104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB2664

Introduced 5/22/2025, by Sen. Julie A. Morrison

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

`430 ILCS 65/8.1`	`from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1`
`430 ILCS 65/10`	`from Ch. 38, par. 83-10`
`430 ILCS 65/11`	`from Ch. 38, par. 83-11`
`430 ILCS 65/15c new`

Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Illinois State Police must deny the application or suspend or revoke a person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card upon receipt of a report from the Department of Human Services that an applicant or owner poses a clear and present danger. Requires the Department of Human Services to provide by rule for such a report. Makes similar changes if a law enforcement or school administrator notifies the Illinois State Police that a person poses a clear and present danger. Requires any information disclosed under the Act to be confidential. Prohibits the information from being redisclosed or used for any other purpose except as otherwise allowed by law. Provides that the identity of the reporting person may be disclosed only to the subject of the report if required by the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board or a court as authorized under the Act. Requires that no later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board must establish a process by which any person who is subject to the provisions of the Act can request expedited review from the Board. Requires that the Illinois State Police must provide the Board or any court with jurisdiction all records relevant to the request for relief. Allows the Illinois State Police and the individual seeking expedited relief to seek judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative decision under the Act. Provides that the Board, Illinois State Police, or employees and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police participating in the process under the Act may not be held liable for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking, suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

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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,

3 represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is

5 amended by changing Sections 8.1, 10, and 11 and by adding

6 Section 15c as follows:

7 (430 ILCS 65/8.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8.1)

8 Sec. 8.1. Notifications to the Illinois State Police.

9 (a) The Circuit Clerk shall, in the form and manner

10 required by the Supreme Court, notify the Illinois State

11 Police of all final dispositions of cases for which the

12 Department has received information reported to it under

13 Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of the Criminal Identification Act.

14 (b) Upon adjudication of any individual as a person with a

15 mental disability as defined in Section 1.1 of this Act or a

16 finding that a person has been involuntarily admitted, the

17 court shall direct the circuit court clerk to immediately

18 notify the Illinois State Police, Firearm Owner's

19 Identification (FOID) department, and shall forward a copy of

20 the court order to the Department.

21 (b-1) Beginning July 1, 2016, and each July 1 and December

22 30 of every year thereafter, the circuit court clerk shall, in

23 the form and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police,

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1 notify the Illinois State Police, Firearm Owner's

2 Identification (FOID) department if the court has not directed

3 the circuit court clerk to notify the Illinois State Police,

4 Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) department under

5 subsection (b) of this Section, within the preceding 6 months,

6 because no person has been adjudicated as a person with a

7 mental disability by the court as defined in Section 1.1 of

8 this Act or if no person has been involuntarily admitted. The

9 Supreme Court may adopt any orders or rules necessary to

10 identify the persons who shall be reported to the Illinois

11 State Police under subsection (b), or any other orders or

12 rules necessary to implement the requirements of this Act.

13 (c) The Department of Human Services shall, in the form

14 and manner prescribed by the Illinois State Police, report all

15 information collected under subsection (b) of Section 12 of

16 the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities

17 Confidentiality Act for the purpose of determining whether a

18 person who may be or may have been a patient in a mental health

19 facility is disqualified under State or federal law from

20 receiving or retaining a Firearm Owner's Identification Card,

21 or purchasing a weapon.

22 (d) If a person is determined to pose a clear and present

23 danger to himself, herself, or to others:

24 (1) by a physician, clinical psychologist, or

25 qualified examiner, or is determined to have a

26 developmental disability by a physician, clinical

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1 psychologist, or qualified examiner, whether employed by

2 the State or privately, then the physician, clinical

3 psychologist, or qualified examiner shall, within 24 hours

4 of making the determination, notify the Department of

5 Human Services that the person poses a clear and present

6 danger or has a developmental disability; or

7 (2) by a law enforcement official or school

8 administrator, then the law enforcement official or school

9 administrator shall, within 24 hours of making the

10 determination, notify the Illinois State Police that the

11 person poses a clear and present danger.

12 The Department of Human Services shall immediately update

13 its records and information relating to mental health and

14 developmental disabilities, and if appropriate, shall under

15 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section notify the

16 Illinois State Police in a form and manner prescribed by the

17 Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall deny

18 the application or suspend or ~~determine whether to~~ revoke the

19 person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section 8

20 of this Act. Any information disclosed under this subsection

21 shall remain privileged and confidential, and shall not be

22 redisclosed, except as required under subsection (e) of

23 Section 3.1 and subsection (c-5) or (f) of Section 10 of this

24 Act, nor used for any other purpose. The method of providing

25 this information shall guarantee that the information is not

26 released beyond what is necessary for the purpose of these

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1 Sections. Reports from the Department of Human Services ~~this~~

2 ~~Section and~~ shall be provided by rule by the Department of

3 Human Services. The identity of the person reporting under

4 paragraph (1) of subsection (d) of this Section shall only ~~not~~

5 be disclosed to the subject of the report if required by the

6 Board or a court with jurisdiction consistent with proceedings

7 under subsections (c-5) or (f) of Section 10 of this Act.

8 The law enforcement official or school administrator under

9 paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of this Section shall notify

10 the Illinois State Police in the form and manner prescribed by

11 the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State Police shall

12 determine whether to deny the application or suspend or revoke

13 the person's Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section

14 8 of this Act. Any information disclosed under this subsection

15 shall remain confidential and shall not be redisclosed or used

16 for any other purpose except as required under subsection (e)

17 of Section 3.1 and subsection (c-5) or (f) of Section 10 of

18 this Act. The method of providing this information shall

19 guarantee that the information is not released beyond what is

20 necessary for the purpose of these Sections. The identity of

21 the person reporting under this Section shall be disclosed

22 only to the subject of the report if required by the Board or a

23 court with jurisdiction consistent with proceedings under

24 subsection (c-5) or (f) of Section 10 this Act.

25 The physician, clinical psychologist, qualified examiner,

26 law enforcement official, or school administrator making the

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1 determination and his or her employer shall not be held

2 criminally, civilly, or professionally liable for making or

3 not making the notification required under this subsection,

4 except for willful or wanton misconduct.

5 (e) The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to

6 implement this Section.

7 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

8 (430 ILCS 65/10) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-10)

9 Sec. 10. Appeals; hearing; relief from firearm

10 prohibitions.

11 (a) Whenever an application for a Firearm Owner's

12 Identification Card is denied or whenever such a Card is

13 suspended or revoked ~~or seized~~ as provided for in Section 8,

14 8.2, or 8.3 of this Act, upon complying with the requirements

15 of Section 9.5 of the Act, the aggrieved party may (1) file a

16 record challenge with the Director regarding the record upon

17 which the decision to deny or revoke the Firearm Owner's

18 Identification Card was based under subsection (a-5); or (2)

19 appeal to the Director of the Illinois State Police through

20 December 31, 2022, or beginning January 1, 2023, the Firearm

21 Owner's Identification Card Review Board for a hearing seeking

22 relief from such denial, suspension, or revocation unless the

23 denial, suspension, or revocation was based upon a forcible

24 felony, stalking, aggravated stalking, domestic battery, any

25 violation of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, the

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1 Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, or the

2 Cannabis Control Act that is classified as a Class 2 or greater

3 felony, any felony violation of Article 24 of the Criminal

4 Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, or any adjudication

5 as a delinquent minor for the commission of an offense that if

6 committed by an adult would be a felony, in which case the

7 aggrieved party may petition the circuit court in writing in

8 the county of his or her residence for a hearing seeking relief

9 from such denial or revocation.

10 (a-5) There is created a Firearm Owner's Identification

11 Card Review Board to consider any appeal under subsection (a)

12 beginning January 1, 2023, other than an appeal directed to

13 the circuit court and except when the applicant is challenging

14 the record upon which the decision to deny or revoke was based

15 as provided in subsection (a-10).

16 (0.05) In furtherance of the policy of this Act that

17 the Board shall exercise its powers and duties in an

18 independent manner, subject to the provisions of this Act

19 but free from the direction, control, or influence of any

20 other agency or department of State government. All

21 expenses and liabilities incurred by the Board in the

22 performance of its responsibilities hereunder shall be

23 paid from funds which shall be appropriated to the Board

24 by the General Assembly for the ordinary and contingent

25 expenses of the Board.

26 (1) The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by

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1 the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate,

2 with 3 members residing within the First Judicial District

3 and one member residing within each of the 4 remaining

4 Judicial Districts. No more than 4 members shall be

5 members of the same political party. The Governor shall

6 designate one member as the chairperson. The members shall

7 have actual experience in law, education, social work,

8 behavioral sciences, law enforcement, or community affairs

9 or in a combination of those areas.

10 (2) The terms of the members initially appointed after

11 January 1, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act 102-237)

12 shall be as follows: one of the initial members shall be

13 appointed for a term of one year, 3 shall be appointed for

14 terms of 2 years, and 3 shall be appointed for terms of 4

15 years. Thereafter, members shall hold office for 4 years,

16 with terms expiring on the second Monday in January

17 immediately following the expiration of their terms and

18 every 4 years thereafter. Members may be reappointed.

19 Vacancies in the office of member shall be filled in the

20 same manner as the original appointment, for the remainder

21 of the unexpired term. The Governor may remove a member

22 for incompetence, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or

23 inability to serve. Members shall receive compensation in

24 an amount equal to the compensation of members of the

25 Executive Ethics Commission and, beginning July 1, 2023,

26 shall be compensated from appropriations provided to the

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1 Comptroller for this purpose. Members may be reimbursed,

2 from funds appropriated for such a purpose, for reasonable

3 expenses actually incurred in the performance of their

4 Board duties. The Illinois State Police shall designate an

5 employee to serve as Executive Director of the Board and

6 provide logistical and administrative assistance to the

7 Board.

8 (3) The Board shall meet at least quarterly each year

9 and at the call of the chairperson as often as necessary to

10 consider appeals of decisions made with respect to

11 applications for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card

12 under this Act. If necessary to ensure the participation

13 of a member, the Board shall allow a member to participate

14 in a Board meeting by electronic communication. Any member

15 participating electronically shall be deemed present for

16 purposes of establishing a quorum and voting.

17 (4) The Board shall adopt rules for the review of

18 appeals and the conduct of hearings. The Board shall

19 maintain a record of its decisions and all materials

20 considered in making its decisions. All Board decisions

21 and voting records shall be kept confidential and all

22 materials considered by the Board shall be exempt from

23 inspection except upon order of a court.

24 (5) In considering an appeal, the Board shall review

25 the materials received concerning the denial or revocation

26 by the Illinois State Police. By a vote of at least 4

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1 members, the Board may request additional information from

2 the Illinois State Police or the applicant or the

3 testimony of the Illinois State Police or the applicant.

4 The Board may require that the applicant submit electronic

5 fingerprints to the Illinois State Police for an updated

6 background check if the Board determines it lacks

7 sufficient information to determine eligibility. The Board

8 may consider information submitted by the Illinois State

9 Police, a law enforcement agency, or the applicant. The

10 Board shall review each denial or revocation and determine

11 by a majority of members whether an applicant should be

12 granted relief under subsection (c).

13 (6) The Board shall by order issue summary decisions.

14 The Board shall issue a decision within 45 days of

15 receiving all completed appeal documents from the Illinois

16 State Police and the applicant. However, the Board need

17 not issue a decision within 45 days if:

18 (A) the Board requests information from the

19 applicant, including, but not limited to, electronic

20 fingerprints to be submitted to the Illinois State

21 Police, in accordance with paragraph (5) of this

22 subsection, in which case the Board shall make a

23 decision within 30 days of receipt of the required

24 information from the applicant;

25 (B) the applicant agrees, in writing, to allow the

26 Board additional time to consider an appeal; or

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1 (C) the Board notifies the applicant and the

2 Illinois State Police that the Board needs an

3 additional 30 days to issue a decision. The Board may

4 only issue 2 extensions under this subparagraph (C).

5 The Board's notification to the applicant and the

6 Illinois State Police shall include an explanation for

7 the extension.

8 (7) If the Board determines that the applicant is

9 eligible for relief under subsection (c), the Board shall

10 notify the applicant and the Illinois State Police that

11 relief has been granted and the Illinois State Police

12 shall issue the Card.

13 (8) Meetings of the Board shall not be subject to the

14 Open Meetings Act and records of the Board shall not be

15 subject to the Freedom of Information Act.

16 (9) The Board shall report monthly to the Governor and

17 the General Assembly on the number of appeals received and

18 provide details of the circumstances in which the Board

19 has determined to deny Firearm Owner's Identification

20 Cards under this subsection (a-5). The report shall not

21 contain any identifying information about the applicants.

22 (a-10) Whenever an applicant or cardholder is not seeking

23 relief from a firearms prohibition under subsection (c) but

24 rather does not believe the applicant is appropriately denied

25 or revoked and is challenging the record upon which the

26 decision to deny or revoke the Firearm Owner's Identification

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1 Card was based, or whenever the Illinois State Police fails to

2 act on an application within 30 days of its receipt, the

3 applicant shall file such challenge with the Director. The

4 Director shall render a decision within 60 business days of

5 receipt of all information supporting the challenge. The

6 Illinois State Police shall adopt rules for the review of a

7 record challenge.

8 (b) At least 30 days before any hearing in the circuit

9 court, the petitioner shall serve the relevant State's

10 Attorney with a copy of the petition. The State's Attorney may

11 object to the petition and present evidence. At the hearing,

12 the court shall determine whether substantial justice has been

13 done. Should the court determine that substantial justice has

14 not been done, the court shall issue an order directing the

15 Illinois State Police to issue a Card. However, the court

16 shall not issue the order if the petitioner is otherwise

17 prohibited from obtaining, possessing, or using a firearm

18 under federal law.

19 (c) Any person prohibited from possessing a firearm under

20 Sections 24-1.1 or 24-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012 or

21 acquiring a Firearm Owner's Identification Card under Section

22 8 of this Act may apply to the Firearm Owner's Identification

23 Card Review Board or petition the circuit court in the county

24 where the petitioner resides, whichever is applicable in

25 accordance with subsection (a) of this Section, requesting

26 relief from such prohibition and the Board or court may grant

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1 such relief if it is established by the applicant to the

2 court's or the Board's satisfaction that:

3 (0.05) when in the circuit court, the State's Attorney

4 has been served with a written copy of the petition at

5 least 30 days before any such hearing in the circuit court

6 and at the hearing the State's Attorney was afforded an

7 opportunity to present evidence and object to the

8 petition;

9 (1) the applicant has not been convicted of a forcible

10 felony under the laws of this State or any other

11 jurisdiction within 20 years of the applicant's

12 application for a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, or

13 at least 20 years have passed since the end of any period

14 of imprisonment imposed in relation to that conviction;

15 (2) the circumstances regarding a criminal conviction,

16 where applicable, the applicant's criminal history and his

17 reputation are such that the applicant will not be likely

18 to act in a manner dangerous to public safety;

19 (3) granting relief would not be contrary to the

20 public interest; and

21 (4) granting relief would not be contrary to federal

22 law.

23 (c-5) (1) An active law enforcement officer employed by a

24 unit of government or a Department of Corrections employee

25 authorized to possess firearms who is denied, revoked, or has

26 his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under

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1 subsection (e) of Section 8 of this Act may apply to the

2 Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board requesting

3 relief if the officer or employee did not act in a manner

4 threatening to the officer or employee, another person, or the

5 public as determined by the treating clinical psychologist or

6 physician, and as a result of his or her work is referred by

7 the employer for or voluntarily seeks mental health evaluation

8 or treatment by a licensed clinical psychologist,

9 psychiatrist, or qualified examiner, and:

10 (A) the officer or employee has not received treatment

11 involuntarily at a mental health facility, regardless of

12 the length of admission; or has not been voluntarily

13 admitted to a mental health facility for more than 30 days

14 and not for more than one incident within the past 5 years;

15 and

16 (B) the officer or employee has not left the mental

17 institution against medical advice.

18 (2) The Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board

19 shall grant expedited relief to active law enforcement

20 officers and employees described in paragraph (1) of this

21 subsection (c-5) upon a determination by the Board that the

22 officer's or employee's possession of a firearm does not

23 present a threat to themselves, others, or public safety. The

24 Board shall act on the request for relief within 30 business

25 days of receipt of:

26 (A) a notarized statement from the officer or employee

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1 in the form prescribed by the Board detailing the

2 circumstances that led to the hospitalization;

3 (B) all documentation regarding the admission,

4 evaluation, treatment and discharge from the treating

5 licensed clinical psychologist or psychiatrist of the

6 officer;

7 (C) a psychological fitness for duty evaluation of the

8 person completed after the time of discharge; and

9 (D) written confirmation in the form prescribed by the

10 Board from the treating licensed clinical psychologist or

11 psychiatrist that the provisions set forth in paragraph

12 (1) of this subsection (c-5) have been met, the person

13 successfully completed treatment, and their professional

14 opinion regarding the person's ability to possess

15 firearms.

16 (3) Officers and employees eligible for the expedited

17 relief in paragraph (2) of this subsection (c-5) have the

18 burden of proof on eligibility and must provide all

19 information required. The Board may not consider granting

20 expedited relief until the proof and information is received.

21 (4) "Clinical psychologist", "psychiatrist", and

22 "qualified examiner" shall have the same meaning as provided

23 in Chapter I of the Mental Health and Developmental

24 Disabilities Code.

25 (5) No later than January 1, 2026, the Firearm Owner's

26 Identification Card Review Board shall establish a process by

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1 which any person who is subject to the provisions of

2 subsection (f) of Section 8 of this Act may request expedited

3 review from the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review

4 Board.

5 (A) The Board shall disclose to an individual

6 requesting an expedited review any information relating to

7 the individual that was provided by the Department under

8 subsection (d) of Section 8.1, subject to redactions.

9 (B) The individual requesting expedited review may

10 submit to the Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review

11 Board an objection to any redaction made under paragraph

12 (1) or (2) of subsection (d) of Section 8.1. The objection

13 must specify the basis for the individual's belief that

14 the redacted information is necessary for a full and fair

15 review.

16 (C) In determining whether information should be

17 unredacted, the Board may consider any relevant factor,

18 including, but not limited to, (i) the extent to which the

19 disclosure of such information is necessary to provide the

20 individual with a meaningful opportunity to understand,

21 respond to, or rebut evidence for the basis for the denial

22 or revocation and (ii) the safety and well-being of any

23 person who, directly or indirectly, is the source or

24 reporter of such information.

25 (D) The Board, Illinois State Police, or the employees

26 and agents of the Board and Illinois State Police

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1 participating in this process under this Act shall not be

2 held liable for damages in any civil action arising from

3 the disclosure or non-disclosure of the information

4 released to an individual as part of this process.

5 (c-10) (1) An applicant, who is denied, revoked, or has

6 his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card seized under

7 subsection (e) of Section 8 of this Act based upon a

8 determination of a developmental disability or an intellectual

9 disability may apply to the Firearm Owner's Identification

10 Card Review Board requesting relief.

11 (2) The Board shall act on the request for relief within 60

12 business days of receipt of written certification, in the form

13 prescribed by the Board, from a physician or clinical

14 psychologist, or qualified examiner, that the aggrieved

15 party's developmental disability or intellectual disability

16 condition is determined by a physician, clinical psychologist,

17 or qualified to be mild. If a fact-finding conference is

18 scheduled to obtain additional information concerning the

19 circumstances of the denial or revocation, the 60 business

20 days the Director has to act shall be tolled until the

21 completion of the fact-finding conference.

22 (3) The Board may grant relief if the aggrieved party's

23 developmental disability or intellectual disability is mild as

24 determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified

25 examiner and it is established by the applicant to the Board's

26 satisfaction that:

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1 (A) granting relief would not be contrary to the

2 public interest; and

3 (B) granting relief would not be contrary to federal

4 law.

5 (4) The Board may not grant relief if the condition is

6 determined by a physician, clinical psychologist, or qualified

7 examiner to be moderate, severe, or profound.

8 (5) The changes made to this Section by Public Act 99-29

9 apply to requests for relief pending on or before July 10, 2015

10 (the effective date of Public Act 99-29), except that the

11 60-day period for the Director to act on requests pending

12 before the effective date shall begin on July 10, 2015 (the

13 effective date of Public Act 99-29). All appeals as provided

14 in subsection (a-5) pending on January 1, 2023 shall be

15 considered by the Board.

16 (d) When a minor is adjudicated delinquent for an offense

17 which if committed by an adult would be a felony, the court

18 shall notify the Illinois State Police.

19 (e) The court shall review the denial of an application or

20 the revocation of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a

21 person who has been adjudicated delinquent for an offense that

22 if committed by an adult would be a felony if an application

23 for relief has been filed at least 10 years after the

24 adjudication of delinquency and the court determines that the

25 applicant should be granted relief from disability to obtain a

26 Firearm Owner's Identification Card. If the court grants

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1 relief, the court shall notify the Illinois State Police that

2 the disability has been removed and that the applicant is

3 eligible to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.

4 (f) Any person who is subject to the disabilities of 18

5 U.S.C. 922(d)(4) and 922(g)(4) of the federal Gun Control Act

6 of 1968 because of an adjudication or commitment that occurred

7 under the laws of this State or who was determined to be

8 subject to the provisions of subsections (e), (f), or (g) of

9 Section 8 of this Act may apply to the Board ~~Illinois State~~

10 ~~Police~~ requesting relief from that prohibition. The Board

11 shall grant the relief if it is established by a preponderance

12 of the evidence that the person will not be likely to act in a

13 manner dangerous to public safety and that granting relief

14 would not be contrary to the public interest. In making this

15 determination, the Board shall receive evidence concerning (i)

16 the circumstances regarding the firearms disabilities from

17 which relief is sought; (ii) the petitioner's mental health

18 and criminal history records, if any; (iii) the petitioner's

19 reputation, developed at a minimum through character witness

20 statements, testimony, or other character evidence; and (iv)

21 changes in the petitioner's condition or circumstances since

22 the disqualifying events relevant to the relief sought.

23 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or any other

24 law to the contrary, the Illinois State Police shall provide

25 the Board or any court with jurisdiction with all records

26 relevant to the request for relief under Section 8.1. If

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1 relief is granted under this subsection or by order of a court

2 under this Section, the Director shall as soon as practicable

3 but in no case later than 15 business days, update, correct,

4 modify, or remove the person's record in any database that the

5 Illinois State Police makes available to the National Instant

6 Criminal Background Check System and notify the United States

7 Attorney General that the basis for the record being made

8 available no longer applies. The Illinois State Police shall

9 adopt rules for the administration of this Section.

10 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;

11 102-645, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-1115, eff.

12 1-9-23; 102-1129, eff. 2-10-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)

13 (430 ILCS 65/11) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-11)

14 Sec. 11. Judicial review of final administrative

15 decisions.

16 (a) All final administrative decisions of the Firearm

17 Owner's Identification Card Review Board under this Act,

18 including final administrative decisions of the Firearm

19 Owner's Identification Card Review Board made under the

20 expedited review process established under paragraph (5) of

21 subsection (c-5) of Section 10 of this Act, except final

22 administrative decisions of the Firearm Owner's Identification

23 Card Review Board to deny a person's application for relief

24 under subsection (f) of Section 10 of this Act, shall be

25 subject to judicial review under the provisions of the

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1 Administrative Review Law, and all amendments and

2 modifications thereof, and the rules adopted pursuant thereto.

3 The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section

4 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The Illinois State

5 Police or the individual seeking expedited relief may seek

6 judicial review upon receipt of a final administrative

7 decision under paragraph (5) of subsection (c-5) of Section 10

8 of this Act.

9 (b) Any final administrative decision by the Firearm

10 Owner's Identification Card Review Board to deny a person's

11 application for relief under subsection (f) of Section 10 of

12 this Act is subject to de novo judicial review by the circuit

13 court, and any party may offer evidence that is otherwise

14 proper and admissible without regard to whether that evidence

15 is part of the administrative record.

16 (c) The Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board

17 shall submit a report to the General Assembly on March 1 of

18 each year, beginning March 1, 1991, listing all final

19 decisions by a court of this State upholding, reversing, or

20 reversing in part any administrative decision made by the

21 Firearm Owner's Identification Card Review Board ~~Illinois~~

22 ~~State Police~~.

23 (Source: P.A. 102-237, eff. 1-1-22; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;

24 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

25 (430 ILCS 65/15c new)

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1 Sec. 15c. Civil immunity; Board, employees, and agents.

2 The Board and its employees and agents who participate in the

3 process established under this Act and the Illinois State

4 Police and its employees and agents who participate in the

5 process established under this Act shall not be held liable

6 for damages in any civil action arising from the alleged

7 wrongful or improper granting, denying, renewing, revoking,

8 suspending, or failing to grant, deny, renew, revoke, or

9 suspend a Firearm Owner's Identification Card.