103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3973

 

Introduced 10/11/2024, by Sen. Ram Villivalam

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Internet-based system for determining the validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall include a written notice, in both English and Spanish, of a firearm owner's obligation to report to local law enforcement any lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after the owner first discovers the loss or theft. Provides that upon the issuance and each renewal of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall advise the applicant or holder in writing, in both English and Spanish, of his or her obligation to report to local law enforcement any lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after he or she first discovers the loss or theft. Provides that a person is deemed to have discovered that a firearm was lost or stolen only when the person has received evidence indicating that a loss or theft has occurred. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that if a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from the person, the person must report the loss or theft of any such firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 48 (rather than 72) hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft. Provides that for a second or subsequent offense of failure to report the loss or theft of a firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 48 hours of the discovery of such loss or theft shall result in revocation of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Changes the elements of the offenses of firearms trafficking, possession of a stolen firearm, and aggravated possession of a stolen firearm. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act to make conforming changes. Contains a severability provision. Effective January 1, 2026.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Sections 3, 3.1, 8, and 8.1 and by adding
6Section 7.10 as follows:
 
7    (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
8    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
9knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
10firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
11this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays
12either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
13Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
14Illinois State Police under the provisions of this Act; or (2)
15a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm which
16has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois
17State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In
18addition, all firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by
19federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1
20and beginning January 1, 2026, the federally licensed firearm
21dealers shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based
22system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have
23been reported stolen are available for public access for

 

 

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1individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen
2prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm under subsection
3(a-25) of this Section. New firearms shipped directly from the
4manufacturer are exempt from this provision.
5    (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
6dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
7person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
8transferring the firearm, request the Illinois State Police to
9conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the
10firearm in accordance with Section 3.1 and beginning January
111, 2026, the Illinois State Police shall check the Illinois
12State Police Internet-based system upon which the serial
13numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are
14available for public access for individuals to ensure any
15firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or transfer
16of a firearm under subsection {a-25} of this Section. New
17firearms shipped directly from the manufacturer are exempt
18from this provision.
19    (a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this
20Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
21dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
22firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
23dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
24contact a federal firearm license dealer under paragraph (1)
25of subsection (a-15) of this Section to conduct the transfer
26or the Illinois State Police with the transferee's or

 

 

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1purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to
2determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's
3Firearm Owner's Identification Card under State and federal
4law, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check
5System. This subsection shall not be effective until July 1,
62023. Until that date the transferor shall contact the
7Illinois State Police with the transferee's or purchaser's
8Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to determine the
9validity of the card. The Illinois State Police may adopt
10rules concerning the implementation of this subsection. The
11Illinois State Police shall provide the seller or transferor
12an approval number if the purchaser's Firearm Owner's
13Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued by the Illinois
14State Police for the purchase of a firearm pursuant to this
15subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
16    (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
17do not apply to:
18        (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a
19    federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
20    licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
21    prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with
22    Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
23    federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the
24    seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer
25    is not required to accept the firearm into his or her
26    inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by

 

 

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1    the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to
2    exceed $25 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
3    compensation for performing the functions required under
4    this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by
5    Section 3.1;
6        (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
7    husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter,
8    father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
9    nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
10    grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
11    son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
12        (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
13    of law or a court order;
14        (4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under
15    subsection (a-5) of this Section;
16        (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
17    gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
18    to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm
19    by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
20    service or repair and the return of the firearm to the
21    gunsmith;
22        (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home
23    of the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee
24    is not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and
25    the unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that
26    possession of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent

 

 

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1    death or great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
2        (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
3    agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting
4    within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
5        (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
6    permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
7    museum, or institutional collection; and
8        (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
9    requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification
10    Card under Section 2 of this Act.
11    (a-20) The Illinois State Police shall develop an
12Internet-based system for individuals to determine the
13validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the
14sale or transfer of a firearm. The Illinois State Police shall
15have the Internet-based system updated and available for use
16by January 1, 2024. The Illinois State Police shall adopt
17rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this
18system; but no rule shall allow the Illinois State Police to
19retain records in contravention of State and federal law. The
20Internet-based system shall include a written notice, in both
21English and Spanish, of a firearm owner's obligation to report
22to local law enforcement any lost or stolen firearm within 48
23hours after the owner first discovers the loss or theft.
24    (a-25) On or before January 1, 2022, the Illinois State
25Police shall develop an Internet-based system upon which the
26serial numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are

 

 

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1available for public access for individuals to ensure any
2firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or transfer
3of a firearm under this Section. The Illinois State Police
4shall have the Internet-based system completed and available
5for use by July 1, 2022. The Illinois State Police shall adopt
6rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this
7system. On or before January 1. 2026, the Illinois State
8Police shall make the Internet-based system created under this
9subsection accessible to federally licensed firearms dealers
10to verify that the make, model, and serial numbers of firearms
11that are being bought, sold, or transferred by the dealers
12have not been reported stolen and shall also provide a receipt
13or approval number to a transferor or federally licensed
14firearms dealer as verification that the firearm being
15transferred did not appear on the stolen firearm database.
16    (a-30) The Illinois State Police shall establish an
17electronic mechanism by which law enforcement shall report
18individuals who have failed to report the loss or theft of a
19firearm pursuant to Section 24-4.1 of the Criminal Code of
202012.
21    (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes
22to be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
23record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
24of transfer. Any person within this State who receives any
25firearm, stun gun, or taser pursuant to subsection (a-10)
26shall provide a record of the transfer within 10 days of the

 

 

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1transfer to a federally licensed firearm dealer and shall not
2be required to maintain a transfer record. The federally
3licensed firearm dealer shall maintain the transfer record for
420 years from the date of receipt. A federally licensed
5firearm dealer may charge a fee not to exceed $25 to retain the
6record. The record shall be provided and maintained in either
7an electronic or paper format. The federally licensed firearm
8dealer shall not be liable for the accuracy of any information
9in the transfer record submitted pursuant to this Section.
10Such records shall contain the date of the transfer; the
11description, serial number or other information identifying
12the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number is
13available; and, if the transfer was completed within this
14State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
15number and any approval number or documentation provided by
16the Illinois State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of
17this Section; if the transfer was not completed within this
18State, the record shall contain the name and address of the
19transferee. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
20contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm.
21On demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
22inspection such record of transfer. For any transfer pursuant
23to subsection (a-10) of this Section, on the demand of a peace
24officer, such transferee shall identify the federally licensed
25firearm dealer maintaining the transfer record. If the
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1include the unique identification number. Failure to record
2the unique identification number or approval number is a petty
3offense. For transfers of a firearm, stun gun, or taser made on
4or after January 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
5100-1178), failure by the private seller to maintain the
6transfer records in accordance with this Section, or failure
7by a transferee pursuant to subsection a-10 of this Section to
8identify the federally licensed firearm dealer maintaining the
9transfer record, is a Class A misdemeanor for the first
10offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense
11occurring within 10 years of the first offense and the second
12offense was committed after conviction of the first offense.
13Whenever any person who has not previously been convicted of
14any violation of subsection (a-5), the court may grant
15supervision pursuant to and consistent with the limitations of
16Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A transferee
17or transferor shall not be criminally liable under this
18Section provided that he or she provides the Illinois State
19Police with the transfer records in accordance with procedures
20established by the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State
21Police shall establish, by rule, a standard form on its
22website.
23    (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
24within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
25mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law
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1or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
2copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card
3or valid concealed carry license and either his or her
4Illinois driver's license or Illinois State Identification
5Card prior to the shipment of the ammunition. The ammunition
6may be shipped only to an address on either of those 2
7documents.
8    (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
9of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
10specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
11(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-24; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
12102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
 
13    (430 ILCS 65/3.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1)
14    Sec. 3.1. Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program.
15    (a) The Illinois State Police shall provide a dial up
16telephone system or utilize other existing technology which
17shall be used by any federally licensed firearm dealer, gun
18show promoter, or gun show vendor who is to transfer a firearm,
19stun gun, or taser under the provisions of this Act. The
20Illinois State Police may utilize existing technology which
21allows the caller to be charged a fee not to exceed $2. Fees
22collected by the Illinois State Police shall be deposited in
23the State Police Firearm Services Fund and used to provide the
24service. Beginning January 1, 2026, a federally licensed
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1additionally check the Illinois State Police Internet-based
2system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have
3been reported stolen are available for public access to ensure
4any firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or
5transfer of a firearm under subsection (a-25) of Section 3 of
6this Act. New firearms shipped directly from the manufacturer
7are exempt from this provision.
8    (b) Upon receiving a request from a federally licensed
9firearm dealer, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor, the
10Illinois State Police shall immediately approve or, within the
11time period established by Section 24-3 of the Criminal Code
12of 2012 regarding the delivery of firearms, stun guns, and
13tasers, notify the inquiring dealer, gun show promoter, or gun
14show vendor of any objection that would disqualify the
15transferee from acquiring or possessing a firearm, stun gun,
16or taser. In conducting the inquiry, the Illinois State Police
17shall initiate and complete an automated search of its
18criminal history record information files and those of the
19Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the National
20Instant Criminal Background Check System, and of the files of
21the Department of Human Services relating to mental health and
22developmental disabilities to obtain any felony conviction or
23patient hospitalization information which would disqualify a
24person from obtaining or require revocation of a currently
25valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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1by rule provide a process for the automatic renewal of the
2Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a person at the time of
3an inquiry in subsection (b). Persons eligible for this
4process must have a set of fingerprints on file with their
5applications under either subsection (a-25) of Section 4 or
6the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
7    (c) If receipt of a firearm would not violate Section 24-3
8of the Criminal Code of 2012, federal law, or this Act, the
9Illinois State Police shall:
10        (1) assign a unique identification number to the
11    transfer; and
12        (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun
13    show vendor with the number.
14    (d) Approvals issued by the Illinois State Police for the
15purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date of
16issue.
17    (e) (1) The Illinois State Police must act as the Illinois
18Point of Contact for the National Instant Criminal Background
19Check System.
20    (2) The Illinois State Police and the Department of Human
21Services shall, in accordance with State and federal law
22regarding confidentiality, enter into a memorandum of
23understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the
24purpose of implementing the National Instant Criminal
25Background Check System in the State. The Illinois State
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1description of any person prohibited from possessing a firearm
2pursuant to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or 18
3U.S.C. 922(g) and (n) to the National Instant Criminal
4Background Check System Index, Denied Persons Files.
5    (3) The Illinois State Police shall provide notice of the
6disqualification of a person under subsection (b) of this
7Section or the revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
8Identification Card under Section 8 or Section 8.2 of this
9Act, and the reason for the disqualification or revocation, to
10all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction to assist with
11the seizure of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification
12Card.
13    (f) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules not
14inconsistent with this Section to implement this system.
15(Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
16102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
17    (430 ILCS 65/7.10 new)
18    Sec. 7.10. Notice of obligation to report lost or stolen
19firearm. Upon the issuance and each renewal of a Firearm
20Owner's Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall
21advise the applicant or holder in writing, in both English and
22Spanish, of his or her obligation to report to local law
23enforcement any lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after
24he or she first discovers the loss or theft. A person is deemed
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1the person has received evidence indicating that a loss or
2theft has occurred.
 
3    (430 ILCS 65/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
4    Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois
5State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
6revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
7previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State
8Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card
9was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
10        (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
11    convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
12    adjudged delinquent;
13        (b) This subsection (b) applies through the 180th day
14    following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
15    101-80). A person under 21 years of age who does not have
16    the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
17    and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
18    parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or
19    where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
20    Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
21        (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the
22    181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
23    Public Act 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who is
24    not an active duty member of the United States Armed
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1    the written consent of his or her parent or guardian to
2    acquire and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or
3    whose parent or guardian has revoked such written consent,
4    or where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
5    Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
6        (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
7    this or any other jurisdiction;
8        (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
9        (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
10    facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
11    patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
12    who has not received the certification required under
13    subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
14    officer employed by a unit of government or a Department
15    of Corrections employee authorized to possess firearms who
16    is denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's
17    Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may
18    obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section
19    10 of this Act if the officer or employee did not act in a
20    manner threatening to the officer or employee, another
21    person, or the public as determined by the treating
22    clinical psychologist or physician, and the officer or
23    employee seeks mental health treatment;
24        (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a
25    nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the
26    applicant, any other person or persons, or the community;

 

 

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1        (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
2        (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
3    in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application or
4    endorsement affidavit;
5        (i) A noncitizen who is unlawfully present in the
6    United States under the laws of the United States;
7        (i-5) A noncitizen who has been admitted to the United
8    States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
9    in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
10    Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
11    (i-5) does not apply to any noncitizen who has been
12    lawfully admitted to the United States under a
13    non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is:
14            (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
15        hunting or sporting purposes;
16            (2) an official representative of a foreign
17        government who is:
18                (A) accredited to the United States Government
19            or the Government's mission to an international
20            organization having its headquarters in the United
21            States; or
22                (B) en route to or from another country to
23            which that noncitizen is accredited;
24            (3) an official of a foreign government or
25        distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
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1            (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
2        friendly foreign government entering the United States
3        on official business; or
4            (5) one who has received a waiver from the
5        Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18
6        U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
7        (j) (Blank);
8        (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
9    years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
10    of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
11    offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
12    used or possessed;
13        (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
14    battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
15    similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
16    on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
17    Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
18    previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
19    under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the
20    right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l)
21    tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results
22    in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic
23    relationship is not a required element of the offense but
24    in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C.
25    922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of
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1    judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds
2    for denying an application for and for revoking and
3    seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
4    issued to the person under this Act;
5        (m) (Blank);
6        (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
7    possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
8    State statute or by federal law;
9        (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
10    5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
11    minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
12    offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
13        (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
14    minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
15    commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
16    would be a felony;
17        (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
18    Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
19    Section 4;
20        (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
21    a mental disability;
22        (s) A person who has been found to have a
23    developmental disability;
24        (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
25    health facility; or
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1    Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
2    of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of
3    subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she
4    was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in
5    subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
6    obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
7    5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
8    mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
9    psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
10    defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
11    Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that
12    he or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
13    herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
14    or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
15    her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
16    professionally liable for making or not making the
17    certification required under this subsection, except for
18    willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
19    apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have
20    been restored through administrative or judicial action
21    under Section 10 or 11 of this Act; or
22        (v) A person who fails to report a loss or theft of a
23    firearm within 48 hours of the discovery of such loss or
24    theft to local law enforcement as required under
25    subsection (a) of Section 24-4.1 of the Criminal Code of
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1    Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
2Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall provide
3notice to the person and the person shall comply with Section
49.5 of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
6102-645, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1030, eff.
75-27-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
 
8    (430 ILCS 65/8.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1)
9    Sec. 8.1. Notifications to the Illinois State Police.
10    (a) The Circuit Clerk shall, in the form and manner
11required by the Supreme Court, notify the Illinois State
12Police of all final dispositions of cases for which the
13Department has received information reported to it under
14Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Criminal Identification Act.
15    (b) Upon adjudication of any individual as a person with a
16mental disability as defined in Section 1.1 of this Act or a
17finding that a person has been involuntarily admitted, the
18court shall direct the circuit court clerk to immediately
19notify the Illinois State Police, Firearm Owner's
20Identification (FOID) department, and shall forward a copy of
21the court order to the Department.
22    (b-1) Beginning July 1, 2016, and each July 1 and December
2330 of every year thereafter, the circuit court clerk shall, in
24the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police,
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1Identification (FOID) department if the court has not directed
2the circuit court clerk to notify the Illinois State Police,
3Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) department under
4subsection (b) of this Section, within the preceding 6 months,
5because no person has been adjudicated as a person with a
6mental disability by the court as defined in Section 1.1 of
7this Act or if no person has been involuntarily admitted. The
8Supreme Court may adopt any orders or rules necessary to
9identify the persons who shall be reported to the Illinois
10State Police under subsection (b), or any other orders or
11rules necessary to implement the requirements of this Act.
12    (c) The Department of Human Services shall, in the form
13and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, report all
14information collected under subsection (b) of Section 12 of
15the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
16Confidentiality Act for the purpose of determining whether a
17person who may be or may have been a patient in a mental health
18facility is disqualified under State or federal law from
19receiving or retaining a Firearm Owner's Identification Card,
20or purchasing a weapon.
21    (d) If a person is determined to pose a clear and present
22danger to himself, herself, or to others:
23        (1) by a physician, clinical psychologist, or
24    qualified examiner, or is determined to have a
25    developmental disability by a physician, clinical
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1    the State or privately, then the physician, clinical
2    psychologist, or qualified examiner shall, within 24 hours
3    of making the determination, notify the Department of
4    Human Services that the person poses a clear and present
5    danger or has a developmental disability; or
6        (2) by a law enforcement official or school
7    administrator, then the law enforcement official or school
8    administrator shall, within 24 hours of making the
9    determination, notify the Illinois State Police that the
10    person poses a clear and present danger.
11    The Department of Human Services shall immediately update
12its records and information relating to mental health and
13developmental disabilities, and if appropriate, shall notify
14the Illinois State Police in a form and manner prescribed by
15the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall
16determine whether to revoke the person's Firearm Owner's
17Identification Card under Section 8 of this Act. Any
18information disclosed under this subsection shall remain
19privileged and confidential, and shall not be redisclosed,
20except as required under subsection (e) of Section 3.1 of this
21Act, nor used for any other purpose. The method of providing
22this information shall guarantee that the information is not
23released beyond what is necessary for the purpose of this
24Section and shall be provided by rule by the Department of
25Human Services. The identity of the person reporting under
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1report. The physician, clinical psychologist, qualified
2examiner, law enforcement official, or school administrator
3making the determination and his or her employer shall not be
4held criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for making
5or not making the notification required under this subsection,
6except for willful or wanton misconduct.
7    (d-5) If a law enforcement official determines that a
8person has failed to report a lost or stolen firearm as
9required by Section 24-4.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, then
10the law enforcement official shall, within 24 hours of making
11that determination, notify the Illinois State Police that the
12person has failed to report a lost or stolen firearm. The law
13enforcement official shall notify the Illinois State Police in
14a form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. The
15Illinois State Police shall determine whether to revoke the
16person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section 8
17of this Act. Any information disclosed under this subsection
18shall remain privileged and confidential, and shall not be
19redisclosed, except as required under subsection (e) of
20Section 3.1 of this Act, nor used for any other purpose.
21    (e) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to
22implement this Section.
23(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
24    Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
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1    (430 ILCS 66/56 new)
2    Sec. 56. Notice of obligation to report lost or stolen
3firearm. Upon the issuance and each renewal of a concealed
4carry license, the Illinois State Police shall advise the
5applicant or licensee in writing, in both English and Spanish,
6of his or her obligation to report to local law enforcement any
7lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after he or she first
8discovers the theft or loss.
 
9    Section 15. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act
10is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:
 
11    (430 ILCS 68/5-20)
12    Sec. 5-20. Additional licensee requirements.
13    (a) A certified licensee shall make a photo copy of a
14buyer's or transferee's valid photo identification card
15whenever a firearm sale transaction takes place. The photo
16copy shall be attached to the documentation detailing the
17record of sale.
18    (b) A certified licensee shall post in a conspicuous
19position on the premises where the licensee conducts business
20a sign that contains the following warning in block letters
21not less than one inch in height:
22        "With few exceptions enumerated in the Firearm Owners
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1            (A) store or leave an unsecured firearm in a place
2        where a child can obtain access to it;
3            (B) sell or transfer your firearm to someone else
4        without receiving approval for the transfer from the
5        Illinois State Police, or
6            (C) fail to report the loss or theft of your
7        firearm to local law enforcement within 72 hours.".
8This sign shall be created by the Illinois State Police and
9made available for printing or downloading from the Illinois
10State Police's website.
11    (c) No retail location established after the effective
12date of this Act shall be located within 500 feet of any
13school, pre-school, or day care facility in existence at its
14location before the retail location is established as measured
15from the nearest corner of the building holding the retail
16location to the corner of the school, pre-school, or day care
17facility building nearest the retail location at the time the
18retail location seeks licensure.
19    (d) A certified dealer who sells or transfers a firearm
20shall notify the purchaser or the recipient, orally and in
21writing, in both English and Spanish, at the time of the sale
22or transfer, that the owner of a firearm is required to report
23a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement within 48
24hours after the owner first discovers the loss or theft. The
25Illinois State Police shall create a written notice, in both
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1firearm purchasers or transferees in accordance with this
2provision and make such notice available for printing or
3downloading from the Illinois State Police website.
4(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
5    Section 20. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
6changing Sections 24-3.8, 24-3.9, 24-3B, and 24-4.1 as
7follows:
 
8    (720 ILCS 5/24-3.8)
9    Sec. 24-3.8. Possession of a stolen firearm.
10    (a) A person commits possession of a stolen firearm when
11he or she, not being entitled to the possession of a firearm,
12possesses the firearm while he or she knows or reasonably
13should know the firearm , knowing it to have been stolen or
14converted. The trier of fact may infer that a person who
15possesses a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has
16been removed or altered has knowledge or reasonably should
17know that the firearm is stolen or converted. The trier of fact
18may, but is not required to, infer that a person who possesses
19a firearm purchased on or after January 1, 2026, with a make,
20model, and serial number reported as stolen on the Illinois
21State Police publicly accessible stolen firearm database under
22subsection (a-25) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
23Identification Card Act knows or reasonably should know that
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1    (b) Possession of a stolen firearm is a Class 2 felony.
2(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; incorporates 97-347, eff.
31-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
4    (720 ILCS 5/24-3.9)
5    Sec. 24-3.9. Aggravated possession of a stolen firearm.
6    (a) A person commits aggravated possession of a stolen
7firearm when he or she:
8        (1) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
9    than 2 and not more than 5 firearms, possesses those
10    firearms at the same time or within a one-year period,
11    knows or reasonably should know knowing the firearms to
12    have been stolen or converted.
13        (2) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
14    than 6 and not more than 10 firearms, possesses those
15    firearms at the same time or within a 2-year period, knows
16    or reasonably should know knowing the firearms to have
17    been stolen or converted.
18        (3) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
19    than 11 and not more than 20 firearms, possesses those
20    firearms at the same time or within a 3-year period, knows
21    or reasonably should know knowing the firearms to have
22    been stolen or converted.
23        (4) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
24    than 21 and not more than 30 firearms, possesses those
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1    or reasonably should know knowing the firearms to have
2    been stolen or converted.
3        (5) Not being entitled to the possession of more than
4    30 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or
5    within a 5-year period, knows or reasonably should know
6    knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.
7    (b) The trier of fact may infer that a person who possesses
8a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been
9removed or altered has knowledge or reasonably should know
10that the firearm is stolen or converted. The trier of fact may,
11but is not required to, infer that a person who possesses a
12firearm purchased on or after January 1, 2026, with a make,
13model, and serial number reported as stolen on the Illinois
14State Police publicly accessible stolen firearm database under
15subsection (a-25) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
16Identification Card Act knows or reasonably should know that
17the firearm is stolen or converted.
18    (c) Sentence.
19        (1) A person who violates paragraph (1) of subsection
20    (a) of this Section commits a Class 1 felony.
21        (2) A person who violates paragraph (2) of subsection
22    (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
23    or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
24    less than 6 years and not more than 30 years.
25        (3) A person who violates paragraph (3) of subsection
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1    or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
2    less than 6 years and not more than 40 years.
3        (4) A person who violates paragraph (4) of subsection
4    (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
5    or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
6    less than 6 years and not more than 50 years.
7        (5) A person who violates paragraph (5) of subsection
8    (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
9    or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
10    less than 6 years and not more than 60 years.
11(Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; incorporates 97-347, eff.
121-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
13    (720 ILCS 5/24-3B)
14    Sec. 24-3B. Firearms trafficking.
15    (a) A person commits firearms trafficking when he or she
16has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's
17Identification Card and knowingly:
18        (1) brings, or causes to be brought, into this State,
19    a firearm or firearm ammunition for the purpose of sale,
20    delivery, or transfer to any other person or with the
21    intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm or
22    firearm ammunition to any other person; or
23        (2) brings, or causes to be brought, into this State,
24    a firearm and firearm ammunition for the purpose of sale,
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1    intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm and
2    firearm ammunition to any other person; or
3        (3) transports on an expressway in this State a
4    vehicle any stolen firearm or a firearm the possessor
5    reasonably should know was stolen.
6    (a-1) The trier of fact may, but is not required to, infer
7that a person who possesses a firearm purchased on or after
8January 1, 2026, with a make, model, and serial number
9reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly
10accessible stolen firearm database under subsection (a-25) of
11Section 3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act knows
12or reasonably should know that the firearm is stolen or
13converted.
14    (a-2) In this Section, "expressway" has the meaning
15provided in Section 1-119.3 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
16    (a-5) This Section does not apply to:
17        (1) a person exempt under Section 2 of the Firearm
18    Owners Identification Card Act from the requirement of
19    having possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
20    previously issued in his or her name by the Illinois State
21    Police in order to acquire or possess a firearm or firearm
22    ammunition;
23        (2) a common carrier under subsection (i) of Section
24    24-2 of this Code; or
25        (3) a non-resident who may lawfully possess a firearm
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1    (b) Sentence.
2        (1) Firearms trafficking is a Class 1 felony for which
3    the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
4    be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not more than 20
5    years.
6        (2) Firearms trafficking by a person who has been
7    previously convicted of firearms trafficking, gunrunning,
8    or a felony offense for the unlawful sale, delivery, or
9    transfer of a firearm or firearm ammunition in this State
10    or another jurisdiction is a Class X felony.
11(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
 
12    (720 ILCS 5/24-4.1)
13    Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms.
14    (a) If a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
15Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm
16thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from
17the person, the person must report the loss or theft of any
18such firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 48 72
19hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft. The
20report shall include:
21        (1) the date the firearm was lost or stolen;
22        (2) the exact location where the firearm was lost or
23    stolen or, if the exact location is not known, the last
24    known location of the firearm;
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1    firearm; and
2        (4) a description of the circumstances under which the
3    firearm was lost or stolen.
4    (b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall
5take a written report and shall, as soon as practical, and in
6no event later than 48 hours after receiving the report, enter
7the information and the firearm's serial number as stolen into
8the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).
9    (c) A person shall not be in violation of this Section if:
10        (1) the failure to report is due to an act of God, act
11    of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to
12    receive the report;
13        (2) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is
14    otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to
15    prevent the person from reporting; or
16        (3) the person's designee makes a report if the person
17    is unable to make the report.
18    (d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
19of a petty offense for a first violation. A second or
20subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
21For a second or subsequent offense, the failure to report a
22loss or theft of a firearm within 48 hours of the discovery of
23such loss or theft as required under subsection (a) shall
24result in revocation of the person's Firearm Owner's
25Identification Card. Pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 10
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1card is revoked under this Section may file a record challenge
2with the Director of the Illinois State Police as provided in
3subsection (a-10) of Section 10 of that Act or appeal to the
4Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board for relief as
5provided in subsection (c) of Section 10 of that Act.
6    (e) A prosecution for an offense under this Section may be
7commenced within 3 years after the discovery by law
8enforcement or prosecution of the failure to report the theft
9or loss of a firearm as required under subsection (a).
10(Source: P.A. 98-508, eff. 8-19-13.)
 
11    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
12severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    430 ILCS 65/3from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
4    430 ILCS 65/3.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1
5    430 ILCS 65/7.10 new
6    430 ILCS 65/8from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
7    430 ILCS 65/8.1from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1
8    430 ILCS 66/56 new
9    430 ILCS 68/5-20
10    720 ILCS 5/24-3.8
11    720 ILCS 5/24-3.9
12    720 ILCS 5/24-3B
13    720 ILCS 5/24-4.1