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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2919 Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that an inspection of a licensee's place of business may only be completed after business hours. Provides that an inspection shall not interfere with the business transactions occurring in the store. Provides that if a law enforcement officer is assigned to a business for inspection, the owner of the business has the right to prohibit the officer from returning to the store as a customer.
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| | HB2919 | | LRB103 28475 CPF 54856 b |
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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 Dealer License Certification Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 5-35 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 68/5-35)
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| 7 | | Sec. 5-35. Inspection of licensees' places of business.
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| 8 | | Licensees shall have their places of business open for
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| 9 | | inspection by the Illinois State Police and law enforcement |
| 10 | | during all
hours of operation involving the selling, leasing, |
| 11 | | or otherwise transferring of firearms, provided that the |
| 12 | | Illinois State Police or law
enforcement may conduct no more |
| 13 | | than one unannounced inspection
per business per year without |
| 14 | | good cause. During an inspection, licensees
shall make all |
| 15 | | records, documents, and firearms accessible for
inspection |
| 16 | | upon the request of the Illinois State Police or law
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| 17 | | enforcement agency. |
| 18 | | An inspection may only be completed after business hours. |
| 19 | | An inspection shall not interfere with the business |
| 20 | | transactions occurring in the store. |
| 21 | | If a law enforcement officer is assigned to a business for |
| 22 | | inspection, the owner of the business has the right to |
| 23 | | prohibit the officer from returning to the store as a |