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SB1832 Enrolled |
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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 adding |
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| Section 24-9.5 as follows: |
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| (720 ILCS 5/24-9.5 new) |
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| Sec. 24-9.5. Handgun safety devices. |
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| (a) It is unlawful for a person licensed as a federal |
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| firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control |
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| Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923) to offer for sale, sell, or |
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| transfer a handgun to a person not licensed under that Act, |
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| unless he or she sells or includes with the handgun a device or |
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| mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to render |
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| the handgun temporarily inoperable or inaccessible. This |
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| includes but is not limited to: |
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| (1) An external device that is: |
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| (i) attached to the handgun with a key or |
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| combination lock; and |
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| (ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being |
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| discharged unless the device has been deactivated. |
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| (2) An integrated mechanical safety, disabling, or |
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| locking device that is: |
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| (i) built into the handgun; and |
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| (ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being |
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| discharged unless the device has been deactivated. |
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| (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty |
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| of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than |
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| $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a |
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| Class A misdemeanor. |
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| (c) For the purposes of this Section, "handgun" has the |
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| meaning ascribed to it in clause (h)(2) of subsection (A) of |
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| Section 24-3 of this Code. |