103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1280 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor stalking or a similar misdemeanor offense in another jurisdiction. LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1280 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor stalking or a similar misdemeanor offense in another jurisdiction. LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1280 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor stalking or a similar misdemeanor offense in another jurisdiction. LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b A BILL FOR HB1280LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 AN ACT concerning safety. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 5 amended by changing Sections 4 and 8 as follows: 6 (430 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-4) 7 Sec. 4. Application for Firearm Owner's Identification 8 Cards. 9 (a) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification 10 Card must: 11 (1) Submit an application as made available by the 12 Illinois State Police; and 13 (2) Submit evidence to the Illinois State Police that: 14 (i) This subparagraph (i) applies through the 15 180th day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date 16 of Public Act 101-80). He or she is 21 years of age or 17 over, or if he or she is under 21 years of age that he 18 or she has the written consent of his or her parent or 19 legal guardian to possess and acquire firearms and 20 firearm ammunition and that he or she has never been 21 convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic 22 offense or adjudged delinquent, provided, however, 23 that such parent or legal guardian is not an 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1280 Introduced , by Rep. Daniel Didech SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Illinois State Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance a person who has been convicted of misdemeanor stalking or a similar misdemeanor offense in another jurisdiction. LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b A BILL FOR 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 2 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 2 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 2 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 individual prohibited from having a Firearm Owner's 2 Identification Card and files an affidavit with the 3 Department as prescribed by the Department stating 4 that he or she is not an individual prohibited from 5 having a Card; 6 (i-5) This subparagraph (i-5) applies on and after 7 the 181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective 8 date of Public Act 101-80). He or she is 21 years of 9 age or over, or if he or she is under 21 years of age 10 that he or she has never been convicted of a 11 misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged 12 delinquent and is an active duty member of the United 13 States Armed Forces or has the written consent of his 14 or her parent or legal guardian to possess and acquire 15 firearms and firearm ammunition, provided, however, 16 that such parent or legal guardian is not an 17 individual prohibited from having a Firearm Owner's 18 Identification Card and files an affidavit with the 19 Illinois State Police as prescribed by the Illinois 20 State Police stating that he or she is not an 21 individual prohibited from having a Card or the active 22 duty member of the United States Armed Forces under 21 23 years of age annually submits proof to the Illinois 24 State Police, in a manner prescribed by the Illinois 25 State Police; 26 (ii) He or she has not been convicted of a felony HB1280 - 2 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 3 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 3 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 3 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction; 2 (iii) He or she is not addicted to narcotics; 3 (iv) He or she has not been a patient in a mental 4 health facility within the past 5 years or, if he or 5 she has been a patient in a mental health facility more 6 than 5 years ago submit the certification required 7 under subsection (u) of Section 8 of this Act; 8 (v) He or she is not a person with an intellectual 9 disability; 10 (vi) He or she is not a noncitizen who is 11 unlawfully present in the United States under the laws 12 of the United States; 13 (vii) He or she is not subject to an existing order 14 of protection prohibiting him or her from possessing a 15 firearm; 16 (viii) He or she has not been convicted within the 17 past 5 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, 18 violation of an order of protection, or a 19 substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction, 20 in which a firearm was used or possessed; 21 (viii-5) He or she has not been convicted of 22 misdemeanor stalking or a similar misdemeanor offense 23 in another jurisdiction; 24 (ix) He or she has not been convicted of domestic 25 battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a 26 substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction HB1280 - 3 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 4 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 4 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 4 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the 2 effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant 3 knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have 4 an offense described in this clause (ix) tried by a 5 jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a 6 conviction for an offense in which a domestic 7 relationship is not a required element of the offense 8 but in which a determination of the applicability of 9 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of 10 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the 11 court of a judgment of conviction for that offense 12 shall be grounds for denying the issuance of a Firearm 13 Owner's Identification Card under this Section; 14 (x) (Blank); 15 (xi) He or she is not a noncitizen who has been 16 admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant 17 visa (as that term is defined in Section 101(a)(26) of 18 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 19 1101(a)(26))), or that he or she is a noncitizen who 20 has been lawfully admitted to the United States under 21 a non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is: 22 (1) admitted to the United States for lawful 23 hunting or sporting purposes; 24 (2) an official representative of a foreign 25 government who is: 26 (A) accredited to the United States HB1280 - 4 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 5 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 5 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 5 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 Government or the Government's mission to an 2 international organization having its 3 headquarters in the United States; or 4 (B) en route to or from another country to 5 which that noncitizen is accredited; 6 (3) an official of a foreign government or 7 distinguished foreign visitor who has been so 8 designated by the Department of State; 9 (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a 10 friendly foreign government entering the United 11 States on official business; or 12 (5) one who has received a waiver from the 13 Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 14 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3); 15 (xii) He or she is not a minor subject to a 16 petition filed under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile 17 Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a 18 delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that 19 if committed by an adult would be a felony; 20 (xiii) He or she is not an adult who had been 21 adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile 22 Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense that 23 if committed by an adult would be a felony; 24 (xiv) He or she is a resident of the State of 25 Illinois; 26 (xv) He or she has not been adjudicated as a person HB1280 - 5 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 6 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 6 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 6 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 with a mental disability; 2 (xvi) He or she has not been involuntarily 3 admitted into a mental health facility; and 4 (xvii) He or she is not a person with a 5 developmental disability; and 6 (3) Upon request by the Illinois State Police, sign a 7 release on a form prescribed by the Illinois State Police 8 waiving any right to confidentiality and requesting the 9 disclosure to the Illinois State Police of limited mental 10 health institution admission information from another 11 state, the District of Columbia, any other territory of 12 the United States, or a foreign nation concerning the 13 applicant for the sole purpose of determining whether the 14 applicant is or was a patient in a mental health 15 institution and disqualified because of that status from 16 receiving a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. No mental 17 health care or treatment records may be requested. The 18 information received shall be destroyed within one year of 19 receipt. 20 (a-5) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification 21 Card who is over the age of 18 shall furnish to the Illinois 22 State Police either his or her Illinois driver's license 23 number or Illinois Identification Card number, except as 24 provided in subsection (a-10). 25 (a-10) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification 26 Card, who is employed as a law enforcement officer, an armed HB1280 - 6 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 7 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 7 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 7 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 security officer in Illinois, or by the United States Military 2 permanently assigned in Illinois and who is not an Illinois 3 resident, shall furnish to the Illinois State Police his or 4 her driver's license number or state identification card 5 number from his or her state of residence. The Illinois State 6 Police may adopt rules to enforce the provisions of this 7 subsection (a-10). 8 (a-15) If an applicant applying for a Firearm Owner's 9 Identification Card moves from the residence address named in 10 the application, he or she shall immediately notify in a form 11 and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police of that 12 change of address. 13 (a-20) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification 14 Card shall furnish to the Illinois State Police his or her 15 photograph. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older 16 seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement 17 must furnish with the application an approved copy of United 18 States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service 19 Form 4029. In lieu of a photograph, an applicant regardless of 20 age seeking a religious exemption to the photograph 21 requirement shall submit fingerprints on a form and manner 22 prescribed by the Illinois State Police with his or her 23 application. 24 (a-25) Beginning January 1, 2023, each applicant for the 25 issuance of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may include 26 a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to HB1280 - 7 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 8 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 8 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 8 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 the Illinois State Police, unless the applicant has previously 2 provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Illinois 3 State Police under this Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry 4 Act. 5 The fingerprints must be transmitted through a live scan 6 fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and 7 Professional Regulation. The fingerprints shall be checked 8 against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the 9 Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation 10 criminal history records databases, including all available 11 State and local criminal history record information files. 12 The Illinois State Police shall charge applicants a 13 one-time fee for conducting the criminal history record check, 14 which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund 15 and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national 16 criminal history record check. 17 (a-26) The Illinois State Police shall research, explore, 18 and report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2022 on the 19 feasibility of permitting voluntarily submitted fingerprints 20 obtained for purposes other than Firearm Owner's 21 Identification Card enforcement that are contained in the 22 Illinois State Police database for purposes of this Act. 23 (b) Each application form shall include the following 24 statement printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false 25 information on an application for a Firearm Owner's 26 Identification Card is punishable as a Class 2 felony in HB1280 - 8 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 9 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 9 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 9 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 accordance with subsection (d-5) of Section 14 of the Firearm 2 Owners Identification Card Act.". 3 (c) Upon such written consent, pursuant to Section 4, 4 paragraph (a)(2)(i), the parent or legal guardian giving the 5 consent shall be liable for any damages resulting from the 6 applicant's use of firearms or firearm ammunition. 7 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 8 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1030, eff. 9 5-27-22.) 10 (430 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8) 11 Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois 12 State Police has authority to deny an application for or to 13 revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card 14 previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State 15 Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card 16 was issued is or was at the time of issuance: 17 (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been 18 convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or 19 adjudged delinquent; 20 (b) This subsection (b) applies through the 180th day 21 following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act 22 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who does not have 23 the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire 24 and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose 25 parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or HB1280 - 9 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 10 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 10 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 10 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a 2 Firearm Owner's Identification Card; 3 (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the 4 181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of 5 Public Act 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who is 6 not an active duty member of the United States Armed 7 Forces and does not have the written consent of his or her 8 parent or guardian to acquire and possess firearms and 9 firearm ammunition, or whose parent or guardian has 10 revoked such written consent, or where such parent or 11 guardian does not qualify to have a Firearm Owner's 12 Identification Card; 13 (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of 14 this or any other jurisdiction; 15 (d) A person addicted to narcotics; 16 (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health 17 facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a 18 patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago 19 who has not received the certification required under 20 subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement 21 officer employed by a unit of government or a Department 22 of Corrections employee authorized to possess firearms who 23 is denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's 24 Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may 25 obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section 26 10 of this Act if the officer or employee did not act in a HB1280 - 10 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 11 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 11 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 11 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 manner threatening to the officer or employee, another 2 person, or the public as determined by the treating 3 clinical psychologist or physician, and the officer or 4 employee seeks mental health treatment; 5 (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a 6 nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the 7 applicant, any other person or persons, or the community; 8 (g) A person who has an intellectual disability; 9 (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement 10 in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application; 11 (i) A noncitizen who is unlawfully present in the 12 United States under the laws of the United States; 13 (i-5) A noncitizen who has been admitted to the United 14 States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined 15 in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality 16 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection 17 (i-5) does not apply to any noncitizen who has been 18 lawfully admitted to the United States under a 19 non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is: 20 (1) admitted to the United States for lawful 21 hunting or sporting purposes; 22 (2) an official representative of a foreign 23 government who is: 24 (A) accredited to the United States Government 25 or the Government's mission to an international 26 organization having its headquarters in the United HB1280 - 11 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 12 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 12 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 12 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 States; or 2 (B) en route to or from another country to 3 which that noncitizen is accredited; 4 (3) an official of a foreign government or 5 distinguished foreign visitor who has been so 6 designated by the Department of State; 7 (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a 8 friendly foreign government entering the United States 9 on official business; or 10 (5) one who has received a waiver from the 11 Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18 12 U.S.C. 922(y)(3); 13 (j) (Blank); 14 (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5 15 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation 16 of an order of protection, or a substantially similar 17 offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was 18 used or possessed; 19 (k-5) A person who has been convicted of misdemeanor 20 stalking or a similar misdemeanor offense in another 21 jurisdiction; 22 (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic 23 battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially 24 similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before, 25 on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public 26 Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been HB1280 - 12 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 13 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 13 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 13 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card 2 under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the 3 right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) 4 tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results 5 in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic 6 relationship is not a required element of the offense but 7 in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 8 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of 9 Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a 10 judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds 11 for denying an application for and for revoking and 12 seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously 13 issued to the person under this Act; 14 (m) (Blank); 15 (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or 16 possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois 17 State statute or by federal law; 18 (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section 19 5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the 20 minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an 21 offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony; 22 (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent 23 minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the 24 commission of an offense that if committed by an adult 25 would be a felony; 26 (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of HB1280 - 13 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 14 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 14 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 14 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of 2 Section 4; 3 (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with 4 a mental disability; 5 (s) A person who has been found to have a 6 developmental disability; 7 (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental 8 health facility; or 9 (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's 10 Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e) 11 of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of 12 subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she 13 was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in 14 subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to 15 obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the 16 5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a 17 mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical 18 psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are 19 defined in the Mental Health and Developmental 20 Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that 21 he or she is not a clear and present danger to himself, 22 herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist, 23 or qualified examiner making the certification and his or 24 her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or 25 professionally liable for making or not making the 26 certification required under this subsection, except for HB1280 - 14 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280- 15 -LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 15 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b HB1280 - 15 - LRB103 04721 RLC 49730 b 1 willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not 2 apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have 3 been restored through administrative or judicial action 4 under Section 10 or 11 of this Act. 5 Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's 6 Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall provide 7 notice to the person and the person shall comply with Section 8 9.5 of this Act. 9 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 10 102-645, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1030, eff. 11 5-27-22.) 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