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The Protect Illinois Communities Act (formally known as Public Act 102–1116) is an assault weapons ban signed into Illinois law on January 10, 2023, by Governor J. B. Pritzker, going into immediate effect. [1] The Act bans the sale and distribution of assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and switches in Illinois.
Pursuant to HB 5239 (Ill. 2024) (735 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 40/28-11), Illinois agencies and individuals acting on their behalf may not provide any information or use any resources to assist any individual or out-of-state entity seeking to impose civil or criminal liability upon a person or entity for “lawful health care activity” or traveling to obtain healthcare lawful in Illinois ...
Restraining and personal protection order laws vary from one jurisdiction to another but all establish who can file for an order, what protection or relief a person can get from such an order, and how the order will be enforced. The court will order the adverse party to refrain from certain actions or require compliance with certain provisions.
Bellingham Police Department Sgt. Joshua McKissick smiles for a photo March 17, 2017. A Whatcom County Superior Court commissioner issued a temporary immediate domestic violence protection order ...
In 2021, Ohio Legal Help developed another tool – for domestic and dating violence civil protection orders – that is used by more than 50,000 Ohioans annually.
Illinois was the 15th state to protect gay, lesbian, and bisexual people, and the 5th to protect transgender people. [17] June 1, 2011 Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act allows same-sex couples to successfully file for civil unions. [20] [17] June 1, 2014 Same-sex marriages are legally recognized by the state of Illinois ...
The Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety is responsible for developing policy on community engagement, volunteering, crime prevention, family and domestic violence prevention, family support as well as support for individuals affected by problem gambling and alcohol abuse.
On September 23, 2020, the Governor of California, Gavin Newsom signed executive order N-80-20 allowing local health officers and public health officials access to the state's Safe at Home program, due to their being "subject to threats and other harassment, including threats and harassment targeted at their places of residence, which threatens ...