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11 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3688 Introduced , by Rep. Maura Hirschauer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 08624 RLC 18676 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB3688 Introduced , by Rep. Maura Hirschauer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026. LRB104 08624 RLC 18676 b LRB104 08624 RLC 18676 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning firearms.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Safe
1515 5 Gun Storage Act.
1616 6 Section 5. Storage of firearms. A firearm owner shall not
1717 7 store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm
1818 8 owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the
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2020 10 having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited
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2525 15 If the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner
2626 16 or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed
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2828 18 Section 10. Penalties; violations.
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3131 21 exhibited behavior that indicates to a reasonable person there
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3939 Creates the Safe Gun Storage Act. Provides that a firearm owner shall not store or keep any firearm in any premises where the firearm owner knows or reasonably should know a minor without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to the firearm unless the firearm is secured in a locked container, properly engaged so as to render the firearm inaccessible or unusable to any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized user. Provides that if the firearm is carried by or under the control of the owner or other lawfully authorized user, then the firearm is deemed lawfully stored or kept. Provides that a violation of the Act is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500, except (i) if any person knows or reasonably should know that a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed $1,000 and (ii) if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the civil penalty shall not exceed $10,000. Provides that the court may order a person who is found in violation of the Act to perform community service or pay restitution in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if good cause is shown. Provides that nothing in the Act shall be construed to preclude civil liabilities for violations of the Act. Provides that a violation of the Act is prima facie evidence of negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and causes personal injury to the death of oneself or another or uses the firearm in the commission of a crime. Provides that an action to collect a civil penalty under the Act may be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of the county in which the violation occurred. Provides that any money received from the collection of a civil penalty under the Act shall be deposited in the Mental Health Fund. Defines terms. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes. Effective January 1, 2026.
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6767 1 suicide or causing physical harm to oneself or others.
6868 2 "Minor" means a person under 18 years of age; however,
6969 3 "minor" does not include a member of the United States Armed
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7171 5 "Premises" includes any land, building, structure,
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7474 8 "Prohibited person" means a person ineligible under
7575 9 federal or State law to possess a firearm. "Prohibited person"
7676 10 does not include a person who is otherwise eligible to own a
7777 11 firearm pursuant to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act
7878 12 but does not, at the time of the violation, have a Firearm
7979 13 Owner's Identification Card.
8080 14 (b)(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (2) and
8181 15 (3) of this subsection (b), a violation of Section 5 is subject
8282 16 to a civil penalty not to exceed $500.
8383 17 (2) If any person knows or reasonably should know that a
8484 18 minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person is likely to
8585 19 gain access to a firearm belonging to or under the control of
8686 20 that person, and a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited
8787 21 person obtains the firearm, the civil penalty shall not exceed
8888 22 $1,000.
8989 23 (3) If a minor, an at-risk person, or a prohibited person
9090 24 obtains a firearm and uses it to injure or cause the death of a
9191 25 person or uses the firearm in connection with a crime, the
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103103 1 (c) The court may order a person who is found in violation
104104 2 of Section 5 to perform community service or pay restitution
105105 3 in lieu of the civil penalties imposed under this Section if
106106 4 good cause is shown.
107107 5 (d) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preclude
108108 6 civil liabilities for violations of this Act.
109109 7 (e) A violation of this Act is prima facie evidence of
110110 8 negligence per se in any civil proceeding if a minor, an
111111 9 at-risk person, or a prohibited person obtains a firearm and
112112 10 causes personal injury or the death of oneself or another or
113113 11 uses the firearm in the commission of a crime.
114114 12 (f) An action to collect a civil penalty under this Act may
115115 13 be brought by the Attorney General or the State's Attorney of
116116 14 the county in which the violation occurred. Any money received
117117 15 from the collection of a civil penalty under this Act shall be
118118 16 deposited in the Mental Health Fund.
119119 17 Section 90. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
120120 18 amended by changing Sections 3, 3.1, 8, and 8.1 and by adding
121121 19 Section 7.10 as follows:
122122 20 (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
123123 21 Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
124124 22 knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
125125 23 firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
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137137 1 either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
138138 2 Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
139139 3 Illinois State Police under the provisions of this Act; or (2)
140140 4 a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm which
141141 5 has previously been issued in his or her name by the Illinois
142142 6 State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In
143143 7 addition, all firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by
144144 8 federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1
145145 9 and beginning January 1, 2026, the federally licensed firearm
146146 10 dealers shall check the Illinois State Police Internet-based
147147 11 system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have
148148 12 been reported stolen are available for public access for
149149 13 individuals to ensure any firearms are not reported stolen
150150 14 prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm under subsection
151151 15 (a-25) of this Section. New firearms shipped directly from the
152152 16 manufacturer are exempt from this provision.
153153 17 (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
154154 18 dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
155155 19 person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
156156 20 transferring the firearm, request the Illinois State Police to
157157 21 conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the
158158 22 firearm in accordance with Section 3.1 and beginning January
159159 23 1, 2026, the Illinois State Police shall check the Illinois
160160 24 State Police Internet-based system upon which the serial
161161 25 numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are
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173173 1 firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or transfer
174174 2 of a firearm under subsection {a-25} of this Section. New
175175 3 firearms shipped directly from the manufacturer are exempt
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177177 5 (a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this
178178 6 Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
179179 7 dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
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181181 9 dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
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183183 11 of subsection (a-15) of this Section to conduct the transfer
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185185 13 purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to
186186 14 determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's
187187 15 Firearm Owner's Identification Card under State and federal
188188 16 law, including the National Instant Criminal Background Check
189189 17 System. This subsection shall not be effective until July 1,
190190 18 2023. Until that date the transferor shall contact the
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192192 20 Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to determine the
193193 21 validity of the card. The Illinois State Police may adopt
194194 22 rules concerning the implementation of this subsection. The
195195 23 Illinois State Police shall provide the seller or transferor
196196 24 an approval number if the purchaser's Firearm Owner's
197197 25 Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued by the Illinois
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209209 1 subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
210210 2 (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
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212212 4 (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a
213213 5 federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
214214 6 licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
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216216 8 Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
217217 9 federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the
218218 10 seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer
219219 11 is not required to accept the firearm into his or her
220220 12 inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by
221221 13 the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to
222222 14 exceed $25 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
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226226 18 (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
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228228 20 father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
229229 21 nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
230230 22 grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
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232232 24 (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
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245245 1 subsection (a-5) of this Section;
246246 2 (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
247247 3 gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
248248 4 to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm
249249 5 by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
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252252 8 (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home
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258258 14 (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
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260260 16 within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
261261 17 (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
262262 18 permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
263263 19 museum, or institutional collection; and
264264 20 (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
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266266 22 Card under Section 2 of this Act.
267267 23 (a-20) The Illinois State Police shall develop an
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281281 1 have the Internet-based system updated and available for use
282282 2 by January 1, 2024. The Illinois State Police shall adopt
283283 3 rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this
284284 4 system; but no rule shall allow the Illinois State Police to
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286286 6 Internet-based system shall include a written notice, in both
287287 7 English and Spanish, of a firearm owner's obligation to report
288288 8 to local law enforcement any lost or stolen firearm within 48
289289 9 hours after the owner first discovers the loss or theft.
290290 10 (a-25) On or before January 1, 2022, the Illinois State
291291 11 Police shall develop an Internet-based system upon which the
292292 12 serial numbers of firearms that have been reported stolen are
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299299 19 system. On or before January 1, 2026, the Illinois State
300300 20 Police shall make the Internet-based system created under this
301301 21 subsection accessible to federally licensed firearms dealers
302302 22 to verify that the make, model, and serial numbers of firearms
303303 23 that are being bought, sold, or transferred by the dealers
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318318 2 (a-30) The Illinois State Police shall establish an
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320320 4 individuals who have failed to report the loss or theft of a
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323323 7 (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes
324324 8 to be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
325325 9 record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
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327327 11 firearm, stun gun, or taser pursuant to subsection (a-10)
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330330 14 be required to maintain a transfer record. The federally
331331 15 licensed firearm dealer shall maintain the transfer record for
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334334 18 record. The record shall be provided and maintained in either
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336336 20 dealer shall not be liable for the accuracy of any information
337337 21 in the transfer record submitted pursuant to this Section.
338338 22 Such records shall contain the date of the transfer; the
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355355 3 this Section; if the transfer was not completed within this
356356 4 State, the record shall contain the name and address of the
357357 5 transferee. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
358358 6 contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm.
359359 7 On demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
360360 8 inspection such record of transfer. For any transfer pursuant
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362362 10 officer, such transferee shall identify the federally licensed
363363 11 firearm dealer maintaining the transfer record. If the
364364 12 transfer or sale took place at a gun show, the record shall
365365 13 include the unique identification number. Failure to record
366366 14 the unique identification number or approval number is a petty
367367 15 offense. For transfers of a firearm, stun gun, or taser made on
368368 16 or after January 18, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
369369 17 100-1178), failure by the private seller to maintain the
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371371 19 by a transferee pursuant to subsection a-10 of this Section to
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374374 22 offense and a Class 4 felony for a second or subsequent offense
375375 23 occurring within 10 years of the first offense and the second
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390390 2 Section 5-6-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. A transferee
391391 3 or transferor shall not be criminally liable under this
392392 4 Section provided that he or she provides the Illinois State
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395395 7 Police shall establish, by rule, a standard form on its
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397397 9 (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
398398 10 within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
399399 11 mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law
400400 12 to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within
401401 13 or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
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408408 20 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
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410410 22 specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
411411 23 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-24; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
412412 24 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
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424424 1 Sec. 3.1. Firearm Transfer Inquiry Program.
425425 2 (a) The Illinois State Police shall provide a dial up
426426 3 telephone system or utilize other existing technology which
427427 4 shall be used by any federally licensed firearm dealer, gun
428428 5 show promoter, or gun show vendor who is to transfer a firearm,
429429 6 stun gun, or taser under the provisions of this Act. The
430430 7 Illinois State Police may utilize existing technology which
431431 8 allows the caller to be charged a fee not to exceed $2. Fees
432432 9 collected by the Illinois State Police shall be deposited in
433433 10 the State Police Firearm Services Fund and used to provide the
434434 11 service. Beginning January 1, 2026, a federally licensed
435435 12 firearm dealer, gun show promoter, and gun show vendor shall
436436 13 additionally check the Illinois State Police Internet-based
437437 14 system upon which the serial numbers of firearms that have
438438 15 been reported stolen are available for public access to ensure
439439 16 any firearms are not reported stolen prior to the sale or
440440 17 transfer of a firearm under subsection (a-25) of Section 3 of
441441 18 this Act. New firearms shipped directly from the manufacturer
442442 19 are exempt from this provision.
443443 20 (b) Upon receiving a request from a federally licensed
444444 21 firearm dealer, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor, the
445445 22 Illinois State Police shall immediately approve or, within the
446446 23 time period established by Section 24-3 of the Criminal Code
447447 24 of 2012 regarding the delivery of firearms, stun guns, and
448448 25 tasers, notify the inquiring dealer, gun show promoter, or gun
449449 26 show vendor of any objection that would disqualify the
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460460 1 transferee from acquiring or possessing a firearm, stun gun,
461461 2 or taser. In conducting the inquiry, the Illinois State Police
462462 3 shall initiate and complete an automated search of its
463463 4 criminal history record information files and those of the
464464 5 Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the National
465465 6 Instant Criminal Background Check System, and of the files of
466466 7 the Department of Human Services relating to mental health and
467467 8 developmental disabilities to obtain any felony conviction or
468468 9 patient hospitalization information which would disqualify a
469469 10 person from obtaining or require revocation of a currently
470470 11 valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
471471 12 (b-5) By January 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police shall
472472 13 by rule provide a process for the automatic renewal of the
473473 14 Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a person at the time of
474474 15 an inquiry in subsection (b). Persons eligible for this
475475 16 process must have a set of fingerprints on file with their
476476 17 applications under either subsection (a-25) of Section 4 or
477477 18 the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
478478 19 (c) If receipt of a firearm would not violate Section 24-3
479479 20 of the Criminal Code of 2012, federal law, or this Act, the
480480 21 Illinois State Police shall:
481481 22 (1) assign a unique identification number to the
482482 23 transfer; and
483483 24 (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun
484484 25 show vendor with the number.
485485 26 (d) Approvals issued by the Illinois State Police for the
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496496 1 purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date of
497497 2 issue.
498498 3 (e) (1) The Illinois State Police must act as the Illinois
499499 4 Point of Contact for the National Instant Criminal Background
500500 5 Check System.
501501 6 (2) The Illinois State Police and the Department of Human
502502 7 Services shall, in accordance with State and federal law
503503 8 regarding confidentiality, enter into a memorandum of
504504 9 understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the
505505 10 purpose of implementing the National Instant Criminal
506506 11 Background Check System in the State. The Illinois State
507507 12 Police shall report the name, date of birth, and physical
508508 13 description of any person prohibited from possessing a firearm
509509 14 pursuant to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or 18
510510 15 U.S.C. 922(g) and (n) to the National Instant Criminal
511511 16 Background Check System Index, Denied Persons Files.
512512 17 (3) The Illinois State Police shall provide notice of the
513513 18 disqualification of a person under subsection (b) of this
514514 19 Section or the revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
515515 20 Identification Card under Section 8 or Section 8.2 of this
516516 21 Act, and the reason for the disqualification or revocation, to
517517 22 all law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction to assist with
518518 23 the seizure of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification
519519 24 Card.
520520 25 (f) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules not
521521 26 inconsistent with this Section to implement this system.
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533533 2 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
534534 3 (430 ILCS 65/7.10 new)
535535 4 Sec. 7.10. Notice of obligation to report lost or stolen
536536 5 firearm. Upon the issuance and each renewal of a Firearm
537537 6 Owner's Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall
538538 7 advise the applicant or holder in writing, in both English and
539539 8 Spanish, of his or her obligation to report to local law
540540 9 enforcement any lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after
541541 10 he or she first discovers the loss or theft. A person is deemed
542542 11 to have discovered that a firearm was lost or stolen only when
543543 12 the person has received evidence indicating that a loss or
544544 13 theft has occurred.
545545 14 (430 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
546546 15 Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Illinois
547547 16 State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
548548 17 revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
549549 18 previously issued under this Act only if the Illinois State
550550 19 Police finds that the applicant or the person to whom such card
551551 20 was issued is or was at the time of issuance:
552552 21 (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
553553 22 convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
554554 23 adjudged delinquent;
555555 24 (b) This subsection (b) applies through the 180th day
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566566 1 following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of Public Act
567567 2 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who does not have
568568 3 the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
569569 4 and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
570570 5 parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or
571571 6 where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
572572 7 Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
573573 8 (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the
574574 9 181st day following July 12, 2019 (the effective date of
575575 10 Public Act 101-80). A person under 21 years of age who is
576576 11 not an active duty member of the United States Armed
577577 12 Forces or the Illinois National Guard and does not have
578578 13 the written consent of his or her parent or guardian to
579579 14 acquire and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or
580580 15 whose parent or guardian has revoked such written consent,
581581 16 or where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
582582 17 Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
583583 18 (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
584584 19 this or any other jurisdiction;
585585 20 (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
586586 21 (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
587587 22 facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
588588 23 patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
589589 24 who has not received the certification required under
590590 25 subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
591591 26 officer employed by a unit of government or a Department
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602602 1 of Corrections employee authorized to possess firearms who
603603 2 is denied, revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's
604604 3 Identification Card seized under this subsection (e) may
605605 4 obtain relief as described in subsection (c-5) of Section
606606 5 10 of this Act if the officer or employee did not act in a
607607 6 manner threatening to the officer or employee, another
608608 7 person, or the public as determined by the treating
609609 8 clinical psychologist or physician, and the officer or
610610 9 employee seeks mental health treatment;
611611 10 (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a
612612 11 nature that it poses a clear and present danger to the
613613 12 applicant, any other person or persons, or the community;
614614 13 (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
615615 14 (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
616616 15 in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application or
617617 16 endorsement affidavit;
618618 17 (i) A noncitizen who is unlawfully present in the
619619 18 United States under the laws of the United States;
620620 19 (i-5) A noncitizen who has been admitted to the United
621621 20 States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
622622 21 in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
623623 22 Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
624624 23 (i-5) does not apply to any noncitizen who has been
625625 24 lawfully admitted to the United States under a
626626 25 non-immigrant visa if that noncitizen is:
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638638 1 hunting or sporting purposes;
639639 2 (2) an official representative of a foreign
640640 3 government who is:
641641 4 (A) accredited to the United States Government
642642 5 or the Government's mission to an international
643643 6 organization having its headquarters in the United
644644 7 States; or
645645 8 (B) en route to or from another country to
646646 9 which that noncitizen is accredited;
647647 10 (3) an official of a foreign government or
648648 11 distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
649649 12 designated by the Department of State;
650650 13 (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
651651 14 friendly foreign government entering the United States
652652 15 on official business; or
653653 16 (5) one who has received a waiver from the
654654 17 Attorney General of the United States pursuant to 18
655655 18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
656656 19 (j) (Blank);
657657 20 (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
658658 21 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
659659 22 of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
660660 23 offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
661661 24 used or possessed;
662662 25 (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
663663 26 battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
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674674 1 similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
675675 2 on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
676676 3 Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
677677 4 previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
678678 5 under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the
679679 6 right to have an offense described in this paragraph (l)
680680 7 tried by a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results
681681 8 in a conviction for an offense in which a domestic
682682 9 relationship is not a required element of the offense but
683683 10 in which a determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C.
684684 11 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of
685685 12 Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a
686686 13 judgment of conviction for that offense shall be grounds
687687 14 for denying an application for and for revoking and
688688 15 seizing a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously
689689 16 issued to the person under this Act;
690690 17 (m) (Blank);
691691 18 (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
692692 19 possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
693693 20 State statute or by federal law;
694694 21 (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
695695 22 5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
696696 23 minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
697697 24 offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
698698 25 (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
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710710 1 commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
711711 2 would be a felony;
712712 3 (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
713713 4 Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
714714 5 Section 4;
715715 6 (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
716716 7 a mental disability;
717717 8 (s) A person who has been found to have a
718718 9 developmental disability;
719719 10 (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
720720 11 health facility; or
721721 12 (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
722722 13 Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
723723 14 of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of
724724 15 subsection (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she
725725 16 was a patient in a mental health facility as provided in
726726 17 subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
727727 18 obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
728728 19 5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
729729 20 mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
730730 21 psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
731731 22 defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
732732 23 Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that
733733 24 he or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
734734 25 herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
735735 26 or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
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746746 1 her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
747747 2 professionally liable for making or not making the
748748 3 certification required under this subsection, except for
749749 4 willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
750750 5 apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have
751751 6 been restored through administrative or judicial action
752752 7 under Section 10 or 11 of this Act; or
753753 8 (v) A person who fails to report a loss or theft of a
754754 9 firearm within 48 hours of the discovery of such loss or
755755 10 theft to local law enforcement as required under
756756 11 subsection (a) of Section 24-4.1 of the Criminal Code of
757757 12 2012.
758758 13 Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
759759 14 Identification Card, the Illinois State Police shall provide
760760 15 notice to the person and the person shall comply with Section
761761 16 9.5 of this Act.
762762 17 (Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
763763 18 102-645, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1030, eff.
764764 19 5-27-22; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
765765 20 (430 ILCS 65/8.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1)
766766 21 Sec. 8.1. Notifications to the Illinois State Police.
767767 22 (a) The Circuit Clerk shall, in the form and manner
768768 23 required by the Supreme Court, notify the Illinois State
769769 24 Police of all final dispositions of cases for which the
770770 25 Department has received information reported to it under
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781781 1 Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Criminal Identification Act.
782782 2 (b) Upon adjudication of any individual as a person with a
783783 3 mental disability as defined in Section 1.1 of this Act or a
784784 4 finding that a person has been involuntarily admitted, the
785785 5 court shall direct the circuit court clerk to immediately
786786 6 notify the Illinois State Police, Firearm Owner's
787787 7 Identification (FOID) department, and shall forward a copy of
788788 8 the court order to the Department.
789789 9 (b-1) Beginning July 1, 2016, and each July 1 and December
790790 10 30 of every year thereafter, the circuit court clerk shall, in
791791 11 the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police,
792792 12 notify the Illinois State Police, Firearm Owner's
793793 13 Identification (FOID) department if the court has not directed
794794 14 the circuit court clerk to notify the Illinois State Police,
795795 15 Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) department under
796796 16 subsection (b) of this Section, within the preceding 6 months,
797797 17 because no person has been adjudicated as a person with a
798798 18 mental disability by the court as defined in Section 1.1 of
799799 19 this Act or if no person has been involuntarily admitted. The
800800 20 Supreme Court may adopt any orders or rules necessary to
801801 21 identify the persons who shall be reported to the Illinois
802802 22 State Police under subsection (b), or any other orders or
803803 23 rules necessary to implement the requirements of this Act.
804804 24 (c) The Department of Human Services shall, in the form
805805 25 and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, report all
806806 26 information collected under subsection (b) of Section 12 of
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817817 1 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
818818 2 Confidentiality Act for the purpose of determining whether a
819819 3 person who may be or may have been a patient in a mental health
820820 4 facility is disqualified under State or federal law from
821821 5 receiving or retaining a Firearm Owner's Identification Card,
822822 6 or purchasing a weapon.
823823 7 (d) If a person is determined to pose a clear and present
824824 8 danger to himself, herself, or to others:
825825 9 (1) by a physician, clinical psychologist, or
826826 10 qualified examiner, or is determined to have a
827827 11 developmental disability by a physician, clinical
828828 12 psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by
829829 13 the State or privately, then the physician, clinical
830830 14 psychologist, or qualified examiner shall, within 24 hours
831831 15 of making the determination, notify the Department of
832832 16 Human Services that the person poses a clear and present
833833 17 danger or has a developmental disability; or
834834 18 (2) by a law enforcement official or school
835835 19 administrator, then the law enforcement official or school
836836 20 administrator shall, within 24 hours of making the
837837 21 determination, notify the Illinois State Police that the
838838 22 person poses a clear and present danger.
839839 23 The Department of Human Services shall immediately update
840840 24 its records and information relating to mental health and
841841 25 developmental disabilities, and if appropriate, shall notify
842842 26 the Illinois State Police in a form and manner prescribed by
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853853 1 the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall
854854 2 determine whether to revoke the person's Firearm Owner's
855855 3 Identification Card under Section 8 of this Act. Any
856856 4 information disclosed under this subsection shall remain
857857 5 privileged and confidential, and shall not be redisclosed,
858858 6 except as required under subsection (e) of Section 3.1 of this
859859 7 Act, nor used for any other purpose. The method of providing
860860 8 this information shall guarantee that the information is not
861861 9 released beyond what is necessary for the purpose of this
862862 10 Section and shall be provided by rule by the Department of
863863 11 Human Services. The identity of the person reporting under
864864 12 this Section shall not be disclosed to the subject of the
865865 13 report. The physician, clinical psychologist, qualified
866866 14 examiner, law enforcement official, or school administrator
867867 15 making the determination and his or her employer shall not be
868868 16 held criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for making
869869 17 or not making the notification required under this subsection,
870870 18 except for willful or wanton misconduct.
871871 19 (d-5) If a law enforcement official determines that a
872872 20 person has failed to report a lost or stolen firearm as
873873 21 required by Section 24-4.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, then
874874 22 the law enforcement official shall, within 24 hours of making
875875 23 that determination, notify the Illinois State Police that the
876876 24 person has failed to report a lost or stolen firearm. The law
877877 25 enforcement official shall notify the Illinois State Police in
878878 26 a form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. The
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889889 1 Illinois State Police shall determine whether to revoke the
890890 2 person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section 8
891891 3 of this Act. Any information disclosed under this subsection
892892 4 shall remain privileged and confidential, and shall not be
893893 5 redisclosed, except as required under subsection (e) of
894894 6 Section 3.1 of this Act, nor used for any other purpose.
895895 7 (e) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to
896896 8 implement this Section.
897897 9 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
898898 10 Section 95. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
899899 11 adding Section 56 as follows:
900900 12 (430 ILCS 66/56 new)
901901 13 Sec. 56. Notice of obligation to report lost or stolen
902902 14 firearm. Upon the issuance and each renewal of a concealed
903903 15 carry license, the Illinois State Police shall advise the
904904 16 applicant or licensee in writing, in both English and Spanish,
905905 17 of his or her obligation to report to local law enforcement any
906906 18 lost or stolen firearm within 48 hours after he or she first
907907 19 discovers the theft or loss.
908908 20 Section 100. The Firearm Dealer License Certification Act
909909 21 is amended by changing Section 5-20 as follows:
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921921 1 Sec. 5-20. Additional licensee requirements.
922922 2 (a) A certified licensee shall make a photo copy of a
923923 3 buyer's or transferee's valid photo identification card
924924 4 whenever a firearm sale transaction takes place. The photo
925925 5 copy shall be attached to the documentation detailing the
926926 6 record of sale.
927927 7 (b) A certified licensee shall post in a conspicuous
928928 8 position on the premises where the licensee conducts business
929929 9 a sign that contains the following warning in block letters
930930 10 not less than one inch in height:
931931 11 "With few exceptions enumerated in the Firearm Owners
932932 12 Identification Card Act, it is unlawful for you to:
933933 13 (A) store or leave an unsecured firearm in a place
934934 14 where a child can obtain access to it;
935935 15 (B) sell or transfer your firearm to someone else
936936 16 without receiving approval for the transfer from the
937937 17 Illinois State Police, or
938938 18 (C) fail to report the loss or theft of your
939939 19 firearm to local law enforcement within 72 hours.".
940940 20 This sign shall be created by the Illinois State Police and
941941 21 made available for printing or downloading from the Illinois
942942 22 State Police's website.
943943 23 (c) No retail location established after the effective
944944 24 date of this Act shall be located within 500 feet of any
945945 25 school, pre-school, or day care facility in existence at its
946946 26 location before the retail location is established as measured
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957957 1 from the nearest corner of the building holding the retail
958958 2 location to the corner of the school, pre-school, or day care
959959 3 facility building nearest the retail location at the time the
960960 4 retail location seeks licensure.
961961 5 (d) A certified dealer who sells or transfers a firearm
962962 6 shall notify the purchaser or the recipient, orally and in
963963 7 writing, in both English and Spanish, at the time of the sale
964964 8 or transfer, that the owner of a firearm is required to report
965965 9 a lost or stolen firearm to local law enforcement within 48
966966 10 hours after the owner first discovers the loss or theft. The
967967 11 Illinois State Police shall create a written notice, in both
968968 12 English and Spanish, that certified dealers shall provide
969969 13 firearm purchasers or transferees in accordance with this
970970 14 provision and make such notice available for printing or
971971 15 downloading from the Illinois State Police website.
972972 16 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
973973 17 Section 105. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
974974 18 changing Sections 24-3.8, 24-3.9, 24-3B, 24-4.1, and 24-9 as
975975 19 follows:
976976 20 (720 ILCS 5/24-3.8)
977977 21 Sec. 24-3.8. Possession of a stolen firearm.
978978 22 (a) A person commits possession of a stolen firearm when
979979 23 he or she, not being entitled to the possession of a firearm,
980980 24 possesses the firearm, knowing it to have been stolen or
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991991 1 converted. The trier of fact may infer that a person who
992992 2 possesses a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has
993993 3 been removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is
994994 4 stolen or converted. The trier of fact may, but is not required
995995 5 to, infer that a person who possesses a firearm purchased on or
996996 6 after January 1, 2026, with a make, model, and serial number
997997 7 reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly
998998 8 accessible stolen firearm database under subsection (a-25) of
999999 9 Section 3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act knows
10001000 10 that the firearm is stolen or converted.
10011001 11 (b) Possession of a stolen firearm is a Class 2 felony.
10021002 12 (Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; incorporates 97-347, eff.
10031003 13 1-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
10041004 14 (720 ILCS 5/24-3.9)
10051005 15 Sec. 24-3.9. Aggravated possession of a stolen firearm.
10061006 16 (a) A person commits aggravated possession of a stolen
10071007 17 firearm when he or she:
10081008 18 (1) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
10091009 19 than 2 and not more than 5 firearms, possesses those
10101010 20 firearms at the same time or within a one-year period,
10111011 21 knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.
10121012 22 (2) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
10131013 23 than 6 and not more than 10 firearms, possesses those
10141014 24 firearms at the same time or within a 2-year period,
10151015 25 knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.
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10261026 1 (3) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
10271027 2 than 11 and not more than 20 firearms, possesses those
10281028 3 firearms at the same time or within a 3-year period,
10291029 4 knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.
10301030 5 (4) Not being entitled to the possession of not less
10311031 6 than 21 and not more than 30 firearms, possesses those
10321032 7 firearms at the same time or within a 4-year period,
10331033 8 knowing the firearms to have been stolen or converted.
10341034 9 (5) Not being entitled to the possession of more than
10351035 10 30 firearms, possesses those firearms at the same time or
10361036 11 within a 5-year period, knowing the firearms to have been
10371037 12 stolen or converted.
10381038 13 (b) The trier of fact may infer that a person who possesses
10391039 14 a firearm with knowledge that its serial number has been
10401040 15 removed or altered has knowledge that the firearm is stolen or
10411041 16 converted. The trier of fact may, but is not required to, infer
10421042 17 that a person who possesses a firearm purchased on or after
10431043 18 January 1, 2026, with a make, model, and serial number
10441044 19 reported as stolen on the Illinois State Police publicly
10451045 20 accessible stolen firearm database under subsection (a-25) of
10461046 21 Section 3 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act knows
10471047 22 that the firearm is stolen or converted.
10481048 23 (c) Sentence.
10491049 24 (1) A person who violates paragraph (1) of subsection
10501050 25 (a) of this Section commits a Class 1 felony.
10511051 26 (2) A person who violates paragraph (2) of subsection
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10621062 1 (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
10631063 2 or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
10641064 3 less than 6 years and not more than 30 years.
10651065 4 (3) A person who violates paragraph (3) of subsection
10661066 5 (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
10671067 6 or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
10681068 7 less than 6 years and not more than 40 years.
10691069 8 (4) A person who violates paragraph (4) of subsection
10701070 9 (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
10711071 10 or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
10721072 11 less than 6 years and not more than 50 years.
10731073 12 (5) A person who violates paragraph (5) of subsection
10741074 13 (a) of this Section commits a Class X felony for which he
10751075 14 or she shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
10761076 15 less than 6 years and not more than 60 years.
10771077 16 (Source: P.A. 97-597, eff. 1-1-12; incorporates 97-347, eff.
10781078 17 1-1-12; 97-1109, eff. 1-1-13.)
10791079 18 (720 ILCS 5/24-3B)
10801080 19 Sec. 24-3B. Firearms trafficking.
10811081 20 (a) A person commits firearms trafficking when he or she
10821082 21 has not been issued a currently valid Firearm Owner's
10831083 22 Identification Card and knowingly:
10841084 23 (1) brings, or causes to be brought, into this State,
10851085 24 a firearm or firearm ammunition for the purpose of sale,
10861086 25 delivery, or transfer to any other person or with the
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10971097 1 intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm or
10981098 2 firearm ammunition to any other person; or
10991099 3 (2) brings, or causes to be brought, into this State,
11001100 4 a firearm and firearm ammunition for the purpose of sale,
11011101 5 delivery, or transfer to any other person or with the
11021102 6 intent to sell, deliver, or transfer the firearm and
11031103 7 firearm ammunition to any other person.
11041104 8 (a-5) This Section does not apply to:
11051105 9 (1) a person exempt under Section 2 of the Firearm
11061106 10 Owners Identification Card Act from the requirement of
11071107 11 having possession of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
11081108 12 previously issued in his or her name by the Illinois State
11091109 13 Police in order to acquire or possess a firearm or firearm
11101110 14 ammunition;
11111111 15 (2) a common carrier under subsection (i) of Section
11121112 16 24-2 of this Code; or
11131113 17 (3) a non-resident who may lawfully possess a firearm
11141114 18 in his or her resident state.
11151115 19 (a-10) The trier of fact may, but is not required to, infer
11161116 20 intent to transfer or deliver from transportation on an
11171117 21 expressway in this State in a vehicle more than one stolen or
11181118 22 converted firearm per occupants of the vehicle.
11191119 23 (b) Sentence.
11201120 24 (1) Firearms trafficking is a Class 1 felony for which
11211121 25 the person, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
11221122 26 be sentenced to not less than 4 years and not more than 20
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11331133 1 years.
11341134 2 (2) Firearms trafficking by a person who has been
11351135 3 previously convicted of firearms trafficking, gunrunning,
11361136 4 or a felony offense for the unlawful sale, delivery, or
11371137 5 transfer of a firearm or firearm ammunition in this State
11381138 6 or another jurisdiction is a Class X felony.
11391139 7 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
11401140 8 (720 ILCS 5/24-4.1)
11411141 9 Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms.
11421142 10 (a) If a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's
11431143 11 Identification Card and who possesses or acquires a firearm
11441144 12 thereafter loses the firearm, or if the firearm is stolen from
11451145 13 the person, the person must report the loss or theft of any
11461146 14 such firearm to the local law enforcement agency within 48 72
11471147 15 hours after obtaining knowledge of the loss or theft. The
11481148 16 report shall include:
11491149 17 (1) the date the firearm was lost or stolen;
11501150 18 (2) the exact location where the firearm was lost or
11511151 19 stolen or, if the exact location is not known, the last
11521152 20 known location of the firearm;
11531153 21 (3) the caliber, make, model, and serial number of the
11541154 22 firearm; and
11551155 23 (4) a description of the circumstances under which the
11561156 24 firearm was lost or stolen.
11571157 25 (b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall
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11681168 1 take a written report and shall, as soon as practical, and in
11691169 2 no event later than 48 hours after receiving the report, enter
11701170 3 the information and the firearm's serial number as stolen into
11711171 4 the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).
11721172 5 (c) A person shall not be in violation of this Section if:
11731173 6 (1) the failure to report is due to an act of God, act
11741174 7 of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to
11751175 8 receive the report;
11761176 9 (2) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is
11771177 10 otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to
11781178 11 prevent the person from reporting; or
11791179 12 (3) the person's designee makes a report if the person
11801180 13 is unable to make the report.
11811181 14 (d) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
11821182 15 of a petty offense for a first violation. A second or
11831183 16 subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.
11841184 17 For a second or subsequent offense, the failure to report a
11851185 18 loss or theft of a firearm within 48 hours of the discovery of
11861186 19 such loss or theft as required under subsection (a) shall
11871187 20 result in revocation of the person's Firearm Owner's
11881188 21 Identification Card. Pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 10
11891189 22 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, a person whose
11901190 23 card is revoked under this Section may file a record challenge
11911191 24 with the Director of the Illinois State Police as provided in
11921192 25 subsection (a-10) of Section 10 of that Act or appeal to the
11931193 26 Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board for relief as
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12041204 1 provided in subsection (c) of Section 10 of that Act.
12051205 2 (e) A prosecution for an offense under this Section may be
12061206 3 commenced within 3 years after the discovery by law
12071207 4 enforcement or prosecution of the failure to report the theft
12081208 5 or loss of a firearm as required under subsection (a).
12091209 6 (Source: P.A. 98-508, eff. 8-19-13.)
12101210 7 (720 ILCS 5/24-9)
12111211 8 Sec. 24-9. Firearms; Child Protection.
12121212 9 (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful
12131213 10 for any person to store or leave, within premises under his or
12141214 11 her control, a firearm if the person knows or reasonably
12151215 12 should know has reason to believe that a minor under the age of
12161216 13 18 14 years who does not have a Firearm Owners Identification
12171217 14 Card is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful
12181218 15 permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having
12191219 16 charge of the minor, and the minor causes death or great bodily
12201220 17 harm with the firearm, unless the firearm is:
12211221 18 (1) secured by a device or mechanism, other than the
12221222 19 firearm safety, designed to render a firearm temporarily
12231223 20 inoperable; or
12241224 21 (2) placed in a securely locked box or container. ; or
12251225 22 (3) placed in some other location that a reasonable
12261226 23 person would believe to be secure from a minor under the
12271227 24 age of 14 years.
12281228 25 (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty
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12391239 1 of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than
12401240 2 $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a
12411241 3 Class A misdemeanor.
12421242 4 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply:
12431243 5 (1) if the minor under 18 14 years of age gains access
12441244 6 to a firearm and uses it in a lawful act of self-defense or
12451245 7 defense of another; or
12461246 8 (2) to any firearm obtained by a minor under the age of
12471247 9 18 14 because of an unlawful entry of the premises by the
12481248 10 minor or another person.
12491249 11 (d) For the purposes of this Section, "firearm" has the
12501250 12 meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
12511251 13 Identification Card Act.
12521252 14 (Source: P.A. 91-18, eff. 1-1-00.)
12531253 15 Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
12541254 16 1, 2026.
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