Illinois Laws

         (1) carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm, fully concealed or partially concealed, on or about his or her person; and

       (2) keep or carry a loaded or unloaded concealed firearm on or about his or her person within a vehicle.

Sec. 1. It is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination that in order to promote and protect the health, safety and welfare of the public, it is necessary and in the public interest to provide a system of identifying persons who are not qualified to acquire or possess firearms, firearm ammunition, stun guns, and tasers within the State of Illinois by the establishment of a system of Firearm Owner's Identification Cards, thereby establishing a practical and workable system by which law enforcement authorities will be afforded an opportunity to identify those persons who are prohibited by Section 24-3.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, from acquiring or possessing firearms and firearm ammunition and who are prohibited by this Act from acquiring stun guns and tasers.

    (a-20) The Illinois State Police shall develop an Internet-based system for individuals to determine the validity of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card prior to the sale or transfer of a firearm. The Illinois State Police shall have the Internet-based system updated and available for use by January 1, 2024. The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules not inconsistent with this Section to implement this system, but no rule shall allow the Illinois State Police to retain records in contravention of State and federal law.

(b-5) By January 1, 2023, the Illinois State Police shall by rule provide a process for the automatic renewal of the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a person at the time of an inquiry in subsection (b). Persons eligible for this process must have a set of fingerprints on file with their application under either subsection (a-25) of Section 4 or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act. (a-25) Beginning January 1, 2023, each applicant for the issuance of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may include a full set of his or her fingerprints in electronic format to the Illinois State Police, unless the applicant has previously provided a full set of his or her fingerprints to the Illinois State Police under this Act or the Firearm Concealed Carry Act.

The fingerprints must be transmitted through a live scan fingerprint vendor licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. The fingerprints shall be checked against the fingerprint records now and hereafter filed in the Illinois State Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history records databases, including all available State and local criminal history record information files.

The Illinois State Police shall charge applicants a one-time fee for conducting the criminal history record check, which shall be deposited into the State Police Services Fund and shall not exceed the actual cost of the State and national criminal history record check.  (a-26) The Illinois State Police shall research, explore, and report to the General Assembly by January 1, 2022 on the feasibility of permitting voluntarily submitted fingerprints obtained for purposes other than Firearm Owner's Identification Card enforcement that are contained in the Illinois State Police database for purposes of this Act. (c) If the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a licensee under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act expires during the term of the licensee's concealed carry license, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the license remain valid and the licensee does not have to renew his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card during the duration of the

concealed carry license. Unless the Illinois State Police has reason to believe the licensee is no longer eligible for the card, the Illinois State Police may automatically renew the licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card and send a renewed Firearm Owner's Identification Card to the licensee.  (d) The Illinois State Police may adopt rules concerning the use of voluntarily submitted fingerprints, as allowed by State and federal law.

(430 ILCS 65/6.2 new)

Sec. 6.2. Electronic Firearm Owner's Identification Cards. Beginning January 1, 2022, the Illinois State Police may develop a system under which the holder of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card may display an electronic version of his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card on a mobile telephone or other portable electronic device. An electronic version of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card shall contain security features the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary to ensure that the electronic version is accurate and current and shall satisfy other requirements the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary regarding form and content. The display or possession of an electronic version of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois State Police satisfies all requirements for the display or possession of a valid Firearm Owner's Identification Card under the laws of this State. The possession or display of an electronic Firearm Owner's Identification Card on a mobile telephone or other portable electronic device does not constitute consent for a law enforcement officer, court, or other officer of the court to access other contents of the mobile telephone or other portable electronic device. The Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement this Section. (c) Beginning January 1, 2022, if the Firearm Owner's Identification Card of a licensee under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act expires during the term of the licensee's concealed carry license, the Firearm Owner's Identification Card and the license remain valid during the validity of the concealed carry license and the licensee does not have to renew his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card, if the Firearm Owner's Identification Card has not been otherwise renewed as provided in this Act. Unless the Illinois State Police has reason to believe the licensee is no longer eligible for the card, the Illinois State Police may automatically renew the licensee's Firearm Owner's Identification Card. 

(430 ILCS 66/10.5 new)

Sec. 10.5. Electronic concealed carry licenses. The Illinois State Police may develop a system under which the holder of a concealed carry license may display an electronic version of his or her license on a mobile telephone or other portable electronic device. An electronic version of a

concealed carry license shall contain security features the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary to ensure that the electronic version is accurate and current and shall

satisfy other requirements the Illinois State Police determines to be necessary regarding form and content. The display or possession of an electronic version of a valid concealed carry license in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois State Police satisfies all requirements for the

display or possession of a valid concealed carry license under the laws of this State. The possession or display of an electronic concealed carry license on a mobile telephone or

other portable electronic device does not constitute consent for a law enforcement officer, court, or other officer of the court to access other contents of the mobile telephone or other portable electronic device. The Illinois State Police may adopt rules to implement this Section. If the Firearm Owner's Identification Card is expired or suspended rather than denied or revoked, the license may be suspended or a period of up to one year to allow the licensee to reinstate his or her Firearm Owner's Identification Card. The Illinois State Police shall adopt rules to enforce this.

Sec. 2-8. "Forcible felony". "Forcible felony" means treason, first degree murder, second degree murder, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, robbery, burglary, residential burglary, aggravated arson, arson, aggravated kidnaping, kidnaping, aggravated battery resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability or disfigurement and any other felony which involves the use or threat of physical force or violence against any individual.      

(a) A person commits intimidation when, with intent to cause another to perform or to omit the performance of any act, he or she communicates to another, directly or indirectly by any means, a threat to perform without lawful authority any of the following acts:

       (1) Inflict physical harm on the person threatened or any other person or on property; or

       (2) Subject any person to physical confinement or restraint; or

       (3) Commit a felony or Class A misdemeanor; or

       (4) Accuse any person of an offense; or

       (5) Expose any person to hatred, contempt or ridicule; or

       (6) Take action as a public official against anyone or anything, or withhold official action, or cause such action or withholding; or

       (7) Bring about or continue a strike, boycott or other collective action.ing a holiday sale or weekly special? Definitely promote it here to get customers excited about getting a sweet deal.

A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or another against such other's imminent use of unlawful force. However, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another, or the commission of a forcible felony.

(a) A person who is not a peace officer acting in the line of duty commits home invasion when without authority he or she knowingly enters the dwelling place of another when he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons is present or he or she knowingly enters the dwelling place of another and remains in the dwelling place until he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons is present or who falsely represents himself or herself, including but not limited to, falsely representing himself or herself to be a representative of any unit of government or a construction, telecommunications, or utility company, for the purpose of gaining entry to the dwelling place of another when he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons are present and      

       (1) While armed with a dangerous weapon, other than a firearm, uses force or threatens the  imminent use of force upon any person or persons within the dwelling place whether or not injury occurs, or

       (2) Intentionally causes any injury, except as provided in subsection (a)(5), to any person or persons within the dwelling place, or

       (3) While armed with a firearm uses force or threatens the imminent use of force upon any person or persons within the dwelling place whether or not injury occurs, or

       (4) Uses force or threatens the imminent use of force upon any person or persons within the dwelling place whether or not injury occurs and during the commission of the offense personally discharges a firearm, or

       (5) Personally discharges a firearm that proximately causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death to another person within the dwelling place, or

       (6) Commits, against any person or persons within that dwelling place, a violation of Section 11-1.20, 11-1.30, 11-1.40, 11-1.50, or 11-1.60 of this Code.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to a charge of home invasion that the accused who knowingly enters the dwelling place of another and remains in the dwelling place until he or she knows or has reason to know that one or more persons is present either immediately leaves the premises or surrenders to the person or persons lawfully present therein without either attempting to cause or causing serious bodily injury to any person present therein. 

  Carries or possesses on or about his person, upon any public street, alley, or other public lands within the corporate limits of a city, village or incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or the lawful commerce in weapons, or except whenon his land or in his own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of another person as an invitee with that person's permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser or other firearm, except that this subsection (a) (10) does not apply to or affect transportation of weapons that meet one of the following conditions:

Sec. 7-1. Use of force in defense of person.  

(a) A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or another against such other's imminent use of unlawful force. However, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or another, or the commission of a forcible felony. 

A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to prevent or terminate such other's unlawful entry into or attack upon a dwelling. However, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if:  ​

The entry is made or attempted in a violent, riotous, or tumultuous manner, and he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent an assault upon, or offer of personal violence to, him or another then in the dwelling, or 

He reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the commission of a felony in the dwelling.

A person is justified in the use of force against another when and to the extent that he reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to prevent or terminate such other's trespass on or other tortious or criminal interference with either real property (other than a dwelling) or personal property, lawfully in his possession or in the possession of another who is a member of his immediate family or household or of a person whose property he has a legal duty to protect.  However, he is justified in the use of force which is intended or likely to cause death or great bodily harm only if he reasonably believes that such force is necessary to prevent the commission of a forcible felony.

  (a) Except as provided in subsection (c), it is unlawful for any person to store or leave, within premises under his or her control, a firearm if the person knows or has reason to believe that a minor under the age of 14 years who does not have a Firearm Owners Identification Card is likely to gain access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor's parent, guardian, or person having charge of the minor, and the minor causes death or great bodily harm with the firearm, unless the firearm is:

       (1) secured by a device or mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to render a firearm temporarily inoperable; or

       (2) placed in a securely locked box or container; or

       (3) placed in some other location that a reasonable person would believe to be secure from a minor under the age of 14 years.

(b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply:

       (1) if the minor under 14 years of age gains access to a firearm and uses it in a lawful act of self-defense or defense of another; or

       (2) to any firearm obtained by a minor under the age of 14 because of an unlawful entry of the premises by the minor or another person.

(d) For the purposes of this Section, "firearm" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act.

Though Illinois does not have a stand your ground statute, the state Supreme Court has held that there is no duty to retreat before using force in public. Illinois law authorizes the use of deadly force to prevent the commission of a forcible felony, which is defined to include burglary of unoccupied vehicles. 

• Schools, including elementary, secondary, and pre-schools and child care facilities (Operators of a child care facility may possess a firearm, but must keep it in a locked container any time a child is present in the home) 

• State property, including the executive, legislative and judicial branches (except designated hunting areas or buildings where firearms are permitted by the Dept. of Natural Resources) 

• Local Government buildings 

• Adult or juvenile detention centers, priors, jails or other correctional institutions 

• Hospitals, mental health facilities and nursing homes 

• Buses, trains and other forms of public transportation, as well as buildings, property or parking lots under the control of a public transportation facility 

• Bars (defined as any establishment that serves alcohol, if more than 50% of its gross receipts are from the sale of alcohol) *

• Public gatherings and special events on property open to the public that requires a permit issued by a unit of local government (street fairs, “taste of” events, festivals, etc.) 

• Any building or property issued a Special Event Retailers License for the sale of alcohol 

• Any public playground 

• Parks, athletic fields under the control of a city or park district (does not include a trail or bike path, if only a portion of the trail or bike path includes a public park) 

• Property under control of the Cook County Forest Preserve District 

• Public and private universities and colleges and community colleges, including classrooms, athletic venues, hospitals, laboratories, performance halls and galleries, as well as parking areas, sidewalks and common areas including College and professional sports facilities

• Gaming facilities, horse racing tracks and off-track betting parlors 

• Libraries 

• Airports 

• Amusement parks 

• Zoos and museums 

• Nuclear power plants or other facilities regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (no vehicle “safe haven”) 

• Any area where firearms are prohibited by federal law (no vehicle “safe haven”) 

• Additional Provisions for Colleges, Community Colleges and Universities: May prohibit persons from carrying firearms within any vehicle owned or controlled by the college or university; 9 A Summary of Illinois’ Right to Carry Law May establish their own policies involving discipline; May establish their own policies regarding designated areas for parking vehicles that carry firearms; May permit carrying and use of firearms for recognized programs, such as a shooting club, firearm instruction, military science and law enforcement training. (In almost all cases, the prohibitions include parking lots and other property under control of the entity).

• Bar Owners/Operators Fine of up to $5,000 for allowing concealed firearms in bars and restaurants where more than 50% of gross receipts comes from alcohol sales. *

• Private Property Any owner of private property may prohibit concealed carry by posting a sign indicating that firearms are prohibited; Homeowners are not required to post such signs in order to prohibit persons from carrying a concealed firearm on their property. Signage Signs stating that the carrying of firearms is prohibited must to conspicuously posted at entrances (unless a private residence); Signs must be a uniform design established by the Dept. of State Police and must be 4 x 6 inches. Vehicles Are a Safe Haven Anyone carrying a concealed firearm onto a parking area may store the firearm in a case that is locked in the vehicle or in a locked case in the vehicle. Persons are permitted to step out of their vehicle in order to lock the weapon in a trunk or retrieve it when leaving the area. The “Safe Haven” provisions do not apply to nuclear power plants or facilities. They also do not apply to any area where firearms are prohibited by federal law. 

• When stopped by a police officer, including traffic stops, upon the request of the officer the licensee must disclose to the officer that he or she is in possession of a concealed firearm, present the license to the officer upon his or her request and disclose the location of the firearm. 

• Violations/Penalties: Revoked if licensee no longer meets FOID Card eligibility; Revoked if an order of protection is issued; Class A misdemeanor for carrying under the influence, first or second violation; Class 4 felony for third violation; Violation of the Act is a Class B misdemeanor (first offense). Class A for second or subsequent offense. License suspended for six months for a second offense and permanently revoked for three or more violations; All violations require a $150 fee to the Mental Health Reporting Fund, plus any other court costs or fees; License must be surrendered within 48 hours; Preemption State assumes all power over regulation, licensing, possession, registration and transportation of handguns and ammunition. 

• A Summary of Illinois’ Right to Carry Law Invalidates any existing local regulations on handguns and the transport of any firearm or ammunition. Municipalities and other local units of government cannot regulate or restrict assault weapons unless adopted before July 19, 2013 (10 days after the Act became law)