HB2919 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2919

Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 68/5-35

Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that an inspection of a licensee's place of business may only be completed after business hours. Provides that an inspection shall not interfere with the business transactions occurring in the store. Provides that if a law enforcement officer is assigned to a business for inspection, the owner of the business has the right to prohibit the officer from returning to the store as a customer.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning safety.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act is amended by changing Section 5-35 as follows:

(430 ILCS 68/5-35)

Sec. 5-35. Inspection of licensees' places of business.

Licensees shall have their places of business open for inspection by the Illinois State Police and law enforcement during all hours of operation involving the selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring of firearms, provided that the Illinois State Police or law enforcement may conduct no more than one unannounced inspection per business per year without good cause. During an inspection, licensees shall make all records, documents, and firearms accessible for inspection upon the request of the Illinois State Police or law enforcement agency.

An inspection may only be completed after business hours. An inspection shall not interfere with the business transactions occurring in the store.

If a law enforcement officer is assigned to a business for inspection, the owner of the business has the right to prohibit the officer from returning to the store as a customer.

(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)