Rep. Kathleen Willis

Filed: 2/17/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3160

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3160 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
5Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:
7    "Intimate partner" means a spouse, former spouse, a person
8with whom the respondent has or allegedly has a child in
9common, or a person with whom the respondent has or has had a
10dating or engagement relationship.
11    "Lethal violence order of protection" means an order issued
12by the court, prohibiting and enjoining a named person from
13having in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing,
14possessing, or receiving any firearms.
15    "Petitioner" means:
16        (1) a family member of the respondent as defined in

 

 

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1    Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986;
2    or
3        (2) a law enforcement officer, who files a petition
4    alleging that the respondent poses a danger of causing
5    personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having
6    in his or her custody or control, owning, purchasing,
7    possessing, or receiving a firearm.
8    "Respondent" means the person alleged in the petition to
9pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself,
10or another by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
11purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
 
12    Section 10. Commencement of action; procedure.
13    (a) Actions for a lethal violence order of protection are
14commenced by filing a verified petition for a lethal violence
15order of protection in any circuit court.
16    (b) A petition for a lethal violence order of protection
17may be filed in any county where the respondent resides.
18    (c) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for filing,
19amending, vacating, certifying, or photocopying petitions or
20orders; or for issuing alias summons; or for any related filing
21service. No fee shall be charged by the sheriff for service by
22the sheriff of a petition, rule, motion, or order in an action
23commenced under this Section.
24    (d) The court shall provide, through the office of the
25clerk of the court, simplified forms and clerical assistance to

 

 

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1help with the writing and filing of a petition under this
2Section by any person not represented by counsel. In addition,
3that assistance may be provided by the State's Attorney.
 
4    Section 15. Subject matter jurisdiction. Each of the
5circuit courts shall have the power to issue lethal violence
6orders of protection.
 
7    Section 20. Jurisdiction over persons. The circuit courts
8of this State have jurisdiction to bind (1) State residents and
9(2) non-residents having minimum contacts with this State, to
10the extent permitted by Section 2-209 of the Code of Civil
11Procedure.
 
12    Section 25. Process. The summons shall be in the form
13prescribed by Supreme Court Rule 101(d), except that it shall
14require respondent to answer or appear within 7 days.
15Attachments to the summons or notice shall include the petition
16for the lethal violence order of protection and supporting
17affidavits, if any, and any emergency lethal violence order of
18protection that has been issued. The enforcement of an order
19under Section 35 shall not be affected by the lack of service,
20delivery, or notice, provided the requirements of subsection
21(f) of that Section are otherwise met.
 
22    Section 30. Service of notice of hearings. Service of

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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1    order;
2        (2) the respondent to turn over to the local law
3    enforcement agency any Firearm Owner's Identification Card
4    and concealed carry license in his or her possession. The
5    local law enforcement agency shall immediately mail the
6    card and concealed carry license to the Department of State
7    Police Firearm Owner's Identification Card Office for
8    safekeeping. The firearm or firearms and Firearm Owner's
9    Identification Card and concealed carry license, if
10    unexpired, shall at the respondent's request, be returned
11    to the respondent after the lethal violence order of
12    protection is terminated or expired. It is the respondent's
13    responsibility to notify the Department of State Police
14    Firearm Owner's Identification Card Office; and
15        (3) any law-enforcement agency to forthwith search for
16    and seize firearms of the respondent upon probable cause
17    that the respondent has possession of a firearm, and
18    petitioner or the court can describe, with sufficient
19    particularity, the location of the firearm or firearms.
20    (h) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if the
21firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card and concealed
22carry license cannot be returned to respondent because
23respondent cannot be located, fails to respond to requests to
24retrieve the firearms, or is not lawfully eligible to possess a
25firearm, upon petition from the local law enforcement agency,
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1the firearms, use the firearms for training purposes, or for
2any other application as deemed appropriate by the local law
3enforcement agency.
4    (i) In accordance with subsection (e) of this Section, the
5court shall schedule a full hearing within 14 days of the
6issuance of an ex parte lethal violence order of protection to
7determine if a one-year lethal violence order of protection
8shall be issued. The court may extend an ex parte order as
9needed, but not to exceed 30 days, to effectuate service of the
10order or if necessary to continue protection.
 
11    Section 40. One-year orders.
12    (a) A petitioner may request a one-year lethal violence
13order of protection by filing an affidavit or verified pleading
14alleging that the respondent poses a significant danger of
15causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another in the
16near future by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
17purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm. The petition
18shall also describe the number, types, and locations of any
19firearms presently believed by the petitioner to be possessed
20or controlled by the respondent.
21    (b) If the respondent is alleged to pose an immediate and
22present danger of causing personal injury to an intimate
23partner, or an intimate partner is alleged to have been the
24target of a threat or act of violence by the respondent,
25petitioner shall make a good faith effort to provide notice to

 

 

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1any and all intimate partners of the respondent. The notice
2must include that the petitioner intends to petition the court
3for an emergency lethal violence order, and, if petitioner is a
4law enforcement officer, referral to relevant domestic
5violence or stalking advocacy or counseling resources, if
6appropriate. Petitioner shall attest to having provided the
7notice in the filed affidavit or verified pleading. If after
8making a good faith effort petitioner is unable to provide
9notice to any or all intimate partners, the affidavit or
10verified pleading should describe what efforts were made.
11    (c) Every person who files a petition for an emergency
12lethal violence order, knowing the information provided to the
13court at any hearing or in the affidavit or verified pleading
14to be false, is guilty of perjury under Section 32-2 of the
15Criminal Code of 2012.
16    (d) Upon receipt of a petition for a one-year lethal
17violence order of protection, the court shall order a hearing
18within 30 days.
19    (e) In determining whether to issue a lethal violence order
20of protection under this Section, the court shall consider
21evidence of:
22        (1) A recent threat of violence or act of violence by
23    the respondent directed toward himself, herself, or
24    another.
25        (2) A violation of an emergency order of protection
26    issued under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence

 

 

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1    Act of 1986 or Section 112A-17 of the Code of Criminal
2    Procedure of 1963 or of an order of protection issued under
3    Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986
4    or Section 112A-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of
5    1963.
6        (3) A pattern of violent acts or violent threats,
7    including, but not limited to, threats of violence or acts
8    of violence by the respondent directed toward himself,
9    herself, or another.
10    (f) In determining whether to issue a lethal violence order
11of protection under this Section, the court may consider
12evidence including, but not limited to, the following:
13        (1) The unlawful and reckless use, display, or
14    brandishing of a firearm by the respondent.
15        (2) The history of use, attempted use, or threatened
16    use of physical force by the respondent against another
17    person.
18        (3) Any prior arrest of the respondent for a felony
19    offense.
20        (4) Evidence of the abuse of controlled substances or
21    alcohol by the respondent.
22        (5) Evidence of recent acquisition of firearms,
23    ammunition, or other deadly weapons.
24    (g) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the burden of
25proving, by preponderance of the evidence, that the respondent
26poses a significant danger of personal injury to himself,

 

 

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1herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control,
2owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
3    (h) If the court finds that there is a preponderance of the
4evidence to issue a lethal violence order of protection, the
5court shall issue a lethal violence order of protection that
6shall be in effect for one year subject to renewal under
7Section 45 of this Act or termination under that Section.
8    (i) A one-year lethal violence order of protection shall
9require:
10        (1) the respondent to refrain from having in his or her
11    custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing or
12    receiving additional firearms for the duration of the
13    order;
14        (2) the respondent to turn over to the local law
15    enforcement agency any firearm or Firearm Owner's
16    Identification Card and concealed carry license in his or
17    her possession. The local law enforcement agency shall
18    immediately mail the card and concealed carry license to
19    the Department of State Police Firearm Owner's
20    Identification Card Office for safekeeping. The firearm or
21    firearms and Firearm Owner's Identification Card and
22    concealed carry license, if unexpired shall at the
23    respondent's request, be returned to the respondent after
24    the lethal violence order of protection is terminated or
25    expired. It is the respondent's responsibility to notify
26    the Department of State Police Firearm Owner's

 

 

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1    Identification Card Office; and
2        (3) any law-enforcement agency to forthwith search for
3    and seize firearms of the respondent upon probable cause
4    that the respondent has possession of a firearm, and
5    petitioner can describe, with sufficient particularity,
6    the location of the firearm or firearms.
7    (j) Upon expiration of the period of safekeeping, if the
8firearms or Firearm Owner's Identification Card cannot be
9returned to respondent because respondent cannot be located,
10fails to respond to requests to retrieve the firearms, or is
11not lawfully eligible to possess a firearm, upon petition from
12the local law enforcement agency, the court may order the local
13law enforcement agency to destroy the firearms, use the
14firearms for training purposes, or for any other application as
15deemed appropriate by the local law enforcement agency.
16    (k) If the court does not issue a lethal violence order of
17protection at the hearing, the court shall dissolve any
18emergency lethal violence order of protection then in effect.
19    (l) When the court issues a lethal violence order of
20protection under this Section, the court shall inform the
21respondent that he or she is entitled to one hearing during the
22period of the order to request a termination of the order,
23under Section 45 of this Act, and shall provide the respondent
24with a form to request a hearing.
 
25    Section 45. Termination and renewal.

 

 

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1    (a) A person subject to a lethal violence order of
2protection issued under this Act may submit one written request
3at any time during the effective period of the order for a
4hearing to terminate the order.
5        (1) The respondent shall have the burden of proving by
6    a preponderance of the evidence that the respondent does
7    not pose a danger of causing personal injury to himself,
8    herself, or another in the near future by having in his or
9    her custody or control, owning, purchasing, possessing, or
10    receiving a firearm.
11        (2) If the court finds after the hearing that the
12    respondent has met his or her burden, the court shall
13    terminate the order.
14    (b) A petitioner may request a renewal of a lethal violence
15order of protection at any time within the 3 months before the
16expiration of a lethal violence order of protection.
17        (1) A court shall, after notice and a hearing, renew a
18    lethal violence order of protection issued under this part
19    if the petitioner proves, by a preponderance of the
20    evidence, that the respondent continues to pose a danger of
21    causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another in
22    the near future by having in his or her custody or control,
23    owning, purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
24        (2) In determining whether to renew a lethal violence
25    order of protection issued under this Act, the court shall
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1    of Section 40 of this Act and any other evidence of an
2    increased risk for violence, including, but not limited to,
3    evidence of any of the factors identified in subsection (f)
4    of Section 40 of this Act.
5        (3) At the hearing, the petitioner shall have the
6    burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence that
7    the respondent continues to pose a danger of causing
8    personal injury to himself, herself, or another in the near
9    future by having in his or her custody or control, owning,
10    purchasing, possessing, or receiving a firearm.
11        (4) The renewal of a lethal violence order of
12    protection issued under this Section shall be in effect for
13    one year, subject to termination by further order of the
14    court at a hearing held under this Section and further
15    renewal by further order of the court under this Section.
 
16    Section 50. Notice of orders.
17    (a) Entry and issuance. Upon issuance of any lethal
18violence order of protection, the clerk shall immediately, or
19on the next court day if an emergency lethal violence order of
20protection is issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act
21(emergency lethal violence order of protection), (i) enter the
22order on the record and file it in accordance with the circuit
23court procedures and (ii) provide a file stamped copy of the
24order to respondent, if present, and to petitioner.
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1shall, or the petitioner may, on the same day that a lethal
2violence order of protection is issued, file a certified copy
3of that order with the sheriff or other law enforcement
4officials charged with maintaining Department of State Police
5records or charged with serving the order upon respondent. If
6the order was issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act
7(emergency lethal violence order of protection), the clerk
8shall on the next court day, file a certified copy of the order
9with the sheriff or other law enforcement officials charged
10with maintaining Department of State Police records.
11    (c) Service by sheriff. Unless respondent was present in
12court when the order was issued, the sheriff, other law
13enforcement official, or special process server shall promptly
14serve that order upon respondent and file proof of the service,
15in the manner provided for service of process in civil
16proceedings. Instead of serving the order upon the respondent,
17however, the sheriff, other law enforcement official, special
18process server, or other persons defined in Section 112A-22.10
19of the Criminal Code of 1963 may serve the respondent with a
20short form notification as provided in that Section. If process
21has not yet been served upon the respondent, it shall be served
22with the order or short form notification if the service is
23made by the sheriff, other law enforcement official, or special
24process server. A single fee may be charged for service of an
25order obtained in circuit court, or for service of the order
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1subsection (c) of Section 10 of this Act.
2    (d) Any order renewing or terminating any lethal violence
3order of protection shall be promptly recorded, issued, and
4served as provided in this Section.
 
5    Section 55. Data maintenance by law enforcement agencies.
6    (a) All sheriffs shall furnish to the Department of State
7Police, daily, in the form and detail the Department requires,
8copies of any recorded lethal violence order of protection
9issued by the court, and any foreign orders of protection filed
10by the clerk of the court, and transmitted to the sheriff by
11the clerk of the court under Section 50. Each lethal violence
12order of protection shall be entered in the Law Enforcement
13Agencies Data System (LEADS) on the same day it is issued by
14the court. If an emergency lethal violence order of protection
15was issued in accordance with Section 35 of this Act, the order
16shall be entered in the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System
17(LEADS) as soon as possible after receipt from the clerk.
18    (b) The Department of State Police shall maintain a
19complete and systematic record and index of all valid and
20recorded lethal violence orders of protection issued or filed
21under this Act. The data shall be used to inform all
22dispatchers and law enforcement officers at the scene of a
23violation of lethal violence order of protection of the
24effective dates and terms of any recorded order of protection.
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1Section shall pertain to any valid emergency or one-year lethal
2violence order of protection, whether issued in a civil or
3criminal proceeding or authorized under the laws of another
4state, tribe, or United States territory.
 
5    Section 60. Filing of a lethal violence order of protection
6issued by another state.
7    (a) A person entitled to protection under a lethal violence
8order of protection or similar order issued by the court of
9another state, tribe, or United States territory may file a
10certified copy of the lethal violence order of protection with
11the clerk of the court in a judicial circuit in which the
12person believes that enforcement may be necessary.
13    (b) The clerk shall:
14        (1) treat the foreign lethal violence order of
15    protection in the same manner as a judgment of the circuit
16    court for any county of this State in accordance with the
17    provisions of the Uniform Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
18    Act, except that the clerk shall not mail notice of the
19    filing of the foreign order to the respondent named in the
20    order; and
21        (2) on the same day that a foreign lethal violence
22    order of protection is filed, file a certified copy of that
23    order with the sheriff or other law enforcement officials
24    charged with maintaining Department of State Police
25    records as set forth in Section 55 of this Act.

 

 

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1    (c) Neither residence in this State nor filing of a foreign
2lethal violence order of protection shall be required for
3enforcement of the order by this State. Failure to file the
4foreign order shall not be an impediment to its treatment in
5all respects as an Illinois lethal violence order of
6protection.
7    (d) The clerk shall not charge a fee to file a foreign
8order of protection under this Section.
 
9    Section 65. Enforcement; sanctions for violation of order.
10    (a) A respondent who knowingly violates a lethal violence
11order of protection is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
12Prosecution for a violation of a lethal violence order of
13protection shall not bar concurrent prosecution for any other
14crime, including any crime that may have been committed at the
15time of the violation of the lethal violence order of
16protection.
17    (b) A petitioner who files a petition for a lethal violence
18order of protection knowing the information in the petition to
19be false is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 
20    Section 70. Non-preclusion of remedies. Nothing in this Act
21shall preclude a petitioner or law-enforcement officer from
22removing weapons under other authority, or filing criminal
23charges when probable cause exists.
 

 

 

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1    Section 135. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
2amended by changing Section 8.2 as follows:
 
3    (430 ILCS 65/8.2)
4    Sec. 8.2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card denial or
5revocation. The Department of State Police shall deny an
6application or shall revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's
7Identification Card previously issued under this Act if the
8Department finds that the applicant or person to whom such card
9was issued is or was at the time of issuance subject to an
10existing order of protection or lethal violence order of
11protection.
12(Source: P.A. 96-701, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
13    Section 140. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by
14changing Section 70 as follows:
 
15    (430 ILCS 66/70)
16    Sec. 70. Violations.
17    (a) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be
18revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found to be ineligible
19for a license under this Act or the licensee no longer meets
20the eligibility requirements of the Firearm Owners
21Identification Card Act.
22    (b) A license shall be suspended if an order of protection,
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1protection, or interim order of protection under Article 112A
2of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under the Illinois
3Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or if a lethal violence order of
4protection, including an emergency lethal violence order of
5protection, under the Lethal Violence Order of Protection Act,
6is issued against a licensee for the duration of the order, or
7if the Department is made aware of a similar order issued
8against the licensee in any other jurisdiction. If an order of
9protection is issued against a licensee, the licensee shall
10surrender the license, as applicable, to the court at the time
11the order is entered or to the law enforcement agency or entity
12serving process at the time the licensee is served the order.
13The court, law enforcement agency, or entity responsible for
14serving the order of protection shall notify the Department
15within 7 days and transmit the license to the Department.
16    (c) A license is invalid upon expiration of the license,
17unless the licensee has submitted an application to renew the
18license, and the applicant is otherwise eligible to possess a
19license under this Act.
20    (d) A licensee shall not carry a concealed firearm while
21under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
22intoxicating compound or combination of compounds, or any
23combination thereof, under the standards set forth in
24subsection (a) of Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
25    A licensee in violation of this subsection (d) shall be
26guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first or second violation

 

 

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1and a Class 4 felony for a third violation. The Department may
2suspend a license for up to 6 months for a second violation and
3shall permanently revoke a license for a third violation.
4    (e) Except as otherwise provided, a licensee in violation
5of this Act shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second
6or subsequent violation is a Class A misdemeanor. The
7Department may suspend a license for up to 6 months for a
8second violation and shall permanently revoke a license for 3
9or more violations of Section 65 of this Act. Any person
10convicted of a violation under this Section shall pay a $150
11fee to be deposited into the Mental Health Reporting Fund, plus
12any applicable court costs or fees.
13    (f) A licensee convicted or found guilty of a violation of
14this Act who has a valid license and is otherwise eligible to
15carry a concealed firearm shall only be subject to the
16penalties under this Section and shall not be subject to the
17penalties under Section 21-6, paragraph (4), (8), or (10) of
18subsection (a) of Section 24-1, or subparagraph (A-5) or (B-5)
19of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1.6 of the
20Criminal Code of 2012. Except as otherwise provided in this
21subsection, nothing in this subsection prohibits the licensee
22from being subjected to penalties for violations other than
23those specified in this Act.
24    (g) A licensee whose license is revoked, suspended, or
25denied shall, within 48 hours of receiving notice of the
26revocation, suspension, or denial, surrender his or her

 

 

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1concealed carry license to the local law enforcement agency
2where the person resides. The local law enforcement agency
3shall provide the licensee a receipt and transmit the concealed
4carry license to the Department of State Police. If the
5licensee whose concealed carry license has been revoked,
6suspended, or denied fails to comply with the requirements of
7this subsection, the law enforcement agency where the person
8resides may petition the circuit court to issue a warrant to
9search for and seize the concealed carry license in the
10possession and under the custody or control of the licensee
11whose concealed carry license has been revoked, suspended, or
12denied. The observation of a concealed carry license in the
13possession of a person whose license has been revoked,
14suspended, or denied constitutes a sufficient basis for the
15arrest of that person for violation of this subsection. A
16violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
17    (h) A license issued or renewed under this Act shall be
18revoked if, at any time, the licensee is found ineligible for a
19Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or the licensee no longer
20possesses a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card. A
21licensee whose license is revoked under this subsection (h)
22shall surrender his or her concealed carry license as provided
23for in subsection (g) of this Section.
24    This subsection shall not apply to a person who has filed
25an application with the State Police for renewal of a Firearm
26Owner's Identification Card and who is not otherwise ineligible

 

 

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