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,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Private Detective, Private Alarm, Private

5 Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 is

6 amended 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8 (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2024)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

10 contractor.

11 (a) A person is qualified for licensure as a private alarm

12 contractor if he or she meets all of the following

13 requirements:

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 Boardor 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

16 general liability insurance in an amount and coverage

17 appropriate for the applicant's circumstances as determined by

18 rule. The applicant shall provide evidence of insurance to the

19 Department before being issued a license. Failure to maintain

20 general liability insurance and to provide the Department with

21 written proof of the insurance shall result in cancellation of

22 the 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

3 restore or may reprimand, place on probation, suspend, revoke,

4 or take other disciplinary or non-disciplinary action against

5 any license, registration, permanent employee registration

6 card, canine handler authorization card, canine trainer

7 authorization card, or firearm control card, may impose a fine

8 not to exceed $10,000 for each violation, and may assess costs

9 as 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,

26 after having his or her license placed on probationary

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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

12 within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing

13 the fine.

14 (c) The Department shall adopt rules that set forth

15 standards of service for the following: (i) acceptable error

16 rate in the transmission of fingerprint images and other data

17 to the Department of State Police; (ii) acceptable error rate

18 in the collection and documentation of information used to

19 generate fingerprint work orders; and (iii) any other standard

20 of service that affects fingerprinting services as determined

21 by the Department.

22 The determination by a circuit court that a licensee is

23 subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission, as

24 provided in the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

25 Code, operates as an automatic suspension. The suspension will

26 end only upon a finding by a court that the patient is no

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1 longer subject to involuntary admission or judicial admission

2 and the issuance of an order so finding and discharging the

3 patient.

4 (Source: P.A. 98-253, eff. 8-9-13.)

5 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by

6 changing 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

10 24-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of

11 the 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.

24 (4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public

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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,

26 liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person

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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.

26 (12) Special investigators appointed by a State's

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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

23 to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,

24 or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid

25 license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of

26 the commission of the offense.

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1 (b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section

2 24-1.6 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

20 of 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.

26 (3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of

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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,

26 transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or experimental

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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,

2 possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a peace

3 officer.

4 (e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,

5 manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that

6 subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.

7 (f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and

8 Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or

9 organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting

10 at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or

11 private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.

12 (g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply

13 to:

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

6 persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any device or

7 attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in

8 silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or ammunition

9 for those firearms equipped with those devices, and actually

10 engaged in the business of manufacturing those devices,

11 firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to activities

12 that are within the lawful scope of that business, such as the

13 manufacture, transportation, or testing of those devices,

14 firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not authorize the

15 general private possession of any device or attachment of any

16 kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the

17 report of any firearm, but only such possession and activities

18 as are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing

19 business described in this subsection (g-5). During

20 transportation, these devices shall be detached from any weapon

21 or not immediately accessible.

22 (g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section

23 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole

24 supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions

25 prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of

26 Corrections.

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1 (g-7) Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a peace

2 officer while serving as a member of a tactical response team

3 or special operations team. A peace officer may not personally

4 own or apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any

5 kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the

6 report of any firearm. These devices shall be owned and

7 maintained by lawfully recognized units of government whose

8 duties include the investigation of criminal acts.

9 (g-10) Subsections 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8), and

10 24-1(a)(10), and Sections 24-1.6 and 24-3.1 do not apply to an

11 athlete's possession, transport on official Olympic and

12 Paralympic transit systems established for athletes, or use of

13 competition firearms sanctioned by the International Olympic

14 Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the

15 International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting in

16 connection with such athlete's training for and participation

17 in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic

18 Games and sanctioned test events leading up to the 2016 Olympic

19 and Paralympic Games.

20 (h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of

21 any subsection of this Article need not negative any exemptions

22 contained in this Article. The defendant shall have the burden

23 of proving such an exemption.

24 (i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or

25 affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any

26 pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm consigned

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1 to a common carrier operating under license of the State of

2 Illinois or the federal government, where such transportation,

3 carrying, or possession is incident to the lawful

4 transportation in which such common carrier is engaged; and

5 nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or affect the

6 transportation, carrying, or possession of any pistol,

7 revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the subject of

8 and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or subsection 24-2(c) of

9 this Article, which is unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm

10 carrying box, shipping box, or other container, by the

11 possessor of a valid Firearm Owners Identification Card.

12 (Source: P.A. 97-465, eff. 8-22-11; 97-676, eff. 6-1-12;

13 97-936, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1010, eff. 1-1-13; 98-63, eff. 7-9-13;

14 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-725, eff. 1-1-15.)