(430 ILCS 65/14) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-14)
Sec. 14. Sentence.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5), a violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2, when the
person's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card is expired but the person is not otherwise disqualified
from renewing the card, is a Class A misdemeanor.
(a-5) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2, when the
person's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card is expired but the person is not otherwise disqualified
from owning, purchasing, or possessing firearms, is a petty offense if the card was expired for 6 months or less from the date of expiration. (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) with respect to an expired
card, a violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2 is a
Class A misdemeanor when the person does not possess a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card, but is otherwise eligible under this Act. A
second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
(c) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2 is a Class
3 felony when:
(1) the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is revoked or subject to revocation |
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(2) the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is expired and not otherwise
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(3) the person does not possess a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card,
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(d) A violation of subsection (a) of Section 3 is a Class 4 felony.
A third or subsequent conviction is a Class 1 felony.
(d-5) Any person who knowingly enters false information on an application
for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, who knowingly gives a false answer
to any question on the application, or who knowingly submits false evidence in
connection with an application is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
(e) Except as provided by Section 6.1 of this Act, any other
violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
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