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1 | AN ACT concerning firearms.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Personal
Protection for Judges, State's Attorneys, and Public | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Defenders Act.
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7 | Section 5. Legislative declaration. The General Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | finds that as a
matter of public policy it is
necessary to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | provide statewide uniform standards for issuing permits to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | carry
concealed firearms
and that no person who does not | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | qualify under the provisions
of this Act receives a permit to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | carry concealed firearms.
The General Assembly recognizes that | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | it already regulates the use and
possession
of concealed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | firearms under Sections 24-1 and 24-1.6 of the Criminal Code of
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15 | 1961 and that
the regulation of concealed firearms is an | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | exclusive Statewide function.
The General Assembly
does not | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | delegate to the county sheriff the authority to regulate
or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | restrict the issuing of concealed firearms permits provided for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | in this
Act beyond those provisions contained in this Act.
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20 | Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
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21 | "Concealed firearm" means a handgun carried on or about a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | person completely
or mostly concealed from
view of the public, |
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1 | or carried in a vehicle in such a way as it is concealed
from | ||||||
2 | view of the public.
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3 | "Judge" means an Illinois Supreme Court Judge, an Appellate | ||||||
4 | Judge, a Circuit Judge, an Associate Judge, a United States | ||||||
5 | Circuit Court of Appeals Judge, a United States District Court | ||||||
6 | Judge, or a United States Magistrate Judge.
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7 | "Handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in subsection (h) | ||||||
8 | of Section 24-3 of
the Criminal Code of 1961.
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9 | "Permit" means a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued | ||||||
10 | by the county sheriff.
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11 | "Permittee" means a person who is issued a permit to carry | ||||||
12 | a concealed
firearm by the county sheriff.
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13 | "State's Attorney" means an official described in Section | ||||||
14 | 19 of Article VI of the Illinois Constitution who has the | ||||||
15 | powers and duties prescribed in Section 3-9005 of the Counties | ||||||
16 | Code and includes an attorney appointed by the court under | ||||||
17 | Section 3-9008 of that Code to perform the duties of the | ||||||
18 | State's Attorney when the State's Attorney is sick or absent, | ||||||
19 | or unable to attend, or is interested in the cause or | ||||||
20 | proceeding, civil or criminal, which it is the duty of the | ||||||
21 | State's Attorney to prosecute or defend. | ||||||
22 | "Assistant State's Attorney" means a licensed | ||||||
23 | attorney-at-law of this State who is appointed or employed by | ||||||
24 | the State's Attorney to perform the duties of the State's | ||||||
25 | Attorney under the State's Attorney's direction and control. | ||||||
26 | "Public Defender" means an official described in Division |
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1 | 3-4 of the Counties Code who has the powers and duties | ||||||
2 | prescribed in Section 3-4006 of that Code.
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3 | "Assistant Public Defender" means a licensed | ||||||
4 | attorney-at-law of this State who is appointed or employed by | ||||||
5 | the Public Defender to perform the duties of the Public | ||||||
6 | Defender under the Public Defender's direction and control. | ||||||
7 | Section 15. Permit for concealed firearms.
The county | ||||||
8 | sheriff is authorized to issue permits to carry
concealed | ||||||
9 | firearms to persons
qualified as provided in this Act. Permits | ||||||
10 | to carry concealed firearms
shall be valid throughout the State | ||||||
11 | for a period of 3 years from the
date of issuance. Any person | ||||||
12 | in compliance with the terms of the permit may
carry concealed | ||||||
13 | firearms on or about his or her person.
The permittee shall | ||||||
14 | carry the permit at all times the permittee is carrying a
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15 | concealed firearm and shall display the permit upon the request | ||||||
16 | of a law
enforcement officer.
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17 | Section 20. Application for permit and qualifications of | ||||||
18 | applicants.
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19 | (a) An applicant for a permit shall obtain the application | ||||||
20 | from the
county sheriff. The application for a
permit or | ||||||
21 | renewal of a permit to carry a
concealed firearm shall be | ||||||
22 | submitted to the office of the sheriff of the
county in which | ||||||
23 | the applicant resides. The completed application and all
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24 | accompanying material plus an application fee
of $100 for a new |
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1 | permit or $75 for a renewal
shall be presented to the office of | ||||||
2 | the sheriff of the county in which the
applicant resides.
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3 | The sheriff shall evaluate the application, accompanying | ||||||
4 | material and any
objections to the application within 10
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5 | working days. The
application fee shall be retained by the | ||||||
6 | office of the sheriff for official
expenses of the office.
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7 | The sheriff may state specific and articulable reasons to | ||||||
8 | deny an application for a concealed firearms permit. He or she | ||||||
9 | shall
articulate the reasons for denial in a written report and | ||||||
10 | maintain that
report in his or her office along with the | ||||||
11 | completed application
which shall be available
to the applicant | ||||||
12 | for a concealed firearms permit.
Within 90 days, the sheriff | ||||||
13 | shall either issue or deny the permit.
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14 | (b) The
county sheriff, upon a person's application for a
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15 | concealed firearms permit, upon receipt of the appropriate | ||||||
16 | fees, and after
compliance with the procedures set out in this | ||||||
17 | Section, shall issue the
applicant a concealed firearms permit | ||||||
18 | if the person: | ||||||
19 | (i) Is a Judge, State's Attorney, Assistant State's | ||||||
20 | Attorney, Public Defender, or Assistant Public Defender as | ||||||
21 | defined in this Act;
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22 | (ii) Is at least 21 years of age;
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23 | (iii) Resides within the State of Illinois and is a | ||||||
24 | permanent
resident of the United States;
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25 | (iv) Has not been convicted of a crime punishable by | ||||||
26 | imprisonment for a
term
exceeding one year, or of a
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1 | misdemeanor evidencing violence, is not free on any form of | ||||||
2 | bond or pretrial
release, and has no
outstanding warrants | ||||||
3 | for those crimes;
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4 | (v) Has no record of mental disease or mental illness | ||||||
5 | on file that would
evidence incapacity, or lack of proper | ||||||
6 | mental capacity;
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7 | (vi) Has not been committed to a state or federal | ||||||
8 | facility for the abuse of
a
controlled substance or | ||||||
9 | cannabis and has not been
convicted of a misdemeanor | ||||||
10 | violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, | ||||||
11 | Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act,
or | ||||||
12 | Cannabis Control Act or similar laws of any other
state | ||||||
13 | relating to controlled
substances, methamphetamine, or | ||||||
14 | cannabis within a 10 year period immediately preceding the | ||||||
15 | date
on
which the application is submitted; and
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16 | (vii) Does not chronically and habitually use | ||||||
17 | alcoholic beverages as
evidenced
by the applicant having 2 | ||||||
18 | or more convictions for violating Section 11-501 of
the | ||||||
19 | Illinois Vehicle Code or a similar provision of a local | ||||||
20 | ordinance within 5
years preceding his or her application | ||||||
21 | or the applicant having elected
treatment under
the | ||||||
22 | supervision of a licensed program in accordance with the | ||||||
23 | Alcoholism and
Other Drug Abuse and Dependency Act
or | ||||||
24 | similar laws of any other
state within a 5
year period | ||||||
25 | immediately preceding the date on which the
application is | ||||||
26 | submitted.
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1 | Section 25. Contents of application.
The initial | ||||||
2 | application shall be in writing, under oath and under the | ||||||
3 | penalties
of perjury, on a standard form
promulgated by the | ||||||
4 | county sheriff and shall be accompanied by the
appropriate fees | ||||||
5 | and required documentation. The application shall contain only
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6 | the following information:
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7 | (1) proof that the applicant is a Judge, State's | ||||||
8 | Attorney, Assistant State's Attorney, Public Defender, or | ||||||
9 | Assistant Public Defender; | ||||||
10 | (2) the applicant's name, address, gender, and date and | ||||||
11 | place of birth;
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12 | (3) a head and shoulder color photograph taken within | ||||||
13 | 30 days preceding
the
date on which the
application is | ||||||
14 | submitted;
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15 | (4) questions to certify or demonstrate that the | ||||||
16 | applicant has completed the
firearms and deadly use of | ||||||
17 | force
training and education prerequisites specified under | ||||||
18 | this Act;
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19 | (5) a statement that the applicant is a resident of the | ||||||
20 | State of Illinois
and is a permanent resident of the United | ||||||
21 | States;
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22 | (6) a waiver of privacy and confidentiality rights and | ||||||
23 | privileges enjoyed
by
the applicant under all federal
and | ||||||
24 | state laws governing access to juvenile court, criminal | ||||||
25 | justice,
psychological, or psychiatric records, or
records |
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1 | relating to the applicant's history of | ||||||
2 | institutionalization, and an
affirmative request that any | ||||||
3 | person
having custody of any such record provide it or | ||||||
4 | information concerning it to
the sheriff;
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5 | (7) a conspicuous warning that false statements made by | ||||||
6 | the applicant
will
result in prosecution for perjury
in | ||||||
7 | accordance with Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
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8 | (8) an affirmation that the applicant is at least 21 | ||||||
9 | years of age, that
the
applicant possesses a currently | ||||||
10 | valid
Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card, | ||||||
11 | together with the card number, or
is applying for the card | ||||||
12 | in
conjunction with the concealed firearms permit | ||||||
13 | application;
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14 | (9) an affirmation that the applicant has never been | ||||||
15 | convicted of any
felony
or of a misdemeanor involving
the | ||||||
16 | use or threat of physical force or violence to any person; | ||||||
17 | and has never
been adjudicated a delinquent
minor for an | ||||||
18 | offense which, had he or she been tried as an adult, would | ||||||
19 | have
been such
a felony or misdemeanor.
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20 | The application shall also contain the following statement | ||||||
21 | along with
a
signature line for use by the applicant, which | ||||||
22 | statement the applicant shall
affirm under oath: "I, the | ||||||
23 | undersigned, state, under oath and subject to the
penalty of | ||||||
24 | perjury, that I am not a streetgang member as defined in | ||||||
25 | Section 10
of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus | ||||||
26 | Prevention Act, and I will not
join or become associated with a |
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1 | criminal
streetgang.".
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2 | Section 30. Submission of identifying information; fee.
In | ||||||
3 | addition to the completed application, the applicant must also | ||||||
4 | submit the
following to the sheriff of the county in which the | ||||||
5 | applicant resides:
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6 | (i) A head and shoulder color photograph as required by | ||||||
7 | Section 25 in a
size
specified by the sheriff taken within | ||||||
8 | 30 days
preceding the date on which the application is | ||||||
9 | submitted.
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10 | (ii) A non-refundable permit fee of $100 if he or she | ||||||
11 | has not previously
been
issued such a permit by the county | ||||||
12 | sheriff, or a non-refundable
permit fee of $75 for each | ||||||
13 | renewal of a permit.
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14 | (iii) A photocopy of a certificate or other evidence of | ||||||
15 | completion of a
course
to show compliance with Section 80 | ||||||
16 | of this Act.
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17 | Section 35. Approval of application.
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18 | (a) If the sheriff finds that the applicant possesses a
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19 | valid
Firearm Owner's Identification
Card, meets the training | ||||||
20 | requirements of this Act and has provided the
documentation and | ||||||
21 | paid the fees required for issuance of a concealed firearms
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22 | permit, and that, as nearly as it is possible to determine, | ||||||
23 | nothing in the
applicant's background or present circumstances | ||||||
24 | disqualify him or her from
possessing a firearm in Illinois, he |
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1 | or she shall approve the application and issue
the applicant a | ||||||
2 | wallet sized permit bearing the photograph of the applicant
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3 | within 90 days.
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4 | (b) The sheriff may consider any objection or | ||||||
5 | recommendation supported by specific and articulable
reasons, | ||||||
6 | in a written report, why
the applicant should be denied a | ||||||
7 | permit and may deny the permit based solely on
those | ||||||
8 | objections.
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9 | (c) If the applicant is found to be ineligible, the sheriff
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10 | shall deny the application and notify the applicant in writing, | ||||||
11 | stating the
grounds for denial and informing the applicant of | ||||||
12 | the right to submit, within
30 days, any additional | ||||||
13 | documentation relating to the grounds of the denial.
Upon | ||||||
14 | receiving any additional documentation, the sheriff shall | ||||||
15 | reconsider his or her decision and inform the applicant within | ||||||
16 | 30 days of the
result of the reconsideration. The applicant | ||||||
17 | shall further be informed of the
right to appeal the denial in | ||||||
18 | the circuit court of his or her place of
residence.
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19 | (d) The sheriff shall maintain an automated listing of
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20 | permit holders and pertinent information, and this information | ||||||
21 | shall be
available on-line, upon request, at all times to all | ||||||
22 | Illinois law enforcement
agencies. Except as provided in this | ||||||
23 | subsection, information on applications
for permits, names and | ||||||
24 | addresses, or other identifying information relating to
permit | ||||||
25 | holders shall be confidential and shall not be made available | ||||||
26 | except to
law enforcement agencies. No requests for lists of |
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1 | local or statewide permit holders shall
be made to any State or | ||||||
2 | local law enforcement agency. No other agency of
government | ||||||
3 | other than the sheriff shall provide any
information to a | ||||||
4 | requester
not entitled to it by law. The names of all persons, | ||||||
5 | other than
law enforcement agencies and peace officers, | ||||||
6 | requesting information under this
Section shall be public | ||||||
7 | records.
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8 | Section 40. Revocation of a permit.
A permit issued under | ||||||
9 | Section 35 shall be suspended or revoked if the permit
holder | ||||||
10 | becomes ineligible to be issued a permit under the criteria set | ||||||
11 | forth in
paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), and | ||||||
12 | (vii) of subsection (b) of Section 20 or subsection
(b) of
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13 | Section 35 of this Act. When an order of protection is issued | ||||||
14 | under
Section 112A-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 | ||||||
15 | or under Section 214
of the
Illinois Domestic Violence Act of | ||||||
16 | 1986 against a person holding a permit issued
under this Act, | ||||||
17 | the
holder of the permit shall surrender the permit to the | ||||||
18 | court or to the officer
serving
the order. The officer to whom | ||||||
19 | the permit is surrendered shall forthwith
transmit the permit | ||||||
20 | to the court issuing the order. The permit shall be
suspended | ||||||
21 | until the order is terminated.
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22 | Section 45. Notification of renewal.
Not later than 120 | ||||||
23 | days before the expiration of any permit issued under this
Act, | ||||||
24 | the sheriff shall notify the permit holder in writing
of the |
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1 | expiration and furnish an application for renewal of the | ||||||
2 | permit.
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3 | Section 50. Renewal of permit.
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4 | (a) The permit shall be renewed for a qualified applicant | ||||||
5 | upon receipt of
the
properly completed renewal
application and | ||||||
6 | required renewal fee. The renewal application shall contain the
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7 | same required information as set forth in paragraphs (1) | ||||||
8 | through (9) of
Section 25, except
that in lieu of the firearm | ||||||
9 | education and use of deadly force training, the
applicant need | ||||||
10 | only demonstrate previous issuance of and continued | ||||||
11 | eligibility
for a concealed firearms permit.
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12 | (b) A permittee who fails to file a renewal application on | ||||||
13 | or before the permit's
expiration date must pay an additional | ||||||
14 | late fee of $25. A person who fails to
renew his or her permit | ||||||
15 | within 6 months after its expiration must reapply
for a new | ||||||
16 | permit and pay the fee for a new application.
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17 | Section 55. Change of address, change of name, or lost or | ||||||
18 | destroyed permits.
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19 | (a) Within 30 days after the changing of a permanent | ||||||
20 | residence, or within 30
days
after loss
or destruction of a | ||||||
21 | concealed
firearms permit, the permittee shall notify the | ||||||
22 | sheriff of
the loss, destruction, change of name, or change of | ||||||
23 | residence. Failure to
notify
the sheriff shall constitute a | ||||||
24 | noncriminal
violation with a penalty of $25 payable to the |
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1 | sheriff.
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2 | (b) If a person issued a permit to carry a concealed | ||||||
3 | firearm changes
residence within this State, or changes his or | ||||||
4 | her name, the person to whom the
permit was
issued may upon | ||||||
5 | payment of $25 to the sheriff obtain a
corrected concealed | ||||||
6 | firearms permit with a change of address or change of name
upon | ||||||
7 | furnishing a notarized statement to the sheriff that
the | ||||||
8 | permittee has changed residence or his or her name and upon | ||||||
9 | submission of
an
application as set forth in Section 20 and a | ||||||
10 | photograph as set forth in
paragraph (3) of Section 25 of this | ||||||
11 | Act. A concealed firearms permit shall be
automatically invalid | ||||||
12 | after 30 days if the permittee has not notified the
sheriff of | ||||||
13 | a change of residence.
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14 | (c) If a permit to carry a concealed firearm is lost or | ||||||
15 | destroyed, the
permit
shall be automatically invalid, and the | ||||||
16 | person to whom the permit was issued
may
upon payment of $25 to | ||||||
17 | the sheriff obtain a duplicate, and
upon furnishing a notarized | ||||||
18 | statement to the sheriff that
the permit was lost or destroyed, | ||||||
19 | and submission of an application as set forth
in Section 20 and | ||||||
20 | a photograph as set forth in paragraph (3) of Section 25 of
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21 | this Act.
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22 | Section 60. Concealed firearms permit.
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23 | (a) A concealed firearm permit shall
authorize the person | ||||||
24 | in whose
name the permit is issued to
carry concealed firearms | ||||||
25 | on or about his or her person or vehicle throughout
the State. |
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1 | No permit issued
under this Section shall authorize any person | ||||||
2 | to carry a concealed
firearm into or upon:
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3 | (i) Any municipal police, sheriff, or State Police
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4 | office or station without the consent of the chief law | ||||||
5 | enforcement officer in
charge of
that office or station.
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6 | (ii) The facility of any adult or juvenile detention or
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7 | correctional institution, prison, or jail.
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8 | (iii) Any courthouse, solely occupied by the Circuit, | ||||||
9 | Appellate, or
Supreme
Court or a courtroom of any of those | ||||||
10 | courts, or court proceeding, except that
nothing in this | ||||||
11 | Section shall preclude a judge, State's Attorney, | ||||||
12 | Assistant State's Attorney, Public Defender, or Assistant | ||||||
13 | Public Defender holding a concealed firearm
permit, from | ||||||
14 | carrying a
concealed firearm within a courthouse.
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15 | (iv) Any meeting of the governing body of a unit of | ||||||
16 | local government; or
any
meeting of the General Assembly or | ||||||
17 | a committee of the General
Assembly, except that nothing in | ||||||
18 | this Section shall preclude a member of the
body holding a | ||||||
19 | concealed firearms permit from carrying a concealed | ||||||
20 | firearm at
a
meeting of the body of which he or she is a | ||||||
21 | member.
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22 | The General Assembly or a county or municipality may by
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23 | statute or ordinance prohibit or limit the
carrying of | ||||||
24 | concealed firearms by permit holders in that portion of a | ||||||
25 | building
owned, leased or controlled by that unit of | ||||||
26 | government. That portion of a
building in which the |
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1 | carrying of concealed firearms is prohibited or limited
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2 | shall be clearly identified by signs posted at the
entrance | ||||||
3 | to the restricted area. The statute or ordinance shall | ||||||
4 | exempt any
building used for public housing
by private | ||||||
5 | persons, highways or rest areas, firing ranges, and private
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6 | dwellings
owned, leased, or controlled by that unit of | ||||||
7 | government from any restriction on
the carrying or | ||||||
8 | possession of a firearm. The statute or ordinance shall not
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9 | specify any
criminal penalty for its violation but may | ||||||
10 | specify that persons violating the
statute or ordinance may | ||||||
11 | be denied entrance to the building, be ordered to leave
the | ||||||
12 | building, and, if employees of the unit of government, be | ||||||
13 | subjected to
disciplinary measures for violation of the | ||||||
14 | provisions of the statute or
ordinance. The provisions of | ||||||
15 | this Section shall not apply to any other unit of
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16 | government.
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17 | (v) Any portion of an establishment licensed to | ||||||
18 | dispense beer or
alcoholic
beverages for consumption on the | ||||||
19 | premises, which portion of the establishment
is primarily | ||||||
20 | devoted to that purpose.
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21 | This paragraph (v) does not apply to any bona fide | ||||||
22 | restaurant open to the
general public having dining | ||||||
23 | facilities
for not less than 50 persons and that receives | ||||||
24 | at least 50% of its
gross annual income from the
dining | ||||||
25 | facilities by the sale of food.
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26 | (vi) Any area of an airport to which access is |
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1 | controlled by the
inspection
of
persons and property.
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2 | (vii) Any place where the carrying of a firearm is | ||||||
3 | prohibited by federal
law.
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4 | (viii) Any elementary or secondary school facility | ||||||
5 | without the consent of
school
authorities.
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6 | (ix) Any portion of a building used as a child care | ||||||
7 | facility without the
consent
of the manager. Nothing in | ||||||
8 | this Section shall prevent the operator of a
child care | ||||||
9 | facility in a family home from owning or possessing a | ||||||
10 | firearm or
permit.
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11 | (x) A riverboat gambling operation or horse racing | ||||||
12 | facility accessible by
the public.
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13 | (xi) Any gated area of an amusement park.
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14 | (xii) Any stadium, arena, or collegiate or | ||||||
15 | professional sporting event.
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16 | (xiii) A church or other place of religious worship.
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17 | A violation of this subsection (a) is a Class A | ||||||
18 | misdemeanor.
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19 | A concealed firearm permit does not authorize the concealed | ||||||
20 | carrying or
transportation of a stun gun or taser.
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21 | (b) The owner, business or commercial lessee, manager of a | ||||||
22 | private
business enterprise, or any other organization, | ||||||
23 | entity,
or person
may prohibit persons holding a permit for | ||||||
24 | concealed firearms
from carrying concealed firearms on the | ||||||
25 | premises and may prohibit employees,
not authorized by the | ||||||
26 | employer, holding a permit for concealed firearms from
carrying |
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1 | concealed firearms on the property of the employer. If the | ||||||
2 | building
or the premises are open to the public, the employer | ||||||
3 | of the business enterprise
shall post signs on or about the | ||||||
4 | premises if carrying a concealed firearm is
prohibited. | ||||||
5 | Possession of a firearm in a vehicle on the premises shall not | ||||||
6 | be
a criminal offense so long as the firearm is not removed | ||||||
7 | from the vehicle or
brandished while the vehicle is on the | ||||||
8 | premises. An employer may prohibit
employees or other persons | ||||||
9 | holding a permit for a concealed firearm from
carrying a | ||||||
10 | concealed firearm in vehicles owned by the employer. Carrying | ||||||
11 | of a
concealed firearm in a location specified in this | ||||||
12 | subsection by a permit holder
shall not be a criminal act but | ||||||
13 | may subject the person to denial to the
premises or removal | ||||||
14 | from the premises.
| ||||||
15 | Section 65. Immunity of sheriff
and his or her employees | ||||||
16 | and
agents.
The sheriff or office of the county sheriff or any
| ||||||
17 | employee or agent of the sheriff shall
not be liable for
| ||||||
18 | damages in any civil action arising from alleged wrongful or | ||||||
19 | improper granting,
renewing, or failure to revoke permits | ||||||
20 | issued under this Act.
The office of the county sheriff or any | ||||||
21 | employee
or agent of the office of the
county sheriff shall not | ||||||
22 | be liable for
stating specific and articulable
reasons why an | ||||||
23 | applicant should be denied a permit.
| ||||||
24 | Section 70. Fees.
Fees collected under this Act shall be |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | used for administrating the
provisions
of this Act.
| ||||||
2 | (i) Fees for a concealed firearms permit shall be:
| ||||||
3 | New permit..$100
| ||||||
4 | Renewal..$75
| ||||||
5 | Duplicate due to lost or destroyed..$25
| ||||||
6 | Corrected permit due to change of address or name..$25
| ||||||
7 | Late renewal fee..$25
| ||||||
8 | (ii) The Secretary of State shall conduct a study to | ||||||
9 | determine the cost and
feasibility of creating a method of | ||||||
10 | adding an identifiable code, background,
or other means to show | ||||||
11 | that an individual has been issued a permit to carry a
| ||||||
12 | concealed firearm by the sheriff on the person's driver's
| ||||||
13 | license.
| ||||||
14 | Section 75. Applicant training.
| ||||||
15 | (a) The applicant training course is a standardized | ||||||
16 | training course
taught by a qualified firearms instructor that
| ||||||
17 | consists of:
| ||||||
18 | (1) Twelve hours of classroom instruction, covering at | ||||||
19 | least the following
topics:
| ||||||
20 | (i) handgun safety in the classroom, at home, on | ||||||
21 | the firing range or
while carrying the firearm;
| ||||||
22 | (ii) the basic principles of marksmanship;
| ||||||
23 | (iii) care and cleaning of handguns;
| ||||||
24 | (iv) laws relating to firearms as prescribed in the | ||||||
25 | Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act, Article 24 of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | the Criminal Code of 1961, and 18 U.S.C.
921 through | ||||||
2 | 930;
and
| ||||||
3 | (v) laws relating to the justifiable use of force | ||||||
4 | as prescribed in
Article 7 of the Criminal Code of | ||||||
5 | 1961.
| ||||||
6 | (2) Live firing exercises of sufficient duration for | ||||||
7 | each applicant to
fire a handgun:
| ||||||
8 | (i) from a standing position;
| ||||||
9 | (ii) a minimum of 20 rounds;
| ||||||
10 | (iii) at a distance from a B-21 silhouette target, | ||||||
11 | or an equivalent as
approved by the sheriff, of 7 | ||||||
12 | yards.
| ||||||
13 | (b) The classroom portion of the course may be, at the | ||||||
14 | qualified firearms
instructor's discretion, divided into
| ||||||
15 | segments of not less than 2 hours each.
| ||||||
16 | (c) (1) An applicant training course shall not be open to | ||||||
17 | persons who are
less
than 21 years of age.
| ||||||
18 | (2) An applicant training course student shall | ||||||
19 | complete a course
application
form, which shall include a | ||||||
20 | statement acknowledging receipt of copies of
pertinent | ||||||
21 | statutory provisions listed in clauses (iv) and (v) of | ||||||
22 | paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and a
liability waiver.
| ||||||
23 | (3) The course application form may be obtained from | ||||||
24 | the
qualified firearms instructor at the time of the | ||||||
25 | course.
| ||||||
26 | (d) At the conclusion of the classroom portion of the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | applicant training
course, the qualified firearms instructor | ||||||
2 | shall:
| ||||||
3 | (1) distribute a standard course examination to the | ||||||
4 | students;
| ||||||
5 | (2) not leave the room in which the examination is | ||||||
6 | being held while the
examination is in progress;
| ||||||
7 | (3) collect examination booklets and answer sheets | ||||||
8 | from each student at
the end of the examination period;
| ||||||
9 | (4) not grade the examinations in the presence of | ||||||
10 | students; and
| ||||||
11 | (5) not divulge an applicant's numeric score on the day | ||||||
12 | of the
examination, but may indicate whether an applicant | ||||||
13 | passed or failed the
examination.
| ||||||
14 | (e) A person shall not:
| ||||||
15 | (1) Make an unauthorized copy of the applicant training | ||||||
16 | course
examination, in whole or in part;
| ||||||
17 | (2) Possess the applicant training course examination, | ||||||
18 | or questions from
the examination, unless authorized by the | ||||||
19 | sheriff; or
| ||||||
20 | (3) Divulge the contents of an applicant training | ||||||
21 | course examination
questions to another person.
| ||||||
22 | (f) (1) Students shall provide their own safe, functional | ||||||
23 | handgun and
factory-loaded ammunition.
| ||||||
24 | (2) Prior to conducting range firing, the certified | ||||||
25 | firearms instructor
shall:
| ||||||
26 | (i) inspect each applicant's firearm; and
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (ii) not allow the firing of a handgun that is not | ||||||
2 | in sound mechanical
condition or otherwise may pose a | ||||||
3 | safety hazard.
| ||||||
4 | (g) Grades of "passing" shall not be given on range work to | ||||||
5 | an applicant
who:
| ||||||
6 | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified | ||||||
7 | firearms instructor;
| ||||||
8 | (2) in the judgment of the certified firearms | ||||||
9 | instructor, handles a
firearm
in a manner that poses a | ||||||
10 | danger to the applicant or to others; or
| ||||||
11 | (3) during the testing portion of the range work fails | ||||||
12 | to hit the
silhouette portion of the target with a majority | ||||||
13 | of
20 rounds.
| ||||||
14 | (h) Certified firearms instructors shall:
| ||||||
15 | (1) allow monitoring of their classes by officials of | ||||||
16 | any certifying
agency;
| ||||||
17 | (2) make all course records available upon demand to | ||||||
18 | authorized
personnel of the sheriff; and
| ||||||
19 | (3) not divulge course records except as authorized by | ||||||
20 | the certifying
agency.
| ||||||
21 | (i) (1) Fees for applicant training courses shall not | ||||||
22 | exceed $75 per
student.
| ||||||
23 | (2) Qualified firearms instructors shall collect the | ||||||
24 | fee and remit $25 of
the fee to the sheriff.
| ||||||
25 | (3) Fees shall not be refunded to students who fail or | ||||||
26 | otherwise do not
complete the course.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (j) An applicant training course shall not have more than | ||||||
2 | 40 students in
the
classroom portion or more than 5 students | ||||||
3 | per range officer engaged in range
firing.
| ||||||
4 | (k) Within 3 working days after the completion of the | ||||||
5 | course, the
certified
firearms instructor shall:
| ||||||
6 | (1) grade the examinations; and
| ||||||
7 | (2) mail to the sheriff:
| ||||||
8 | (i) the completed course application form, | ||||||
9 | showing each student's
score on
the written | ||||||
10 | examination and indicating whether the student | ||||||
11 | passed or failed the
range work; and
| ||||||
12 | (ii) the graded examinations.
| ||||||
13 | (l) Within 15 days after receipt of the material described | ||||||
14 | in subsection (k),
the sheriff shall mail to the applicant:
| ||||||
15 | (i) A certificate of successful course completion; or
| ||||||
16 | (ii) Notification that the applicant has failed the | ||||||
17 | course and will not be
certified.
| ||||||
18 | (m) A student shall be issued a certificate of completion | ||||||
19 | if he or she:
| ||||||
20 | (i) answers at least 70% of the written examination | ||||||
21 | questions correctly;
and
| ||||||
22 | (ii) achieves a grade of "passing" on the range work.
| ||||||
23 | (n) (i) Students who score below 70% on the written | ||||||
24 | examination may
retake
the examination one time without having | ||||||
25 | to retake the course.
| ||||||
26 | (ii) Students who do not achieve a grade of "passing" |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | on the range work
may
repeat the range work one time | ||||||
2 | without having to retake the course.
| ||||||
3 | (iii) Notices of failure must include information on | ||||||
4 | whether the student
failed the written exam, the range | ||||||
5 | firing, or both.
| ||||||
6 | Section 80. Firearms instructors training.
| ||||||
7 | (a) Persons who are not qualified firearms instructors | ||||||
8 | shall not teach
applicant training courses.
| ||||||
9 | (b) Persons who are not qualified firearms instructors | ||||||
10 | shall not advertise
or otherwise represent courses they teach | ||||||
11 | as qualifying their students to meet
the requirements to | ||||||
12 | receive a permit to carry concealed firearms in this State.
| ||||||
13 | (c) Persons who are not certified instructor trainers shall | ||||||
14 | not teach
instructor qualification courses.
| ||||||
15 | (d) Persons wishing to become qualified firearms | ||||||
16 | instructors shall:
| ||||||
17 | (1) be at least 21 years of age;
and
| ||||||
18 | (2) be a citizen of the United States.
| ||||||
19 | (e) Persons wishing to become instructor trainers, in | ||||||
20 | addition to the
requirements of subsection (d) of this Section, | ||||||
21 | shall:
| ||||||
22 | (1) possess a high school diploma or GED certificate; | ||||||
23 | and
| ||||||
24 | (2) have at least one of the following valid firearms | ||||||
25 | instructor
certifications:
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (I) National Rifle Association Personal Protection | ||||||
2 | Instructor;
| ||||||
3 | (II) National Rifle Association Pistol | ||||||
4 | Marksmanship Instructor;
| ||||||
5 | (III) Certification from a firearms instructor's | ||||||
6 | course offered by a
State
or federal governmental | ||||||
7 | agency; or
| ||||||
8 | (IV) A similar firearms instructor qualifying | ||||||
9 | course, approved by the
Executive Director of the | ||||||
10 | Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or | ||||||
11 | his or her designee.
| ||||||
12 | (f) (1) Applicants shall agree to background checks.
| ||||||
13 | (2) An applicant may be disqualified from taking | ||||||
14 | firearms instructor training, or have his or her instructor | ||||||
15 | qualification revoked, if the applicant: | ||||||
16 | (A) provides false or misleading information on | ||||||
17 | the application; or | ||||||
18 | (B) has had a prior instructor qualification | ||||||
19 | revoked by the sheriff.
| ||||||
20 | Section 85. Severability.
The provisions of this Act are | ||||||
21 | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on
Statutes.
| ||||||
22 | Section 900. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by | ||||||
23 | changing
Section 24-2 and by adding Section 24-11 as follows:
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (720 ILCS 5/24-2) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-2)
| ||||||
2 | Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
| ||||||
3 | (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and | ||||||
4 | Section
24-1.6 do not apply to
or affect any of the following:
| ||||||
5 | (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace | ||||||
6 | officer to
assist in making arrests or preserving the | ||||||
7 | peace, while actually engaged in
assisting such officer.
| ||||||
8 | (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
| ||||||
9 | penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the | ||||||
10 | detention of persons
accused or convicted of an offense, | ||||||
11 | while in the performance of their
official duty, or while | ||||||
12 | commuting between their homes and places of employment.
| ||||||
13 | (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of | ||||||
14 | the United States
or the Illinois National Guard or the | ||||||
15 | Reserve Officers Training Corps,
while in the performance | ||||||
16 | of their official duty.
| ||||||
17 | (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public | ||||||
18 | utility to
perform police functions, and guards of armored | ||||||
19 | car companies, while
actually engaged in the performance of | ||||||
20 | the duties of their employment or
commuting between their | ||||||
21 | homes and places of employment; and watchmen
while actually | ||||||
22 | engaged in the performance of the duties of their | ||||||
23 | employment.
| ||||||
24 | (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors, | ||||||
25 | private
detectives, or private alarm contractors, or | ||||||
26 | employed by an agency
certified by the Department of |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Professional Regulation, if their duties
include the | ||||||
2 | carrying of a weapon under the provisions of the Private
| ||||||
3 | Detective, Private Alarm,
Private Security, and Locksmith | ||||||
4 | Act of 2004,
while actually
engaged in the performance of | ||||||
5 | the duties of their employment or commuting
between their | ||||||
6 | homes and places of employment, provided that such | ||||||
7 | commuting
is accomplished within one hour from departure | ||||||
8 | from home or place of
employment, as the case may be. | ||||||
9 | Persons exempted under this subdivision
(a)(5) shall be | ||||||
10 | required to have completed a course of
study in firearms | ||||||
11 | handling and training approved and supervised by the
| ||||||
12 | Department of Professional Regulation as prescribed by | ||||||
13 | Section 28 of the
Private Detective, Private Alarm,
Private | ||||||
14 | Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004, prior
to becoming | ||||||
15 | eligible for this exemption. The Department of | ||||||
16 | Professional
Regulation shall provide suitable | ||||||
17 | documentation demonstrating the
successful completion of | ||||||
18 | the prescribed firearms training. Such
documentation shall | ||||||
19 | be carried at all times when such persons are in
possession | ||||||
20 | of a concealable weapon.
| ||||||
21 | (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or | ||||||
22 | industrial
operation as a security guard for the protection | ||||||
23 | of persons employed
and private property related to such | ||||||
24 | commercial or industrial
operation, while actually engaged | ||||||
25 | in the performance of his or her
duty or traveling between | ||||||
26 | sites or properties belonging to the
employer, and who, as |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | a security guard, is a member of a security force of
at | ||||||
2 | least 5 persons registered with the Department of | ||||||
3 | Professional
Regulation; provided that such security guard | ||||||
4 | has successfully completed a
course of study, approved by | ||||||
5 | and supervised by the Department of
Professional | ||||||
6 | Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of | ||||||
7 | training
that includes the theory of law enforcement, | ||||||
8 | liability for acts, and the
handling of weapons. A person | ||||||
9 | shall be considered eligible for this
exemption if he or | ||||||
10 | she has completed the required 20
hours of training for a | ||||||
11 | security officer and 20 hours of required firearm
training, | ||||||
12 | and has been issued a firearm authorization card by
the | ||||||
13 | Department of Professional Regulation. Conditions for the | ||||||
14 | renewal of
firearm authorization cards issued under the | ||||||
15 | provisions of this Section
shall be the same as for those | ||||||
16 | cards issued under the provisions of the
Private Detective, | ||||||
17 | Private Alarm,
Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004. | ||||||
18 | Such
firearm authorization card shall be carried by the | ||||||
19 | security guard at all
times when he or she is in possession | ||||||
20 | of a concealable weapon.
| ||||||
21 | (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois | ||||||
22 | Legislative Investigating
Commission authorized by the | ||||||
23 | Commission to carry the weapons specified in
subsections | ||||||
24 | 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
| ||||||
25 | any investigation for the Commission.
| ||||||
26 | (8) Persons employed by a financial institution for the |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | protection of
other employees and property related to such | ||||||
2 | financial institution, while
actually engaged in the | ||||||
3 | performance of their duties, commuting between
their homes | ||||||
4 | and places of employment, or traveling between sites or
| ||||||
5 | properties owned or operated by such financial | ||||||
6 | institution, provided that
any person so employed has | ||||||
7 | successfully completed a course of study,
approved by and | ||||||
8 | supervised by the Department of Professional Regulation,
| ||||||
9 | consisting of not less than 40 hours of training which | ||||||
10 | includes theory of
law enforcement, liability for acts, and | ||||||
11 | the handling of weapons.
A person shall be considered to be | ||||||
12 | eligible for this exemption if he or
she has completed the | ||||||
13 | required 20 hours of training for a security officer
and 20 | ||||||
14 | hours of required firearm training, and has been issued a
| ||||||
15 | firearm authorization card by the Department of | ||||||
16 | Professional Regulation.
Conditions for renewal of firearm | ||||||
17 | authorization cards issued under the
provisions of this | ||||||
18 | Section shall be the same as for those issued under the
| ||||||
19 | provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
| ||||||
20 | Private Security, and Locksmith Act of 2004.
Such firearm | ||||||
21 | authorization card shall be carried by the person so
| ||||||
22 | trained at all times when such person is in possession of a | ||||||
23 | concealable
weapon. For purposes of this subsection, | ||||||
24 | "financial institution" means a
bank, savings and loan | ||||||
25 | association, credit union or company providing
armored car | ||||||
26 | services.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to | ||||||
2 | drive an armored
car, while actually engaged in the | ||||||
3 | performance of his duties.
| ||||||
4 | (10) Persons who have been classified as peace officers | ||||||
5 | pursuant
to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
| ||||||
6 | (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's | ||||||
7 | Attorneys Appellate
Prosecutor authorized by the board of | ||||||
8 | governors of the Office of the
State's Attorneys Appellate | ||||||
9 | Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to
Section 7.06 of the | ||||||
10 | State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
| ||||||
11 | (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's | ||||||
12 | Attorney under
Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
| ||||||
13 | (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of | ||||||
14 | their duties, or
while commuting between their homes, | ||||||
15 | places of employment or specific locations
that are part of | ||||||
16 | their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge | ||||||
17 | of
the circuit for which they are employed.
| ||||||
18 | (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance | ||||||
19 | of their official
duties, or while commuting between their | ||||||
20 | homes and places of employment, with
the
consent of the | ||||||
21 | Sheriff.
| ||||||
22 | (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at | ||||||
23 | a nuclear energy,
storage, weapons or development site or | ||||||
24 | facility regulated by the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission | ||||||
25 | who has completed the background screening and training
| ||||||
26 | mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | Regulatory Commission.
| ||||||
2 | (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons | ||||||
3 | to
persons
authorized under subdivisions (1) through | ||||||
4 | (13.5) of this
subsection
to
possess those weapons.
| ||||||
5 | (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section | ||||||
6 | 24-1.6 do not
apply to or affect
any of the following:
| ||||||
7 | (1) Members of any club or organization organized for | ||||||
8 | the purpose of
practicing shooting at targets upon | ||||||
9 | established target ranges, whether
public or private, and | ||||||
10 | patrons of such ranges, while such members
or patrons are | ||||||
11 | using their firearms on those target ranges.
| ||||||
12 | (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations | ||||||
13 | while parading,
with the special permission of the | ||||||
14 | Governor.
| ||||||
15 | (3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or
| ||||||
16 | permit while engaged in hunting,
trapping or fishing.
| ||||||
17 | (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in a
| ||||||
18 | non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
| ||||||
19 | (5) Carrying a concealed firearm by a permittee who has | ||||||
20 | been issued a
permit to carry a concealed firearm under the | ||||||
21 | Personal
Protection for Judges, State's Attorneys, and | ||||||
22 | Public Defenders Act.
| ||||||
23 | (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any | ||||||
24 | of the
following:
| ||||||
25 | (1) Peace officers while in performance of their | ||||||
26 | official duties.
|
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons, | ||||||
2 | penitentiaries,
jails and other institutions for the | ||||||
3 | detention of persons accused or
convicted of an offense.
| ||||||
4 | (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of | ||||||
5 | the United States
or the Illinois National Guard, while in | ||||||
6 | the performance of their official
duty.
| ||||||
7 | (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine | ||||||
8 | guns to persons
authorized under subdivisions (1) through | ||||||
9 | (3) of this subsection to
possess machine guns, if the | ||||||
10 | machine guns are broken down in a
non-functioning state or | ||||||
11 | are not immediately accessible.
| ||||||
12 | (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture | ||||||
13 | any weapon from
which 8 or more shots or bullets can be | ||||||
14 | discharged by a
single function of the firing device, or | ||||||
15 | ammunition for such weapons, and
actually engaged in the | ||||||
16 | business of manufacturing such weapons or
ammunition, but | ||||||
17 | only with respect to activities which are within the lawful
| ||||||
18 | scope of such business, such as the manufacture, | ||||||
19 | transportation, or testing
of such weapons or ammunition. | ||||||
20 | This exemption does not authorize the
general private | ||||||
21 | possession of any weapon from which 8 or more
shots or | ||||||
22 | bullets can be discharged by a single function of the | ||||||
23 | firing
device, but only such possession and activities as | ||||||
24 | are within the lawful
scope of a licensed manufacturing | ||||||
25 | business described in this paragraph.
| ||||||
26 | During transportation, such weapons shall be broken |
| |||||||
| |||||||
1 | down in a
non-functioning state or not immediately | ||||||
2 | accessible.
| ||||||
3 | (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery, | ||||||
4 | transfer or sale,
and all lawful commercial or experimental | ||||||
5 | activities necessary thereto, of
rifles, shotguns, and | ||||||
6 | weapons made from rifles or shotguns,
or ammunition for | ||||||
7 | such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in
by a | ||||||
8 | person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant | ||||||
9 | to a
contract or subcontract for the development and supply | ||||||
10 | of such rifles,
shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the | ||||||
11 | United States government or any
branch of the Armed Forces | ||||||
12 | of the United States, when such activities are
necessary | ||||||
13 | and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
| ||||||
14 | The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
| ||||||
15 | shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such | ||||||
16 | contractor or
subcontractor who is operating within the | ||||||
17 | scope of his employment, where
such activities involving | ||||||
18 | such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary
and | ||||||
19 | incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
| ||||||
20 | During transportation, any such weapon shall be broken | ||||||
21 | down in a
non-functioning state, or not immediately | ||||||
22 | accessible.
| ||||||
23 | (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase, | ||||||
24 | possession
or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace | ||||||
25 | officer.
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26 | (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner, |
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1 | manager or
authorized employee of any place specified in that | ||||||
2 | subsection nor to any
law enforcement officer.
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3 | (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and | ||||||
4 | Section 24-1.6
do not apply
to members of any club or | ||||||
5 | organization organized for the purpose of practicing
shooting | ||||||
6 | at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or | ||||||
7 | private,
while using their firearms on those target ranges.
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8 | (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply | ||||||
9 | to:
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10 | (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of | ||||||
11 | the United
States or the Illinois National Guard, while in | ||||||
12 | the performance of their
official duty.
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13 | (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military | ||||||
14 | ordinance.
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15 | (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic | ||||||
16 | ballistics, or
specializing in the development of | ||||||
17 | ammunition or explosive ordinance.
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18 | (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of | ||||||
19 | explosive
bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed | ||||||
20 | by the federal government,
in connection with the supply of | ||||||
21 | those organizations and persons exempted
by subdivision | ||||||
22 | (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
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23 | outside this State, or the transportation of explosive | ||||||
24 | bullets to any
organization or person exempted in this | ||||||
25 | Section by a common carrier or by a
vehicle owned or leased | ||||||
26 | by an exempted manufacturer.
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1 | (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect | ||||||
2 | persons licensed
under federal law to manufacture any device or | ||||||
3 | attachment of any kind designed,
used, or intended for use in | ||||||
4 | silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
ammunition
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5 | for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually | ||||||
6 | engaged in the
business of manufacturing those devices, | ||||||
7 | firearms, or ammunition, but only with
respect to
activities | ||||||
8 | that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the
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9 | manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices, | ||||||
10 | firearms, or
ammunition. This
exemption does not authorize the | ||||||
11 | general private possession of any device or
attachment of any | ||||||
12 | kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
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13 | report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities | ||||||
14 | as are within
the
lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing | ||||||
15 | business described in this subsection
(g-5). During | ||||||
16 | transportation, those devices shall be detached from any weapon
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17 | or
not immediately accessible.
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18 | (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of | ||||||
19 | any
subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions | ||||||
20 | contained in
this Article. The defendant shall have the burden | ||||||
21 | of proving such an
exemption.
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22 | (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or | ||||||
23 | affect
the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any | ||||||
24 | pistol or revolver,
stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned | ||||||
25 | to a common carrier operating
under license of the State of | ||||||
26 | Illinois or the federal government, where
such transportation, |
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1 | carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
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2 | transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and | ||||||
3 | nothing in this
Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the | ||||||
4 | transportation, carrying,
or possession of any pistol, | ||||||
5 | revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm,
not the subject of | ||||||
6 | and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection
24-2(c) of | ||||||
7 | this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
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8 | carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the | ||||||
9 | possessor of a valid
Firearm Owners Identification Card.
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10 | (Source: P.A. 92-325, eff. 8-9-01; 93-438, eff. 8-5-03; 93-439, | ||||||
11 | eff. 8-5-03;
93-576, eff. 1-1-04; revised
9-15-03.)
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12 | (720 ILCS 5/24-11 new)
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13 | Sec. 24-11. Preemption. It is declared to be the policy of | ||||||
14 | this State that the regulation of the right to carry concealed | ||||||
15 | firearms is a power and function of the State. A unit of local | ||||||
16 | government, including a home rule unit, may not regulate the | ||||||
17 | carrying of concealed firearms by individuals issued permits by | ||||||
18 | a state agency, sheriff, or local law enforcement department in | ||||||
19 | a manner inconsistent with Section 60 of the Personal
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20 | Protection for Judges, State's Attorneys, and Public Defenders | ||||||
21 | Act. This Section is a denial and limitation of home rule | ||||||
22 | powers and functions under subsection (i) of Section 6 of | ||||||
23 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution. |