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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2606
Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. William R. Haine - Arthur J. Wilhelmi - Gary Forby - Mike Jacobs - Deanna Demuzio SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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430 ILCS 65/13.2 |
from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.2 |
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides for an extension period during which a Firearm Owner's Identification Card remains valid if the owner has forwarded an application of renewal to the Department of State Police. Provides that the extension period does not apply to persons otherwise prohibited from renewing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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SB2606 |
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LRB094 18724 LCT 54098 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public safety.
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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 Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is |
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| amended by changing Section 13.2 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 65/13.2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-13.2)
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| Sec. 13.2. Renewal.
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| (a) The Department of State Police shall, 60 days
prior to |
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| the expiration of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card,
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| forward by first class mail to each person whose card is to |
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| expire a
notification of the
expiration of the card and an |
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| application which may be used to
apply for renewal of the card.
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| It is the obligation of the holder of a Firearm Owner's |
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| Identification Card
to notify the Department of State Police of |
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| any address change since the
issuance of
the Firearm Owner's |
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| Identification Card.
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| (b) If, prior to the expiration of a Firearm Owner's |
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| Identification Card, the holder of such a card forwards to the |
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| Department of State Police by first class mail a completed |
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| application for renewal of such a card accompanied by the |
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| required fee, notwithstanding its printed expiration date, |
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| that Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid |
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| until Department of State Police either renews or declines to |
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| renew that Firearm Owner's Identification Card. The United |
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| States Postal Service post marked date shall be prima facie |
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| evidence of the date upon which the renewal application was |
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| forwarded to the Department of State Police. Evidence of such |
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| timely mailing shall serve as an affirmative defense to any |
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| criminal offense or other statutory violation to the extent |
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| that the same is based on the failure to possess a valid |
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| Firearms Owner's Identification Card. Nothing in this |
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| subsection (b) shall be construed to allow the extension or |