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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 Sections 5, 10, 65, and 75 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/5)
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7 | Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | "Applicant" means a person who is applying for a license to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | carry a concealed firearm under this Act. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | "Board" means the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | "Concealed firearm" means a loaded or unloaded handgun or a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | stun gun carried on or about a person completely or mostly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | concealed from view of the public or on or about a person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | within a vehicle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | "Department" means the Department of State Police. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | "Director" means the Director of State Police. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | "Handgun" means any device which is designed to expel a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | expansion of gas, or escape of gas that is designed to be held | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | and fired by the use of a single hand. "Handgun" does not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | include: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (1) a stun gun or taser; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (2) a machine gun as defined in item (i) of paragraph |
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1 | (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code | ||||||
2 | of 2012; | ||||||
3 | (3) a short-barreled rifle or shotgun as defined in | ||||||
4 | item (ii) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section | ||||||
5 | 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or | ||||||
6 | (4) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or | ||||||
7 | B-B gun which
expels a single globular projectile not | ||||||
8 | exceeding .18 inch in
diameter, or which has a maximum | ||||||
9 | muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet
per second, or which | ||||||
10 | expels breakable paint balls containing washable marking | ||||||
11 | colors. | ||||||
12 | "Law enforcement agency" means any federal, State, or local | ||||||
13 | law enforcement agency, including offices of State's Attorneys | ||||||
14 | and the Office of the Attorney General. | ||||||
15 | "License" means a license issued by the Department of State | ||||||
16 | Police to carry a concealed handgun. | ||||||
17 | "Licensee" means a person issued a license to carry a | ||||||
18 | concealed handgun. | ||||||
19 | "Municipality" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1 | ||||||
20 | of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. | ||||||
21 | "Stun gun" means any device which is powered by electrical | ||||||
22 | charging units, such as batteries, and which, upon contact with | ||||||
23 | a human or clothing worn by a human, can send out current | ||||||
24 | capable of disrupting the person's nervous system in such a | ||||||
25 | manner as to render him or her incapable of normal functioning. | ||||||
26 | "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it |
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1 | in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.) | ||||||
3 | (430 ILCS 66/10)
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4 | Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed firearm. | ||||||
5 | (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a | ||||||
6 | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: | ||||||
7 | (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this Act; | ||||||
8 | (2) has provided the application and documentation | ||||||
9 | required in Section 30 of this Act; | ||||||
10 | (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and | ||||||
11 | (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or | ||||||
12 | others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the | ||||||
13 | Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with | ||||||
14 | Section 20. | ||||||
15 | (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or | ||||||
16 | duplicate license as provided in this Act. | ||||||
17 | (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a | ||||||
18 | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall | ||||||
19 | permit the licensee to: | ||||||
20 | (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully | ||||||
21 | concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her | ||||||
22 | person; and
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23 | (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed | ||||||
24 | firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. | ||||||
25 | (d) The Department shall make applications for a license |
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1 | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of | ||||||
2 | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the | ||||||
3 | availability and submission of applications in accordance with | ||||||
4 | this Act. | ||||||
5 | (e) An application for a license submitted to the | ||||||
6 | Department that contains all the information and materials | ||||||
7 | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be | ||||||
8 | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no | ||||||
9 | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application, | ||||||
10 | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license. | ||||||
11 | (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if | ||||||
12 | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or | ||||||
13 | the Department receives a determination from the Board that the | ||||||
14 | applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must | ||||||
15 | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The | ||||||
16 | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right | ||||||
17 | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. | ||||||
18 | (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the | ||||||
19 | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: | ||||||
20 | (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a | ||||||
21 | concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her | ||||||
22 | abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on | ||||||
23 | the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an | ||||||
24 | invitee with that person's permission; | ||||||
25 | (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm | ||||||
26 | under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except |
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1 | subsection (a-5) of that Section; or | ||||||
2 | (3) when the handgun is broken down in a | ||||||
3 | non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or | ||||||
4 | is unloaded and enclosed in a case. | ||||||
5 | (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an | ||||||
6 | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic | ||||||
7 | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed | ||||||
8 | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon | ||||||
9 | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall | ||||||
10 | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a | ||||||
11 | concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon | ||||||
12 | the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or | ||||||
13 | present upon the request of the officer evidence
under | ||||||
14 | paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that | ||||||
15 | he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry
under that | ||||||
16 | subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection | ||||||
17 | (h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to | ||||||
18 | the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer | ||||||
19 | evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of | ||||||
20 | this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that | ||||||
21 | subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or | ||||||
22 | non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed | ||||||
23 | firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm for | ||||||
24 | the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic stop, | ||||||
25 | any
passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a | ||||||
26 | non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of |
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1 | this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection | ||||||
2 | (h). | ||||||
3 | (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or stun gun or a | ||||||
4 | non-resident carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection | ||||||
5 | (e) of Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement | ||||||
6 | officer or emergency
services personnel, the law enforcement | ||||||
7 | officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm
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8 | or stun gun or direct that it be secured during the duration of | ||||||
9 | the contact if the law enforcement officer or emergency
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10 | services personnel determines that it is necessary for the | ||||||
11 | safety of any person
present, including the law enforcement | ||||||
12 | officer or emergency services personnel. The licensee or | ||||||
13 | nonresident
shall submit to the order to secure the firearm or | ||||||
14 | stun gun . When the law enforcement officer or emergency | ||||||
15 | services
personnel have determined that the licensee or | ||||||
16 | non-resident is not a threat to
the safety of any person | ||||||
17 | present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency | ||||||
18 | services personnel, and
if the licensee or non-resident is | ||||||
19 | physically and mentally capable of
possessing the firearm or | ||||||
20 | stun gun , the law enforcement officer or emergency services | ||||||
21 | personnel shall return the
firearm or stun gun to the licensee | ||||||
22 | or non-resident before releasing him or her from the
scene and | ||||||
23 | breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is | ||||||
24 | transported for
treatment to another location, the firearm or | ||||||
25 | stun gun shall be turned over to any peace
officer. The peace | ||||||
26 | officer shall provide a receipt which includes the make,
model, |
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1 | caliber, and serial number of the firearm or stun gun . | ||||||
2 | (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license | ||||||
3 | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to | ||||||
4 | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State's | ||||||
5 | Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court | ||||||
6 | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this | ||||||
7 | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all | ||||||
8 | information included in the application, including the | ||||||
9 | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to the | ||||||
10 | license application and any information related to violations | ||||||
11 | of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's Attorney, | ||||||
12 | Attorney General, or member or staff of the judiciary shall | ||||||
13 | provide any information to a requester who is not entitled to | ||||||
14 | it by law. | ||||||
15 | (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed | ||||||
16 | application, the Department shall enter the relevant | ||||||
17 | information about the applicant into the database under | ||||||
18 | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law | ||||||
19 | enforcement agencies.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-29, | ||||||
21 | eff. 7-10-15.) | ||||||
22 | (430 ILCS 66/65)
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23 | Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. | ||||||
24 | (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a | ||||||
25 | firearm or stun gun on or into: |
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1 | (1) Any building, real property, and parking area under | ||||||
2 | the control of a public or private elementary or secondary | ||||||
3 | school. | ||||||
4 | (2) Any building, real property, and parking area under | ||||||
5 | the control of a pre-school or child care facility, | ||||||
6 | including any room or portion of a building under the | ||||||
7 | control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in | ||||||
8 | this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care | ||||||
9 | facility in a family home from owning or possessing a | ||||||
10 | firearm or stun gun in the home or license under this Act, | ||||||
11 | if no child under child care at the home is present in the | ||||||
12 | home or the firearm or stun gun in the home is stored in a | ||||||
13 | locked container when a child under child care at the home | ||||||
14 | is present in the home. | ||||||
15 | (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a | ||||||
16 | building under the control of an officer of the executive | ||||||
17 | or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing | ||||||
18 | in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying a | ||||||
19 | concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or trail | ||||||
20 | in a park regulated by the Department of Natural Resources | ||||||
21 | or any other designated public hunting area or building | ||||||
22 | where firearm possession is permitted as established by the | ||||||
23 | Department of Natural Resources under Section 1.8 of the | ||||||
24 | Wildlife Code. | ||||||
25 | (4) Any building designated for matters before a | ||||||
26 | circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or |
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1 | any building or portion of a building under the control of | ||||||
2 | the Supreme Court. | ||||||
3 | (5) Any building or portion of a building under the | ||||||
4 | control of a unit of local government. | ||||||
5 | (6) Any building, real property, and parking area under | ||||||
6 | the control of an adult or juvenile detention or | ||||||
7 | correctional institution, prison, or jail. | ||||||
8 | (7) Any building, real property, and parking area under | ||||||
9 | the control of a public or private hospital or hospital | ||||||
10 | affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing home. | ||||||
11 | (8) Any bus, train, or form of transportation paid for | ||||||
12 | in whole or in part with public funds, and any building, | ||||||
13 | real property, and parking area under the control of a | ||||||
14 | public transportation facility paid for in whole or in part | ||||||
15 | with public funds. | ||||||
16 | (9) Any building, real property, and parking area under | ||||||
17 | the control of an establishment that serves alcohol on its | ||||||
18 | premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's gross | ||||||
19 | receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale of | ||||||
20 | alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly fails | ||||||
21 | to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as provided | ||||||
22 | in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false statement | ||||||
23 | or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed firearms | ||||||
24 | under this paragraph is subject to the penalty under | ||||||
25 | subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor Control Act | ||||||
26 | of 1934. |
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1 | (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted on | ||||||
2 | property open to the public that requires the issuance of a | ||||||
3 | permit from the unit of local government, provided this | ||||||
4 | prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must walk | ||||||
5 | through a public gathering in order to access his or her | ||||||
6 | residence, place of business, or vehicle. | ||||||
7 | (11) Any building or real property that has been issued | ||||||
8 | a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in Section | ||||||
9 | 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time | ||||||
10 | designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event | ||||||
11 | Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as | ||||||
12 | defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor | ||||||
13 | Control Act during the time designated for the sale of | ||||||
14 | alcohol by the Special use permit license. | ||||||
15 | (12) Any public playground. | ||||||
16 | (13) Any public park, athletic area, or athletic | ||||||
17 | facility under the control of a municipality or park | ||||||
18 | district, provided nothing in this Section shall prohibit a | ||||||
19 | licensee from carrying a concealed firearm while on a trail | ||||||
20 | or bikeway if only a portion of the trail or bikeway | ||||||
21 | includes a public park. | ||||||
22 | (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook | ||||||
23 | County Forest Preserve District. | ||||||
24 | (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical | ||||||
25 | clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, | ||||||
26 | entertainment venue, officially recognized |
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1 | university-related organization property, whether owned or | ||||||
2 | leased, and any real property, including parking areas, | ||||||
3 | sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public | ||||||
4 | or private community college, college, or university. | ||||||
5 | (16) Any building, real property, or parking area under | ||||||
6 | the control of a gaming facility licensed under the | ||||||
7 | Riverboat Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of | ||||||
8 | 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee. | ||||||
9 | (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or | ||||||
10 | parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any | ||||||
11 | collegiate or professional sporting event. | ||||||
12 | (18) Any building, real property, or parking area under | ||||||
13 | the control of a public library. | ||||||
14 | (19) Any building, real property, or parking area under | ||||||
15 | the control of an airport. | ||||||
16 | (20) Any building, real property, or parking area under | ||||||
17 | the control of an amusement park. | ||||||
18 | (21) Any building, real property, or parking area under | ||||||
19 | the control of a zoo or museum. | ||||||
20 | (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, | ||||||
21 | building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used | ||||||
22 | by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site | ||||||
23 | or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory | ||||||
24 | Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance | ||||||
25 | store a firearm or ammunition or stun gun in his or her | ||||||
26 | vehicle or in a compartment or container within a vehicle |
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1 | located anywhere in or on the street, driveway, parking | ||||||
2 | area, property, building, or facility described in this | ||||||
3 | paragraph. | ||||||
4 | (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under | ||||||
5 | federal law. | ||||||
6 | (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or | ||||||
7 | private community college, college, or university from: | ||||||
8 | (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within | ||||||
9 | a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or | ||||||
10 | university; | ||||||
11 | (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies | ||||||
12 | regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and | ||||||
13 | discipline, including suspension and expulsion; | ||||||
14 | (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies | ||||||
15 | regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which | ||||||
16 | must include designated areas where persons can park | ||||||
17 | vehicles that carry firearms; and | ||||||
18 | (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms or stun | ||||||
19 | guns for the purpose of instruction and curriculum of | ||||||
20 | officially recognized programs, including but not limited | ||||||
21 | to military science and law enforcement training programs, | ||||||
22 | or in any designated area used for hunting purposes or | ||||||
23 | target shooting. | ||||||
24 | (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may | ||||||
25 | prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property | ||||||
26 | under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in |
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1 | accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that | ||||||
2 | firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property is | ||||||
3 | a private residence. | ||||||
4 | (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of | ||||||
5 | this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection | ||||||
6 | (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm | ||||||
7 | into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in | ||||||
8 | subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be | ||||||
9 | permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her | ||||||
10 | person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a | ||||||
11 | firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked | ||||||
12 | vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the | ||||||
13 | vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed | ||||||
14 | firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle | ||||||
15 | within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited | ||||||
16 | purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the vehicle's | ||||||
17 | trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" includes a glove | ||||||
18 | compartment or console that completely encloses the concealed | ||||||
19 | firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the vehicle, or a firearm | ||||||
20 | carrying box, shipping box, or other container. | ||||||
21 | (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section | ||||||
22 | while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that | ||||||
23 | touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), | ||||||
24 | (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is | ||||||
25 | carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
26 | of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the |
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1 | licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of | ||||||
2 | law. | ||||||
3 | (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms or stun | ||||||
4 | guns is prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at | ||||||
5 | the entrance of a building, premises, or real property | ||||||
6 | specified in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the | ||||||
7 | building or premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of | ||||||
8 | a uniform design as established by the Department and shall be | ||||||
9 | 4 inches by 6 inches in size. The Department shall adopt rules | ||||||
10 | for standardized signs to be used under this subsection.
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11 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.) | ||||||
12 | (430 ILCS 66/75)
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13 | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. | ||||||
14 | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the | ||||||
15 | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and | ||||||
16 | shall make a list of approved courses available on the | ||||||
17 | Department's website. | ||||||
18 | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
19 | completion of a firearms training course or combination of | ||||||
20 | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which | ||||||
21 | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this | ||||||
22 | Section, that covers the following: | ||||||
23 | (1) firearm safety; | ||||||
24 | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; | ||||||
25 | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a |
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1 | concealable firearm; | ||||||
2 | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to | ||||||
3 | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a | ||||||
4 | firearm; and | ||||||
5 | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful | ||||||
6 | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or | ||||||
7 | carrying a concealed firearm ; and | ||||||
8 | (6) if the applicant seeks a license for carrying a | ||||||
9 | stun gun, instruction in the use of stun guns . | ||||||
10 | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
11 | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant | ||||||
12 | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm | ||||||
13 | consisting of: | ||||||
14 | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and | ||||||
15 | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds | ||||||
16 | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance | ||||||
17 | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the | ||||||
18 | Department. | ||||||
19 | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide | ||||||
20 | proof of completion of a firearms training course or | ||||||
21 | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 | ||||||
22 | hours. | ||||||
23 | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm | ||||||
24 | training course shall not be issued to a student who: | ||||||
25 | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified | ||||||
26 | firearms instructor;
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1 | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, | ||||||
2 | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the | ||||||
3 | student or to others; or
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4 | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to | ||||||
5 | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. | ||||||
6 | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's | ||||||
7 | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records | ||||||
8 | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the | ||||||
9 | Department. | ||||||
10 | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
11 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed | ||||||
12 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
13 | the training course is submitted to and approved by the | ||||||
14 | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes | ||||||
15 | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph | ||||||
16 | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range | ||||||
17 | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
18 | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm or stun | ||||||
19 | gun as an active law enforcement or corrections officer, who | ||||||
20 | has successfully completed firearms or stun gun training as | ||||||
21 | required by his or her law enforcement agency and is authorized | ||||||
22 | by his or her agency to carry a firearm or stun gun ; a person | ||||||
23 | currently certified as a firearms instructor by this Act or by | ||||||
24 | the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a | ||||||
25 | person who has completed the required training and has been | ||||||
26 | issued a firearm control card by the Department of Financial |
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1 | and Professional Regulation shall be exempt from the | ||||||
2 | requirements of this Section. | ||||||
3 | (i) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
4 | shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed toward the 16 | ||||||
5 | hour training requirement under this Section, if the applicant | ||||||
6 | is an active, retired, or honorably discharged member of the | ||||||
7 | United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours that the | ||||||
8 | applicant completes must at least cover the classroom subject | ||||||
9 | matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and | ||||||
10 | the range qualification in subsection (c) of this Section.
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11 | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
12 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed | ||||||
13 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
14 | the training course is approved
by the Department and was | ||||||
15 | completed in connection with the applicant's previous | ||||||
16 | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any | ||||||
17 | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least | ||||||
18 | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of | ||||||
19 | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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20 | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or | ||||||
21 | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) | ||||||
22 | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment | ||||||
23 | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or | ||||||
24 | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law | ||||||
25 | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is | ||||||
26 | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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