(a) The Supreme Court may implement a program to issue a Hope Card to the petitioner of a plenary order of protection for the petitioner to distribute to any individual who may need to be aware of the order. The Supreme Court may work with other governmental agencies, including the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and circuit court clerks, to implement the program.
     (b) A Hope Card shall:
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 750 ILCS 60/219.5

  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) be laminated and wallet-sized; and
         (2) contain identifying information about the
    
respondent of a plenary order of protection, including a photograph, the active dates of the order, the case number, and any other pertinent information contained in the order.
    A Hope Card shall have the same effect as the underlying plenary order of protection.
     (c) The program may provide for the issuance of a temporary Hope Card at the time of the entry of the plenary order of protection.
     (d) The first 3 Hope Cards per protected party issued to a petitioner shall be free. The Supreme Court may establish a fee for any additional Hope Card, not to exceed $5 per Hope Card.
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