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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 Owners Identification Card Act is  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 6 as follows:
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| 6 |  (430 ILCS 65/6) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-6)
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| 7 |  Sec. 6. Contents of Firearm Owner's Identification Card. 
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| 8 |  (a) A Firearm Owner's Identification Card, issued by the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Department of
State Police at such places as the Director of  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | the
Department shall
specify, shall contain the applicant's  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | name, residence, date of birth, sex,
physical description,  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | recent photograph, except as provided in subsection (c-5), and  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | signature. Each Firearm Owner's
Identification Card must have  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | the expiration date boldly and conspicuously
displayed on the  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | face of the card. Each Firearm Owner's
Identification Card  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | must have printed on it the following: "CAUTION - This
card  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | does not permit bearer to UNLAWFULLY carry or use firearms."
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| 18 | Before December 1, 2002,
the Department may use a person's  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | digital photograph and signature from his or
her
Illinois  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | driver's license or Illinois Identification Card, if  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | available. On
and after December 1, 2002,
the Department shall  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | use a person's digital photograph and signature from his
or  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | her
Illinois driver's license or Illinois Identification Card,  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 
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| 1 | if available. The
Department shall decline to use a person's  | ||||||
| 2 | digital photograph or signature if
the digital photograph or  | ||||||
| 3 | signature is the result of or associated with
fraudulent or  | ||||||
| 4 | erroneous data, unless otherwise provided by law.
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| 5 |  (b) A person applying for a Firearm Owner's Identification  | ||||||
| 6 | Card shall
consent
to the Department of State Police using the  | ||||||
| 7 | applicant's digital driver's
license
or Illinois  | ||||||
| 8 | Identification Card photograph, if available, and signature on  | ||||||
| 9 | the
applicant's
Firearm Owner's Identification Card. The  | ||||||
| 10 | Secretary
of State shall allow the Department of State Police  | ||||||
| 11 | access to the photograph
and signature for the purpose of  | ||||||
| 12 | identifying the applicant and issuing to the
applicant a
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| 13 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
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| 14 |  (c) The Secretary of State shall conduct a study to  | ||||||
| 15 | determine the cost
and
feasibility of creating a method of  | ||||||
| 16 | adding an identifiable code, background, or
other means on the  | ||||||
| 17 | driver's license or Illinois Identification Card to show
that
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| 18 | an individual is not disqualified from owning or possessing a  | ||||||
| 19 | firearm under
State or federal law. The Secretary shall report  | ||||||
| 20 | the findings of this study
12 months after the effective date  | ||||||
| 21 | of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General
Assembly.
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| 22 |  (c-5) If a person qualifies for a photograph exemption, in  | ||||||
| 23 | lieu of a photograph, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card  | ||||||
| 24 | shall contain a copy of the card holder's fingerprints. Each  | ||||||
| 25 | Firearm Owner's Identification Card described in this  | ||||||
| 26 | subsection (c-5) must have printed on it the following: "This  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | card is only valid for firearm purchases through a federally  | ||||||
| 2 | licensed firearms dealer when presented with photographic  | ||||||
| 3 | identification, as prescribed by 18 U.S.C. 922(t)(1)(C)."  | ||||||
| 4 |  (d) If a person is eligible for both a Firearm Owner's  | ||||||
| 5 | Identification Card and a concealed carry license, the  | ||||||
| 6 | Illinois State Police shall create one card that may be used as  | ||||||
| 7 | both a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and a concealed  | ||||||
| 8 | carry license. A combined Firearm Owner's Identification Card  | ||||||
| 9 | and concealed carry license shall be considered a valid card  | ||||||
| 10 | for the purposes of this Act. The Illinois State Police shall  | ||||||
| 11 | adopt rules to implement this subsection (d).  | ||||||
| 12 | (Source: P.A. 97-1131, eff. 1-1-13.)
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| 13 |  Section 10. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by  | ||||||
| 14 | changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 15 |  (430 ILCS 66/10)
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| 16 |  Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed  | ||||||
| 17 | firearm.  | ||||||
| 18 |  (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a  | ||||||
| 19 | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: | ||||||
| 20 |   (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this  | ||||||
| 21 |  Act; | ||||||
| 22 |   (2) has provided the application and documentation  | ||||||
| 23 |  required in Section 30 of this Act;  | ||||||
| 24 |   (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and | ||||||
 
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| 1 |   (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or  | ||||||
| 2 |  others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the  | ||||||
| 3 |  Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with  | ||||||
| 4 |  Section 20. | ||||||
| 5 |  (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or  | ||||||
| 6 | duplicate license as provided in this Act. | ||||||
| 7 |  (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a  | ||||||
| 8 | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall  | ||||||
| 9 | permit the licensee to: | ||||||
| 10 |   (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm,  | ||||||
| 11 |  fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or  | ||||||
| 12 |  her person; and
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| 13 |   (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed  | ||||||
| 14 |  firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. | ||||||
| 15 |  (d) The Department shall make applications for a license  | ||||||
| 16 | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of  | ||||||
| 17 | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the  | ||||||
| 18 | availability and submission of applications in accordance with  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act. | ||||||
| 20 |  (e) An application for a license submitted to the  | ||||||
| 21 | Department that contains all the information and materials  | ||||||
| 22 | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be  | ||||||
| 23 | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no  | ||||||
| 24 | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application,  | ||||||
| 25 | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license. | ||||||
| 26 |  (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or  | ||||||
| 2 | the Department receives a determination from the Board that  | ||||||
| 3 | the applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must  | ||||||
| 4 | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The  | ||||||
| 5 | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right  | ||||||
| 6 | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. | ||||||
| 7 |  (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the  | ||||||
| 8 | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: | ||||||
| 9 |   (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a  | ||||||
| 10 |  concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her  | ||||||
| 11 |  abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on  | ||||||
| 12 |  the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an  | ||||||
| 13 |  invitee with that person's permission; | ||||||
| 14 |   (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm  | ||||||
| 15 |  under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except  | ||||||
| 16 |  subsection (a-5) of that Section; or | ||||||
| 17 |   (3) when the handgun is broken down in a  | ||||||
| 18 |  non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or  | ||||||
| 19 |  is unloaded and enclosed in a case. | ||||||
| 20 |  (g-5) A combined Firearm Owner's Identification Card and  | ||||||
| 21 | concealed carry license shall be considered a valid license  | ||||||
| 22 | for the purposes of this Act.  | ||||||
| 23 |  (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an  | ||||||
| 24 | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic  | ||||||
| 25 | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed  | ||||||
| 26 | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall  | ||||||
| 2 | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a  | ||||||
| 3 | concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon  | ||||||
| 4 | the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or  | ||||||
| 5 | present upon the request of the officer evidence
under  | ||||||
| 6 | paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that  | ||||||
| 7 | he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry
under that  | ||||||
| 8 | subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection  | ||||||
| 9 | (h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to  | ||||||
| 10 | the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer  | ||||||
| 11 | evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40  | ||||||
| 12 | of this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that  | ||||||
| 13 | subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or  | ||||||
| 14 | non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed  | ||||||
| 15 | firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm  | ||||||
| 16 | for the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic  | ||||||
| 17 | stop, any
passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a  | ||||||
| 18 | non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of  | ||||||
| 19 | this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection  | ||||||
| 20 | (h).  | ||||||
| 21 |  (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or a non-resident  | ||||||
| 22 | carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection (e) of  | ||||||
| 23 | Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement  | ||||||
| 24 | officer or emergency
services personnel, the law enforcement  | ||||||
| 25 | officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm
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| 26 | or direct that it be secured during the duration of the contact  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | if the law enforcement officer or emergency
services personnel  | ||||||
| 2 | determines that it is necessary for the safety of any person
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| 3 | present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency  | ||||||
| 4 | services personnel. The licensee or nonresident
shall submit  | ||||||
| 5 | to the order to secure the firearm. When the law enforcement  | ||||||
| 6 | officer or emergency services
personnel have determined that  | ||||||
| 7 | the licensee or non-resident is not a threat to
the safety of  | ||||||
| 8 | any person present, including the law enforcement officer or  | ||||||
| 9 | emergency services personnel, and
if the licensee or  | ||||||
| 10 | non-resident is physically and mentally capable of
possessing  | ||||||
| 11 | the firearm, the law enforcement officer or emergency services  | ||||||
| 12 | personnel shall return the
firearm to the licensee or  | ||||||
| 13 | non-resident before releasing him or her from the
scene and  | ||||||
| 14 | breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is  | ||||||
| 15 | transported for
treatment to another location, the firearm  | ||||||
| 16 | shall be turned over to any peace
officer. The peace officer  | ||||||
| 17 | shall provide a receipt which includes the make,
model,  | ||||||
| 18 | caliber, and serial number of the firearm.  | ||||||
| 19 |  (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license  | ||||||
| 20 | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to  | ||||||
| 21 | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies,  | ||||||
| 22 | State's Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court  | ||||||
| 23 | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this  | ||||||
| 24 | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all  | ||||||
| 25 | information included in the application, including the  | ||||||
| 26 | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to  | ||||||
 
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| 1 | the license application and any information related to  | ||||||
| 2 | violations of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's  | ||||||
| 3 | Attorney, Attorney General, or member or staff of the  | ||||||
| 4 | judiciary shall provide any information to a requester who is  | ||||||
| 5 | not entitled to it by law. | ||||||
| 6 |  (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed  | ||||||
| 7 | application, the Department shall enter the relevant  | ||||||
| 8 | information about the applicant into the database under  | ||||||
| 9 | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law  | ||||||
| 10 | enforcement agencies.
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| 11 | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-29,  | ||||||
| 12 | eff. 7-10-15.)
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