The Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act was signed into law yesterday. The Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act allows family members, acquaintances or law enforcement to petition the court to identify and issue an ex parte order for an individual who poses an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to one’s self or another with a firearm, the release stated. The act will establish a number of factors and types of evidence that the court must consider before issuing a lethal violence order of protection, according to the release.
The legislation aims to help identify individuals who display signs of dangerous behavior and remove their FOID card and any firearms in their possession prior to a possible shooting, the release stated. It also outlines suspicious behavior that may not be covered under traditional protective orders, according to the release.