Bill Text: IL SB1616 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful transfer or purchase of firearm ammunition online via the Internet. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly transfers or purchases firearm ammunition online via the Internet. Provides that this prohibition does not apply to the transfer of firearm ammunition to, or purchase of firearm ammunition online via the Internet by, peace officers or members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the Reserve Officers Training Corps, when that firearm ammunition is for use in firearms used by those persons in the performance of their official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1616 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-SB1616-Introduced.html

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB1616 Introduced 2/13/2013, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-3.10 new
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Creates the offense of unlawful transfer or purchase of firearm ammunition online via the Internet. Provides that a person commits the offense when he or she knowingly transfers or purchases firearm ammunition online via the Internet. Provides that this prohibition does not apply to the transfer of firearm ammunition to, or purchase of firearm ammunition online via the Internet by, peace officers or members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the Reserve Officers Training Corps, when that firearm ammunition is for use in firearms used by those persons in the performance of their official duties. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony.
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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 by
adding Section 24-3.10 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-3.10 new)
Sec. 24-3.10. Unlawful transfer or purchase of firearm
ammunition online via the Internet.
(a) For purposes of this Section, "Internet" and "online
have the meanings ascribed to them in Section 16-0.1 of this
Code.
(b) A person commits unlawful transfer or purchase of
firearm ammunition online via the Internet when he or she
knowingly transfers or purchases firearm ammunition online via
the Internet.
(c) This Section does not apply to the transfer of firearm
ammunition to, or purchase of firearm ammunition online via the
Internet by, peace officers or members of the Armed Services or
Reserve Forces of the United States or the Illinois National
Guard or the Reserve Officers Training Corps, when that firearm
ammunition is for use in firearms used by those persons in the
performance of their official duties.
(d) Sentence. Unlawful transfer or purchase of firearm

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ammunition online via the Internet is a Class 4 felony.