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| | 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
SB0557 Introduced 1/24/2017, by Sen. John J. Cullerton SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 725 ILCS 165/1 | from Ch. 38, par. 161-1 |
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Amends the Firearm Seizure Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning the examination of the complainant and witness.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB0557 | | LRB100 04868 SLF 14878 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Seizure Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (725 ILCS 165/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 161-1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 1.
When a complaint is made to any circuit court that
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| 8 | | that a person
possessing a firearm or firearms has threatened |
| 9 | | to use a firearm illegally,
the court shall examine on oath |
| 10 | | such complainant, and any witnesses which
may be produced, |
| 11 | | reduce the complaint to writing and have it subscribed and
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| 12 | | sworn to by the complainant. If the court is satisfied that |
| 13 | | there is any
danger of such illegal use of firearms, it shall |
| 14 | | issue a warrant requiring
the apprehension of such person, |
| 15 | | hereafter referred to as the defendant,
for appearance before |
| 16 | | the court. Such warrant shall also authorize the
seizure of any |
| 17 | | firearm in the possession of the defendant. |
| 18 | | (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2693.)
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