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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5664 Introduced , by Rep. Barbara Hernandez SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that the defined term "petitioner" includes a respondent's employer, coworker, or an employee or teacher of a specified school that a respondent has attended in the previous 6 months.
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| | HB5664 | | LRB101 17319 CPF 66724 b |
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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 Firearms Restraining Order Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Section 5 as follows: |
6 | | (430 ILCS 67/5)
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7 | | Sec. 5. Definitions.
As used in this Act: |
8 | | "Family member of the respondent" means a spouse, parent, |
9 | | child, or step-child of the respondent, any other person |
10 | | related by blood or present marriage to the respondent, or a |
11 | | person who shares a common dwelling with the respondent. |
12 | | "Firearms restraining order" means an order issued by the |
13 | | court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from having in |
14 | | his or her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or |
15 | | receiving any firearms.
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16 | | "Intimate partner" means a spouse, former spouse, a person |
17 | | with whom the respondent has or allegedly has a child in |
18 | | common, or a person with whom the respondent has or has had a |
19 | | dating or engagement relationship. |
20 | | "Petitioner" means: |
21 | | (1) a family member of the respondent as defined in |
22 | | this Act; or
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23 | | (2) a law enforcement officer
who files a petition |