Sen. Gary Forby
Filed: 5/12/2016
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 553
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 553 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Sections 40 and 60 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/40)
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7 | Sec. 40. Non-resident license applications. | ||||||
8 | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "non-resident" means | ||||||
9 | a person who has not resided within this State for more than 30 | ||||||
10 | days and resides in another state or territory. | ||||||
11 | (b) The Department shall by rule allow for non-resident | ||||||
12 | license applications from any state or territory of the United | ||||||
13 | States with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and | ||||||
14 | carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements to | ||||||
15 | obtain a license under this Act. Notwithstanding whether the | ||||||
16 | laws of the state or territory where the non-resident resides |
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1 | related to firearm ownership, possession, and carrying, are | ||||||
2 | substantially similar to the requirements to obtain a license | ||||||
3 | under this Act, the Department shall by rule allow for a | ||||||
4 | non-resident license application if the applicant is an active | ||||||
5 | duty member of the Armed
Forces of the United States stationed | ||||||
6 | in this State. | ||||||
7 | (c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the | ||||||
8 | Department under subsection (b) of this Section may apply for a | ||||||
9 | non-resident license. The applicant shall apply to the | ||||||
10 | Department and must meet all of the qualifications established | ||||||
11 | in Section 25 of this Act, except for the Illinois residency | ||||||
12 | requirement in item (xiv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of | ||||||
13 | Section 4 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The | ||||||
14 | applicant shall submit: | ||||||
15 | (1) the application and documentation required under | ||||||
16 | Section 30 of this Act and the applicable fee; | ||||||
17 | (2) a notarized document stating that the applicant: | ||||||
18 | (A) is eligible under federal law and the laws of | ||||||
19 | his or her state or territory of residence to own or | ||||||
20 | possess a firearm; | ||||||
21 | (B) if applicable, has a license or permit to carry | ||||||
22 | a firearm or concealed firearm issued by his or her | ||||||
23 | state or territory of residence and attach a copy of | ||||||
24 | the license or permit to the application; | ||||||
25 | (C) understands Illinois laws pertaining to the | ||||||
26 | possession and transport of firearms; and |
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1 | (D) acknowledges that the applicant is subject to | ||||||
2 | the jurisdiction of the Department and Illinois courts | ||||||
3 | for any violation of this Act; | ||||||
4 | (3) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence | ||||||
5 | of compliance with the training requirements under Section | ||||||
6 | 75 of this Act; and | ||||||
7 | (4) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size | ||||||
8 | specified by the Department taken within the 30 days | ||||||
9 | preceding the date of the application. | ||||||
10 | (d) In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois | ||||||
11 | identification card, a non-resident applicant shall provide | ||||||
12 | similar documentation from his or her state or territory of | ||||||
13 | residence. In lieu of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
14 | Card, the applicant shall submit documentation and information | ||||||
15 | required by the Department to obtain a Firearm Owner's | ||||||
16 | Identification Card, including an affidavit that the | ||||||
17 | non-resident meets the mental health standards to obtain a | ||||||
18 | firearm under Illinois law, and the Department shall ensure | ||||||
19 | that the applicant would meet the eligibility criteria to | ||||||
20 | obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card if he or she was a | ||||||
21 | resident of this State. | ||||||
22 | (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from | ||||||
23 | transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in | ||||||
24 | Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her | ||||||
25 | vehicle and the non-resident: | ||||||
26 | (1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a |
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1 | firearm under federal law; | ||||||
2 | (2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the | ||||||
3 | laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as
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4 | evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license or | ||||||
5 | permit issued by his or her state of residence, if
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6 | applicable; and | ||||||
7 | (3) is not in possession of a license under this Act. | ||||||
8 | If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended, | ||||||
9 | he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or | ||||||
10 | locked container within the vehicle in accordance with | ||||||
11 | subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-78, | ||||||
13 | eff. 7-20-15.) | ||||||
14 | (430 ILCS 66/60)
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15 | Sec. 60. Fees. | ||||||
16 | (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as | ||||||
17 | provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and | ||||||
18 | replacement fees shall be non-refundable. | ||||||
19 | (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall | ||||||
20 | submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be | ||||||
21 | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 | ||||||
22 | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | ||||||
23 | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||
24 | (c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal | ||||||
25 | shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be |
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1 | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40 | ||||||
2 | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | ||||||
3 | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||
4 | (d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with | ||||||
5 | Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned | ||||||
6 | to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be | ||||||
7 | apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall | ||||||
8 | be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
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9 | (e) An applicant for a new license or a renewal who is a | ||||||
10 | non-resident active duty member of the Armed
Forces of the | ||||||
11 | United States stationed in this State shall submit $150 with | ||||||
12 | the application, of which $120 shall be apportioned to the | ||||||
13 | State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 shall be apportioned to | ||||||
14 | the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned | ||||||
15 | to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||
16 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
18 | becoming law.".
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