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| Public Act 099-0787 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 3.1 as follows:
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(430 ILCS 65/3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1)
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Sec. 3.1. Dial up system. | ||||
(a) The Department of State Police shall provide
a dial up | ||||
telephone system or utilize other existing technology which | ||||
shall be used by any federally licensed
firearm dealer, gun | ||||
show promoter, or gun show vendor who is to transfer a firearm, | ||||
stun gun, or taser under the provisions of this
Act. The | ||||
Department of State Police may utilize existing technology | ||||
which
allows the caller to be charged a fee not to exceed $2. | ||||
Fees collected by the Department of
State Police shall be | ||||
deposited in the State Police Services Fund and used
to provide | ||||
the service.
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(b) Upon receiving a request from a federally licensed | ||||
firearm dealer, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor, the
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Department of State Police shall immediately approve, or within | ||||
the time
period established by Section 24-3 of the Criminal | ||||
Code of 2012 regarding
the delivery of firearms, stun guns, and | ||||
tasers notify the inquiring dealer, gun show promoter, or gun | ||||
show vendor of any objection that
would disqualify the | ||
transferee from acquiring or possessing a firearm, stun gun, or | ||
taser. In
conducting the inquiry, the Department of State | ||
Police shall initiate and
complete an automated search of its | ||
criminal history record information
files and those of the | ||
Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the
National | ||
Instant Criminal Background Check System, and of the files of
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the Department of Human Services relating to mental health and
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developmental disabilities to obtain
any felony conviction or | ||
patient hospitalization information which would
disqualify a | ||
person from obtaining or require revocation of a currently
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valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. | ||
(c) If receipt of a firearm would not violate Section 24-3 | ||
of the Criminal Code of 2012, federal law, or this Act the | ||
Department of State Police shall: | ||
(1) assign a unique identification number to the | ||
transfer; and | ||
(2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun | ||
show vendor with the number. | ||
(d) Approvals issued by the Department of State Police for | ||
the purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date | ||
of issue.
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(e) (1) The Department of State Police must act as the | ||
Illinois Point of Contact
for the National Instant Criminal | ||
Background Check System. | ||
(2) The Department of State Police and the Department of | ||
Human Services shall, in accordance with State and federal law | ||
regarding confidentiality, enter into a memorandum of | ||
understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the | ||
purpose of implementing the National Instant Criminal | ||
Background Check System in the State. The Department of State | ||
Police shall report the name, date of birth, and physical | ||
description of any person prohibited from possessing a firearm | ||
pursuant to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or 18 | ||
U.S.C. 922(g) and (n) to the National Instant Criminal | ||
Background Check System Index, Denied Persons Files.
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(3) The Department of State Police shall provide notice of | ||
the disqualification of a person under subsection (b) of this | ||
Section or the revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's | ||
Identification Card under Section 8 or Section 8.2 of this Act, | ||
and the reason for the disqualification or revocation, to all | ||
law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction to assist with the | ||
seizure of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card. | ||
(f) The Department of State Police shall adopt rules not | ||
inconsistent with this Section to implement this
system.
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(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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