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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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5changing Sections 40 and 60 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 66/40)
7 Sec. 40. Non-resident license applications.
8 (a) For the purposes of this Section, "non-resident" means
9a person who has not resided within this State for more than 30
10days and resides in another state or territory.
11 (b) The Department shall by rule allow for non-resident
12license applications from any state or territory of the United
13States with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and
14carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements to
15obtain a license under this Act.
16 (c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the
17Department under subsection (b) of this Section may apply for a
18non-resident license. The applicant shall apply to the
19Department and must meet all of the qualifications established
20in Section 25 of this Act, except for the Illinois residency
21requirement in item (xiv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
22Section 4 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The
23applicant shall submit:

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1 (1) the application and documentation required under
2 Section 30 of this Act and the applicable fee;
3 (2) a notarized document stating that the applicant:
4 (A) is eligible under federal law and the laws of
5 his or her state or territory of residence to own or
6 possess a firearm;
7 (B) if applicable, has a license or permit to carry
8 a firearm or concealed firearm issued by his or her
9 state or territory of residence and attach a copy of
10 the license or permit to the application;
11 (C) understands Illinois laws pertaining to the
12 possession and transport of firearms; and
13 (D) acknowledges that the applicant is subject to
14 the jurisdiction of the Department and Illinois courts
15 for any violation of this Act;
16 (3) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence
17 of compliance with the training requirements under Section
18 75 of this Act; and
19 (4) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size
20 specified by the Department taken within the 30 days
21 preceding the date of the application.
22 (d) In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
23identification card, a non-resident applicant shall provide
24similar documentation from his or her state or territory of
25residence. In lieu of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification
26Card, the applicant shall submit documentation and information

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1required by the Department to obtain a Firearm Owner's
2Identification Card, including an affidavit that the
3non-resident meets the mental health standards to obtain a
4firearm under Illinois law, and the Department shall ensure
5that the applicant would meet the eligibility criteria to
6obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card if he or she was a
7resident of this State.
8 (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from
9transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in
10Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her
11vehicle and the non-resident:
12 (1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a
13 firearm under federal law;
14 (2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the
15 laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as
16 evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license or
17 permit issued by his or her state of residence, if
18 applicable; and
19 (3) is not in possession of a license under this Act.
20 If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended,
21he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or
22locked container within the vehicle in accordance with
23subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
24 (f) Notwithstanding whether the laws of the state or
25territory where the non-resident resides related to firearm
26ownership, possession, and carrying, are substantially similar

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1to the requirements to obtain a license under this Act, the
2Department shall, no later than 120 days after the effective
3date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, allow
4for a non-resident license application if the applicant is an
5active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who
6is stationed in this State and lives in this State. A
7non-resident active duty member of the Armed Forces of the
8United States who is stationed in this State and lives in this
9State shall apply to the Department and must meet all of the
10qualifications established in Section 25 of this Act and shall
11submit:
12 (1) the application and documentation required under
13 subsection (b) of Section 30 of this Act and the applicable
14 fee;
15 (2) a photocopy of a valid military identification card
16 or Official Proof of Service Letter; and
17 (3) a photocopy of permanent change-of-station orders
18 to an assignment in this State.
19 In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
20identification card, a non-resident applicant under this
21subsection (f) shall provide similar documentation from his or
22her state or territory of residence. A non-resident licensee
23approved under this subsection (f) shall notify the Department
2430 days following a permanent change of station move to an
25assignment outside of this State and shall surrender his or her
26license to the Department. A license issued under this

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1subsection (f) shall expire on the earlier date of: (i) 5 years
2from the date of issuance; or (ii) the date the licensee's
3assignment in this State terminates. The Department may adopt
4rules necessary to implement the provisions of this amendatory
5Act of the 99th General Assembly through the use of emergency
6rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
7Administrative Procedure Act for a period not to exceed 180
8days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
999th General Assembly.
10(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-78,
11eff. 7-20-15.)
12 (430 ILCS 66/60)
13 Sec. 60. Fees.
14 (a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as
15provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and
16replacement fees shall be non-refundable.
17 (b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall
18submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be
19apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20
20shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and
21$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
22 (c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal
23shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be
24apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40
25shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and

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1$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
2 (d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with
3Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned
4to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be
5apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall
6be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
7 (e) An applicant for a new license or a renewal who is a
8non-resident active duty member of the Armed Forces of the
9United States stationed in this State shall submit $150 with
10the application, of which $120 shall be apportioned to the
11State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 shall be apportioned to
12the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned
13to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
14(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
15 Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section
163.4b as follows:
17 (520 ILCS 5/3.4b new)
18 Sec. 3.4b. Exemption. Persons licensed to possess a
19concealed firearm under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and
20current or retired police officers authorized by law to possess
21a concealed firearm shall be exempt from provisions of this
22Code prohibiting possession of those firearms. However,
23nothing in this Section authorizes the use of those firearms
24except as authorized in the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, this

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1Code, or other law.