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90_SB0550eng

      720 ILCS 5/24-8 new
          Amends the Criminal Code of  1961.   Provides  that  upon
      recovering  a  firearm from the possession of anyone under 21
      years of age who is not authorized by federal or State law to
      possess the firearm, the local law enforcement  agency  shall
      trace  where  the  person  under  21 gained possession of the
      firearm.  Provides that upon completing a  trace,  the  local
      law  enforcement  agency  shall record its findings on a form
      prescribed by  the  Department  of  State  Police  and  shall
      forward a copy within 5 days to the Director of State Police.
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SB550 Engrossed                                LRB9002722RCks
 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  Criminal  Code of 1961 by adding
 2    Section 24-8.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Criminal  Code  of  1961  is amended by
 6    adding Section 24-8 as follows:
 7        (720 ILCS 5/24-8 new)
 8        Sec. 24-8.  Firearm tracing.
 9        (a)  Upon recovering a firearm  from  the  possession  of
10    anyone  under 21 years of age who is not permitted by federal
11    or State law to possess a firearm, a  local  law  enforcement
12    agency  shall use the best available information, including a
13    firearms trace where necessary, to  determine  how  and  from
14    where  the  person under 21 years of age gained possession of
15    the firearm.
16        (b)  Local law enforcement shall use the National Tracing
17    Center of the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
18    in complying with subsection (a) of this Section.
19        (c)  Local  law  enforcement  agencies  shall   use   the
20    Illinois  Department of State Police Law Enforcement Agencies
21    Data System (LEADS) Gun File to enter all stolen, seized,  or
22    recovered  firearms  as  prescribed  by LEADS regulations and
23    policies.

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