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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB4115   Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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 Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the fee amount for a certified licensee shall be based upon the number of firearms sold per year. Provides that if the certified licensee sells less than 150,000 firearms per year, the fee is $200. Provides that if the certified licensee sells 150,000 to 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $500. Provides that if the certified licensee sells over 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $1,000.
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| 1 |  |  AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Dealer License Certification Act is  | 
| 5 |  | amended by changing Section 5-70 as follows:
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| 6 |  |  (430 ILCS 68/5-70)
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| 7 |  |  Sec. 5-70. Fees and fines deposited in the Firearm Dealer  | 
| 8 |  | License Certification Fund.  The Department shall set and  | 
| 9 |  | collect a
fee for each licensee certifying under this Act. The  | 
| 10 |  | fee amount for a certified licensee shall be based upon the  | 
| 11 |  | number of firearms sold per year. If the certified licensee  | 
| 12 |  | sells less than 150,000 firearms per year, the fee is $200. If  | 
| 13 |  | the certified licensee sells 150,000 to 500,000 firearms per  | 
| 14 |  | year, the fee is $500. If the certified licensee sells over  | 
| 15 |  | 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $1,000. The
fee may not  | 
| 16 |  | exceed $300 for a certified licensee operating without a
retail  | 
| 17 |  | location. The fee may not exceed $1,500 for any certified  | 
| 18 |  | licensee
operating with a retail location.
The Department may  | 
| 19 |  | not charge a certified licensee in this State, operating under  | 
| 20 |  | the same or different business name, fees exceeding $40,000 for  | 
| 21 |  | the certification of multiple licenses. All fees and fines  | 
| 22 |  | collected under this Act shall be deposited in the Firearm  | 
| 23 |  | Dealer License Certification Fund which is created in the State  |