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| | 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB3568 Introduced 2/13/2020, by Sen. John F. Curran SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that in addition to the county where the respondent resides, a petition for a firearms restraining order may be filed in any county where an incident occurred that involved the respondent posing an immediate and present danger of causing personal injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her custody or control, or purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a firearm.
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| | SB3568 | | LRB101 18606 RLC 68061 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 Firearms Restraining Order Act is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (430 ILCS 67/10)
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| 7 | | Sec. 10. Commencement of action; procedure.
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| 8 | | (a) An action for a firearms restraining order is commenced |
| 9 | | by filing a verified petition for a firearms restraining order |
| 10 | | in any circuit court.
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| 11 | | (b) A petition for a firearms restraining order may be |
| 12 | | filed in: any county where the respondent resides; or in any |
| 13 | | county where an incident occurred that involved the respondent |
| 14 | | posing an immediate and present danger of causing personal |
| 15 | | injury to himself, herself, or another by having in his or her |
| 16 | | custody or control, or purchasing, possessing, or receiving, a |
| 17 | | firearm.
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| 18 | | (c) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for filing, |
| 19 | | amending, vacating, certifying, or photocopying petitions or |
| 20 | | orders; or for issuing alias summons; or for any related filing |
| 21 | | service. No fee shall be charged by the sheriff or other law |
| 22 | | enforcement for service by the sheriff or other law enforcement |
| 23 | | of a petition, rule, motion, or order in an action commenced |