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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 Concealed Carry Act is amended by
5		changing Sections 40 and 60 as follows:
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) The Department shall by rule allow for non-resident
12		license applications from any state or territory of the United
13		States with laws related to firearm ownership, possession, and
14		carrying, that are substantially similar to the requirements to
15		obtain a license under this Act.
16		(c) A resident of a state or territory approved by the
17		Department under subsection (b) of this Section may apply for a
18		non-resident license. The applicant shall apply to the
19		Department and must meet all of the qualifications established
20		in Section 25 of this Act, except for the Illinois residency
21		requirement in item (xiv) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of
22		Section 4 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. The
23		applicant shall submit:

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1		(1) the application and documentation required under
2		Section 30 of this Act and the applicable fee;
3		(2) a notarized document stating that the applicant:
4		(A) is eligible under federal law and the laws of
5		his or her state or territory of residence to own or
6		possess a firearm;
7		(B) if applicable, has a license or permit to carry
8		a firearm or concealed firearm issued by his or her
9		state or territory of residence and attach a copy of
10		the license or permit to the application;
11		(C) understands Illinois laws pertaining to the
12		possession and transport of firearms; and
13		(D) acknowledges that the applicant is subject to
14		the jurisdiction of the Department and Illinois courts
15		for any violation of this Act;
16		(3) a photocopy of any certificates or other evidence
17		of compliance with the training requirements under Section
18		75 of this Act; and
19		(4) a head and shoulder color photograph in a size
20		specified by the Department taken within the 30 days
21		preceding the date of the application.
22		(d) In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
23		identification card, a non-resident applicant shall provide
24		similar documentation from his or her state or territory of
25		residence. In lieu of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification
26		Card, the applicant shall submit documentation and information

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1		required by the Department to obtain a Firearm Owner's
2		Identification Card, including an affidavit that the
3		non-resident meets the mental health standards to obtain a
4		firearm under Illinois law, and the Department shall ensure
5		that the applicant would meet the eligibility criteria to
6		obtain a Firearm Owner's Identification card if he or she was a
7		resident of this State.
8		(e) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit a non-resident from
9		transporting a concealed firearm within his or her vehicle in
10		Illinois, if the concealed firearm remains within his or her
11		vehicle and the non-resident:
12		(1) is not prohibited from owning or possessing a
13		firearm under federal law;
14		(2) is eligible to carry a firearm in public under the
15		laws of his or her state or territory of residence, as
16		evidenced by the possession of a concealed carry license or
17		permit issued by his or her state of residence, if
18		applicable; and
19		(3) is not in possession of a license under this Act.
20		If the non-resident leaves his or her vehicle unattended,
21		he or she shall store the firearm within a locked vehicle or
22		locked container within the vehicle in accordance with
23		subsection (b) of Section 65 of this Act.
24		(f) Notwithstanding whether the laws of the state or
25		territory where the non-resident resides related to firearm
26		ownership, possession, and carrying, are substantially similar

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1		to the requirements to obtain a license under this Act, the
2		Department shall, no later than 120 days after the effective
3		date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly, allow
4		for a non-resident license application if the applicant is an
5		active duty member of the Armed Forces of the United States who
6		is stationed in this State and lives in this State. A
7		non-resident active duty member of the Armed Forces of the
8		United States who is stationed in this State and lives in this
9		State shall apply to the Department and must meet all of the
10		qualifications established in Section 25 of this Act and shall
11		submit:
12		(1) the application and documentation required under
13		subsection (b) of Section 30 of this Act and the applicable
14		fee;
15		(2) a photocopy of a valid military identification card
16		or Official Proof of Service Letter; and
17		(3) a photocopy of permanent change-of-station orders
18		to an assignment in this State.
19		In lieu of an Illinois driver's license or Illinois
20		identification card, a non-resident applicant under this
21		subsection (f) shall provide similar documentation from his or
22		her state or territory of residence. A non-resident licensee
23		approved under this subsection (f) shall notify the Department
24		30 days following a permanent change of station move to an
25		assignment outside of this State and shall surrender his or her
26		license to the Department. A license issued under this

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1		subsection (f) shall expire on the earlier date of: (i) 5 years
2		from the date of issuance; or (ii) the date the licensee's
3		assignment in this State terminates. The Department may adopt
4		rules necessary to implement the provisions of this amendatory
5		Act of the 99th General Assembly through the use of emergency
6		rulemaking in accordance with Section 5-45 of the Illinois
7		Administrative Procedure Act for a period not to exceed 180
8		days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9		99th General Assembly.
10		(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13; 98-600, eff. 12-6-13; 99-78,
11		eff. 7-20-15.)
12		(430 ILCS 66/60)
13		Sec. 60. Fees.
14		(a) All fees collected under this Act shall be deposited as
15		provided in this Section. Application, renewal, and
16		replacement fees shall be non-refundable.
17		(b) An applicant for a new license or a renewal shall
18		submit $150 with the application, of which $120 shall be
19		apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20
20		shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and
21		$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
22		(c) A non-resident applicant for a new license or renewal
23		shall submit $300 with the application, of which $250 shall be
24		apportioned to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $40
25		shall be apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and

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1		$10 shall be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
2		(d) A licensee requesting a new license in accordance with
3		Section 55 shall submit $75, of which $60 shall be apportioned
4		to the State Police Firearm Services Fund, $5 shall be
5		apportioned to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall
6		be apportioned to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
7		(e) An applicant for a new license or a renewal who is a
8		non-resident active duty member of the Armed Forces of the
9		United States stationed in this State shall submit $150 with
10		the application, of which $120 shall be apportioned to the
11		State Police Firearm Services Fund, $20 shall be apportioned to
12		the Mental Health Reporting Fund, and $10 shall be apportioned
13		to the State Crime Laboratory Fund.
14		(Source: P.A. 98-63, eff. 7-9-13.)
15		Section 10. The Wildlife Code is amended by adding Section
16		3.4b as follows:
17		(520 ILCS 5/3.4b new)
18		Sec. 3.4b. Exemption. Persons licensed to possess a
19		concealed firearm under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and
20		current or retired police officers authorized by law to possess
21		a concealed firearm shall be exempt from provisions of this
22		Code prohibiting possession of those firearms. However,
23		nothing in this Section authorizes the use of those firearms
24		except as authorized in the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, this

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1		Code, or other law.