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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, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Firearm Concealed Carry Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | changing Section 40 as follows:
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| 6 | (430 ILCS 66/40) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sec. 40. Non-resident license applications. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) For the purposes of this Section, "non-resident" means | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | a person who has not resided within this State for more than 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | days and resides in another state or territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b-1), the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | The Illinois State Police shall by rule allow for non-resident | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | license applications from any state or territory of the United | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | States with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements | |||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | to obtain a license under this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | (b-1) The Illinois State Police shall by rule allow for | |||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | non-resident license applications of members of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | National Guard who reside in another state or territory of the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | United States regardless as to whether the laws of their state | |||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | or territory of residence related to firearm ownership, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | possession, and carrying are substantially similar to the | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | requirements to obtain a license under this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the | ||||||
| 2 | Illinois State Police under subsection (b) or (b-1) of this | ||||||
| 3 | Section may apply for a non-resident license. The applicant | ||||||
| 4 | shall apply to the Illinois State Police and must meet all of | ||||||
| 5 | the qualifications established in Section 25 of this Act, | ||||||
| 6 | except for the Illinois residency requirement in item (xiv) of | ||||||
| 7 | paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Section 4 of the Firearm | ||||||
| 8 | Owners Identification Card Act. The applicant shall submit: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) the application and documentation required under | ||||||
| 10 | Section 30 of this Act and the applicable fee; | ||||||
| 11 | (2) a notarized document stating that the applicant: | ||||||
| 12 | (A) is eligible under federal law and the laws of | ||||||
| 13 | his or her state or territory of residence to own or | ||||||
| 14 | possess a firearm; | ||||||
| 15 | (B) if applicable, has a license or permit to | ||||||
| 16 | carry a firearm or concealed firearm issued by his or | ||||||
| 17 | her state or territory of residence and attach a copy | ||||||
| 18 | of the license or permit to the application; | ||||||
| 19 | (C) understands Illinois laws pertaining to the | ||||||
| 20 | possession and transport of firearms; and | ||||||
| 21 | (D) acknowledges that the applicant is subject to | ||||||
| 22 | the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Police and | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois courts for any violation of this Act; | ||||||
| 24 | (3) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence | ||||||
| 25 | of compliance with the training requirements under Section | ||||||
| 26 | 75 of this Act; and | ||||||
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| 1 | (4) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size | ||||||
| 2 | specified by the Illinois State Police taken within the 30 | ||||||
| 3 | days preceding the date of the application. | ||||||
| 4 | (d) In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois | ||||||
| 5 | identification card, a non-resident applicant shall provide | ||||||
| 6 | similar documentation from his or her state or territory of | ||||||
| 7 | residence. In lieu of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification | ||||||
| 8 | Card, the applicant shall submit documentation and information | ||||||
| 9 | required by the Illinois State Police to obtain a Firearm | ||||||
| 10 | Owner's Identification Card, including an affidavit that the | ||||||
| 11 | non-resident meets the mental health standards to obtain a | ||||||
| 12 | firearm under Illinois law, and the Illinois State Police | ||||||
| 13 | shall ensure that the applicant would meet the eligibility | ||||||
| 14 | criteria to obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card if he | ||||||
| 15 | or she was a resident of this State. | ||||||
| 16 | (e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from | ||||||
| 17 | transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her | ||||||
| 19 | vehicle and the non-resident: | ||||||
| 20 | (1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a | ||||||
| 21 | firearm under federal law; | ||||||
| 22 | (2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the | ||||||
| 23 | laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as | ||||||
| 24 | evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license | ||||||
| 25 | or permit issued by his or her state of residence, if | ||||||
| 26 | applicable; and | ||||||
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