Bill Text: IL SB1693 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes provisions that prohibit the possession or use of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-23 - Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Andrew S. Chesney [SB1693 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB1693-Introduced.html

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB1693 Introduced 2/8/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
720 ILCS 5/24-1 from Ch. 38, par. 24-1
720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5
720 ILCS 5/24-2
720 ILCS 5/36-1 from Ch. 38, par. 36-1
725 ILCS 5/110-6.1 from Ch. 38, par. 110-6.1
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Deletes provisions that prohibit the possession or use of any device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of any firearm. Amends the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 to make conforming changes.
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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
changing Sections 24-1, 24-1.2-5, 24-2, and 36-1 as follows:
(720 ILCS 5/24-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 24-1)
Sec. 24-1. Unlawful use of weapons.
(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of
weapons when he knowingly:
(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or
carries any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot, sand-club,
sand-bag, metal knuckles or other knuckle weapon
regardless of its composition, throwing star, or any
knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which
has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure
applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle
of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that
propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a
coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or
(2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same
unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy,
dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other
piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or

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deadly weapon or instrument of like character; or
(2.5) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same
unlawfully against another, any firearm in a church,
synagogue, mosque, or other building, structure, or place
used for religious worship; or
(3) Carries on or about his person or in any vehicle, a
tear gas gun projector or bomb or any object containing
noxious liquid gas or substance, other than an object
containing a non-lethal noxious liquid gas or substance
designed solely for personal defense carried by a person
18 years of age or older; or
(4) Carries or possesses in any vehicle or concealed
on or about his person except when on 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)(4) does not apply to or affect
transportation of weapons that meet one of the following
conditions:
(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
(ii) are not immediately accessible; or
(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a
person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card; or

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(iv) are carried or possessed in accordance with
the Firearm Concealed Carry Act by a person who has
been issued a currently valid license under the
Firearm Concealed Carry Act; or
(5) Sets a spring gun; or
(6) (Blank) Possesses any device or attachment of any
kind designed, used or intended for use in silencing the
report of any firearm; or
(7) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or
carries:
(i) a machine gun, which shall be defined for the
purposes of this subsection as any weapon, which
shoots, is designed to shoot, or can be readily
restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot
without manually reloading by a single function of the
trigger, including the frame or receiver of any such
weapon, or sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses,
or carries any combination of parts designed or
intended for use in converting any weapon into a
machine gun, or any combination or parts from which a
machine gun can be assembled if such parts are in the
possession or under the control of a person;
(ii) any rifle having one or more barrels less
than 16 inches in length or a shotgun having one or
more barrels less than 18 inches in length or any
weapon made from a rifle or shotgun, whether by

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alteration, modification, or otherwise, if such a
weapon as modified has an overall length of less than
26 inches; or
(iii) any bomb, bomb-shell, grenade, bottle or
other container containing an explosive substance of
over one-quarter ounce for like purposes, such as, but
not limited to, black powder bombs and Molotov
cocktails or artillery projectiles; or
(8) Carries or possesses any firearm, stun gun or
taser or other deadly weapon in any place which is
licensed to sell intoxicating beverages, or at any public
gathering held pursuant to a license issued by any
governmental body or any public gathering at which an
admission is charged, excluding a place where a showing,
demonstration or lecture involving the exhibition of
unloaded firearms is conducted.
This subsection (a)(8) does not apply to any auction
or raffle of a firearm held pursuant to a license or permit
issued by a governmental body, nor does it apply to
persons engaged in firearm safety training courses; or
(9) Carries or possesses in a vehicle or on or about
his or her person any pistol, revolver, stun gun or taser
or firearm or ballistic knife, when he or she is hooded,
robed or masked in such manner as to conceal his or her
identity; or
(10) Carries or possesses on or about his or her

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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 when on his land
or in his or her 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:
(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
(ii) are not immediately accessible; or
(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a
person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card; or
(iv) are carried or possessed in accordance with
the Firearm Concealed Carry Act by a person who has
been issued a currently valid license under the
Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
A "stun gun or taser", as used in this paragraph (a)
means (i) any device which is powered by electrical
charging units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or
several barbs attached to a length of wire and which, upon

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hitting a human, can send out a current capable of
disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
to render him incapable of normal functioning or (ii) any
device which is powered by electrical charging units, such
as batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or
clothing worn by a human, can send out current capable of
disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
to render him incapable of normal functioning; or
(11) Sells, manufactures, delivers, imports,
possesses, or purchases any assault weapon attachment or
.50 caliber cartridge in violation of Section 24-1.9 or
any explosive bullet. For purposes of this paragraph (a)
"explosive bullet" means the projectile portion of an
ammunition cartridge which contains or carries an
explosive charge which will explode upon contact with the
flesh of a human or an animal. "Cartridge" means a tubular
metal case having a projectile affixed at the front
thereof and a cap or primer at the rear end thereof, with
the propellant contained in such tube between the
projectile and the cap; or
(12) (Blank); or
(13) Carries or possesses on or about his or her
person while in a building occupied by a unit of
government, a billy club, other weapon of like character,
or other instrument of like character intended for use as
a weapon. For the purposes of this Section, "billy club"

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means a short stick or club commonly carried by police
officers which is either telescopic or constructed of a
solid piece of wood or other man-made material; or
(14) Manufactures, possesses, sells, or offers to
sell, purchase, manufacture, import, transfer, or use any
device, part, kit, tool, accessory, or combination of
parts that is designed to and functions to increase the
rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm above the standard
rate of fire for semiautomatic firearms that is not
equipped with that device, part, or combination of parts;
or
(15) Carries or possesses any assault weapon or .50
caliber rifle in violation of Section 24-1.9; or
(16) Manufactures, sells, delivers, imports, or
purchases any assault weapon or .50 caliber rifle in
violation of Section 24-1.9.
(b) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of
subsection 24-1(a)(1) through (5), subsection 24-1(a)(10),
subsection 24-1(a)(11), subsection 24-1(a)(13), or 24-1(a)(15)
commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a
violation of subsection 24-1(a)(8) or 24-1(a)(9) commits a
Class 4 felony; a person convicted of a violation of
subsection 24-1(a)(6), 24-1(a)(7)(ii), 24-1(a)(7)(iii), or
24-1(a)(16) commits a Class 3 felony. A person convicted of a
violation of subsection 24-1(a)(7)(i) commits a Class 2 felony
and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less

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than 3 years and not more than 7 years, unless the weapon is
possessed in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle as
defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or on
the person, while the weapon is loaded, in which case it shall
be a Class X felony. A person convicted of a second or
subsequent violation of subsection 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8),
24-1(a)(9), 24-1(a)(10), or 24-1(a)(15) commits a Class 3
felony. A person convicted of a violation of subsection
24-1(a)(2.5) or 24-1(a)(14) commits a Class 2 felony. The
possession of each weapon or device in violation of this
Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
(c) Violations in specific places.
(1) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(6) or
24-1(a)(7) in any school, regardless of the time of day or
the time of year, in residential property owned, operated
or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the
real property comprising any school, regardless of the
time of day or the time of year, on residential property
owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or
leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
site or mixed-income development, on the real property
comprising any public park, on the real property
comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased
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school or a school related activity, in any conveyance
owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation
agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
property comprising any school, public park, courthouse,
public transportation facility, or residential property
owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or
leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
site or mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony
and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
less than 3 years and not more than 7 years.
(1.5) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(4),
24-1(a)(9), or 24-1(a)(10) in any school, regardless of
the time of day or the time of year, in residential
property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing
agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a
scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public
park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any
school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year,
on residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development,
on the real property comprising any public park, on the
real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance
owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public

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transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000
feet of the real property comprising any school, public
park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or
residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
commits a Class 3 felony.
(2) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(1),
24-1(a)(2), or 24-1(a)(3) in any school, regardless of the
time of day or the time of year, in residential property
owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or
leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
site or mixed-income development, in a public park, in a
courthouse, on the real property comprising any school,
regardless of the time of day or the time of year, on
residential property owned, operated or managed by a
public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development,
on the real property comprising any public park, on the
real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance
owned, leased or contracted by a school to transport
students to or from school or a school related activity,
in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public
transportation agency, or on any public way within 1,000
feet of the real property comprising any school, public
park, courthouse, public transportation facility, or

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residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
commits a Class 4 felony. "Courthouse" means any building
that is used by the Circuit, Appellate, or Supreme Court
of this State for the conduct of official business.
(3) Paragraphs (1), (1.5), and (2) of this subsection
(c) shall not apply to law enforcement officers or
security officers of such school, college, or university
or to students carrying or possessing firearms for use in
training courses, parades, hunting, target shooting on
school ranges, or otherwise with the consent of school
authorities and which firearms are transported unloaded
enclosed in a suitable case, box, or transportation
package.
(4) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "school"
means any public or private elementary or secondary
school, community college, college, or university.
(5) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "public
transportation agency" means a public or private agency
that provides for the transportation or conveyance of
persons by means available to the general public, except
for transportation by automobiles not used for conveyance
of the general public as passengers; and "public
transportation facility" means a terminal or other place
where one may obtain public transportation.

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(d) The presence in an automobile other than a public
omnibus of any weapon, instrument or substance referred to in
subsection (a)(7) is prima facie evidence that it is in the
possession of, and is being carried by, all persons occupying
such automobile at the time such weapon, instrument or
substance is found, except under the following circumstances:
(i) if such weapon, instrument or instrumentality is found
upon the person of one of the occupants therein; or (ii) if
such weapon, instrument or substance is found in an automobile
operated for hire by a duly licensed driver in the due, lawful
and proper pursuit of his or her trade, then such presumption
shall not apply to the driver.
(e) Exemptions.
(1) Crossbows, Common or Compound bows and Underwater
Spearguns are exempted from the definition of ballistic
knife as defined in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of
this Section.
(2) The provision of paragraph (1) of subsection (a)
of this Section prohibiting the sale, manufacture,
purchase, possession, or carrying of any knife, commonly
referred to as a switchblade knife, which has a blade that
opens automatically by hand pressure applied to a button,
spring or other device in the handle of the knife, does not
apply to a person who possesses a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or
her name by the Illinois State Police or to a person or an

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entity engaged in the business of selling or manufacturing
switchblade knives.
(Source: P.A. 101-223, eff. 1-1-20; 102-538, eff. 8-20-21;
102-1116, eff. 1-10-23.)
(720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5)
Sec. 24-1.2-5. Aggravated discharge of a machine gun or a
firearm equipped with a device designed or used for silencing
the report of a firearm.
(a) A person commits aggravated discharge of a machine gun
or a firearm equipped with a device designed or used for
silencing the report of a firearm when he or she knowingly or
intentionally:
(1) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm at or into a building he or she knows to be
occupied and the machine gun or the firearm equipped with
a device designed or used for silencing the report of a
firearm is discharged from a place or position outside
that building;
(2) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm in the direction of another person or in the
direction of a vehicle he or she knows to be occupied;
(3) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of

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a firearm in the direction of a person he or she knows to
be a peace officer, a person summoned or directed by a
peace officer, a correctional institution employee, or a
fireman while the officer, employee or fireman is engaged
in the execution of any of his or her official duties, or
to prevent the officer, employee or fireman from
performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation
for the officer, employee or fireman performing his or her
official duties;
(4) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to
be occupied by a peace officer, a person summoned or
directed by a peace officer, a correctional institution
employee or a fireman while the officer, employee or
fireman is engaged in the execution of any of his or her
official duties, or to prevent the officer, employee or
fireman from performing his or her official duties, or in
retaliation for the officer, employee or fireman
performing his or her official duties;
(5) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm in the direction of a person he or she knows to
be emergency medical services personnel while the
emergency medical services personnel is engaged in the
execution of any of his or her official duties, or to

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prevent the emergency medical services personnel from
performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation
for the emergency medical services personnel performing
his or her official duties;
(6) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to
be occupied by emergency medical services personnel, while
the emergency medical services personnel is engaged in the
execution of any of his or her official duties, or to
prevent the emergency medical services personnel from
performing his or her official duties, or in retaliation
for the emergency medical services personnel performing
his or her official duties;
(7) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm in the direction of a person he or she knows to
be an emergency management worker while the emergency
management worker is engaged in the execution of any of
his or her official duties, or to prevent the emergency
management worker from performing his or her official
duties, or in retaliation for the emergency management
worker performing his or her official duties; or
(8) Discharges a machine gun or a firearm equipped
with a device designed or used for silencing the report of
a firearm in the direction of a vehicle he or she knows to

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be occupied by an emergency management worker while the
emergency management worker is engaged in the execution of
any of his or her official duties, or to prevent the
emergency management worker from performing his or her
official duties, or in retaliation for the emergency
management worker performing his or her official duties.
(b) A violation of subsection (a) (1) or subsection (a)
(2) of this Section is a Class X felony. A violation of
subsection (a) (3), (a) (4), (a) (5), (a) (6), (a) (7), or (a)
(8) of this Section is a Class X felony for which the sentence
shall be a term of imprisonment of no less than 12 years and no
more than 50 years.
(c) For the purpose of this Section:
"Emergency medical services personnel" has the meaning
specified in Section 3.5 of the Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Systems Act and shall include all ambulance crew
members, including drivers or pilots.
"Machine gun" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause
(i) of paragraph (7) of subsection (a) of Section 24-1 of
this Code.
(d) This Section does not apply to a peace officer while
serving as a member of a tactical response team or special
operations team. A peace officer may not personally own or
apply for ownership of a device or attachment of any kind
designed, used, or intended for use in silencing the report of
any firearm. These devices shall be owned and maintained by

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lawfully recognized units of government whose duties include
the investigation of criminal acts.
(Source: P.A. 99-816, eff. 8-15-16.)
(720 ILCS 5/24-2)
Sec. 24-2. Exemptions.
(a) Subsections 24-1(a)(3), 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(10), and
24-1(a)(13) and Section 24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of
the following:
(1) Peace officers, and any person summoned by a peace
officer to assist in making arrests or preserving the
peace, while actually engaged in assisting such officer.
(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense,
while in the performance of their official duty, or while
commuting between their homes and places of employment.
(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
the United States or the Illinois National Guard or the
Reserve Officers Training Corps, while in the performance
of their official duty.
(4) Special agents employed by a railroad or a public
utility to perform police functions, and guards of armored
car companies, while actually engaged in the performance
of the duties of their employment or commuting between
their homes and places of employment; and watchmen while

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actually engaged in the performance of the duties of their
employment.
(5) Persons licensed as private security contractors,
private detectives, or private alarm contractors, or
employed by a private security contractor, private
detective, or private alarm contractor agency licensed by
the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation,
if their duties include the carrying of a weapon under the
provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
2004, while actually engaged in the performance of the
duties of their employment or commuting between their
homes and places of employment. A person shall be
considered eligible for this exemption if he or she has
completed the required 20 hours of training for a private
security contractor, private detective, or private alarm
contractor, or employee of a licensed private security
contractor, private detective, or private alarm contractor
agency and 28 hours of required firearm training, and has
been issued a firearm control card by the Department of
Financial and Professional Regulation. Conditions for the
renewal of firearm control cards issued under the
provisions of this Section shall be the same as for those
cards issued under the provisions of the Private
Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control

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card shall be carried by the private security contractor,
private detective, or private alarm contractor, or
employee of the licensed private security contractor,
private detective, or private alarm contractor agency at
all times when he or she is in possession of a concealable
weapon permitted by his or her firearm control card.
(6) Any person regularly employed in a commercial or
industrial operation as a security guard for the
protection of persons employed and private property
related to such commercial or industrial operation, while
actually engaged in the performance of his or her duty or
traveling between sites or properties belonging to the
employer, and who, as a security guard, is a member of a
security force registered with the Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation; provided that such security
guard has successfully completed a course of study,
approved by and supervised by the Department of Financial
and Professional Regulation, consisting of not less than
48 hours of training that includes the theory of law
enforcement, liability for acts, and the handling of
weapons. A person shall be considered eligible for this
exemption if he or she has completed the required 20 hours
of training for a security officer and 28 hours of
required firearm training, and has been issued a firearm
control card by the Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation. Conditions for the renewal of

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firearm control cards issued under the provisions of this
Section shall be the same as for those cards issued under
the provisions of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
Private Security, Fingerprint Vendor, and Locksmith Act of
2004. The firearm control card shall be carried by the
security guard at all times when he or she is in possession
of a concealable weapon permitted by his or her firearm
control card.
(7) Agents and investigators of the Illinois
Legislative Investigating Commission authorized by the
Commission to carry the weapons specified in subsections
24-1(a)(3) and 24-1(a)(4), while on duty in the course of
any investigation for the Commission.
(8) Persons employed by a financial institution as a
security guard for the protection of other employees and
property related to such financial institution, while
actually engaged in the performance of their duties,
commuting between their homes and places of employment, or
traveling between sites or properties owned or operated by
such financial institution, and who, as a security guard,
is a member of a security force registered with the
Department; provided that any person so employed has
successfully completed a course of study, approved by and
supervised by the Department of Financial and Professional
Regulation, consisting of not less than 48 hours of
training which includes theory of law enforcement,

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liability for acts, and the handling of weapons. A person
shall be considered to be eligible for this exemption if
he or she has completed the required 20 hours of training
for a security officer and 28 hours of required firearm
training, and has been issued a firearm control card by
the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.
Conditions for renewal of firearm control cards issued
under the provisions of this Section shall be the same as
for those issued under the provisions of the Private
Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004. The firearm control
card shall be carried by the security guard at all times
when he or she is in possession of a concealable weapon
permitted by his or her firearm control card. For purposes
of this subsection, "financial institution" means a bank,
savings and loan association, credit union or company
providing armored car services.
(9) Any person employed by an armored car company to
drive an armored car, while actually engaged in the
performance of his duties.
(10) Persons who have been classified as peace
officers pursuant to the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
Act.
(11) Investigators of the Office of the State's
Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor authorized by the board of
governors of the Office of the State's Attorneys Appellate

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Prosecutor to carry weapons pursuant to Section 7.06 of
the State's Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor's Act.
(12) Special investigators appointed by a State's
Attorney under Section 3-9005 of the Counties Code.
(12.5) Probation officers while in the performance of
their duties, or while commuting between their homes,
places of employment or specific locations that are part
of their assigned duties, with the consent of the chief
judge of the circuit for which they are employed, if they
have received weapons training according to requirements
of the Peace Officer and Probation Officer Firearm
Training Act.
(13) Court Security Officers while in the performance
of their official duties, or while commuting between their
homes and places of employment, with the consent of the
Sheriff.
(13.5) A person employed as an armed security guard at
a nuclear energy, storage, weapons or development site or
facility regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
who has completed the background screening and training
mandated by the rules and regulations of the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission.
(14) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of weapons
to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
(13.5) of this subsection to possess those weapons.
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to or affect any person carrying a concealed pistol, revolver,
or handgun and the person has been issued a currently valid
license under the Firearm Concealed Carry Act at the time of
the commission of the offense.
(a-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) do not apply
to or affect a qualified current or retired law enforcement
officer or a current or retired deputy, county correctional
officer, or correctional officer of the Department of
Corrections qualified under the laws of this State or under
the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act.
(b) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any of the following:
(1) Members of any club or organization organized for
the purpose of practicing shooting at targets upon
established target ranges, whether public or private, and
patrons of such ranges, while such members or patrons are
using their firearms on those target ranges.
(2) Duly authorized military or civil organizations
while parading, with the special permission of the
Governor.
(3) Hunters, trappers, or fishermen while engaged in
lawful hunting, trapping, or fishing under the provisions
of the Wildlife Code or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code.
(4) Transportation of weapons that are broken down in
a non-functioning state or are not immediately accessible.
(5) Carrying or possessing any pistol, revolver, stun

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gun or taser or other firearm on the land or in the legal
dwelling of another person as an invitee with that
person's permission.
(c) Subsection 24-1(a)(7) does not apply to or affect any
of the following:
(1) Peace officers while in performance of their
official duties.
(2) Wardens, superintendents and keepers of prisons,
penitentiaries, jails and other institutions for the
detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
the performance of their official duty.
(4) Manufacture, transportation, or sale of machine
guns to persons authorized under subdivisions (1) through
(3) of this subsection to possess machine guns, if the
machine guns are broken down in a non-functioning state or
are not immediately accessible.
(5) Persons licensed under federal law to manufacture
any weapon from which 8 or more shots or bullets can be
discharged by a single function of the firing device, or
ammunition for such weapons, and actually engaged in the
business of manufacturing such weapons or ammunition, but
only with respect to activities which are within the
lawful scope of such business, such as the manufacture,
transportation, or testing of such weapons or ammunition.

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This exemption does not authorize the general private
possession of any weapon from which 8 or more shots or
bullets can be discharged by a single function of the
firing device, but only such possession and activities as
are within the lawful scope of a licensed manufacturing
business described in this paragraph.
During transportation, such weapons shall be broken
down in a non-functioning state or not immediately
accessible.
(6) The manufacture, transport, testing, delivery,
transfer or sale, and all lawful commercial or
experimental activities necessary thereto, of rifles,
shotguns, and weapons made from rifles or shotguns, or
ammunition for such rifles, shotguns or weapons, where
engaged in by a person operating as a contractor or
subcontractor pursuant to a contract or subcontract for
the development and supply of such rifles, shotguns,
weapons or ammunition to the United States government or
any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States, when
such activities are necessary and incident to fulfilling
the terms of such contract.
The exemption granted under this subdivision (c)(6)
shall also apply to any authorized agent of any such
contractor or subcontractor who is operating within the
scope of his employment, where such activities involving
such weapon, weapons or ammunition are necessary and

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incident to fulfilling the terms of such contract.
(7) A person possessing a rifle with a barrel or
barrels less than 16 inches in length if: (A) the person
has been issued a Curios and Relics license from the U.S.
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; or
(B) the person is an active member of a bona fide,
nationally recognized military re-enacting group and the
modification is required and necessary to accurately
portray the weapon for historical re-enactment purposes;
the re-enactor is in possession of a valid and current
re-enacting group membership credential; and the overall
length of the weapon as modified is not less than 26
inches.
(d) Subsection 24-1(a)(1) does not apply to the purchase,
possession or carrying of a black-jack or slung-shot by a
peace officer.
(e) Subsection 24-1(a)(8) does not apply to any owner,
manager or authorized employee of any place specified in that
subsection nor to any law enforcement officer.
(f) Subsection 24-1(a)(4) and subsection 24-1(a)(10) and
Section 24-1.6 do not apply to members of any club or
organization organized for the purpose of practicing shooting
at targets upon established target ranges, whether public or
private, while using their firearms on those target ranges.
(g) Subsections 24-1(a)(11) and 24-3.1(a)(6) do not apply
to:

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(1) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of
the United States or the Illinois National Guard, while in
the performance of their official duty.
(2) Bonafide collectors of antique or surplus military
ordnance.
(3) Laboratories having a department of forensic
ballistics, or specializing in the development of
ammunition or explosive ordnance.
(4) Commerce, preparation, assembly or possession of
explosive bullets by manufacturers of ammunition licensed
by the federal government, in connection with the supply
of those organizations and persons exempted by subdivision
(g)(1) of this Section, or like organizations and persons
outside this State, or the transportation of explosive
bullets to any organization or person exempted in this
Section by a common carrier or by a vehicle owned or leased
by an exempted manufacturer.
(g-5) (Blank). Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to or
affect persons licensed under federal law to manufacture any
device or attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended
for use in silencing the report of any firearm, firearms, or
ammunition for those firearms equipped with those devices, and
actually engaged in the business of manufacturing those
devices, firearms, or ammunition, but only with respect to
activities that are within the lawful scope of that business,
such as the manufacture, transportation, or testing of those

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devices, firearms, or ammunition. This exemption does not
authorize the general private possession of any device or
attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
silencing the report of any firearm, but only such possession
and activities as are within the lawful scope of a licensed
manufacturing business described in this subsection (g-5).
During transportation, these devices shall be detached from
any weapon or not immediately accessible.
(g-6) Subsections 24-1(a)(4) and 24-1(a)(10) and Section
24-1.6 do not apply to or affect any parole agent or parole
supervisor who meets the qualifications and conditions
prescribed in Section 3-14-1.5 of the Unified Code of
Corrections.
(g-7) (Blank). Subsection 24-1(a)(6) does not apply to a
peace officer while serving as a member of a tactical response
team or special operations team. A peace officer may not
personally own or apply for ownership of a device or
attachment of any kind designed, used, or intended for use in
silencing the report of any firearm. These devices shall be
owned and maintained by lawfully recognized units of
government whose duties include the investigation of criminal
acts.
(g-10) (Blank).
(h) An information or indictment based upon a violation of
any subsection of this Article need not negative any
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the burden of proving such an exemption.
(i) Nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
affect the transportation, carrying, or possession, of any
pistol or revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm
consigned to a common carrier operating under license of the
State of Illinois or the federal government, where such
transportation, carrying, or possession is incident to the
lawful transportation in which such common carrier is engaged;
and nothing in this Article shall prohibit, apply to, or
affect the transportation, carrying, or possession of any
pistol, revolver, stun gun, taser, or other firearm, not the
subject of and regulated by subsection 24-1(a)(7) or
subsection 24-2(c) of this Article, which is unloaded and
enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box, or
other container, by the possessor of a valid Firearm Owners
Identification Card.
(Source: P.A. 101-80, eff. 7-12-19; 102-152, eff. 1-1-22;
102-779, eff. 1-1-23; 102-837, eff. 5-13-22; revised
12-14-22.)
(720 ILCS 5/36-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 36-1)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 36-1. Property subject to forfeiture.
(a) Any vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is
subject to forfeiture under this Article if the vessel or
watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is used with the knowledge

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and consent of the owner in the commission of or in the attempt
to commit as defined in Section 8-4 of this Code:
(1) an offense prohibited by Section 9-1 (first degree
murder), Section 9-3 (involuntary manslaughter and
reckless homicide), Section 10-2 (aggravated kidnaping),
Section 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.30
(aggravated criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.40
(predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), subsection
(a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), subsection
(a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
sexual abuse), Section 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a
child), Section 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution
except for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution),
Section 11-20.1 (child pornography), paragraph (a)(1),
(a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (b)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
(e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section 12-3.05
(aggravated battery), Section 12-7.3 (stalking), Section
12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), Section 16-1 (theft if the
theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal), subdivision
(f)(2) or (f)(3) of Section 16-25 (retail theft), Section
18-2 (armed robbery), Section 19-1 (burglary), Section
19-2 (possession of burglary tools), Section 19-3
(residential burglary), Section 20-1 (arson; residential
arson; place of worship arson), Section 20-2 (possession
of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices),
subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 (unlawful use

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of weapons), Section 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a
firearm), Section 24-1.2-5 (aggravated discharge of a
machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed
or used for silencing the report of a firearm), Section
24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a firearm), Section 28-1
(gambling), or Section 29D-15.2 (possession of a deadly
substance) of this Code;
(2) an offense prohibited by Section 21, 22, 23, 24 or
26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
cigarettes;
(3) an offense prohibited by Section 28, 29, or 30 of
the Cigarette Use Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
cigarettes;
(4) an offense prohibited by Section 44 of the
Environmental Protection Act;
(5) an offense prohibited by Section 11-204.1 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated fleeing or attempting to
elude a peace officer);
(6) an offense prohibited by Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (driving while under the influence
of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound
or compounds or any combination thereof) or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, and:
(A) during a period in which his or her driving

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privileges are revoked or suspended if the revocation
or suspension was for:
(i) Section 11-501 (driving under the
influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds or any
combination thereof),
(ii) Section 11-501.1 (statutory summary
suspension or revocation),
(iii) paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 (motor
vehicle accidents involving death or personal
injuries), or
(iv) reckless homicide as defined in Section
9-3 of this Code;
(B) has been previously convicted of reckless
homicide or a similar provision of a law of another
state relating to reckless homicide in which the
person was determined to have been under the influence
of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
compound or compounds as an element of the offense or
the person has previously been convicted of committing
a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol
or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
compounds or any combination thereof and was involved
in a motor vehicle accident that resulted in death,
great bodily harm, or permanent disability or
disfigurement to another, when the violation was a

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proximate cause of the death or injuries;
(C) the person committed a violation of driving
under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination
thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle
Code or a similar provision for the third or
subsequent time;
(D) he or she did not possess a valid driver's
license or permit or a valid restricted driving permit
or a valid judicial driving permit or a valid
monitoring device driving permit; or
(E) he or she knew or should have known that the
vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a
liability insurance policy;
(7) an offense described in subsection (g) of Section
6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
(8) an offense described in subsection (e) of Section
6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or
(9)(A) operating a watercraft under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
compounds, or combination thereof under Section 5-16 of
the Boat Registration and Safety Act during a period in
which his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are
revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was
for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,

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or combination thereof; (B) operating a watercraft under
the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
and has been previously convicted of reckless homicide or
a similar provision of a law in another state relating to
reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination
thereof as an element of the offense or the person has
previously been convicted of committing a violation of
operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
or combination thereof and was involved in an accident
that resulted in death, great bodily harm, or permanent
disability or disfigurement to another, when the violation
was a proximate cause of the death or injuries; or (C) the
person committed a violation of operating a watercraft
under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
under Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act
or a similar provision for the third or subsequent time.
(b) In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in
the commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be
subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures
provided in this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of

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vessels or watercraft, vehicles, and aircraft, and any such
equipment shall be deemed a vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or
aircraft for purposes of this Article.
(c) In addition, when a person discharges a firearm at
another individual from a vehicle with the knowledge and
consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to
cause death or great bodily harm to that individual and as a
result causes death or great bodily harm to that individual,
the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under
the same procedures provided in this Article for the seizure
and forfeiture of vehicles used in violations of clauses (1),
(2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
(d) If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for an
offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A),
(d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this
Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source
of transportation and it is determined that the financial
hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the
benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the
vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member
who is properly licensed and who requires the use of the
vehicle for employment or family transportation purposes. A
written declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this

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Section shall be sufficient cause for the title to be
transferred to the spouse or family member. The provisions of
this paragraph shall apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle.
If the vehicle is the subject of a subsequent forfeiture
proceeding by virtue of a subsequent conviction of either
spouse or the family member, the spouse or family member to
whom the vehicle was forfeited under the first forfeiture
proceeding may not utilize the provisions of this paragraph in
another forfeiture proceeding. If the owner of the vehicle
seized owns more than one vehicle, the procedure set out in
this paragraph may be used for only one vehicle.
(e) In addition, property subject to forfeiture under
Section 40 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
Prevention Act may be seized and forfeited under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 99-78, eff. 7-20-15; 100-512, eff. 7-1-18.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
Sec. 36-1. Property subject to forfeiture.
(a) Any vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is
subject to forfeiture under this Article if the vessel or
watercraft, vehicle, or aircraft is used with the knowledge
and consent of the owner in the commission of or in the attempt
to commit as defined in Section 8-4 of this Code:
(1) an offense prohibited by Section 9-1 (first degree
murder), Section 9-3 (involuntary manslaughter and
reckless homicide), Section 10-2 (aggravated kidnaping),

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Section 11-1.20 (criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.30
(aggravated criminal sexual assault), Section 11-1.40
(predatory criminal sexual assault of a child), subsection
(a) of Section 11-1.50 (criminal sexual abuse), subsection
(a), (c), or (d) of Section 11-1.60 (aggravated criminal
sexual abuse), Section 11-6 (indecent solicitation of a
child), Section 11-14.4 (promoting juvenile prostitution
except for keeping a place of juvenile prostitution),
Section 11-20.1 (child pornography), paragraph (a)(1),
(a)(2), (a)(4), (b)(1), (b)(2), (e)(1), (e)(2), (e)(3),
(e)(4), (e)(5), (e)(6), or (e)(7) of Section 12-3.05
(aggravated battery), Section 12-7.3 (stalking), Section
12-7.4 (aggravated stalking), Section 16-1 (theft if the
theft is of precious metal or of scrap metal), subdivision
(f)(2) or (f)(3) of Section 16-25 (retail theft), Section
18-2 (armed robbery), Section 19-1 (burglary), Section
19-2 (possession of burglary tools), Section 19-3
(residential burglary), Section 20-1 (arson; residential
arson; place of worship arson), Section 20-2 (possession
of explosives or explosive or incendiary devices),
subdivision (a)(6) or (a)(7) of Section 24-1 (unlawful use
of weapons), Section 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a
firearm), Section 24-1.2-5 (aggravated discharge of a
machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device designed
or used for silencing the report of a firearm), Section
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(gambling), or Section 29D-15.2 (possession of a deadly
substance) of this Code;
(2) an offense prohibited by Section 21, 22, 23, 24 or
26 of the Cigarette Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
cigarettes;
(3) an offense prohibited by Section 28, 29, or 30 of
the Cigarette Use Tax Act if the vessel or watercraft,
vehicle, or aircraft contains more than 10 cartons of such
cigarettes;
(4) an offense prohibited by Section 44 of the
Environmental Protection Act;
(5) an offense prohibited by Section 11-204.1 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated fleeing or attempting to
elude a peace officer);
(6) an offense prohibited by Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (driving while under the influence
of alcohol or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound
or compounds or any combination thereof) or a similar
provision of a local ordinance, and:
(A) during a period in which his or her driving
privileges are revoked or suspended if the revocation
or suspension was for:
(i) Section 11-501 (driving under the
influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds or any

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combination thereof),
(ii) Section 11-501.1 (statutory summary
suspension or revocation),
(iii) paragraph (b) of Section 11-401 (motor
vehicle crashes involving death or personal
injuries), or
(iv) reckless homicide as defined in Section
9-3 of this Code;
(B) has been previously convicted of reckless
homicide or a similar provision of a law of another
state relating to reckless homicide in which the
person was determined to have been under the influence
of alcohol, other drug or drugs, or intoxicating
compound or compounds as an element of the offense or
the person has previously been convicted of committing
a violation of driving under the influence of alcohol
or other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
compounds or any combination thereof and was involved
in a motor vehicle crash that resulted in death, great
bodily harm, or permanent disability or disfigurement
to another, when the violation was a proximate cause
of the death or injuries;
(C) the person committed a violation of driving
under the influence of alcohol or other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds or any combination
thereof under Section 11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle

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Code or a similar provision for the third or
subsequent time;
(D) he or she did not possess a valid driver's
license or permit or a valid restricted driving permit
or a valid judicial driving permit or a valid
monitoring device driving permit; or
(E) he or she knew or should have known that the
vehicle he or she was driving was not covered by a
liability insurance policy;
(7) an offense described in subsection (g) of Section
6-303 of the Illinois Vehicle Code;
(8) an offense described in subsection (e) of Section
6-101 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; or
(9)(A) operating a watercraft under the influence of
alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or
compounds, or combination thereof under Section 5-16 of
the Boat Registration and Safety Act during a period in
which his or her privileges to operate a watercraft are
revoked or suspended and the revocation or suspension was
for operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
or combination thereof; (B) operating a watercraft under
the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
and has been previously convicted of reckless homicide or
a similar provision of a law in another state relating to

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reckless homicide in which the person was determined to
have been under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination
thereof as an element of the offense or the person has
previously been convicted of committing a violation of
operating a watercraft under the influence of alcohol,
other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds,
or combination thereof and was involved in an accident
that resulted in death, great bodily harm, or permanent
disability or disfigurement to another, when the violation
was a proximate cause of the death or injuries; or (C) the
person committed a violation of operating a watercraft
under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs,
intoxicating compound or compounds, or combination thereof
under Section 5-16 of the Boat Registration and Safety Act
or a similar provision for the third or subsequent time.
(b) In addition, any mobile or portable equipment used in
the commission of an act which is in violation of Section 7g of
the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Act shall be
subject to seizure and forfeiture under the same procedures
provided in this Article for the seizure and forfeiture of
vessels or watercraft, vehicles, and aircraft, and any such
equipment shall be deemed a vessel or watercraft, vehicle, or
aircraft for purposes of this Article.
(c) In addition, when a person discharges a firearm at
another individual from a vehicle with the knowledge and

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consent of the owner of the vehicle and with the intent to
cause death or great bodily harm to that individual and as a
result causes death or great bodily harm to that individual,
the vehicle shall be subject to seizure and forfeiture under
the same procedures provided in this Article for the seizure
and forfeiture of vehicles used in violations of clauses (1),
(2), (3), or (4) of subsection (a) of this Section.
(d) If the spouse of the owner of a vehicle seized for an
offense described in subsection (g) of Section 6-303 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code, a violation of subdivision (d)(1)(A),
(d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(G), (d)(1)(H), or (d)(1)(I) of Section
11-501 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or Section 9-3 of this
Code makes a showing that the seized vehicle is the only source
of transportation and it is determined that the financial
hardship to the family as a result of the seizure outweighs the
benefit to the State from the seizure, the vehicle may be
forfeited to the spouse or family member and the title to the
vehicle shall be transferred to the spouse or family member
who is properly licensed and who requires the use of the
vehicle for employment or family transportation purposes. A
written declaration of forfeiture of a vehicle under this
Section shall be sufficient cause for the title to be
transferred to the spouse or family member. The provisions of
this paragraph shall apply only to one forfeiture per vehicle.
If the vehicle is the subject of a subsequent forfeiture
proceeding by virtue of a subsequent conviction of either

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spouse or the family member, the spouse or family member to
whom the vehicle was forfeited under the first forfeiture
proceeding may not utilize the provisions of this paragraph in
another forfeiture proceeding. If the owner of the vehicle
seized owns more than one vehicle, the procedure set out in
this paragraph may be used for only one vehicle.
(e) In addition, property subject to forfeiture under
Section 40 of the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus
Prevention Act may be seized and forfeited under this Article.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
Section 10. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
amended by changing Section 110-6.1 as follows:
(725 ILCS 5/110-6.1) (from Ch. 38, par. 110-6.1)
Sec. 110-6.1. Denial of pretrial release.
(a) Upon verified petition by the State, the court shall
hold a hearing and may deny a defendant pretrial release only
if:
(1) the defendant is charged with a felony offense
other than a forcible felony for which, based on the
charge or the defendant's criminal history, a sentence of
imprisonment, without probation, periodic imprisonment or
conditional discharge, is required by law upon conviction,
and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release
poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person

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or persons or the community, based on the specific
articulable facts of the case;
(1.5) the defendant's pretrial release poses a real
and present threat to the safety of any person or persons
or the community, based on the specific articulable facts
of the case, and the defendant is charged with a forcible
felony, which as used in this Section, means treason,
first degree murder, second degree murder, predatory
criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal
sexual assault, criminal sexual assault, armed robbery,
aggravated robbery, robbery, burglary where there is use
of force against another person, residential burglary,
home invasion, vehicular invasion, aggravated arson,
arson, aggravated kidnaping, kidnaping, aggravated battery
resulting in great bodily harm or permanent disability or
disfigurement or any other felony which involves the
threat of or infliction of great bodily harm or permanent
disability or disfigurement;
(2) the defendant is charged with stalking or
aggravated stalking, and it is alleged that the
defendant's pre-trial release poses a real and present
threat to the safety of a victim of the alleged offense,
and denial of release is necessary to prevent fulfillment
of the threat upon which the charge is based;
(3) the defendant is charged with a violation of an
order of protection issued under Section 112A-14 of this

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Code or Section 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act
of 1986, a stalking no contact order under Section 80 of
the Stalking No Contact Order Act, or of a civil no contact
order under Section 213 of the Civil No Contact Order Act,
and it is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release
poses a real and present threat to the safety of any person
or persons or the community, based on the specific
articulable facts of the case;
(4) the defendant is charged with domestic battery or
aggravated domestic battery under Section 12-3.2 or 12-3.3
of the Criminal Code of 2012 and it is alleged that the
defendant's pretrial release poses a real and present
threat to the safety of any person or persons or the
community, based on the specific articulable facts of the
case;
(5) the defendant is charged with any offense under
Article 11 of the Criminal Code of 2012, except for
Sections 11-14, 11-14.1, 11-18, 11-20, 11-30, 11-35,
11-40, and 11-45 of the Criminal Code of 2012, or similar
provisions of the Criminal Code of 1961 and it is alleged
that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real and
present threat to the safety of any person or persons or
the community, based on the specific articulable facts of
the case;
(6) the defendant is charged with any of the following
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alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a real
and present threat to the safety of any person or persons
or the community, based on the specific articulable facts
of the case:
(A) Section 24-1.2 (aggravated discharge of a
firearm);
(B) Section 24-2.5 (aggravated discharge of a
machine gun or a firearm equipped with a device
designed or use for silencing the report of a
firearm);
(C) Section 24-1.5 (reckless discharge of a
firearm);
(D) Section 24-1.7 (armed habitual criminal);
(E) Section 24-2.2 (manufacture, sale or transfer
of bullets or shells represented to be armor piercing
bullets, dragon's breath shotgun shells, bolo shells,
or flechette shells);
(F) Section 24-3 (unlawful sale or delivery of
firearms);
(G) Section 24-3.3 (unlawful sale or delivery of
firearms on the premises of any school);
(H) Section 24-34 (unlawful sale of firearms by
liquor license);
(I) Section 24-3.5 (unlawful purchase of a
firearm);
(J) Section 24-3A (gunrunning);

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(K) Section 24-3B (firearms trafficking);
(L) Section 10-9 (b) (involuntary servitude);
(M) Section 10-9 (c) (involuntary sexual servitude
of a minor);
(N) Section 10-9(d) (trafficking in persons);
(O) Non-probationable violations: (i) unlawful use
or possession of weapons by felons or persons in the
Custody of the Department of Corrections facilities
(Section 24-1.1), (ii) aggravated unlawful use of a
weapon (Section 24-1.6), or (iii) aggravated
possession of a stolen firearm (Section 24-3.9);
(P) Section 9-3 (reckless homicide and involuntary
manslaughter);
(Q) Section 19-3 (residential burglary);
(R) Section 10-5 (child abduction);
(S) Felony violations of Section 12C-5 (child
endangerment);
(T) Section 12-7.1 (hate crime);
(U) Section 10-3.1 (aggravated unlawful
restraint);
(V) Section 12-9 (threatening a public official);
(W) Subdivision (f)(1) of Section 12-3.05
(aggravated battery with a deadly weapon other than by
discharge of a firearm);
(6.5) the defendant is charged with any of the
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pretrial release poses a real and present threat to the
safety of any person or persons or the community, based on
the specific articulable facts of the case:
(A) Felony violations of Sections 3.01, 3.02, or
3.03 of the Humane Care for Animals Act (cruel
treatment, aggravated cruelty, and animal torture);
(B) Subdivision (d)(1)(B) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the
influence while operating a school bus with
passengers);
(C) Subdivision (d)(1)(C) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the
influence causing great bodily harm);
(D) Subdivision (d)(1)(D) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the
influence after a previous reckless homicide
conviction);
(E) Subdivision (d)(1)(F) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the
influence leading to death); or
(F) Subdivision (d)(1)(J) of Section 11-501 of the
Illinois Vehicle Code (aggravated driving under the
influence that resulted in bodily harm to a child
under the age of 16);
(7) the defendant is charged with an attempt to commit
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is alleged that the defendant's pretrial release poses a
real and present threat to the safety of any person or
persons or the community, based on the specific
articulable facts of the case; or
(8) the person has a high likelihood of willful flight
to avoid prosecution and is charged with:
(A) Any felony described in subdivisions (a)(1)
through (a)(7) of this Section; or
(B) A felony offense other than a Class 4 offense.
(b) If the charged offense is a felony, as part of the
detention hearing, the court shall determine whether there is
probable cause the defendant has committed an offense, unless
a hearing pursuant to Section 109-3 of this Code has already
been held or a grand jury has returned a true bill of
indictment against the defendant. If there is a finding of no
probable cause, the defendant shall be released. No such
finding is necessary if the defendant is charged with a
misdemeanor.
(c) Timing of petition.
(1) A petition may be filed without prior notice to
the defendant at the first appearance before a judge, or
within the 21 calendar days, except as provided in Section
110-6, after arrest and release of the defendant upon
reasonable notice to defendant; provided that while such
petition is pending before the court, the defendant if
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(2) Upon filing, the court shall immediately hold a
hearing on the petition unless a continuance is requested.
If a continuance is requested and granted, the hearing
shall be held within 48 hours of the defendant's first
appearance if the defendant is charged with first degree
murder or a Class X, Class 1, Class 2, or Class 3 felony,
and within 24 hours if the defendant is charged with a
Class 4 or misdemeanor offense. The Court may deny or
grant the request for continuance. If the court decides to
grant the continuance, the Court retains the discretion to
detain or release the defendant in the time between the
filing of the petition and the hearing.
(d) Contents of petition.
(1) The petition shall be verified by the State and
shall state the grounds upon which it contends the
defendant should be denied pretrial release, including the
real and present threat to the safety of any person or
persons or the community, based on the specific
articulable facts or flight risk, as appropriate.
(2) If the State seeks to file a second or subsequent
petition under this Section, the State shall be required
to present a verified application setting forth in detail
any new facts not known or obtainable at the time of the
filing of the previous petition.
(e) Eligibility: All defendants shall be presumed eligible
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proving by clear and convincing evidence that:
(1) the proof is evident or the presumption great that
the defendant has committed an offense listed in
subsection (a), and
(2) for offenses listed in paragraphs (1) through (7)
of subsection (a), the defendant poses a real and present
threat to the safety of any person or persons or the
community, based on the specific articulable facts of the
case, by conduct which may include, but is not limited to,
a forcible felony, the obstruction of justice,
intimidation, injury, or abuse as defined by paragraph (1)
of Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of
1986, and
(3) no condition or combination of conditions set
forth in subsection (b) of Section 110-10 of this Article
can mitigate (i) the real and present threat to the safety
of any person or persons or the community, based on the
specific articulable facts of the case, for offenses
listed in paragraphs (1) through (7) of subsection (a), or
(ii) the defendant's willful flight for offenses listed in
paragraph (8) of subsection (a), and
(4) for offenses under subsection (b) of Section 407
of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act that are subject
to paragraph (1) of subsection (a), no condition or
combination of conditions set forth in subsection (b) of
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present threat to the safety of any person or persons or
the community, based on the specific articulable facts of
the case, and the defendant poses a serious risk to not
appear in court as required.
(f) Conduct of the hearings.
(1) Prior to the hearing, the State shall tender to
the defendant copies of the defendant's criminal history
available, any written or recorded statements, and the
substance of any oral statements made by any person, if
relied upon by the State in its petition, and any police
reports in the prosecutor's possession at the time of the
hearing.
(2) The State or defendant may present evidence at the
hearing by way of proffer based upon reliable information.
(3) The defendant has the right to be represented by
counsel, and if he or she is indigent, to have counsel
appointed for him or her. The defendant shall have the
opportunity to testify, to present witnesses on his or her
own behalf, and to cross-examine any witnesses that are
called by the State. Defense counsel shall be given
adequate opportunity to confer with the defendant before
any hearing at which conditions of release or the
detention of the defendant are to be considered, with an
accommodation for a physical condition made to facilitate
attorney/client consultation. If defense counsel needs to
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conducted via a two-way audio-visual communication system,
such consultation shall not be recorded and shall be
undertaken consistent with constitutional protections.
(3.5) A hearing at which pretrial release may be
denied must be conducted in person (and not by way of
two-way audio visual communication) unless the accused
waives the right to be present physically in court, the
court determines that the physical health and safety of
any person necessary to the proceedings would be
endangered by appearing in court, or the chief judge of
the circuit orders use of that system due to operational
challenges in conducting the hearing in person. Such
operational challenges must be documented and approved by
the chief judge of the circuit, and a plan to address the
challenges through reasonable efforts must be presented
and approved by the Administrative Office of the Illinois
Courts every 6 months.
(4) If the defense seeks to compel the complaining
witness to testify as a witness in its favor, it shall
petition the court for permission. When the ends of
justice so require, the court may exercise its discretion
and compel the appearance of a complaining witness. The
court shall state on the record reasons for granting a
defense request to compel the presence of a complaining
witness only on the issue of the defendant's pretrial
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the court shall state on the record the reason for
granting a defense request to compel the presence of a
complaining witness, and only grant the request if the
court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the
defendant will be materially prejudiced if the complaining
witness does not appear. Cross-examination of a
complaining witness at the pretrial detention hearing for
the purpose of impeaching the witness' credibility is
insufficient reason to compel the presence of the witness.
In deciding whether to compel the appearance of a
complaining witness, the court shall be considerate of the
emotional and physical well-being of the witness. The
pre-trial detention hearing is not to be used for purposes
of discovery, and the post arraignment rules of discovery
do not apply. The State shall tender to the defendant,
prior to the hearing, copies, if any, of the defendant's
criminal history, if available, and any written or
recorded statements and the substance of any oral
statements made by any person, if in the State's
Attorney's possession at the time of the hearing.
(5) The rules concerning the admissibility of evidence
in criminal trials do not apply to the presentation and
consideration of information at the hearing. At the trial
concerning the offense for which the hearing was conducted
neither the finding of the court nor any transcript or
other record of the hearing shall be admissible in the

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State's case-in-chief, but shall be admissible for
impeachment, or as provided in Section 115-10.1 of this
Code, or in a perjury proceeding.
(6) The defendant may not move to suppress evidence or
a confession, however, evidence that proof of the charged
crime may have been the result of an unlawful search or
seizure, or both, or through improper interrogation, is
relevant in assessing the weight of the evidence against
the defendant.
(7) Decisions regarding release, conditions of
release, and detention prior to trial must be
individualized, and no single factor or standard may be
used exclusively to order detention. Risk assessment tools
may not be used as the sole basis to deny pretrial release.
(g) Factors to be considered in making a determination of
dangerousness. The court may, in determining whether the
defendant poses a real and present threat to the safety of any
person or persons or the community, based on the specific
articulable facts of the case, consider, but shall not be
limited to, evidence or testimony concerning:
(1) The nature and circumstances of any offense
charged, including whether the offense is a crime of
violence, involving a weapon, or a sex offense.
(2) The history and characteristics of the defendant
including:
(A) Any evidence of the defendant's prior criminal

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history indicative of violent, abusive or assaultive
behavior, or lack of such behavior. Such evidence may
include testimony or documents received in juvenile
proceedings, criminal, quasi-criminal, civil
commitment, domestic relations, or other proceedings.
(B) Any evidence of the defendant's psychological,
psychiatric or other similar social history which
tends to indicate a violent, abusive, or assaultive
nature, or lack of any such history.
(3) The identity of any person or persons to whose
safety the defendant is believed to pose a threat, and the
nature of the threat.
(4) Any statements made by, or attributed to the
defendant, together with the circumstances surrounding
them.
(5) The age and physical condition of the defendant.
(6) The age and physical condition of any victim or
complaining witness.
(7) Whether the defendant is known to possess or have
access to any weapon or weapons.
(8) Whether, at the time of the current offense or any
other offense or arrest, the defendant was on probation,
parole, aftercare release, mandatory supervised release or
other release from custody pending trial, sentencing,
appeal or completion of sentence for an offense under
federal or state law.

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(9) Any other factors, including those listed in
Section 110-5 of this Article deemed by the court to have a
reasonable bearing upon the defendant's propensity or
reputation for violent, abusive, or assaultive behavior,
or lack of such behavior.
(h) Detention order. The court shall, in any order for
detention:
(1) make a written finding summarizing the court's
reasons for concluding that the defendant should be denied
pretrial release, including why less restrictive
conditions would not avoid a real and present threat to
the safety of any person or persons or the community,
based on the specific articulable facts of the case, or
prevent the defendant's willful flight from prosecution;
(2) direct that the defendant be committed to the
custody of the sheriff for confinement in the county jail
pending trial;
(3) direct that the defendant be given a reasonable
opportunity for private consultation with counsel, and for
communication with others of his or her choice by
visitation, mail and telephone; and
(4) direct that the sheriff deliver the defendant as
required for appearances in connection with court
proceedings.
(i) Detention. If the court enters an order for the
detention of the defendant pursuant to subsection (e) of this

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Section, the defendant shall be brought to trial on the
offense for which he is detained within 90 days after the date
on which the order for detention was entered. If the defendant
is not brought to trial within the 90-day period required by
the preceding sentence, he shall not be denied pretrial
release. In computing the 90-day period, the court shall omit
any period of delay resulting from a continuance granted at
the request of the defendant and any period of delay resulting
from a continuance granted at the request of the State with
good cause shown pursuant to Section 103-5.
(i-5) At each subsequent appearance of the defendant
before the court, the judge must find that continued detention
is necessary to avoid a real and present threat to the safety
of any person or persons or the community, based on the
specific articulable facts of the case, or to prevent the
defendant's willful flight from prosecution.
(j) Rights of the defendant. The defendant shall be
entitled to appeal any order entered under this Section
denying his or her pretrial release.
(k) Appeal. The State may appeal any order entered under
this Section denying any motion for denial of pretrial
release.
(l) Presumption of innocence. Nothing in this Section
shall be construed as modifying or limiting in any way the
defendant's presumption of innocence in further criminal
proceedings.

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(m) Interest of victims.
(1) Crime victims shall be given notice by the State's
Attorney's office of this hearing as required in paragraph (1)
of subsection (b) of Section 4.5 of the Rights of Crime Victims
and Witnesses Act and shall be informed of their opportunity
at this hearing to obtain a protective order.
(2) If the defendant is denied pretrial release, the court
may impose a no contact provision with the victim or other
interested party that shall be enforced while the defendant
remains in custody.
(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-23; 102-1104, eff. 1-1-23.)
Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.