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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 Illinois State Police shall by rule allow for | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | non-resident license applications from any state or territory | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | of the United States . The applicant must meet the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | qualifications established in subsection (c) and Section 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | to obtain a license under this Act . | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | (c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Illinois State Police under subsection (b) of this Section may | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | apply for a non-resident license. The applicant shall apply to | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | the Illinois State Police and must meet all of the | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | qualifications established in Section 25 of this Act, except | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | for the Illinois residency requirement in item (xiv) of |
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1 | paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the Firearm | ||||||
2 | Owners Identification Card Act. 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 Illinois State Police and | ||||||
17 | Illinois courts 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 Illinois State Police taken within the 30 | ||||||
23 | days 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 Illinois State Police to obtain a Firearm | ||||||
4 | Owner's 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 Illinois State Police | ||||||
7 | shall ensure that the applicant would meet the eligibility | ||||||
8 | criteria to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card if he | ||||||
9 | or she was a 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. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)
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