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750 ILCS 60/221 (2026)

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(750 ILCS 60/221) (from Ch. 40, par. 2312-21)
    Sec. 221. Contents of orders.
    (a) Any order of protection shall describe the following:
        (1) Each remedy granted by the court, in reasonable
    
detail and not by reference to any other document, so that respondent may clearly understand what he or she must do or refrain from doing. Pre-printed form orders of protection shall include the definitions of the types of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, as provided in Section 103. Remedies set forth in pre-printed form orders shall be numbered consistently with and corresponding to the numerical sequence of remedies listed in Section 214 (at least as of the date the form orders are printed).
        (2) The reason for denial of petitioner's request for
    
any remedy listed in Section 214.
    (b) An order of protection shall further state the following:
        (1) The name of each petitioner that the court finds
    
was abused, neglected, or exploited by respondent, and that respondent is a member of the family or household of each such petitioner, and the name of each other person protected by the order and that such person is protected by this Act.
        (2) For any remedy requested by petitioner on which
    
the court has declined to rule, that that remedy is reserved.
        (3) The date and time the order of protection was
    
issued, whether it is an emergency, interim or plenary order and the duration of the order.
        (4) The date, time and place for any scheduled
    
hearing for extension of that order of protection or for another order of greater duration or scope.
        (5) For each remedy in an emergency order of
    
protection, the reason for entering that remedy without prior notice to respondent or greater notice than was actually given.
        (6) For emergency and interim orders of protection,
    
that respondent may petition the court, in accordance with Section 224, to re-open that order if he or she did not receive actual prior notice of the hearing, in accordance with Section 211, and alleges that he or she had a meritorious defense to the order or that the order or any of its remedies was not authorized by this Act.
    (c) Any order of protection shall include the following notice, printed in conspicuous type: "Any knowing violation of an order of protection forbidding physical abuse, neglect, exploitation, harassment, intimidation, interference with personal liberty, willful deprivation, or entering or remaining present at specified places when the protected person is present, or granting exclusive possession of the residence or household, or granting a stay away order is a Class A misdemeanor. Grant of exclusive possession of the residence or household shall constitute notice forbidding trespass to land. Any knowing violation of an order awarding legal custody or physical care of a child or prohibiting removal or concealment of a child may be a Class 4 felony. Any willful violation of any order is contempt of court. Any violation may result in fine or imprisonment."
    (d) An emergency order of protection shall state, "This Order of Protection is enforceable, even without registration, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and the U.S. territories pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. 2265). Violating this Order of Protection may subject the respondent to federal charges and punishment (18 U.S.C. 2261-2262)."
    (e) An interim or plenary order of protection shall state, "This Order of Protection is enforceable, even without registration, in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, tribal lands, and the U.S. territories pursuant to the Violence Against Women Act (18 U.S.C. 2265). Violating this Order of Protection may subject the respondent to federal charges and punishment (18 U.S.C. 2261-2262). The respondent may be subject to federal criminal penalties for possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving any firearm or ammunition under the Gun Control Act (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(8) and (9))."
(Source: P.A. 93-944, eff. 1-1-05.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1993–2019 · leading case: People v. LEEZER, 903 N.E.2d 726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008).
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People v. LEEZER, 903 N.E.2d 726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). · cites it 2× “" 750 ILCS 60/221(a)(1) (West 2006). Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) is the remedy applicable to this case, and it states as follows: "Order respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person protected by the order of protection, or prohibit respondent from entering or…”
Frank v. Hawkins, 891 N.E.2d 522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “” 750 ILCS 60/221(b)(l) (West 2006). Because nowhere in the order entered in this case are petitioner’s children identified specifically by name as protected persons under the order, respondent maintains that the only protected person who was identified within the order of…”
In Re Marriage of McCoy, 625 N.E.2d 883 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). “” 750 ILCS 60/221(a)(i) (West Supp. 1993). While the plenary order entered referred to both the visitation orders contained in the judgment of dissolution and the order for supervised visitation adopted by respondent, respondent makes no argument there was any confusion on his…”
People v. Mortensen, 2019 IL App (2d) 170020 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶ 15 We note that, because OP Remedy 3 is authorized partly by Statutory Remedy 2, the preprinted order does not fully comply with section 221(a)(1) of the Act, which provides that "[r]emedies set forth in pre-printed form orders shall be numbered consistently with and…”
— 750 ILCS 60/221(a)(1) — 2 cases
People v. LEEZER, 903 N.E.2d 726 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “" 750 ILCS 60/221(a)(1) (West 2006). Paragraph (3) of subsection (b) is the remedy applicable to this case, and it states as follows: "Order respondent to stay away from petitioner or any other person protected by the order of protection, or prohibit respondent from entering or…”
People v. Mortensen, 2019 IL App (2d) 170020 (Ill. App. Ct. 2019). “¶ 15 We note that, because OP Remedy 3 is authorized partly by Statutory Remedy 2, the preprinted order does not fully comply with section 221(a)(1) of the Act, which provides that "[r]emedies set forth in pre-printed form orders shall be numbered consistently with and…”
— 750 ILCS 60/221(a)(i) — 1 case
In Re Marriage of McCoy, 625 N.E.2d 883 (Ill. App. Ct. 1993). “” 750 ILCS 60/221(a)(i) (West Supp. 1993). While the plenary order entered referred to both the visitation orders contained in the judgment of dissolution and the order for supervised visitation adopted by respondent, respondent makes no argument there was any confusion on his…”
— 750 ILCS 60/221(b)(l) — 1 case
Frank v. Hawkins, 891 N.E.2d 522 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “” 750 ILCS 60/221(b)(l) (West 2006). Because nowhere in the order entered in this case are petitioner’s children identified specifically by name as protected persons under the order, respondent maintains that the only protected person who was identified within the order of…”
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