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SB1407 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1407

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Don Harmon

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 447/20-10
225 ILCS 447/40-10
720 ILCS 5/24-2

    Amends the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Provides that an applicant for licensure as a private alarm contractor who has received a business degree from an accredited college or university shall be given credit for 2 years of required experience. Makes changes concerning the disciplinary grounds under the Act related to commission of a felony or a misdemeanor. Amends provisions of the Criminal Code of 2012 concerning exemptions to provisions concerning unlawful use of weapons by removing language limiting the exemptions for persons licensed under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 who are commuting between their homes and places of employment to commuting that is accomplished within one hour from departure from home or place of employment. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private
5Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is
6amended by changing Sections 20-10 and 40-10 as follows:
 
7    (225 ILCS 447/20-10)
8    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)
9    Sec. 20-10. Qualifications for licensure as a private alarm
10contractor.
11    (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private alarm
12contractor if he or she meets all of the following
13requirements:
14        (1) Is at least 21 years of age.
15        (2) Has not been convicted of any felony in any
16    jurisdiction or at least 10 years have elapsed since the
17    time of full discharge from a sentence imposed for a felony
18    conviction.
19        (3) Is of good moral character. Good moral character is
20    a continuing requirement of licensure. Conviction of
21    crimes other than felonies may be used in determining moral
22    character, but shall not constitute an absolute bar to
23    licensure, except where the applicant is a registered sex

 

 

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1    offender.
2        (4) Has not been declared by any court of competent
3    jurisdiction to be incompetent by reason of mental or
4    physical defect or disease, unless a court has subsequently
5    declared him or her to be competent.
6        (5) Is not suffering from dependence on alcohol or from
7    narcotic addiction or dependence.
8        (6) Has a minimum of 3 years experience during the 5
9    years immediately preceding the application (i) working as
10    a full-time manager for a licensed private alarm contractor
11    agency or (ii) working for a government, one of the armed
12    forces of the United States, or private entity that
13    inspects, reviews, designs, sells, installs, operates,
14    services, or monitors alarm systems that, in the judgment
15    of the Board, satisfies the standards of alarm industry
16    competence. The Board and the Department may accept, in
17    lieu of the experience requirement in this item (6),
18    alternative experience working as a full-time manager for a
19    private alarm contractor agency licensed in another state
20    or for a private alarm contractor agency in a state that
21    does not license such agencies, if the experience is
22    substantially equivalent to that gained working for an
23    Illinois licensed private alarm contractor agency. An
24    applicant who has received a 4-year degree or higher in
25    electrical engineering or a related field from a program
26    approved by the Board or a business degree from an

 

 

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1    accredited college or university shall be given credit for
2    2 years of the required experience. An applicant who has
3    successfully completed a national certification program
4    approved by the Board shall be given credit for one year of
5    the required experience.
6        (7) Has not been dishonorably discharged from the armed
7    forces of the United States.
8        (8) Has passed an examination authorized by the
9    Department.
10        (9) Submits his or her fingerprints, proof of having
11    general liability insurance required under subsection (c),
12    and the required license fee.
13        (10) Has not violated Section 10-5 of this Act.
14    (b) (Blank).
15    (c) It is the responsibility of the applicant to obtain
16general liability insurance in an amount and coverage
17appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by
18rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the
19Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain
20general liability insurance and to provide the Department with
21written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of
22the license without hearing.
23(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)
 
24    (225 ILCS 447/40-10)
25    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)

 

 

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1    Sec. 40-10. Disciplinary sanctions.
2    (a) The Department may deny issuance, refuse to renew, or
3restore or may reprimand, place on probation, suspend, revoke,
4or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against
5any license, registration, permanent employee registration
6card, canine handler authorization card, canine trainer
7authorization card, or firearm control card, may impose a fine
8not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, and may assess costs
9as provided for under Section 45-60, for any of the following:
10        (1) Fraud, deception, or misrepresentation in
11    obtaining or renewing of a license or registration.
12        (2) Professional incompetence as manifested by poor
13    standards of service.
14        (3) Engaging in dishonorable, unethical, or
15    unprofessional conduct of a character likely to deceive,
16    defraud, or harm the public.
17        (4) Conviction of or by plea of guilty or plea of nolo
18    contendere to a felony or misdemeanor in this State or any
19    other jurisdiction or the entry of an administrative
20    sanction by a government agency in this State or any other
21    jurisdiction; action taken under this paragraph (4) for a
22    misdemeanor or an administrative sanction is limited to a
23    misdemeanor or administrative sanction that has as an
24    essential element dishonesty or fraud or involves larceny,
25    embezzlement, or obtaining money, property, or credit by
26    false pretenses or by means of a confidence game. , finding

 

 

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1    of guilt, jury verdict, or entry of judgment or by
2    sentencing of any crime including, but not limited to,
3    convictions, preceding sentences of supervision,
4    conditional discharge, or first offender probation, under
5    the laws of any jurisdiction of the United States that is
6    (i) a felony in a federal court; or (ii) a misdemeanor, an
7    essential element of which is dishonesty, or that is
8    directly related to the practice of the profession.
9        (5) Performing any services in a grossly negligent
10    manner or permitting any of a licensee's employees to
11    perform services in a grossly negligent manner, regardless
12    of whether actual damage to the public is established.
13        (6) Continued practice, although the person has become
14    unfit to practice due to any of the following:
15            (A) Physical illness, mental illness, or other
16        impairment, including, but not limited to,
17        deterioration through the aging process or loss of
18        motor skills that results in the inability to serve the
19        public with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
20            (B) (Blank).
21            (C) Habitual or excessive use or abuse of drugs
22        defined in law as controlled substances, alcohol, or
23        any other substance that results in the inability to
24        practice with reasonable judgment, skill, or safety.
25        (7) Receiving, directly or indirectly, compensation
26    for any services not rendered.

 

 

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1        (8) Willfully deceiving or defrauding the public on a
2    material matter.
3        (9) Failing to account for or remit any moneys or
4    documents coming into the licensee's possession that
5    belong to another person or entity.
6        (10) Discipline by another United States jurisdiction,
7    foreign nation, or governmental agency, if at least one of
8    the grounds for the discipline is the same or substantially
9    equivalent to those set forth in this Act.
10        (11) Giving differential treatment to a person that is
11    to that person's detriment because of race, color, creed,
12    sex, religion, or national origin.
13        (12) Engaging in false or misleading advertising.
14        (13) Aiding, assisting, or willingly permitting
15    another person to violate this Act or rules promulgated
16    under it.
17        (14) Performing and charging for services without
18    authorization to do so from the person or entity serviced.
19        (15) Directly or indirectly offering or accepting any
20    benefit to or from any employee, agent, or fiduciary
21    without the consent of the latter's employer or principal
22    with intent to or the understanding that this action will
23    influence his or her conduct in relation to his or her
24    employer's or principal's affairs.
25        (16) Violation of any disciplinary order imposed on a
26    licensee by the Department.

 

 

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1        (17) Performing any act or practice that is a violation
2    of this Act or the rules for the administration of this
3    Act, or having a conviction or administrative finding of
4    guilty as a result of violating any federal or State laws,
5    rules, or regulations that apply exclusively to the
6    practices of private detectives, private alarm
7    contractors, private security contractors, fingerprint
8    vendors, or locksmiths.
9        (18) Conducting an agency without a valid license.
10        (19) Revealing confidential information, except as
11    required by law, including but not limited to information
12    available under Section 2-123 of the Illinois Vehicle Code.
13        (20) Failing to make available to the Department, upon
14    request, any books, records, or forms required by this Act.
15        (21) Failing, within 30 days, to respond to a written
16    request for information from the Department.
17        (22) Failing to provide employment information or
18    experience information required by the Department
19    regarding an applicant for licensure.
20        (23) Failing to make available to the Department at the
21    time of the request any indicia of licensure or
22    registration issued under this Act.
23        (24) Purporting to be a licensee-in-charge of an agency
24    without active participation in the agency.
25        (25) A finding by the Department that the licensee,
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1    status, has violated the terms of probation.
2        (26) Violating subsection (f) of Section 30-30.
3        (27) A firearm control card holder having more firearms
4    in his or her immediate possession than he or she can
5    reasonably exercise control over.
6        (28) Failure to report in writing to the Department,
7    within 60 days of an entry of a settlement or a verdict in
8    excess of $10,000, any legal action in which the quality of
9    the licensee's or registrant's professional services was
10    the subject of the legal action.
11    (b) All fines imposed under this Section shall be paid
12within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing
13the fine.
14    (c) The Department shall adopt rules that set forth
15standards of service for the following: (i) acceptable error
16rate in the transmission of fingerprint images and other data
17to the Department of State Police; (ii) acceptable error rate
18in the collection and documentation of information used to
19generate fingerprint work orders; and (iii) any other standard
20of service that affects fingerprinting services as determined
21by the Department.
22    The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is
23subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as
24provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
25Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will
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1longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission
2and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the
3patient.
4(Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)
 
5    Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
6changing Section 24-2 as follows:
 
7    (720 ILCS 5/24-2)
8    Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
9    (a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
1024-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
11the following:
12        (1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
13    officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
14    peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
15        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
16    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
17    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
18    while in the performance of their official duty, or while
19    commuting between their homes and places of employment.
20        (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
21    the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
22    Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
23    of their official duty.
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1    utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
2    car companies, while actually engaged in the performance of
3    the duties of their employment or commuting between their
4    homes and places of employment; and watchmen while actually
5    engaged in the performance of the duties of their
6    employment.
7        (5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
8    private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
9    employed by an agency certified by the Department of
10    Financial and Professional Regulation, if their duties
11    include the carrying of a weapon under the provisions of
12    the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
13    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004, while
14    actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
15    employment or commuting between their homes and places of
16    employment, provided that such commuting is accomplished
17    within one hour from departure from home or place of
18    employment, as the case may be. A person shall be
19    considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
20    completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
21    security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
22    contractor, or employee of a licensed agency and 20 hours
23    of required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
24    control card by the Department of Financial and
25    Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of
26    firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this

 

 

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1    Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
2    the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
3    Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
4    2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
5    private security contractor, private detective, or private
6    alarm contractor, or employee of the licensed agency at all
7    times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
8    weapon.
9        (6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
10    industrial operation as a security guard for the protection
11    of persons employed and private property related to such
12    commercial or industrial operation, while actually engaged
13    in the performance of his or her duty or traveling between
14    sites or properties belonging to the employer, and who, as
15    a security guard, is a member of a security force of at
16    least 5 persons registered with the Department of Financial
17    and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
18    guard has successfully completed a course of study,
19    approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
20    and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than 40
21    hours of training that includes the theory of law
22    enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
23    weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
24    exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
25    of training for a security officer and 20 hours of required
26    firearm training, and has been issued a firearm control

 

 

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1    card by the Department of Financial and Professional
2    Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of firearm control
3    cards issued under the provisions of this Section shall be
4    the same as for those cards issued under the provisions of
5    the Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security,
6    Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm
7    control card shall be carried by the security guard at all
8    times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
9    weapon.
10        (7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
11    Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
12    Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
13    24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
14    any investigation for the Commission.
15        (8) Persons employed by a financial institution for the
16    protection of other employees and property related to such
17    financial institution, while actually engaged in the
18    performance of their duties, commuting between their homes
19    and places of employment, or traveling between sites or
20    properties owned or operated by such financial
21    institution, provided that any person so employed has
22    successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
23    supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
24    Regulation, consisting of not less than 40 hours of
25    training which includes theory of law enforcement,
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1    shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if he
2    or she has completed the required 20 hours of training for
3    a security officer and 20 hours of required firearm
4    training, and has been issued a firearm control card by the
5    Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
6    Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
7    under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
8    for those issued under the provisions of the Private
9    Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
10    Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. Such firearm control
11    card shall be carried by the person so trained at all times
12    when such person is in possession of a concealable weapon.
13    For purposes of this subsection, "financial institution"
14    means a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or
15    company providing armored car services.
16        (9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
17    drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
18    performance of his duties.
19        (10) Persons who have been classified as peace officers
20    pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
21        (11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
22    Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
23    governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate
24    Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of the
25    State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
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1    Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
2        (12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
3    their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
4    places of employment or specific locations that are part of
5    their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief judge
6    of the circuit for which they are employed, if they have
7    received weapons training according to requirements of the
8    Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm Training Act.
9        (13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
10    of their official duties, or while commuting between their
11    homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
12    Sheriff.
13        (13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
14    a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
15    facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
16    who has completed the background screening and training
17    mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
18    Regulatory Commission.
19        (14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
20    to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
21    (13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
22    (a-5) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
23to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
24or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
25license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
26the commission of the offense.

 

 

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1    (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
224-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
3        (1) Members of any club or organization organized for
4    the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
5    established target ranges, whether public or private, and
6    patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
7    using their firearms on those target ranges.
8        (2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
9    while parading, with the special permission of the
10    Governor.
11        (3) Hunters, trappers or fishermen with a license or
12    permit while engaged in hunting, trapping or fishing.
13        (4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in a
14    non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
15        (5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun
16    gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
17    dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's
18    permission.
19    (c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
20of the following:
21        (1) Peace officers while in performance of their
22    official duties.
23        (2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
24    penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
25    detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
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1    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
2    the performance of their official duty.
3        (4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
4    guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
5    (3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
6    machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
7    are not immediately accessible.
8        (5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
9    any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
10    discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
11    ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
12    business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
13    only with respect to activities which are within the lawful
14    scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
15    transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.
16    This exemption does not authorize the general private
17    possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
18    bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
19    firing device, but only such possession and activities as
20    are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
21    business described in this paragraph.
22        During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
23    down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
24    accessible.
25        (6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
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1    activities necessary thereto, of rifles, shotguns, and
2    weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or ammunition for
3    such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where engaged in by a
4    person operating as a contractor or subcontractor pursuant
5    to a contract or subcontract for the development and supply
6    of such rifles, shotguns, weapons or ammunition to the
7    United States government or any branch of the Armed Forces
8    of the United States, when such activities are necessary
9    and incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
10        The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
11    shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
12    contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
13    scope of his employment, where such activities involving
14    such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and
15    incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
16        (7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
17    barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
18    has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
19    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or (B)
20    the person is an active member of a bona fide, nationally
21    recognized military re-enacting group and the modification
22    is required and necessary to accurately portray the weapon
23    for historical re-enactment purposes; the re-enactor is in
24    possession of a valid and current re-enacting group
25    membership credential; and the overall length of the weapon
26    as modified is not less than 26 inches.

 

 

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1    (d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
2possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace
3officer.
4    (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
5manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
6subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
7    (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
8Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
9organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
10at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
11private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
12    (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
13to:
14        (1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
15    the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
16    the performance of their official duty.
17        (2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
18    ordinance.
19        (3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
20    ballistics, or specializing in the development of
21    ammunition or explosive ordinance.
22        (4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
23    explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
24    by the federal government, in connection with the supply of
25    those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
26    (g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons

 

 

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1    outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
2    bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
3    Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
4    by an exempted manufacturer.
5    (g-5) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or affect
6persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device or
7attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
8silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition
9for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually
10engaged in the business of manufacturing those devices,
11firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities
12that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the
13manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices,
14firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not authorize the
15general private possession of any device or attachment of any
16kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
17report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities
18as are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
19business described in this subsection (g-5). During
20transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon
21or not immediately accessible.
22    (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
2324-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
24supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
25prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
26Corrections.

 

 

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1    (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace
2officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team
3or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally
4own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any
5kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the
6report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and
7maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose
8duties include the investigation of criminal acts.
9    (g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and
1024-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an
11athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and
12Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of
13competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic
14Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the
15International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in
16connection with such athlete's training for and participation
17in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic
18Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic
19and Paralympic Games.
20    (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
21any subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions
22contained in this Article. The defendant shall have the burden
23of proving such an exemption.
24    (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
25affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
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1to a common carrier operating under license of the State of
2Illinois or the federal government, where such transportation,
3carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful
4transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and
5nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the
6transportation, carrying, or possession of any pistol,
7revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the subject of
8and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of
9this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
10carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the
11possessor of a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card.
12(Source: P.A. 97-465, eff. 8-22-11; 97-676, eff. 6-1-12;
1397-936, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1010, eff. 1-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13;
1498-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.