99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB1435
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jack D. Franks
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



430 ILCS 66/30

 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the waiver of the applicant's privacy and confidentiality rights and privileges under federal and State laws only applies to records sought in connection with determining whether the applicant qualifies for a license to carry a concealed firearm under the Act. Effective immediately.



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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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5changing Section 30 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/30)

7 Sec. 30. Contents of license application. 
8 (a) The license application shall be in writing, under 
9penalty of perjury, on a standard form adopted by the 
10Department and shall be accompanied by the documentation 
11required in this Section and the applicable fee. Each 
12application form shall include the following statement printed 
13in bold type: "Warning: Entering false information on this form 
14is punishable as perjury under Section 32-2 of the Criminal 
15Code of 2012."
16 (b) The application shall contain the following:
17  (1) the applicant's name, current address, date and 
18 year of birth, place of birth, height, weight, hair color, 
19 eye color, maiden name or any other name the applicant has 
20 used or identified with, and any address where the 
21 applicant resided for more than 30 days within the 10 years 
22 preceding the date of the license application;
23  (2) the applicant's valid driver's license number or 
 
 
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1 valid state identification card number;
2  (3) a waiver of the applicant's privacy and 
3 confidentiality rights and privileges under all federal 
4 and state laws, including those limiting access to juvenile 
5 court, criminal justice, psychological, or psychiatric 
6 records or records relating to any institutionalization of 
7 the applicant, and an affirmative request that a person 
8 having custody of any of these records provide it or 
9 information concerning it to the Department. The waiver 
10 only applies to records sought in connection with 
11 determining whether the applicant qualifies for a license 
12 to carry a concealed firearm under this Act;
13  (4) an affirmation that the applicant possesses a 
14 currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card and 
15 card number if possessed or notice the applicant is 
16 applying for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card in 
17 conjunction with the license application;
18  (5) an affirmation that the applicant has not been 
19 convicted or found guilty of:
20   (A) a felony;
21   (B) a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of 
22 physical force or violence to any person within the 5 
23 years preceding the date of the application; or
24   (C) 2 or more violations related to driving while 
25 under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, 
26 intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination 
 
 
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1 thereof, within the 5 years preceding the date of the 
2 license application; and
3  (6) whether the applicant has failed a drug test for a 
4 drug for which the applicant did not have a prescription, 
5 within the previous year, and if so, the provider of the 
6 test, the specific substance involved, and the date of the 
7 test;
8  (7) written consent for the Department to review and 
9 use the applicant's Illinois digital driver's license or 
10 Illinois identification card photograph and signature;
11  (8) a full set of fingerprints submitted to the 
12 Department in electronic format, provided the Department 
13 may accept an application submitted without a set of 
14 fingerprints in which case the Department shall be granted 
15 30 days in addition to the 90 days provided under 
16 subsection (e) of Section 10 of this Act to issue or deny a 
17 license;
18  (9) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size 
19 specified by the Department taken within the 30 days 
20 preceding the date of the license application; and
21  (10) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence 
22 of compliance with the training requirements under this 
23 Act.

24(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)


25 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
26becoming law.