100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5231

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael P. McAuliffe

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
430 ILCS 65/8  from Ch. 38, par. 83-8

    Creates the Law Enforcement Support Program Confidentiality Act. Provides that information, omissions, confessions, or other communication obtained by a participant in a peer support program involving a peer support counselor from a law enforcement officer, public safety employee, peace officer, firefighter, or emergency services personnel shall be considered confidential information and shall not be released to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a court, administrative agency or tribunal, or public officer or employer, unless: (1) to the extent it appears necessary to prevent the commission of an act that is likely to result in a clear imminent risk of serious physical injury or death of a person or persons; (2) when required by court order; or (3) when, after full disclosure has been provided, the person who made the confession, admission, or other communication has given specific written consent. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a provision permitting the Department of State Police to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a person who has been a patient of a mental health facility within the past 5 years is not applicable to an active law enforcement officer employed by a unit of government, unless the Department receives an affirmative statement by a treating clinical psychologist or physician that the law enforcement officer is a threat to himself or herself, another person, or the public. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement officers.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Law
5Enforcement Support Program Confidentiality Act.
 
6    Section 5. Law enforcement support program
7confidentiality.
8    (a) In this Act:
9        "Peer support program" means a program established by a
10    law enforcement agency, public safety employer, union, or
11    other entity providing counseling support, referrals,
12    information, or other social services to law enforcement
13    officers, public safety employees, peace officers,
14    firefighters, or emergency services personnel.
15        "Peer support counselor" is a person offering
16    counseling services through a peer support program.
17    (b) Information, omissions, confessions, or other
18communication obtained by a participant in a peer support
19program involving a peer support counselor from a law
20enforcement officer, public safety employee, peace officer,
21firefighter, or emergency services personnel shall be
22considered confidential information and shall not be released
23to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a

 

 

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1court, administrative agency or tribunal, or public officer or
2employer, unless: (1) to the extent it appears necessary to
3prevent the commission of an act that is likely to result in a
4clear imminent risk of serious physical injury or death of a
5person or persons; (2) when required by court order; or (3)
6when, after full disclosure has been provided, the person who
7made the confession, admission, or other communication has
8given specific written consent.
 
9    Section 105. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
10amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
 
11    (430 ILCS 65/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
12    Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Department
13of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
14revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
15previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds
16that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued
17is or was at the time of issuance:
18        (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
19    convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
20    adjudged delinquent;
21        (b) A person under 21 years of age who does not have
22    the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
23    and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
24    parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or

 

 

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1    where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
2    Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
3        (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
4    this or any other jurisdiction;
5        (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
6        (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
7    facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
8    patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
9    who has not received the certification required under
10    subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
11    officer employed by a unit of government who is denied,
12    revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's Identification
13    Card seized under this subsection (e) may obtain relief as
14    described in subsection (c-5) of Section 10 of this Act if
15    the officer did not act in a manner threatening to the
16    officer, another person, or the public as determined by the
17    treating clinical psychologist or physician, and the
18    officer seeks mental health treatment. However, an active
19    law enforcement officer employed by a unit of government,
20    shall not have his or her Firearm Owner's Identification
21    Card denied, revoked, or seized because the law enforcement
22    officer has been a patient of a mental health facility
23    within the past 5 years, unless the Department receives an
24    affirmative statement by a treating clinical psychologist
25    or physician that the law enforcement officer is a threat
26    to himself or herself, another person, or the public;

 

 

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1        (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature
2    that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant,
3    any other person or persons or the community;
4        (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
5        (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
6    in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
7        (i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United
8    States under the laws of the United States;
9        (i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United
10    States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
11    in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
12    Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
13    (i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully
14    admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa if
15    that alien is:
16            (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
17        hunting or sporting purposes;
18            (2) an official representative of a foreign
19        government who is:
20                (A) accredited to the United States Government
21            or the Government's mission to an international
22            organization having its headquarters in the United
23            States; or
24                (B) en route to or from another country to
25            which that alien is accredited;
26            (3) an official of a foreign government or

 

 

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1        distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
2        designated by the Department of State;
3            (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly
4        foreign government entering the United States on
5        official business; or
6            (5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney
7        General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
8        922(y)(3);
9        (j) (Blank);
10        (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
11    years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
12    of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
13    offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
14    used or possessed;
15        (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
16    battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
17    similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
18    on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
19    Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
20    previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
21    under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the right
22    to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) tried by
23    a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
24    conviction for an offense in which a domestic relationship
25    is not a required element of the offense but in which a
26    determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)

 

 

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1    is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of Criminal
2    Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a judgment of
3    conviction for that offense shall be grounds for denying an
4    application for and for revoking and seizing a Firearm
5    Owner's Identification Card previously issued to the
6    person under this Act;
7        (m) (Blank);
8        (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
9    possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
10    State statute or by federal law;
11        (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
12    5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
13    minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
14    offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
15        (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
16    minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
17    commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
18    would be a felony;
19        (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
20    Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
21    Section 4;
22        (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
23    a mental disability;
24        (s) A person who has been found to have a developmental
25    disability;
26        (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental

 

 

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1    health facility; or
2        (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
3    Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
4    of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of subsection
5    (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she was a
6    patient in a mental health facility as provided in
7    subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
8    obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
9    5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
10    mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
11    psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
12    defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
13    Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that he
14    or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
15    herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
16    or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
17    her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
18    professionally liable for making or not making the
19    certification required under this subsection, except for
20    willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
21    apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have been
22    restored through administrative or judicial action under
23    Section 10 or 11 of this Act.
24    Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
25Identification Card, the Department of State Police shall
26provide notice to the person and the person shall comply with

 

 

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1Section 9.5 of this Act.
2(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-508, eff. 8-19-13; 98-756,
3eff. 7-16-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
 
4    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
5becoming law.