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From the Legislature
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits domestic battery if he or she knowingly without legal justification by any means engages in coercive control over a family or household member. Defines "coercive control". Amends the Protective Orders Article of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 and the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986. Includes coercive control in the definition of "abuse". Defines "coercive control".
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Calendar
Mar 18
3:30 PM
House Judiciary - Criminal Committee Hearing
Mar 18
5:00 PM
House Judiciary - Criminal Committee Hearing
Mar 24
4:00 PM
House Judiciary - Criminal Committee Hearing
Mar 26
2:00 PM
House Judiciary - Criminal Committee Hearing