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1 | AN ACT concerning 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 Sections 5 and 7 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Application and renewal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Department of State Police shall either approve or
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9 | deny all applications within 30 days from the date they are | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | received,
except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | and every applicant found qualified under Section 8 of this Act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | by
the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm Owner's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Identification
Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | the United States, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the
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18 | issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | thereof,
shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | the State Treasury;
$1 of the fee shall be deposited in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | in the
State Police Firearm Services Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied within |
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1 | 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his or her | ||||||
2 | renewal application prior to the expiration of his or her | ||||||
3 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal application | ||||||
4 | has been submitted prior to the expiration date of the | ||||||
5 | applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm | ||||||
6 | Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while the | ||||||
7 | Department processes the application, unless the person is | ||||||
8 | subject to or becomes subject to revocation under this Act. The | ||||||
9 | cost for a renewal application shall be $10 which shall be | ||||||
10 | deposited into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. The | ||||||
11 | Illinois State Police shall notify a person who possesses a | ||||||
12 | valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card of the expiration of | ||||||
13 | his or her Card at least 90 days before its expiration. The | ||||||
14 | Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and | ||||||
15 | text message notification system for persons who are applying | ||||||
16 | for or possess a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. In | ||||||
17 | addition to receiving a mail notification of the status of a | ||||||
18 | person's application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation | ||||||
19 | of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the person | ||||||
20 | may request email or text message, or both, notifications of | ||||||
21 | the status of his or her application, renewal, suspension, | ||||||
22 | revocation, and other notifications concerning his or her | ||||||
23 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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25 | (430 ILCS 65/7) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-7)
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1 | Sec. 7. Validity of Firearm Owner's Identification Card. | ||||||
2 | (a) Except as provided in Section 8 of this Act or | ||||||
3 | subsection (b) of this Section, a Firearm Owner's
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4 | Identification Card issued under the provisions of this Act | ||||||
5 | shall be valid
for the person to whom it is issued for a period | ||||||
6 | of 10 years from the date
of issuance , except that if a person | ||||||
7 | is issued a concealed carry license under the Firearm Concealed | ||||||
8 | Carry Act, the person may be issued a Firearm Owner's | ||||||
9 | Identification Card that is valid for the person to whom it is | ||||||
10 | issued for a period of 5 years and expires upon the expiration | ||||||
11 | of the person's concealed carry license . | ||||||
12 | (b) If a renewal application is submitted to the Department | ||||||
13 | before the expiration date of the applicant's current Firearm | ||||||
14 | Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm Owner's | ||||||
15 | Identification Card shall remain valid for a period of 60 | ||||||
16 | business days, unless the person is subject to or becomes | ||||||
17 | subject to revocation under this Act.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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19 | Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||
20 | changing Section 50 and by adding Section 50.1 as follows: | ||||||
21 | (430 ILCS 66/50)
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22 | Sec. 50. License renewal. | ||||||
23 | (a) This subsection (a) applies through the 180th day | ||||||
24 | following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the |
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1 | 101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license | ||||||
2 | shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for | ||||||
3 | a period of 5 years upon receipt of a completed renewal | ||||||
4 | application, completion of 3 hours of training required under | ||||||
5 | Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal fee, | ||||||
6 | and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of this | ||||||
7 | Act. The renewal application shall contain the information | ||||||
8 | required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant | ||||||
9 | need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints. | ||||||
10 | (b) This subsection (b) applies on and after the 181st day | ||||||
11 | following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the | ||||||
12 | 101st General Assembly. Applications for renewal of a license | ||||||
13 | shall be made to the Department. A license shall be renewed for | ||||||
14 | a period of 5 years from the date of expiration on the | ||||||
15 | applicant's current license upon the receipt of a completed | ||||||
16 | renewal application, completion of 3 hours of training required | ||||||
17 | under Section 75 of this Act, payment of the applicable renewal | ||||||
18 | fee, and completion of an investigation under Section 35 of | ||||||
19 | this Act. The renewal application shall contain the information | ||||||
20 | required in Section 30 of this Act, except that the applicant | ||||||
21 | need not resubmit a full set of fingerprints. | ||||||
22 | (c) The Illinois State Police shall notify a person who | ||||||
23 | possesses a valid concealed carry license of the expiration of | ||||||
24 | his or her license at least 90 days before its expiration. If | ||||||
25 | the only reason for the revocation of a person's concealed | ||||||
26 | carry license is the expiration of the licensee's Firearm |
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1 | Owner's Identification Card, the person does not have to submit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | a form to the Illinois State Police to conduct an investigation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | of the person's suitability for the issuance of a concealed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | carry license.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/50.1 new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 50.1. Email and text message notifications. The | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Illinois State Police shall establish and maintain an email and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | text message notification system for persons who are applying | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | for or possess concealed carry licenses. In addition to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | receiving a mail notification of the status of a person's | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | application for, renewal, suspension, or revocation of his or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | her concealed carry license, the person may request email or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | text message, or both, notifications of the status of his or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | her application, renewal, suspension, revocation, and other | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | notifications concerning his or her concealed carry license.
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