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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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 10 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/10)
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7 | Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed firearm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this Act; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (2) has provided the application and documentation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | required in Section 30 of this Act; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Section 20. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | duplicate license as provided in this Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | permit the licensee to carry one loaded or unloaded concealed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | firearm and, whether attached to or detached from the firearm, |
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1 | one ammunition feeding device for that firearm with a capacity | ||||||
2 | of 10 rounds of ammunition or less on or about his or her | ||||||
3 | person. The licensee may not carry an ammunition feeding device | ||||||
4 | with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition or that | ||||||
5 | can be readily restored or converted to accept more than 10 | ||||||
6 | rounds of ammunition. : | ||||||
7 | (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully | ||||||
8 | concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her | ||||||
9 | person; and
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10 | (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed | ||||||
11 | firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. | ||||||
12 | (d) The Department shall make applications for a license | ||||||
13 | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of | ||||||
14 | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the | ||||||
15 | availability and submission of applications in accordance with | ||||||
16 | this Act. | ||||||
17 | (e) An application for a license submitted to the | ||||||
18 | Department that contains all the information and materials | ||||||
19 | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be | ||||||
20 | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no | ||||||
21 | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application, | ||||||
22 | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license. | ||||||
23 | (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if | ||||||
24 | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or | ||||||
25 | the Department receives a determination from the Board that the | ||||||
26 | applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must |
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1 | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The | ||||||
2 | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right | ||||||
3 | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. | ||||||
4 | (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the | ||||||
5 | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: | ||||||
6 | (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a | ||||||
7 | concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her | ||||||
8 | abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on | ||||||
9 | the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an | ||||||
10 | invitee with that person's permission; | ||||||
11 | (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm | ||||||
12 | under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except | ||||||
13 | subsection (a-5) of that Section; or | ||||||
14 | (3) when the handgun is broken down in a | ||||||
15 | non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or | ||||||
16 | is unloaded and enclosed in a case. | ||||||
17 | (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an | ||||||
18 | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic | ||||||
19 | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed | ||||||
20 | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon | ||||||
21 | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall | ||||||
22 | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a | ||||||
23 | concealed firearm under this Act, present the license upon the | ||||||
24 | request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or present | ||||||
25 | upon the request of the officer evidence
under paragraph (2) of | ||||||
26 | subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that he or she is a |
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1 | non-resident qualified to carry
under that subsection, and | ||||||
2 | identify the location of the concealed firearm. During a | ||||||
3 | traffic stop, any
passenger within the vehicle who is a | ||||||
4 | licensee or a non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
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5 | Section 40 of this Act must comply with the requirements of | ||||||
6 | this subsection (h). | ||||||
7 | (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license | ||||||
8 | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to | ||||||
9 | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State's | ||||||
10 | Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court | ||||||
11 | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
12 | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all | ||||||
13 | information included in the application, including the | ||||||
14 | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to the | ||||||
15 | license application and any information related to violations | ||||||
16 | of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's Attorney, | ||||||
17 | Attorney General, or member or staff of the judiciary shall | ||||||
18 | provide any information to a requester who is not entitled to | ||||||
19 | it by law. | ||||||
20 | (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed | ||||||
21 | application, the Department shall enter the relevant | ||||||
22 | information about the applicant into the database under | ||||||
23 | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law | ||||||
24 | enforcement agencies.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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