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1 AN ACT concerning State government.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is 
5amended by changing Sections 2 and 3 and by adding Section 6.2 
6as follows:




7 (430 ILCS 65/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-2)


8 Sec. 2. Firearm Owner's Identification Card required; 
9exceptions. 

10 (a) (1) A No person shall not may acquire or possess any 
11firearm, stun gun, or taser within this State
without 
12possessing having in his or her possession a Firearm Owner's 
13Identification Card
previously issued in his or her name by the 
14Department of State Police under
the provisions of this Act.

15 (2) A No person shall not may acquire or possess firearm 
16ammunition within this
State without possessing having in his 
17or her possession a Firearm Owner's Identification
Card 
18previously issued in his or her name by the Department of State 
19Police
under the provisions of this Act.

20 (b) The provisions of this Section regarding the possession 
21of firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers do not 
22apply to:

23  (1) United States Marshals, while engaged in the 
 
 
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1 operation of their
official duties;

2  (2) Members of the Armed Forces of the United States or 
3 the National
Guard, while engaged in the operation of their 
4 official duties;

5  (3) Federal officials required to carry firearms, 
6 while engaged in the
operation of their official duties;

7  (4) Members of bona fide veterans organizations which 
8 receive firearms
directly from the armed forces of the 
9 United States, while using the
firearms for ceremonial 
10 purposes with blank ammunition;

11  (5) Nonresident hunters during hunting season, with 
12 valid nonresident
hunting licenses and while in an area 
13 where hunting is permitted; however,
at all other times and 
14 in all other places these persons must have their
firearms 
15 unloaded and enclosed in a case;

16  (6) Those hunters exempt from obtaining a hunting 
17 license who are
required to submit their Firearm Owner's 
18 Identification Card when hunting
on Department of Natural 
19 Resources owned or managed sites;

20  (7) Nonresidents while on a firing or shooting range 
21 recognized by the
Department of State Police; however, 
22 these persons must at all other times
and in all other 
23 places have their firearms unloaded and enclosed in a case;


24  (8) Nonresidents while at a firearm showing or display 
25 recognized by
the Department of State Police; however, at 
26 all other times and in all
other places these persons must 
 
 
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1 have their firearms unloaded and enclosed
in a case;

2  (9) Nonresidents whose firearms are unloaded and 
3 enclosed in a case;

4  (10) Nonresidents who are currently licensed or 
5 registered to possess a
firearm in their resident state;

6  (11) Unemancipated minors while in the custody and 
7 immediate control of
their parent or legal guardian or 
8 other person in loco parentis to the
minor if the parent or 
9 legal guardian or other person in loco parentis to
the 
10 minor possesses has a currently valid Firearm Owner's 
11 Identification
Card;

12  (12) Color guards of bona fide veterans organizations 
13 or members of bona
fide American Legion bands while using 
14 firearms for ceremonial purposes
with blank ammunition;

15  (13) Nonresident hunters whose state of residence does 
16 not require
them to be licensed or registered to possess a 
17 firearm and only during
hunting season, with valid hunting 
18 licenses, while accompanied by, and
using a firearm owned 
19 by, a person who possesses a valid Firearm Owner's

20 Identification Card and while in an area within a 
21 commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code where 
22 hunting is permitted and controlled, but in
no instance 
23 upon sites owned or managed by the Department of Natural

24 Resources;

25  (14) Resident hunters who are properly authorized to 
26 hunt and,
while accompanied by a person who possesses a 
 
 
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1 valid Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, hunt in an area 
2 within a commercial club licensed
under the Wildlife Code 
3 where hunting is permitted and controlled;

4  (15) A person who is otherwise eligible to obtain a 
5 Firearm Owner's
Identification Card under this Act and is 
6 under the direct supervision of a
holder of a Firearm

7 Owner's Identification Card who is 21 years of age or older 
8 while the person is
on a firing or shooting range
or is a

9 participant in a firearms safety and training course 
10 recognized by a law
enforcement agency or a national, 
11 statewide shooting sports organization; and

12  (16) Competitive shooting athletes whose competition 
13 firearms are sanctioned by the International Olympic 
14 Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, the 
15 International Shooting Sport Federation, or USA Shooting 
16 in connection with such athletes' training for and 
17 participation in shooting competitions at the 2016 Olympic 
18 and Paralympic Games and sanctioned test events leading up 
19 to the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. 
20 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the 
21acquisition and possession
of firearms, firearm ammunition, 
22stun guns, and tasers do not apply to law enforcement officials

23of this or any other jurisdiction, while engaged in the 
24operation of their
official duties.

25 (c-5) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
26subsection (a) of this Section regarding the possession of 
 
 
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1firearms
and firearm ammunition do not apply to the holder of a 
2valid concealed carry
license issued under the Firearm 
3Concealed Carry Act who possesses a is in physical
possession 
4of the concealed carry license. 
5 (d) Any person who becomes a resident of this State, who is 
6not otherwise prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using a 
7firearm or firearm ammunition, shall not be required to have a 
8Firearm Owner's Identification Card to possess firearms or 
9firearms ammunition until 60 calendar days after he or she 
10obtains an Illinois driver's license or Illinois 
11Identification Card. 
12(Source: P.A. 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)


13 (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
14 Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may 
15knowingly
transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm, 
16firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within 
17this State unless the
transferee with whom he or she deals 
18possesses displays either: (1) a currently valid Firearm 
19Owner's
Identification Card which has previously been issued in 
20his or her name by the
Department of State Police under the 
21provisions of this Act; or (2) a currently valid license to 
22carry a concealed firearm which has previously been issued in 
23his or her name by the
Department of State Police under the 
24Firearm Concealed Carry Act. In addition,
all firearm, stun 
25gun, and taser transfers by federally licensed firearm dealers 
 
 
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1are subject
to Section 3.1.
2 (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
3dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that 
4person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or 
5transferring the firearm, request the Department of State 
6Police to conduct a background check on the prospective 
7recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.

8 (a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this 
9Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
10dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or 
11firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm 
12dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms, 
13contact the Department of State Police with the transferee's or 
14purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to 
15determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's 
16Firearm Owner's Identification Card. This subsection (a-10) 
17shall not be effective until January 1, 2014. The Department of 
18State Police may adopt rules concerning the implementation of 
19this subsection (a-10). The Department of State Police shall 
20provide the seller or transferor an approval number if the 
21purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card is valid. 
22Approvals issued by the Department for the purchase of a 
23firearm pursuant to this subsection are valid for 30 days from 
24the date of issue.
25 (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section 
26do not apply to:
 
 
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1  (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a 
2 federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally 
3 licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the 
4 prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with 
5 Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable 
6 federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the 
7 seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer is 
8 not required to accept the firearm into his or her 
9 inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by 
10 the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to 
11 exceed $10 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as 
12 compensation for performing the functions required under 
13 this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by 
14 Section 3.1;
15  (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's 
16 husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, 
17 father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, 
18 nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, 
19 grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, 
20 son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
21  (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation 
22 of law or a court order;
23  (4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under 
24 subsection (a-5) of this Section;
25  (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a 
26 gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm 
 
 
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1 to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm 
2 by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for 
3 service or repair and the return of the firearm to the 
4 gunsmith;
5  (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home of 
6 the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee is 
7 not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and the 
8 unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that possession 
9 of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or 
10 great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
11  (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections 
12 agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting 
13 within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
14  (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered 
15 permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society, 
16 museum, or institutional collection; and
17  (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the 
18 requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification 
19 Card under Section 2 of this Act.
20 (a-20) The Department of State Police shall develop an 
21Internet-based system for individuals to determine the 
22validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the 
23sale or transfer of a firearm. The Department shall have the 
24Internet-based system completed and available for use by July 
251, 2015. The Department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with 
26this Section to implement this system.
 
 
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1 (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to 
2be
transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a 
3record of such transfer for a period
of 10 years from the date 
4of transfer. Such record shall contain the date
of the 
5transfer; the description, serial number or other information

6identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number 
7is available; and, if the
transfer was completed within this 
8State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card 
9number and any approval number or documentation provided by the 
10Department of State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of 
11this Section. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall 
12contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On 
13demand of a peace officer such transferor
shall produce for 
14inspection such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale 
15took place at a gun show, the record shall include the unique 
16identification number. Failure to record the unique 
17identification number or approval number is a petty offense.

18 (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person 
19within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States 
20mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law 
21to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within 
22or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a 
23copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or 
24valid concealed carry license and either his or her Illinois 
25driver's license or Illinois State Identification Card prior to 
26the shipment of the ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped 
 
 
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1only to an address on either of those 2 documents.
2 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer 
3of firearm
ammunition shall not apply to those persons 
4specified in paragraph (b) of
Section 2 of this Act.
5(Source: P.A. 98-508, eff. 8-19-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)

6 (430 ILCS 65/6.2 new)
7 Sec. 6.2. Electronic Firearm Owner's Identification Cards. 
8The Department of State Police may develop a system under which 
9the holder of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may display 
10an electronic version of his or her Firearm Owner's 
11Identification Card on a mobile telephone or other portable 
12electronic device. An electronic version of a Firearm Owner's 
13Identification Card shall contain security features the 
14Department determines to be necessary to ensure that the 
15electronic version is accurate and current and shall satisfy 
16other requirements the Department determines to be necessary 
17regarding form and content. The display or possession of an 
18electronic version of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification 
19Card in accordance with the requirements of the Department 
20satisfies all requirements for the display or possession of a 
21valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the laws of 
22this State. The possession or display of an electronic Firearm 
23Owner's Identification Card on a mobile telephone or other 
24portable electronic device does not constitute consent for a 
25law enforcement officer, court, or other officer of the court 
 
 
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1to access other contents of the mobile telephone or other 
2portable electronic device. The Department may adopt rules to 
3implement this Section.

4 Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5adding Section 11 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/11 new)
7 Sec. 11. Electronic concealed carry licenses. The 
8Department of State Police may develop a system under which the 
9holder of a concealed carry license may display an electronic 
10version of his or her license on a mobile telephone or other 
11portable electronic device. An electronic version of a license 
12shall contain security features the Department determines to be 
13necessary to ensure that the electronic version is accurate and 
14current and shall satisfy other requirements the Department 
15determines to be necessary regarding form and content. The 
16display or possession of an electronic version of a license in 
17accordance with the requirements of the Department satisfies 
18all requirements for the display or possession of a valid 
19license under the laws of this State. The possession or display 
20of an electronic license on a mobile telephone or other 
21portable electronic device does not constitute consent for a 
22law enforcement officer, court, or other officer of the court 
23to access other contents of the mobile telephone or other 
24portable electronic device. The Department may adopt rules to 
 
 
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1implement this Section.