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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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 65 as follows: | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | (430 ILCS 66/65)
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7 | Sec. 65. Prohibited areas. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A licensee under this Act shall not knowingly carry a | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | firearm on or into: | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | (1) Any building, real property, and parking area | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | under the control of a public or private elementary or | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | secondary school. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | (2) Any building, real property, and parking area | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | under the control of a pre-school or child care facility, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | including any room or portion of a building under the | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | control of a pre-school or child care facility. Nothing in | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | this paragraph shall prevent the operator of a child care | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | facility in a family home from owning or possessing a | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | firearm in the home or license under this Act, if no child | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | under child care at the home is present in the home or the | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | firearm in the home is stored in a locked container when a | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | child under child care at the home is present in the home. | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (3) Any building, parking area, or portion of a |
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1 | building under the control of an officer of the executive | ||||||
2 | or legislative branch of government, provided that nothing | ||||||
3 | in this paragraph shall prohibit a licensee from carrying | ||||||
4 | a concealed firearm onto the real property, bikeway, or | ||||||
5 | trail in a park regulated by the Department of Natural | ||||||
6 | Resources or any other designated public hunting area or | ||||||
7 | building where firearm possession is permitted as | ||||||
8 | established by the Department of Natural Resources under | ||||||
9 | Section 1.8 of the Wildlife Code. This paragraph (3) does
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10 | not apply to any rest areas under the control of the
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11 | Department of Transportation or to buildings located in
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12 | rest areas under the control of the Department of
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13 | Transportation. | ||||||
14 | (4) Any building designated for matters before a | ||||||
15 | circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme Court, or | ||||||
16 | any building or portion of a building under the control of | ||||||
17 | the Supreme Court. | ||||||
18 | (5) Any building or portion of a building under the | ||||||
19 | control of a unit of local government. | ||||||
20 | (6) Any building, real property, and parking area | ||||||
21 | under the control of an adult or juvenile detention or | ||||||
22 | correctional institution, prison, or jail. | ||||||
23 | (7) Any building, real property, and parking area | ||||||
24 | under the control of a public or private hospital or | ||||||
25 | hospital affiliate, mental health facility, or nursing | ||||||
26 | home. |
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1 | (8) (Blank). Any bus, train, or form of transportation | ||||||
2 | paid for in whole or in part with public funds, and any | ||||||
3 | building, real property, and parking area under the | ||||||
4 | control of a public transportation facility paid for in | ||||||
5 | whole or in part with public funds. | ||||||
6 | (9) Any building, real property, and parking area | ||||||
7 | under the control of an establishment that serves alcohol | ||||||
8 | on its premises, if more than 50% of the establishment's | ||||||
9 | gross receipts within the prior 3 months is from the sale | ||||||
10 | of alcohol. The owner of an establishment who knowingly | ||||||
11 | fails to prohibit concealed firearms on its premises as | ||||||
12 | provided in this paragraph or who knowingly makes a false | ||||||
13 | statement or record to avoid the prohibition on concealed | ||||||
14 | firearms under this paragraph is subject to the penalty | ||||||
15 | under subsection (c-5) of Section 10-1 of the Liquor | ||||||
16 | Control Act of 1934. | ||||||
17 | (10) Any public gathering or special event conducted | ||||||
18 | on property open to the public that requires the issuance | ||||||
19 | of a permit from the unit of local government, provided | ||||||
20 | this prohibition shall not apply to a licensee who must | ||||||
21 | walk through a public gathering in order to access his or | ||||||
22 | her residence, place of business, or vehicle. | ||||||
23 | (11) Any building or real property that has been | ||||||
24 | issued a Special Event Retailer's license as defined in | ||||||
25 | Section 1-3.17.1 of the Liquor Control Act during the time | ||||||
26 | designated for the sale of alcohol by the Special Event |
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1 | Retailer's license, or a Special use permit license as | ||||||
2 | defined in subsection (q) of Section 5-1 of the Liquor | ||||||
3 | Control Act during the time designated for the sale of | ||||||
4 | alcohol by the Special use permit license. | ||||||
5 | (12) Any public playground. | ||||||
6 | (13) (Blank). Any public park, athletic area, or | ||||||
7 | athletic facility under the control of a municipality or | ||||||
8 | park district, provided nothing in this Section shall | ||||||
9 | prohibit a licensee from carrying a concealed firearm | ||||||
10 | while on a trail or bikeway if only a portion of the trail | ||||||
11 | or bikeway includes a public park. | ||||||
12 | (14) Any real property under the control of the Cook | ||||||
13 | County Forest Preserve District. | ||||||
14 | (15) Any building, classroom, laboratory, medical | ||||||
15 | clinic, hospital, artistic venue, athletic venue, | ||||||
16 | entertainment venue, officially recognized | ||||||
17 | university-related organization property, whether owned or | ||||||
18 | leased, and any real property, including parking areas, | ||||||
19 | sidewalks, and common areas under the control of a public | ||||||
20 | or private community college, college, or university. | ||||||
21 | (16) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
22 | under the control of a gaming facility licensed under the | ||||||
23 | Illinois Gambling Act or the Illinois Horse Racing Act of | ||||||
24 | 1975, including an inter-track wagering location licensee. | ||||||
25 | (17) Any stadium, arena, or the real property or | ||||||
26 | parking area under the control of a stadium, arena, or any |
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1 | collegiate or professional sporting event. | ||||||
2 | (18) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
3 | under the control of a public library. | ||||||
4 | (19) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
5 | under the control of an airport. | ||||||
6 | (20) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
7 | under the control of an amusement park. | ||||||
8 | (21) Any building, real property, or parking area | ||||||
9 | under the control of a zoo or museum. | ||||||
10 | (22) Any street, driveway, parking area, property, | ||||||
11 | building, or facility, owned, leased, controlled, or used | ||||||
12 | by a nuclear energy, storage, weapons, or development site | ||||||
13 | or facility regulated by the federal Nuclear Regulatory | ||||||
14 | Commission. The licensee shall not under any circumstance | ||||||
15 | store a firearm or ammunition in his or her vehicle or in a | ||||||
16 | compartment or container within a vehicle located anywhere | ||||||
17 | in or on the street, driveway, parking area, property, | ||||||
18 | building, or facility described in this paragraph. | ||||||
19 | (23) Any area where firearms are prohibited under | ||||||
20 | federal law. | ||||||
21 | (a-5) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a public or | ||||||
22 | private community college, college, or university from: | ||||||
23 | (1) prohibiting persons from carrying a firearm within | ||||||
24 | a vehicle owned, leased, or controlled by the college or | ||||||
25 | university; | ||||||
26 | (2) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies |
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1 | regarding student, employee, or visitor misconduct and | ||||||
2 | discipline, including suspension and expulsion; | ||||||
3 | (3) developing resolutions, regulations, or policies | ||||||
4 | regarding the storage or maintenance of firearms, which | ||||||
5 | must include designated areas where persons can park | ||||||
6 | vehicles that carry firearms; and | ||||||
7 | (4) permitting the carrying or use of firearms for the | ||||||
8 | purpose of instruction and curriculum of officially | ||||||
9 | recognized programs, including but not limited to military | ||||||
10 | science and law enforcement training programs, or in any | ||||||
11 | designated area used for hunting purposes or target | ||||||
12 | shooting. | ||||||
13 | (a-10) The owner of private real property of any type may | ||||||
14 | prohibit the carrying of concealed firearms on the property | ||||||
15 | under his or her control. The owner must post a sign in | ||||||
16 | accordance with subsection (d) of this Section indicating that | ||||||
17 | firearms are prohibited on the property, unless the property | ||||||
18 | is a private residence. | ||||||
19 | (b) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (a-5), and (a-10) of | ||||||
20 | this Section except under paragraph (22) or (23) of subsection | ||||||
21 | (a), any licensee prohibited from carrying a concealed firearm | ||||||
22 | into the parking area of a prohibited location specified in | ||||||
23 | subsection (a), (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section shall be | ||||||
24 | permitted to carry a concealed firearm on or about his or her | ||||||
25 | person within a vehicle into the parking area and may store a | ||||||
26 | firearm or ammunition concealed in a case within a locked |
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1 | vehicle or locked container out of plain view within the | ||||||
2 | vehicle in the parking area. A licensee may carry a concealed | ||||||
3 | firearm in the immediate area surrounding his or her vehicle | ||||||
4 | within a prohibited parking lot area only for the limited | ||||||
5 | purpose of storing or retrieving a firearm within the | ||||||
6 | vehicle's trunk. For purposes of this subsection, "case" | ||||||
7 | includes a glove compartment or console that completely | ||||||
8 | encloses the concealed firearm or ammunition, the trunk of the | ||||||
9 | vehicle, or a firearm carrying box, shipping box, or other | ||||||
10 | container. | ||||||
11 | (c) A licensee shall not be in violation of this Section | ||||||
12 | while he or she is traveling along a public right of way that | ||||||
13 | touches or crosses any of the premises under subsection (a), | ||||||
14 | (a-5), or (a-10) of this Section if the concealed firearm is | ||||||
15 | carried on his or her person in accordance with the provisions | ||||||
16 | of this Act or is being transported in a vehicle by the | ||||||
17 | licensee in accordance with all other applicable provisions of | ||||||
18 | law. | ||||||
19 | (d) Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is | ||||||
20 | prohibited shall be clearly and conspicuously posted at the | ||||||
21 | entrance of a building, premises, or real property specified | ||||||
22 | in this Section as a prohibited area, unless the building or | ||||||
23 | premises is a private residence. Signs shall be of a uniform | ||||||
24 | design as established by the Illinois State Police and shall | ||||||
25 | be 4 inches by 6 inches in size. The Illinois State Police | ||||||
26 | shall adopt rules for standardized signs to be used under this |
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1 | subsection.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 101-31, eff. 6-28-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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3 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
4 | becoming law.
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