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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 70 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/70)
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7 | Sec. 70. Violations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found to be ineligible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | for a license under this Act or the licensee no longer meets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the eligibility requirements of the Firearm Owners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Identification Card Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (b) A license shall be suspended if an order of protection, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | including an emergency order of protection, plenary order of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | protection, or interim order of protection under Article 112A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under the Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Domestic Violence Act of 1986, is issued against a licensee for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | the duration of the order, or if the Department is made aware | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | of a similar order issued against the licensee in any other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | jurisdiction. If an order of protection is issued against a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | licensee, the licensee shall surrender the license, as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | applicable, to the court at the time the order is entered or to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | the law enforcement agency or entity serving process at the |
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1 | time the licensee is served the order. The court, law | ||||||
2 | enforcement agency, or entity responsible for serving the order | ||||||
3 | of protection shall notify the Department within 7 days and | ||||||
4 | transmit the license to the Department. | ||||||
5 | (c) A license is invalid upon expiration of the license, | ||||||
6 | unless the licensee has submitted an application to renew the | ||||||
7 | license, and the applicant is otherwise eligible to possess a | ||||||
8 | license under this Act. | ||||||
9 | (d) A licensee shall not carry a concealed firearm while | ||||||
10 | under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, | ||||||
11 | intoxicating compound or combination of compounds, or any | ||||||
12 | combination thereof, under the standards set forth in | ||||||
13 | subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | ||||||
14 | A licensee in violation of this subsection (d) shall be | ||||||
15 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first or second violation | ||||||
16 | and a Class 4 felony for a third violation. The Department may | ||||||
17 | suspend a license for up to 6 months for a second violation and | ||||||
18 | shall permanently revoke a license for a third violation. | ||||||
19 | (e) Except as otherwise provided, a licensee in violation | ||||||
20 | of this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second | ||||||
21 | or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor. A licensee | ||||||
22 | who knowingly carries a firearm on or into a building, real | ||||||
23 | property, or parking area under the control of a public or | ||||||
24 | private pre-school, elementary or secondary school, college, | ||||||
25 | or university in violation of paragraph (1), (2), or (15) of | ||||||
26 | subsection (a) of Section 65 of this Act is guilty of a Class 4 |
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1 | felony for a first offense and a Class 3 felony for a second or | ||||||
2 | subsequent offense. The Department may suspend a license for up | ||||||
3 | to 6 months for a second violation and shall permanently revoke | ||||||
4 | a license for 3 or more violations of Section 65 of this Act. | ||||||
5 | Any person convicted of a violation under this Section shall | ||||||
6 | pay a $150 fee to be deposited into the Mental Health Reporting | ||||||
7 | Fund, plus any applicable court costs or fees. | ||||||
8 | (f) A licensee convicted or found guilty of a violation of | ||||||
9 | this Act who has a valid license and is otherwise eligible to | ||||||
10 | carry a concealed firearm shall only be subject to the | ||||||
11 | penalties under this Section and shall not be subject to the | ||||||
12 | penalties under Section 21-6, paragraph (4), (8), or (10) of | ||||||
13 | subsection (a) of Section 24-1, or subparagraph (A-5) or (B-5) | ||||||
14 | of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1.6 of the | ||||||
15 | Criminal Code of 2012. Except as otherwise provided in this | ||||||
16 | subsection, nothing in this subsection prohibits the licensee | ||||||
17 | from being subjected to penalties for violations other than | ||||||
18 | those specified in this Act. | ||||||
19 | (g) A licensee whose license is revoked, suspended, or | ||||||
20 | denied shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice of the | ||||||
21 | revocation, suspension, or denial, surrender his or her | ||||||
22 | concealed carry license to the local law enforcement agency | ||||||
23 | where the person resides. The local law enforcement agency | ||||||
24 | shall provide the licensee a receipt and transmit the concealed | ||||||
25 | carry license to the Department of State Police. If the | ||||||
26 | licensee whose concealed carry license has been revoked, |
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1 | suspended, or denied fails to comply with the requirements of | ||||||
2 | this subsection, the law enforcement agency where the person | ||||||
3 | resides may petition the circuit court to issue a warrant to | ||||||
4 | search for and seize the concealed carry license in the | ||||||
5 | possession and under the custody or control of the licensee | ||||||
6 | whose concealed carry license has been revoked, suspended, or | ||||||
7 | denied. The observation of a concealed carry license in the | ||||||
8 | possession of a person whose license has been revoked, | ||||||
9 | suspended, or denied constitutes a sufficient basis for the | ||||||
10 | arrest of that person for violation of this subsection. A | ||||||
11 | violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. | ||||||
12 | (h) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be | ||||||
13 | revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found ineligible for a | ||||||
14 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or the licensee no longer | ||||||
15 | possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. A | ||||||
16 | licensee whose license is revoked under this subsection (h) | ||||||
17 | shall surrender his or her concealed carry license as provided | ||||||
18 | for in subsection (g) of this Section. | ||||||
19 | This subsection shall not apply to a person who has filed | ||||||
20 | an application with the State Police for renewal of a Firearm
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21 | Owner's Identification Card and who is not otherwise ineligible | ||||||
22 | to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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23 | (i) A certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides | ||||||
24 | or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant | ||||||
25 | has completed firearms training as required under this Act is | ||||||
26 | guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person guilty of a violation |
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1 | of this subsection (i) is not eligible for court supervision. | ||||||
2 | The Department shall permanently revoke the firearms | ||||||
3 | instructor certification of a person convicted under this | ||||||
4 | subsection (i). | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-899, | ||||||
6 | eff. 8-15-14.)
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