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Illinois House Bill HB3891 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3891 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new720 ILCS 5/24-2 720 ILCS 5/24-4 from Ch. 38, par. 24-4 720 ILCS 5/24-5 from Ch. 38, par. 24-5 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, all handgun ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State Police in a manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that information in the registry, upon proper application for that information, shall be furnished to peace officers and authorized employees of the Illinois State Police or to the person listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun ammunition. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules relating to the assessment and collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for the infrastructure, implementation, operational, enforcement, and future development costs of these provisions. Effective January 1, 2024, except some provisions effective immediately. LRB103 25815 RLC 52166 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3891 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new720 ILCS 5/24-2 720 ILCS 5/24-4 from Ch. 38, par. 24-4 720 ILCS 5/24-5 from Ch. 38, par. 24-5 720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new 720 ILCS 5/24-2 720 ILCS 5/24-4 from Ch. 38, par. 24-4 720 ILCS 5/24-5 from Ch. 38, par. 24-5 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, all handgun ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State Police in a manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that information in the registry, upon proper application for that information, shall be furnished to peace officers and authorized employees of the Illinois State Police or to the person listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun ammunition. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules relating to the assessment and collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for the infrastructure, implementation, operational, enforcement, and future development costs of these provisions. Effective January 1, 2024, except some provisions effective immediately. LRB103 25815 RLC 52166 b LRB103 25815 RLC 52166 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3891 Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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12	12	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, all handgun ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State Police in a manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that information in the registry, upon proper application for that information, shall be furnished to peace officers and authorized employees of the Illinois State Police or to the person listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun ammunition. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules relating to the assessment and collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for the infrastructure, implementation, operational, enforcement, and future development costs of these provisions. Effective January 1, 2024, except some provisions effective immediately.
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18	18	1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.
19	19	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
20	20	3 represented in the General Assembly:
21	21	4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
22	22	5 changing Sections 24-2, 24-4 and 24-5 and by adding Sections
23	23	6 24-0.05, 24-1.11, 24-1.12, 24-1.13, and 24-1.14 as follows:
24	24	7 (720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new)
25	25	8 Sec. 24-0.05. Definitions. In this Article:
26	26	9 "Handgun ammunition" means ammunition principally for use
27	27	10 in pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being
28	28	11 concealed upon the person, notwithstanding that the ammunition
29	29	12 may also be used in some rifles.
30	30	13 "Manufacturer", "ammunition manufacturer", or "registered
31	31	14 handgun ammunition manufacturer" means any person that
32	32	15 manufactures handgun ammunition within this State or
33	33	16 manufactures handgun ammunition with the intent to distribute
34	34	17 that ammunition for purposes, within this State, of sale,
35	35	18 loan, or transfer.
36	36	19 "Pistol", "revolver", and "firearm capable of being
37	37	20 concealed upon the person" applies to and includes any device
38	38	21 designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled a
39	39	22 projectile by the force of any explosion, or other form of
40	40	23 combustion, and that has a barrel less than 16 inches in
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45	45	720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new720 ILCS 5/24-2 720 ILCS 5/24-4 from Ch. 38, par. 24-4 720 ILCS 5/24-5 from Ch. 38, par. 24-5 720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new 720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new 720 ILCS 5/24-2 720 ILCS 5/24-4 from Ch. 38, par. 24-4 720 ILCS 5/24-5 from Ch. 38, par. 24-5
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54	54	Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, all handgun ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State Police in a manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that information in the registry, upon proper application for that information, shall be furnished to peace officers and authorized employees of the Illinois State Police or to the person listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun ammunition. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules relating to the assessment and collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for the infrastructure, implementation, operational, enforcement, and future development costs of these provisions. Effective January 1, 2024, except some provisions effective immediately.
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89	89	1 length. These terms also include any device that has a barrel
90	90	2 16 inches or more in length which is designed to be
91	91	3 interchanged with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.
92	92	4 "Public place" means an area open to the public and
93	93	5 includes, but is not limited to, streets, sidewalks, bridges,
94	94	6 alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, front yards, parking lots,
95	95	7 including motor vehicles in these areas, whether moving or
96	96	8 not, and buildings open to the general public, including those
97	97	9 that serve food or drink, or provide entertainment, and the
98	98	10 doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings.
99	99	11 "Retail mercantile establishment" has the meaning ascribed
100	100	12 to it in Section 16-0.1 of this Code.
101	101	13 "Serialized" means:
102	102	14 (1) the handgun ammunition has been identified in a
103	103	15 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police so that all
104	104	16 assembled handgun ammunition contained within a package
105	105	17 provided for retail sale, or as otherwise specified by the
106	106	18 Illinois State Police, is uniquely identified;
107	107	19 (2) bullets used for reloading or handloading
108	108	20 contained within a package provided for retail sale, or as
109	109	21 otherwise specified by the Illinois State Police, are
110	110	22 uniquely identified;
111	111	23 (3) identification of the manufacturer of the items
112	112	24 described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition;
113	113	25 (4) identification on the exterior of the items
114	114	26 described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition
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125	125	1 in a manner that permits visual inspection for the purpose
126	126	2 of determining if the assembled handgun ammunition or
127	127	3 bullet is serialized;
128	128	4 (5) identification on the exterior of the items
129	129	5 described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition
130	130	6 in a manner that is maintained subsequent to the discharge
131	131	7 of the handgun ammunition and subsequent to the impact of
132	132	8 the bullet, based on standards prescribed by the Illinois
133	133	9 State Police; and
134	134	10 (6) identification on the exterior of every package or
135	135	11 container of serialized handgun ammunition, as prescribed
136	136	12 by the Illinois State Police, with the same unique
137	137	13 identifiers used on the assembled handgun ammunition or
138	138	14 bullets contained within the packaging or container. A
139	139	15 package or container shall not be labeled with the same
140	140	16 unique identifiers as any other package or container by
141	141	17 the same manufacturer.
142	142	18 "Serialized handgun ammunition" means any of the
143	143	19 following, which are subject to serialization under this
144	144	20 Article:
145	145	21 (1) handgun ammunition;
146	146	22 (2) .22 caliber rimfire ammunition;
147	147	23 (3) assembled handgun ammunition packaged for retail
148	148	24 sale; or
149	149	25 (4) bullets used for reloading or handloading handgun
150	150	26 ammunition that are packaged for retail sale.
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161	161	1 "Serialized handgun ammunition" does not include blank
162	162	2 cartridges, shot-shells, or projectiles used in black powder
163	163	3 handguns.
164	164	4 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new)
165	165	5 Sec. 24-1.11. Serialization of handgun ammunition.
166	166	6 (a) The Illinois State Police shall enforce the
167	167	7 requirements of the handgun serialization program and other
168	168	8 provisions of Sections 24-1.11 through 24-1.14 of this Code.
169	169	9 The Illinois State Police may prescribe the manner in which
170	170	10 handgun ammunition is serialized in order to comply with
171	171	11 Section 24-1.12 of this Code, including, but not limited to,
172	172	12 determining how handgun ammunition that is loose, packaged, in
173	173	13 lots, series, or otherwise aggregated for purposes of
174	174	14 manufacture or sale shall be serialized with a unique
175	175	15 identifier, under Section 24-1.12. The Illinois State Police
176	176	16 shall adopt rules implementing this Section no later than
177	177	17 January 1, 2024.
178	178	18 (b) The Illinois State Police may:
179	179	19 (1) adopt rules relating to the assessment and
180	180	20 collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed
181	181	21 $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in
182	182	22 which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost
183	183	23 to pay for the infrastructure, implementation,
184	184	24 operational, enforcement, and future development costs of
185	185	25 Sections 24-1.11 through 24-1.14;
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196	196	1 (2) adopt rules relating to the implementation and
197	197	2 furtherance of a retail handgun ammunition vendor's
198	198	3 registry and the assessment and collection of fees
199	199	4 associated with the registration program in an amount not
200	200	5 to exceed $50 per year per retail location, adjusted
201	201	6 annually for inflation based upon the Consumer Price Index
202	202	7 for the North Central Region as published by the United
203	203	8 States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for
204	204	9 the immediately preceding calendar year, in which the
205	205	10 accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for
206	206	11 the infrastructure, implementation, operational,
207	207	12 enforcement, and future development costs of Sections
208	208	13 24-1.11 through 24-1.14; or
209	209	14 (3) adopt or amend rules relating to this Section in
210	210	15 an effort to incorporate new technologies as they become
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212	212	17 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new)
213	213	18 Sec. 24-1.12. Unlawful manufacture, sale, or transfer of
214	214	19 non-serialized handgun ammunition; unlawful possession of
215	215	20 non-serialized handgun ammunition; penalties.
216	216	21 (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, and except as provided in
217	217	22 subsection (g-15) of Section 24-2, a person commits unlawful
218	218	23 manufacture, sale, or transfer of non-serialized handgun
219	219	24 ammunition when he or she knowingly manufactures, causes to be
220	220	25 manufactured, imports into this State for sale or personal
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231	231	1 use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or gives or
232	232	2 lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized. A
233	233	3 violation of this subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
234	234	4 (b) Beginning January 1, 2024, and except as provided in
235	235	5 subsection (g-15) of Section 24-2, a person commits unlawful
236	236	6 possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition when he or she
237	237	7 knowingly possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition
238	238	8 that is not serialized. A violation of this subsection is a
239	239	9 Class C misdemeanor.
240	240	10 (c) Beginning January 1, 2024, and except as provided in
241	241	11 subsection (g-15) of Section 24-2, a person commits unlawful
242	242	12 possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition when he or she
243	243	13 knowingly possesses non-serialized ammunition for a rifle
244	244	14 having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length or a
245	245	15 shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in
246	246	16 length or any weapon made from a rifle or shotgun, whether by
247	247	17 alteration, modification, or otherwise, if the weapon as
248	248	18 modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches. A
249	249	19 violation of this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
250	250	20 (d) For purposes of Sections 24-1.11 through 24-1.14, the
251	251	21 possession of each round of non-serialized handgun ammunition
252	252	22 or bullets constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
253	253	23 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new)
254	254	24 Sec. 24-1.13. Unlawful retail sale of handgun ammunition.
255	255	25 (a)(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, a person commits
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266	266	1 unlawful retail sale of handgun ammunition if he or she
267	267	2 knowingly engages in the retail sale of handgun ammunition and
268	268	3 sells, leases, or transfers serialized handgun ammunition
269	269	4 without being a registered handgun ammunition vendor as
270	270	5 described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (a). A violation
271	271	6 of this paragraph (1) is a Class A misdemeanor.
272	272	7 (2) As used in this Section, "vendor", "ammunition
273	273	8 vendor", or "registered handgun ammunition vendor" means any
274	274	9 person who is engaged in the retail sale of handgun ammunition
275	275	10 and has all of the following:
276	276	11 (A) any regulatory or business license, or licenses,
277	277	12 required by a unit of local government;
278	278	13 (B) a valid Retailers Occupation Tax Registration
279	279	14 Number issued by the Department of Revenue; and
280	280	15 (C) is recorded in the centralized handgun ammunition
281	281	16 vendor's registry specified in subsection (b) of this
282	282	17 Section.
283	283	18 (b) The Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized
284	284	19 registry of all persons under subparagraphs (A) through (C),
285	285	20 inclusive, of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.
286	286	21 The Illinois State Police may remove from this registry any
287	287	22 person who violates this Article. Upon removal of a vendor
288	288	23 from this registry, notification shall be provided to local
289	289	24 law enforcement and licensing authorities in the jurisdiction
290	290	25 where the vendor's business is located.
291	291	26 (c) The Illinois State Police may inspect handgun
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302	302	1 ammunition vendors to ensure compliance with this Article.
303	303	2 Nothing in this Section prohibits any unit of local government
304	304	3 from adopting one or more ordinances relating to the
305	305	4 inspection of handgun ammunition vendors.
306	306	5 (d) Any vendor, agent, or employee of the vendor who sells
307	307	6 or otherwise transfers ownership of any serialized handgun
308	308	7 ammunition shall record the following information in a format
309	309	8 prescribed by the Illinois State Police:
310	310	9 (1) the date of the transaction;
311	311	10 (2) the name of the transferee;
312	312	11 (3) the transferee's driver's license number or other
313	313	12 government issued identification card number and the
314	314	13 governmental agency that issued the identification;
315	315	14 (4) in order to validate a transferee's age and ensure
316	316	15 compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (A)
317	317	16 of Section 24-3, the date of birth of the transferee;
318	318	17 (5) the unique identifier, as described in Section
319	319	18 24-0.05, of all serialized handgun ammunition or bullets
320	320	19 transferred; and
321	321	20 (6) all other information prescribed by the Illinois
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323	323	22 (e) On the date the vendor delivers the handgun ammunition
324	324	23 to the transferee, he or she shall report the information
325	325	24 required in subsection (d) to the Illinois State Police in a
326	326	25 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. A copy of the
327	327	26 records required by this Section shall be maintained on the
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338	338	1 premises of the vendor for a period of not less than 3 years
339	339	2 from the date of the recorded transfer. The records shall be
340	340	3 subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours
341	341	4 by any peace officer, or by any authorized employee of the
342	342	5 Illinois State Police, if the inspection relates to an
343	343	6 investigation in which access to those records is or may be
344	344	7 relevant to that investigation, is seeking information about
345	345	8 persons prohibited from owning a firearm or handgun
346	346	9 ammunition, or is engaged in ensuring compliance with this
347	347	10 Article, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
348	348	11 Firearm Concealed Carry Act, or any other laws pertaining to
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350	350	13 (f) Any vendor or employee or agent of a vendor who
351	351	14 knowingly fails to comply with, or falsifies the records
352	352	15 required to be kept by subsection (e) is guilty of a Class A
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354	354	17 (g) Proof that a vendor or his or her agent or employee
355	355	18 demanded, was shown, and acted in reliance upon, bona fide
356	356	19 evidence of identity shall be a defense to any criminal
357	357	20 prosecution under this Section if reliance upon the proof of
358	358	21 identity was reasonable.
359	359	22 (h) Any person who presents false identification to a
360	360	23 vendor with the intent to avoid the recording requirements of
361	361	24 this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
362	362	25 (i) Any vendor who refuses to permit a person authorized
363	363	26 under subsection (e) to examine any record prepared in
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374	374	1 accordance with this Section during any inspection conducted
375	375	2 under this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
376	376	3 (j) Persons engaged in the non-commercial reloading of
377	377	4 ammunition may adopt voluntary personal serialization
378	378	5 protocols.
379	379	6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new)
380	380	7 Sec. 24-1.14. Unlawful commercial manufacture of
381	381	8 serialized handgun ammunition.
382	382	9 (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, a person commits unlawful
383	383	10 commercial manufacture of serialized handgun ammunition when
384	384	11 he or she knowingly engages in the commercial manufacture of
385	385	12 serialized handgun ammunition and sells, loans, or transfers
386	386	13 serialized handgun ammunition within this State, without being
387	387	14 a registered handgun ammunition manufacturer. A violation of
388	388	15 this subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
389	389	16 (b) Manufacturers shall:
390	390	17 (1) register with the Illinois State Police in a
391	391	18 manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police;
392	392	19 (2) maintain records on the business premises for a
393	393	20 period of 7 years concerning all sales, loans, and
394	394	21 transfers of handgun ammunition, to, from, or within this
395	395	22 State; and
396	396	23 (3) comply with all other rules concerning handgun
397	397	24 ammunition manufacture and sale adopted by the Illinois
398	398	25 State Police.
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409	409	1 (c) Any manufacturer who knowingly fails to comply with
410	410	2 the provisions of this Section is liable for a civil fine
411	411	3 payable to the Illinois State Police of not more than $1,000
412	412	4 for a first violation, not more than $5,000 for a second
413	413	5 violation, and not more than $10,000 for a third and
414	414	6 subsequent violation. A civil action to enforce this Section
415	415	7 may be brought by a municipal attorney, State's Attorney, or
416	416	8 the Attorney General. This subsection (c) does not preclude
417	417	9 any other remedy available under State law.
418	418	10 (d) The Illinois State Police may inspect handgun
419	419	11 ammunition manufacturers to ensure compliance with this
420	420	12 Section.
421	421	13 (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
422	422	14 Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
423	423	15 (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
424	424	16 24-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
425	425	17 the following:
426	426	18 (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
427	427	19 officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
428	428	20 peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
429	429	21 (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
430	430	22 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
431	431	23 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
432	432	24 while in the performance of their official duty, or while
433	433	25 commuting between their homes and places of employment.
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444	444	1 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
445	445	2 the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
446	446	3 Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
447	447	4 of their official duty.
448	448	5 (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
449	449	6 utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
450	450	7 car companies, while actually engaged in the performance
451	451	8 of the duties of their employment or commuting between
452	452	9 their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while
453	453	10 actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
454	454	11 employment.
455	455	12 (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
456	456	13 private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
457	457	14 employed by a private security contractor, private
458	458	15 detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
459	459	16 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
460	460	17 if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
461	461	18 provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
462	462	19 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
463	463	20 2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
464	464	21 duties of their employment or commuting between their
465	465	22 homes and places of employment. A person shall be
466	466	23 considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
467	467	24 completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
468	468	25 security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
469	469	26 contractor, or employee of a licensed private security
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480	480	1 contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
481	481	2 agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has
482	482	3 been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
483	483	4 Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
484	484	5 renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
485	485	6 provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
486	486	7 cards issued under the provisions of the Private
487	487	8 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
488	488	9 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
489	489	10 card shall be carried by the private security contractor,
490	490	11 private detective, or private alarm contractor, or
491	491	12 employee of the licensed private security contractor,
492	492	13 private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at
493	493	14 all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
494	494	15 weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
495	495	16 (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
496	496	17 industrial operation as a security guard for the
497	497	18 protection of persons employed and private property
498	498	19 related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
499	499	20 actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
500	500	21 traveling between sites or properties belonging to the
501	501	22 employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
502	502	23 security force registered with the Department of Financial
503	503	24 and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
504	504	25 guard has successfully completed a course of study,
505	505	26 approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
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516	516	1 and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than
517	517	2 48 hours of training that includes the theory of law
518	518	3 enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
519	519	4 weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
520	520	5 exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
521	521	6 of training for a security officer and 28 hours of
522	522	7 required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
523	523	8 control card by the Department of Financial and
524	524	9 Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
525	525	10 firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
526	526	11 Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
527	527	12 the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
528	528	13 Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
529	529	14 2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
530	530	15 security guard at all times when he or she is in possession
531	531	16 of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm
532	532	17 control card.
533	533	18 (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
534	534	19 Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
535	535	20 Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
536	536	21 24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
537	537	22 any investigation for the Commission.
538	538	23 (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
539	539	24 security guard for the protection of other employees and
540	540	25 property related to such financial institution, while
541	541	26 actually engaged in the performance of their duties,
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552	552	1 commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
553	553	2 traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
554	554	3 such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
555	555	4 is a member of a security force registered with the
556	556	5 Department; provided that any person so employed has
557	557	6 successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
558	558	7 supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
559	559	8 Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of
560	560	9 training which includes theory of law enforcement,
561	561	10 liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
562	562	11 shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if
563	563	12 he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training
564	564	13 for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm
565	565	14 training, and has been issued a firearm control card by
566	566	15 the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
567	567	16 Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
568	568	17 under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
569	569	18 for those issued under the provisions of the Private
570	570	19 Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
571	571	20 Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
572	572	21 card shall be carried by the security guard at all times
573	573	22 when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon
574	574	23 permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes
575	575	24 of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,
576	576	25 savings and loan association, credit union or company
577	577	26 providing armored car services.
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588	588	1 (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
589	589	2 drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
590	590	3 performance of his duties.
591	591	4 (10) Persons who have been classified as peace
592	592	5 officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
593	593	6 Act.
594	594	7 (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
595	595	8 Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
596	596	9 governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
597	597	10 Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of
598	598	11 the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
599	599	12 (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
600	600	13 Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
601	601	14 (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
602	602	15 their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
603	603	16 places of employment or specific locations that are part
604	604	17 of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief
605	605	18 judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they
606	606	19 have received weapons training according to requirements
607	607	20 of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
608	608	21 Training Act.
609	609	22 (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
610	610	23 of their official duties, or while commuting between their
611	611	24 homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
612	612	25 Sheriff.
613	613	26 (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
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624	624	1 a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
625	625	2 facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
626	626	3 who has completed the background screening and training
627	627	4 mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
628	628	5 Regulatory Commission.
629	629	6 (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
630	630	7 to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
631	631	8 (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
632	632	9 (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
633	633	10 to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
634	634	11 or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
635	635	12 license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
636	636	13 the commission of the offense.
637	637	14 (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
638	638	15 to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement
639	639	16 officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional
640	640	17 officer, or correctional officer of the Department of
641	641	18 Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under
642	642	19 the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
643	643	20 (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
644	644	21 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
645	645	22 (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
646	646	23 the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
647	647	24 established target ranges, whether public or private, and
648	648	25 patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
649	649	26 using their firearms on those target ranges.
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660	660	1 (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
661	661	2 while parading, with the special permission of the
662	662	3 Governor.
663	663	4 (3) Hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in
664	664	5 lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions
665	665	6 of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
666	666	7 (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in
667	667	8 a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
668	668	9 (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
669	669	10 gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
670	670	11 dwelling of another person as an invitee with that
671	671	12 person's permission.
672	672	13 (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
673	673	14 of the following:
674	674	15 (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
675	675	16 official duties.
676	676	17 (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
677	677	18 penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
678	678	19 detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
679	679	20 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
680	680	21 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
681	681	22 the performance of their official duty.
682	682	23 (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
683	683	24 guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
684	684	25 (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
685	685	26 machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
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696	696	1 are not immediately accessible.
697	697	2 (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
698	698	3 any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
699	699	4 discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
700	700	5 ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
701	701	6 business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
702	702	7 only with respect to activities which are within the
703	703	8 lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
704	704	9 transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
705	705	10 This exemption does not authorize the general private
706	706	11 possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
707	707	12 bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
708	708	13 firing device, but only such possession and activities as
709	709	14 are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
710	710	15 business described in this paragraph.
711	711	16 During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
712	712	17 down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
713	713	18 accessible.
714	714	19 (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
715	715	20 transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or
716	716	21 experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,
717	717	22 shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or
718	718	23 ammunition for such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where
719	719	24 engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or
720	720	25 subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for
721	721	26 the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns,
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732	732	1 weapons or ammunition to the United States government or
733	733	2 any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
734	734	3 such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
735	735	4 the terms of such contract.
736	736	5 The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
737	737	6 shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
738	738	7 contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
739	739	8 scope of his employment, where such activities involving
740	740	9 such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
741	741	10 incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
742	742	11 (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
743	743	12 barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
744	744	13 has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
745	745	14 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or
746	746	15 (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,
747	747	16 nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the
748	748	17 modification is required and necessary to accurately
749	749	18 portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;
750	750	19 the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current
751	751	20 re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall
752	752	21 length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26
753	753	22 inches.
754	754	23 (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
755	755	24 possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a
756	756	25 peace officer.
757	757	26 (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
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768	768	1 manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
769	769	2 subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
770	770	3 (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
771	771	4 Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
772	772	5 organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
773	773	6 at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
774	774	7 private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
775	775	8 (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
776	776	9 to:
777	777	10 (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
778	778	11 the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
779	779	12 the performance of their official duty.
780	780	13 (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
781	781	14 ordnance.
782	782	15 (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
783	783	16 ballistics, or specializing in the development of
784	784	17 ammunition or explosive ordnance.
785	785	18 (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
786	786	19 explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
787	787	20 by the federal government, in connection with the supply
788	788	21 of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
789	789	22 (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
790	790	23 outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
791	791	24 bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
792	792	25 Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
793	793	26 by an exempted manufacturer.
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804	804	1 (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
805	805	2 persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device
806	806	3 or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use
807	807	4 in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
808	808	5 ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and
809	809	6 actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those
810	810	7 devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to
811	811	8 activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,
812	812	9 such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those
813	813	10 devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not
814	814	11 authorize the general private possession of any device or
815	815	12 attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
816	816	13 silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
817	817	14 and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
818	818	15 manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).
819	819	16 During transportation, these devices shall be detached from
820	820	17 any weapon or not immediately accessible.
821	821	18 (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
822	822	19 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
823	823	20 supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
824	824	21 prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
825	825	22 Corrections.
826	826	23 (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
827	827	24 officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
828	828	25 or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
829	829	26 own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
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840	840	1 kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
841	841	2 report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
842	842	3 maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
843	843	4 duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
844	844	5 (g-10) (Blank).
845	845	6 (g-15) Subsections 24-1.12(a) and 24-1.12(b) do not apply
846	846	7 to or affect any of the following:
847	847	8 (1) Possession, for purposes of investigation or
848	848	9 disposition of any non-serialized handgun ammunition, by a
849	849	10 forensic laboratory or any authorized agent or employee of
850	850	11 that laboratory in the course and scope of his or her
851	851	12 authorized activities.
852	852	13 (2) Possession, for purposes of investigation,
853	853	14 evidence, or disposition, of any non-serialized handgun
854	854	15 ammunition by any State or unit of local government agency
855	855	16 charged with law enforcement or by the Illinois State
856	856	17 Police or by any authorized agent or employee of the
857	857	18 agency, within the course and scope of his or her official
858	858	19 duties.
859	859	20 (3) Possession, for purposes of disposal, or the
860	860	21 disposal, of non-serialized handgun ammunition by an
861	861	22 executor or administrator of an estate if all of the
862	862	23 following are met:
863	863	24 (A) the non-serialized handgun ammunition was
864	864	25 lawfully possessed, included within the estate, and
865	865	26 the executor or administrator possesses or disposes of
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876	876	1 the non-serialized handgun ammunition in a manner
877	877	2 consistent with this Article.
878	878	3 (B) the disposition is to a person or entity that
879	879	4 may possess the non-serialized handgun ammunition in a
880	880	5 manner consistent with this Article and possession is
881	881	6 otherwise lawful; and
882	882	7 (C) the disposition transfers the non-serialized
883	883	8 handgun ammunition out of this State or to a law
884	884	9 enforcement agency for disposition.
885	885	10 (4) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
886	886	11 for purposes of transporting it to a law enforcement
887	887	12 agency for disposition, if possession is otherwise lawful,
888	888	13 and if the law enforcement agency has been notified prior
889	889	14 to delivery of the handgun ammunition.
890	890	15 (5) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition by
891	891	16 peace officers from other states during the discharge of
892	892	17 their official duties in this State.
893	893	18 (6) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition by
894	894	19 members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the
895	895	20 United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
896	896	21 Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
897	897	22 of their official duties.
898	898	23 (7) Possession or exhibition of non-serialized handgun
899	899	24 ammunition by a museum or collector, in a fixed or mobile
900	900	25 exhibit or for educational purposes.
901	901	26 (8) Transportation of non-serialized handgun
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912	912	1 ammunition by those permitted to be in possession of that
913	913	2 ammunition and firearms for that ammunition from their
914	914	3 residence to public and private shooting events and ranges
915	915	4 for a period of 10 years after the effective date of this
916	916	5 amendatory act of the 103rd General Assembly.
917	917	6 (9) Transfer of non-serialized handgun ammunition from
918	918	7 a retail mercantile establishment in this state to another
919	919	8 retail mercantile establishment outside of this State.
920	920	9 (10) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
921	921	10 inventory by a retail mercantile establishment
922	922	11 manufactured before January 1, 2024 and possessed by the
923	923	12 retail mercantile establishment until that inventory is
924	924	13 sold or exhausted in compliance with this Article.
925	925	14 (11) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
926	926	15 by a person issued a concealed carry license by the
927	927	16 Illinois State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry
928	928	17 Act or issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card by the
929	929	18 Illinois State Police under the Firearm Owners
930	930	19 Identification Card Act on his or her person, in a
931	931	20 firearm, or in a vehicle for 15 years after the effective
932	932	21 date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
933	933	22 (12) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
934	934	23 by persons engaged in the development of new calibers, new
935	935	24 rifles, new handguns, and ammunition that is used in those
936	936	25 rifles and handguns or modifications to existing rifles or
937	937	26 handguns. Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
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948	948	1 under this paragraph (12) must be in compliance with this
949	949	2 Article, the number of rounds must not exceed 15,000, must
950	950	3 be used solely for development purposes, and must be
951	951	4 transported with the firearms for which they are used.
952	952	5 (13) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
953	953	6 by persons engaged in the non-commercial reloading of
954	954	7 ammunition.
955	955	8 (14) Possession and storage of non-serialized handgun
956	956	9 ammunition in the owner's dwelling, farm, or farm
957	957	10 outbuilding, or while at a public or private firearm
958	958	11 range.
959	959	12 (15) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
960	960	13 by persons involved in the protection of dignitaries from
961	961	14 domestic or foreign governments under the direction and
962	962	15 authorization of the Illinois State Police, which may
963	963	16 charge a fee for use of that ammunition which shall not
964	964	17 exceed the cost of that ammunition to the Illinois State
965	965	18 Police.
966	966	19 (16) Ammunition used in black powder firearms
967	967	20 regardless of the date of manufacture of the firearms.
968	968	21 (17) Projectiles that are determined by the Illinois
969	969	22 State Police to be less than lethal that may be fired from
970	970	23 devices that are in possession of persons lawfully able to
971	971	24 possess those devices.
972	972	25 (g-16) The Illinois State Police shall annually review the
973	973	26 exemptions contained in subsection (g-15) of this Section and
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984	984	1 make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly for
985	985	2 changes in exemptions permitted by subsection (g-15).
986	986	3 (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
987	987	4 any subsection of this Article need not negative any
988	988	5 exemptions contained in this Article. The defendant shall have
989	989	6 the burden of proving such an exemption.
990	990	7 (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
991	991	8 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
992	992	9 pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm
993	993	10 consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the
994	994	11 State of Illinois or the federal government, where such
995	995	12 transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the
996	996	13 lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;
997	997	14 and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
998	998	15 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any
999	999	16 pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the
1000	1000	17 subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
1001	1001	18 subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and
1002	1002	19 enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
1003	1003	20 other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners
1004	1004	21 Identification Card.
1005	1005	22 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-152, eff. 1-1-22;
1006	1006	23 102-779, eff. 1-1-23; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; revised
1007	1007	24 12-14-22.)
1008	1008	25 (720 ILCS 5/24-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-4)
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1019	1019	1 Sec. 24-4. Register of sales by dealer.
1020	1020	2 (a) Any seller of firearms of a size which may be concealed
1021	1021	3 upon the person, other than a manufacturer selling to a bona
1022	1022	4 fide wholesaler or retailer or a wholesaler selling to a bona
1023	1023	5 fide retailer, shall keep a register of all firearms sold or
1024	1024	6 given away.
1025	1025	7 (b) Such register shall contain the date of the sale or
1026	1026	8 gift, the name, address, age and occupation of the person to
1027	1027	9 whom the weapon is sold or given, the price of the weapon, the
1028	1028	10 kind, description and number of the weapon, and the purpose
1029	1029	11 for which it is purchased and obtained.
1030	1030	12 (c) Such seller on demand of a peace officer shall produce
1031	1031	13 for inspection the register and allow such peace officer to
1032	1032	14 inspect such register and all stock on hand.
1033	1033	15 (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police
1034	1034	16 shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of
1035	1035	17 handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State
1036	1036	18 Police under Section 24-1.13, in a manner prescribed by the
1037	1037	19 Illinois State Police. Information in the registry, upon
1038	1038	20 proper application for that information, shall be furnished to
1039	1039	21 the officers listed in Section 24-1.13, or to the person
1040	1040	22 listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun
1041	1041	23 ammunition.
1042	1042	24 (d) Sentence.
1043	1043	25 Violation of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor.
1044	1044	26 (Source: P.A. 77-2638.)
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1055	1055	1 (720 ILCS 5/24-5) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-5)
1056	1056	2 Sec. 24-5. Defacing identification marks of firearms.
1057	1057	3 (a) Any person who shall knowingly or intentionally
1058	1058	4 change, alter, remove or obliterate the name of the importer's
1059	1059	5 or manufacturer's serial number of any firearm commits a Class
1060	1060	6 2 felony.
1061	1061	7 (b) A person who possesses any firearm upon which any such
1062	1062	8 importer's or manufacturer's serial number has been changed,
1063	1063	9 altered, removed or obliterated commits a Class 3 felony.
1064	1064	10 (b-5) Beginning January 1, 2024, any person who knowingly
1065	1065	11 destroys, obliterates, or otherwise renders unreadable, the
1066	1066	12 serialization required under Section 24-1.12, on any bullet or
1067	1067	13 assembled handgun ammunition is guilty of a Class A
1068	1068	14 misdemeanor.
1069	1069	15 (c) Nothing in this Section shall prevent a person from
1070	1070	16 making repairs, replacement of parts, or other changes to a
1071	1071	17 firearm if those repairs, replacement of parts, or changes
1072	1072	18 cause the removal of the name of the maker, model, or other
1073	1073	19 marks of identification other than the serial number on the
1074	1074	20 firearm's frame or receiver.
1075	1075	21 (d) A prosecution for a violation of this Section may be
1076	1076	22 commenced within 6 years after the commission of the offense.
1077	1077	23 (Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
1078	1078	24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
1079	1079	25 becoming law.
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