Sen. Sally J. Turner

Filed: 4/8/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2577

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2577 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
7    Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Department
8of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
9revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
10previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds
11that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued
12is or was at the time of issuance:
13        (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
14    convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
15    adjudged delinquent;
16        (b) This subsection (b) applies through the 180th day

 

 

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1    following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
2    101st General Assembly. A person under 21 years of age who
3    does not have the written consent of his parent or
4    guardian to acquire and possess firearms and firearm
5    ammunition, or whose parent or guardian has revoked such
6    written consent, or where such parent or guardian does not
7    qualify to have a Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
8        (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the
9    181st day following the effective date of this amendatory
10    Act of the 101st General Assembly. A person under 21 years
11    of age who is not an active duty member of the United
12    States Armed Forces and does not have the written consent
13    of his or her parent or guardian to acquire and possess
14    firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose parent or
15    guardian has revoked such written consent, or where such
16    parent or guardian does not qualify to have a Firearm
17    Owner's Identification Card;
18        (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
19    this or any other jurisdiction;
20        (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
21        (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
22    facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
23    patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
24    who has not received the certification required under
25    subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
26    officer employed by a unit of government who is denied,

 

 

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1    revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's Identification
2    Card seized under this subsection (e) may obtain relief as
3    described in subsection (c-5) of Section 10 of this Act if
4    the officer did not act in a manner threatening to the
5    officer, another person, or the public as determined by
6    the treating clinical psychologist or physician, and the
7    officer seeks mental health treatment;
8        (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a
9    nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the
10    applicant, any other person or persons or the community;
11        (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
12        (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
13    in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
14        (i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United
15    States under the laws of the United States;
16        (i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United
17    States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
18    in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
19    Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
20    (i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully
21    admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa
22    if that alien is:
23            (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
24        hunting or sporting purposes;
25            (2) an official representative of a foreign
26        government who is:

 

 

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1                (A) accredited to the United States Government
2            or the Government's mission to an international
3            organization having its headquarters in the United
4            States; or
5                (B) en route to or from another country to
6            which that alien is accredited;
7            (3) an official of a foreign government or
8        distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
9        designated by the Department of State;
10            (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
11        friendly foreign government entering the United States
12        on official business; or
13            (5) one who has received a waiver from the
14        Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18
15        U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
16        (j) (Blank);
17        (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
18    years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
19    of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
20    offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
21    used or possessed;
22        (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
23    battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
24    similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
25    on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
26    Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been

 

 

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1    previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
2    under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the
3    right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l)
4    tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results
5    in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic
6    relationship is not a required element of the offense but
7    in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C.
8    922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of
9    Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a
10    judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds
11    for denying an application for and for revoking and
12    seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
13    issued to the person under this Act;
14        (m) (Blank);
15        (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
16    possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
17    State statute or by federal law;
18        (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
19    5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
20    minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
21    offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
22        (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
23    minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
24    commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
25    would be a felony;
26        (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of

 

 

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1    Illinois, except for an Illinois resident in the United
2    States Military permanently assigned out of state, or as
3    provided in subsection (a-10) of Section 4;
4        (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
5    a mental disability;
6        (s) A person who has been found to have a
7    developmental disability;
8        (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
9    health facility; or
10        (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
11    Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
12    of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of
13    subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she
14    was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in
15    subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
16    obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
17    5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
18    mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
19    psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
20    defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
21    Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that
22    he or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
23    herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
24    or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
25    her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
26    professionally liable for making or not making the

 

 

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1    certification required under this subsection, except for
2    willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
3    apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have
4    been restored through administrative or judicial action
5    under Section 10 or 11 of this Act.
6    Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
7Identification Card, the Department of State Police shall
8provide notice to the person and the person shall comply with
9Section 9.5 of this Act.
10(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12becoming law.".