103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3891

 

Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Sonya M. Harper

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new
720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new
720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new
720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new
720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new
720 ILCS 5/24-2
720 ILCS 5/24-4  from Ch. 38, par. 24-4
720 ILCS 5/24-5  from Ch. 38, par. 24-5

    Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, all handgun ammunition that is manufactured, imported into the State for sale or personal use, kept for sale, offered or exposed for sale, sold, given, lent, or possessed shall be serialized. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who manufactures, causes to be manufactured, imports into the State for sale or personal use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or who gives or lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, any person who possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition that is not serialized is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State Police in a manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. Provides that information in the registry, upon proper application for that information, shall be furnished to peace officers and authorized employees of the Illinois State Police or to the person listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun ammunition. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall adopt rules relating to the assessment and collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for the infrastructure, implementation, operational, enforcement, and future development costs of these provisions. Effective January 1, 2024, except some provisions effective immediately.


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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 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5changing Sections 24-2, 24-4 and 24-5 and by adding Sections
624-0.05, 24-1.11, 24-1.12, 24-1.13, and 24-1.14 as follows:
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/24-0.05 new)
8    Sec. 24-0.05. Definitions. In this Article:
9    "Handgun ammunition" means ammunition principally for use
10in pistols, revolvers, and other firearms capable of being
11concealed upon the person, notwithstanding that the ammunition
12may also be used in some rifles.
13    "Manufacturer", "ammunition manufacturer", or "registered
14handgun ammunition manufacturer" means any person that
15manufactures handgun ammunition within this State or
16manufactures handgun ammunition with the intent to distribute
17that ammunition for purposes, within this State, of sale,
18loan, or transfer.
19    "Pistol", "revolver", and "firearm capable of being
20concealed upon the person" applies to and includes any device
21designed to be used as a weapon, from which is expelled a
22projectile by the force of any explosion, or other form of
23combustion, and that has a barrel less than 16 inches in

 

 

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1length. These terms also include any device that has a barrel
216 inches or more in length which is designed to be
3interchanged with a barrel less than 16 inches in length.
4    "Public place" means an area open to the public and
5includes, but is not limited to, streets, sidewalks, bridges,
6alleys, plazas, parks, driveways, front yards, parking lots,
7including motor vehicles in these areas, whether moving or
8not, and buildings open to the general public, including those
9that serve food or drink, or provide entertainment, and the
10doorways and entrances to buildings or dwellings.
11    "Retail mercantile establishment" has the meaning ascribed
12to it in Section 16-0.1 of this Code.
13    "Serialized" means:
14        (1) the handgun ammunition has been identified in a
15    manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police so that all
16    assembled handgun ammunition contained within a package
17    provided for retail sale, or as otherwise specified by the
18    Illinois State Police, is uniquely identified;
19        (2) bullets used for reloading or handloading
20    contained within a package provided for retail sale, or as
21    otherwise specified by the Illinois State Police, are
22    uniquely identified;
23        (3) identification of the manufacturer of the items
24    described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition;
25        (4) identification on the exterior of the items
26    described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition

 

 

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1    in a manner that permits visual inspection for the purpose
2    of determining if the assembled handgun ammunition or
3    bullet is serialized;
4        (5) identification on the exterior of the items
5    described in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this definition
6    in a manner that is maintained subsequent to the discharge
7    of the handgun ammunition and subsequent to the impact of
8    the bullet, based on standards prescribed by the Illinois
9    State Police; and
10        (6) identification on the exterior of every package or
11    container of serialized handgun ammunition, as prescribed
12    by the Illinois State Police, with the same unique
13    identifiers used on the assembled handgun ammunition or
14    bullets contained within the packaging or container. A
15    package or container shall not be labeled with the same
16    unique identifiers as any other package or container by
17    the same manufacturer.
18    "Serialized handgun ammunition" means any of the
19following, which are subject to serialization under this
20Article:
21        (1) handgun ammunition;
22        (2) .22 caliber rimfire ammunition;
23        (3) assembled handgun ammunition packaged for retail
24    sale; or
25        (4) bullets used for reloading or handloading handgun
26    ammunition that are packaged for retail sale.

 

 

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1"Serialized handgun ammunition" does not include blank
2cartridges, shot-shells, or projectiles used in black powder
3handguns.
 
4    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.11 new)
5    Sec. 24-1.11. Serialization of handgun ammunition.
6    (a) The Illinois State Police shall enforce the
7requirements of the handgun serialization program and other
8provisions of Sections 24-1.11 through 24-1.14 of this Code.
9The Illinois State Police may prescribe the manner in which
10handgun ammunition is serialized in order to comply with
11Section 24-1.12 of this Code, including, but not limited to,
12determining how handgun ammunition that is loose, packaged, in
13lots, series, or otherwise aggregated for purposes of
14manufacture or sale shall be serialized with a unique
15identifier, under Section 24-1.12. The Illinois State Police
16shall adopt rules implementing this Section no later than
17January 1, 2024.
18    (b) The Illinois State Police may:
19        (1) adopt rules relating to the assessment and
20    collection of end-user fees in an amount not to exceed
21    $0.005 per round of handgun ammunition or per bullet, in
22    which the accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost
23    to pay for the infrastructure, implementation,
24    operational, enforcement, and future development costs of
25    Sections 24-1.11 through 24-1.14;

 

 

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1        (2) adopt rules relating to the implementation and
2    furtherance of a retail handgun ammunition vendor's
3    registry and the assessment and collection of fees
4    associated with the registration program in an amount not
5    to exceed $50 per year per retail location, adjusted
6    annually for inflation based upon the Consumer Price Index
7    for the North Central Region as published by the United
8    States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for
9    the immediately preceding calendar year, in which the
10    accumulated fee amount may not exceed the cost to pay for
11    the infrastructure, implementation, operational,
12    enforcement, and future development costs of Sections
13    24-1.11 through 24-1.14; or
14        (3) adopt or amend rules relating to this Section in
15    an effort to incorporate new technologies as they become
16    available.
 
17    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.12 new)
18    Sec. 24-1.12. Unlawful manufacture, sale, or transfer of
19non-serialized handgun ammunition; unlawful possession of
20non-serialized handgun ammunition; penalties.
21    (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, and except as provided in
22subsection (g-15) of Section 24-2, a person commits unlawful
23manufacture, sale, or transfer of non-serialized handgun
24ammunition when he or she knowingly manufactures, causes to be
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1use, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, or gives or
2lends any handgun ammunition that is not serialized. A
3violation of this subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
4    (b) Beginning January 1, 2024, and except as provided in
5subsection (g-15) of Section 24-2, a person commits unlawful
6possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition when he or she
7knowingly possesses in any public place any handgun ammunition
8that is not serialized. A violation of this subsection is a
9Class C misdemeanor.
10    (c) Beginning January 1, 2024, and except as provided in
11subsection (g-15) of Section 24-2, a person commits unlawful
12possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition when he or she
13knowingly possesses non-serialized ammunition for a rifle
14having one or more barrels less than 16 inches in length or a
15shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in
16length or any weapon made from a rifle or shotgun, whether by
17alteration, modification, or otherwise, if the weapon as
18modified has an overall length of less than 26 inches. A
19violation of this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
20    (d) For purposes of Sections 24-1.11 through 24-1.14, the
21possession of each round of non-serialized handgun ammunition
22or bullets constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
 
23    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.13 new)
24    Sec. 24-1.13. Unlawful retail sale of handgun ammunition.
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1unlawful retail sale of handgun ammunition if he or she
2knowingly engages in the retail sale of handgun ammunition and
3sells, leases, or transfers serialized handgun ammunition
4without being a registered handgun ammunition vendor as
5described in paragraph (2) of this subsection (a). A violation
6of this paragraph (1) is a Class A misdemeanor.
7    (2) As used in this Section, "vendor", "ammunition
8vendor", or "registered handgun ammunition vendor" means any
9person who is engaged in the retail sale of handgun ammunition
10and has all of the following:
11        (A) any regulatory or business license, or licenses,
12    required by a unit of local government;
13        (B) a valid Retailers Occupation Tax Registration
14    Number issued by the Department of Revenue; and
15        (C) is recorded in the centralized handgun ammunition
16    vendor's registry specified in subsection (b) of this
17    Section.
18    (b) The Illinois State Police shall maintain a centralized
19registry of all persons under subparagraphs (A) through (C),
20inclusive, of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this Section.
21The Illinois State Police may remove from this registry any
22person who violates this Article. Upon removal of a vendor
23from this registry, notification shall be provided to local
24law enforcement and licensing authorities in the jurisdiction
25where the vendor's business is located.
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1ammunition vendors to ensure compliance with this Article.
2Nothing in this Section prohibits any unit of local government
3from adopting one or more ordinances relating to the
4inspection of handgun ammunition vendors.
5    (d) Any vendor, agent, or employee of the vendor who sells
6or otherwise transfers ownership of any serialized handgun
7ammunition shall record the following information in a format
8prescribed by the Illinois State Police:
9        (1) the date of the transaction;
10        (2) the name of the transferee;
11        (3) the transferee's driver's license number or other
12    government issued identification card number and the
13    governmental agency that issued the identification;
14        (4) in order to validate a transferee's age and ensure
15    compliance with paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (A)
16    of Section 24-3, the date of birth of the transferee;
17        (5) the unique identifier, as described in Section
18    24-0.05, of all serialized handgun ammunition or bullets
19    transferred; and
20        (6) all other information prescribed by the Illinois
21    State Police.
22    (e) On the date the vendor delivers the handgun ammunition
23to the transferee, he or she shall report the information
24required in subsection (d) to the Illinois State Police in a
25manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police. A copy of the
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1premises of the vendor for a period of not less than 3 years
2from the date of the recorded transfer. The records shall be
3subject to inspection at any time during normal business hours
4by any peace officer, or by any authorized employee of the
5Illinois State Police, if the inspection relates to an
6investigation in which access to those records is or may be
7relevant to that investigation, is seeking information about
8persons prohibited from owning a firearm or handgun
9ammunition, or is engaged in ensuring compliance with this
10Article, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, the
11Firearm Concealed Carry Act, or any other laws pertaining to
12firearms.
13    (f) Any vendor or employee or agent of a vendor who
14knowingly fails to comply with, or falsifies the records
15required to be kept by subsection (e) is guilty of a Class A
16misdemeanor.
17    (g) Proof that a vendor or his or her agent or employee
18demanded, was shown, and acted in reliance upon, bona fide
19evidence of identity shall be a defense to any criminal
20prosecution under this Section if reliance upon the proof of
21identity was reasonable.
22    (h) Any person who presents false identification to a
23vendor with the intent to avoid the recording requirements of
24this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
25    (i) Any vendor who refuses to permit a person authorized
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1accordance with this Section during any inspection conducted
2under this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
3    (j) Persons engaged in the non-commercial reloading of
4ammunition may adopt voluntary personal serialization
5protocols.
 
6    (720 ILCS 5/24-1.14 new)
7    Sec. 24-1.14. Unlawful commercial manufacture of
8serialized handgun ammunition.
9    (a) Beginning January 1, 2024, a person commits unlawful
10commercial manufacture of serialized handgun ammunition when
11he or she knowingly engages in the commercial manufacture of
12serialized handgun ammunition and sells, loans, or transfers
13serialized handgun ammunition within this State, without being
14a registered handgun ammunition manufacturer. A violation of
15this subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
16    (b) Manufacturers shall:
17        (1) register with the Illinois State Police in a
18    manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police;
19        (2) maintain records on the business premises for a
20    period of 7 years concerning all sales, loans, and
21    transfers of handgun ammunition, to, from, or within this
22    State; and
23        (3) comply with all other rules concerning handgun
24    ammunition manufacture and sale adopted by the Illinois
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1    (c) Any manufacturer who knowingly fails to comply with
2the provisions of this Section is liable for a civil fine
3payable to the Illinois State Police of not more than $1,000
4for a first violation, not more than $5,000 for a second
5violation, and not more than $10,000 for a third and
6subsequent violation. A civil action to enforce this Section
7may be brought by a municipal attorney, State's Attorney, or
8the Attorney General. This subsection (c) does not preclude
9any other remedy available under State law.
10    (d) The Illinois State Police may inspect handgun
11ammunition manufacturers to ensure compliance with this
12Section.
 
13    (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
14    Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
15    (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
1624-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
17the following:
18        (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
19    officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
20    peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
21        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
22    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
23    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
24    while in the performance of their official duty, or while
25    commuting between their homes and places of employment.

 

 

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1        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
2    the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
3    Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
4    of their official duty.
5        (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
6    utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
7    car companies, while actually engaged in the performance
8    of the duties of their employment or commuting between
9    their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while
10    actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
11    employment.
12        (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
13    private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
14    employed by a private security contractor, private
15    detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
16    the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
17    if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
18    provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
19    Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
20    2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
21    duties of their employment or commuting between their
22    homes and places of employment. A person shall be
23    considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
24    completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
25    security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
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1    contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
2    agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has
3    been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
4    Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
5    renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
6    provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
7    cards issued under the provisions of the Private
8    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
9    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
10    card shall be carried by the private security contractor,
11    private detective, or private alarm contractor, or
12    employee of the licensed private security contractor,
13    private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at
14    all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
15    weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
16        (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
17    industrial operation as a security guard for the
18    protection of persons employed and private property
19    related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
20    actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
21    traveling between sites or properties belonging to the
22    employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
23    security force registered with the Department of Financial
24    and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
25    guard has successfully completed a course of study,
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1    and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than
2    48 hours of training that includes the theory of law
3    enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
4    weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
5    exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
6    of training for a security officer and 28 hours of
7    required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
8    control card by the Department of Financial and
9    Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
10    firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
11    Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
12    the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
13    Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
14    2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
15    security guard at all times when he or she is in possession
16    of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm
17    control card.
18        (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
19    Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
20    Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
21    24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
22    any investigation for the Commission.
23        (8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
24    security guard for the protection of other employees and
25    property related to such financial institution, while
26    actually engaged in the performance of their duties,

 

 

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1    commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
2    traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
3    such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
4    is a member of a security force registered with the
5    Department; provided that any person so employed has
6    successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
7    supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
8    Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of
9    training which includes theory of law enforcement,
10    liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
11    shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if
12    he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training
13    for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm
14    training, and has been issued a firearm control card by
15    the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
16    Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
17    under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
18    for those issued under the provisions of the Private
19    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
20    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
21    card shall be carried by the security guard at all times
22    when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon
23    permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes
24    of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,
25    savings and loan association, credit union or company
26    providing armored car services.

 

 

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1        (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
2    drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
3    performance of his duties.
4        (10) Persons who have been classified as peace
5    officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
6    Act.
7        (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
8    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
9    governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
10    Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of
11    the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
12        (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
13    Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
14        (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
15    their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
16    places of employment or specific locations that are part
17    of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief
18    judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they
19    have received weapons training according to requirements
20    of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
21    Training Act.
22        (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
23    of their official duties, or while commuting between their
24    homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
25    Sheriff.
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1    a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
2    facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
3    who has completed the background screening and training
4    mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
5    Regulatory Commission.
6        (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
7    to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
8    (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
9    (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
10to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
11or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
12license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
13the commission of the offense.
14    (a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
15to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement
16officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional
17officer, or correctional officer of the Department of
18Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under
19the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
20    (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
2124-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
22        (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
23    the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
24    established target ranges, whether public or private, and
25    patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
26    using their firearms on those target ranges.

 

 

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1        (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
2    while parading, with the special permission of the
3    Governor.
4        (3) Hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in
5    lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions
6    of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
7        (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in
8    a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
9        (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
10    gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
11    dwelling of another person as an invitee with that
12    person's permission.
13    (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
14of the following:
15        (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
16    official duties.
17        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
18    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
19    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
20        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
21    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
22    the performance of their official duty.
23        (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
24    guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
25    (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
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1    are not immediately accessible.
2        (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
3    any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
4    discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
5    ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
6    business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
7    only with respect to activities which are within the
8    lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
9    transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
10    This exemption does not authorize the general private
11    possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
12    bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
13    firing device, but only such possession and activities as
14    are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
15    business described in this paragraph.
16        During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
17    down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
18    accessible.
19        (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
20    transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or
21    experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,
22    shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or
23    ammunition for such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where
24    engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or
25    subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for
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1    weapons or ammunition to the United States government or
2    any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
3    such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
4    the terms of such contract.
5        The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
6    shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
7    contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
8    scope of his employment, where such activities involving
9    such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
10    incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
11        (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
12    barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
13    has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
14    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or
15    (B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,
16    nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the
17    modification is required and necessary to accurately
18    portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;
19    the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current
20    re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall
21    length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26
22    inches.
23    (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
24possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a
25peace officer.
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1manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
2subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
3    (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
4Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
5organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
6at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
7private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
8    (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
9to:
10        (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
11    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
12    the performance of their official duty.
13        (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
14    ordnance.
15        (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
16    ballistics, or specializing in the development of
17    ammunition or explosive ordnance.
18        (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
19    explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
20    by the federal government, in connection with the supply
21    of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
22    (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
23    outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
24    bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
25    Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
26    by an exempted manufacturer.

 

 

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1    (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
2persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device
3or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use
4in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
5ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and
6actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those
7devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to
8activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,
9such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those
10devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not
11authorize the general private possession of any device or
12attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
13silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
14and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
15manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).
16During transportation, these devices shall be detached from
17any weapon or not immediately accessible.
18    (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
1924-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
20supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
21prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
22Corrections.
23    (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
24officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
25or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
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1kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
2report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
3maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
4duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
5    (g-10) (Blank).
6    (g-15) Subsections 24-1.12(a) and 24-1.12(b) do not apply
7to or affect any of the following:
8        (1) Possession, for purposes of investigation or
9    disposition of any non-serialized handgun ammunition, by a
10    forensic laboratory or any authorized agent or employee of
11    that laboratory in the course and scope of his or her
12    authorized activities.
13        (2) Possession, for purposes of investigation,
14    evidence, or disposition, of any non-serialized handgun
15    ammunition by any State or unit of local government agency
16    charged with law enforcement or by the Illinois State
17    Police or by any authorized agent or employee of the
18    agency, within the course and scope of his or her official
19    duties.
20        (3) Possession, for purposes of disposal, or the
21    disposal, of non-serialized handgun ammunition by an
22    executor or administrator of an estate if all of the
23    following are met:
24            (A) the non-serialized handgun ammunition was
25        lawfully possessed, included within the estate, and
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1        the non-serialized handgun ammunition in a manner
2        consistent with this Article.
3            (B) the disposition is to a person or entity that
4        may possess the non-serialized handgun ammunition in a
5        manner consistent with this Article and possession is
6        otherwise lawful; and
7            (C) the disposition transfers the non-serialized
8        handgun ammunition out of this State or to a law
9        enforcement agency for disposition.
10        (4) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
11    for purposes of transporting it to a law enforcement
12    agency for disposition, if possession is otherwise lawful,
13    and if the law enforcement agency has been notified prior
14    to delivery of the handgun ammunition.
15        (5) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition by
16    peace officers from other states during the discharge of
17    their official duties in this State.
18        (6) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition by
19    members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the
20    United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
21    Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
22    of their official duties.
23        (7) Possession or exhibition of non-serialized handgun
24    ammunition by a museum or collector, in a fixed or mobile
25    exhibit or for educational purposes.
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1    ammunition by those permitted to be in possession of that
2    ammunition and firearms for that ammunition from their
3    residence to public and private shooting events and ranges
4    for a period of 10 years after the effective date of this
5    amendatory act of the 103rd General Assembly.
6        (9) Transfer of non-serialized handgun ammunition from
7    a retail mercantile establishment in this state to another
8    retail mercantile establishment outside of this State.
9        (10) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
10    inventory by a retail mercantile establishment
11    manufactured before January 1, 2024 and possessed by the
12    retail mercantile establishment until that inventory is
13    sold or exhausted in compliance with this Article.
14        (11) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
15    by a person issued a concealed carry license by the
16    Illinois State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry
17    Act or issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card by the
18    Illinois State Police under the Firearm Owners
19    Identification Card Act on his or her person, in a
20    firearm, or in a vehicle for 15 years after the effective
21    date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly.
22        (12) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
23    by persons engaged in the development of new calibers, new
24    rifles, new handguns, and ammunition that is used in those
25    rifles and handguns or modifications to existing rifles or
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1    under this paragraph (12) must be in compliance with this
2    Article, the number of rounds must not exceed 15,000, must
3    be used solely for development purposes, and must be
4    transported with the firearms for which they are used.
5        (13) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
6    by persons engaged in the non-commercial reloading of
7    ammunition.
8        (14) Possession and storage of non-serialized handgun
9    ammunition in the owner's dwelling, farm, or farm
10    outbuilding, or while at a public or private firearm
11    range.
12        (15) Possession of non-serialized handgun ammunition
13    by persons involved in the protection of dignitaries from
14    domestic or foreign governments under the direction and
15    authorization of the Illinois State Police, which may
16    charge a fee for use of that ammunition which shall not
17    exceed the cost of that ammunition to the Illinois State
18    Police.
19        (16) Ammunition used in black powder firearms
20    regardless of the date of manufacture of the firearms.
21        (17) Projectiles that are determined by the Illinois
22    State Police to be less than lethal that may be fired from
23    devices that are in possession of persons lawfully able to
24    possess those devices.
25    (g-16) The Illinois State Police shall annually review the
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1make recommendations to the Governor and General Assembly for
2changes in exemptions permitted by subsection (g-15).
3    (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
4any subsection of this Article need not negative any
5exemptions contained in this Article. The defendant shall have
6the burden of proving such an exemption.
7    (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
8affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
9pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm
10consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the
11State of Illinois or the federal government, where such
12transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the
13lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;
14and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
15affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any
16pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the
17subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
18subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and
19enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
20other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners
21Identification Card.
22(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-152, eff. 1-1-22;
23102-779, eff. 1-1-23; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; revised
2412-14-22.)
 
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1    Sec. 24-4. Register of sales by dealer.
2    (a) Any seller of firearms of a size which may be concealed
3upon the person, other than a manufacturer selling to a bona
4fide wholesaler or retailer or a wholesaler selling to a bona
5fide retailer, shall keep a register of all firearms sold or
6given away.
7    (b) Such register shall contain the date of the sale or
8gift, the name, address, age and occupation of the person to
9whom the weapon is sold or given, the price of the weapon, the
10kind, description and number of the weapon, and the purpose
11for which it is purchased and obtained.
12    (c) Such seller on demand of a peace officer shall produce
13for inspection the register and allow such peace officer to
14inspect such register and all stock on hand.
15    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2024, the Illinois State Police
16shall maintain a centralized registry of all reports of
17handgun ammunition transactions reported to the Illinois State
18Police under Section 24-1.13, in a manner prescribed by the
19Illinois State Police. Information in the registry, upon
20proper application for that information, shall be furnished to
21the officers listed in Section 24-1.13, or to the person
22listed in the registry as the owner of the particular handgun
23ammunition.
24    (d) Sentence.
25    Violation of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor.
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1    (720 ILCS 5/24-5)  (from Ch. 38, par. 24-5)
2    Sec. 24-5. Defacing identification marks of firearms.
3    (a) Any person who shall knowingly or intentionally
4change, alter, remove or obliterate the name of the importer's
5or manufacturer's serial number of any firearm commits a Class
62 felony.
7    (b) A person who possesses any firearm upon which any such
8importer's or manufacturer's serial number has been changed,
9altered, removed or obliterated commits a Class 3 felony.
10    (b-5) Beginning January 1, 2024, any person who knowingly
11destroys, obliterates, or otherwise renders unreadable, the
12serialization required under Section 24-1.12, on any bullet or
13assembled handgun ammunition is guilty of a Class A
14misdemeanor.
15    (c) Nothing in this Section shall prevent a person from
16making repairs, replacement of parts, or other changes to a
17firearm if those repairs, replacement of parts, or changes
18cause the removal of the name of the maker, model, or other
19marks of identification other than the serial number on the
20firearm's frame or receiver.
21    (d) A prosecution for a violation of this Section may be
22commenced within 6 years after the commission of the offense.
23(Source: P.A. 93-906, eff. 8-11-04.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.