Bill Text: IL HB0265 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who is subject to an order of protection, an emergency order of protection, or an interim 30-day order of protection may not purchase or transport any firearm while the order is in effect. Provides that a person who is the subject of an emergency order of protection may not transport or possess a firearm while in the residence of the alleged victim while the order is in effect. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-12 - Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley [HB0265 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-HB0265-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 HB0265 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person who is subject to an order of protection, an emergency order of protection, or an interim 30-day order of protection may not purchase or transport any firearm while the order is in effect. Provides that a person who is the subject of an emergency order of protection may not transport or possess a firearm while in the residence of the alleged victim while the order is in effect. Provides that a violation is a Class A misdemeanor. Effective immediately.
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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding
Section 24-1.9 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-1.9 new)
Sec. 24-1.9. Purchase or transportation of firearm by
persons subject to protective orders; penalty.
(a) A person who is subject to any of the following orders
may not purchase or transport a firearm while the order is in
effect:
(1) an order of protection entered under Section
112A-14 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 or under
Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986;
(2) an emergency order of protection issued under
Section 112A-17 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
or under Section 217 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986;
(3) a 30-day interim order of protection issued under
Section 112A-18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963
or under Section 218 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986; or
(4) an order issued by a tribunal of another state, the

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United States or any of its territories, possessions or
commonwealths, or the District of Columbia under a statute
that is substantially similar to those cited in paragraphs
(1), (2), or (3) of this subsection (a).
(b) A person who is the subject of an emergency order of
protection may not transport or possess a firearm while in the
residence of the alleged victim while the order is in effect.
(c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A
misdemeanor.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.