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1     AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by changing
5 Section 24-3 and by adding Section 24-3.7 as follows:
 
6     (720 ILCS 5/24-3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-3)
7     Sec. 24-3. Unlawful Sale of Firearms.
8     (A) A person commits the offense of unlawful sale of
9 firearms when he or she knowingly does any of the following:
10         (a) Sells or gives any firearm of a size which may be
11     concealed upon the person to any person under 18 years of
12     age.
13         (b) Sells or gives any firearm to a person under 21
14     years of age who has been convicted of a misdemeanor other
15     than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent.
16         (c) Sells or gives any firearm to any narcotic addict.
17         (d) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
18     been convicted of a felony under the laws of this or any
19     other jurisdiction.
20         (e) Sells or gives any firearm to any person who has
21     been a patient in a mental hospital within the past 5
22     years.
23         (f) Sells or gives any firearms to any person who is

 

 

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1     mentally retarded.
2         (g) Delivers any firearm of a size which may be
3     concealed upon the person, incidental to a sale, without
4     withholding delivery of such firearm for at least 72 hours
5     after application for its purchase has been made, or
6     delivers any rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a stun
7     gun or taser, incidental to a sale, without withholding
8     delivery of such rifle, shotgun or other long gun, or a
9     stun gun or taser for at least 24 hours after application
10     for its purchase has been made. However, this paragraph (g)
11     does not apply to: (1) the sale of a firearm to a law
12     enforcement officer if the seller of the firearm knows that
13     the person to whom he or she is selling the firearm is a
14     law enforcement officer or the sale of a firearm to a
15     person who desires to purchase a firearm for use in
16     promoting the public interest incident to his or her
17     employment as a bank guard, armed truck guard, or other
18     similar employment; (2) a mail order sale of a firearm to a
19     nonresident of Illinois under which the firearm is mailed
20     to a point outside the boundaries of Illinois; (3) the sale
21     of a firearm to a nonresident of Illinois while at a
22     firearm showing or display recognized by the Illinois
23     Department of State Police; or (4) the sale of a firearm to
24     a dealer licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
25     Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
26     U.S.C. 923). For purposes of this paragraph (g),

 

 

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1     "application" means when the buyer and seller reach an
2     agreement to purchase a firearm.
3         (h) While holding any license as a dealer, importer,
4     manufacturer or pawnbroker under the federal Gun Control
5     Act of 1968, manufactures, sells or delivers to any
6     unlicensed person a handgun having a barrel, slide, frame
7     or receiver which is a die casting of zinc alloy or any
8     other nonhomogeneous metal which will melt or deform at a
9     temperature of less than 800 degrees Fahrenheit. For
10     purposes of this paragraph, (1) "firearm" is defined as in
11     the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act; and (2)
12     "handgun" is defined as a firearm designed to be held and
13     fired by the use of a single hand, and includes a
14     combination of parts from which such a firearm can be
15     assembled.
16         (i) Sells or gives a firearm of any size to any person
17     under 18 years of age who does not possess a valid Firearm
18     Owner's Identification Card.
19         (j) Sells or gives a firearm while engaged in the
20     business of selling firearms at wholesale or retail without
21     being licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section
22     923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
23     In this paragraph (j):
24         A person "engaged in the business" means a person who
25     devotes time, attention, and labor to engaging in the
26     activity as a regular course of trade or business with the

 

 

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1     principal objective of livelihood and profit, but does not
2     include a person who makes occasional repairs of firearms
3     or who occasionally fits special barrels, stocks, or
4     trigger mechanisms to firearms.
5         "With the principal objective of livelihood and
6     profit" means that the intent underlying the sale or
7     disposition of firearms is predominantly one of obtaining
8     livelihood and pecuniary gain, as opposed to other intents,
9     such as improving or liquidating a personal firearms
10     collection; however, proof of profit shall not be required
11     as to a person who engages in the regular and repetitive
12     purchase and disposition of firearms for criminal purposes
13     or terrorism.
14         (k) Sells or transfers ownership of a firearm to a
15     person who does not display to the seller or transferor of
16     the firearm a currently valid Firearm Owner's
17     Identification Card that has previously been issued in the
18     transferee's name by the Department of State Police under
19     the provisions of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
20     Act. This paragraph (k) does not apply to the transfer of a
21     firearm to a person who is exempt from the requirement of
22     possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under
23     Section 2 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
24     For the purposes of this Section, a currently valid Firearm
25     Owner's Identification Card means (i) a Firearm Owner's
26     Identification Card that has not expired or (ii) if the

 

 

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1     transferor is licensed as a federal firearms dealer under
2     Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18
3     U.S.C. 923), an approval number issued in accordance with
4     Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
5     shall be proof that the Firearm Owner's Identification Card
6     was valid.
7     (B) Paragraph (h) of subsection (A) does not include
8 firearms sold within 6 months after enactment of Public Act
9 78-355 (approved August 21, 1973, effective October 1, 1973),
10 nor is any firearm legally owned or possessed by any citizen or
11 purchased by any citizen within 6 months after the enactment of
12 Public Act 78-355 subject to confiscation or seizure under the
13 provisions of that Public Act. Nothing in Public Act 78-355
14 shall be construed to prohibit the gift or trade of any firearm
15 if that firearm was legally held or acquired within 6 months
16 after the enactment of that Public Act.
17     (C) Sentence.
18         (1) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
19     in violation of paragraph any of paragraphs (c), (e), (f),
20     (g), or through (h) of subsection (A) commits a Class 4
21     felony.
22         (2) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
23     in violation of paragraph (b) or (i) of subsection (A)
24     commits a Class 3 felony.
25         (3) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
26     in violation of paragraph (a) of subsection (A) commits a

 

 

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1     Class 2 felony.
2         (4) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
3     in violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection
4     (A) in any school, on the real property comprising a
5     school, within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a
6     school, at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000
7     feet of any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a
8     school or school district to transport students to or from
9     school or a school related activity, regardless of the time
10     of day or time of year at which the offense was committed,
11     commits a Class 1 felony. Any person convicted of a second
12     or subsequent violation of unlawful sale of firearms in
13     violation of paragraph (a), (b), or (i) of subsection (A)
14     in any school, on the real property comprising a school,
15     within 1,000 feet of the real property comprising a school,
16     at a school related activity, or on or within 1,000 feet of
17     any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a school or
18     school district to transport students to or from school or
19     a school related activity, regardless of the time of day or
20     time of year at which the offense was committed, commits a
21     Class 1 felony for which the sentence shall be a term of
22     imprisonment of no less than 5 years and no more than 15
23     years.
24         (5) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
25     in violation of paragraph (a) or (i) of subsection (A) in
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1     public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
2     as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development, in
3     a public park, in a courthouse, on residential property
4     owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or
5     leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
6     site or mixed-income development, on the real property
7     comprising any public park, on the real property comprising
8     any courthouse, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of
9     the real property comprising any public park, courthouse,
10     or residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
11     public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
12     as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
13     commits a Class 2 felony.
14         (6) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
15     in violation of paragraph (j) of subsection (A) commits a
16     Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a
17     Class 4 felony.
18         (7) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
19     in violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) commits a
20     Class 4 felony. A third or subsequent conviction for a
21     violation of paragraph (k) of subsection (A) is a Class 1
22     felony.
23         (8) A person 18 years of age or older convicted of
24     unlawful sale of firearms in violation of paragraph (a) or
25     (i) of subsection (A), when the firearm that was sold or
26     given to another person under 18 years of age was used in

 

 

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1     the commission of or attempt to commit a forcible felony,
2     shall be fined or imprisoned, or both, not to exceed the
3     maximum provided for the most serious forcible felony so
4     committed or attempted by the person under 18 years of age
5     who was sold or given the firearm.
6         (9) Any person convicted of unlawful sale of firearms
7     in violation of paragraph (d) of subsection (A) commits a
8     Class 3 felony.
9     (D) For purposes of this Section:
10     "School" means a public or private elementary or secondary
11 school, community college, college, or university.
12     "School related activity" means any sporting, social,
13 academic, or other activity for which students' attendance or
14 participation is sponsored, organized, or funded in whole or in
15 part by a school or school district.
16     (E) A prosecution for a violation of paragraph (k) of
17 subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 6 years
18 after the commission of the offense. A prosecution for a
19 violation of this Section other than paragraph (g) of
20 subsection (A) of this Section may be commenced within 5 years
21 after the commission of the offense defined in the particular
22 paragraph.
23 (Source: P.A. 94-6, eff. 1-1-06; 94-284, eff. 7-21-05; 95-331,
24 eff. 8-21-07; 95-735, eff. 7-16-08.)
 
25     (720 ILCS 5/24-3.7 new)

 

 

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1     Sec. 24-3.7. Use of a stolen firearm in the commission of
2 an offense.
3     (a) A person commits the offense of use of a stolen firearm
4 in the commission of an offense when he or she knowingly uses a
5 stolen firearm in the commission of any offense and the person
6 knows that the firearm was stolen.
7     (b) Sentence. Use of a stolen firearm in the commission of
8 an offense is a Class 2 felony.
 
9     Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
10 changing Section 5-8-4 as follows:
 
11     (730 ILCS 5/5-8-4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1005-8-4)
12     Sec. 5-8-4. Concurrent and Consecutive Terms of
13 Imprisonment.
14     (a) When multiple sentences of imprisonment are imposed on
15 a defendant at the same time, or when a term of imprisonment is
16 imposed on a defendant who is already subject to sentence in
17 this State or in another state, or for a sentence imposed by
18 any district court of the United States, the sentences shall
19 run concurrently or consecutively as determined by the court.
20 When one of the offenses for which a defendant was convicted
21 was a violation of Section 32-5.2 of the Criminal Code of 1961
22 and the offense was committed in attempting or committing a
23 forcible felony, the court may impose consecutive sentences.
24 When a term of imprisonment is imposed on a defendant by an

 

 

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1 Illinois circuit court and the defendant is subsequently
2 sentenced to a term of imprisonment by another state or by a
3 district court of the United States, the Illinois circuit court
4 which imposed the sentence may order that the Illinois sentence
5 be made concurrent with the sentence imposed by the other state
6 or district court of the United States. The defendant must
7 apply to the circuit court within 30 days after the defendant's
8 sentence imposed by the other state or district of the United
9 States is finalized. The court shall impose consecutive
10 sentences if:
11         (i) one of the offenses for which defendant was
12     convicted was first degree murder or a Class X or Class 1
13     felony and the defendant inflicted severe bodily injury, or
14         (ii) the defendant was convicted of a violation of
15     Section 12-13, 12-14, or 12-14.1 of the Criminal Code of
16     1961, or
17         (iii) the defendant was convicted of armed violence
18     based upon the predicate offense of solicitation of murder,
19     solicitation of murder for hire, heinous battery,
20     aggravated battery of a senior citizen, criminal sexual
21     assault, a violation of subsection (g) of Section 5 of the
22     Cannabis Control Act, cannabis trafficking, a violation of
23     subsection (a) of Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled
24     Substances Act, controlled substance trafficking involving
25     a Class X felony amount of controlled substance under
26     Section 401 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a

 

 

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1     violation of the Methamphetamine Control and Community
2     Protection Act, calculated criminal drug conspiracy, or
3     streetgang criminal drug conspiracy, or
4         (iv) the defendant was convicted of the offense of
5     leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving
6     death or personal injuries under Section 11-401 and either:
7     (A) aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol,
8     other drug or drugs, or intoxicating compound or compounds,
9     or any combination thereof under Section 11-501 of the
10     Illinois Vehicle Code, or (B) reckless homicide under
11     Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961, or both an
12     offense described in subdivision (A) and an offense
13     described in subdivision (B), or
14         (v) the defendant was convicted of a violation of
15     Section 9-3.1 (concealment of homicidal death) or Section
16     12-20.5 (dismembering a human body) of the Criminal Code of
17     1961, or
18         (vi) the defendant was convicted of a violation of
19     Section 24-3.7 (use of a stolen firearm in the commission
20     of an offense) of the Criminal Code of 1961,
21 in which event the court shall enter sentences to run
22 consecutively. Sentences shall run concurrently unless
23 otherwise specified by the court.
24     (b) Except in cases where consecutive sentences are
25 mandated, the court shall impose concurrent sentences unless,
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1 and the history and character of the defendant, it is of the
2 opinion that consecutive sentences are required to protect the
3 public from further criminal conduct by the defendant, the
4 basis for which the court shall set forth in the record.
5     (c) (1) For sentences imposed under law in effect prior to
6     February 1, 1978 the aggregate maximum of consecutive
7     sentences shall not exceed the maximum term authorized
8     under Section 5-8-1 for the 2 most serious felonies
9     involved. The aggregate minimum period of consecutive
10     sentences shall not exceed the highest minimum term
11     authorized under Section 5-8-1 for the 2 most serious
12     felonies involved. When sentenced only for misdemeanors, a
13     defendant shall not be consecutively sentenced to more than
14     the maximum for one Class A misdemeanor.
15         (2) For sentences imposed under the law in effect on or
16     after February 1, 1978, the aggregate of consecutive
17     sentences for offenses that were committed as part of a
18     single course of conduct during which there was no
19     substantial change in the nature of the criminal objective
20     shall not exceed the sum of the maximum terms authorized
21     under Section 5-8-2 for the 2 most serious felonies
22     involved, but no such limitation shall apply for offenses
23     that were not committed as part of a single course of
24     conduct during which there was no substantial change in the
25     nature of the criminal objective. When sentenced only for
26     misdemeanors, a defendant shall not be consecutively

 

 

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1     sentenced to more than the maximum for one Class A
2     misdemeanor.
3     (d) An offender serving a sentence for a misdemeanor who is
4 convicted of a felony and sentenced to imprisonment shall be
5 transferred to the Department of Corrections, and the
6 misdemeanor sentence shall be merged in and run concurrently
7 with the felony sentence.
8     (e) In determining the manner in which consecutive
9 sentences of imprisonment, one or more of which is for a
10 felony, will be served, the Department of Corrections shall
11 treat the offender as though he had been committed for a single
12 term with the following incidents:
13         (1) the maximum period of a term of imprisonment shall
14     consist of the aggregate of the maximums of the imposed
15     indeterminate terms, if any, plus the aggregate of the
16     imposed determinate sentences for felonies plus the
17     aggregate of the imposed determinate sentences for
18     misdemeanors subject to paragraph (c) of this Section;
19         (2) the parole or mandatory supervised release term
20     shall be as provided in paragraph (e) of Section 5-8-1 of
21     this Code for the most serious of the offenses involved;
22         (3) the minimum period of imprisonment shall be the
23     aggregate of the minimum and determinate periods of
24     imprisonment imposed by the court, subject to paragraph (c)
25     of this Section; and
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1     aggregate maximum term and the aggregate minimum term of
2     imprisonment for all time served in an institution since
3     the commission of the offense or offenses and as a
4     consequence thereof at the rate specified in Section 3-6-3
5     of this Code.
6     (f) A sentence of an offender committed to the Department
7 of Corrections at the time of the commission of the offense
8 shall be served consecutive to the sentence under which he is
9 held by the Department of Corrections. However, in case such
10 offender shall be sentenced to punishment by death, the
11 sentence shall be executed at such time as the court may fix
12 without regard to the sentence under which such offender may be
13 held by the Department.
14     (g) A sentence under Section 3-6-4 for escape or attempted
15 escape shall be served consecutive to the terms under which the
16 offender is held by the Department of Corrections.
17     (h) If a person charged with a felony commits a separate
18 felony while on pre-trial release or in pretrial detention in a
19 county jail facility or county detention facility, the
20 sentences imposed upon conviction of these felonies shall be
21 served consecutively regardless of the order in which the
22 judgments of conviction are entered.
23     (h-1) If a person commits a battery against a county
24 correctional officer or sheriff's employee while serving a
25 sentence or in pretrial detention in a county jail facility,
26 then the sentence imposed upon conviction of the battery shall

 

 

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1 be served consecutively with the sentence imposed upon
2 conviction of the earlier misdemeanor or felony, regardless of
3 the order in which the judgments of conviction are entered.
4     (i) If a person admitted to bail following conviction of a
5 felony commits a separate felony while free on bond or if a
6 person detained in a county jail facility or county detention
7 facility following conviction of a felony commits a separate
8 felony while in detention, any sentence following conviction of
9 the separate felony shall be consecutive to that of the
10 original sentence for which the defendant was on bond or
11 detained.
12     (j) If a person is found to be in possession of an item of
13 contraband, as defined in clause (c)(2) of Section 31A-1.1 of
14 the Criminal Code of 1961, while serving a sentence in a penal
15 institution or while in pre-trial detention in a county jail,
16 the sentence imposed upon conviction for the offense of
17 possessing contraband in a penal institution shall be served
18 consecutively to the sentence imposed for the offense in which
19 the person is serving sentence in the county jail or serving
20 pretrial detention, regardless of the order in which the
21 judgments of conviction are entered.
22 (Source: P.A. 94-556, eff. 9-11-05; 94-985, eff. 1-1-07;
23 95-379, eff. 8-23-07; 95-766, eff. 1-1-09.)