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HB4694 Engrossed |
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LRB094 16843 RLC 52121 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing |
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| Section 24-9 as follows:
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| (720 ILCS 5/24-9)
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| Sec. 24-9. Firearms; minor protection
Child Protection.
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| (a) Except as provided in
subsection (c), it is unlawful
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| for any person to
store or leave, within premises under his or |
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| her control, a firearm if
the
person knows or has reason to |
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| believe that a minor under the age of 18
14
years who does not |
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| have a Firearm Owners Identification Card or who is not serving |
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| in the military is likely to gain
access to the firearm without |
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| the lawful permission
of the minor's parent, guardian, or |
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| person having charge of the minor, and
the minor causes death |
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| or great bodily harm with the firearm, unless
the firearm is:
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| (1) secured by a device or mechanism, other than the |
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| firearm safety,
designed to render a firearm temporarily |
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| inoperable; or
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| (2) placed in a securely locked box or container; or
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| (3) (blank)
placed in some other location that a |
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| reasonable person would
believe to be secure from a minor |
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| under the age of 14 years.
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| (b) Sentence. |
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| (1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2) of |
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| this subsection (b), a
A person who violates this Section |
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| is guilty of a Class C
misdemeanor and shall be fined not |
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| less than $1,000. A second or subsequent
violation of this |
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| Section is a Class A misdemeanor. |
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| (2) Except as provided in subsection (c), a person who |
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| violates this Section, and a minor under the age of 18 |
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| causes death or great bodily harm with the firearm stored |
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