Section 1230.20  Application Procedures

Application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card will be made by completing an application form provided by the Department.  These forms will be made available through the Firearms Services Bureau, P.O. Box 3677, Springfield, Illinois 62708-3677.  All forms must be properly completed, accompanied by the correct fee and a photograph, and mailed to the address indicated on the application form.  Other than in regard to an applicant who is employed as an armed security officer at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and who is not an Illinois resident, any requirement for a driver’s license and any requirement for a driver’s license number shall mean an Illinois driver’s license and an Illinois driver’s license number.  In regard to an applicant who is employed as an armed security officer at a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and who is not an Illinois resident, any requirement for a driver’s license and any requirement for a driver’s license number shall mean his or her driver’s license number or state identification card number from his or her state of residence.  All Firearm Owner’s Identification Cards issued shall remain the property of the Department.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 10308, effective June 26, 2003)