Bill Text: IL HB3791 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Provides that a municipal police department or church may establish a Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program. Provides that a resident of the county or municipality where the law enforcement agency that has established a Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program is located may, without identifying himself or herself and without being subject to prosecution for a violation of State law or a county or municipal ordinance relating to the illegal possession of that firearm, transfer the firearm to that local law enforcement agency or church. Preempts home rule. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-03 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB3791 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB3791-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 24-11 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/24-11 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 24-11. Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) A municipal police department or church may establish a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program. A resident of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | county or municipality where the law enforcement agency that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | has established a Firearm Relinquishment Amnesty Program is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | located may, without identifying himself or herself and without | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | being subject to prosecution for a violation of State law or a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | county or municipal ordinance relating to the illegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | possession of that firearm, transfer the firearm to that local | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | law enforcement agency or church. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) A local law enforcement agency that has knowledge that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | a resident who relinquishes a firearm in accordance with this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Section is in violation of federal law concerning the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | resident's possession of the firearm may not inform a federal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | law enforcement agency or United States Attorney's Office or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | United States Attorney General's Office of such violation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | unless the failure to inform such agency or Office would be a |
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1 | violation of federal law. | ||||||
2 | (c) A home rule unit may not exercise its home rule powers | ||||||
3 | and functions in a manner that is inconsistent with this | ||||||
4 | Section. This subsection (c) is a limitation under subsection | ||||||
5 | (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on | ||||||
6 | the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and | ||||||
7 | functions exercised by the State.
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8 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
9 | becoming law.
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