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1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 60 and 75 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 66/60)
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7 | Sec. 60. Fees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | replacement fees shall be non-refundable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | $10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | (d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be |
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1 | apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall | ||||||
2 | be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
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3 | (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the | ||||||
4 | fee for a new license or non-resident license
shall be waived | ||||||
5 | if the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged | ||||||
6 | member of the Armed
Forces of the United States, a reserve | ||||||
7 | component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the
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8 | Army National Guard or the Air National Guard. | ||||||
9 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
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10 | (430 ILCS 66/75)
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11 | Sec. 75. Applicant firearm training. | ||||||
12 | (a) Within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, the | ||||||
13 | Department shall begin approval of firearm training courses and | ||||||
14 | shall make a list of approved courses available on the | ||||||
15 | Department's website. | ||||||
16 | (b) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
17 | completion of a firearms training course or combination of | ||||||
18 | courses approved by the Department of at least 16 hours, which | ||||||
19 | includes range qualification time under subsection (c) of this | ||||||
20 | Section, that covers the following: | ||||||
21 | (1) firearm safety; | ||||||
22 | (2) the basic principles of marksmanship; | ||||||
23 | (3) care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a | ||||||
24 | concealable firearm; | ||||||
25 | (4) all applicable State and federal laws relating to |
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1 | the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a | ||||||
2 | firearm; and | ||||||
3 | (5) instruction on the appropriate and lawful | ||||||
4 | interaction with law enforcement while transporting or | ||||||
5 | carrying a concealed firearm. | ||||||
6 | (c) An applicant for a new license shall provide proof of | ||||||
7 | certification by a certified instructor that the applicant | ||||||
8 | passed a live fire exercise with a concealable firearm | ||||||
9 | consisting of: | ||||||
10 | (1) a minimum of 30 rounds; and | ||||||
11 | (2) 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds | ||||||
12 | from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance | ||||||
13 | of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the | ||||||
14 | Department. | ||||||
15 | (d) An applicant for renewal of a license shall provide | ||||||
16 | proof of completion of a firearms training course or | ||||||
17 | combination of courses approved by the Department of at least 3 | ||||||
18 | hours. | ||||||
19 | (e) A certificate of completion for an applicant's firearm | ||||||
20 | training course shall not be issued to a student who: | ||||||
21 | (1) does not follow the orders of the certified | ||||||
22 | firearms instructor;
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23 | (2) in the judgment of the certified instructor, | ||||||
24 | handles a firearm in a manner that poses a danger to the | ||||||
25 | student or to others; or
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26 | (3) during the range firing portion of testing fails to |
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1 | hit the target with 70% of the rounds fired. | ||||||
2 | (f) An instructor shall maintain a record of each student's | ||||||
3 | performance for at least 5 years, and shall make all records | ||||||
4 | available upon demand of authorized personnel of the | ||||||
5 | Department. | ||||||
6 | (g) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
7 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already completed | ||||||
8 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
9 | the training course is submitted to and approved by the | ||||||
10 | Department. Any remaining hours that the applicant completes | ||||||
11 | must at least cover the classroom subject matter of paragraph | ||||||
12 | (4) of subsection (b) of this Section, and the range | ||||||
13 | qualification in subsection (c) of this Section. | ||||||
14 | (h) A person who has qualified to carry a firearm as an | ||||||
15 | active law enforcement or corrections officer, who has | ||||||
16 | successfully completed firearms training as required by his or | ||||||
17 | her law enforcement agency and is authorized by his or her | ||||||
18 | agency to carry a firearm; a person currently certified as a | ||||||
19 | firearms instructor by this Act or by the Illinois Law | ||||||
20 | Enforcement Training Standards Board; or a person who has | ||||||
21 | completed the required training and has been issued a firearm | ||||||
22 | control card by the Department of Financial and Professional | ||||||
23 | Regulation ; or an active, retired, or honorably discharged | ||||||
24 | member of the Armed
Forces of the United States, a reserve | ||||||
25 | component of the Armed Forces of the United States, or of the
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26 | Army National Guard or the Air National Guard shall be exempt |
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1 | from the requirements of this Section. | ||||||
2 | (i) (Blank). The Department and certified firearms | ||||||
3 | instructors shall recognize 8 hours of training as completed | ||||||
4 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section, if | ||||||
5 | the applicant is an active, retired, or honorably discharged | ||||||
6 | member of the United States Armed Forces. Any remaining hours | ||||||
7 | that the applicant completes must at least cover the classroom | ||||||
8 | subject matter of paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of this | ||||||
9 | Section, and the range qualification in subsection (c) of this | ||||||
10 | Section.
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11 | (j) The Department and certified firearms instructors | ||||||
12 | shall recognize up to 8 hours of training already
completed | ||||||
13 | toward the 16 hour training requirement under this Section if | ||||||
14 | the training course is approved
by the Department and was | ||||||
15 | completed in connection with the applicant's previous | ||||||
16 | employment as a law
enforcement or corrections officer. Any | ||||||
17 | remaining hours that the applicant completes must at least | ||||||
18 | cover the classroom
subject matter of paragraph (4) of | ||||||
19 | subsection (b) of this Section, and the range qualification in
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20 | subsection (c) of this Section. A former law enforcement or | ||||||
21 | corrections officer seeking credit under this subsection (j) | ||||||
22 | shall provide evidence that he or she separated from employment | ||||||
23 | in good standing from each law enforcement agency where he or | ||||||
24 | she was employed. An applicant who was discharged from a law | ||||||
25 | enforcement agency for misconduct or disciplinary reasons is | ||||||
26 | not eligible for credit under this subsection (j). |
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1 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)
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