99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1277
 
Introduced 2/17/2015, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
720 ILCS 5/24-4.1

     Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Changes the penalty from a petty offense to a Class A misdemeanor for a first violation and from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent violation for a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm and thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from the person, and fails to report the loss or theft to the local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft. 
  


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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended  by changing 
5Section 24-4.1 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-4.1)

7    Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms.

8    (a) If a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's 
9Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm 
10thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from 
11the person, the person must report the loss or theft to the 
12local law enforcement agency within 72 hours after obtaining 
13knowledge of the loss or theft.
14    (b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall take 
15a written report and shall, as soon as practical, enter the 
16firearm's serial number as stolen into the Law Enforcement 
17Agencies Data System (LEADS).
18    (c) A person shall not be in violation of this Section if:
19        (1) the failure to report is due to an act of God, act 
20    of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive 
21    the report;
22        (2) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is 
23    otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to 
 
 
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1    prevent the person from reporting; or
2        (3) the person's designee makes a report if the person 
3    is unable to make the report. 
4    (d) Sentence.  A person who violates this Section is guilty 
5of a Class A misdemeanor petty offense for a first violation.  A 
6second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class 4 
7felony A misdemeanor.

8(Source: P.A. 98-508, eff. 8-19-13.)