101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4108

 

Introduced 1/16/2020, by Rep. Charles Meier

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/4  from Ch. 38, par. 83-4
430 ILCS 65/8  from Ch. 38, par. 83-8

    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Lowers the age in which a person may apply for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card without parental or legal guardian consent from 21 years of age to 18 years of age. Provides that an applicant who is 18 (rather than 21) years of age or older seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement must furnish with the application an approved copy of United States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form 4029.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Sections 4 and 8 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-4)
7    Sec. 4. Application for Firearm Owner's Identification
8Cards.
9    (a) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
10Card must:
11        (1) Make application on blank forms prepared and
12    furnished at convenient locations throughout the State by
13    the Department of State Police, or by electronic means, if
14    and when made available by the Department of State Police;
15    and
16        (2) Submit evidence to the Department of State Police
17    that:
18            (i) This subparagraph (i) applies through the
19        180th day following the effective date of this
20        amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. He or she
21        is 18 21 years of age or over, or if he or she is under
22        18 21 years of age that he or she has the written
23        consent of his or her parent or legal guardian to

 

 

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1        possess and acquire firearms and firearm ammunition
2        and that, if he or she is under 21 years of age, he or
3        she has never been convicted of a misdemeanor other
4        than a traffic offense or adjudged delinquent,
5        provided, however, that, if the applicant is under 18
6        years of age, the such parent or legal guardian is not
7        an individual prohibited from having a Firearm Owner's
8        Identification Card and files an affidavit with the
9        Department as prescribed by the Department stating
10        that he or she is not an individual prohibited from
11        having a Card;
12            (i-5) This subparagraph (i-5) applies on and after
13        the 181st day following the effective date of this
14        amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. He or she
15        is 21 years of age or over, or if he or she is under 21
16        years of age that he or she has never been convicted of
17        a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
18        delinquent and is an active duty member of the United
19        States Armed Forces or has the written consent of his
20        or her parent or legal guardian to possess and acquire
21        firearms and firearm ammunition, provided, however,
22        that such parent or legal guardian is not an individual
23        prohibited from having a Firearm Owner's
24        Identification Card and files an affidavit with the
25        Department as prescribed by the Department stating
26        that he or she is not an individual prohibited from

 

 

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1        having a Card or the active duty member of the United
2        States Armed Forces under 21 years of age annually
3        submits proof to the Department of State Police, in a
4        manner prescribed by the Department;
5            (ii) He or she has not been convicted of a felony
6        under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction;
7            (iii) He or she is not addicted to narcotics;
8            (iv) He or she has not been a patient in a mental
9        health facility within the past 5 years or, if he or
10        she has been a patient in a mental health facility more
11        than 5 years ago submit the certification required
12        under subsection (u) of Section 8 of this Act;
13            (v) He or she is not a person with an intellectual
14        disability;
15            (vi) He or she is not an alien who is unlawfully
16        present in the United States under the laws of the
17        United States;
18            (vii) He or she is not subject to an existing order
19        of protection prohibiting him or her from possessing a
20        firearm;
21            (viii) He or she has not been convicted within the
22        past 5 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault,
23        violation of an order of protection, or a substantially
24        similar offense in another jurisdiction, in which a
25        firearm was used or possessed;
26            (ix) He or she has not been convicted of domestic

 

 

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1        battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a
2        substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction
3        committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the
4        effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant
5        knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have an
6        offense described in this clause (ix) tried by a jury,
7        and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
8        conviction for an offense in which a domestic
9        relationship is not a required element of the offense
10        but in which a determination of the applicability of 18
11        U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the
12        Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the
13        court of a judgment of conviction for that offense
14        shall be grounds for denying the issuance of a Firearm
15        Owner's Identification Card under this Section;
16            (x) (Blank);
17            (xi) He or she is not an alien who has been
18        admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant
19        visa (as that term is defined in Section 101(a)(26) of
20        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
21        1101(a)(26))), or that he or she is an alien who has
22        been lawfully admitted to the United States under a
23        non-immigrant visa if that alien is:
24                (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
25            hunting or sporting purposes;
26                (2) an official representative of a foreign

 

 

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1            government who is:
2                    (A) accredited to the United States
3                Government or the Government's mission to an
4                international organization having its
5                headquarters in the United States; or
6                    (B) en route to or from another country to
7                which that alien is accredited;
8                (3) an official of a foreign government or
9            distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
10            designated by the Department of State;
11                (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
12            friendly foreign government entering the United
13            States on official business; or
14                (5) one who has received a waiver from the
15            Attorney General of the United States pursuant to
16            18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
17            (xii) He or she is not a minor subject to a
18        petition filed under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile
19        Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a
20        delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that
21        if committed by an adult would be a felony;
22            (xiii) He or she is not an adult who had been
23        adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile
24        Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense that
25        if committed by an adult would be a felony;
26            (xiv) He or she is a resident of the State of

 

 

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1        Illinois;
2            (xv) He or she has not been adjudicated as a person
3        with a mental disability;
4            (xvi) He or she has not been involuntarily admitted
5        into a mental health facility; and
6            (xvii) He or she is not a person with a
7        developmental disability; and
8        (3) Upon request by the Department of State Police,
9    sign a release on a form prescribed by the Department of
10    State Police waiving any right to confidentiality and
11    requesting the disclosure to the Department of State Police
12    of limited mental health institution admission information
13    from another state, the District of Columbia, any other
14    territory of the United States, or a foreign nation
15    concerning the applicant for the sole purpose of
16    determining whether the applicant is or was a patient in a
17    mental health institution and disqualified because of that
18    status from receiving a Firearm Owner's Identification
19    Card. No mental health care or treatment records may be
20    requested. The information received shall be destroyed
21    within one year of receipt.
22    (a-5) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
23Card who is over the age of 18 shall furnish to the Department
24of State Police either his or her Illinois driver's license
25number or Illinois Identification Card number, except as
26provided in subsection (a-10).

 

 

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1    (a-10) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
2Card, who is employed as a law enforcement officer, an armed
3security officer in Illinois, or by the United States Military
4permanently assigned in Illinois and who is not an Illinois
5resident, shall furnish to the Department of State Police his
6or her driver's license number or state identification card
7number from his or her state of residence. The Department of
8State Police may adopt rules to enforce the provisions of this
9subsection (a-10).
10    (a-15) If an applicant applying for a Firearm Owner's
11Identification Card moves from the residence address named in
12the application, he or she shall immediately notify in a form
13and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police of that
14change of address.
15    (a-20) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
16Card shall furnish to the Department of State Police his or her
17photograph. An applicant who is 18 21 years of age or older
18seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement
19must furnish with the application an approved copy of United
20States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form
214029. In lieu of a photograph, an applicant regardless of age
22seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement
23shall submit fingerprints on a form and manner prescribed by
24the Department with his or her application.
25    (b) Each application form shall include the following
26statement printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false

 

 

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1information on an application for a Firearm Owner's
2Identification Card is punishable as a Class 2 felony in
3accordance with subsection (d-5) of Section 14 of the Firearm
4Owners Identification Card Act.".
5    (c) Upon such written consent, pursuant to Section 4,
6paragraph (a)(2)(i), the parent or legal guardian giving the
7consent shall be liable for any damages resulting from the
8applicant's use of firearms or firearm ammunition.
9(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)
 
10    (430 ILCS 65/8)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
11    Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Department
12of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
13revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
14previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds
15that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued
16is or was at the time of issuance:
17        (a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
18    convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
19    adjudged delinquent;
20        (b) This subsection (b) applies through the 180th day
21    following the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
22    101st General Assembly. A person under 18 21 years of age
23    who does not have the written consent of his parent or
24    guardian to acquire and possess firearms and firearm
25    ammunition, or whose parent or guardian has revoked such

 

 

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1    written consent, or where such parent or guardian does not
2    qualify to have a Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
3        (b-5) This subsection (b-5) applies on and after the
4    181st day following the effective date of this amendatory
5    Act of the 101st General Assembly. A person under 21 years
6    of age who is not an active duty member of the United
7    States Armed Forces and does not have the written consent
8    of his or her parent or guardian to acquire and possess
9    firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose parent or
10    guardian has revoked such written consent, or where such
11    parent or guardian does not qualify to have a Firearm
12    Owner's Identification Card;
13        (c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
14    this or any other jurisdiction;
15        (d) A person addicted to narcotics;
16        (e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
17    facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
18    patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
19    who has not received the certification required under
20    subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
21    officer employed by a unit of government who is denied,
22    revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's Identification
23    Card seized under this subsection (e) may obtain relief as
24    described in subsection (c-5) of Section 10 of this Act if
25    the officer did not act in a manner threatening to the
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1    treating clinical psychologist or physician, and the
2    officer seeks mental health treatment;
3        (f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature
4    that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant,
5    any other person or persons or the community;
6        (g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
7        (h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
8    in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
9        (i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United
10    States under the laws of the United States;
11        (i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United
12    States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
13    in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
14    Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection
15    (i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully
16    admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa if
17    that alien is:
18            (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
19        hunting or sporting purposes;
20            (2) an official representative of a foreign
21        government who is:
22                (A) accredited to the United States Government
23            or the Government's mission to an international
24            organization having its headquarters in the United
25            States; or
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1            which that alien is accredited;
2            (3) an official of a foreign government or
3        distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
4        designated by the Department of State;
5            (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly
6        foreign government entering the United States on
7        official business; or
8            (5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney
9        General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
10        922(y)(3);
11        (j) (Blank);
12        (k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
13    years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
14    of an order of protection, or a substantially similar
15    offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
16    used or possessed;
17        (l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
18    battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
19    similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
20    on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
21    Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
22    previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
23    under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the right
24    to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) tried by
25    a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
26    conviction for an offense in which a domestic relationship

 

 

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1    is not a required element of the offense but in which a
2    determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)
3    is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of Criminal
4    Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a judgment of
5    conviction for that offense shall be grounds for denying an
6    application for and for revoking and seizing a Firearm
7    Owner's Identification Card previously issued to the
8    person under this Act;
9        (m) (Blank);
10        (n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
11    possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
12    State statute or by federal law;
13        (o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
14    5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the
15    minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
16    offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
17        (p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
18    minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
19    commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
20    would be a felony;
21        (q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
22    Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
23    Section 4;
24        (r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
25    a mental disability;
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1    disability;
2        (t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
3    health facility; or
4        (u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
5    Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
6    of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of subsection
7    (a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she was a
8    patient in a mental health facility as provided in
9    subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
10    obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
11    5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
12    mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
13    psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
14    defined in the Mental Health and Developmental
15    Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that he
16    or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
17    herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
18    or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
19    her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
20    professionally liable for making or not making the
21    certification required under this subsection, except for
22    willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
23    apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have been
24    restored through administrative or judicial action under
25    Section 10 or 11 of this Act.
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1Identification Card, the Department of State Police shall
2provide notice to the person and the person shall comply with
3Section 9.5 of this Act.
4(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19.)