101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB5843
 
Introduced 11/10/2020, by Rep. Allen Skillicorn
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



430 ILCS 65/5  from Ch. 38, par. 83-5

     Amends the  Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.  Provides that if an application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card has not been approved or denied within 30 days after its application has been received, it shall automatically be approved by the Illinois State Police.  Provides that if a renewal application has not been approved or denied within 60 business days, it shall be automatically renewed by the Illinois State Police. 
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 5 as follows:
 


6    (430 ILCS 65/5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)

7    Sec. 5. Application and renewal. 
8    (a) The Illinois Department of State Police shall either 
9approve or
deny all applications within 30 days from the date 
10they are received,
except as provided in subsection (b) of this 
11Section, and every applicant found qualified under Section 8 of 
12this Act by
the Department shall be entitled to a Firearm 
13Owner's Identification
Card upon the payment of a $10 fee. Any 
14applicant who is an active duty member of the Armed Forces of 
15the United States, a member of  the Illinois National Guard, or 
16a member of the Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt 
17from the application fee. $6 of each fee derived from the

18issuance of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, or renewals 
19thereof,
shall be deposited in the Wildlife and Fish Fund in 
20the State Treasury;
$1 of the fee shall be deposited in the 
21State Police Services Fund and $3 of the fee shall be deposited 
22in the
State Police Firearm Services Fund. If an application 
23for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card has not been approved 
 
 
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1or denied within 30 days after its application has been 
2received, it shall automatically be approved by the Illinois 
3State Police. 
4    (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied within 
560 business days, provided the applicant submitted his or her 
6renewal application prior to the expiration of his or her 
7Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal application 
8has been submitted prior to the expiration date of the 
9applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Firearm 
10Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while the 
11Illinois State Police Department processes the application, 
12unless the person is subject to or becomes subject to 
13revocation under this Act. The cost for a renewal application 
14shall be $10 which shall be deposited into the State Police 
15Firearm Services Fund. If a renewal application has not been 
16approved or denied within 60 business days, it shall 
17automatically be renewed by the Illinois State Police. 

18(Source: P.A. 100-906, eff. 1-1-19.)