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740 ILCS 22/204 (2026)

Application of rules of civil procedure; rape crisis advocates

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(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 is proof by a preponderance of the evidence. The Code of Civil Procedure and Supreme Court and local court rules applicable to civil proceedings shall apply, except as otherwise provided by this Act.
    (b) In circuit courts, rape crisis advocates shall be allowed to accompany the victim and confer with the victim, unless otherwise directed by the court. Court administrators shall allow rape crisis advocates to assist victims of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration in the preparation of petitions for civil no contact orders. Rape crisis advocates are not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when providing assistance of the types specified in this subsection (b). Communications between the petitioner and a rape crisis advocate are protected by the confidentiality of statements made to rape crisis personnel as provided for in Section 8-802.1 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Source: P.A. 93-236, eff. 1-1-04.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2023 · leading case: People v. Deleon, 2020 IL 124744 (Ill. 2020).
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People v. Deleon, 2020 IL 124744 (Ill. 2020). · cites it 2× “The circuit court also held that the statute shifted the burden to defendant, in conflict with the Civil No Contact Order Act (740 ILCS 22/204, 215.5 (West 2018)). We now reverse the circuit court’s judgment.”
McClellan v. Hull, 2023 IL App (1st) 220465 (Ill. App. Ct. 2023). “740 ILCS 22/204 (West 2020). A preponderance of the evidence means that the evidence presented renders a fact more likely than not.”
J.M. v. Breseno, 2011 IL App (1st) 91073 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “The Act provides that, 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.”
JM v. Briseno, 949 N.E.2d 779 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “The Act provides that, 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.”
McBride v. Peters, 2020 IL App (3d) 180744-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “740 ILCS 22/204(a) (West 2018). ¶ 13 The Act states that “[i]f 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.”
740 ILCS 22/204(a): 1 case
McBride v. Peters, 2020 IL App (3d) 180744-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “740 ILCS 22/204(a) (West 2018). ¶ 13 The Act states that “[i]f 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.”
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