Bill Text: IL HB0899 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall revoke for one year the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a card holder who reports to the local law enforcement agency his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period. Provides that any law enforcement agency that has knowledge that a card holder has reported his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period shall forthwith forward that information to the Department of State Police. Provides that an "incident" means an occasion in which the card holder's firearm or firearms have been lost or stolen regardless of the number of firearms stolen in the incident and the report of the loss or theft of the firearm or firearms on one occasion shall be considered one incident. Provides that if a law enforcement agency recovers a firearm that had been lost or stolen and has not been previously reported as lost or stolen, the recovery of the firearm shall be considered an incident for the purpose of this provision. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the sentence for attempt to acquire a firearm by use of a revoked Firearm Owner's Identification Card is a Class 4 felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-05-21 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jonathan "Yoni" Pizer [HB0899 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB0899-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB0899 Introduced , by Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
430 ILCS 65/8 from Ch. 38, par. 83-8
720 ILCS 5/8-4 from Ch. 38, par. 8-4
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police shall revoke for one year the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a card holder who reports to the local law enforcement agency his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period. Provides that any law enforcement agency that has knowledge that a card holder has reported his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period shall forthwith forward that information to the Department of State Police. Provides that an "incident" means an occasion in which the card holder's firearm or firearms have been lost or stolen regardless of the number of firearms stolen in the incident and the report of the loss or theft of the firearm or firearms on one occasion shall be considered one incident. Provides that if a law enforcement agency recovers a firearm that had been lost or stolen and has not been previously reported as lost or stolen, the recovery of the firearm shall be considered an incident for the purpose of this provision. Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that the sentence for attempt to acquire a firearm by use of a revoked Firearm Owner's Identification Card is a Class 4 felony.
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AN ACT concerning firearms.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Firearm Owners Identification Card Act is
amended by changing Section 8 as follows:
(430 ILCS 65/8) (from Ch. 38, par. 83-8)
Sec. 8. Grounds for denial and revocation. The Department
of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to
revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
previously issued under this Act only if the Department finds
that the applicant or the person to whom such card was issued
is or was at the time of issuance:
(a) A person under 21 years of age who has been
convicted of a misdemeanor other than a traffic offense or
adjudged delinquent;
(b) A person under 21 years of age who does not have
the written consent of his parent or guardian to acquire
and possess firearms and firearm ammunition, or whose
parent or guardian has revoked such written consent, or
where such parent or guardian does not qualify to have a
Firearm Owner's Identification Card;
(c) A person convicted of a felony under the laws of
this or any other jurisdiction;

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(d) A person addicted to narcotics;
(e) A person who has been a patient of a mental health
facility within the past 5 years or a person who has been a
patient in a mental health facility more than 5 years ago
who has not received the certification required under
subsection (u) of this Section. An active law enforcement
officer employed by a unit of government who is denied,
revoked, or has his or her Firearm Owner's Identification
Card seized under this subsection (e) may obtain relief as
described in subsection (c-5) of Section 10 of this Act if
the officer did not act in a manner threatening to the
officer, another person, or the public as determined by the
treating clinical psychologist or physician, and the
officer seeks mental health treatment;
(f) A person whose mental condition is of such a nature
that it poses a clear and present danger to the applicant,
any other person or persons or the community;
(g) A person who has an intellectual disability;
(h) A person who intentionally makes a false statement
in the Firearm Owner's Identification Card application;
(i) An alien who is unlawfully present in the United
States under the laws of the United States;
(i-5) An alien who has been admitted to the United
States under a non-immigrant visa (as that term is defined
in Section 101(a)(26) of the Immigration and Nationality
Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26))), except that this subsection

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(i-5) does not apply to any alien who has been lawfully
admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa if
that alien is:
(1) admitted to the United States for lawful
hunting or sporting purposes;
(2) an official representative of a foreign
government who is:
(A) accredited to the United States Government
or the Government's mission to an international
organization having its headquarters in the United
States; or
(B) en route to or from another country to
which that alien is accredited;
(3) an official of a foreign government or
distinguished foreign visitor who has been so
designated by the Department of State;
(4) a foreign law enforcement officer of a friendly
foreign government entering the United States on
official business; or
(5) one who has received a waiver from the Attorney
General of the United States pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
922(y)(3);
(j) (Blank);
(k) A person who has been convicted within the past 5
years of battery, assault, aggravated assault, violation
of an order of protection, or a substantially similar

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offense in another jurisdiction, in which a firearm was
used or possessed;
(l) A person who has been convicted of domestic
battery, aggravated domestic battery, or a substantially
similar offense in another jurisdiction committed before,
on or after January 1, 2012 (the effective date of Public
Act 97-158). If the applicant or person who has been
previously issued a Firearm Owner's Identification Card
under this Act knowingly and intelligently waives the right
to have an offense described in this paragraph (l) tried by
a jury, and by guilty plea or otherwise, results in a
conviction for an offense in which a domestic relationship
is not a required element of the offense but in which a
determination of the applicability of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)
is made under Section 112A-11.1 of the Code of Criminal
Procedure of 1963, an entry by the court of a judgment of
conviction for that offense shall be grounds for denying an
application for and for revoking and seizing a Firearm
Owner's Identification Card previously issued to the
person under this Act;
(m) (Blank);
(n) A person who is prohibited from acquiring or
possessing firearms or firearm ammunition by any Illinois
State statute or by federal law;
(o) A minor subject to a petition filed under Section
5-520 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 alleging that the

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minor is a delinquent minor for the commission of an
offense that if committed by an adult would be a felony;
(p) An adult who had been adjudicated a delinquent
minor under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 for the
commission of an offense that if committed by an adult
would be a felony;
(q) A person who is not a resident of the State of
Illinois, except as provided in subsection (a-10) of
Section 4;
(r) A person who has been adjudicated as a person with
a mental disability;
(s) A person who has been found to have a developmental
disability;
(t) A person involuntarily admitted into a mental
health facility; or
(u) A person who has had his or her Firearm Owner's
Identification Card revoked or denied under subsection (e)
of this Section or item (iv) of paragraph (2) of subsection
(a) of Section 4 of this Act because he or she was a
patient in a mental health facility as provided in
subsection (e) of this Section, shall not be permitted to
obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification Card, after the
5-year period has lapsed, unless he or she has received a
mental health evaluation by a physician, clinical
psychologist, or qualified examiner as those terms are
defined in the Mental Health and Developmental

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Disabilities Code, and has received a certification that he
or she is not a clear and present danger to himself,
herself, or others. The physician, clinical psychologist,
or qualified examiner making the certification and his or
her employer shall not be held criminally, civilly, or
professionally liable for making or not making the
certification required under this subsection, except for
willful or wanton misconduct. This subsection does not
apply to a person whose firearm possession rights have been
restored through administrative or judicial action under
Section 10 or 11 of this Act.
The Department of State Police shall revoke for one year
the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a card holder who
reports to a local law enforcement agency his or her firearms
lost or stolen in 3 separate incidents within a 2-year period.
Any law enforcement agency that has knowledge that a card
holder has reported his or her firearms lost or stolen in 3
separate incidents within a 2-year period shall forthwith
forward that information to the Department of State Police. In
this paragraph, an "incident" means an occasion in which the
card holder's firearm or firearms have been lost or stolen
regardless of the number of firearms lost or stolen in the
incident and the report of the loss or theft of the firearm or
firearms on one occasion shall be considered one incident. If a
law enforcement agency recovers a firearm that had been lost or
stolen and has not been previously reported as lost or stolen,

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the recovery of the firearm shall be considered an incident for
the purpose of this paragraph.
Upon revocation of a person's Firearm Owner's
Identification Card, the Department of State Police shall
provide notice to the person and the person shall comply with
Section 9.5 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-508, eff. 8-19-13; 98-756,
eff. 7-16-14; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)
Section 10. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
changing Section 8-4 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/8-4) (from Ch. 38, par. 8-4)
Sec. 8-4. Attempt.
(a) Elements of the offense.
A person commits the offense of attempt when, with intent
to commit a specific offense, he or she does any act that
constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that
offense.
(b) Impossibility.
It is not a defense to a charge of attempt that because of
a misapprehension of the circumstances it would have been
impossible for the accused to commit the offense attempted.
(c) Sentence.
A person convicted of attempt may be fined or imprisoned or
both not to exceed the maximum provided for the offense

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attempted but, except for an attempt to commit the offense
defined in Section 33A-2 of this Code:
(1) the sentence for attempt to commit first degree
murder is the sentence for a Class X felony, except that
(A) an attempt to commit first degree murder when
at least one of the aggravating factors specified in
paragraphs (1), (2), and (12) of subsection (b) of
Section 9-1 is present is a Class X felony for which
the sentence shall be a term of imprisonment of not
less than 20 years and not more than 80 years;
(B) an attempt to commit first degree murder while
armed with a firearm is a Class X felony for which 15
years shall be added to the term of imprisonment
imposed by the court;
(C) an attempt to commit first degree murder during
which the person personally discharged a firearm is a
Class X felony for which 20 years shall be added to the
term of imprisonment imposed by the court;
(D) an attempt to commit first degree murder during
which the person personally discharged a firearm that
proximately caused great bodily harm, permanent
disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to
another person is a Class X felony for which 25 years
or up to a term of natural life shall be added to the
term of imprisonment imposed by the court; and
(E) if the defendant proves by a preponderance of

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the evidence at sentencing that, at the time of the
attempted murder, he or she was acting under a sudden
and intense passion resulting from serious provocation
by the individual whom the defendant endeavored to
kill, or another, and, had the individual the defendant
endeavored to kill died, the defendant would have
negligently or accidentally caused that death, then
the sentence for the attempted murder is the sentence
for a Class 1 felony;
(2) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class X felony
is the sentence for a Class 1 felony;
(3) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class 1 felony
is the sentence for a Class 2 felony;
(4) the sentence for attempt to commit a Class 2 felony
is the sentence for a Class 3 felony; and
(4.1) the sentence for attempt to commit a violation of
paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Firearm
Owners Identification Card Act by use of a revoked Firearm
Owner's Identification Card is a Class 4 felony; and
(5) the sentence for attempt to commit any felony other
than those specified in items (1), (2), (3), and (4), and
(4.1) of this subsection (c) is the sentence for a Class A
misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 96-710, eff. 1-1-10.)