101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1386

 

Introduced 2/13/2019, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
430 ILCS 65/3  from Ch. 38, par. 83-3

    Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that ammunition purchased within or outside the State by a resident may be shipped to a certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act.


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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 Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/3)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
7    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
8knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
9firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
10this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays
11either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
12Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
13Department of State Police under the provisions of this Act; or
14(2) a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm
15which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
16Department of State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry
17Act. In addition, all firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by
18federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1.
19    (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
20dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
21person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
22transferring the firearm, request the Department of State
23Police to conduct a background check on the prospective

 

 

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1recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.
2    (a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this
3Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
4dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
5firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
6dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
7contact the Department of State Police with the transferee's or
8purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to
9determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's
10Firearm Owner's Identification Card. This subsection shall not
11be effective until January 1, 2014. The Department of State
12Police may adopt rules concerning the implementation of this
13subsection. The Department of State Police shall provide the
14seller or transferor an approval number if the purchaser's
15Firearm Owner's Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued
16by the Department for the purchase of a firearm pursuant to
17this subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
18    (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
19do not apply to:
20        (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a
21    federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
22    licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
23    prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with
24    Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
25    federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the
26    seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer is

 

 

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1    not required to accept the firearm into his or her
2    inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by
3    the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to
4    exceed $10 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
5    compensation for performing the functions required under
6    this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by
7    Section 3.1;
8        (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
9    husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter,
10    father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
11    nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
12    grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
13    son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
14        (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
15    of law or a court order;
16        (4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under
17    subsection (a-5) of this Section;
18        (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
19    gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
20    to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm
21    by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
22    service or repair and the return of the firearm to the
23    gunsmith;
24        (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home of
25    the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee is
26    not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and the

 

 

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1    unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that possession
2    of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or
3    great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
4        (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
5    agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting
6    within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
7        (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
8    permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
9    museum, or institutional collection; and
10        (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
11    requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification
12    Card under Section 2 of this Act.
13    (a-20) The Department of State Police shall develop an
14Internet-based system for individuals to determine the
15validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the
16sale or transfer of a firearm. The Department shall have the
17Internet-based system completed and available for use by July
181, 2015. The Department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with
19this Section to implement this system.
20    (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
21be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
22record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
23of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the
24transfer; the description, serial number or other information
25identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number
26is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this

 

 

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1State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
2number and any approval number or documentation provided by the
3Department of State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of
4this Section; if the transfer was not completed within this
5State, the record shall contain the name and address of the
6transferee. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
7contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On
8demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
9inspection such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale
10took place at a gun show, the record shall include the unique
11identification number. Failure to record the unique
12identification number or approval number is a petty offense.
13For transfers of a firearm, stun gun, or taser made on or after
14the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General
15Assembly, failure by the private seller to maintain the
16transfer records in accordance with this Section is a Class A
17misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class 4 felony for a
18second or subsequent offense. A transferee shall not be
19criminally liable under this Section provided that he or she
20provides the Department of State Police with the transfer
21records in accordance with procedures established by the
22Department. The Department shall establish, by rule, a standard
23form on its website.
24    (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
25within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
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1to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within
2or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
3copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or
4valid concealed carry license and either his or her Illinois
5driver's license or Illinois State Identification Card prior to
6the shipment of the ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped
7only to an address on either of those 2 documents or to a
8certified licensee under the Firearm Dealer License
9Certification Act.
10    (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
11of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
12specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
13(Source: P.A. 99-29, eff. 7-10-15; 100-1178, eff. 1-18-19.)