103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2932

 

Introduced 2/16/2023, by Rep. Steven Reick

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 67/40
430 ILCS 67/45
430 ILCS 67/55

    Repeals the provisions of Public Act 102-1116 that make amendatory changes to the Firearms Restraining Order Act that provide that a petitioner for a firearms restraining order may request a plenary firearms restraining order of up to one year, but not less than 6 months (restores the 6 months provision). Repeals provisions that the firearms restraining order may be renewed for an additional period of up to one year.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Firearms Restraining Order Act is amended
5by changing Sections 40, 45, and 55 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 67/40)
7    Sec. 40. Plenary Six-month orders.
8    (a) A petitioner may request a 6-month firearms
9restraining order for up to one year by filing an affidavit or
10verified pleading alleging that the respondent poses a
11significant danger of causing personal injury to himself,
12herself, or another in the near future by having in his or her
13custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a
14firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled
15to make an operable firearm. The petition shall also describe
16the number, types, and locations of any firearms, ammunition,
17and firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable
18firearm presently believed by the petitioner to be possessed
19or controlled by the respondent. The firearms restraining
20order may be renewed for an additional period of up to one year
21in accordance with Section 45 of this Act.
22    (b) If the respondent is alleged to pose a significant
23danger of causing personal injury to an intimate partner, or

 

 

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1an intimate partner is alleged to have been the target of a
2threat or act of violence by the respondent, the petitioner
3shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to any and all
4intimate partners of the respondent. The notice must include
5the duration of time that the petitioner intends to petition
6the court for a 6-month firearms restraining order, and, if
7the petitioner is a law enforcement officer, referral to
8relevant domestic violence or stalking advocacy or counseling
9resources, if appropriate. The petitioner shall attest to
10having provided the notice in the filed affidavit or verified
11pleading. If, after making a good faith effort, the petitioner
12is unable to provide notice to any or all intimate partners,
13the affidavit or verified pleading should describe what
14efforts were made.
15    (c) Every person who files a petition for a plenary
166-month firearms restraining order, knowing the information
17provided to the court at any hearing or in the affidavit or
18verified pleading to be false, is guilty of perjury under
19Section 32-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
20    (d) Upon receipt of a petition for a plenary 6-month
21firearms restraining order, the court shall order a hearing
22within 30 days.
23    (e) In determining whether to issue a firearms restraining
24order under this Section, the court shall consider evidence
25including, but not limited to, the following:
26        (1) The unlawful and reckless use, display, or

 

 

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1    brandishing of a firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts
2    that could be assembled to make an operable firearm by the
3    respondent.
4        (2) The history of use, attempted use, or threatened
5    use of physical force by the respondent against another
6    person.
7        (3) Any prior arrest of the respondent for a felony
8    offense.
9        (4) Evidence of the abuse of controlled substances or
10    alcohol by the respondent.
11        (5) A recent threat of violence or act of violence by
12    the respondent directed toward himself, herself, or
13    another.
14        (6) A violation of an emergency order of protection
15    issued under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence
16    Act of 1986 or Section 112A-17 of the Code of Criminal
17    Procedure of 1963 or of an order of protection issued
18    under Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
19    1986 or Section 112A-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
20    of 1963.
21        (7) A pattern of violent acts or violent threats,
22    including, but not limited to, threats of violence or acts
23    of violence by the respondent directed toward himself,
24    herself, or another.
25    (f) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden
26of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that the

 

 

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1respondent poses a significant danger of personal injury to
2himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or
3control, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm,
4ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
5an operable firearm.
6    (g) If the court finds that there is clear and convincing
7evidence to issue a plenary firearms restraining order, the
8court shall issue a firearms restraining order that shall be
9in effect for up to one year, but not less than 6 months, 6
10months subject to renewal under Section 45 of this Act or
11termination under that Section.
12    (g-5) If the court issues a plenary 6-month firearms
13restraining order, it shall, upon a finding of probable cause
14that the respondent possesses firearms, ammunition, and
15firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable
16firearm, issue a search warrant directing a law enforcement
17agency to seize the respondent's firearms, ammunition, and
18firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable
19firearm. The court may, as part of that warrant, direct the law
20enforcement agency to search the respondent's residence and
21other places where the court finds there is probable cause to
22believe he or she is likely to possess the firearms,
23ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
24an operable firearm. A return of the search warrant shall be
25filed by the law enforcement agency within 4 days thereafter,
26setting forth the time, date, and location that the search

 

 

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1warrant was executed and what items, if any, were seized.
2    (h) A plenary 6-month firearms restraining order shall
3require:
4        (1) the respondent to refrain from having in his or
5    her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or
6    receiving additional firearms, ammunition, and firearm
7    parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm
8    for the duration of the order under Section 8.2 of the
9    Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and
10        (2) the respondent to comply with Section 9.5 of the
11    Firearm Owners Identification Card Act and subsection (g)
12    of Section 70 of the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
13    (i) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (i-5) of
14this Section, upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if
15the firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be
16assembled to make an operable firearm or Firearm Owner's
17Identification Card cannot be returned to the respondent
18because the respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to
19requests to retrieve the firearms, ammunition, and firearm
20parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm, or
21is not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, ammunition, and
22firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable
23firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency,
24the court may order the local law enforcement agency to
25destroy the firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts that could
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1ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
2an operable firearm for training purposes, or use the
3firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be
4assembled to make an operable firearm for any other
5application as deemed appropriate by the local law enforcement
6agency.
7    (i-5) A respondent whose Firearm Owner's Identification
8Card has been revoked or suspended may petition the court, if
9the petitioner is present in court or has notice of the
10respondent's petition, to transfer the respondent's firearm,
11ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
12an operable firearm to a person who is lawfully able to possess
13the firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be
14assembled to make an operable firearm if the person does not
15reside at the same address as the respondent. Notice of the
16petition shall be served upon the person protected by the
17emergency firearms restraining order. While the order is in
18effect, the transferee who receives the respondent's firearms,
19ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
20an operable firearm must swear or affirm by affidavit that he
21or she shall not transfer the firearm, ammunition, and firearm
22parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm to
23the respondent or to anyone residing in the same residence as
24the respondent.
25    (i-6) If a person other than the respondent claims title
26to any firearms, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be

 

 

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1assembled to make an operable firearm surrendered under this
2Section, he or she may petition the court, if the petitioner is
3present in court or has notice of the petition, to have the
4firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled
5to make an operable firearm returned to him or her. If the
6court determines that person to be the lawful owner of the
7firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled
8to make an operable firearm, the firearm, ammunition, and
9firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable
10firearm shall be returned to him or her, provided that:
11        (1) the firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that
12    could be assembled to make an operable firearm are removed
13    from the respondent's custody, control, or possession and
14    the lawful owner agrees to store the firearm, ammunition,
15    and firearm parts that could be assembled to make an
16    operable firearm in a manner such that the respondent does
17    not have access to or control of the firearm, ammunition,
18    and firearm parts that could be assembled to make an
19    operable firearm; and
20        (2) the firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that
21    could be assembled to make an operable firearm are not
22    otherwise unlawfully possessed by the owner.
23    The person petitioning for the return of his or her
24firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled
25to make an operable firearm must swear or affirm by affidavit
26that he or she: (i) is the lawful owner of the firearm,

 

 

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1ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
2an operable firearm; (ii) shall not transfer the firearm,
3ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
4an operable firearm to the respondent; and (iii) will store
5the firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that could be
6assembled to make an operable firearm in a manner that the
7respondent does not have access to or control of the firearm,
8ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to make
9an operable firearm.
10    (j) If the court does not issue a firearms restraining
11order at the hearing, the court shall dissolve any emergency
12firearms restraining order then in effect.
13    (k) When the court issues a firearms restraining order
14under this Section, the court shall inform the respondent that
15he or she is entitled to one hearing during the period of the
16order to request a termination of the order, under Section 45
17of this Act, and shall provide the respondent with a form to
18request a hearing.
19(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
20102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff.
215-13-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
 
22    (430 ILCS 67/45)
23    Sec. 45. Termination and renewal.
24    (a) A person subject to a firearms restraining order
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1time during the effective period of the order for a hearing to
2terminate the order.
3        (1) The respondent shall have the burden of proving by
4    a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent does
5    not pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself,
6    herself, or another in the near future by having in his or
7    her custody or control, purchasing, possessing, or
8    receiving a firearm, ammunition, and firearm parts that
9    could be assembled to make an operable firearm.
10        (2) If the court finds after the hearing that the
11    respondent has met his or her burden, the court shall
12    terminate the order.
13    (b) A petitioner may request a renewal of a firearms
14restraining order at any time within the 3 months before the
15expiration of a firearms restraining order.
16        (1) A court shall, after notice and a hearing, renew a
17    firearms restraining order issued under this part if the
18    petitioner proves, by clear and convincing evidence, that
19    the respondent continues to pose a danger of causing
20    personal injury to himself, herself, or another in the
21    near future by having in his or her custody or control,
22    purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm,
23    ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to
24    make an operable firearm.
25        (2) In determining whether to renew a firearms
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1    consider evidence of the facts identified in subsection
2    (e) of Section 40 of this Act and any other evidence of an
3    increased risk for violence.
4        (3) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the
5    burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that
6    the respondent continues to pose a danger of causing
7    personal injury to himself, herself, or another in the
8    near future by having in his or her custody or control,
9    purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm,
10    ammunition, and firearm parts that could be assembled to
11    make an operable firearm.
12        (4) The renewal of a firearms restraining order issued
13    under this Section shall be in effect for up to one year
14    and may be renewed for an additional period of up to one
15    year 6 months, subject to termination by further order of
16    the court at a hearing held under this Section and further
17    renewal by further order of the court under this Section.
18(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22;
19102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
 
20    (430 ILCS 67/55)
21    Sec. 55. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies.
22    (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Illinois State
23Police, daily, in the form and detail the Illinois State
24Police requires, copies of any recorded firearms restraining
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1protection filed by the clerk of the court, and transmitted to
2the sheriff by the clerk of the court under Section 50. Each
3firearms restraining order shall be entered in the Law
4Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) on the same day it is
5issued by the court. If an emergency firearms restraining
6order was issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act, the
7order shall be entered in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data
8System (LEADS) as soon as possible after receipt from the
9clerk.
10    (b) The Illinois State Police shall maintain a complete
11and systematic record and index of all valid and recorded
12firearms restraining orders issued or filed under this Act.
13The data shall be used to inform all dispatchers and law
14enforcement officers at the scene of a violation of a firearms
15restraining order of the effective dates and terms of any
16recorded order of protection.
17    (c) The data, records, and transmittals required under
18this Section shall pertain to any valid emergency or plenary
196-month firearms restraining order, whether issued in a civil
20or criminal proceeding or authorized under the laws of another
21state, tribe, or United States territory.
22(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
23102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)