100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5534

Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/3 from Ch. 38, par. 83-3
430 ILCS 65/3.1 from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that a person who is not a federally licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer and who desires to sell or transfer a firearm of a size that may be concealed upon the person to another person, who is not a federally licensed importer, manufacturer, or dealer, shall do so only at the place of business of a federally licensed firearm dealer. Provides that the federally licensed firearm dealer shall conduct a background check on the prospective recipient of the firearm and follow all other applicable federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the seller of the firearm. Provides that the purchaser or transferee may be required by the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to exceed $10 per firearm, plus other authorized fees. Makes exceptions for (i) the transfer of a firearm between spouses, a parent and child, or other family members, (ii) transfers by persons acting under operation of law or a court order, or (iii) transfers on the grounds of a gun show. Provides that the Department of State Police shall develop an Internet-based system for persons to request the Department of State Police to conduct an instant criminal background check prior to the sale or transfer of a handgun. Provides that the Department of State Police shall have the system completed and available for use by July 1, 2019.
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A BILL FOR

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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 Owners Identification Card Act is
5amended by changing Sections 3 and 3.1 as follows:
6 (430 ILCS 65/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3)
7 Sec. 3. Transfers of firearms.
8 (a) Except as provided in Section 3a, no person may
9knowingly transfer, or cause to be transferred, any firearm,
10firearm ammunition, stun gun, or taser to any person within
11this State unless the transferee with whom he deals displays
12either: (1) a currently valid Firearm Owner's Identification
13Card which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
14Department of State Police under the provisions of this Act; or
15(2) a currently valid license to carry a concealed firearm
16which has previously been issued in his or her name by the
17Department of State Police under the Firearm Concealed Carry
18Act. In addition, all firearm, stun gun, and taser transfers by
19federally licensed firearm dealers are subject to Section 3.1.
20 (a-5) Any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
21dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm while that
22person is on the grounds of a gun show must, before selling or
23transferring the firearm, request the Department of State

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1Police to conduct a background check on the prospective
2recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section 3.1.
3 (a-10) Notwithstanding item (2) of subsection (a) of this
4Section, any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
5dealer and who desires to transfer or sell a firearm or
6firearms to any person who is not a federally licensed firearm
7dealer shall, before selling or transferring the firearms,
8contact the Department of State Police with the transferee's or
9purchaser's Firearm Owner's Identification Card number to
10determine the validity of the transferee's or purchaser's
11Firearm Owner's Identification Card. This subsection shall not
12be effective until January 1, 2014. The Department of State
13Police may adopt rules concerning the implementation of this
14subsection. The Department of State Police shall provide the
15seller or transferor an approval number if the purchaser's
16Firearm Owner's Identification Card is valid. Approvals issued
17by the Department for the purchase of a firearm pursuant to
18this subsection are valid for 30 days from the date of issue.
19 (a-15) The provisions of subsection (a-10) of this Section
20do not apply to:
21 (1) transfers that occur at the place of business of a
22 federally licensed firearm dealer, if the federally
23 licensed firearm dealer conducts a background check on the
24 prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with
25 Section 3.1 of this Act and follows all other applicable
26 federal, State, and local laws as if he or she were the

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1 seller or transferor of the firearm, although the dealer is
2 not required to accept the firearm into his or her
3 inventory. The purchaser or transferee may be required by
4 the federally licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to
5 exceed $10 per firearm, which the dealer may retain as
6 compensation for performing the functions required under
7 this paragraph, plus the applicable fees authorized by
8 Section 3.1;
9 (2) transfers as a bona fide gift to the transferor's
10 husband, wife, son, daughter, stepson, stepdaughter,
11 father, mother, stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister,
12 nephew, niece, uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother,
13 grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law,
14 son-in-law, or daughter-in-law;
15 (3) transfers by persons acting pursuant to operation
16 of law or a court order;
17 (4) transfers on the grounds of a gun show under
18 subsection (a-5) of this Section;
19 (5) the delivery of a firearm by its owner to a
20 gunsmith for service or repair, the return of the firearm
21 to its owner by the gunsmith, or the delivery of a firearm
22 by a gunsmith to a federally licensed firearms dealer for
23 service or repair and the return of the firearm to the
24 gunsmith;
25 (6) temporary transfers that occur while in the home of
26 the unlicensed transferee, if the unlicensed transferee is

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1 not otherwise prohibited from possessing firearms and the
2 unlicensed transferee reasonably believes that possession
3 of the firearm is necessary to prevent imminent death or
4 great bodily harm to the unlicensed transferee;
5 (7) transfers to a law enforcement or corrections
6 agency or a law enforcement or corrections officer acting
7 within the course and scope of his or her official duties;
8 (8) transfers of firearms that have been rendered
9 permanently inoperable to a nonprofit historical society,
10 museum, or institutional collection; and
11 (9) transfers to a person who is exempt from the
12 requirement of possessing a Firearm Owner's Identification
13 Card under Section 2 of this Act.
14 (a-20) The Department of State Police shall develop an
15Internet-based system for individuals to determine the
16validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the
17sale or transfer of a firearm. The Department shall have the
18Internet-based system completed and available for use by July
191, 2015. The Department shall adopt rules not inconsistent with
20this Section to implement this system.
21 (a-25) Any person who is not a federally licensed importer,
22manufacturer, or dealer and who desires to sell or transfer a
23firearm of a size that may be concealed upon the person to
24another person, who is not a federally licensed importer,
25manufacturer, or dealer, shall do so only at the place of
26business of a federally licensed firearm dealer. The federally

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1licensed firearm dealer shall conduct a background check on the
2prospective recipient of the firearm in accordance with Section
33.1 of this Act and follow all other applicable federal, State,
4and local laws as if he or she were the seller of the firearm.
5The purchaser or transferee may be required by the federally
6licensed firearm dealer to pay a fee not to exceed $10 per
7firearm, which the dealer may retain as compensation for
8performing the functions required under this subsection
9(a-25), plus the applicable fees authorized by Section 3.1.
10 The provisions of this subsection (a-25) do not apply to:
11 (1) transfers to the transferor's husband, wife, son,
12 daughter, stepson, stepdaughter, father, mother,
13 stepfather, stepmother, brother, sister, nephew, niece,
14 uncle, aunt, grandfather, grandmother, grandson,
15 granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law,
16 or daughter-in-law;
17 (2) transfers by persons acting under operation of law
18 or a court order; or
19 (3) transfers on the grounds of a gun show.
20 (b) Any person within this State who transfers or causes to
21be transferred any firearm, stun gun, or taser shall keep a
22record of such transfer for a period of 10 years from the date
23of transfer. Such record shall contain the date of the
24transfer; the description, serial number or other information
25identifying the firearm, stun gun, or taser if no serial number
26is available; and, if the transfer was completed within this

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1State, the transferee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card
2number and any approval number or documentation provided by the
3Department of State Police pursuant to subsection (a-10) of
4this Section. On or after January 1, 2006, the record shall
5contain the date of application for transfer of the firearm. On
6demand of a peace officer such transferor shall produce for
7inspection such record of transfer. If the transfer or sale
8took place at a gun show, the record shall include the unique
9identification number. Failure to record the unique
10identification number or approval number is a petty offense.
11 (b-5) Any resident may purchase ammunition from a person
12within or outside of Illinois if shipment is by United States
13mail or by a private express carrier authorized by federal law
14to ship ammunition. Any resident purchasing ammunition within
15or outside the State of Illinois must provide the seller with a
16copy of his or her valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card or
17valid concealed carry license and either his or her Illinois
18driver's license or Illinois State Identification Card prior to
19the shipment of the ammunition. The ammunition may be shipped
20only to an address on either of those 2 documents.
21 (c) The provisions of this Section regarding the transfer
22of firearm ammunition shall not apply to those persons
23specified in paragraph (b) of Section 2 of this Act.
24(Source: P.A. 98-508, eff. 8-19-13; 99-29, eff. 7-10-15.)
25 (430 ILCS 65/3.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-3.1)

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1 Sec. 3.1. Dial up system.
2 (a) The Department of State Police shall provide a dial up
3telephone system or utilize other existing technology which
4shall be used by any federally licensed firearm dealer, gun
5show promoter, or gun show vendor who is to transfer a firearm,
6stun gun, or taser under the provisions of this Act. The
7Department of State Police may utilize existing technology
8which allows the caller to be charged a fee not to exceed $2.
9Fees collected by the Department of State Police shall be
10deposited in the State Police Services Fund and used to provide
11the service.
12 (b) Upon receiving a request from a federally licensed
13firearm dealer, gun show promoter, or gun show vendor, the
14Department of State Police shall immediately approve, or within
15the time period established by Section 24-3 of the Criminal
16Code of 2012 regarding the delivery of firearms, stun guns, and
17tasers notify the inquiring dealer, gun show promoter, or gun
18show vendor of any objection that would disqualify the
19transferee from acquiring or possessing a firearm, stun gun, or
20taser. In conducting the inquiry, the Department of State
21Police shall initiate and complete an automated search of its
22criminal history record information files and those of the
23Federal Bureau of Investigation, including the National
24Instant Criminal Background Check System, and of the files of
25the Department of Human Services relating to mental health and
26developmental disabilities to obtain any felony conviction or

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1patient hospitalization information which would disqualify a
2person from obtaining or require revocation of a currently
3valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
4 (c) If receipt of a firearm would not violate Section 24-3
5of the Criminal Code of 2012, federal law, or this Act the
6Department of State Police shall:
7 (1) assign a unique identification number to the
8 transfer; and
9 (2) provide the licensee, gun show promoter, or gun
10 show vendor with the number.
11 (d) Approvals issued by the Department of State Police for
12the purchase of a firearm are valid for 30 days from the date
13of issue.
14 (e) (1) The Department of State Police must act as the
15Illinois Point of Contact for the National Instant Criminal
16Background Check System.
17 (2) The Department of State Police and the Department of
18Human Services shall, in accordance with State and federal law
19regarding confidentiality, enter into a memorandum of
20understanding with the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the
21purpose of implementing the National Instant Criminal
22Background Check System in the State. The Department of State
23Police shall report the name, date of birth, and physical
24description of any person prohibited from possessing a firearm
25pursuant to the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or 18
26U.S.C. 922(g) and (n) to the National Instant Criminal

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1Background Check System Index, Denied Persons Files.
2 (3) The Department of State Police shall provide notice of
3the disqualification of a person under subsection (b) of this
4Section or the revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
5Identification Card under Section 8 or Section 8.2 of this Act,
6and the reason for the disqualification or revocation, to all
7law enforcement agencies with jurisdiction to assist with the
8seizure of the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card.
9 (f) The Department of State Police shall adopt rules not
10inconsistent with this Section to implement this system.
11 (g) The Department of State Police shall develop an
12Internet-based system for persons to request the Department of
13State Police to conduct an instant criminal background check
14prior to the sale or transfer of a handgun. The Department of
15State Police shall have the system completed and available for
16use by July 1, 2019. The Department shall adopt rules not
17inconsistent with this Section to implement this system.
18(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 99-787, eff. 1-1-17.)