issued by a state, tribal, or
territorial court shall be deemed valid if the issuing court
had jurisdiction over the parties and matter under the law of
the state, tribe, or territory. There shall be a presumption
of validity when an order is certified and appears authentic
on its face.
(a-3) For purposes of this Section, a "stalking no contact
order" may have been issued in a criminal or civil proceeding.
(a-5) Failure to provide reasonable notice and opportunity
to be heard shall be an affirmative defense to any charge or
process filed seeking enforcement of a foreign stalking no
contact order.
(b) Prosecution for a violation of a stalking no contact
order shall not bar a concurrent prosecution for any other
crime, including any crime that may have been committed at the
time of the violation of the civil no contact order.
(c) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to diminish

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the inherent authority of the courts to enforce their lawful
orders through civil or criminal contempt proceedings.
(d) A defendant who directed the actions of a third party
to violate this Section, under the principles of
accountability set forth in Article 5 of this Code, is guilty
of violating this Section as if the same had been personally
done by the defendant, without regard to the mental state of
the third party acting at the direction of the defendant.
(e) Sentence. Violation of a stalking no contact order is
a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a stalking no contact
order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior
conviction under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 or any prior
conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an
offense that could be charged in this State as domestic
battery or violation of an order of protection. Violation of a
stalking no contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant
has any prior conviction under Section 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2,
10-3, 10-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.60, 12-3.05,
12-3.3, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 20-1.1, or 24-1.2 or subsection (a-5)
of Section 12-3.1, of a violation of any former law of this
State that is substantially similar to any listed offense, or
any prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for
an offense that could be charged in this State as one of the
offenses listed in this Section, when any of these offenses
have been committed against a family or household member as
defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of

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1963. 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, unless the court
explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of
imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition to any
other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a
fine as authorized under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under Section
5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A violation of a
stalking no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor for a first
violation, and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent
violation.
(Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
Section 10. The Stalking No Contact Order Act is amended
by changing Section 125 as follows:
(740 ILCS 21/125)
Sec. 125. Violation. Violation of a stalking no contact
order is a Class A misdemeanor. Violation of a stalking no
contact order is a Class 4 felony if the defendant has any
prior conviction under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.4 of the
Criminal Code of 2012 or any prior conviction under the law of
another jurisdiction for an offense that could be charged in
this State as domestic battery or violation of an order of
protection. Violation of a stalking no contact order is a

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Class 4 felony if the defendant has any prior conviction under
Section 8-4, 9-1, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-3.1, 11-1.20, 11-1.30,
11-1.40, 11-1.60, 12-3.05, 12-3.3, 12-7.3, 12-7.4, 20-1.1, or
24-1.2 or subsection (a-5) of Section 12-3.1 of the Criminal
Code of 2012, of a violation of any former law of this State
that is substantially similar to any listed offense, or any
prior conviction under the law of another jurisdiction for an
offense that could be charged in this State as one of the
offenses listed in this Section, when any of these offenses
have been committed against a family or household member as
defined in Section 112A-3 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
1963. 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, unless the court
explicitly finds that an increased penalty or such period of
imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition to any
other penalties, the court may order the respondent to pay a
fine as authorized under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified Code of
Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under Section
5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
An initial knowing violation of a stalking no contact order is
a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent knowing
violation is a Class 4 felony.
(Source: P.A. 96-246, eff. 1-1-10.)
Section 15. The Civil No Contact Order Act is amended by

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

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period of imprisonment would be manifestly unjust. In addition
to any other penalties, the court may order the respondent to
pay a fine as authorized under Section 5-9-1 of the Unified
Code of Corrections or to make restitution to the victim under
Section 5-5-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections.
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.)