Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 3/12/2013

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1155

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1155, AS AMENDED, by
3inserting the following in its proper numeric sequence:
 
4    "Section 820. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (430 ILCS 65/4)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-4)
7    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 97-1167)
8    Sec. 4. (a) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's
9Identification Card must:
10        (1) Make application on blank forms prepared and
11    furnished at convenient locations throughout the State by
12    the Department of State Police, or by electronic means, if
13    and when made available by the Department of State Police;
14    and
15        (2) Submit evidence to the Department of State Police
16    that:

 

 

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1            (i) He or she is 21 years of age or over, or if he
2        or she is under 21 years of age that he or she has the
3        written consent of his or her parent or legal guardian
4        to possess and acquire firearms and firearm ammunition
5        and that he or she has never been convicted of a
6        misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
7        delinquent, provided, however, that such parent or
8        legal guardian is not an individual prohibited from
9        having a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and files
10        an affidavit with the Department as prescribed by the
11        Department stating that he or she is not an individual
12        prohibited from having a Card;
13            (ii) He or she has not been convicted of a felony
14        under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction;
15            (iii) He or she is not addicted to narcotics;
16            (iv) He or she has not been a patient in a mental
17        institution within the past 5 years and he or she has
18        not been adjudicated as a mental defective;
19            (v) He or she is not intellectually disabled;
20            (vi) He or she is not an alien who is unlawfully
21        present in the United States under the laws of the
22        United States;
23            (vii) He or she is not subject to an existing order
24        of protection prohibiting him or her from possessing a
25        firearm;
26            (viii) He or she has not been convicted within the

 

 

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1        past 5 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault,
2        violation of an order of protection, or a substantially
3        similar offense in another jurisdiction, in which a
4        firearm was used or possessed;
5            (ix) He or she has not been convicted of domestic
6        battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a
7        substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction
8        committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the
9        effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant
10        knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have an
11        offense described in this clause (ix) tried by a jury,
12        and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
13        conviction for an offense in which a domestic
14        relationship is not a required element of the offense
15        but in which a determination of the applicability of 18
16        U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the
17        Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the
18        court of a judgment of conviction for that offense
19        shall be grounds for denying the issuance of a Firearm
20        Owner's Identification Card under this Section;
21            (x) (Blank);
22            (xi) He or she is not an alien who has been
23        admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant
24        visa (as that term is defined in Section 101(a)(26) of
25        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
26        1101(a)(26))), or that he or she is an alien who has

 

 

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1        been lawfully admitted to the United States under a
2        non-immigrant visa if that alien is:
3                (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
4            hunting or sporting purposes;
5                (2) an official representative of a foreign
6            government who is:
7                    (A) accredited to the United States
8                Government or the Government's mission to an
9                international organization having its
10                headquarters in the United States; or
11                    (B) en route to or from another country to
12                which that alien is accredited;
13                (3) an official of a foreign government or
14            distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
15            designated by the Department of State;
16                (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
17            friendly foreign government entering the United
18            States on official business; or
19                (5) one who has received a waiver from the
20            Attorney General of the United States pursuant to
21            18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
22            (xii) He or she is not a minor subject to a
23        petition filed under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile
24        Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a
25        delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that
26        if committed by an adult would be a felony;

 

 

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1            (xiii) He or she is not an adult who had been
2        adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile
3        Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense that
4        if committed by an adult would be a felony; and
5            (xiv) He or she is a resident of the State of
6        Illinois; and
7        (3) Upon request by the Department of State Police,
8    sign a release on a form prescribed by the Department of
9    State Police waiving any right to confidentiality and
10    requesting the disclosure to the Department of State Police
11    of limited mental health institution admission information
12    from another state, the District of Columbia, any other
13    territory of the United States, or a foreign nation
14    concerning the applicant for the sole purpose of
15    determining whether the applicant is or was a patient in a
16    mental health institution and disqualified because of that
17    status from receiving a Firearm Owner's Identification
18    Card. No mental health care or treatment records may be
19    requested. The information received shall be destroyed
20    within one year of receipt.
21    (a-5) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
22Card who is over the age of 18 shall furnish to the Department
23of State Police either his or her Illinois driver's license
24number or Illinois Identification Card number, except as
25provided in subsection (a-10).
26    (a-10) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification

 

 

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1Card, who is employed as a law enforcement officer, an armed
2security officer in Illinois, or by the United States Military
3permanently assigned in Illinois and who is not an Illinois
4resident, shall furnish to the Department of State Police his
5or her driver's license number or state identification card
6number from his or her state of residence. The Department of
7State Police may promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of
8this subsection (a-10).
9    (a-15) If an applicant applying for a Firearm Owner's
10Identification Card moves from the residence address named in
11the application, he or she shall immediately notify in a form
12and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police of that
13change of address.
14    (a-20) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
15Card shall furnish to the Department of State Police his or her
16photograph. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older
17seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement
18must furnish with the application an approved copy of United
19States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form
204029. In lieu of a photograph, an applicant regardless of age
21seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement
22shall submit fingerprints on a form and manner prescribed by
23the Department with his or her application.
24    (a-25) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
25Card shall disclose to the Department of State Police the name
26of any person with whom he or she resides or shares a

 

 

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1residential abode that the applicant knows or reasonably should
2know:
3        (1) has been a patient in a mental institution within
4    the past 5 years;
5        (2) has been adjudicated as a mental defective;
6        (3) is a convicted felon;
7        (4) has been convicted of domestic battery, aggravated
8    domestic battery, or a substantially similar offense; or
9        (5) is prohibited under this Act from obtaining a
10    Firearm Owner's Identification Card or is otherwise
11    prohibited from possessing a firearm.
12    (b) Each application form shall include the following
13statement printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false
14information on an application for a Firearm Owner's
15Identification Card is punishable as a Class 2 felony in
16accordance with subsection (d-5) of Section 14 of the Firearm
17Owners Identification Card Act.".
18    (c) Upon such written consent, pursuant to Section 4,
19paragraph (a)(2)(i), the parent or legal guardian giving the
20consent shall be liable for any damages resulting from the
21applicant's use of firearms or firearm ammunition.
22(Source: P.A. 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813,
23eff. 7-13-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
24    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 97-1167)
25    Sec. 4. (a) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's

 

 

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1Identification Card must:
2        (1) Make application on blank forms prepared and
3    furnished at convenient locations throughout the State by
4    the Department of State Police, or by electronic means, if
5    and when made available by the Department of State Police;
6    and
7        (2) Submit evidence to the Department of State Police
8    that:
9            (i) He or she is 21 years of age or over, or if he
10        or she is under 21 years of age that he or she has the
11        written consent of his or her parent or legal guardian
12        to possess and acquire firearms and firearm ammunition
13        and that he or she has never been convicted of a
14        misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or adjudged
15        delinquent, provided, however, that such parent or
16        legal guardian is not an individual prohibited from
17        having a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and files
18        an affidavit with the Department as prescribed by the
19        Department stating that he or she is not an individual
20        prohibited from having a Card;
21            (ii) He or she has not been convicted of a felony
22        under the laws of this or any other jurisdiction;
23            (iii) He or she is not addicted to narcotics;
24            (iv) He or she has not been a patient in a mental
25        institution within the past 5 years;
26            (v) He or she is not intellectually disabled;

 

 

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1            (vi) He or she is not an alien who is unlawfully
2        present in the United States under the laws of the
3        United States;
4            (vii) He or she is not subject to an existing order
5        of protection prohibiting him or her from possessing a
6        firearm;
7            (viii) He or she has not been convicted within the
8        past 5 years of battery, assault, aggravated assault,
9        violation of an order of protection, or a substantially
10        similar offense in another jurisdiction, in which a
11        firearm was used or possessed;
12            (ix) He or she has not been convicted of domestic
13        battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a
14        substantially similar offense in another jurisdiction
15        committed before, on or after January 1, 2012 (the
16        effective date of Public Act 97-158). If the applicant
17        knowingly and intelligently waives the right to have an
18        offense described in this clause (ix) tried by a jury,
19        and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
20        conviction for an offense in which a domestic
21        relationship is not a required element of the offense
22        but in which a determination of the applicability of 18
23        U.S.C. 922(g)(9) is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the
24        Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, an entry by the
25        court of a judgment of conviction for that offense
26        shall be grounds for denying the issuance of a Firearm

 

 

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1        Owner's Identification Card under this Section;
2            (x) (Blank);
3            (xi) He or she is not an alien who has been
4        admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant
5        visa (as that term is defined in Section 101(a)(26) of
6        the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C.
7        1101(a)(26))), or that he or she is an alien who has
8        been lawfully admitted to the United States under a
9        non-immigrant visa if that alien is:
10                (1) admitted to the United States for lawful
11            hunting or sporting purposes;
12                (2) an official representative of a foreign
13            government who is:
14                    (A) accredited to the United States
15                Government or the Government's mission to an
16                international organization having its
17                headquarters in the United States; or
18                    (B) en route to or from another country to
19                which that alien is accredited;
20                (3) an official of a foreign government or
21            distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
22            designated by the Department of State;
23                (4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a
24            friendly foreign government entering the United
25            States on official business; or
26                (5) one who has received a waiver from the

 

 

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1            Attorney General of the United States pursuant to
2            18 U.S.C. 922(y)(3);
3            (xii) He or she is not a minor subject to a
4        petition filed under Section 5-520 of the Juvenile
5        Court Act of 1987 alleging that the minor is a
6        delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that
7        if committed by an adult would be a felony;
8            (xiii) He or she is not an adult who had been
9        adjudicated a delinquent minor under the Juvenile
10        Court Act of 1987 for the commission of an offense that
11        if committed by an adult would be a felony;
12            (xiv) He or she is a resident of the State of
13        Illinois; and
14            (xv) He or she has not been adjudicated as a mental
15        defective; and
16        (3) Upon request by the Department of State Police,
17    sign a release on a form prescribed by the Department of
18    State Police waiving any right to confidentiality and
19    requesting the disclosure to the Department of State Police
20    of limited mental health institution admission information
21    from another state, the District of Columbia, any other
22    territory of the United States, or a foreign nation
23    concerning the applicant for the sole purpose of
24    determining whether the applicant is or was a patient in a
25    mental health institution and disqualified because of that
26    status from receiving a Firearm Owner's Identification

 

 

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1    Card. No mental health care or treatment records may be
2    requested. The information received shall be destroyed
3    within one year of receipt.
4    (a-5) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
5Card who is over the age of 18 shall furnish to the Department
6of State Police either his or her Illinois driver's license
7number or Illinois Identification Card number, except as
8provided in subsection (a-10).
9    (a-10) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
10Card, who is employed as a law enforcement officer, an armed
11security officer in Illinois, or by the United States Military
12permanently assigned in Illinois and who is not an Illinois
13resident, shall furnish to the Department of State Police his
14or her driver's license number or state identification card
15number from his or her state of residence. The Department of
16State Police may promulgate rules to enforce the provisions of
17this subsection (a-10).
18    (a-15) If an applicant applying for a Firearm Owner's
19Identification Card moves from the residence address named in
20the application, he or she shall immediately notify in a form
21and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police of that
22change of address.
23    (a-20) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
24Card shall furnish to the Department of State Police his or her
25photograph. An applicant who is 21 years of age or older
26seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement

 

 

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1must furnish with the application an approved copy of United
2States Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service Form
34029. In lieu of a photograph, an applicant regardless of age
4seeking a religious exemption to the photograph requirement
5shall submit fingerprints on a form and manner prescribed by
6the Department with his or her application.
7    (a-25) Each applicant for a Firearm Owner's Identification
8Card shall disclose to the Department of State Police the name
9of any person with whom he or she resides or shares a
10residential abode that the applicant knows or reasonably should
11know:
12        (1) has been a patient in a mental institution within
13    the past 5 years;
14        (2) has been adjudicated as a mental defective;
15        (3) is a convicted felon;
16        (4) has been convicted of domestic battery, aggravated
17    domestic battery, or a substantially similar offense; or
18        (5) is prohibited under this Act from obtaining a
19    Firearm Owner's Identification Card or is otherwise
20    prohibited from possessing a firearm.
21    (b) Each application form shall include the following
22statement printed in bold type: "Warning: Entering false
23information on an application for a Firearm Owner's
24Identification Card is punishable as a Class 2 felony in
25accordance with subsection (d-5) of Section 14 of the Firearm
26Owners Identification Card Act.".

 

 

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1    (c) Upon such written consent, pursuant to Section 4,
2paragraph (a)(2)(i), the parent or legal guardian giving the
3consent shall be liable for any damages resulting from the
4applicant's use of firearms or firearm ammunition.
5(Source: P.A. 97-158, eff. 1-1-12; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-813,
6eff. 7-13-12; 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1167, eff. 6-1-13.)
 
7    Section 821. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
8changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
9that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
10represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
11not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
12made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
13Public Act.".