Sen. John M. Sullivan

Filed: 3/20/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 836

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 836 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Mental Health and Developmental
5Disabilities Code is amended by changing Sections 6-103.2 and
66-103.3 as follows:
 
7    (405 ILCS 5/6-103.2)
8    Sec. 6-103.2. Developmental disability; notice. If For
9purposes of this Section, if a person 14 years old or older is
10determined to be developmentally disabled as defined in Section
111.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act by a
12physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner,
13whether practicing at a public or by a private mental health
14facility or developmental disability facility, the physician,
15clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner shall notify the
16Department of Human Services within 7 days 24 hours of making

 

 

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1the determination that the person has a developmental
2disability. The Department of Human Services shall immediately
3update its records and information relating to mental health
4and developmental disabilities, and if appropriate, shall
5notify the Department of State Police in a form and manner
6prescribed by the Department of State Police. Information
7disclosed under this Section shall remain privileged and
8confidential, and shall not be redisclosed, except as required
9under subsection (e) of Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners
10Identification Card Act, nor used for any other purpose. The
11method of providing this information shall guarantee that the
12information is not released beyond that which is necessary for
13the purpose of this Section and shall be provided by rule by
14the Department of Human Services. The identity of the person
15reporting under this Section shall not be disclosed to the
16subject of the report.
17    The physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified
18examiner making the determination and his or her employer may
19not be held criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for
20making or not making the notification required under this
21Section, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
22    For purposes of this Section, "developmentally disabled"
23means a disability which is attributable to any other condition
24which results in impairment similar to that caused by an
25intellectual disability and which requires services similar to
26those required by intellectually disabled persons. The

 

 

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1disability must originate before the age of 18 years, be
2expected to continue indefinitely, and constitute a
3substantial disability. This disability results in the
4professional opinion of a physician, clinical psychologist, or
5qualified examiner, in significant functional limitations in 3
6or more of the following areas of major life activity:
7        (i) self-care;
8        (ii) receptive and expressive language;
9        (iii) learning;
10        (iv) mobility; or
11        (v) self-direction.
12    "Determined to be developmentally disabled by a physician,
13clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner" means in the
14professional opinion of the physician, clinical psychologist,
15or qualified examiner, a person is diagnosed, assessed, or
16evaluated to be developmentally disabled.
17(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
18    (405 ILCS 5/6-103.3)
19    Sec. 6-103.3. Clear and present danger; notice. If a person
20is determined to pose a clear and present danger to himself,
21herself, or to others by a physician, clinical psychologist, or
22qualified examiner, whether employed by the State, by any
23public or private mental health facility or part thereof, or by
24a law enforcement official or a school administrator, then the
25physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner shall

 

 

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1notify the Department of Human Services and a law enforcement
2official or school administrator shall notify the Department of
3State Police, within 24 hours of making the determination that
4the person poses a clear and present danger. The Department of
5Human Services shall immediately update its records and
6information relating to mental health and developmental
7disabilities, and if appropriate, shall notify the Department
8of State Police in a form and manner prescribed by the
9Department of State Police. Information disclosed under this
10Section shall remain privileged and confidential, and shall not
11be redisclosed, except as required under subsection (e) of
12Section 3.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, nor
13used for any other purpose. The method of providing this
14information shall guarantee that the information is not
15released beyond that which is necessary for the purpose of this
16Section and shall be provided by rule by the Department of
17Human Services. The identity of the person reporting under this
18Section shall not be disclosed to the subject of the report.
19The physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner, law
20enforcement official, or school administrator making the
21determination and his or her employer shall not be held
22criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for making or not
23making the notification required under this Section, except for
24willful or wanton misconduct. This Section does not apply to a
25law enforcement official, if making the notification under this
26Section will interfere with an ongoing or pending criminal

 

 

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1investigation.
2    For the purposes of this Section:
3        "Clear and present danger" has the meaning ascribed to
4    it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
5    Act.
6        "Determined to pose a clear and present danger to
7    himself, herself, or to others by a physician, clinical
8    psychologist, or qualified examiner" means in the
9    professional opinion of the physician, clinical
10    psychologist, or qualified examiner, a person poses a clear
11    and present danger.
12        "School administrator" means the person required to
13    report under the School Administrator Reporting of Mental
14    Health Clear and Present Danger Determinations Law.
15(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
16    Section 10. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
17amended by changing Sections 1.1 and 10 as follows:
 
18    (430 ILCS 65/1.1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-1.1)
19    Sec. 1.1. For purposes of this Act:
20    "Addicted to narcotics" means a person who has been:
21        (1) convicted of an offense involving the use or
22    possession of cannabis, a controlled substance, or
23    methamphetamine within the past year; or
24        (2) determined by the Department of State Police to be

 

 

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1    addicted to narcotics based upon federal law or federal
2    guidelines.
3    "Addicted to narcotics" does not include possession or use
4of a prescribed controlled substance under the direction and
5authority of a physician or other person authorized to
6prescribe the controlled substance when the controlled
7substance is used in the prescribed manner.
8    "Adjudicated as a mentally disabled person" means the
9person is the subject of a determination by a court, board,
10commission or other lawful authority that the person, as a
11result of marked subnormal intelligence, or mental illness,
12mental impairment, incompetency, condition, or disease:
13        (1) presents a clear and present danger to himself,
14    herself, or to others;
15        (2) lacks the mental capacity to manage his or her own
16    affairs or is adjudicated a disabled person as defined in
17    Section 11a-2 of the Probate Act of 1975;
18        (3) is not guilty in a criminal case by reason of
19    insanity, mental disease or defect;
20        (3.5) is guilty but mentally ill, as provided in
21    Section 5-2-6 of the Unified Code of Corrections;
22        (4) is incompetent to stand trial in a criminal case;
23        (5) is not guilty by reason of lack of mental
24    responsibility under Articles 50a and 72b of the Uniform
25    Code of Military Justice, 10 U.S.C. 850a, 876b;
26        (6) is a sexually violent person under subsection (f)

 

 

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1    of Section 5 of the Sexually Violent Persons Commitment
2    Act;
3        (7) is a sexually dangerous person under the Sexually
4    Dangerous Persons Act;
5        (8) is unfit to stand trial under the Juvenile Court
6    Act of 1987;
7        (9) is not guilty by reason of insanity under the
8    Juvenile Court Act of 1987;
9        (10) is subject to involuntary admission as an
10    inpatient as defined in Section 1-119 of the Mental Health
11    and Developmental Disabilities Code;
12        (11) is subject to involuntary admission as an
13    outpatient as defined in Section 1-119.1 of the Mental
14    Health and Developmental Disabilities Code;
15        (12) is subject to judicial admission as set forth in
16    Section 4-500 of the Mental Health and Developmental
17    Disabilities Code; or
18        (13) is subject to the provisions of the Interstate
19    Agreements on Sexually Dangerous Persons Act.
20    "Clear and present danger" means a person who:
21        (1) communicates a serious threat of physical violence
22    against a reasonably identifiable victim or poses a clear
23    and imminent risk of serious physical injury to himself,
24    herself, or another person as determined by a physician,
25    clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner; or
26        (2) demonstrates threatening physical or verbal

 

 

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1    behavior, such as violent, suicidal, or assaultive
2    threats, actions, or other behavior, as determined by a
3    physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner,
4    school administrator, or law enforcement official.
5    "Clinical psychologist" has the meaning provided in
6Section 1-103 of the Mental Health and Developmental
7Disabilities Code.
8    "Controlled substance" means a controlled substance or
9controlled substance analog as defined in the Illinois
10Controlled Substances Act.
11    "Counterfeit" means to copy or imitate, without legal
12authority, with intent to deceive.
13    "Developmentally disabled" means a disability which is
14attributable to any other condition which results in impairment
15similar to that caused by an intellectual disability and which
16requires services similar to those required by intellectually
17disabled persons. The disability must originate before the age
18of 18 years, be expected to continue indefinitely, and
19constitute a substantial disability handicap.
20    This disability results in the professional opinion of a
21physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner, in
22significant functional limitations in 3 or more of the
23following areas of major life activity:
24        (i) self-care;
25        (ii) receptive and expressive language;
26        (iii) learning;

 

 

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1        (iv) mobility; or
2        (v) self-direction.
3    "Federally licensed firearm dealer" means a person who is
4licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the
5federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923).
6    "Firearm" means any device, by whatever name known, which
7is designed to expel a projectile or projectiles by the action
8of an explosion, expansion of gas or escape of gas; excluding,
9however:
10        (1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or
11    B-B gun which expels a single globular projectile not
12    exceeding .18 inch in diameter or which has a maximum
13    muzzle velocity of less than 700 feet per second;
14        (1.1) any pneumatic gun, spring gun, paint ball gun, or
15    B-B gun which expels breakable paint balls containing
16    washable marking colors;
17        (2) any device used exclusively for signalling or
18    safety and required or recommended by the United States
19    Coast Guard or the Interstate Commerce Commission;
20        (3) any device used exclusively for the firing of stud
21    cartridges, explosive rivets or similar industrial
22    ammunition; and
23        (4) an antique firearm (other than a machine-gun)
24    which, although designed as a weapon, the Department of
25    State Police finds by reason of the date of its
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1    primarily a collector's item and is not likely to be used
2    as a weapon.
3    "Firearm ammunition" means any self-contained cartridge or
4shotgun shell, by whatever name known, which is designed to be
5used or adaptable to use in a firearm; excluding, however:
6        (1) any ammunition exclusively designed for use with a
7    device used exclusively for signalling or safety and
8    required or recommended by the United States Coast Guard or
9    the Interstate Commerce Commission; and
10        (2) any ammunition designed exclusively for use with a
11    stud or rivet driver or other similar industrial
12    ammunition.
13    "Gun show" means an event or function:
14        (1) at which the sale and transfer of firearms is the
15    regular and normal course of business and where 50 or more
16    firearms are displayed, offered, or exhibited for sale,
17    transfer, or exchange; or
18        (2) at which not less than 10 gun show vendors display,
19    offer, or exhibit for sale, sell, transfer, or exchange
20    firearms.
21    "Gun show" includes the entire premises provided for an
22event or function, including parking areas for the event or
23function, that is sponsored to facilitate the purchase, sale,
24transfer, or exchange of firearms as described in this Section.
25    "Gun show" does not include training or safety classes,
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1matches, trap, skeet, or sporting clays shoots, dinners,
2banquets, raffles, or any other event where the sale or
3transfer of firearms is not the primary course of business.
4    "Gun show promoter" means a person who organizes or
5operates a gun show.
6    "Gun show vendor" means a person who exhibits, sells,
7offers for sale, transfers, or exchanges any firearms at a gun
8show, regardless of whether the person arranges with a gun show
9promoter for a fixed location from which to exhibit, sell,
10offer for sale, transfer, or exchange any firearm.
11    "Intellectually disabled" means significantly subaverage
12general intellectual functioning which exists concurrently
13with impairment in adaptive behavior and which originates
14before the age of 18 years.
15    "Involuntarily admitted" has the meaning as prescribed in
16Sections 1-119 and 1-119.1 of the Mental Health and
17Developmental Disabilities Code.
18    "Mental health facility" means any licensed private
19hospital or hospital affiliate, institution, or facility, or
20part thereof, and any facility, or part thereof, operated by
21the State or a political subdivision thereof which provide
22treatment of persons with mental illness and includes all
23hospitals, institutions, clinics, evaluation facilities,
24mental health centers, colleges, universities, long-term care
25facilities, and nursing homes, or parts thereof, which provide
26treatment of persons with mental illness whether or not the

 

 

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1primary purpose is to provide treatment of persons with mental
2illness.
3    "Patient" means:
4        (1) a person who voluntarily receives mental health
5    treatment as an in-patient or resident of any public or
6    private mental health facility, unless the treatment was
7    solely for an alcohol abuse disorder and no other secondary
8    substance abuse disorder or mental illness; or
9        (2) a person who voluntarily receives mental health
10    treatment as an out-patient or is provided services by a
11    public or private mental health facility, and who poses a
12    clear and present danger to himself, herself, or to others.
13    "Physician" has the meaning as defined in Section 1-120 of
14the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
15    "Qualified examiner" has the meaning provided in Section
161-122 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.
17    "Sanctioned competitive shooting event" means a shooting
18contest officially recognized by a national or state shooting
19sport association, and includes any sight-in or practice
20conducted in conjunction with the event.
21    "School administrator" means the person required to report
22under the School Administrator Reporting of Mental Health Clear
23and Present Danger Determinations Law.
24    "Stun gun or taser" has the meaning ascribed to it in
25Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
26(Source: P.A. 97-776, eff. 7-13-12; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;

 

 

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197-1167, eff. 6-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
2    (430 ILCS 65/10)  (from Ch. 38, par. 83-10)
3    Sec. 10. Appeal to director; hearing; relief from firearm
4prohibitions.
5    (a) Whenever an application for a Firearm Owner's
6Identification Card is denied, whenever the Department fails to
7act on an application within 30 days of its receipt, or
8whenever such a Card is revoked or seized as provided for in
9Section 8 of this Act, the aggrieved party may appeal to the
10Director of State Police for a hearing upon such denial,
11revocation or seizure, unless the denial, revocation, or
12seizure was based upon a forcible felony, stalking, aggravated
13stalking, domestic battery, any violation of the Illinois
14Controlled Substances Act, the Methamphetamine Control and
15Community Protection Act, or the Cannabis Control Act that is
16classified as a Class 2 or greater felony, any felony violation
17of Article 24 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code
18of 2012, or any adjudication as a delinquent minor for the
19commission of an offense that if committed by an adult would be
20a felony, in which case the aggrieved party may petition the
21circuit court in writing in the county of his or her residence
22for a hearing upon such denial, revocation, or seizure.
23    (b) At least 30 days before any hearing in the circuit
24court, the petitioner shall serve the relevant State's Attorney
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1the petition and present evidence. At the hearing the court
2shall determine whether substantial justice has been done.
3Should the court determine that substantial justice has not
4been done, the court shall issue an order directing the
5Department of State Police to issue a Card. However, the court
6shall not issue the order if the petitioner is otherwise
7prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm under
8federal law.
9    (c) Any person prohibited from possessing a firearm under
10Sections 24-1.1 or 24-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or
11acquiring a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section 8
12of this Act may apply to the Director of State Police or
13petition the circuit court in the county where the petitioner
14resides, whichever is applicable in accordance with subsection
15(a) of this Section, requesting relief from such prohibition
16and the Director or court may grant such relief if it is
17established by the applicant to the court's or Director's
18satisfaction that:
19        (0.05) when in the circuit court, the State's Attorney
20    has been served with a written copy of the petition at
21    least 30 days before any such hearing in the circuit court
22    and at the hearing the State's Attorney was afforded an
23    opportunity to present evidence and object to the petition;
24        (1) the applicant has not been convicted of a forcible
25    felony under the laws of this State or any other
26    jurisdiction within 20 years of the applicant's

 

 

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1    application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or
2    at least 20 years have passed since the end of any period
3    of imprisonment imposed in relation to that conviction;
4        (2) the circumstances regarding a criminal conviction,
5    where applicable, the applicant's criminal history and his
6    reputation are such that the applicant will not be likely
7    to act in a manner dangerous to public safety;
8        (3) granting relief would not be contrary to the public
9    interest; and
10        (4) granting relief would not be contrary to federal
11    law.
12    (c-5) (1) An active law enforcement officer employed by a
13unit of government, who is denied, revoked, or has his or her
14Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under subsection
15(e) of Section 8 of this Act may apply to the Director of State
16Police requesting relief if the officer did not act in a manner
17threatening to the officer, another person, or the public as
18determined by the treating clinical psychologist or physician,
19and as a result of his or her work is referred by the employer
20for or voluntarily seeks mental health evaluation or treatment
21by a licensed clinical psychologist, psychiatrist, or
22qualified examiner, and:
23        (A) the officer has not received treatment
24    involuntarily at a mental health facility, regardless of
25    the length of admission; or has not been voluntarily
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1    and not for more than one incident within the past 5 years;
2    and
3        (B) the officer has not left the mental institution
4    against medical advice.
5    (2) The Director of State Police shall grant expedited
6relief to active law enforcement officers described in
7paragraph (1) of this subsection (c-5) upon a determination by
8the Director that the officer's possession of a firearm does
9not present a threat to themselves, others, or public safety.
10The Director shall act on the request for relief within 30
11business days of receipt of:
12        (A) a notarized statement from the officer in the form
13    prescribed by the Director detailing the circumstances
14    that led to the hospitalization;
15        (B) all documentation regarding the admission,
16    evaluation, treatment and discharge from the treating
17    licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist of the
18    officer;
19        (C) a psychological fitness for duty evaluation of the
20    person completed after the time of discharge; and
21        (D) written confirmation in the form prescribed by the
22    Director from the treating licensed clinical psychologist
23    or psychiatrist that the provisions set forth in paragraph
24    (1) of this subsection (c-5) have been met, the person
25    successfully completed treatment, and their professional
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1    firearms.
2    (3) Officers eligible for the expedited relief in paragraph
3(2) of this subsection (c-5) have the burden of proof on
4eligibility and must provide all information required. The
5Director may not consider granting expedited relief until the
6proof and information is received.
7    (4) "Clinical psychologist", "psychiatrist", and
8"qualified examiner" shall have the same meaning as provided in
9Chapter I 1 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
10Code.
11    (c-10) (1) An applicant, who is denied, revoked, or has his
12or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under
13subsection (e) of Section 8 of this Act based upon a
14determination of a developmental disability or an intellectual
15disability may apply to the Director of State Police requesting
16relief.
17    (2) The Director shall act on the request for relief within
1860 business days of receipt of written certification, in the
19form prescribed by the Director, from a physician or clinical
20psychologist, or qualified examiner, that the aggrieved
21party's developmental disability or intellectual disability
22condition is determined by a physician, clinical psychologist,
23or qualified to be mild. If a fact-finding conference is
24scheduled to obtain additional information concerning the
25circumstances of the denial or revocation, the 60 business days
26the Director has to act shall be tolled until the completion of

 

 

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1the fact-finding conference.
2    (3) The Director may grant relief if the aggrieved party's
3developmental disability or intellectual disability is mild as
4determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified
5examiner and it is established by the applicant to the
6Director's satisfaction that:
7        (A) granting relief would not be contrary to the public
8    interest; and
9        (B) granting relief would not be contrary to federal
10    law.
11    (4) The Director may not grant relief if the condition is
12determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified
13examiner to be moderate, severe, or profound.
14    (d) When a minor is adjudicated delinquent for an offense
15which if committed by an adult would be a felony, the court
16shall notify the Department of State Police.
17    (e) The court shall review the denial of an application or
18the revocation of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a
19person who has been adjudicated delinquent for an offense that
20if committed by an adult would be a felony if an application
21for relief has been filed at least 10 years after the
22adjudication of delinquency and the court determines that the
23applicant should be granted relief from disability to obtain a
24Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If the court grants
25relief, the court shall notify the Department of State Police
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1eligible to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
2    (f) Any person who is subject to the disabilities of 18
3U.S.C. 922(d)(4) and 922(g)(4) of the federal Gun Control Act
4of 1968 because of an adjudication or commitment that occurred
5under the laws of this State or who was determined to be
6subject to the provisions of subsections (e), (f), or (g) of
7Section 8 of this Act may apply to the Department of State
8Police requesting relief from that prohibition. The Director
9shall grant the relief if it is established by a preponderance
10of the evidence that the person will not be likely to act in a
11manner dangerous to public safety and that granting relief
12would not be contrary to the public interest. In making this
13determination, the Director shall receive evidence concerning
14(i) the circumstances regarding the firearms disabilities from
15which relief is sought; (ii) the petitioner's mental health and
16criminal history records, if any; (iii) the petitioner's
17reputation, developed at a minimum through character witness
18statements, testimony, or other character evidence; and (iv)
19changes in the petitioner's condition or circumstances since
20the disqualifying events relevant to the relief sought. If
21relief is granted under this subsection or by order of a court
22under this Section, the Director shall as soon as practicable
23but in no case later than 15 business days, update, correct,
24modify, or remove the person's record in any database that the
25Department of State Police makes available to the National
26Instant Criminal Background Check System and notify the United

 

 

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1States Attorney General that the basis for the record being
2made available no longer applies. The Department of State
3Police shall adopt rules for the administration of this
4Section.
5(Source: P.A. 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
697-1167, eff. 6-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; revised 12-10-14.)
 
7    Section 15. The Mental Health and Developmental
8Disabilities Confidentiality Act is amended by changing
9Section 12 as follows:
 
10    (740 ILCS 110/12)  (from Ch. 91 1/2, par. 812)
11    Sec. 12. (a) If the United States Secret Service or the
12Department of State Police requests information from a mental
13health or developmental disability facility, as defined in
14Section 1-107 and 1-114 of the Mental Health and Developmental
15Disabilities Code, relating to a specific recipient and the
16facility director determines that disclosure of such
17information may be necessary to protect the life of, or to
18prevent the infliction of great bodily harm to, a public
19official, or a person under the protection of the United States
20Secret Service, only the following information may be
21disclosed: the recipient's name, address, and age and the date
22of any admission to or discharge from a facility; and any
23information which would indicate whether or not the recipient
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1the person under protection. Any information so disclosed shall
2be used for investigative purposes only and shall not be
3publicly disseminated. Any person participating in good faith
4in the disclosure of such information in accordance with this
5provision shall have immunity from any liability, civil,
6criminal or otherwise, if such information is disclosed relying
7upon the representation of an officer of the United States
8Secret Service or the Department of State Police that a person
9is under the protection of the United States Secret Service or
10is a public official.
11    For the purpose of this subsection (a), the term "public
12official" means the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney
13General, Secretary of State, State Comptroller, State
14Treasurer, member of the General Assembly, member of the United
15States Congress, Judge of the United States as defined in 28
16U.S.C. 451, Justice of the United States as defined in 28
17U.S.C. 451, United States Magistrate Judge as defined in 28
18U.S.C. 639, Bankruptcy Judge appointed under 28 U.S.C. 152, or
19Supreme, Appellate, Circuit, or Associate Judge of the State of
20Illinois. The term shall also include the spouse, child or
21children of a public official.
22    (b) The Department of Human Services (acting as successor
23to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental
24Disabilities) and all public or private hospitals and mental
25health facilities are required, as hereafter described in this
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1information as may be required for the sole purpose of
2determining whether an individual who may be or may have been a
3patient is disqualified because of that status from receiving
4or retaining a Firearm Owner's Identification Card or falls
5within the federal prohibitors under subsection (e), (f), (g),
6(r), (s), or (t) of Section 8 of the Firearm Owners
7Identification Card Act, or falls within the federal
8prohibitors in 18 U.S.C. 922(g) and (n). All physicians,
9clinical psychologists, or qualified examiners at public or
10private mental health facilities or parts thereof as defined in
11this subsection shall, in the form and manner required by the
12Department, provide notice directly to the Department of Human
13Services, or to his or her employer who shall then report to
14the Department, within 24 hours after determining that a person
15patient as described in clause (2) of the definition of
16"patient" in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification
17Card Act poses a clear and present danger to himself, herself,
18or others, or within 7 days after a person 14 years or older is
19determined to be developmentally disabled by a physician,
20clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner as described in
21Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. If a
22person is a patient as described in clause (1) of the
23definition of "patient" in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners
24Identification Card Act, this This information shall be
25furnished within 24 hours after the physician, clinical
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1or within 7 days after admission to a public or private
2hospital or mental health facility or the provision of services
3to a patient described in clause (1) of the definition of
4"patient" in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification
5Card Act. Any such information disclosed under this subsection
6shall remain privileged and confidential, and shall not be
7redisclosed, except as required by subsection (e) of Section
83.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act, nor utilized
9for any other purpose. The method of requiring the providing of
10such information shall guarantee that no information is
11released beyond what is necessary for this purpose. In
12addition, the information disclosed shall be provided by the
13Department within the time period established by Section 24-3
14of the Criminal Code of 2012 regarding the delivery of
15firearms. The method used shall be sufficient to provide the
16necessary information within the prescribed time period, which
17may include periodically providing lists to the Department of
18Human Services or any public or private hospital or mental
19health facility of Firearm Owner's Identification Card
20applicants on which the Department or hospital shall indicate
21the identities of those individuals who are to its knowledge
22disqualified from having a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
23for reasons described herein. The Department may provide for a
24centralized source of information for the State on this subject
25under its jurisdiction. The identity of the person reporting
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1the report. For the purposes of this subsection, the physician,
2clinical psychologist, or qualified examiner making the
3determination and his or her employer shall not be held
4criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for making or not
5making the notification required under this subsection, except
6for willful or wanton misconduct.
7    Any person, institution, or agency, under this Act,
8participating in good faith in the reporting or disclosure of
9records and communications otherwise in accordance with this
10provision or with rules, regulations or guidelines issued by
11the Department shall have immunity from any liability, civil,
12criminal or otherwise, that might result by reason of the
13action. For the purpose of any proceeding, civil or criminal,
14arising out of a report or disclosure in accordance with this
15provision, the good faith of any person, institution, or agency
16so reporting or disclosing shall be presumed. The full extent
17of the immunity provided in this subsection (b) shall apply to
18any person, institution or agency that fails to make a report
19or disclosure in the good faith belief that the report or
20disclosure would violate federal regulations governing the
21confidentiality of alcohol and drug abuse patient records
22implementing 42 U.S.C. 290dd-3 and 290ee-3.
23    For purposes of this subsection (b) only, the following
24terms shall have the meaning prescribed:
25        (1) (Blank).
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1    defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification
2    Card Act.
3        (1.5) "Developmentally disabled" has the meaning as
4    defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification
5    Card Act.
6        (2) "Patient" has the meaning as defined in Section 1.1
7    of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.
8        (3) "Mental health facility" has the meaning as defined
9    in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card
10    Act.
11    (c) Upon the request of a peace officer who takes a person
12into custody and transports such person to a mental health or
13developmental disability facility pursuant to Section 3-606 or
144-404 of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code
15or who transports a person from such facility, a facility
16director shall furnish said peace officer the name, address,
17age and name of the nearest relative of the person transported
18to or from the mental health or developmental disability
19facility. In no case shall the facility director disclose to
20the peace officer any information relating to the diagnosis,
21treatment or evaluation of the person's mental or physical
22health.
23    For the purposes of this subsection (c), the terms "mental
24health or developmental disability facility", "peace officer"
25and "facility director" shall have the meanings ascribed to
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1    (d) Upon the request of a peace officer or prosecuting
2authority who is conducting a bona fide investigation of a
3criminal offense, or attempting to apprehend a fugitive from
4justice, a facility director may disclose whether a person is
5present at the facility. Upon request of a peace officer or
6prosecuting authority who has a valid forcible felony warrant
7issued, a facility director shall disclose: (1) whether the
8person who is the subject of the warrant is present at the
9facility and (2) the date of that person's discharge or future
10discharge from the facility. The requesting peace officer or
11prosecuting authority must furnish a case number and the
12purpose of the investigation or an outstanding arrest warrant
13at the time of the request. Any person, institution, or agency
14participating in good faith in disclosing such information in
15accordance with this subsection (d) is immune from any
16liability, civil, criminal or otherwise, that might result by
17reason of the action.
18(Source: P.A. 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
 
19    Section 97. Applicability. This amendatory Act of the 99th
20General Assembly applies to requests for relief pending on or
21before the effective date of this amendatory Act, except that
22the 60-day period for the Director to act on requests pending
23before the effective date shall begin on the effective date of
24this amendatory Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2becoming law.".