103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2919
 
Introduced , by Rep. Dennis Tipsword, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



430 ILCS 68/5-35

 Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that an inspection of a licensee's place of business may only be completed after business hours. Provides that an inspection shall not interfere with the business transactions occurring in the store. Provides that if a law enforcement officer is assigned to a business for inspection, the owner of the business has the right to prohibit the officer from returning to the store as a customer.



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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 Dealer License Certification Act is 
5amended by changing Section 5-35 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 68/5-35)

7 Sec. 5-35. Inspection of licensees' places of business. 

8Licensees shall have their places of business open for

9inspection by the Illinois State Police and law enforcement 
10during all
hours of operation involving the selling, leasing, 
11or otherwise transferring of firearms, provided that the 
12Illinois State Police or law
enforcement may conduct no more 
13than one unannounced inspection
per business per year without 
14good cause. During an inspection, licensees
shall make all 
15records, documents, and firearms accessible for
inspection 
16upon the request of the Illinois State Police or law

17enforcement agency.
18 An inspection may only be completed after business hours. 
19An inspection shall not interfere with the business 
20transactions occurring in the store.
21 If a law enforcement officer is assigned to a business for 
22inspection, the owner of the business has the right to 
23prohibit the officer from returning to the store as a 
 
 
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1customer. 

2(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)