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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB3080 Introduced , by Rep. Michael Unes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a holder of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has expired, who is not ineligible for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the Act, and who has submitted the
application and supporting documentation to the Department of State Police to renew the Firearm Owner's Identification Card, but has not
received the renewed Firearm Owner's Identification Card within 30 days as prescribed by the Act is not criminally liable for any
offense an element of which is not having a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
Provides that nothing in this provision shall be construed to permit a person to purchase or receive another firearm or ammunition that he or she does not currently possess by presenting to the seller or transferor of the firearm or ammunition an expired Firearm Owner's Identification Card. Effective immediately.
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| | HB3080 | | LRB099 05195 RLC 25226 b |
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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 adding Section 14.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 65/14.1 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 14.1. Defense to violations of the Act. A holder of a |
| 8 | | Firearm Owner's Identification Card which has expired, who is |
| 9 | | not ineligible for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under |
| 10 | | this Act, and who has submitted the
application and supporting |
| 11 | | documentation to the Department of State Police to renew the |
| 12 | | Firearm Owner's Identification Card, but has not
received the |
| 13 | | renewed Firearm Owner's Identification Card within 30 days as |
| 14 | | prescribed by Section 5 of this Act is not criminally liable |
| 15 | | for any
offense an element of which is not having a currently |
| 16 | | valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
Nothing in this |
| 17 | | Section shall be construed to permit a person to purchase or |
| 18 | | receive another firearm or ammunition that he or she does not |
| 19 | | currently possess by presenting to the seller or transferor of |
| 20 | | the firearm or ammunition an expired Firearm Owner's |
| 21 | | Identification Card.
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| 22 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |