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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB2452   Introduced , by Rep. Norine K. Hammond  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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 Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant for a concealed carry license, electronically, if his or her application has been accepted. Provides that if an applicant for a concealed carry license submits his or her application electronically, the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant electronically if his or her application is missing information or materials.
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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 10 as follows:
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| 6 |  |  (430 ILCS 66/10)
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| 7 |  |  Sec. 10. Issuance of licenses to carry a concealed  | 
| 8 |  | firearm.  | 
| 9 |  |  (a) The Department shall issue a license to carry a  | 
| 10 |  | concealed firearm under this Act to an applicant who: | 
| 11 |  |   (1) meets the qualifications of Section 25 of this  | 
| 12 |  |  Act; | 
| 13 |  |   (2) has provided the application and documentation  | 
| 14 |  |  required in Section 30 of this Act;  | 
| 15 |  |   (3) has submitted the requisite fees; and | 
| 16 |  |   (4) does not pose a danger to himself, herself, or  | 
| 17 |  |  others, or a threat to public safety as determined by the  | 
| 18 |  |  Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board in accordance with  | 
| 19 |  |  Section 20. | 
| 20 |  |  (b) The Department shall issue a renewal, corrected, or  | 
| 21 |  | duplicate license as provided in this Act. | 
| 22 |  |  (c) A license shall be valid throughout the State for a  | 
| 23 |  | period of 5 years from the date of issuance. A license shall  | 
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| 1 |  | permit the licensee to: | 
| 2 |  |   (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm,  | 
| 3 |  |  fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or  | 
| 4 |  |  her person; and
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| 5 |  |   (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed  | 
| 6 |  |  firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle. | 
| 7 |  |  (d) The Department shall make applications for a license  | 
| 8 |  | available no later than 180 days after the effective date of  | 
| 9 |  | this Act. The Department shall establish rules for the  | 
| 10 |  | availability and submission of applications in accordance with  | 
| 11 |  | this Act. | 
| 12 |  |  (e) An application for a license submitted to the  | 
| 13 |  | Department that contains all the information and materials  | 
| 14 |  | required by this Act, including the requisite fee, shall be  | 
| 15 |  | deemed completed. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, no  | 
| 16 |  | later than 90 days after receipt of a completed application,  | 
| 17 |  | the Department shall issue or deny the applicant a license.  | 
| 18 |  | The Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant for a  | 
| 19 |  | concealed carry license, electronically, if his or her  | 
| 20 |  | application has been accepted. If an applicant for a concealed  | 
| 21 |  | carry license submits his or her application electronically,  | 
| 22 |  | the Illinois State Police shall notify the applicant  | 
| 23 |  | electronically if his or her application is missing  | 
| 24 |  | information or materials.  | 
| 25 |  |  (f) The Department shall deny the applicant a license if  | 
| 26 |  | the applicant fails to meet the requirements under this Act or  | 
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| 1 |  | the Department receives a determination from the Board that  | 
| 2 |  | the applicant is ineligible for a license. The Department must  | 
| 3 |  | notify the applicant stating the grounds for the denial. The  | 
| 4 |  | notice of denial must inform the applicant of his or her right  | 
| 5 |  | to an appeal through administrative and judicial review. | 
| 6 |  |  (g) A licensee shall possess a license at all times the  | 
| 7 |  | licensee carries a concealed firearm except: | 
| 8 |  |   (1) when the licensee is carrying or possessing a  | 
| 9 |  |  concealed firearm on his or her land or in his or her  | 
| 10 |  |  abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on  | 
| 11 |  |  the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an  | 
| 12 |  |  invitee with that person's permission; | 
| 13 |  |   (2) when the person is authorized to carry a firearm  | 
| 14 |  |  under Section 24-2 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except  | 
| 15 |  |  subsection (a-5) of that Section; or | 
| 16 |  |   (3) when the handgun is broken down in a  | 
| 17 |  |  non-functioning state, is not immediately accessible, or  | 
| 18 |  |  is unloaded and enclosed in a case. | 
| 19 |  |  (h) If an officer of a law enforcement agency initiates an  | 
| 20 |  | investigative stop, including but not limited to a traffic  | 
| 21 |  | stop, of a licensee or a non-resident carrying a concealed  | 
| 22 |  | firearm under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of this Act, upon  | 
| 23 |  | the request of the officer the licensee or non-resident shall  | 
| 24 |  | disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a  | 
| 25 |  | concealed firearm under this Act, or present the license upon  | 
| 26 |  | the request of the officer if he or she is a licensee or  | 
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| 1 |  | present upon the request of the officer evidence
under  | 
| 2 |  | paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40 of this Act that  | 
| 3 |  | he or she is a non-resident qualified to carry
under that  | 
| 4 |  | subsection. The disclosure requirement under this subsection  | 
| 5 |  | (h) is satisfied if the licensee presents his or her license to  | 
| 6 |  | the officer or the non-resident presents to the officer  | 
| 7 |  | evidence under paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Section 40  | 
| 8 |  | of this Act that he or she is qualified to carry under that  | 
| 9 |  | subsection. Upon the request of the officer, the licensee or  | 
| 10 |  | non-resident shall also identify the location of the concealed  | 
| 11 |  | firearm and permit the officer to safely secure the firearm  | 
| 12 |  | for the duration of the investigative stop. During a traffic  | 
| 13 |  | stop, any
passenger within the vehicle who is a licensee or a  | 
| 14 |  | non-resident carrying under subsection (e) of
Section 40 of  | 
| 15 |  | this Act must comply with the requirements of this subsection  | 
| 16 |  | (h).  | 
| 17 |  |  (h-1) If a licensee carrying a firearm or a non-resident  | 
| 18 |  | carrying a firearm in a vehicle under subsection (e) of  | 
| 19 |  | Section 40 of this Act is contacted by a law enforcement  | 
| 20 |  | officer or emergency
services personnel, the law enforcement  | 
| 21 |  | officer or emergency services personnel may secure the firearm
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| 22 |  | or direct that it be secured during the duration of the contact  | 
| 23 |  | if the law enforcement officer or emergency
services personnel  | 
| 24 |  | determines that it is necessary for the safety of any person
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| 25 |  | present, including the law enforcement officer or emergency  | 
| 26 |  | services personnel. The licensee or nonresident
shall submit  | 
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| 1 |  | to the order to secure the firearm. When the law enforcement  | 
| 2 |  | officer or emergency services
personnel have determined that  | 
| 3 |  | the licensee or non-resident is not a threat to
the safety of  | 
| 4 |  | any person present, including the law enforcement officer or  | 
| 5 |  | emergency services personnel, and
if the licensee or  | 
| 6 |  | non-resident is physically and mentally capable of
possessing  | 
| 7 |  | the firearm, the law enforcement officer or emergency services  | 
| 8 |  | personnel shall return the
firearm to the licensee or  | 
| 9 |  | non-resident before releasing him or her from the
scene and  | 
| 10 |  | breaking contact. If the licensee or non-resident is  | 
| 11 |  | transported for
treatment to another location, the firearm  | 
| 12 |  | shall be turned over to any peace
officer. The peace officer  | 
| 13 |  | shall provide a receipt which includes the make,
model,  | 
| 14 |  | caliber, and serial number of the firearm.  | 
| 15 |  |  (i) The Department shall maintain a database of license  | 
| 16 |  | applicants and licensees. The database shall be available to  | 
| 17 |  | all federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies,  | 
| 18 |  | State's Attorneys, the Attorney General, and authorized court  | 
| 19 |  | personnel. Within 180 days after the effective date of this  | 
| 20 |  | Act, the database shall be searchable and provide all  | 
| 21 |  | information included in the application, including the  | 
| 22 |  | applicant's previous addresses within the 10 years prior to  | 
| 23 |  | the license application and any information related to  | 
| 24 |  | violations of this Act. No law enforcement agency, State's  | 
| 25 |  | Attorney, Attorney General, or member or staff of the  | 
| 26 |  | judiciary shall provide any information to a requester who is  | 
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| 1 |  | not entitled to it by law. | 
| 2 |  |  (j) No later than 10 days after receipt of a completed  | 
| 3 |  | application, the Department shall enter the relevant  | 
| 4 |  | information about the applicant into the database under  | 
| 5 |  | subsection (i) of this Section which is accessible by law  | 
| 6 |  | enforcement agencies.
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| 7 |  | (Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-29,  | 
| 8 |  | eff. 7-10-15.)
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