103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB3141
 
Introduced 2/6/2024, by Sen. Dale Fowler
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

430 ILCS 65/5 from Ch. 38, par. 83-5
 Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that if the Illinois State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification Card within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the renewal application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. Provides that failure of the Illinois State Police to approve or deny an application or renew an application within the time frames under these provisions shall constitute a civil violation, and in addition to any other penalty provided by law, may incur a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each violation and, in the case of a continuing violation, every day such violation continues shall be deemed a separate violation. Provides that penalties shall be collected by the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the money into the General Revenue Fund. 


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A BILL FOR
 
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1 AN ACT concerning safety.

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 Section 5 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-5)
7 Sec. 5. Application and renewal. 
8 (a) The Illinois State Police shall either approve or deny 
9all applications within 30 days from the date they are 
10received, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), and 
11every applicant found qualified under Section 8 of this Act by 
12the Illinois State Police shall be entitled to a Firearm 
13Owner's Identification Card upon the payment of a $10 fee and 
14applicable processing fees. The processing fees shall be 
15limited to charges by the State Treasurer for using the 
16electronic online payment system. Any applicant who is an 
17active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States, a 
18member of the Illinois National Guard, or a member of the 
19Reserve Forces of the United States is exempt from the 
20application fee. $5 of each fee derived from the issuance of a 
21Firearm Owner's Identification Card or renewals thereof shall 
22be deposited in the State Police Firearm Services Fund and $5 
23into the State Police Revocation Enforcement Fund.
 
 
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1 (b) Renewal applications shall be approved or denied 
2within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted his 
3or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his or 
4her Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If a renewal 
5application has been submitted prior to the expiration date of 
6the applicant's Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the 
7Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall remain valid while 
8the Illinois State Police processes the application, unless 
9the person is subject to or becomes subject to revocation 
10under this Act. The cost for a renewal application shall be $10 
11and may include applicable processing fees, which shall be 
12limited to charges by the State Treasurer for using the 
13electronic online payment system, which shall be deposited 
14into the State Police Firearm Services Fund. If the Illinois 
15State Police fails to renew a Firearm Owner's Identification 
16Card within 60 business days, provided the applicant submitted 
17his or her renewal application prior to the expiration of his 
18or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, the renewal 
19application for the Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall 
20be granted unless subject to revocation or suspension. 
21 (c) If the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a 
22licensee under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act expires during 
23the term of the licensee's concealed carry license, the 
24Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the license remain 
25valid and the licensee does not have to renew his or her 
26Firearm Owner's Identification Card during the duration of the 
 
 
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