§ 1 Short title
§ 5 Definitions
§ 10 Commencement of action; procedure
§ 15 Subject matter jurisdiction
§ 20 Jurisdiction over persons
§ 25 Process
§ 30 Service of notice of hearings
§ 35 Ex parte orders and emergency hearings
§ 40 Plenary orders
§ 45 Termination and renewal
§ 50 Notice of orders
§ 55 Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies
§ 60 Filing of a firearms restraining order issued by another state
§ 65 Enforcement; sanctions for violation of order
§ 70 Non-preclusion of remedies
§ 75 Limited law enforcement liability
§ 80 Expungement or sealing of order
§ 85 Report to the General Assembly
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes > 430 ILCS 67 - Firearms Restraining Order Act

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Units of local government: has the meaning established in Section 1 of Article VII of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.28