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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 HB0745 Introduced , by Rep. Martin J. Moylan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 430 ILCS 65/4 | from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 | 430 ILCS 66/20 | | 430 ILCS 66/30 | |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that on and after the effective date of the bill, each applicant for the issuance or renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall provide a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to the Department of State Police. Provides that fingerprints collected shall be checked against the Department of State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record databases now and hereafter filed. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Removes the option of not providing a set of fingerprints with a concealed carry license application (rather than the Department may accept an application submitted without a set of fingerprints in which case the Department shall be granted 30 days in addition to the 90-day period to issue or deny a license). Makes other conforming changes.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning public safety.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is |
5 | | amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
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6 | | (430 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-4)
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7 | | Sec. 4. (a) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's |
8 | | Identification Card must:
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9 | | (1) Make application on blank forms prepared and |
10 | | furnished at convenient
locations throughout the State by |
11 | | the Department of State Police, or by
electronic means, if |
12 | | and when made available by the Department of State
Police; |
13 | | and
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14 | | (2) Submit evidence to the Department of State Police |
15 | | that:
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16 | | (i) He or she is 21 years of age or over, or if he |
17 | | or she is under 21
years of age that he or she has the |
18 | | written consent of his or her parent or
legal guardian |
19 | | to possess and acquire firearms and firearm ammunition |
20 | | and that
he or she has never been convicted of a |
21 | | misdemeanor other than a traffic
offense or adjudged
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22 | | delinquent, provided, however, that such parent or |
23 | | legal guardian is not an
individual prohibited from |
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1 | | having a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and
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2 | | an affidavit with the Department as prescribed by the |
3 | | Department
stating that he or she is not an individual |
4 | | prohibited from having a Card;
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5 | | (ii) He or she has not been convicted of a felony |
6 | | under the laws of
this or any other jurisdiction;
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7 | | (iii) He or she is not addicted to narcotics;
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8 | | (iv) He or she has not been a patient in a mental |
9 | | health facility within
the past 5 years or, if he or |
10 | | she has been a patient in a mental health facility more |
11 | | than 5 years ago submit the certification required |
12 | | under subsection (u) of Section 8 of this Act;
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13 | | (v) He or she is not a person with an intellectual |
14 | | disability;
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15 | | (vi) He or she is not an alien who is unlawfully |
16 | | present in the
United States under the laws of the |
17 | | United States;
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18 | | (vii) He or she is not subject to an existing order |
19 | | of protection
prohibiting him or her from possessing a |
20 | | firearm;
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21 | | (viii) He or she has not been convicted within the |
22 | | past 5 years of
battery, assault, aggravated assault, |
23 | | violation of an order of
protection, or a substantially |
24 | | similar offense in another jurisdiction, in
which a |
25 | | firearm was used or possessed;
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26 | | (ix) He or she has not been convicted of domestic |
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1 | | battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a
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2 | | substantially similar offense in another
jurisdiction |
3 | | committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the |
4 | | effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant |
5 | | knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have an |
6 | | offense described in this clause (ix) tried by a jury, |
7 | | and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a |
8 | | conviction for an offense in which a domestic |
9 | | relationship is not a required element of the offense |
10 | | but in which a determination of the applicability of 18 |
11 | | U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the |
12 | | Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the |
13 | | court of a judgment of conviction for that offense |
14 | | shall be grounds for denying the issuance of a Firearm |
15 | | Owner's Identification Card under this Section;
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16 | | (x) (Blank);
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17 | | (xi) He or she is not an alien who has been |
18 | | admitted to the United
States under a non-immigrant |
19 | | visa (as that term is defined in Section
101(a)(26) of |
20 | | the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. |
21 | | 1101(a)(26))),
or that he or she is an alien who has |
22 | | been lawfully admitted to the United
States under a |
23 | | non-immigrant visa if that alien is:
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24 | | (1) admitted to the United States for lawful |
25 | | hunting or sporting
purposes;
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26 | | (2) an official representative of a foreign |
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1 | | government who is:
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2 | | (A) accredited to the United States |
3 | | Government or the Government's
mission to an |
4 | | international organization having its |
5 | | headquarters in the United
States; or
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6 | | (B) en route to or from another country to |
7 | | which that alien is
accredited;
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8 | | (3) an official of a foreign government or |
9 | | distinguished foreign
visitor who has been so |
10 | | designated by the Department of State;
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11 | | (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a |
12 | | friendly foreign
government entering the United |
13 | | States on official business; or
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14 | | (5) one who has received a waiver from the |
15 | | Attorney General of the
United States pursuant to |
16 | | 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
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17 | | (xii) He or she is not a minor subject to a |
18 | | petition filed
under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile |
19 | | Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
minor is a |
20 | | delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that |
21 | | if
committed by an adult would be a felony;
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22 | | (xiii) He or she is not an adult who had been |
23 | | adjudicated a delinquent
minor under the Juvenile |
24 | | Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense
that |
25 | | if committed by an adult would be a felony;
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26 | | (xiv) He or she is a resident of the State of |
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1 | | Illinois; |
2 | | (xv) He or she has not been adjudicated as a person |
3 | | with a mental disability; |
4 | | (xvi) He or she has not been involuntarily admitted |
5 | | into a mental health facility; and |
6 | | (xvii) He or she is not a person with a |
7 | | developmental disability; and
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8 | | (3) Upon request by the Department of State Police, |
9 | | sign a release on a
form prescribed by the Department of |
10 | | State Police waiving any right to
confidentiality and |
11 | | requesting the disclosure to the Department of State Police
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12 | | of limited mental health institution admission information |
13 | | from another state,
the District of Columbia, any other |
14 | | territory of the United States, or a
foreign nation |
15 | | concerning the applicant for the sole purpose of |
16 | | determining
whether the applicant is or was a patient in a |
17 | | mental health institution and
disqualified because of that |
18 | | status from receiving a Firearm Owner's
Identification |
19 | | Card. No mental health care or treatment records may be
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20 | | requested. The information received shall be destroyed |
21 | | within one year of
receipt.
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22 | | (a-5) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification |
23 | | Card who is over
the age of 18 shall furnish to the Department |
24 | | of State Police either his or
her Illinois driver's license |
25 | | number or Illinois Identification Card number, except as
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26 | | provided in subsection (a-10).
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1 | | (a-10) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification |
2 | | Card,
who is employed as a law enforcement officer, an armed |
3 | | security officer in Illinois, or by the United States Military
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4 | | permanently assigned in Illinois and who is not an Illinois |
5 | | resident, shall furnish to
the Department of State Police his |
6 | | or her driver's license number or state
identification card |
7 | | number from his or her state of residence. The Department
of |
8 | | State Police may adopt rules to enforce the provisions of this
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9 | | subsection (a-10).
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10 | | (a-15) If an applicant applying for a Firearm Owner's |
11 | | Identification Card moves from the residence address named in |
12 | | the application, he or she shall immediately notify in a form |
13 | | and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police of that |
14 | | change of address. |
15 | | (a-20) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification |
16 | | Card shall furnish to the Department of State Police his or her |
17 | | photograph. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older |
18 | | seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement |
19 | | must furnish with the application an approved copy of United |
20 | | States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form |
21 | | 4029. In lieu of a photograph, an applicant regardless of age |
22 | | seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement |
23 | | shall submit fingerprints on a form and manner prescribed by |
24 | | the Department with his or her application. |
25 | | (a-25) On and after the effective date of this amendatory |
26 | | Act of the 100th General Assembly, each applicant for the |
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1 | | issuance or renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card |
2 | | shall provide a full set of his or her fingerprints in |
3 | | electronic format to the Department of State Police, unless the |
4 | | applicant has previously provided a full set of his or her |
5 | | fingerprints to the Department under this Act or the Firearm |
6 | | Concealed Carry Act. Fingerprints collected under this |
7 | | subsection shall be checked against the Department of State |
8 | | Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history |
9 | | record databases now and hereafter filed. |
10 | | (b) Each application form shall include the following |
11 | | statement printed in
bold type: "Warning: Entering false |
12 | | information on an application for a Firearm
Owner's |
13 | | Identification Card is punishable as a Class 2 felony in |
14 | | accordance
with subsection (d-5) of Section 14 of the Firearm |
15 | | Owners Identification Card
Act.".
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16 | | (c) Upon such written consent, pursuant to Section 4, |
17 | | paragraph (a)(2)(i),
the parent or legal guardian giving the |
18 | | consent shall be liable for any
damages resulting from the |
19 | | applicant's use of firearms or firearm ammunition.
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20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
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21 | | Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by |
22 | | changing Section 20 and 30 as follows: |
23 | | (430 ILCS 66/20)
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24 | | Sec. 20. Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board. |
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1 | | (a) There is hereby created within the Department of State |
2 | | Police a Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board to consider any |
3 | | objection to an applicant's eligibility to obtain a license |
4 | | under this Act submitted by a law enforcement agency or the |
5 | | Department under Section 15 of this Act. The Board shall |
6 | | consist of 7 commissioners to be appointed by the Governor, |
7 | | with the advice and consent of the Senate, with 3 commissioners |
8 | | residing within the First Judicial District and one |
9 | | commissioner residing within each of the 4 remaining Judicial |
10 | | Districts. No more than 4 commissioners shall be members of the |
11 | | same political party. The Governor shall designate one |
12 | | commissioner as the Chairperson. The Board shall consist of: |
13 | | (1) one commissioner with at least 5 years of service |
14 | | as a federal judge; |
15 | | (2) 2 commissioners with at least 5 years of experience |
16 | | serving as an attorney with the United States Department of |
17 | | Justice; |
18 | | (3) 3 commissioners with at least 5 years of experience |
19 | | as a federal agent or employee with investigative |
20 | | experience or duties related to criminal justice under the |
21 | | United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement |
22 | | Administration, Department of Homeland Security, or |
23 | | Federal Bureau of Investigation; and |
24 | | (4) one member with at least 5 years of experience as a |
25 | | licensed physician or clinical psychologist with expertise |
26 | | in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. |
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1 | | (b) The initial terms of the commissioners shall end on |
2 | | January 12, 2015. Thereafter, the commissioners shall hold |
3 | | office for 4 years, with terms expiring on the second Monday in |
4 | | January of the fourth year. Commissioners may be reappointed. |
5 | | Vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled in the |
6 | | same manner as the original appointment, for the remainder of |
7 | | the unexpired term. The Governor may remove a commissioner for |
8 | | incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or inability to |
9 | | serve. Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount |
10 | | equal to the compensation of members of the Executive Ethics |
11 | | Commission and may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses |
12 | | actually incurred in the performance of their Board duties, |
13 | | from funds appropriated for that purpose. |
14 | | (c) The Board shall meet at the call of the chairperson as |
15 | | often as necessary to consider objections to applications for a |
16 | | license under this Act. If necessary to ensure the |
17 | | participation of a commissioner, the Board shall allow a |
18 | | commissioner to participate in a Board meeting by electronic |
19 | | communication. Any commissioner participating electronically |
20 | | shall be deemed present for purposes of establishing a quorum |
21 | | and voting. |
22 | | (d) The Board shall adopt rules for the review of |
23 | | objections and the conduct of hearings. The Board shall |
24 | | maintain a record of its decisions and all materials considered |
25 | | in making its decisions. All Board decisions and voting records |
26 | | shall be kept confidential and all materials considered by the |
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1 | | Board shall be exempt from inspection except upon order of a |
2 | | court. |
3 | | (e) In considering an objection of a law enforcement agency |
4 | | or the Department, the Board shall review the materials |
5 | | received with the objection from the law enforcement agency or |
6 | | the Department. By a vote of at least 4 commissioners, the |
7 | | Board may request additional information from the law |
8 | | enforcement agency, Department, or the applicant, or the |
9 | | testimony of the law enforcement agency, Department, or the |
10 | | applicant. The Board may require that the applicant submit |
11 | | electronic fingerprints to the Department if not previously |
12 | | submitted for an updated background check where the Board |
13 | | determines it lacks sufficient information to determine |
14 | | eligibility. The Board may only consider information submitted |
15 | | by the Department, a law enforcement agency, or the applicant. |
16 | | The Board shall review each objection and determine by a |
17 | | majority of commissioners whether an applicant is eligible for |
18 | | a license. |
19 | | (f) The Board shall issue a decision within 30 days of |
20 | | receipt of the objection from the Department. However, the |
21 | | Board need not issue a decision within 30 days if: |
22 | | (1) the Board requests information from the applicant, |
23 | | including but not limited to electronic fingerprints to be |
24 | | submitted to the Department if not previously submitted , in |
25 | | accordance with subsection (e) of this Section, in which |
26 | | case the Board shall make a decision within 30 days of |
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1 | | receipt of the required information from the applicant; |
2 | | (2) the applicant agrees, in writing, to allow the |
3 | | Board additional time to consider an objection; or |
4 | | (3) the Board notifies the applicant and the Department |
5 | | that the Board needs an additional 30 days to issue a |
6 | | decision. |
7 | | (g) If the Board determines by a preponderance of the |
8 | | evidence that the applicant poses a danger to himself or |
9 | | herself or others, or is a threat to public safety, then the |
10 | | Board shall affirm the objection of the law enforcement agency |
11 | | or the Department and shall notify the Department that the |
12 | | applicant is ineligible for a license. If the Board does not |
13 | | determine by a preponderance of the evidence that the applicant |
14 | | poses a danger to himself or herself or others, or is a threat |
15 | | to public safety, then the Board shall notify the Department |
16 | | that the applicant is eligible for a license. |
17 | | (h) Meetings of the Board shall not be subject to the Open |
18 | | Meetings Act and records of the Board shall not be subject to |
19 | | the Freedom of Information Act. |
20 | | (i) The Board shall report monthly to the Governor and the |
21 | | General Assembly on the number of objections received and |
22 | | provide details of the circumstances in which the Board has |
23 | | determined to deny licensure based on law enforcement or |
24 | | Department objections under Section 15 of this Act. The report |
25 | | shall not contain any identifying information about the |
26 | | applicants.
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1 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.) |
2 | | (430 ILCS 66/30)
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3 | | Sec. 30. Contents of license application. |
4 | | (a) The license application shall be in writing, under |
5 | | penalty of perjury, on a standard form adopted by the |
6 | | Department and shall be accompanied by the documentation |
7 | | required in this Section and the applicable fee. Each |
8 | | application form shall include the following statement printed |
9 | | in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on this form |
10 | | is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the Criminal |
11 | | Code of 2012." |
12 | | (b) The application shall contain the following: |
13 | | (1) the applicant's name, current address, date and |
14 | | year of birth, place of birth, height, weight, hair color, |
15 | | eye color, maiden name or any other name the applicant has |
16 | | used or identified with, and any address where the |
17 | | applicant resided for more than 30 days within the 10 years |
18 | | preceding the date of the license application; |
19 | | (2) the applicant's valid driver's license number or |
20 | | valid state identification card number; |
21 | | (3) a waiver of the applicant's privacy and |
22 | | confidentiality rights and privileges under all federal |
23 | | and state laws, including those limiting access to juvenile |
24 | | court, criminal justice, psychological, or psychiatric |
25 | | records or records relating to any institutionalization of |
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1 | | the applicant, and an affirmative request that a person |
2 | | having custody of any of these records provide it or |
3 | | information concerning it to the Department. The waiver |
4 | | only applies to records sought in connection with |
5 | | determining whether the applicant qualifies for a license |
6 | | to carry a concealed firearm under this Act, or whether the |
7 | | applicant remains in compliance with the Firearm Owners |
8 | | Identification Card Act; |
9 | | (4) an affirmation that the applicant possesses a |
10 | | currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and |
11 | | card number if possessed or notice the applicant is |
12 | | applying for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card in |
13 | | conjunction with the license application; |
14 | | (5) an affirmation that the applicant has not been |
15 | | convicted or found guilty of: |
16 | | (A) a felony; |
17 | | (B) a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of |
18 | | physical force or violence to any person within the 5 |
19 | | years preceding the date of the application; or |
20 | | (C) 2 or more violations related to driving while |
21 | | under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, |
22 | | intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination |
23 | | thereof, within the 5 years preceding the date of the |
24 | | license application; and |
25 | | (6) whether the applicant has failed a drug test for a |
26 | | drug for which the applicant did not have a prescription, |
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1 | | within the previous year, and if so, the provider of the |
2 | | test, the specific substance involved, and the date of the |
3 | | test; |
4 | | (7) written consent for the Department to review and |
5 | | use the applicant's Illinois digital driver's license or |
6 | | Illinois identification card photograph and signature; |
7 | | (8) a full set of fingerprints submitted to the |
8 | | Department in electronic format , provided the Department |
9 | | may accept an application submitted without a set of |
10 | | fingerprints in which case the Department shall be granted |
11 | | 30 days in addition to the 90 days provided under |
12 | | subsection (e) of Section 10 of this Act to issue or deny a |
13 | | license ; |
14 | | (9) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size |
15 | | specified by the Department taken within the 30 days |
16 | | preceding the date of the license application; and |
17 | | (10) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence |
18 | | of compliance with the training requirements under this |
19 | | Act.
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20 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)
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