Restraining Orders

In a stalking no contact order, the judge can order that the abuser not:

• stalk you or threaten to stalk you;
• contact you or another person protected in your order;
• come within a specified distance of you, your home, school, daycare, work, or another place to which you often go;
• buy or possess firearms or a Firearm Owners Identification Card; and
• use tracking devices or tracking information to find out where you are, where you go, or how you travel.¹

The judge can also order other things that are needed to protect you or someone else named in your order.¹

Note: If the abuser lives in your home, goes to your school, or works with you, the judge can only order them to stay away from these places after the abuser receives “actual notice” of the case and a chance to appear in court.

¹ 740 ILCS 21/80(b)