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1 | | his or her name by the Department of State Police
under the |
2 | | provisions of this Act.
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3 | | (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the possession |
4 | | of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers do not |
5 | | apply to:
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6 | | (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the |
7 | | operation of their
official duties;
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8 | | (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or |
9 | | the National
Guard, while engaged in the operation of their |
10 | | official duties;
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11 | | (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms, |
12 | | while engaged in the
operation of their official duties;
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13 | | (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which |
14 | | receive firearms
directly from the armed forces of the |
15 | | United States, while using the
firearms for ceremonial |
16 | | purposes with blank ammunition;
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17 | | (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with |
18 | | valid nonresident
hunting licenses and while in an area |
19 | | where hunting is permitted; however,
at all other times and |
20 | | in all other places these persons must have their
firearms |
21 | | unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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22 | | (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting |
23 | | license who are
required to submit their Firearm Owner's |
24 | | Identification Card when hunting
on Department of Natural |
25 | | Resources owned or managed sites;
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26 | | (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range |
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1 | | recognized by the
Department of State Police; however, |
2 | | these persons must at all other times
and in all other |
3 | | places have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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4 | | (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display |
5 | | recognized by
the Department of State Police; however, at |
6 | | all other times and in all
other places these persons must |
7 | | have their firearms unloaded and enclosed
in a case;
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8 | | (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and |
9 | | enclosed in a case;
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10 | | (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or |
11 | | registered to possess a
firearm in their resident state;
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12 | | (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and |
13 | | immediate control of
their parent or legal guardian or |
14 | | other person in loco parentis to the
minor if the parent or |
15 | | legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to
the |
16 | | minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
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17 | | Card;
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18 | | (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations |
19 | | or members of bona
fide American Legion bands while using |
20 | | firearms for ceremonial purposes
with blank ammunition;
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21 | | (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does |
22 | | not require
them to be licensed or registered to possess a |
23 | | firearm and only during
hunting season, with valid hunting |
24 | | licenses, while accompanied by, and
using a firearm owned |
25 | | by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
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26 | | Identification Card and while in an area within a |
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1 | | commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code where |
2 | | hunting is permitted and controlled, but in
no instance |
3 | | upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural
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4 | | Resources;
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5 | | (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to |
6 | | hunt and,
while accompanied by a person who possesses a |
7 | | valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, hunt in an area |
8 | | within a commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code |
9 | | where hunting is permitted and controlled;
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10 | | (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a |
11 | | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card under this Act and is |
12 | | under the direct supervision of a
holder of a Firearm
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13 | | Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or older |
14 | | while the person is
on a firing or shooting range
or is a
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15 | | participant in a firearms safety and training course |
16 | | recognized by a law
enforcement agency or a national, |
17 | | statewide shooting sports organization; and
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18 | | (16) Competitive shooting athletes whose competition |
19 | | firearms are sanctioned by the International Olympic |
20 | | Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the |
21 | | International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting |
22 | | in connection with such athletes' training for and |
23 | | participation in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic |
24 | | and Paralympic Games and sanctioned test events leading up |
25 | | to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. |
26 | | (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the |
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1 | | acquisition and possession
of firearms, firearm ammunition, |
2 | | stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement officials
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3 | | of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in the |
4 | | operation of their
official duties.
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5 | | (d) New residents, who are not otherwise prohibited from |
6 | | obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm, firearm ammunition, |
7 | | stun gun, or taser, shall have 60 calendar days from when they |
8 | | obtain an Illinois driver's license or State identification |
9 | | card to make application and obtain a Firearm Owner's |
10 | | Identification Card. During this 60 day period these new |
11 | | residents, who are not otherwise prohibited, may possess a |
12 | | firearm, firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser but shall not |
13 | | transfer or purchase firearms or ammunition. For purposes of |
14 | | this subsection (d), "domicile" means a true, fixed, and |
15 | | permanent legal home of a person or the place to which the |
16 | | person intends to return even though the person may reside |
17 | | elsewhere; and "new resident" means a non-resident who |
18 | | establishes a domicile in Illinois. |
19 | | (Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09.)
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20 | | (430 ILCS 65/14) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-14)
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21 | | Sec. 14. Sentence.
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22 | | (a) Except as provided in subsection (a-5), a A violation |
23 | | of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2, when the
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24 | | person's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card is expired but the |
25 | | person is not otherwise disqualified
from renewing the card, is |
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1 | | a Class A misdemeanor.
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2 | | (a-5) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of |
3 | | Section 2, when the
person's Firearm Owner's
Identification |
4 | | Card is expired but the person is not otherwise disqualified
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5 | | from renewing the card, is a petty offense if the card was |
6 | | expired for 6 months or less from the date of expiration. |
7 | | (b) Except as provided in subsection (a) with respect to an |
8 | | expired
card, a violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of |
9 | | Section 2 is a
Class A misdemeanor when the person does not |
10 | | possess a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card, |
11 | | but is otherwise eligible under this Act. A
second or |
12 | | subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
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13 | | (c) A violation of paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of |
14 | | Section 2 is a Class
3 felony when:
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15 | | (1) the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card |
16 | | is revoked or
subject to revocation under Section 8; or
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17 | | (2) the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card |
18 | | is expired and not
otherwise eligible for renewal under |
19 | | this Act; or
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20 | | (3) the person does not possess a currently valid |
21 | | Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, and the person is not |
22 | | otherwise eligible under this
Act.
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23 | | (d) A violation of subsection (a) of Section 3 is a Class 4 |
24 | | felony.
A third or subsequent conviction is a Class 1 felony.
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25 | | (d-5) Any person who knowingly enters false information on |
26 | | an application
for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, who |
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1 | | knowingly gives a false answer
to any question on the |
2 | | application, or who knowingly submits false evidence in
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3 | | connection with an application is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
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4 | | (e) Except as provided by Section 6.1 of this Act, any |
5 | | other
violation of this Act is a Class A misdemeanor.
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6 | | (Source: P.A. 91-694, eff. 4-13-00; 92-414, eff. 1-1-02; |
7 | | 92-442, eff.
8-17-01; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.)".
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