103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1160

 

Introduced 1/31/2023, by Rep. Charles Meier

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 68/5-70

    Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the fee amount for a certified licensee shall be based upon the number of firearms sold per year. Provides that if the certified licensee sells less than 150,000 firearms per year, the fee is $200. Provides that if the certified licensee sells 150,000 to 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $500. Provides that if the certified licensee sells over 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $1,000.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Firearm Dealer License Certification Act is
5amended by changing Section 5-70 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 68/5-70)
7    Sec. 5-70. Fees and fines deposited in the State Police
8Firearm Services Fund. The Illinois State Police shall set
9and collect a fee for each licensee certifying under this Act.
10The fee amount for a certified licensee shall be based upon the
11number of firearms sold per year. If the certified licensee
12sells less than 150,000 firearms per year, the fee is $200. If
13the certified licensee sells 150,000 to 500,000 firearms per
14year, the fee is $500. If the certified licensee sells over
15500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $1,000. The fee may not
16exceed $300 for a certified licensee operating without a
17retail location. The fee may not exceed $1,500 for any
18certified licensee operating with a retail location. The
19Illinois State Police may not charge a certified licensee in
20this State, operating under the same or different business
21name, fees exceeding $40,000 for the certification of multiple
22licenses. All fees and fines collected under this Act shall be
23deposited in the State Police Firearm Services Fund. Moneys in

 

 

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1the Fund shall be used for implementation and administration
2of this Act.
3(Source: P.A. 102-505, eff. 8-20-21; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)