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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 24-3.10 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-3.10 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 24-3.10. Unlawful sale or use of an imitation | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | firearm; unlawful advertisement for sale of an imitation | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | firearm. | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (a) Definition. In this Section, "imitation firearm" means | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | a toy that is identical in appearance to an original firearm | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | that was manufactured, designed, and produced after 1898, | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | including: | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | (1) an airsoft, BB, or pellet gun firing metallic, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | plastic, or rubber projectiles; | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | (2) a paintball gun; | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (3) a replica nongun or toy gun; or | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (4) a water gun. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (b) Unlawful sale or use of an imitation firearm. A person | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | commits unlawful sale or use of an imitation firearm when he or | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | she knowingly sells or offers for sale, possesses, or uses or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | attempts to use or give away, any imitation firearm that | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | substantially duplicates or can reasonably be perceived to be |
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1 | an actual firearm unless: | ||||||
2 | (1)(i) the entire exterior surface of the toy or | ||||||
3 | imitation firearm is colored white, bright red, bright | ||||||
4 | orange, bright yellow, bright green, bright blue, bright | ||||||
5 | pink, or bright purple, either singly or as the | ||||||
6 | predominant color in combination with other colors in any | ||||||
7 | pattern; or (ii) the toy or imitation firearm is | ||||||
8 | constructed entirely of transparent or translucent | ||||||
9 | materials that permits unmistakable observation of the | ||||||
10 | imitation or toy firearm's complete contents; and | ||||||
11 | (2) the barrel of the toy or imitation firearm, other | ||||||
12 | than the barrel of any such toy or imitation firearm that | ||||||
13 | is a water gun, is closed with the same material of which | ||||||
14 | the toy or imitation firearm is made for a distance of not | ||||||
15 | less than one-half inch from the front end of the barrel; | ||||||
16 | and | ||||||
17 | (3) the toy or imitation firearm has legibly stamped | ||||||
18 | on the toy or imitation firearm, the name of the | ||||||
19 | manufacturer or some trade name, mark or brand by which | ||||||
20 | the manufacturer can be readily identified; and | ||||||
21 | (4) the toy or imitation firearm does not have | ||||||
22 | attached to the toy or imitation firearm a laser pointer | ||||||
23 | or any device that emits light amplified by the stimulated | ||||||
24 | emission of radiation that is visible to the human eye. | ||||||
25 | (c) Unlawful advertisement for sale of an imitation | ||||||
26 | firearm. A person commits unlawful advertisement for sale of |
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1 | an imitation firearm when he or she knowingly disseminates | ||||||
2 | marketing materials for a non-compliant imitation firearm, | ||||||
3 | makes available for sale a non-compliant imitation firearm, or | ||||||
4 | is directly involved with the marketing or sale of an | ||||||
5 | imitation firearm. | ||||||
6 | (d)
Civil liability. A person who violates this Section is | ||||||
7 | civilly liable to a person injured as a result of the | ||||||
8 | possession or use of an imitation firearm in the following | ||||||
9 | circumstances: | ||||||
10 | (1) If the advertisement or sale of an imitation | ||||||
11 | firearm fails to comply with the provisions of subsection | ||||||
12 | (b) or (c), the manufacturer, advertiser, and seller of | ||||||
13 | the non-compliant imitation firearm shall be held strictly | ||||||
14 | liable for minimum damages of $500 for each advertisement | ||||||
15 | or each sale of the non-compliant imitation firearm. The | ||||||
16 | cause of action established under this paragraph (1) may | ||||||
17 | be brought by the Attorney General or a designee of the | ||||||
18 | Attorney General, a State's Attorney or a designee of a | ||||||
19 | State's Attorney or on behalf of the subject of an | ||||||
20 | advertisement or the purchaser of the non-compliant | ||||||
21 | imitation firearm. | ||||||
22 | (2) If a person is injured or otherwise harmed as a | ||||||
23 | result of the person's possession or use of a | ||||||
24 | non-compliant imitation firearm, the manufacturer and | ||||||
25 | seller of the imitation firearm shall be held strictly | ||||||
26 | liable for minimum damages of: |
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1 | (A) $50,000 for each injury to a person at least 18 | ||||||
2 | years of age resulting from that person's possession | ||||||
3 | or use of a non-compliant imitation firearm, or | ||||||
4 | (B) $100,000 for each injury to a person under 18 | ||||||
5 | years of age resulting from that person's possession | ||||||
6 | or use of a non-compliant imitation firearm. | ||||||
7 | (3) The damages established in paragraph (2) shall | ||||||
8 | double if the possessor or user of the non-compliant | ||||||
9 | imitation firearm dies as a result of that use. The cause | ||||||
10 | of action established under paragraph (2) or this | ||||||
11 | paragraph (3) may be brought by the Attorney General or a | ||||||
12 | designee of the Attorney General or by the State's | ||||||
13 | Attorney of the county of residence of the harmed, | ||||||
14 | injured, or deceased victim or a designee of the State's | ||||||
15 | Attorney, on behalf of the victim of such injury, harm, or | ||||||
16 | death, or on behalf of the parents of the victim of the | ||||||
17 | injury, harm, or death. | ||||||
18 | (4) If a school is disrupted or closed due to the | ||||||
19 | presence of a non-compliant imitation firearm, the | ||||||
20 | manufacturer and seller of the non-compliant imitation | ||||||
21 | firearm shall be strictly liable for minimum damages of | ||||||
22 | $50,000. The cause of action established under this | ||||||
23 | paragraph (4) may be brought by the Attorney General or a | ||||||
24 | designee of the Attorney General or by the State's | ||||||
25 | Attorney of the county where the school is located or a | ||||||
26 | designee of the State's Attorney, on behalf of the school |
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1 | where the disruption or closure occurred, or on behalf of | ||||||
2 | the school district where the school is located and where | ||||||
3 | the offense occurred. | ||||||
4 | (e) Sentence. A person who violates subsection (b) or (c) | ||||||
5 | is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second violation of | ||||||
6 | subsection (b) or (c) is a Class A misdemeanor. A third or | ||||||
7 | subsequent violation of subsection (b) or (c) is a Class 4 | ||||||
8 | felony.
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