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1 | AN ACT concerning firearms.
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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 3 and 14 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | knowingly
transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | this State unless the
transferee with whom he deals displays a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | currently valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card which has | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | previously been issued in his name by the
Department of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Police under the provisions of this Act. In addition,
all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | firearm dealers are subject
to Section 3.1. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | transferring the firearm, request the Department of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Police to conduct a background check on the prospective | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.
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22 | (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | be
transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a |
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1 | record of such transfer for a period
of 10 years from the date | ||||||
2 | of transfer. Such record shall contain the date
of the | ||||||
3 | transfer; the description, serial number or other information
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4 | identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number | ||||||
5 | is available; and, if the
transfer was completed within this | ||||||
6 | State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card | ||||||
7 | number. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall contain | ||||||
8 | the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On demand | ||||||
9 | of a peace officer such transferor
shall produce for inspection | ||||||
10 | such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale took place at | ||||||
11 | a gun show, the record shall include the unique identification | ||||||
12 | number. Failure to record the unique identification number is a | ||||||
13 | petty offense.
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14 | (b-1) The transferor of a firearm, stun gun, or taser must | ||||||
15 | furnish a record of the transfer, within 10 days of the | ||||||
16 | transfer, to the Department of State Police. The transferee | ||||||
17 | must furnish a record of the transfer and a copy of his or her | ||||||
18 | valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the Department of | ||||||
19 | State Police within 10 days of the transfer. The Department of | ||||||
20 | State Police must maintain the record for a period of 10 years. | ||||||
21 | (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person | ||||||
22 | within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States | ||||||
23 | mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law | ||||||
24 | to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within | ||||||
25 | or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a | ||||||
26 | copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card |
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1 | and either his or her Illinois driver's license or Illinois | ||||||
2 | State Identification Card prior to the shipment of the | ||||||
3 | ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped only to an address on | ||||||
4 | either of those 2 documents. | ||||||
5 | (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer | ||||||
6 | of firearm
ammunition shall not apply to those persons | ||||||
7 | specified in paragraph (b) of
Section 2 of this Act. | ||||||
8 | (Source: P.A. 97-1135, eff. 12-4-12.)
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9 | (430 ILCS 65/14) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-14)
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10 | Sec. 14. Sentence.
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11 | (a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5), a violation of | ||||||
12 | paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2, when the
person's | ||||||
13 | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card is expired but the person | ||||||
14 | is not otherwise disqualified
from renewing the card, is a | ||||||
15 | Class A misdemeanor.
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16 | (a-5) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
17 | Section 2, when the
person's Firearm Owner's
Identification | ||||||
18 | Card is expired but the person is not otherwise disqualified
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19 | from owning, purchasing, or possessing firearms, is a petty | ||||||
20 | offense if the card was expired for 6 months or less from the | ||||||
21 | date of expiration. | ||||||
22 | (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) with respect to an | ||||||
23 | expired
card, a violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
24 | Section 2 is a
Class A misdemeanor when the person does not | ||||||
25 | possess a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card, |
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1 | but is otherwise eligible under this Act. A
second or | ||||||
2 | subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
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3 | (c) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
4 | Section 2 is a Class
3 felony when:
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5 | (1) the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
6 | is revoked or
subject to revocation under Section 8; or
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7 | (2) the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card | ||||||
8 | is expired and not
otherwise eligible for renewal under | ||||||
9 | this Act; or
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10 | (3) the person does not possess a currently valid | ||||||
11 | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, and the person is not | ||||||
12 | otherwise eligible under this
Act.
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13 | (d) A violation of subsection (a) of Section 3 is a Class 4 | ||||||
14 | felony.
A third or subsequent conviction is a Class 1 felony.
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15 | (d-1) A violation of subsection (b-1) of Section 3 is a | ||||||
16 | petty offense. | ||||||
17 | (d-5) Any person who knowingly enters false information on | ||||||
18 | an application
for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, who | ||||||
19 | knowingly gives a false answer
to any question on the | ||||||
20 | application, or who knowingly submits false evidence in
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21 | connection with an application is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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22 | (e) Except as provided by Section 6.1 of this Act, any | ||||||
23 | other
violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
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25 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
26 | becoming law.
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