Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB2621 Compare Versions

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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2621 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Lowers the age at which a person who is not an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card from 21 to 18 and provides that a person who is under 18 years of age may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental consent required if he or she is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that if the applicant is under 18 (rather than 21) years of age that he or she has never been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent and is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. LRB104 10395 BDA 20470 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2621 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2 430 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. Lowers the age at which a person who is not an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card from 21 to 18 and provides that a person who is under 18 years of age may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental consent required if he or she is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that if the applicant is under 18 (rather than 21) years of age that he or she has never been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent and is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. LRB104 10395 BDA 20470 b LRB104 10395 BDA 20470 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2621 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
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5	5	430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4
6	6	430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
7	7	Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Lowers the age at which a person who is not an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card from 21 to 18 and provides that a person who is under 18 years of age may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental consent required if he or she is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that if the applicant is under 18 (rather than 21) years of age that he or she has never been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent and is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
17	17	5 amended by changing Sections 2, 4, and 8 as follows:
18	18	6 (430 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)
19	19	7 Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required;
20	20	8 exceptions.
21	21	9 (a) (1) No person may acquire or possess any firearm, stun
22	22	10 gun, or taser within this State without having in his or her
23	23	11 possession a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
24	24	12 issued in his or her name by the Illinois State Police under
25	25	13 the provisions of this Act.
26	26	14 (2) No person may acquire or possess firearm ammunition
27	27	15 within this State without having in his or her possession a
28	28	16 Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his
29	29	17 or her name by the Illinois State Police under the provisions
30	30	18 of this Act.
31	31	19 (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the
32	32	20 possession of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and
33	33	21 tasers do not apply to:
34	34	22 (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the
35	35	23 operation of their official duties;
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39	39	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2621 Introduced , by Rep. Adam M. Niemerg SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
40	40	430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8 430 ILCS 65/2 from Ch. 38, par. 83-2 430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4 430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
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42	42	430 ILCS 65/4 from Ch. 38, par. 83-4
43	43	430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
44	44	Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Lowers the age at which a person who is not an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card from 21 to 18 and provides that a person who is under 18 years of age may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental consent required if he or she is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces. Provides that if the applicant is under 18 (rather than 21) years of age that he or she has never been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent and is an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces.
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74	74	1 (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States
75	75	2 or the National Guard, while engaged in the operation of
76	76	3 their official duties;
77	77	4 (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms,
78	78	5 while engaged in the operation of their official duties;
79	79	6 (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which
80	80	7 receive firearms directly from the armed forces of the
81	81	8 United States, while using the firearms for ceremonial
82	82	9 purposes with blank ammunition;
83	83	10 (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with
84	84	11 valid nonresident hunting licenses and while in an area
85	85	12 where hunting is permitted; however, at all other times
86	86	13 and in all other places these persons must have their
87	87	14 firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
88	88	15 (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting
89	89	16 license who are required to submit their Firearm Owner's
90	90	17 Identification Card when hunting on Department of Natural
91	91	18 Resources owned or managed sites;
92	92	19 (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range
93	93	20 recognized by the Illinois State Police; however, these
94	94	21 persons must at all other times and in all other places
95	95	22 have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
96	96	23 (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display
97	97	24 recognized by the Illinois State Police; however, at all
98	98	25 other times and in all other places these persons must
99	99	26 have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;
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110	110	1 (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and
111	111	2 enclosed in a case;
112	112	3 (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or
113	113	4 registered to possess a firearm in their resident state;
114	114	5 (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and
115	115	6 immediate control of their parent or legal guardian or
116	116	7 other person in loco parentis to the minor if the parent or
117	117	8 legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to the
118	118	9 minor has a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
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120	120	11 (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations
121	121	12 or members of bona fide American Legion bands while using
122	122	13 firearms for ceremonial purposes with blank ammunition;
123	123	14 (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does
124	124	15 not require them to be licensed or registered to possess a
125	125	16 firearm and only during hunting season, with valid hunting
126	126	17 licenses, while accompanied by, and using a firearm owned
127	127	18 by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
128	128	19 Identification Card and while in an area within a
129	129	20 commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code where
130	130	21 hunting is permitted and controlled, but in no instance
131	131	22 upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural
132	132	23 Resources;
133	133	24 (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to
134	134	25 hunt and, while accompanied by a person who possesses a
135	135	26 valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card, hunt in an area
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146	146	1 within a commercial club licensed under the Wildlife Code
147	147	2 where hunting is permitted and controlled; and
148	148	3 (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a
149	149	4 Firearm Owner's Identification Card under this Act and is
150	150	5 under the direct supervision of a holder of a Firearm
151	151	6 Owner's Identification Card who is 18 21 years of age or
152	152	7 older while the person is on a firing or shooting range or
153	153	8 is a participant in a firearms safety and training course
154	154	9 recognized by a law enforcement agency or a national,
155	155	10 statewide shooting sports organization.
156	156	11 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the
157	157	12 acquisition and possession of firearms, firearm ammunition,
158	158	13 stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement
159	159	14 officials of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in
160	160	15 the operation of their official duties.
161	161	16 (c-5) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of
162	162	17 subsection (a) of this Section regarding the possession of
163	163	18 firearms and firearm ammunition do not apply to the holder of a
164	164	19 valid concealed carry license issued under the Firearm
165	165	20 Concealed Carry Act who is in physical possession of the
166	166	21 concealed carry license.
167	167	22 (d) Any person who becomes a resident of this State, who is
168	168	23 not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using
169	169	24 a firearm or firearm ammunition, shall not be required to have
170	170	25 a Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess firearms or
171	171	26 firearms ammunition until 60 calendar days after he or she
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182	182	1 obtains an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
183	183	2 Identification Card.
184	184	3 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
185	185	4 (430 ILCS 65/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-4)
186	186	5 Sec. 4. Application for Firearm Owner's Identification
187	187	6 Cards.
188	188	7 (a) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
189	189	8 Card must:
190	190	9 (1) Submit an application as made available by the
191	191	10 Illinois State Police; and
192	192	11 (2) Submit evidence to the Illinois State Police that:
193	193	12 (i) (Blank); This subparagraph (i) applies through
194	194	13 the 180th day following July 12, 2019 (the effective
195	195	14 date of Public Act 101-80). He or she is 21 years of
196	196	15 age or over, or if he or she is under 21 years of age
197	197	16 that he or she has the written consent of his or her
198	198	17 parent or legal guardian to possess and acquire
199	199	18 firearms and firearm ammunition and that he or she has
200	200	19 never been convicted of a misdemeanor other than a
201	201	20 traffic offense or adjudged delinquent, provided,
202	202	21 however, that such parent or legal guardian is not an
203	203	22 individual prohibited from having a Firearm Owner's
204	204	23 Identification Card and files an affidavit with the
205	205	24 Department as prescribed by the Department stating
206	206	25 that he or she is not an individual prohibited from
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217	217	1 having a Card;
218	218	2 (i-5) This subparagraph (i-5) applies on and after
219	219	3 the 181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective
220	220	4 date of Public Act 101-80). He or she is 18 21 years of
221	221	5 age or over, or if he or she is under 18 21 years of
222	222	6 age that he or she has never been convicted of a
223	223	7 misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
224	224	8 delinquent and is an active duty member of the United
225	225	9 States Armed Forces or the Illinois National Guard or
226	226	10 has the written consent of his or her parent or legal
227	227	11 guardian to possess and acquire firearms and firearm
228	228	12 ammunition, provided, however, that such parent or
229	229	13 legal guardian is not an individual prohibited from
230	230	14 having a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and files
231	231	15 an affidavit with the Illinois State Police as
232	232	16 prescribed by the Illinois State Police stating that
233	233	17 he or she is not an individual prohibited from having a
234	234	18 Card or the active duty member of the United States
235	235	19 Armed Forces or the Illinois National Guard under 21
236	236	20 years of age annually submits proof to the Illinois
237	237	21 State Police, in a manner prescribed by the Illinois
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239	239	23 (ii) He or she has not been convicted of a felony
240	240	24 under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction;
241	241	25 (iii) He or she is not addicted to narcotics;
242	242	26 (iv) He or she has not been a patient in a mental
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253	253	1 health facility within the past 5 years or, if he or
254	254	2 she has been a patient in a mental health facility more
255	255	3 than 5 years ago submit the certification required
256	256	4 under subsection (u) of Section 8 of this Act;
257	257	5 (v) He or she is not a person with an intellectual
258	258	6 disability;
259	259	7 (vi) He or she is not a noncitizen who is
260	260	8 unlawfully present in the United States under the laws
261	261	9 of the United States;
262	262	10 (vii) He or she is not subject to an existing order
263	263	11 of protection prohibiting him or her from possessing a
264	264	12 firearm;
265	265	13 (viii) He or she has not been convicted within the
266	266	14 past 5 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault,
267	267	15 violation of an order of protection, or a
268	268	16 substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction,
269	269	17 in which a firearm was used or possessed;
270	270	18 (ix) He or she has not been convicted of domestic
271	271	19 battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a
272	272	20 substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction
273	273	21 committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the
274	274	22 effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant
275	275	23 knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have
276	276	24 an offense described in this clause (ix) tried by a
277	277	25 jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
278	278	26 conviction for an offense in which a domestic
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289	289	1 relationship is not a required element of the offense
290	290	2 but in which a determination of the applicability of
291	291	3 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of
292	292	4 the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the
293	293	5 court of a judgment of conviction for that offense
294	294	6 shall be grounds for denying the issuance of a Firearm
295	295	7 Owner's Identification Card under this Section;
296	296	8 (x) (Blank);
297	297	9 (xi) He or she is not a noncitizen who has been
298	298	10 admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant
299	299	11 visa (as that term is defined in Section 101(a)(26) of
300	300	12 the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
301	301	13 1101(a)(26))), or that he or she is a noncitizen who
302	302	14 has been lawfully admitted to the United States under
303	303	15 a non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is:
304	304	16 (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
305	305	17 hunting or sporting purposes;
306	306	18 (2) an official representative of a foreign
307	307	19 government who is:
308	308	20 (A) accredited to the United States
309	309	21 Government or the Government's mission to an
310	310	22 international organization having its
311	311	23 headquarters in the United States; or
312	312	24 (B) en route to or from another country to
313	313	25 which that noncitizen is accredited;
314	314	26 (3) an official of a foreign government or
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325	325	1 distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
326	326	2 designated by the Department of State;
327	327	3 (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
328	328	4 friendly foreign government entering the United
329	329	5 States on official business; or
330	330	6 (5) one who has received a waiver from the
331	331	7 Attorney General of the United States pursuant to
332	332	8 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
333	333	9 (xii) He or she is not a minor subject to a
334	334	10 petition filed under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile
335	335	11 Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a
336	336	12 delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that
337	337	13 if committed by an adult would be a felony;
338	338	14 (xiii) He or she is not an adult who had been
339	339	15 adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile
340	340	16 Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense that
341	341	17 if committed by an adult would be a felony;
342	342	18 (xiv) He or she is a resident of the State of
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344	344	20 (xv) He or she has not been adjudicated as a person
345	345	21 with a mental disability;
346	346	22 (xvi) He or she has not been involuntarily
347	347	23 admitted into a mental health facility; and
348	348	24 (xvii) He or she is not a person with a
349	349	25 developmental disability; and
350	350	26 (3) Upon request by the Illinois State Police, sign a
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361	361	1 release on a form prescribed by the Illinois State Police
362	362	2 waiving any right to confidentiality and requesting the
363	363	3 disclosure to the Illinois State Police of limited mental
364	364	4 health institution admission information from another
365	365	5 state, the District of Columbia, any other territory of
366	366	6 the United States, or a foreign nation concerning the
367	367	7 applicant for the sole purpose of determining whether the
368	368	8 applicant is or was a patient in a mental health
369	369	9 institution and disqualified because of that status from
370	370	10 receiving a Firearm Owner's Identification Card. No mental
371	371	11 health care or treatment records may be requested. The
372	372	12 information received shall be destroyed within one year of
373	373	13 receipt.
374	374	14 (a-5) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
375	375	15 Card who is over the age of 18 shall furnish to the Illinois
376	376	16 State Police either his or her Illinois driver's license
377	377	17 number or Illinois Identification Card number, except as
378	378	18 provided in subsection (a-10).
379	379	19 (a-10) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
380	380	20 Card, who is employed as a law enforcement officer, an armed
381	381	21 security officer in Illinois, or by the United States Military
382	382	22 permanently assigned in Illinois and who is not an Illinois
383	383	23 resident, shall furnish to the Illinois State Police his or
384	384	24 her driver's license number or state identification card
385	385	25 number from his or her state of residence. The Illinois State
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397	397	1 subsection (a-10).
398	398	2 (a-15) If an applicant applying for a Firearm Owner's
399	399	3 Identification Card moves from the residence address named in
400	400	4 the application, he or she shall immediately notify in a form
401	401	5 and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police of that
402	402	6 change of address.
403	403	7 (a-20) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
404	404	8 Card shall furnish to the Illinois State Police his or her
405	405	9 photograph. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older
406	406	10 seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement
407	407	11 must furnish with the application an approved copy of United
408	408	12 States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service
409	409	13 Form 4029. In lieu of a photograph, an applicant regardless of
410	410	14 age seeking a religious exemption to the photograph
411	411	15 requirement shall submit fingerprints on a form and manner
412	412	16 prescribed by the Illinois State Police with his or her
413	413	17 application.
414	414	18 (a-25) Beginning January 1, 2023, each applicant for the
415	415	19 issuance of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may include
416	416	20 a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to
417	417	21 the Illinois State Police, unless the applicant has previously
418	418	22 provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Illinois
419	419	23 State Police under this Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry
420	420	24 Act.
421	421	25 The fingerprints must be transmitted through a live scan
422	422	26 fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and
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433	433	1 Professional Regulation. The fingerprints shall be checked
434	434	2 against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the
435	435	3 Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation
436	436	4 criminal history records databases, including all available
437	437	5 State and local criminal history record information files.
438	438	6 The Illinois State Police shall charge applicants a
439	439	7 one-time fee for conducting the criminal history record check,
440	440	8 which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund
441	441	9 and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national
442	442	10 criminal history record check.
443	443	11 (a-26) The Illinois State Police shall research, explore,
444	444	12 and report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2022 on the
445	445	13 feasibility of permitting voluntarily submitted fingerprints
446	446	14 obtained for purposes other than Firearm Owner's
447	447	15 Identification Card enforcement that are contained in the
448	448	16 Illinois State Police database for purposes of this Act.
449	449	17 (b) Each application form shall include the following
450	450	18 statement printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false
451	451	19 information on an application for a Firearm Owner's
452	452	20 Identification Card is punishable as a Class 2 felony in
453	453	21 accordance with subsection (d-5) of Section 14 of the Firearm
454	454	22 Owners Identification Card Act.".
455	455	23 (c) Upon such written consent, pursuant to Section 4,
456	456	24 paragraph (a)(2)(i), the parent or legal guardian giving the
457	457	25 consent shall be liable for any damages resulting from the
458	458	26 applicant's use of firearms or firearm ammunition.
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469	469	1 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-237, eff. 1-1-22;
470	470	2 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1030, eff.
471	471	3 5-27-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
472	472	4 (430 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
473	473	5 Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois
474	474	6 State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
475	475	7 revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
476	476	8 previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State
477	477	9 Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card
478	478	10 was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
479	479	11 (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
480	480	12 convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
481	481	13 adjudged delinquent;
482	482	14 (b) (Blank); This subsection (b) applies through the
483	483	15 180th day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
484	484	16 Public Act 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who does
485	485	17 not have the written consent of his parent or guardian to
486	486	18 acquire and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or
487	487	19 whose parent or guardian has revoked such written consent,
488	488	20 or where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
489	489	21 Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
490	490	22 (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the
491	491	23 181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
492	492	24 Public Act 101-80). A person under 18 21 years of age who
493	493	25 is not an active duty member of the United States Armed
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504	504	1 Forces or the Illinois National Guard and does not have
505	505	2 the written consent of his or her parent or guardian to
506	506	3 acquire and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or
507	507	4 whose parent or guardian has revoked such written consent,
508	508	5 or where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
509	509	6 Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
510	510	7 (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
511	511	8 this or any other jurisdiction;
512	512	9 (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
513	513	10 (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
514	514	11 facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
515	515	12 patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
516	516	13 who has not received the certification required under
517	517	14 subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
518	518	15 officer employed by a unit of government or a Department
519	519	16 of Corrections employee authorized to possess firearms who
520	520	17 is denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's
521	521	18 Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may
522	522	19 obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section
523	523	20 10 of this Act if the officer or employee did not act in a
524	524	21 manner threatening to the officer or employee, another
525	525	22 person, or the public as determined by the treating
526	526	23 clinical psychologist or physician, and the officer or
527	527	24 employee seeks mental health treatment;
528	528	25 (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a
529	529	26 nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the
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540	540	1 applicant, any other person or persons, or the community;
541	541	2 (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
542	542	3 (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
543	543	4 in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application or
544	544	5 endorsement affidavit;
545	545	6 (i) A noncitizen who is unlawfully present in the
546	546	7 United States under the laws of the United States;
547	547	8 (i-5) A noncitizen who has been admitted to the United
548	548	9 States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
549	549	10 in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
550	550	11 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
551	551	12 (i-5) does not apply to any noncitizen who has been
552	552	13 lawfully admitted to the United States under a
553	553	14 non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is:
554	554	15 (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
555	555	16 hunting or sporting purposes;
556	556	17 (2) an official representative of a foreign
557	557	18 government who is:
558	558	19 (A) accredited to the United States Government
559	559	20 or the Government's mission to an international
560	560	21 organization having its headquarters in the United
561	561	22 States; or
562	562	23 (B) en route to or from another country to
563	563	24 which that noncitizen is accredited;
564	564	25 (3) an official of a foreign government or
565	565	26 distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
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576	576	1 designated by the Department of State;
577	577	2 (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
578	578	3 friendly foreign government entering the United States
579	579	4 on official business; or
580	580	5 (5) one who has received a waiver from the
581	581	6 Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18
582	582	7 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
583	583	8 (j) (Blank);
584	584	9 (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
585	585	10 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
586	586	11 of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
587	587	12 offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
588	588	13 used or possessed;
589	589	14 (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
590	590	15 battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
591	591	16 similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
592	592	17 on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
593	593	18 Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
594	594	19 previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
595	595	20 under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the
596	596	21 right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l)
597	597	22 tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results
598	598	23 in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic
599	599	24 relationship is not a required element of the offense but
600	600	25 in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C.
601	601	26 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of
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612	612	1 Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a
613	613	2 judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds
614	614	3 for denying an application for and for revoking and
615	615	4 seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
616	616	5 issued to the person under this Act;
617	617	6 (m) (Blank);
618	618	7 (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
619	619	8 possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
620	620	9 State statute or by federal law;
621	621	10 (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
622	622	11 5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
623	623	12 minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
624	624	13 offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
625	625	14 (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
626	626	15 minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
627	627	16 commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
628	628	17 would be a felony;
629	629	18 (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
630	630	19 Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
631	631	20 Section 4;
632	632	21 (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
633	633	22 a mental disability;
634	634	23 (s) A person who has been found to have a
635	635	24 developmental disability;
636	636	25 (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
637	637	26 health facility; or
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648	648	1 (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
649	649	2 Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
650	650	3 of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of
651	651	4 subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she
652	652	5 was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in
653	653	6 subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
654	654	7 obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
655	655	8 5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
656	656	9 mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
657	657	10 psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
658	658	11 defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
659	659	12 Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that
660	660	13 he or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
661	661	14 herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
662	662	15 or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
663	663	16 her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
664	664	17 professionally liable for making or not making the
665	665	18 certification required under this subsection, except for
666	666	19 willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
667	667	20 apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have
668	668	21 been restored through administrative or judicial action
669	669	22 under Section 10 or 11 of this Act.
670	670	23 Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
671	671	24 Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall provide
672	672	25 notice to the person and the person shall comply with Section
673	673	26 9.5 of this Act.
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