Sen. Julie A. Morrison

Filed: 2/21/2018

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 559

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 559 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Family member of the respondent" means a spouse, parent,
8child, or step-child of the respondent, any other person
9related by blood or present marriage to the respondent, or a
10person who shares a common dwelling with the respondent.
11    "Intimate partner" means a spouse, former spouse, a person
12with whom the respondent has or allegedly has a child in
13common, or a person with whom the respondent has or has had a
14dating or engagement relationship.
15    "Lethal violence order of protection" means an order issued
16by the court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from

 

 

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1having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing,
2possessing, or receiving any firearms.
3    "Petitioner" means:
4        (1) a family member of the respondent as defined in
5    this Act; or
6        (2) a law enforcement officer, who files a petition
7    alleging that the respondent poses a danger of causing
8    personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having
9    in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing,
10    possessing, or receiving a firearm.
11    "Respondent" means the person alleged in the petition to
12pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself,
13or another by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
14purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
 
15    Section 10. Commencement of action; procedure.
16    (a) Actions for a lethal violence order of protection are
17commenced by filing a verified petition for a lethal violence
18order of protection in any circuit court.
19    (b) A petition for a lethal violence order of protection
20may be filed in any county where the respondent resides.
21    (c) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for filing,
22amending, vacating, certifying, or photocopying petitions or
23orders; or for issuing alias summons; or for any related filing
24service. No fee shall be charged by the sheriff for service by
25the sheriff of a petition, rule, motion, or order in an action

 

 

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1commenced under this Section.
2    (d) The court shall provide, through the office of the
3clerk of the court, simplified forms and clerical assistance to
4help with the writing and filing of a petition under this
5Section by any person not represented by counsel. In addition,
6that assistance may be provided by the State's Attorney.
 
7    Section 15. Subject matter jurisdiction. Each of the
8circuit courts shall have the power to issue lethal violence
9orders of protection.
 
10    Section 20. Jurisdiction over persons. The circuit courts
11of this State have jurisdiction to bind (1) State residents and
12(2) non-residents having minimum contacts with this State, to
13the extent permitted by Section 2-209 of the Code of Civil
14Procedure.
 
15    Section 25. Process. The summons shall be in the form
16prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 101(d), except that it shall
17require respondent to answer or appear within 7 days.
18Attachments to the summons or notice shall include the petition
19for the lethal violence order of protection and supporting
20affidavits, if any, and any emergency lethal violence order of
21protection that has been issued. The enforcement of an order
22under Section 35 shall not be affected by the lack of service,
23delivery, or notice, provided the requirements of subsection

 

 

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1(f) of that Section are otherwise met.
 
2    Section 30. Service of notice of hearings. Service of
3notice of hearings. Except as provided in Section 25, notice of
4hearings on petitions or motions shall be served in accordance
5with Supreme Court Rules 11 and 12, unless notice is excused by
6Section 35 of this Act, or by the Code of Civil Procedure,
7Supreme Court Rules, or local rules.
 
8    Section 35. Ex parte orders and emergency hearings.
9    (a) A petitioner may request an emergency lethal violence
10order of protection by filing an affidavit or verified pleading
11alleging that the respondent poses an immediate and present
12danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or
13another by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
14purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The petition
15shall also describe the type, and location of any firearm or
16firearms presently believed by the petitioner to be possessed
17or controlled by the respondent.
18    (b) If the respondent is alleged to pose an immediate and
19present danger of causing personal injury to an intimate
20partner, or an intimate partner is alleged to have been the
21target of a threat or act of violence by the respondent,
22petitioner shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to
23any and all intimate partners of the respondent. The notice
24must include that the petitioner intends to petition the court

 

 

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1for an emergency lethal violence order, and, if petitioner is a
2law enforcement officer, referral to relevant domestic
3violence or stalking advocacy or counseling resources, if
4appropriate. Petitioner shall attest to having provided the
5notice in the filed affidavit or verified pleading. If after
6making a good faith effort petitioner is unable to provide
7notice to any or all intimate partners, the affidavit or
8verified pleading should describe what efforts were made.
9    (c) Every person who files a petition for an emergency
10lethal violence order, knowing the information provided to the
11court at any hearing or in the affidavit or verified pleading
12to be false, is guilty of perjury under Section 32-2 of the
13Criminal Code of 2012.
14    (d) An emergency order of protection shall be issued on an
15ex parte basis, that is, without notice to the respondent.
16    (e) An emergency hearing held on an ex parte basis shall be
17held the same day that the petition is filed or the next day
18that the court is in session.
19    (f) If a circuit or associate judge finds reasonable cause
20to believe that the respondent poses an immediate and present
21danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or
22another by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
23purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm the circuit or
24associate judge shall issue an emergency order.
25    (g) An emergency lethal violence order of protection shall
26require:

 

 

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1        (1) the respondent to refrain from having in his or her
2    custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or
3    receiving additional firearms for the duration of the
4    order;
5        (2) the respondent to turn over to the local law
6    enforcement agency any Firearm Owner's Identification Card
7    and concealed carry license in his or her possession. The
8    local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail the
9    card and concealed carry license to the Department of State
10    Police Firearm Owner's Identification Card Office for
11    safekeeping. The firearm or firearms and Firearm Owner's
12    Identification Card and concealed carry license, if
13    unexpired, shall at the respondent's request, be returned
14    to the respondent after the lethal violence order of
15    protection is terminated or expired. It is the respondent's
16    responsibility to notify the Department of State Police
17    Firearm Owner's Identification Card Office; and
18        (3) any law-enforcement agency to forthwith search for
19    and seize firearms of the respondent upon probable cause
20    that the respondent has possession of a firearm, and
21    petitioner or the court can describe, with sufficient
22    particularity, the location of the firearm or firearms.
23    (h) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if the
24firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card and concealed
25carry license cannot be returned to respondent because
26respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to

 

 

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1retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to possess a
2firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency,
3the court may order the local law enforcement agency to destroy
4the firearms, use the firearms for training purposes, or for
5any other application as deemed appropriate by the local law
6enforcement agency.
7    (i) In accordance with subsection (e) of this Section, the
8court shall schedule a full hearing within 14 days of the
9issuance of an ex parte lethal violence order of protection to
10determine if a one-year lethal violence order of protection
11shall be issued. The court may extend an ex parte order as
12needed, but not to exceed 30 days, to effectuate service of the
13order or if necessary to continue protection.
 
14    Section 40. One-year orders.
15    (a) A petitioner may request a one-year lethal violence
16order of protection by filing an affidavit or verified pleading
17alleging that the respondent poses a significant danger of
18causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another in the
19near future by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
20purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The petition
21shall also describe the number, types, and locations of any
22firearms presently believed by the petitioner to be possessed
23or controlled by the respondent.
24    (b) If the respondent is alleged to pose an immediate and
25present danger of causing personal injury to an intimate

 

 

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1partner, or an intimate partner is alleged to have been the
2target of a threat or act of violence by the respondent,
3petitioner shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to
4any and all intimate partners of the respondent. The notice
5must include that the petitioner intends to petition the court
6for an emergency lethal violence order, and, if petitioner is a
7law enforcement officer, referral to relevant domestic
8violence or stalking advocacy or counseling resources, if
9appropriate. Petitioner shall attest to having provided the
10notice in the filed affidavit or verified pleading. If after
11making a good faith effort petitioner is unable to provide
12notice to any or all intimate partners, the affidavit or
13verified pleading should describe what efforts were made.
14    (c) Every person who files a petition for an emergency
15lethal violence order, knowing the information provided to the
16court at any hearing or in the affidavit or verified pleading
17to be false, is guilty of perjury under Section 32-2 of the
18Criminal Code of 2012.
19    (d) Upon receipt of a petition for a one-year lethal
20violence order of protection, the court shall order a hearing
21within 30 days.
22    (e) In determining whether to issue a lethal violence order
23of protection under this Section, the court shall consider
24evidence of:
25        (1) A recent threat of violence or act of violence by
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1    another.
2        (2) A violation of an emergency order of protection
3    issued under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence
4    Act of 1986 or Section 112A-17 of the Code of Criminal
5    Procedure of 1963 or of an order of protection issued under
6    Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986
7    or Section 112A-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
8    1963.
9        (3) A pattern of violent acts or violent threats,
10    including, but not limited to, threats of violence or acts
11    of violence by the respondent directed toward himself,
12    herself, or another.
13    (f) In determining whether to issue a lethal violence order
14of protection under this Section, the court may consider
15evidence including, but not limited to, the following:
16        (1) The unlawful and reckless use, display, or
17    brandishing of a firearm by the respondent.
18        (2) The history of use, attempted use, or threatened
19    use of physical force by the respondent against another
20    person.
21        (3) Any prior arrest of the respondent for a felony
22    offense.
23        (4) Evidence of the abuse of controlled substances or
24    alcohol by the respondent.
25        (5) Evidence of recent acquisition of firearms,
26    ammunition, or other deadly weapons.

 

 

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1    (g) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden of
2proving, by preponderance of the evidence, that the respondent
3poses a significant danger of personal injury to himself,
4herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control,
5owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
6    (h) If the court finds that there is a preponderance of the
7evidence to issue a lethal violence order of protection, the
8court shall issue a lethal violence order of protection that
9shall be in effect for one year subject to renewal under
10Section 45 of this Act or termination under that Section.
11    (i) A one-year lethal violence order of protection shall
12require:
13        (1) the respondent to refrain from having in his or her
14    custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or
15    receiving additional firearms for the duration of the
16    order;
17        (2) the respondent to turn over to the local law
18    enforcement agency any firearm or Firearm Owner's
19    Identification Card and concealed carry license in his or
20    her possession. The local law enforcement agency shall
21    immediately mail the card and concealed carry license to
22    the Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
23    Identification Card Office for safekeeping. The firearm or
24    firearms and Firearm Owner's Identification Card and
25    concealed carry license, if unexpired shall at the
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1    the lethal violence order of protection is terminated or
2    expired. It is the respondent's responsibility to notify
3    the Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
4    Identification Card Office; and
5        (3) any law-enforcement agency to forthwith search for
6    and seize firearms of the respondent upon probable cause
7    that the respondent has possession of a firearm, and
8    petitioner can describe, with sufficient particularity,
9    the location of the firearm or firearms.
10    (j) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if the
11firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card cannot be
12returned to respondent because respondent cannot be located,
13fails to respond to requests to retrieve the firearms, or is
14not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from
15the local law enforcement agency, the court may order the local
16law enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
17firearms for training purposes, or for any other application as
18deemed appropriate by the local law enforcement agency.
19    (k) If the court does not issue a lethal violence order of
20protection at the hearing, the court shall dissolve any
21emergency lethal violence order of protection then in effect.
22    (l) When the court issues a lethal violence order of
23protection under this Section, the court shall inform the
24respondent that he or she is entitled to one hearing during the
25period of the order to request a termination of the order,
26under Section 45 of this Act, and shall provide the respondent

 

 

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1with a form to request a hearing.
 
2    Section 45. Termination and renewal.
3    (a) A person subject to a lethal violence order of
4protection issued under this Act may submit one written request
5at any time during the effective period of the order for a
6hearing to terminate the order.
7        (1) The respondent shall have the burden of proving by
8    a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent does
9    not pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself,
10    herself, or another in the near future by having in his or
11    her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or
12    receiving a firearm.
13        (2) If the court finds after the hearing that the
14    respondent has met his or her burden, the court shall
15    terminate the order.
16    (b) A petitioner may request a renewal of a lethal violence
17order of protection at any time within the 3 months before the
18expiration of a lethal violence order of protection.
19        (1) A court shall, after notice and a hearing, renew a
20    lethal violence order of protection issued under this part
21    if the petitioner proves, by a preponderance of the
22    evidence, that the respondent continues to pose a danger of
23    causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another in
24    the near future by having in his or her custody or control,
25    owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.

 

 

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1        (2) In determining whether to renew a lethal violence
2    order of protection issued under this Act, the court shall
3    consider evidence of the facts identified in subsection (e)
4    of Section 40 of this Act and any other evidence of an
5    increased risk for violence, including, but not limited to,
6    evidence of any of the factors identified in subsection (f)
7    of Section 40 of this Act.
8        (3) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the
9    burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence that
10    the respondent continues to pose a danger of causing
11    personal injury to himself, herself, or another in the near
12    future by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
13    purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
14        (4) The renewal of a lethal violence order of
15    protection issued under this Section shall be in effect for
16    one year, subject to termination by further order of the
17    court at a hearing held under this Section and further
18    renewal by further order of the court under this Section.
 
19    Section 50. Notice of orders.
20    (a) Entry and issuance. Upon issuance of any lethal
21violence order of protection, the clerk shall immediately, or
22on the next court day if an emergency lethal violence order of
23protection is issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act
24(emergency lethal violence order of protection), (i) enter the
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1court procedures and (ii) provide a file stamped copy of the
2order to respondent, if present, and to petitioner.
3    (b) Filing with sheriff. The clerk of the issuing judge
4shall, or the petitioner may, on the same day that a lethal
5violence order of protection is issued, file a certified copy
6of that order with the sheriff or other law enforcement
7officials charged with maintaining Department of State Police
8records or charged with serving the order upon respondent. If
9the order was issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act
10(emergency lethal violence order of protection), the clerk
11shall on the next court day, file a certified copy of the order
12with the sheriff or other law enforcement officials charged
13with maintaining Department of State Police records.
14    (c) Service by sheriff. Unless respondent was present in
15court when the order was issued, the sheriff, other law
16enforcement official, or special process server shall promptly
17serve that order upon respondent and file proof of the service,
18in the manner provided for service of process in civil
19proceedings. Instead of serving the order upon the respondent,
20however, the sheriff, other law enforcement official, special
21process server, or other persons defined in Section 112A-22.10
22of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 may serve the
23respondent with a short form notification as provided in that
24Section. If process has not yet been served upon the
25respondent, it shall be served with the order or short form
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1enforcement official, or special process server. A single fee
2may be charged for service of an order obtained in circuit
3court, or for service of the order together with process,
4unless waived or deferred under subsection (c) of Section 10 of
5this Act.
6    (d) Any order renewing or terminating any lethal violence
7order of protection shall be promptly recorded, issued, and
8served as provided in this Section.
 
9    Section 55. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies.
10    (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Department of State
11Police, daily, in the form and detail the Department requires,
12copies of any recorded lethal violence order of protection
13issued by the court, and any foreign orders of protection filed
14by the clerk of the court, and transmitted to the sheriff by
15the clerk of the court under Section 50. Each lethal violence
16order of protection shall be entered in the Law Enforcement
17Agencies Data System (LEADS) on the same day it is issued by
18the court. If an emergency lethal violence order of protection
19was issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act, the order
20shall be entered in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System
21(LEADS) as soon as possible after receipt from the clerk.
22    (b) The Department of State Police shall maintain a
23complete and systematic record and index of all valid and
24recorded lethal violence orders of protection issued or filed
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1dispatchers and law enforcement officers at the scene of a
2violation of lethal violence order of protection of the
3effective dates and terms of any recorded order of protection.
4    (c) The data, records and transmittals required under this
5Section shall pertain to any valid emergency or one-year lethal
6violence order of protection, whether issued in a civil or
7criminal proceeding or authorized under the laws of another
8state, tribe, or United States territory.
 
9    Section 60. Filing of a lethal violence order of protection
10issued by another state.
11    (a) A person entitled to protection under a lethal violence
12order of protection or similar order issued by the court of
13another state, tribe, or United States territory may file a
14certified copy of the lethal violence order of protection with
15the clerk of the court in a judicial circuit in which the
16person believes that enforcement may be necessary.
17    (b) The clerk shall:
18        (1) treat the foreign lethal violence order of
19    protection in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit
20    court for any county of this State in accordance with the
21    provisions of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
22    Act, except that the clerk shall not mail notice of the
23    filing of the foreign order to the respondent named in the
24    order; and
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1    order of protection is filed, file a certified copy of that
2    order with the sheriff or other law enforcement officials
3    charged with maintaining Department of State Police
4    records as set forth in Section 55 of this Act.
5    (c) Neither residence in this State nor filing of a foreign
6lethal violence order of protection shall be required for
7enforcement of the order by this State. Failure to file the
8foreign order shall not be an impediment to its treatment in
9all respects as an Illinois lethal violence order of
10protection.
11    (d) The clerk shall not charge a fee to file a foreign
12order of protection under this Section.
 
13    Section 65. Enforcement; sanctions for violation of order.
14    (a) A respondent who knowingly violates a lethal violence
15order of protection is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
16Prosecution for a violation of a lethal violence order of
17protection shall not bar concurrent prosecution for any other
18crime, including any crime that may have been committed at the
19time of the violation of the lethal violence order of
20protection.
21    (b) A petitioner who files a petition for a lethal violence
22order of protection knowing the information in the petition to
23be false is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 
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1shall preclude a petitioner or law-enforcement officer from
2removing weapons under other authority, or filing criminal
3charges when probable cause exists.
 
4    Section 135. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Section 8.2 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/8.2)
7    Sec. 8.2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card denial or
8revocation. The Department of State Police shall deny an
9application or shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's
10Identification Card previously issued under this Act if the
11Department finds that the applicant or person to whom such card
12was issued is or was at the time of issuance subject to an
13existing order of protection or lethal violence order of
14protection.
15(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
16    Section 140. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
17changing Section 70 as follows:
 
18    (430 ILCS 66/70)
19    Sec. 70. Violations.
20    (a) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be
21revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found to be ineligible
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1the eligibility requirements of the Firearm Owners
2Identification Card Act.
3    (b) A license shall be suspended if an order of protection,
4including an emergency order of protection, plenary order of
5protection, or interim order of protection under Article 112A
6of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under the Illinois
7Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or if a lethal violence order of
8protection, including an emergency lethal violence order of
9protection, under the Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act,
10is issued against a licensee for the duration of the order, or
11if the Department is made aware of a similar order issued
12against the licensee in any other jurisdiction. If an order of
13protection is issued against a licensee, the licensee shall
14surrender the license, as applicable, to the court at the time
15the order is entered or to the law enforcement agency or entity
16serving process at the time the licensee is served the order.
17The court, law enforcement agency, or entity responsible for
18serving the order of protection shall notify the Department
19within 7 days and transmit the license to the Department.
20    (c) A license is invalid upon expiration of the license,
21unless the licensee has submitted an application to renew the
22license, and the applicant is otherwise eligible to possess a
23license under this Act.
24    (d) A licensee shall not carry a concealed firearm while
25under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
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1combination thereof, under the standards set forth in
2subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
3    A licensee in violation of this subsection (d) shall be
4guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first or second violation
5and a Class 4 felony for a third violation. The Department may
6suspend a license for up to 6 months for a second violation and
7shall permanently revoke a license for a third violation.
8    (e) Except as otherwise provided, a licensee in violation
9of this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second
10or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor. The
11Department may suspend a license for up to 6 months for a
12second violation and shall permanently revoke a license for 3
13or more violations of Section 65 of this Act. Any person
14convicted of a violation under this Section shall pay a $150
15fee to be deposited into the Mental Health Reporting Fund, plus
16any applicable court costs or fees.
17    (f) A licensee convicted or found guilty of a violation of
18this Act who has a valid license and is otherwise eligible to
19carry a concealed firearm shall only be subject to the
20penalties under this Section and shall not be subject to the
21penalties under Section 21-6, paragraph (4), (8), or (10) of
22subsection (a) of Section 24-1, or subparagraph (A-5) or (B-5)
23of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1.6 of the
24Criminal Code of 2012. Except as otherwise provided in this
25subsection, nothing in this subsection prohibits the licensee
26from being subjected to penalties for violations other than

 

 

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1those specified in this Act.
2    (g) A licensee whose license is revoked, suspended, or
3denied shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice of the
4revocation, suspension, or denial, surrender his or her
5concealed carry license to the local law enforcement agency
6where the person resides. The local law enforcement agency
7shall provide the licensee a receipt and transmit the concealed
8carry license to the Department of State Police. If the
9licensee whose concealed carry license has been revoked,
10suspended, or denied fails to comply with the requirements of
11this subsection, the law enforcement agency where the person
12resides may petition the circuit court to issue a warrant to
13search for and seize the concealed carry license in the
14possession and under the custody or control of the licensee
15whose concealed carry license has been revoked, suspended, or
16denied. The observation of a concealed carry license in the
17possession of a person whose license has been revoked,
18suspended, or denied constitutes a sufficient basis for the
19arrest of that person for violation of this subsection. A
20violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
21    (h) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be
22revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found ineligible for a
23Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or the licensee no longer
24possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. A
25licensee whose license is revoked under this subsection (h)
26shall surrender his or her concealed carry license as provided

 

 

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1for in subsection (g) of this Section.
2    This subsection shall not apply to a person who has filed
3an application with the State Police for renewal of a Firearm
4Owner's Identification Card and who is not otherwise ineligible
5to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
6    (i) A certified firearms instructor who knowingly provides
7or offers to provide a false certification that an applicant
8has completed firearms training as required under this Act is
9guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A person guilty of a violation
10of this subsection (i) is not eligible for court supervision.
11The Department shall permanently revoke the firearms
12instructor certification of a person convicted under this
13subsection (i).
14(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14; 98-899,
15eff. 8-15-14.)".