98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 HB5579

Introduced , by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24-1.3 new

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that it is unlawful for any person to possess a suppressor for any firearm that has had its serial number removed or altered. Provides that a violation is a Class 3 felony. Effective immediately.

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HB5579

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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding

5 Section 24-1.3 as follows:

6 (720 ILCS 5/24-1.3 new)

7 Sec. 24-1.3. Possession of a suppressor without a serial

8 number or with an altered serial number.

9 (a) It is unlawful for any person to possess a suppressor

10 for any firearm that has had its serial number removed or

11 altered.

12 (b) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class 3

13 felony.

14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon

15 becoming law.