Full Text of SB2969 98th General Assembly
SB2969 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014 SB2969 Introduced 2/4/2014, by Sen. Mike Jacobs SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Adds provision that the Act shall not be construed to diminish or restrict the ability of a licensee under this Act to carry a firearm, who is authorized to carry a firearm under another Act or law. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 10 as follows: | 6 | | (430 ILCS 66/10)
| 7 | | Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed firearm. | 8 | | (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a | 9 | | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: | 10 | | (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this Act; | 11 | | (2) has provided the application and documentation | 12 | | required in Section 30 of this Act; | 13 | | (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and | 14 | | (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or | 15 | | others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the | 16 | | Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with | 17 | | Section 20. | 18 | | (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or | 19 | | duplicate license as provided in this Act. | 20 | | (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a | 21 | | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall | 22 | | permit the licensee to: | 23 | | (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully |
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| 1 | | concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her | 2 | | person; and
| 3 | | (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed | 4 | | firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. | 5 | | (d) The Department shall make applications for a license | 6 | | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of | 7 | | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the | 8 | | availability and submission of applications in accordance with | 9 | | this Act. | 10 | | (e) An application for a license submitted to the | 11 | | Department that contains all the information and materials | 12 | | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be | 13 | | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no | 14 | | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application, | 15 | | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license. | 16 | | (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if | 17 | | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or | 18 | | the Department receives a determination from the Board that the | 19 | | applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must | 20 | | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The | 21 | | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right | 22 | | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. | 23 | | (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the | 24 | | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: | 25 | | (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a | 26 | | concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her |
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| 1 | | abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on | 2 | | the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an | 3 | | invitee with that person's permission; | 4 | | (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm | 5 | | under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except | 6 | | subsection (a-5) of that Section; or | 7 | | (3) when the handgun is broken down in a | 8 | | non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or | 9 | | is unloaded and enclosed in a case. | 10 | | (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an | 11 | | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic | 12 | | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed | 13 | | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon | 14 | | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall | 15 | | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a | 16 | | concealed firearm under this Act, present the license upon the | 17 | | request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or present | 18 | | upon the request of the officer evidence
under paragraph (2) of | 19 | | subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that he or she is a | 20 | | non-resident qualified to carry
under that subsection, and | 21 | | identify the location of the concealed firearm. During a | 22 | | traffic stop, any
passenger within the vehicle who is a | 23 | | licensee or a non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
| 24 | | Section 40 of this Act must comply with the requirements of | 25 | | this subsection (h). | 26 | | (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license |
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| 1 | | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to | 2 | | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State's | 3 | | Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court | 4 | | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this | 5 | | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all | 6 | | information included in the application, including the | 7 | | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to the | 8 | | license application and any information related to violations | 9 | | of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's Attorney, | 10 | | Attorney General, or member or staff of the judiciary shall | 11 | | provide any information to a requester who is not entitled to | 12 | | it by law. | 13 | | (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed | 14 | | application, the Department shall enter the relevant | 15 | | information about the applicant into the database under | 16 | | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law | 17 | | enforcement agencies.
| 18 | | (k) This Act shall not be construed to diminish or restrict | 19 | | the ability of a licensee under this Act to carry a firearm, | 20 | | who is authorized to carry a firearm under another Act or law. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 23 | | becoming law.
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