Sec. 201. Persons protected by this Act.

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(a)The following persons are protected by this Act:

(1)any victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration on

whose behalf the petition is brought;

(2)any family or household member of the named victim;

(3)any employee of or volunteer at a rape crisis center that is providing services to

the petitioner or the petitioner's family or household member; and

(4)any service member of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve military component

serving within the State who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct who has also received a Military Protective Order.

(b)A petition for a civil no contact order may be filed:

(1)by any person who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual

sexual penetration, including a single incident of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration;

(2)by a person on behalf of a minor child or an adult who is a victim of non-consensual

sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration but, because of age, disability, health, or inaccessibility, cannot file the petition;

(3)only after receiving consent from the victim, by any family or household member of a

victim of non-consensual sexual conduct or non-consensual sexual penetration, and the petition shall include a statement that the victim has consented to the family or household member filing the petition;

(4)any service member of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve military component

serving within the State who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct who has also received a Military Protective Order; or

(5)the Staff Judge Advocate of the Illinois National Guard or any reserve military

component serving within the State on behalf of a named victim who is a victim of non-consensual sexual conduct who has also received a Military Protective Order only after receiving consent from the victim, and the petition shall include a statement that the victim has consented to the Staff Judge Advocate filing the petition.