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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 Section 40 as follows:
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| 6 | (430 ILCS 66/40)
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| 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 that requires firearm training and a background check | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | of an applicant for a license to carry concealed firearms with | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and carrying, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | that are substantially similar to the requirements to obtain a | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | license under this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | (c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Department under subsection (b) of this Section may apply for | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | a non-resident license. The applicant shall apply to the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Department and must meet all of the qualifications established | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | in Section 25 of this Act, except for the Illinois residency | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | requirement in item (xiv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | of Section 4 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. | ||||||
| 2 | The applicant shall submit: | ||||||
| 3 | (1) the application and documentation required under | ||||||
| 4 | Section 30 of this Act and the applicable fee; | ||||||
| 5 | (2) a notarized document stating that the applicant: | ||||||
| 6 | (A) is eligible under federal law and the laws of | ||||||
| 7 | his or her state or territory of residence to own or | ||||||
| 8 | possess a firearm; | ||||||
| 9 | (B) if applicable, has a license or permit to | ||||||
| 10 | carry a firearm or concealed firearm issued by his or | ||||||
| 11 | her state or territory of residence and attach a copy | ||||||
| 12 | of the license or permit to the application; | ||||||
| 13 | (C) understands Illinois laws pertaining to the | ||||||
| 14 | possession and transport of firearms; and | ||||||
| 15 | (D) acknowledges that the applicant is subject to | ||||||
| 16 | the jurisdiction of the Department and Illinois courts | ||||||
| 17 | for any violation of this Act; | ||||||
| 18 | (3) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence | ||||||
| 19 | of compliance with the training requirements under Section | ||||||
| 20 | 75 of this Act; and | ||||||
| 21 | (4) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size | ||||||
| 22 | specified by the Department taken within the 30 days | ||||||
| 23 | preceding the date of the application. | ||||||
| 24 | (d) In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois | ||||||
| 25 | identification card, a non-resident applicant shall provide | ||||||
| 26 | similar documentation from his or her state or territory of | ||||||
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| 1 | residence. In lieu of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
| 2 | Card, the applicant shall submit documentation and information | ||||||
| 3 | required by the Department to obtain a Firearm Owner's | ||||||
| 4 | Identification Card, including an affidavit that the | ||||||
| 5 | non-resident meets the mental health standards to obtain a | ||||||
| 6 | firearm under Illinois law, and the Department shall ensure | ||||||
| 7 | that the applicant would meet the eligibility criteria to | ||||||
| 8 | obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card if he or she was a | ||||||
| 9 | resident of this State. | ||||||
| 10 | (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from | ||||||
| 11 | transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her | ||||||
| 13 | vehicle and the non-resident: | ||||||
| 14 | (1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a | ||||||
| 15 | firearm under federal law; | ||||||
| 16 | (2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the | ||||||
| 17 | laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as
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| 18 | evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license | ||||||
| 19 | or permit issued by his or her state of residence, if
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| 20 | applicable; and | ||||||
| 21 | (3) is not in possession of a license under this Act. | ||||||
| 22 | If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended, | ||||||
| 23 | he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or | ||||||
| 24 | locked container within the vehicle in accordance with | ||||||
| 25 | subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
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| 26 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-78, | ||||||
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| 1 | eff. 7-20-15.)
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| 2 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 3 | becoming law.
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