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740 ILCS 21/5

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(740 ILCS 21/5)
    Sec. 5. Purpose. Stalking generally refers to a course of conduct, not a single act. Stalking behavior includes following a person, conducting surveillance of the person, appearing at the person's home, work or school, making unwanted phone calls, sending unwanted emails, unwanted messages via social media, or text messages, leaving objects for the person, vandalizing the person's property, or injuring a pet. Stalking is a serious crime. Victims experience fear for their safety, fear for the safety of others and suffer emotional distress. Many victims alter their daily routines to avoid the persons who are stalking them. Some victims are in such fear that they relocate to another city, town or state. While estimates suggest that 70% of victims know the individuals stalking them, only 30% of victims have dated or been in intimate relationships with their stalkers. All stalking victims should be able to seek a civil remedy requiring the offenders stay away from the victims and third parties.
(Source: P.A. 100-1000, eff. 1-1-19.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 31 cases (17 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case: Coutant v. Durell
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Coutant v. Durell (2021) illappct · cites it 5× “Alternatively, Brook argues the trial court did not err in finding Jean engaged in multiple separate acts to support the entry of the plenary stalking no contact order.”
Gakuba v. Kurtz (2015) illappct “See 740 ILCS 21/5, 10 (West 2012). Nevertheless, petitioner argues that he was “entitled to have his day in court.”
Henby v. White (2016) illappct · cites it 4× “740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2012). This section further states that stalking generally refers to a course of conduct, not a single act, and that stalking behavior includes following a person; conducting surveillance of the person; appearing at the person’s home, work, or school;…”
Henby v. White (2016) illappct · cites it 3× “740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2012). This section further states that stalking generally refers to a course of conduct, not a single act, and that stalking behavior includes following a person; conducting surveillance of the person; appearing at the person's home, work, or school;…”
McNally v. Bredemann (2015) illappct · cites it 2× “740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2012); Pub. Act 96-246 (eff.”
People v. Deleon (2020) ill “§ 201(b)(1)), whereas the Stalking No Contact Order Act requires petitioner to establish that respondent engaged in a course of conduct (see 740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2018)). ¶ 50 Here, section 112A-11.”
Flood v. Wilk (2019) illappct “" 'Stalking' " is defined under the Act to mean "engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of a third person or suffer…”
Piester v. Escobar (2015) illappct “740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2012). “ ‘Stalking’ means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and [the stalker] knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety *** or suffer emotional distress.”
Piester v. Escobar (2015) illappct “740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2012). “ ‘Stalking’ means engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and [the stalker] knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety *** or suffer emotional distress.”
McNally v. Bredemann (2015) illappct · cites it 2× “740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2012); Pub. Act 96-246 (eff.”
Ivancicts v. Griffith (2017) illappct · cites it 2× “" 740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2016). Section 10 of the Act defines stalking as "engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of a…”
Ivancicts v. Griffith (2018) illappct · cites it 2× “” 740 ILCS 21/5 (West 2016). Section 10 of the Act defines stalking as “engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person, and he or she knows or should know that this course of conduct would cause a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of a…”
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