Illinois § 112A-21.5
Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 112A-21.5, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 112A-21.5.
Sec. 112A-21.5. Contents of civil no contact 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 doing. (b) A civil no contact order shall further state the following: (1) The name of each petitioner that the court finds is a victim of a charged offense and the name of each other person protected by the civil no contact order. (2) The date and time the civil no contact order was issued. (c) A civil no contact order shall include the following notice, printed in conspicuous type: "Any knowing violation of a civil no contact order is a Class A misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony." "This Civil No Contact Order is enforceable, even without registration, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and the U.S. territories under the Violence Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. 2265)." (Source: P.A. 100-199, eff. 1-1-18.)
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