IL HB3570

Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act to require clerks to immediately notify the State's Attorney when a petition is filed, and grants State's Attorneys legal standing to represent petitioners who request assistance with filing or hearings

Raises the burden of proof for emergency (ex parte) firearms restraining orders from "probable cause" to "preponderance of the evidence" and specifies seven categories of evidence courts must consider, including unlawful firearm use, history of violence, prior felony arrests, substance abuse, and protection order violations

Changes post-hearing orders from "6-month" to "plenary" firearms restraining orders lasting 6 months to one year, renewable for additional one-year periods

Requires respondents to surrender all firearms, ammunition, firearm parts, FOID cards, and concealed carry licenses directly to local law enforcement serving the order, rather than allowing alternative compliance methods

Narrows notification requirements from "any and all intimate partners" to only "specific intimate partners" who are alleged targets of threats or violence, and extends absolute immunity to State's Attorneys and their offices when complying with the Act