99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB6014
 
Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



  
430 ILCS 66/15
720 ILCS 5/25-5 rep.

 Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Repeals provision creating the offense of unlawful contact with streetgang members. Amends the Firearm Concealed Carry Act to make a conforming change.



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A BILL FOR
 


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1 AN ACT concerning criminal law.


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

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by 
5changing Section 15 as follows:

6 (430 ILCS 66/15)

7 Sec. 15. Objections by law enforcement agencies. 
8 (a) Any law enforcement agency may submit an objection to a 
9license applicant based upon a reasonable suspicion that the 
10applicant is a danger to himself or herself or others, or a 
11threat to public safety. The objection shall be made by the 
12chief law enforcement officer of the law enforcement agency, or 
13his or her designee, and must include any information relevant 
14to the objection. If a law enforcement agency submits an 
15objection within 30 days after the entry of an applicant into 
16the database, the Department shall submit the objection and all 
17information available to the Board under State and federal law 
18related to the application to the Board within 10 days of 
19completing all necessary background checks.
20 (b) If an applicant has 5 or more arrests for any reason, 
21that have been entered into the Criminal History Records 
22Information (CHRI) System, within the 7 years preceding the 
23date of application for a license, or has 3 or more arrests 
 
 
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1within the 7 years preceding the date of application for a 
2license for any combination of gang-related offenses, the 
3Department shall object and submit the applicant's arrest 
4record to the extent the Board is allowed to receive that 
5information under State and federal law, the application 
6materials, and any additional information submitted by a law 
7enforcement agency to the Board. For purposes of this 
8subsection, "gang-related offense" is an offense described in 
9Section 12-6.4, Section 24-1.8, Section 25-5, Section 33-4, or 
10Section 33G-4, or in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 
1112-6.2, paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 16-30, 
12paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Section 31-4, or item (iii) 
13of paragraph (1.5) of subsection (i) of Section 48-1 of the 
14Criminal Code of 2012.
15 (c) The referral of an objection under this Section to the 
16Board shall toll the 90-day period for the Department to issue 
17or deny the applicant a license under subsection (e) of Section 
1810 of this Act, during the period of review and until the Board 
19issues its decision.
20 (d) If no objection is made by a law enforcement agency or 
21the Department under this Section, the Department shall process 
22the application in accordance with this Act.

23(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13.)


24 (720 ILCS 5/25-5 rep.)

25 Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by 
 
 
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1repealing Section 25-5.