Rep. Edward J. Acevedo
Filed: 2/26/2013
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1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1155
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1155, AS AMENDED, by | ||||||
3 | inserting the following in its proper numeric sequence:
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4 | "Section 234. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by | ||||||
5 | adding Section 24-4.1 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-4.1 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms. | ||||||
8 | (a) A person, who possesses a firearm and either loses or | ||||||
9 | misplaces the firearm or has the firearm stolen, must report | ||||||
10 | the loss or theft to a law enforcement agency having | ||||||
11 | jurisdiction within 48 hours after the person knows or should | ||||||
12 | have known of the loss or theft. | ||||||
13 | (b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall take | ||||||
14 | a written report and shall as soon as practical enter the | ||||||
15 | firearm's serial number as stolen into the Law Enforcement | ||||||
16 | Agencies Data System (LEADS). |
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1 | (c) A person does not commit the offense if: | ||||||
2 | (1) the failure to report is due to an act of God, act | ||||||
3 | of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive | ||||||
4 | the report; | ||||||
5 | (2) the person calls 911 to make the report; | ||||||
6 | (3) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is | ||||||
7 | otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to | ||||||
8 | prevent the person from reporting; however, the reporting | ||||||
9 | period is only tolled for the period of the person's | ||||||
10 | hospitalization, coma, or impairment; or | ||||||
11 | (4) the person's designee makes a report if the person | ||||||
12 | is unable to make the report. | ||||||
13 | (d) Sentence. A person who violates subsection (a) is | ||||||
14 | guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for a first violation. A second | ||||||
15 | or subsequent violation of subsection (a) is a Class A | ||||||
16 | misdemeanor. ".
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