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Public Act 91-0018
SB177 Enrolled LRB9100331RCks
AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
Section 24-9.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
adding Section 24-9 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-9 new)
Sec. 24-9. Firearms; Child Protection.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful
for any person to store or leave, within premises under his
or her control, a firearm if the person knows or has reason
to believe that a minor under the age of 14 years who does
not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card is likely to
gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of
the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the
minor, and the minor causes death or great bodily harm with
the firearm, unless the firearm is:
(1) secured by a device or mechanism, other than the
firearm safety, designed to render a firearm temporarily
inoperable; or
(2) placed in a securely locked box or container; or
(3) placed in some other location that a reasonable
person would believe to be secure from a minor under the
age of 14 years.
(b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is
guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less
than $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this
Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Subsection (a) does not apply:
(1) if the minor under 14 years of age gains access
to a firearm and uses it in a lawful act of self-defense
or defense of another; or
(2) to any firearm obtained by a minor under the
age of 14 because of an unlawful entry of the premises by
the minor or another person.
(d) For the purposes of this Section, "firearm" has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
Identification Card Act.
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