Full Text of SB1946 102nd General Assembly
SB1946 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022 SB1946 Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Darren Bailey SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 430 ILCS 66/40 | | 430 ILCS 66/55 | | 430 ILCS 66/60 | |
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Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that notwithstanding whether the laws of the state or territory where the non-resident resides related to firearm ownership, possession, and carrying are substantially similar to the requirements to obtain a license under this Act, the Illinois State Police shall allow for a non-resident license application if the applicant is employed by the United States Military permanently assigned in Illinois on Permanent Change of Station (PCS) or Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) orders and who is not a resident of this State but maintains an address in this State. Provides that a non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal shall submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 40, 55, and 60 as follows: | 6 | | (430 ILCS 66/40)
| 7 | | Sec. 40. Non-resident license applications. | 8 | | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "non-resident" means | 9 | | a person who has not resided within this State for more than 30 | 10 | | days and resides in another state or territory. | 11 | | (b) The Department shall by rule allow for non-resident | 12 | | license applications from any state or territory of the United | 13 | | States with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and | 14 | | carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements | 15 | | to obtain a license under this Act. | 16 | | (b-5) Notwithstanding whether the laws of the state or | 17 | | territory where the non-resident resides related to firearm | 18 | | ownership, possession, and carrying are substantially similar | 19 | | to the requirements to obtain a license under this Act, the | 20 | | Illinois State Police shall allow for a non-resident license | 21 | | application if the applicant is employed by the United States | 22 | | Military permanently assigned in Illinois on Permanent Change | 23 | | of Station (PCS) or Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) |
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| 1 | | orders and who is not a resident of this State but maintains an | 2 | | address in this State. A non-resident applicant who qualifies | 3 | | under this subsection (b-5) must meet all of the | 4 | | qualifications established in Section 25 of this Act and shall | 5 | | submit: | 6 | | (1) the application and documentation required under | 7 | | subsection (b) of Section 30 of this Act and the | 8 | | applicable fee; | 9 | | (2) a photocopy of proof of service document; | 10 | | (3) a photocopy of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) | 11 | | or Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) orders to an | 12 | | assignment in this State; and | 13 | | (4) an affirmation that the applicant possesses a | 14 | | currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card with | 15 | | the Firearm Owner's Identification Card number or notice | 16 | | that the applicant is applying for a Firearm Owner's | 17 | | Identification Card in conjunction with the license | 18 | | application. | 19 | | In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois | 20 | | identification card, a non-resident applicant under this | 21 | | subsection (b-5) shall provide similar documentation from his | 22 | | or her state or territory of residence. | 23 | | (c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the | 24 | | Department under subsection (b) of this Section may apply for | 25 | | a non-resident license. The applicant shall apply to the | 26 | | Department and must meet all of the qualifications established |
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| 1 | | in Section 25 of this Act, except for the Illinois residency | 2 | | requirement in item (xiv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) | 3 | | of Section 4 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. | 4 | | The applicant shall submit: | 5 | | (1) the application and documentation required under | 6 | | Section 30 of this Act and the applicable fee; | 7 | | (2) a notarized document stating that the applicant: | 8 | | (A) is eligible under federal law and the laws of | 9 | | his or her state or territory of residence to own or | 10 | | possess a firearm; | 11 | | (B) if applicable, has a license or permit to | 12 | | carry a firearm or concealed firearm issued by his or | 13 | | her state or territory of residence and attach a copy | 14 | | of the license or permit to the application; | 15 | | (C) understands Illinois laws pertaining to the | 16 | | possession and transport of firearms; and | 17 | | (D) acknowledges that the applicant is subject to | 18 | | the jurisdiction of the Department and Illinois courts | 19 | | for any violation of this Act; | 20 | | (3) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence | 21 | | of compliance with the training requirements under Section | 22 | | 75 of this Act; and | 23 | | (4) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size | 24 | | specified by the Department taken within the 30 days | 25 | | preceding the date of the application. | 26 | | (d) In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois |
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| 1 | | identification card, a non-resident applicant shall provide | 2 | | similar documentation from his or her state or territory of | 3 | | residence. In lieu of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification | 4 | | Card, except for a non-resident applicant under subsection | 5 | | (b-5) of this Section, the applicant shall submit | 6 | | documentation and information required by the Department to | 7 | | obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, including an | 8 | | affidavit that the non-resident meets the mental health | 9 | | standards to obtain a firearm under Illinois law, and the | 10 | | Department shall ensure that the applicant would meet the | 11 | | eligibility criteria to obtain a Firearm Owner's | 12 | | Identification card if he or she was a resident of this State. | 13 | | (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from | 14 | | transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in | 15 | | Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her | 16 | | vehicle and the non-resident: | 17 | | (1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a | 18 | | firearm under federal law; | 19 | | (2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the | 20 | | laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as
| 21 | | evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license | 22 | | or permit issued by his or her state of residence, if
| 23 | | applicable; and | 24 | | (3) is not in possession of a license under this Act. | 25 | | If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended, | 26 | | he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or |
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| 1 | | locked container within the vehicle in accordance with | 2 | | subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-78, | 4 | | eff. 7-20-15.) | 5 | | (430 ILCS 66/55)
| 6 | | Sec. 55. Change of address or name; lost, destroyed, or | 7 | | stolen licenses. | 8 | | (a) A licensee shall notify the Department within 30 days | 9 | | of moving or changing residence or any change of name. The | 10 | | licensee shall submit the requisite fee and the Department may | 11 | | require a notarized statement that the licensee has
changed | 12 | | his or her residence or his or her name, including the prior | 13 | | and current address or name and the date the applicant moved or | 14 | | changed his or her name. | 15 | | (a-5) A non-resident licensee approved under subsection | 16 | | (b-5) of Section 40 of this Act shall, in addition to meeting | 17 | | the notification requirements in subsection (a) of this | 18 | | Section, notify the Illinois State Police within 30 days of | 19 | | moving to an address outside of this State, a Permanent Change | 20 | | of Station (PCS) or Permanent Change of Assignment (PCA) to a | 21 | | duty station outside this State, or a separation or retirement | 22 | | from the United States Military. | 23 | | (b) A licensee shall notify the Department within 10 days | 24 | | of discovering that a license has been lost, destroyed, or | 25 | | stolen. A lost, destroyed, or stolen license is invalid. To |
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| 1 | | request a replacement license, the licensee shall submit: | 2 | | (1) a notarized statement that the licensee no longer | 3 | | possesses the license, and that it was lost, destroyed, or | 4 | | stolen; | 5 | | (2) if applicable, a copy of a police report stating | 6 | | that the license was stolen; and | 7 | | (3) the requisite fee. | 8 | | (c) A violation of this Section is a petty offense with a | 9 | | fine of $150 which shall be deposited into the Mental Health | 10 | | Reporting Fund.
| 11 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.) | 12 | | (430 ILCS 66/60)
| 13 | | Sec. 60. Fees. | 14 | | (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited | 15 | | as provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and | 16 | | replacement fees shall be non-refundable. | 17 | | (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall | 18 | | submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be | 19 | | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 | 20 | | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | 21 | | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | 22 | | (c) Except as provided in subsection (c-5) of this | 23 | | Section, a A non-resident applicant for a new license or | 24 | | renewal shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 | 25 | | shall be apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services |
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| 1 | | Fund, $40 shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting | 2 | | Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime | 3 | | Laboratory Fund. | 4 | | (c-5) A non-resident applicant for a new license or | 5 | | renewal under subsection (b-5) of Section 40 of this Act shall | 6 | | submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be | 7 | | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 | 8 | | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | 9 | | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | 10 | | (d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with | 11 | | Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned | 12 | | to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be | 13 | | apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall | 14 | | be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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