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Public Act 92-0300
HB3262 Enrolled LRB9204438ARsb
AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
changing Section 24-8 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-8)
Sec. 24-8. Firearm tracing.
(a) Upon recovering a firearm from the possession of
anyone who is not permitted by federal or State law to
possess a firearm, a local law enforcement agency shall use
the best available information, including a firearms trace
when necessary, to determine how and from whom the person
gained possession of the firearm. Upon recovering a firearm
that was used in the commission of any offense classified as
a felony or upon recovering a firearm that appears to have
been lost, mislaid, stolen, or otherwise unclaimed, a local
law enforcement agency shall use the best available
information, including a firearms trace when necessary, to
determine prior ownership of the firearm.
(b) Local law enforcement shall, when appropriate, use
the National Tracing Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms in complying with subsection (a) of this
Section.
(c) Local law enforcement agencies shall use the
Illinois Department of State Police Law Enforcement Agencies
Data System (LEADS) Gun File to enter all stolen, seized, or
recovered firearms as prescribed by LEADS regulations and
policies.
(Source: P.A. 90-137, eff. 1-1-98; 91-364, eff. 1-1-00.)
Passed in the General Assembly May 16, 2001.
Approved August 09, 2001.
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