HB1155ham028 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Edward J. Acevedo

Filed: 2/26/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1155

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1155, AS AMENDED, by inserting the following in its proper numeric sequence:

"Section 234. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding Section 24-4.1 as follows:

(720 ILCS 5/24-4.1 new)

Sec. 24-4.1. Report of lost or stolen firearms.

(a) A person, who possesses a firearm and either loses or misplaces the firearm or has the firearm stolen, must report the loss or theft to a law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within 48 hours after the person knows or should have known of the loss or theft.

(b) A law enforcement agency having jurisdiction shall take a written report and shall as soon as practical enter the firearm's serial number as stolen into the Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS).

(c) A person does not commit the offense if:

(1) the failure to report is due to an act of God, act of war, or inability of a law enforcement agency to receive the report;

(2) the person calls 911 to make the report;

(3) the person is hospitalized, in a coma, or is otherwise seriously physically or mentally impaired as to prevent the person from reporting; however, the reporting period is only tolled for the period of the person's hospitalization, coma, or impairment; or

(4) the person's designee makes a report if the person is unable to make the report.

(d) Sentence. A person who violates subsection (a) is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for a first violation. A second or subsequent violation of subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.".