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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 Section 6 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-6)
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7 | Sec. 6. Contents of Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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8 | (a) A Firearm Owner's Identification Card, issued by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Department of
State Police at such places as the Director of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | the
Department shall
specify, shall contain the applicant's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | name, residence, date of birth, sex,
physical description, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | recent photograph, except as provided in subsection (c-5), and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | signature. Each Firearm Owner's
Identification Card must have | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the expiration date boldly and conspicuously
displayed on the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | face of the card. Each Firearm Owner's
Identification Card | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | must have printed on it the following: "CAUTION - This
card | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | does not permit bearer to UNLAWFULLY carry or use firearms."
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18 | Before December 1, 2002,
the Department may use a person's | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | digital photograph and signature from his or
her
Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | driver's license or Illinois Identification Card, if | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | available. On
and after December 1, 2002,
the Department shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | use a person's digital photograph and signature from his
or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | her
Illinois driver's license or Illinois Identification Card, |
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1 | if available. The
Department shall decline to use a person's | ||||||
2 | digital photograph or signature if
the digital photograph or | ||||||
3 | signature is the result of or associated with
fraudulent or | ||||||
4 | erroneous data, unless otherwise provided by law.
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5 | (b) A person applying for a Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
6 | Card shall
consent
to the Department of State Police using the | ||||||
7 | applicant's digital driver's
license
or Illinois | ||||||
8 | Identification Card photograph, if available, and signature on | ||||||
9 | the
applicant's
Firearm Owner's Identification Card. The | ||||||
10 | Secretary
of State shall allow the Department of State Police | ||||||
11 | access to the photograph
and signature for the purpose of | ||||||
12 | identifying the applicant and issuing to the
applicant a
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13 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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14 | (c) The Secretary of State shall conduct a study to | ||||||
15 | determine the cost
and
feasibility of creating a method of | ||||||
16 | adding an identifiable code, background, or
other means on the | ||||||
17 | driver's license or Illinois Identification Card to show
that
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18 | an individual is not disqualified from owning or possessing a | ||||||
19 | firearm under
State or federal law. The Secretary shall report | ||||||
20 | the findings of this study
12 months after the effective date | ||||||
21 | of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
Assembly.
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22 | (c-5) If a person qualifies for a photograph exemption, in | ||||||
23 | lieu of a photograph, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
24 | shall contain a copy of the card holder's fingerprints. Each | ||||||
25 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card described in this | ||||||
26 | subsection (c-5) must have printed on it the following: "This |
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1 | card is only valid for firearm purchases through a federally | ||||||
2 | licensed firearms dealer when presented with photographic | ||||||
3 | identification, as prescribed by 18 U.S.C. 922(t)(1)(C)." | ||||||
4 | (d) If a person is eligible for both a Firearm Owner's | ||||||
5 | Identification Card and a concealed carry license, the | ||||||
6 | Illinois State Police shall create one card that may be used as | ||||||
7 | both a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and a concealed | ||||||
8 | carry license. A combined Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
9 | and concealed carry license shall be considered a valid card | ||||||
10 | for the purposes of this Act. The Illinois State Police shall | ||||||
11 | adopt rules to implement this subsection (d). | ||||||
12 | (Source: P.A. 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
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13 | Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||
14 | changing Section 10 as follows: | ||||||
15 | (430 ILCS 66/10)
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16 | Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed | ||||||
17 | firearm. | ||||||
18 | (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a | ||||||
19 | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: | ||||||
20 | (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this | ||||||
21 | Act; | ||||||
22 | (2) has provided the application and documentation | ||||||
23 | required in Section 30 of this Act; | ||||||
24 | (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and |
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1 | (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or | ||||||
2 | others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the | ||||||
3 | Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with | ||||||
4 | Section 20. | ||||||
5 | (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or | ||||||
6 | duplicate license as provided in this Act. | ||||||
7 | (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a | ||||||
8 | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall | ||||||
9 | permit the licensee to: | ||||||
10 | (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, | ||||||
11 | fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or | ||||||
12 | her person; and
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13 | (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed | ||||||
14 | firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. | ||||||
15 | (d) The Department shall make applications for a license | ||||||
16 | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of | ||||||
17 | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the | ||||||
18 | availability and submission of applications in accordance with | ||||||
19 | this Act. | ||||||
20 | (e) An application for a license submitted to the | ||||||
21 | Department that contains all the information and materials | ||||||
22 | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be | ||||||
23 | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no | ||||||
24 | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application, | ||||||
25 | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license. | ||||||
26 | (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if |
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1 | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or | ||||||
2 | the Department receives a determination from the Board that | ||||||
3 | the applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must | ||||||
4 | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The | ||||||
5 | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right | ||||||
6 | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. | ||||||
7 | (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the | ||||||
8 | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: | ||||||
9 | (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a | ||||||
10 | concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her | ||||||
11 | abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on | ||||||
12 | the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an | ||||||
13 | invitee with that person's permission; | ||||||
14 | (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm | ||||||
15 | under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except | ||||||
16 | subsection (a-5) of that Section; or | ||||||
17 | (3) when the handgun is broken down in a | ||||||
18 | non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or | ||||||
19 | is unloaded and enclosed in a case. | ||||||
20 | (g-5) A combined Firearm Owner's Identification Card and | ||||||
21 | concealed carry license shall be considered a valid license | ||||||
22 | for the purposes of this Act. | ||||||
23 | (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an | ||||||
24 | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic | ||||||
25 | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed | ||||||
26 | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon |
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1 | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall | ||||||
2 | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a | ||||||
3 | concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon | ||||||
4 | the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or | ||||||
5 | present upon the request of the officer evidence
under | ||||||
6 | paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that | ||||||
7 | he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry
under that | ||||||
8 | subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection | ||||||
9 | (h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to | ||||||
10 | the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer | ||||||
11 | evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 | ||||||
12 | of this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that | ||||||
13 | subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or | ||||||
14 | non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed | ||||||
15 | firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm | ||||||
16 | for the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic | ||||||
17 | stop, any
passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a | ||||||
18 | non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of | ||||||
19 | this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection | ||||||
20 | (h). | ||||||
21 | (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or a non-resident | ||||||
22 | carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection (e) of | ||||||
23 | Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement | ||||||
24 | officer or emergency
services personnel, the law enforcement | ||||||
25 | officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm
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26 | or direct that it be secured during the duration of the contact |
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1 | if the law enforcement officer or emergency
services personnel | ||||||
2 | determines that it is necessary for the safety of any person
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3 | present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency | ||||||
4 | services personnel. The licensee or nonresident
shall submit | ||||||
5 | to the order to secure the firearm. When the law enforcement | ||||||
6 | officer or emergency services
personnel have determined that | ||||||
7 | the licensee or non-resident is not a threat to
the safety of | ||||||
8 | any person present, including the law enforcement officer or | ||||||
9 | emergency services personnel, and
if the licensee or | ||||||
10 | non-resident is physically and mentally capable of
possessing | ||||||
11 | the firearm, the law enforcement officer or emergency services | ||||||
12 | personnel shall return the
firearm to the licensee or | ||||||
13 | non-resident before releasing him or her from the
scene and | ||||||
14 | breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is | ||||||
15 | transported for
treatment to another location, the firearm | ||||||
16 | shall be turned over to any peace
officer. The peace officer | ||||||
17 | shall provide a receipt which includes the make,
model, | ||||||
18 | caliber, and serial number of the firearm. | ||||||
19 | (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license | ||||||
20 | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to | ||||||
21 | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, | ||||||
22 | State's Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court | ||||||
23 | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
24 | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all | ||||||
25 | information included in the application, including the | ||||||
26 | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to |
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1 | the license application and any information related to | ||||||
2 | violations of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's | ||||||
3 | Attorney, Attorney General, or member or staff of the | ||||||
4 | judiciary shall provide any information to a requester who is | ||||||
5 | not entitled to it by law. | ||||||
6 | (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed | ||||||
7 | application, the Department shall enter the relevant | ||||||
8 | information about the applicant into the database under | ||||||
9 | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law | ||||||
10 | enforcement agencies.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-29, | ||||||
12 | eff. 7-10-15.)
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