103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1089

 

Introduced 1/12/2023, by Rep. Mary E. Flowers

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
5 ILCS 140/7.5
5 ILCS 315/4  from Ch. 48, par. 1604
50 ILCS 705/7
720 ILCS 5/24-2

    Creates the Peace Officer Accountability Act. Provides that before a peace officer is permitted to carry a firearm in the unit of government in which he or she is employed, the peace officer must either: (1) live in the unit of government in which he or she serves; or (2) complete 200 hours of specified work or training. Provides that the unit of government shall require each peace officer employed by the unit of government before entering upon the officer's duties to have a liability insurance policy. Provides that the public shall have access to all documents concerning promotions, which documents are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that each peace officer, before discharging his or her duties as a peace officer, shall sign an affidavit declaring that he or she will report all unethical and unlawful conduct of other peace officers immediately to the internal affairs division of the department. Provides that the exclusive representative of a peace officer bargaining unit may not enter into a contract or collective bargaining agreement with the department that permits unconstitutional conduct by peace officers. Amends the Illinois Police Training Act. Provides that the minimum standards for police academies shall include 20 hours of race relations training, acquaintance with the youth residing in the unit of government in which the officers will serve, when discharging a firearm, the avoidance of the use of deadly force except when necessary to protect the life of the officer and on methods of using less than deadly force to disarm a suspect. Provides annual 20 hours of training of peace officers in race relations and constitutional methods of the use of force. Amends various other Acts to make conforming changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning criminal law.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Peace
5Officer Accountability Act.
 
6    Section 5. Legislative findings. The General Assembly
7finds that:
8    (1) The United States Department of Justice has found
9reasonable cause to believe that the Chicago Police Department
10engages in a pattern or practice of using force, including
11deadly force, in violation of the Fourth Amendment of the
12United States Constitution.
13    (2) The Department found that Chicago Police Department
14officers' practices unnecessarily endanger themselves and
15result in unnecessary and avoidable uses of force.
16    (3) The pattern or practice results from systemic
17deficiencies in training and accountability, including the
18failure to train officers in de-escalation and the failure to
19conduct meaningful investigations of uses of force.
20    (4) A law codifying the suggestions of the United States
21Department of Justice for the Chicago Police Department and
22applying to all police departments in this State could aid in
23improving those departments.
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
2    "Department" means a municipal police department or office
3of the county sheriff.
4    "Exclusive representative" has the meaning ascribed to it
5in Section 3 of the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
6    "Liability insurance" means insurance on risks based upon
7negligence by a peace officer.
8    "Peace officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
92-13 of the Criminal Code of 2012; except that the term is
10limited to peace officers employed by a municipality or county
11sheriff.
12    "Unethical conduct" means non-criminal conduct that
13violates department rules or procedures or violates ordinances
14concerning peace officer conduct.
15    "Unit of government" means a municipality with respect to
16peace officers employed by the municipality and the county
17with respect to peace officers employed by the county sheriff.
18    "Unlawful conduct" means conduct that violates the penal
19statutes of this State or criminal conduct proscribed by
20ordinance of the unit of government.
 
21    Section 15. Peace officer firearms requirement. Before a
22peace officer is permitted to carry a firearm in the unit of
23government in which he or she is employed, the peace officer
24must either:

 

 

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1    (1) live in the unit of government in which he or she
2serves; or
3    (2) complete either:
4        (A) 200 hours of volunteer work in the unit of
5    government in which he or she shall be serving; or
6        (B) 200 hours of specified training related to the
7    unit of government in which he or she shall be serving, or
8    any combination of volunteer work and training.
 
9    Section 20. Liability insurance. In addition to the
10indemnity provided to peace officers by the unit of government
11under Section 5-1002 of the Counties Code or under Section
121-4-5 or 1-4-6 of the Illinois Municipal Code, the unit of
13government shall require each peace officer employed by the
14unit of government before entering upon the officer's duties
15to have a liability insurance policy to indemnify the unit of
16government which employs the officer for any negligence
17committed by the officer in the performance of his or her
18duties.
 
19    Section 25. Promotions; transparency. Promotions of peace
20officers shall be transparent. The public shall have access to
21all documents concerning promotions, which documents are
22subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
 
23    Section 30. Peace officer report of unlawful and unethical

 

 

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1conduct to internal affairs. Each peace officer, before
2discharging his or her duties as a peace officer, shall sign an
3affidavit declaring that he or she will report all unethical
4and unlawful conduct of other peace officers immediately to
5the internal affairs division of the department. The affidavit
6shall be a public record subject to disclosure under the
7Freedom of Information Act.
 
8    Section 35. Unconstitutional contracts and collective
9bargaining agreements prohibited. The exclusive representative
10of a peace officer bargaining unit may not enter into a
11contract or collective bargaining agreement with the
12department that permits unconstitutional conduct by peace
13officers.
 
14    Section 100. The Freedom of Information Act is amended by
15changing Section 7.5 as follows:
 
16    (5 ILCS 140/7.5)
17    Sec. 7.5. Statutory exemptions. To the extent provided for
18by the statutes referenced below, the following shall be
19exempt from inspection and copying:
20        (a) All information determined to be confidential
21    under Section 4002 of the Technology Advancement and
22    Development Act.
23        (b) Library circulation and order records identifying

 

 

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1    library users with specific materials under the Library
2    Records Confidentiality Act.
3        (c) Applications, related documents, and medical
4    records received by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
5    Procedures Board and any and all documents or other
6    records prepared by the Experimental Organ Transplantation
7    Procedures Board or its staff relating to applications it
8    has received.
9        (d) Information and records held by the Department of
10    Public Health and its authorized representatives relating
11    to known or suspected cases of sexually transmissible
12    disease or any information the disclosure of which is
13    restricted under the Illinois Sexually Transmissible
14    Disease Control Act.
15        (e) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
16    under Section 30 of the Radon Industry Licensing Act.
17        (f) Firm performance evaluations under Section 55 of
18    the Architectural, Engineering, and Land Surveying
19    Qualifications Based Selection Act.
20        (g) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
21    and exempted under Section 50 of the Illinois Prepaid
22    Tuition Act.
23        (h) Information the disclosure of which is exempted
24    under the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, and
25    records of any lawfully created State or local inspector
26    general's office that would be exempt if created or

 

 

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1    obtained by an Executive Inspector General's office under
2    that Act.
3        (i) Information contained in a local emergency energy
4    plan submitted to a municipality in accordance with a
5    local emergency energy plan ordinance that is adopted
6    under Section 11-21.5-5 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
7        (j) Information and data concerning the distribution
8    of surcharge moneys collected and remitted by carriers
9    under the Emergency Telephone System Act.
10        (k) Law enforcement officer identification information
11    or driver identification information compiled by a law
12    enforcement agency or the Department of Transportation
13    under Section 11-212 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
14        (l) Records and information provided to a residential
15    health care facility resident sexual assault and death
16    review team or the Executive Council under the Abuse
17    Prevention Review Team Act.
18        (m) Information provided to the predatory lending
19    database created pursuant to Article 3 of the Residential
20    Real Property Disclosure Act, except to the extent
21    authorized under that Article.
22        (n) Defense budgets and petitions for certification of
23    compensation and expenses for court appointed trial
24    counsel as provided under Sections 10 and 15 of the
25    Capital Crimes Litigation Act. This subsection (n) shall
26    apply until the conclusion of the trial of the case, even

 

 

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1    if the prosecution chooses not to pursue the death penalty
2    prior to trial or sentencing.
3        (o) Information that is prohibited from being
4    disclosed under Section 4 of the Illinois Health and
5    Hazardous Substances Registry Act.
6        (p) Security portions of system safety program plans,
7    investigation reports, surveys, schedules, lists, data, or
8    information compiled, collected, or prepared by or for the
9    Department of Transportation under Sections 2705-300 and
10    2705-616 of the Department of Transportation Law of the
11    Civil Administrative Code of Illinois, the Regional
12    Transportation Authority under Section 2.11 of the
13    Regional Transportation Authority Act, or the St. Clair
14    County Transit District under the Bi-State Transit Safety
15    Act.
16        (q) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
17    Personnel Record Review Act, except information required
18    to be disclosed under Section 25 of the Peace Officer
19    Accountability Act.
20        (r) Information prohibited from being disclosed by the
21    Illinois School Student Records Act.
22        (s) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
23    under Section 5-108 of the Public Utilities Act.
24        (t) All identified or deidentified health information
25    in the form of health data or medical records contained
26    in, stored in, submitted to, transferred by, or released

 

 

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1    from the Illinois Health Information Exchange, and
2    identified or deidentified health information in the form
3    of health data and medical records of the Illinois Health
4    Information Exchange in the possession of the Illinois
5    Health Information Exchange Office due to its
6    administration of the Illinois Health Information
7    Exchange. The terms "identified" and "deidentified" shall
8    be given the same meaning as in the Health Insurance
9    Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law
10    104-191, or any subsequent amendments thereto, and any
11    regulations promulgated thereunder.
12        (u) Records and information provided to an independent
13    team of experts under the Developmental Disability and
14    Mental Health Safety Act (also known as Brian's Law).
15        (v) Names and information of people who have applied
16    for or received Firearm Owner's Identification Cards under
17    the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or applied for
18    or received a concealed carry license under the Firearm
19    Concealed Carry Act, unless otherwise authorized by the
20    Firearm Concealed Carry Act; and databases under the
21    Firearm Concealed Carry Act, records of the Concealed
22    Carry Licensing Review Board under the Firearm Concealed
23    Carry Act, and law enforcement agency objections under the
24    Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
25        (v-5) Records of the Firearm Owner's Identification
26    Card Review Board that are exempted from disclosure under

 

 

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1    Section 10 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
2        (w) Personally identifiable information which is
3    exempted from disclosure under subsection (g) of Section
4    19.1 of the Toll Highway Act.
5        (x) Information which is exempted from disclosure
6    under Section 5-1014.3 of the Counties Code or Section
7    8-11-21 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
8        (y) Confidential information under the Adult
9    Protective Services Act and its predecessor enabling
10    statute, the Elder Abuse and Neglect Act, including
11    information about the identity and administrative finding
12    against any caregiver of a verified and substantiated
13    decision of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation of
14    an eligible adult maintained in the Registry established
15    under Section 7.5 of the Adult Protective Services Act.
16        (z) Records and information provided to a fatality
17    review team or the Illinois Fatality Review Team Advisory
18    Council under Section 15 of the Adult Protective Services
19    Act.
20        (aa) Information which is exempted from disclosure
21    under Section 2.37 of the Wildlife Code.
22        (bb) Information which is or was prohibited from
23    disclosure by the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
24        (cc) Recordings made under the Law Enforcement
25    Officer-Worn Body Camera Act, except to the extent
26    authorized under that Act.

 

 

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1        (dd) Information that is prohibited from being
2    disclosed under Section 45 of the Condominium and Common
3    Interest Community Ombudsperson Act.
4        (ee) Information that is exempted from disclosure
5    under Section 30.1 of the Pharmacy Practice Act.
6        (ff) Information that is exempted from disclosure
7    under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
8        (gg) Information that is prohibited from being
9    disclosed under Section 7-603.5 of the Illinois Vehicle
10    Code.
11        (hh) Records that are exempt from disclosure under
12    Section 1A-16.7 of the Election Code.
13        (ii) Information which is exempted from disclosure
14    under Section 2505-800 of the Department of Revenue Law of
15    the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois.
16        (jj) Information and reports that are required to be
17    submitted to the Department of Labor by registering day
18    and temporary labor service agencies but are exempt from
19    disclosure under subsection (a-1) of Section 45 of the Day
20    and Temporary Labor Services Act.
21        (kk) Information prohibited from disclosure under the
22    Seizure and Forfeiture Reporting Act.
23        (ll) Information the disclosure of which is restricted
24    and exempted under Section 5-30.8 of the Illinois Public
25    Aid Code.
26        (mm) Records that are exempt from disclosure under

 

 

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1    Section 4.2 of the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
2        (nn) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
3    Section 70 of the Higher Education Student Assistance Act.
4        (oo) Communications, notes, records, and reports
5    arising out of a peer support counseling session
6    prohibited from disclosure under the First Responders
7    Suicide Prevention Act.
8        (pp) Names and all identifying information relating to
9    an employee of an emergency services provider or law
10    enforcement agency under the First Responders Suicide
11    Prevention Act.
12        (qq) Information and records held by the Department of
13    Public Health and its authorized representatives collected
14    under the Reproductive Health Act.
15        (rr) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
16    the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
17        (ss) Data reported by an employer to the Department of
18    Human Rights pursuant to Section 2-108 of the Illinois
19    Human Rights Act.
20        (tt) Recordings made under the Children's Advocacy
21    Center Act, except to the extent authorized under that
22    Act.
23        (uu) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
24    Section 50 of the Sexual Assault Evidence Submission Act.
25        (vv) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
26    subsections (f) and (j) of Section 5-36 of the Illinois

 

 

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1    Public Aid Code.
2        (ww) Information that is exempt from disclosure under
3    Section 16.8 of the State Treasurer Act.
4        (xx) Information that is exempt from disclosure or
5    information that shall not be made public under the
6    Illinois Insurance Code.
7        (yy) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
8    the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act.
9        (zz) Information prohibited from being disclosed under
10    the Illinois Public Labor Relations Act.
11        (aaa) Information prohibited from being disclosed
12    under Section 1-167 of the Illinois Pension Code.
13        (bbb) Information that is prohibited from disclosure
14    by the Illinois Police Training Act and the Illinois State
15    Police Act.
16        (ccc) Records exempt from disclosure under Section
17    2605-304 of the Illinois State Police Law of the Civil
18    Administrative Code of Illinois.
19        (ddd) Information prohibited from being disclosed
20    under Section 35 of the Address Confidentiality for
21    Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Human
22    Trafficking, or Stalking Act.
23        (eee) Information prohibited from being disclosed
24    under subsection (b) of Section 75 of the Domestic
25    Violence Fatality Review Act.
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1    Act. This subsection (fff) is inoperative on and after
2    July 1, 2023.
3        (ggg) (fff) Information prohibited from disclosure
4    under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 14 of the
5    Nurse Agency Licensing Act.
6(Source: P.A. 101-13, eff. 6-12-19; 101-27, eff. 6-25-19;
7101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-221, eff. 1-1-20; 101-236, eff.
81-1-20; 101-375, eff. 8-16-19; 101-377, eff. 8-16-19; 101-452,
9eff. 1-1-20; 101-466, eff. 1-1-20; 101-600, eff. 12-6-19;
10101-620, eff 12-20-19; 101-649, eff. 7-7-20; 101-652, eff.
111-1-22; 101-656, eff. 3-23-21; 102-36, eff. 6-25-21; 102-237,
12eff. 1-1-22; 102-292, eff. 1-1-22; 102-520, eff. 8-20-21;
13102-559, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-946, eff.
147-1-22; 102-1042, eff. 6-3-22; revised 8-1-22.)
 
15    Section 105. The Illinois Public Labor Relations Act is
16amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
17    (5 ILCS 315/4)  (from Ch. 48, par. 1604)
18    (Text of Section WITHOUT the changes made by P.A. 98-599,
19which has been held unconstitutional)
20    Sec. 4. Management Rights; Unconstitutional Peace Officer
21Conduct. Employers shall not be required to bargain over
22matters of inherent managerial policy, which shall include
23such areas of discretion or policy as the functions of the
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1organizational structure and selection of new employees,
2examination techniques and direction of employees. Employers,
3however, shall be required to bargain collectively with regard
4to policy matters directly affecting wages, hours and terms
5and conditions of employment as well as the impact thereon
6upon request by employee representatives.
7    The exclusive representative of a peace officer unit and
8an employer may not bargain over matters that would permit
9peace officer conduct that would violate the Constitution of
10the United States or this State and any agreement that would
11permit peace officer conduct that would violate the
12Constitution of the United States or this State is void.
13    To preserve the rights of employers and exclusive
14representatives which have established collective bargaining
15relationships or negotiated collective bargaining agreements
16prior to the effective date of this Act, employers shall be
17required to bargain collectively with regard to any matter
18concerning wages, hours or conditions of employment about
19which they have bargained for and agreed to in a collective
20bargaining agreement prior to the effective date of this Act.
21    The chief judge of the judicial circuit that employs a
22public employee who is a court reporter, as defined in the
23Court Reporters Act, has the authority to hire, appoint,
24promote, evaluate, discipline, and discharge court reporters
25within that judicial circuit.
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1Assembly shall be construed to intrude upon the judicial
2functions of any court. This amendatory Act of the 94th
3General Assembly applies only to nonjudicial administrative
4matters relating to the collective bargaining rights of court
5reporters.
6(Source: P.A. 94-98, eff. 7-1-05.)
 
7    Section 110. The Illinois Police Training Act is amended
8by changing Section 7 as follows:
 
9    (50 ILCS 705/7)
10    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
11    Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
12adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
13include, but not be limited to, the following:
14        a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement
15    officers which shall be offered by all certified schools
16    shall include, but not be limited to, courses of
17    procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics,
18    search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil
19    rights, human rights, human relations, cultural
20    competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic
21    sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure,
22    constitutional and proper use of law enforcement
23    authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and
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1    enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control
2    and accident investigation, techniques of obtaining
3    physical evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports,
4    firearms training, training in the use of electronic
5    control devices, including the psychological and
6    physiological effects of the use of those devices on
7    humans, first-aid (including cardiopulmonary
8    resuscitation), training in the administration of opioid
9    antagonists as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (e)
10    of Section 5-23 of the Substance Use Disorder Act,
11    handling of juvenile offenders, recognition of mental
12    conditions and crises, including, but not limited to, the
13    disease of addiction, which require immediate assistance
14    and response and methods to safeguard and provide
15    assistance to a person in need of mental treatment,
16    recognition of abuse, neglect, financial exploitation, and
17    self-neglect of adults with disabilities and older adults,
18    as defined in Section 2 of the Adult Protective Services
19    Act, crimes against the elderly, law of evidence, the
20    hazards of high-speed police vehicle chases with an
21    emphasis on alternatives to the high-speed chase, and
22    physical training. The curriculum shall include specific
23    training in techniques for immediate response to and
24    investigation of cases of domestic violence and of sexual
25    assault of adults and children, including cultural
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1    abuse as well as interview techniques that are age
2    sensitive and are trauma informed, victim centered, and
3    victim sensitive. The curriculum shall include training in
4    techniques designed to promote effective communication at
5    the initial contact with crime victims and ways to
6    comprehensively explain to victims and witnesses their
7    rights under the Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act
8    and the Crime Victims Compensation Act. The curriculum
9    shall also include training in effective recognition of
10    and responses to stress, trauma, and post-traumatic stress
11    experienced by law enforcement officers that is consistent
12    with Section 25 of the Illinois Mental Health First Aid
13    Training Act in a peer setting, including recognizing
14    signs and symptoms of work-related cumulative stress,
15    issues that may lead to suicide, and solutions for
16    intervention with peer support resources. The curriculum
17    shall include a block of instruction addressing the
18    mandatory reporting requirements under the Abused and
19    Neglected Child Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also
20    include a block of instruction aimed at identifying and
21    interacting with persons with autism and other
22    developmental or physical disabilities, reducing barriers
23    to reporting crimes against persons with autism, and
24    addressing the unique challenges presented by cases
25    involving victims or witnesses with autism and other
26    developmental disabilities. The curriculum shall include

 

 

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1    training in the detection and investigation of all forms
2    of human trafficking. The curriculum shall also include
3    instruction in trauma-informed responses designed to
4    ensure the physical safety and well-being of a child of an
5    arrested parent or immediate family member; this
6    instruction must include, but is not limited to: (1)
7    understanding the trauma experienced by the child while
8    maintaining the integrity of the arrest and safety of
9    officers, suspects, and other involved individuals; (2)
10    de-escalation tactics that would include the use of force
11    when reasonably necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a
12    child will require supervision and care. The curriculum
13    for probationary law enforcement officers shall include:
14    (1) at least 12 hours of hands-on, scenario-based
15    role-playing; (2) at least 6 hours of instruction on use
16    of force techniques, including the use of de-escalation
17    techniques to prevent or reduce the need for force
18    whenever safe and feasible; (3) specific training on
19    officer safety techniques, including cover, concealment,
20    and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of training focused on
21    high-risk traffic stops. The curriculum for permanent law
22    enforcement officers shall include, but not be limited to:
23    (1) refresher and in-service training in any of the
24    courses listed above in this subparagraph, (2) advanced
25    courses in any of the subjects listed above in this
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1    (4) specialized training in subjects and fields to be
2    selected by the board. The training in the use of
3    electronic control devices shall be conducted for
4    probationary law enforcement officers, including
5    University police officers. The curriculum shall also
6    include training on the use of a firearms restraining
7    order by providing instruction on the process used to file
8    a firearms restraining order and how to identify
9    situations in which a firearms restraining order is
10    appropriate.
11        b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
12    and equipment requirements.
13        c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
14        d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
15    probationary law enforcement officer must satisfactorily
16    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
17    a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
18    governmental or State governmental agency. Those
19    requirements shall include training in first aid
20    (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
21        e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
22    probationary county corrections officer must
23    satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
24    permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a
25    participating local governmental agency.
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1    probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
2    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
3    a court security officer for a participating local
4    governmental agency. The Board shall establish those
5    training requirements which it considers appropriate for
6    court security officers and shall certify schools to
7    conduct that training.
8        A person hired to serve as a court security officer
9    must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to
10    the officer's successful completion of the training
11    course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory
12    completion of a training program of similar content and
13    number of hours that has been found acceptable by the
14    Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting
15    to the Board's determination that the training course is
16    unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law
17    enforcement experience.
18        Individuals who currently serve as court security
19    officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in
20    that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by
21    this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective
22    date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified,
23    absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to
24    forfeit his or her position.
25        All individuals hired as court security officers on or
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1    89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of
2    their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the
3    Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
4        The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
5    Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit
6    Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who
7    have filed applications to become court security officers
8    and who meet the eligibility requirements established
9    under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or
10    the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission
11    exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals
12    for verification of the applicants' qualifications under
13    this Act and as established by the Board.
14        g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
15    law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every
16    3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional
17    and proper use of law enforcement authority, procedural
18    justice, civil rights, human rights, reporting child abuse
19    and neglect, and cultural competency, including implicit
20    bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings
21    shall consist of at least 30 hours of training every 3
22    years.
23        h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
24    law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at
25    least annually. Those requirements shall include law
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1    certification, crisis intervention training, and officer
2    wellness and mental health.
3        i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set
4    forth in Section 10.6.
5    The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public Act
6101-652 shall take effect January 1, 2022.
7    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
8changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
9102nd General Assembly, Public Act 101-652, and Public Act
10102-28 take effect July 1, 2022.
11(Source: P.A. 101-18, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
12101-215, eff. 1-1-20; 101-224, eff. 8-9-19; 101-375, eff.
138-16-19; 101-564, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, Article 10, Section
1410-143, eff. 7-1-21; 101-652, Article 25, Section 25-40, eff.
151-1-22; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 102-558,
16eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; revised 8-11-22.)
 
17    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
18    Sec. 7. Rules and standards for schools. The Board shall
19adopt rules and minimum standards for such schools which shall
20include, but not be limited to, the following:
21        a. The curriculum for probationary law enforcement
22    officers which shall be offered by all certified schools
23    shall include, but not be limited to, courses of
24    procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics,
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1    rights, human rights, human relations, cultural
2    competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic
3    sensitivity, 20 hours of race relations training,
4    acquaintance with the youth residing in the unit of
5    government in which the officers will serve, when
6    discharging a firearm, the avoidance of the use of deadly
7    force except when necessary to protect the life of the
8    officer and on methods of using less than deadly force to
9    disarm a suspect, criminal law, law of criminal procedure,
10    constitutional and proper use of law enforcement
11    authority, crisis intervention training, vehicle and
12    traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory
13    enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code, traffic control
14    and crash investigation, techniques of obtaining physical
15    evidence, court testimonies, statements, reports, firearms
16    training, training in the use of electronic control
17    devices, including the psychological and physiological
18    effects of the use of those devices on humans, first-aid
19    (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation), training in the
20    administration of opioid antagonists as defined in
21    paragraph (1) of subsection (e) of Section 5-23 of the
22    Substance Use Disorder Act, handling of juvenile
23    offenders, recognition of mental conditions and crises,
24    including, but not limited to, the disease of addiction,
25    which require immediate assistance and response and
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1    need of mental treatment, recognition of abuse, neglect,
2    financial exploitation, and self-neglect of adults with
3    disabilities and older adults, as defined in Section 2 of
4    the Adult Protective Services Act, crimes against the
5    elderly, law of evidence, the hazards of high-speed police
6    vehicle chases with an emphasis on alternatives to the
7    high-speed chase, and physical training. The curriculum
8    shall include specific training in techniques for
9    immediate response to and investigation of cases of
10    domestic violence and of sexual assault of adults and
11    children, including cultural perceptions and common myths
12    of sexual assault and sexual abuse as well as interview
13    techniques that are age sensitive and are trauma informed,
14    victim centered, and victim sensitive. The curriculum
15    shall include training in techniques designed to promote
16    effective communication at the initial contact with crime
17    victims and ways to comprehensively explain to victims and
18    witnesses their rights under the Rights of Crime Victims
19    and Witnesses Act and the Crime Victims Compensation Act.
20    The curriculum shall also include training in effective
21    recognition of and responses to stress, trauma, and
22    post-traumatic stress experienced by law enforcement
23    officers that is consistent with Section 25 of the
24    Illinois Mental Health First Aid Training Act in a peer
25    setting, including recognizing signs and symptoms of
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1    suicide, and solutions for intervention with peer support
2    resources. The curriculum shall include a block of
3    instruction addressing the mandatory reporting
4    requirements under the Abused and Neglected Child
5    Reporting Act. The curriculum shall also include a block
6    of instruction aimed at identifying and interacting with
7    persons with autism and other developmental or physical
8    disabilities, reducing barriers to reporting crimes
9    against persons with autism, and addressing the unique
10    challenges presented by cases involving victims or
11    witnesses with autism and other developmental
12    disabilities. The curriculum shall include training in the
13    detection and investigation of all forms of human
14    trafficking. The curriculum shall also include instruction
15    in trauma-informed responses designed to ensure the
16    physical safety and well-being of a child of an arrested
17    parent or immediate family member; this instruction must
18    include, but is not limited to: (1) understanding the
19    trauma experienced by the child while maintaining the
20    integrity of the arrest and safety of officers, suspects,
21    and other involved individuals; (2) de-escalation tactics
22    that would include the use of force when reasonably
23    necessary; and (3) inquiring whether a child will require
24    supervision and care. The curriculum for probationary law
25    enforcement officers shall include: (1) at least 12 hours
26    of hands-on, scenario-based role-playing; (2) at least 6

 

 

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1    hours of instruction on use of force techniques, including
2    the use of de-escalation techniques to prevent or reduce
3    the need for force whenever safe and feasible; (3)
4    specific training on officer safety techniques, including
5    cover, concealment, and time; and (4) at least 6 hours of
6    training focused on high-risk traffic stops. The
7    curriculum for permanent law enforcement officers shall
8    include, but not be limited to: (1) refresher and
9    in-service training in any of the courses listed above in
10    this subparagraph, (2) advanced courses in any of the
11    subjects listed above in this subparagraph, (3) training
12    for supervisory personnel, and (4) specialized training in
13    subjects and fields to be selected by the board. The
14    training in the use of electronic control devices shall be
15    conducted for probationary law enforcement officers,
16    including University police officers. The curriculum shall
17    also include training on the use of a firearms restraining
18    order by providing instruction on the process used to file
19    a firearms restraining order and how to identify
20    situations in which a firearms restraining order is
21    appropriate.
22        b. Minimum courses of study, attendance requirements
23    and equipment requirements.
24        c. Minimum requirements for instructors.
25        d. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
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1    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
2    a local law enforcement officer for a participating local
3    governmental or State governmental agency. Those
4    requirements shall include training in first aid
5    (including cardiopulmonary resuscitation).
6        e. Minimum basic training requirements, which a
7    probationary county corrections officer must
8    satisfactorily complete before being eligible for
9    permanent employment as a county corrections officer for a
10    participating local governmental agency.
11        f. Minimum basic training requirements which a
12    probationary court security officer must satisfactorily
13    complete before being eligible for permanent employment as
14    a court security officer for a participating local
15    governmental agency. The Board shall establish those
16    training requirements which it considers appropriate for
17    court security officers and shall certify schools to
18    conduct that training.
19        A person hired to serve as a court security officer
20    must obtain from the Board a certificate (i) attesting to
21    the officer's successful completion of the training
22    course; (ii) attesting to the officer's satisfactory
23    completion of a training program of similar content and
24    number of hours that has been found acceptable by the
25    Board under the provisions of this Act; or (iii) attesting
26    to the Board's determination that the training course is

 

 

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1    unnecessary because of the person's extensive prior law
2    enforcement experience.
3        Individuals who currently serve as court security
4    officers shall be deemed qualified to continue to serve in
5    that capacity so long as they are certified as provided by
6    this Act within 24 months of June 1, 1997 (the effective
7    date of Public Act 89-685). Failure to be so certified,
8    absent a waiver from the Board, shall cause the officer to
9    forfeit his or her position.
10        All individuals hired as court security officers on or
11    after June 1, 1997 (the effective date of Public Act
12    89-685) shall be certified within 12 months of the date of
13    their hire, unless a waiver has been obtained by the
14    Board, or they shall forfeit their positions.
15        The Sheriff's Merit Commission, if one exists, or the
16    Sheriff's Office if there is no Sheriff's Merit
17    Commission, shall maintain a list of all individuals who
18    have filed applications to become court security officers
19    and who meet the eligibility requirements established
20    under this Act. Either the Sheriff's Merit Commission, or
21    the Sheriff's Office if no Sheriff's Merit Commission
22    exists, shall establish a schedule of reasonable intervals
23    for verification of the applicants' qualifications under
24    this Act and as established by the Board.
25        g. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
26    law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete every

 

 

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1    3 years. Those requirements shall include constitutional
2    and proper use of law enforcement authority, procedural
3    justice, civil rights, human rights, reporting child abuse
4    and neglect, and cultural competency, including implicit
5    bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity. These trainings
6    shall consist of at least 30 hours of training every 3
7    years.
8        h. Minimum in-service training requirements, which a
9    law enforcement officer must satisfactorily complete at
10    least annually. Those requirements shall include 20 hours
11    of race relations training, constitutional methods of the
12    use of force, law updates, emergency medical response
13    training and certification, crisis intervention training,
14    and officer wellness and mental health.
15        i. Minimum in-service training requirements as set
16    forth in Section 10.6.
17    The amendatory changes to this Section made by Public Act
18101-652 shall take effect January 1, 2022.
19    Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
20changes made to this Section by this amendatory Act of the
21102nd General Assembly, Public Act 101-652, and Public Act
22102-28, and Public Act 102-694 take effect July 1, 2022.
23(Source: P.A. 101-18, eff. 1-1-20; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19;
24101-215, eff. 1-1-20; 101-224, eff. 8-9-19; 101-375, eff.
258-16-19; 101-564, eff. 1-1-20; 101-652, Article 10, Section
2610-143, eff. 7-1-21; 101-652, Article 25, Section 25-40, eff.

 

 

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11-1-22; 102-28, eff. 6-25-21; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22; 102-558,
2eff. 8-20-21; 102-694, eff. 1-7-22; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
3revised 8-11-22.)
 
4    Section 115. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Section 24-2 as follows:
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
7    Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
8    (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
924-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
10the following:
11        (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
12    officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
13    peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer,
14    subject to the provisions of Section 15 of the Peace
15    Officer Accountability Act.
16        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
17    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
18    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
19    while in the performance of their official duty, or while
20    commuting between their homes and places of employment.
21        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
22    the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
23    Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
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1        (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
2    utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
3    car companies, while actually engaged in the performance
4    of the duties of their employment or commuting between
5    their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while
6    actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
7    employment.
8        (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
9    private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
10    employed by a private security contractor, private
11    detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
12    the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
13    if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
14    provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
15    Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
16    2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
17    duties of their employment or commuting between their
18    homes and places of employment. A person shall be
19    considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
20    completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
21    security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
22    contractor, or employee of a licensed private security
23    contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
24    agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has
25    been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
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1    renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
2    provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
3    cards issued under the provisions of the Private
4    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
5    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
6    card shall be carried by the private security contractor,
7    private detective, or private alarm contractor, or
8    employee of the licensed private security contractor,
9    private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at
10    all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
11    weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
12        (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
13    industrial operation as a security guard for the
14    protection of persons employed and private property
15    related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
16    actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
17    traveling between sites or properties belonging to the
18    employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
19    security force registered with the Department of Financial
20    and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
21    guard has successfully completed a course of study,
22    approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
23    and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than
24    48 hours of training that includes the theory of law
25    enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
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1    exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
2    of training for a security officer and 28 hours of
3    required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
4    control card by the Department of Financial and
5    Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
6    firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
7    Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
8    the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
9    Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
10    2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
11    security guard at all times when he or she is in possession
12    of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm
13    control card.
14        (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
15    Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
16    Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
17    24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
18    any investigation for the Commission.
19        (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
20    security guard for the protection of other employees and
21    property related to such financial institution, while
22    actually engaged in the performance of their duties,
23    commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
24    traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
25    such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
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1    Department; provided that any person so employed has
2    successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
3    supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
4    Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of
5    training which includes theory of law enforcement,
6    liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
7    shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if
8    he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training
9    for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm
10    training, and has been issued a firearm control card by
11    the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
12    Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
13    under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
14    for those issued under the provisions of the Private
15    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
16    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
17    card shall be carried by the security guard at all times
18    when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon
19    permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes
20    of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,
21    savings and loan association, credit union or company
22    providing armored car services.
23        (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
24    drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
25    performance of his duties.
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1    officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
2    Act.
3        (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
4    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
5    governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
6    Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of
7    the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
8        (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
9    Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
10        (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
11    their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
12    places of employment or specific locations that are part
13    of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief
14    judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they
15    have received weapons training according to requirements
16    of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
17    Training Act.
18        (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
19    of their official duties, or while commuting between their
20    homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
21    Sheriff.
22        (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
23    a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
24    facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
25    who has completed the background screening and training
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1    Regulatory Commission.
2        (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
3    to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
4    (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
5    (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
6to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
7or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
8license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
9the commission of the offense.
10    (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
11to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement
12officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional
13officer, or correctional officer of the Department of
14Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under
15the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
16    (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
1724-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
18        (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
19    the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
20    established target ranges, whether public or private, and
21    patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
22    using their firearms on those target ranges.
23        (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
24    while parading, with the special permission of the
25    Governor.
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1    lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions
2    of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
3        (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in
4    a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
5        (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
6    gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
7    dwelling of another person as an invitee with that
8    person's permission.
9    (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
10of the following:
11        (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
12    official duties.
13        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
14    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
15    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
16        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
17    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
18    the performance of their official duty.
19        (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
20    guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
21    (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
22    machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
23    are not immediately accessible.
24        (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
25    any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
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1    ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
2    business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
3    only with respect to activities which are within the
4    lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
5    transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
6    This exemption does not authorize the general private
7    possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
8    bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
9    firing device, but only such possession and activities as
10    are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
11    business described in this paragraph.
12        During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
13    down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
14    accessible.
15        (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
16    transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or
17    experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,
18    shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or
19    ammunition for such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where
20    engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or
21    subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for
22    the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns,
23    weapons or ammunition to the United States government or
24    any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
25    such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
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1        The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
2    shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
3    contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
4    scope of his employment, where such activities involving
5    such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
6    incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
7        (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
8    barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
9    has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
10    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or
11    (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,
12    nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the
13    modification is required and necessary to accurately
14    portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;
15    the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current
16    re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall
17    length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26
18    inches.
19    (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
20possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a
21peace officer.
22    (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
23manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
24subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
25    (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
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1organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
2at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
3private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
4    (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
5to:
6        (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
7    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
8    the performance of their official duty.
9        (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
10    ordnance.
11        (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
12    ballistics, or specializing in the development of
13    ammunition or explosive ordnance.
14        (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
15    explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
16    by the federal government, in connection with the supply
17    of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
18    (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
19    outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
20    bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
21    Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
22    by an exempted manufacturer.
23    (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
24persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device
25or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use
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1ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and
2actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those
3devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to
4activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,
5such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those
6devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not
7authorize the general private possession of any device or
8attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
9silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
10and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
11manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).
12During transportation, these devices shall be detached from
13any weapon or not immediately accessible.
14    (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
1524-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
16supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
17prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
18Corrections.
19    (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
20officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
21or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
22own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
23kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
24report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
25maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
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1    (g-10) (Blank).
2    (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
3any subsection of this Article need not negative any
4exemptions contained in this Article. The defendant shall have
5the burden of proving such an exemption.
6    (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
7affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
8pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm
9consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the
10State of Illinois or the federal government, where such
11transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the
12lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;
13and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
14affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any
15pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the
16subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
17subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and
18enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
19other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners
20Identification Card.
21(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-152, eff. 1-1-22;
22102-779, eff. 1-1-23; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; revised
2312-14-22.)
 
24    Section 995. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act
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1text that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a
2Section represented by multiple versions), the use of that
3text does not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the
4changes made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any
5other Public Act.