Bill Text: IL HB5788 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Firearms Restraining Order Act. Provides that a firearms restraining order may be granted against a respondent under the Act regardless of whether the respondent has in his or her custody or control a firearm, ammunition, or firearm parts that could be assembled to make an operable firearm.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-11-16 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB5788 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5788-Introduced.html
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | by changing Section 10 as follows:
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6 | (430 ILCS 67/10) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 10. Commencement of action; procedure.
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8 | (a) An action for a firearms restraining order is | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | commenced by filing a verified petition for a firearms | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | restraining order in any circuit court.
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11 | (b) A petition for a firearms restraining order may be | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | filed in: (1) any county where the respondent resides or (2) | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | any county where an incident occurred that involved the | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | respondent posing an immediate and present danger of causing | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | personal injury to the respondent or another by having in his | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | or her custody or control, or purchasing, possessing, or | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | receiving, a firearm, ammunition, or firearm parts
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18 | be assembled to make an operable firearm.
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19 | (c) No fee shall be charged by the clerk for filing, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | amending, vacating, certifying, printing, or photocopying | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | petitions or orders; or for issuing alias summons; or for any | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | related filing service. No fee shall be charged by the sheriff | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | or other law enforcement for service by the sheriff or other |
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1 | law enforcement of a petition, rule, motion, or order in an | ||||||
2 | action commenced under this Section. | ||||||
3 | (d) The court shall provide, through the office of the | ||||||
4 | clerk of the court, simplified forms and clerical assistance | ||||||
5 | to help with the writing and filing of a petition under this | ||||||
6 | Section by any person not represented by counsel. In addition, | ||||||
7 | that assistance may be provided by the State's Attorney.
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8 | (e) A firearms restraining order may be granted against a | ||||||
9 | respondent under this Act regardless of whether the respondent | ||||||
10 | has in his or her custody or control a firearm, ammunition, or | ||||||
11 | firearm parts
that could be assembled to make an operable | ||||||
12 | firearm. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-345, eff. 6-1-22 .)
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