Sen. William R. Haine

Filed: 3/20/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1857

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1857 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5changing Sections 5, 10, 15, 20, 70, and 87 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 66/5)
7    Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8    "Applicant" means a person who is applying for a license to
9carry a concealed firearm under this Act.
10    "Board" means the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.
11    "Concealed firearm" means a loaded or unloaded handgun
12carried on or about a person completely or mostly concealed
13from view of the public or on or about a person within a
14vehicle.
15    "Department" means the Department of State Police.
16    "Director" means the Director of State Police.

 

 

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1    "Electronic portal" or "portal" means a secure
2password-protected electronic interface provided by the
3Department for the purpose of sharing information with
4applicants.
5    "Handgun" means any device which is designed to expel a
6projectile or projectiles by the action of an explosion,
7expansion of gas, or escape of gas that is designed to be held
8and fired by the use of a single hand. "Handgun" does not
9include:
10        (1) a stun gun or taser;
11        (2) a machine gun as defined in item (i) of paragraph
12    (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code
13    of 2012;
14        (3) a short-barreled rifle or shotgun as defined in
15    item (ii) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section
16    24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012; or
17        (4) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or
18    B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not
19    exceeding .18 inch in diameter, or which has a maximum
20    muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second, or which
21    expels breakable paint balls containing washable marking
22    colors.
23    "Law enforcement agency" means any federal, State, or local
24law enforcement agency, including offices of State's Attorneys
25and the Office of the Attorney General.
26    "License" means a license issued by the Department of State

 

 

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1Police to carry a concealed handgun.
2    "Licensee" means a person issued a license to carry a
3concealed handgun.
4    "Municipality" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1
5of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
6    "Unit of local government" has the meaning ascribed to it
7in Section 1 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.
8(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
9    (430 ILCS 66/10)
10    Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed firearm.
11    (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a
12concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who:
13        (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this Act;
14        (2) has provided the application and documentation
15    required in Section 30 of this Act;
16        (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and
17        (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or
18    others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the
19    Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with
20    Section 20.
21    (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or
22duplicate license as provided in this Act.
23    (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a
24period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall
25permit the licensee to:

 

 

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1        (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully
2    concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her
3    person; and
4        (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed
5    firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.
6    (d) The Department shall make applications for a license
7available no later than 180 days after the effective date of
8this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the
9availability and submission of applications in accordance with
10this Act.
11    (e) An application for a license submitted to the
12Department that contains all the information and materials
13required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be
14deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no
15later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application,
16the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license.
17    (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if
18the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or
19the Department receives a determination from the Board that the
20applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must
21notify the applicant stating the statutory grounds for the
22denial and the applicant's right to review copies of all
23documents and other evidence upon which the Department and
24Board relied in making its determination of ineligibility. The
25notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right
26to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. The

 

 

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1notification shall be provided to an applicant as follows:
2        (1) If an applicant submitted an application via
3    electronic means, the applicant shall receive notice from
4    the Department regarding the applicant's acceptance or
5    denial via electronic means. The Department shall post
6    notice within the electronic portal established by the
7    Department for that specific applicant. The portal shall
8    clearly indicate the date on which the denial or acceptance
9    notice was posted. If an applicant is denied a license,
10    additional notification procedures shall be as follows:
11            (A) Upon posting a denial notice within the
12        applicant's secure electronic portal, the Department
13        shall keep a record of the first time the denial letter
14        is viewed by the applicant.
15            (B) Upon posting a denial notice within the
16        applicant's secure electronic portal, the Department
17        shall send the applicant an email to the email address
18        on the application informing him or her that the
19        decision has been posted. The email shall not contain
20        any information about the content of the denial letter.
21            (C) The Department shall send a second notice
22        regarding the fact that a decision has been posted
23        within the applicant's portal 5 business days after the
24        first notice was sent.
25            (D) The time in which an applicant may petition for
26        administrative or judicial review shall begin to

 

 

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1        accrue on the date that the applicant first views the
2        denial letter within the applicant's secure portal as
3        recorded by the Department, or the date of the second
4        email notification as provided in subparagraph (C) of
5        paragraph (1) of this subsection (f), whichever is
6        sooner.
7        (2) If an applicant submitted an application on paper,
8    the applicant shall receive notice from the Department
9    regarding the applicant's acceptance or denial on paper.
10    The Department shall send the applicant a paper letter via
11    traditional mail to the address indicated on the
12    application. If an applicant is denied a license, the
13    Department shall mail the denial letter through the United
14    States Postal Service. The time limitation in which an
15    applicant may seek administrative or judicial review shall
16    begin to accrue 5 calendar days after the postmark on the
17    letter mailed by the Department.
18        (3) If the Department does not send a denial letter to
19    the correct address, or does not send a denial notification
20    email to an applicant's correct email address, the time
21    limitation in which an applicant may seek review of the
22    Department's decision shall be tolled until the Department
23    corrects the error and the applicant has received actual
24    notice of the denial.
25    (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the
26licensee carries a concealed firearm except:

 

 

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1        (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a
2    concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her
3    abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on
4    the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an
5    invitee with that person's permission;
6        (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm
7    under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except
8    subsection (a-5) of that Section; or
9        (3) when the handgun is broken down in a
10    non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or
11    is unloaded and enclosed in a case.
12    (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an
13investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic
14stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed
15firearm under subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act, upon
16the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall
17disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a
18concealed firearm under this Act, present the license upon the
19request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or present
20upon the request of the officer evidence under paragraph (2) of
21subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that he or she is a
22non-resident qualified to carry under that subsection, and
23identify the location of the concealed firearm. During a
24traffic stop, any passenger within the vehicle who is a
25licensee or a non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
26Section 40 of this Act must comply with the requirements of

 

 

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1this subsection (h).
2    (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license
3applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to
4all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies, State's
5Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court
6personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this
7Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all
8information included in the application, including the
9applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to the
10license application and any information related to violations
11of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's Attorney,
12Attorney General, or member or staff of the judiciary shall
13provide any information to a requester who is not entitled to
14it by law.
15    (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed
16application, the Department shall enter the relevant
17information about the applicant into the database under
18subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law
19enforcement agencies.
20(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
 
21    (430 ILCS 66/15)
22    Sec. 15. Objections by law enforcement agencies.
23    (a) Any law enforcement agency may submit an objection to a
24license applicant based upon a reasonable suspicion that the
25applicant is a danger to himself or herself or others, or a

 

 

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1threat to public safety. The objection shall be made by the
2chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency, or
3his or her designee, and must include any information relevant
4to the objection. If a law enforcement agency submits an
5objection within 30 days after the entry of an applicant into
6the database, the Department shall submit the objection and all
7information available to the Board under State and federal law
8related to the application to the Board within 10 days of
9completing all necessary background checks. If an applicant is
10denied a license, the Board shall make available to the
11applicant copies of all law enforcement objections upon which
12the Board relied in making its decision under Section 10 of
13this Act.
14    (b) If an applicant has 5 or more arrests for any reason,
15that have been entered into the Criminal History Records
16Information (CHRI) System, within the 7 years preceding the
17date of application for a license, or has 3 or more arrests
18within the 7 years preceding the date of application for a
19license for any combination of gang-related offenses, the
20Department shall object and submit the applicant's arrest
21record to the extent the Board is allowed to receive that
22information under State and federal law, the application
23materials, and any additional information submitted by a law
24enforcement agency to the Board. For purposes of this
25subsection, "gang-related offense" is an offense described in
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1Section 33G-4, or in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section
212-6.2, paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 16-30,
3paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 31-4, or item (iii)
4of paragraph (1.5) of subsection (i) of Section 48-1 of the
5Criminal Code of 2012.
6    (c) The referral of an objection under this Section to the
7Board shall toll the 90-day period for the Department to issue
8or deny the applicant a license under subsection (e) of Section
910 of this Act, during the period of review and until the Board
10issues its decision. Upon the referral, applicants shall be
11given notice by the Department that the application is
12undergoing review by the Board. The notice shall include the
13next date upon which the Board is expected to convene, and
14shall inform the applicant that the 90-day period has been
15tolled.
16    (d) If no objection is made by a law enforcement agency or
17the Department under this Section, the Department shall process
18the application in accordance with this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
 
20    (430 ILCS 66/20)
21    Sec. 20. Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board.
22    (a) There is hereby created within the Department of State
23Police a Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board to consider any
24objection to an applicant's eligibility to obtain a license
25under this Act submitted by a law enforcement agency or the

 

 

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1Department under Section 15 of this Act. The Board shall
2consist of 7 commissioners to be appointed by the Governor,
3with the advice and consent of the Senate, with 3 commissioners
4residing within the First Judicial District and one
5commissioner residing within each of the 4 remaining Judicial
6Districts. No more than 4 commissioners shall be members of the
7same political party. The Governor shall designate one
8commissioner as the Chairperson. The Board shall consist of:
9        (1) one commissioner with at least 5 years of service
10    as a federal judge;
11        (2) 2 commissioners with at least 5 years of experience
12    serving as an attorney with the United States Department of
13    Justice;
14        (3) 3 commissioners with at least 5 years of experience
15    as a federal agent or employee with investigative
16    experience or duties related to criminal justice under the
17    United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement
18    Administration, Department of Homeland Security, or
19    Federal Bureau of Investigation; and
20        (4) one member with at least 5 years of experience as a
21    licensed physician or clinical psychologist with expertise
22    in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
23    (b) The initial terms of the commissioners shall end on
24January 12, 2015. Thereafter, the commissioners shall hold
25office for 4 years, with terms expiring on the second Monday in
26January of the fourth year. Commissioners may be reappointed.

 

 

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1Vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled in the
2same manner as the original appointment, for the remainder of
3the unexpired term. The Governor may remove a commissioner for
4incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or inability to
5serve. Commissioners shall receive compensation in an amount
6equal to the compensation of members of the Executive Ethics
7Commission and may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses
8actually incurred in the performance of their Board duties,
9from funds appropriated for that purpose.
10    (c) The Board shall meet at the call of the chairperson as
11often as necessary to consider objections to applications for a
12license under this Act. If necessary to ensure the
13participation of a commissioner, the Board shall allow a
14commissioner to participate in a Board meeting by electronic
15communication. Any commissioner participating electronically
16shall be deemed present for purposes of establishing a quorum
17and voting.
18    (d) The Board shall adopt rules for the review of
19objections and the conduct of hearings. The Board shall
20maintain a record of its decisions and all materials considered
21in making its decisions. All Board decisions and voting records
22shall be kept confidential and all materials considered by the
23Board shall be exempt from inspection except upon order of a
24court.
25    (e) In considering an objection of a law enforcement agency
26or the Department, the Board shall review the materials

 

 

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1received with the objection from the law enforcement agency or
2the Department. By a vote of at least 4 commissioners, the
3Board may request additional information from the law
4enforcement agency, Department, or the applicant, or the
5testimony of the law enforcement agency, Department, or the
6applicant. The Board may require that the applicant submit
7electronic fingerprints to the Department for an updated
8background check where the Board determines it lacks sufficient
9information to determine eligibility. The Board may only
10consider information submitted by the Department, a law
11enforcement agency, or the applicant. The Board shall review
12each objection and determine by a majority of commissioners
13whether an applicant is eligible for a license.
14    (f) The Board shall issue a decision within 30 days of
15receipt of the objection from the Department. The decision
16shall give the specific reason or reasons why the application
17was denied. The However, the Board need not issue its a
18decision within the 30-day period days if:
19        (1) the Board requests information from the applicant,
20    including but not limited to electronic fingerprints to be
21    submitted to the Department, in accordance with subsection
22    (e) of this Section, in which case the Board shall issue
23    its make a decision within 30 days of receipt of the
24    required information from the applicant;
25        (2) the applicant agrees, in writing, to allow the
26    Board additional time to consider an objection before

 

 

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1    issuing its decision; or
2        (3) the Board notifies the applicant and the Department
3    that the Board needs an additional 30 days to issue its a
4    decision.
5    (g) If the Board determines by a preponderance of the
6evidence that an applicant is ineligible for a license, the
7Board shall designate the statutory reason or reasons for the
8denial. The denial letter issued by the Department to an
9applicant shall designate the specific reason or reasons
10pertaining to eligibility as designated by Sections 15, 25, or
11any other provision of this Act, which was relied upon by the
12Board in making its decision.
13        (1) The Board shall designate one or more of the
14    following reasons for denying the application:
15            (A) the applicant has been convicted or found
16        guilty of a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of
17        physical force or violence to any person in this or any
18        other state within the 5 years preceding the date of
19        the license application;
20            (B) the applicant has had 2 or more violations
21        related to driving while under the influence of
22        alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
23        compounds, or any combination thereof, within the 5
24        years preceding the date of the license application;
25            (C) the applicant is the subject of a pending
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1        offense or action that could lead to disqualification
2        to own or possess a firearm;
3            (D) the applicant has been in residential or
4        court-ordered treatment for alcoholism, alcohol
5        detoxification, or drug treatment within the 5 years
6        immediately preceding the date of the license
7        application;
8            (E) the applicant has had 5 or more arrests that
9        have been entered into the Criminal History Records
10        Information (CHRI) System, within the 7 years
11        preceding the date of application for a license;
12            (F) the applicant has 3 or more arrests within the
13        7 years preceding the date of application for a license
14        for any combination of gang-related offenses;
15            (G) the applicant poses a danger to himself,
16        herself, or others, as determined by the Board upon
17        reviewing the applicant's juvenile court, criminal
18        justice, psychological, or psychiatric records;
19            (H) other reasons cited by the Board; however, the
20        Board must explain the specific statutory reasons for
21        its decision. the applicant poses a danger to himself
22        or herself or others, or is a threat to public safety,
23        then the Board shall affirm the objection of the law
24        enforcement agency or the Department and shall notify
25        the Department that the applicant is ineligible for a
26        license.

 

 

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1        (2) If the Board does not determine by a preponderance
2    of the evidence that the applicant poses a danger to
3    himself or herself or others, or is a threat to public
4    safety, then the Board shall notify the Department that the
5    applicant is eligible for a license.
6    (h) Meetings of the Board shall not be subject to the Open
7Meetings Act and records of the Board shall not be subject to
8the Freedom of Information Act. However, all documents and
9evidence provided to the Board, including a list of the names
10of all witnesses who provided testimony to the Board, shall be
11made available to the applicant. To the extent that the Board
12has reviewed the medical records of an applicant, or any other
13records subject to any law or rule providing for the
14applicant's privacy, disclosure of those records shall comply
15with all applicable privacy laws, rules, and regulations.
16    (i) The Board shall report monthly to the Governor and the
17General Assembly on the number of objections received and
18provide details of the circumstances in which the Board has
19determined to deny licensure based on law enforcement or
20Department objections under Section 15 of this Act. The report
21shall not contain any identifying information about the
22applicants.
23(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
 
24    (430 ILCS 66/70)
25    Sec. 70. Violations.

 

 

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1    (a) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be
2revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found to be ineligible
3for a license under this Act or the licensee no longer meets
4the eligibility requirements of the Firearm Owners
5Identification Card Act. The notification and appeals
6processes for revoked licenses shall be the same as those for
7denied applications under Sections 10, 15, and 87 of this Act.
8    (b) A license shall be suspended if an order of protection,
9including an emergency order of protection, plenary order of
10protection, or interim order of protection under Article 112A
11of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under the Illinois
12Domestic Violence Act of 1986, is issued against a licensee for
13the duration of the order, or if the Department is made aware
14of a similar order issued against the licensee in any other
15jurisdiction. If an order of protection is issued against a
16licensee, the licensee shall surrender the license, as
17applicable, to the court at the time the order is entered or to
18the law enforcement agency or entity serving process at the
19time the licensee is served the order. The court, law
20enforcement agency, or entity responsible for serving the order
21of protection shall notify the Department within 7 days and
22transmit the license to the Department.
23    (c) A license is invalid upon expiration of the license,
24unless the licensee has submitted an application to renew the
25license, and the applicant is otherwise eligible to possess a
26license under this Act.

 

 

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1    (d) A licensee shall not carry a concealed firearm while
2under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
3intoxicating compound or combination of compounds, or any
4combination thereof, under the standards set forth in
5subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
6    A licensee in violation of this subsection (d) shall be
7guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first or second violation
8and a Class 4 felony for a third violation. The Department may
9suspend a license for up to 6 months for a second violation and
10shall permanently revoke a license for a third violation.
11    (e) Except as otherwise provided, a licensee in violation
12of this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second
13or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor. The
14Department may suspend a license for up to 6 months for a
15second violation and shall permanently revoke a license for 3
16or more violations of Section 65 of this Act. Any person
17convicted of a violation under this Section shall pay a $150
18fee to be deposited into the Mental Health Reporting Fund, plus
19any applicable court costs or fees.
20    (f) A licensee convicted or found guilty of a violation of
21this Act who has a valid license and is otherwise eligible to
22carry a concealed firearm shall only be subject to the
23penalties under this Section and shall not be subject to the
24penalties under Section 21-6, paragraph (4), (8), or (10) of
25subsection (a) of Section 24-1, or subparagraph (A-5) or (B-5)
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1Criminal Code of 2012. Except as otherwise provided in this
2subsection, nothing in this subsection prohibits the licensee
3from being subjected to penalties for violations other than
4those specified in this Act.
5    (g) A licensee whose license is revoked, suspended, or
6denied shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice of the
7revocation, suspension, or denial, surrender his or her
8concealed carry license to the local law enforcement agency
9where the person resides. The local law enforcement agency
10shall provide the licensee a receipt and transmit the concealed
11carry license to the Department of State Police. If the
12licensee whose concealed carry license has been revoked,
13suspended, or denied fails to comply with the requirements of
14this subsection, the law enforcement agency where the person
15resides may petition the circuit court to issue a warrant to
16search for and seize the concealed carry license in the
17possession and under the custody or control of the licensee
18whose concealed carry license has been revoked, suspended, or
19denied. The observation of a concealed carry license in the
20possession of a person whose license has been revoked,
21suspended, or denied constitutes a sufficient basis for the
22arrest of that person for violation of this subsection. A
23violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
24    (h) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be
25revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found ineligible for a
26Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or the licensee no longer

 

 

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1possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. A
2licensee whose license is revoked under this subsection (h)
3shall surrender his or her concealed carry license as provided
4for in subsection (g) of this Section.
5    This subsection shall not apply to a person who has filed
6an application with the State Police for renewal of a Firearm
7Owner's Identification Card and who is not otherwise ineligible
8to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
9    (i) A certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides
10or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant
11has completed firearms training as required under this Act is
12guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person guilty of a violation
13of this subsection (i) is not eligible for court supervision.
14The Department shall permanently revoke the firearms
15instructor certification of a person convicted under this
16subsection (i).
17(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-899,
18eff. 8-15-14.)
 
19    (430 ILCS 66/87)
20    Sec. 87. Administrative and judicial review.
21    (a) Whenever an application for a concealed carry license
22is denied, whenever the Department fails to act on an
23application within 90 days of its receipt, or whenever a
24license is revoked or suspended as provided in this Act, the
25aggrieved party may appeal to the Director for a hearing upon

 

 

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1the denial, revocation, suspension, or failure to act on the
2application, unless the denial was made by the Concealed Carry
3Licensing Review Board, in which case the aggrieved party may
4petition the circuit court in writing in the county of his or
5her residence for a hearing upon the denial. The procedure for
6the petition process shall follow the provisions as for final
7administrative decisions provided in subsection (b) of this
8Section.
9    (b) All final administrative decisions of the Department or
10the Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board under this Act shall
11be subject to judicial review under the provisions of the
12Administrative Review Law, except that the time deadline for
13filing a petition for administrative or judicial review shall
14be 70 calendar days from the date the notice of denial was
15received by the applicant as designated in subsection (f) of
16Section 10 of this Act. When an applicant brings a petition for
17judicial review under this Act, the petition must be decided
18without remand to the Department. The term "administrative
19decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil
20Procedure.
21    (c) Within 10 days of sending notice that an application
22has been denied, the documents or evidence relied upon by the
23Department or the Board, or both, shall be made available to
24the applicant.
25        (1) If an applicant submitted his or her application
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1    following the date of the denial notice, the Department
2    shall post electronic copies of all documents and evidence
3    relied upon in making its decision to the applicant's
4    secure electronic portal. An applicant may view all
5    documents relied upon by the Board in making its decision
6    to deny an application. To the extent that federal
7    regulations prohibit the printing or duplication of any
8    document posted within the portal, the Department shall
9    give the applicant notice that the documents may not be
10    printed or duplicated. An applicant may, however,
11    specifically reference the documents in a petition for
12    administrative or judicial review and may seek a court
13    order for the printing, duplication, or in-camera review of
14    the documents.
15        (2) If the applicant submitted his or her application
16    on paper, then the applicant shall make a written request
17    for documents and evidence to the Department, which shall
18    be signed by the applicant. The request shall be sent to
19    the Department via certified mail with return receipt
20    requested. The request may designate that the documents be
21    sent to the applicant's attorney, if any.
22            (A) The Department shall provide paper copies of
23        the requested documents and evidence within 14
24        calendar days of receiving the written request.
25        Documents shall be sent to the applicant's address or
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1        designated, via United States Mail.
2            (B) If the Department fails to mail the documents
3        within 10 days of receipt of the applicant's request,
4        and the postmark on the documents mailed by the
5        Department does not indicate that they were mailed
6        within 10 days of receipt of the applicant's written
7        request, then the time period in which an applicant may
8        seek administrative or judicial review, or both, under
9        this Section shall be tolled until the date on which
10        the Department does in fact mail the documents and
11        evidence to the applicant as indicated by the postmark
12        on the envelope or envelopes containing the documents.
13            (C) To the extent that federal regulations
14        prohibit the printing or duplication of any document
15        relied upon by the Department or Board in making its
16        determination, the Department shall give the applicant
17        notice that the documents exist and shall provide a
18        method through which the applicant or the applicant's
19        attorney may view the documents at the applicant's
20        convenience. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an
21        applicant from referencing the documents in a petition
22        for administrative or judicial review or from seeing a
23        court order for the printing, duplication, or
24        in-camera review of the documents.
25        (3) The Department shall keep records on the number of
26    instances in which it did not respond to evidentiary or

 

 

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1    document requests, or both, within the 10-day period
2    designated in this Section. The Department shall further
3    document the number of instances in which federal
4    regulations prohibited the Department from providing an
5    applicant with unrestricted access to all documents, and
6    the final means through which the applicant was able to
7    view the documents. The Department shall report the
8    information required in this paragraph (3) to the Governor
9    and General Assembly in the same manner as provided in
10    subsection (i) of Section 20 of this Act.
11(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)".