NEW ITEMS
Meeting of the
County Board Room,
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PROPOSED ORDINANCE
ITEM #7
Submitting a Proposed Ordinance sponsored by
WILLIAM M. BEAVERS,
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
SAFE STREETS/WEAPONS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Chapter 58 Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, Article III Offenses Involving Public Safety, Division III, Section 58-130 through Section 58-145 of the Cook County Code are hereby enacted as follows:
This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the “Safe Streets/Weapons Registration Ordinance.”
For purposes of this Division III, the following words or terms shall have the meaning or construction ascribed to them in this Section:
Ammunition
means cartridge cases, shells, projectiles (including shot), primers, bullets,
propellant powder, or other devices or materials designed, or intended for use
in a firearm or destructive device.
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Antique firearms means any firearm, including,
but not limited to, any firearm with
matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap or similar type of ignition system,
which is incapable of being fired or discharged; or any firearm manufactured
before 1898 for which cartridge ammunition is not commercially available and is
possessed as a curiosity or ornament or for its historical significance or
value.
Assault ammunition means any ammunition magazine
having a capacity of more than twelve (12) rounds of ammunition.
Assault weapon means any of the following
weapons:
(1) Assault Rifles
TABLE INSET:
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AK 47 type |
86S type |
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AK 47S type |
86S7 type |
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AK 74 type |
87S type |
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AKS type |
Galil type |
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AKM type |
Type 56 type |
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AKMS type |
Type 565 type |
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84S1 type |
Valmet M76 type |
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Arm type |
Valmet M78 type |
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84S1 type |
M76 counter sniper
type |
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84S3 type |
FAL type |
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HK91 type |
L1A1A type |
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HK93 type |
SAR 48 type |
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HK94 type |
AUG type |
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G3SA type |
FNC type |
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K1 type |
Uzi carbine |
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Algimec AGMI type |
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AR100 type |
AR180 type |
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M24S type |
MAS 223 type |
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SIG 550SP type |
Beretta BM59 type |
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SIG 551SP type |
Beretta AR70 type |
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Australian Automatic
Arms |
CIS SR88 type |
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SAR type |
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SKS type with
detachable magazine |
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Colt AR-15 |
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Bushmaster Auto Rifle |
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Auto-Ordinance
Thompson M1 |
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Ruger Mini 14/5F |
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Federal XC-900 and
XC-450 |
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Feather AT-9 Auto
Carbine |
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Goncz High Tech
Carbine |
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Auto-Ordinance
Thompson 1927A1 |
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Iver Johnson PM30 P
Paratrooper |
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(2) Assault Pistols, Uzi type, Heckler & Koch Sp-89 type,
Australian Automatic Arms SAP type, Spectre Auto type, Sterling Mark 7 type;
and,
(3) Any weapon that the President, the Board, or the Sheriff defines
by regulation as an assault weapon because the design or operation of such
weapon is inappropriate for lawful use.
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Board means the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Code means the Cook County Code of Ordinances.
Combination handle lock means a device that is part of the handgun which precludes the
use of the handgun unless the combination tumblers are properly aligned.
Corrections officer means wardens, superintendents
and keepers of prisons, penitentiaries, jails or other institutions for the
detention of persons accused or convicted of an offense.
County means the
Crime of violence
means any felony committed while armed with a weapon as defined in Article 33a
of the Illinois Criminal Code of 1961, as amended (720 ILCS 5/33a, et seq.).
Division
shall mean this Division III of Article III of Chapter 58 of the Cook County
Code of Ordinances.
Disc projectile ammunition means any ammunition which is composed of multiple disc
shaped objects stacked together to form a single round of ammunition, including
but not limited to the following types of ammunition:
(1) Magdisc
type; and
(2) Shatterdisc
type.
Duty-related firearm means any weapon which is authorized by any law enforcement
agency to be utilized by their personnel in the performance of their official
duties.
Firearm
means any weapon which will, or is designed to or restored to, expel a
projectile or projectiles by the action of any explosive; the frame or receiver
of any such device; or any firearm muffler or silencer. Provided, that such
term shall not include:
(1) antique firearm;
(2) any device used exclusively for
line-throwing, signaling, or safety and required or recommended by the United
States Coast Guard or Interstate Commerce Commission; or
(3) any device used exclusively for firing
explosives, rivets, stud cartridges, or any similar industrial ammunition
incapable of use as a weapon.
Fragmenting bullet means a bullet that is designed
or modified to shatter on impact, or any other bullet that is designed or
modified so that more than 50 percent of the mass of the bullet is likely to
fragment inside a human or animal target.
Handgun
means a firearm designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand, and
includes a combination of parts from which such firearm can be assembled.
Load indicator means a device which plainly
indicates that a bullet is placed in the handgun in a way that pulling the
trigger or otherwise handling the handgun may result in detonation.
Machine gun means any firearm from which eight
or more shots or bullets may be discharged by a single function of the firing
device.
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Metal piercing bullet means any bullet that is manufactured with other than a lead
or lead alloy core, or ammunition of which the bullet itself is wholly composed
of, or machined from, a metal or metal alloy other than lead, or any other
bullet that is manufactured to defeat or penetrate bullet resistant properties
of soft body armor or any other type of bullet resistant clothing which meets
the minimum requirements of the current National Institute for Justice
Standards for "Ballistic Resistance of Police Body Armor".
Ordinance means this Safe Streets/Weapons Ban Ordinance.
Organization
means partnership, company, corporation or other business entity, or any group
or association of two or more persons united for a common purpose.
Peace officer means any person who by virtue
of his office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain
public order or make arrests for offenses, whether that duty extends to all
offenses or is limited to specific offenses.
Person means
any individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society,
joint stock company or organization of any kind.
President
means the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, or his or her
designee.
Safety mechanism means a design adaption or
nondetachable accessory that lessens the likelihood of unanticipated use of the
handgun by other than the owner of the handgun and those specifically authorized
by the owner to use the handgun.
Sawed-off shotgun
means a shotgun having a barrel of less than 18 inches in length or a firearm
made from a shotgun if such firearm is modified and has an overall length of
less than 26 inches or a barrel of less than 18 inches in length.
Security personnel means special agents employed
by a railroad or public utility to perform police functions: guards of armored
car companies, watchmen, security guards and persons regularly employed in a
commercial or industrial operation for the protection of persons employed by or
property related to such commercial or industrial operation.
Sheriff
means the Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois.
Short-barreled rifle means a rifle having any barrel less than 16 inches in
length, or a modified firearm if such firearm as modified has an overall length
of less than 26 inches or any barrel of less than 16 inches.
Solenoid use-limitation
device means a device which
precludes, by use of solenoid, the firing of the handgun unless a magnet of the
appropriate strength is placed in proximity to the handle of the weapon.
Trigger lock means a device that when locked in
place by means of a key, prevents a potential user from pulling the trigger of
the handgun without first removing the trigger lock by use of the trigger
lock's key.
It shall be unlawful for any
person to carry or maintain in any vehicle or about his or her person except
when on his or her property or in his or her residence or fixed place of
business, any rifle, shotgun, or other firearm; provided, that this section
shall not apply to:
(1) Peace officers or any person summoned by any such officers to
assist in making arrests or preserving the peace while he is actually engaged
in assisting such officer;
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(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 commuting
between their homes and places of employment;
(3) Members of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the
(4) Special agents employed by a railroad to perform police functions,
or employees of a detective agency, watchman-guard or patrolman agency,
licensed by the State of Illinois, while actually engaged in the performance of
the duties of their employment or commuting between their homes and places of
employment;
(5) Agents and investigators of the Illinois Crime Investigating
Commission authorized by the Commission to carry weapons, while on duty in the
course of any investigation for the Commission;
(6) Manufacture or transportation when the weapons are not immediately
accessible to any person, or sale of weapons to persons authorized under law to
possess them;
(7) Members of any club or organization organized for the purpose of
practicing shooting at targets upon established target ranges, whether public
or private, while such members are using their firearms on such target ranges;
(8) Duly authorized military or civil organizations while parading,
with the special permission of the Governor;
(9) Licensed
hunters or fishermen while engaged in hunting or fishing; and,
(10) Transportation of weapons broken down in a nonfunctioning state.
(a)
The owner of record of any
motor vehicle that contains an unregistered firearm, a firearm that is not
broken down in a nonfunctioning state, or a laser sight accessory shall be
liable to the county for an administrative penalty of $1,000.00 plus any towing
and storage fees applicable under Section 58-164 of the Code. Any such vehicle shall be subject to seizure
and impoundment pursuant to this section.
(b)
Whenever a police officer
has probable cause to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and
impoundment pursuant to this section, the police officer shall provide for the
towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled by the Sheriff. Before or at the time the vehicle is towed,
the police officer shall notify any person identifying himself as the owner of
the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, of the fact of the seizure
and of the vehicle owner's right to request a vehicle impoundment hearing to be
conducted under Section 58-164(d) of the Code.
(c) The
provisions of Section 58-164 shall apply whenever a motor vehicle is seized and
impounded pursuant to this section.
(a) All firearms in the County shall be
registered in accordance with the provisions of this Division. It shall be the
duty of a person owning or possessing a firearm to cause such firearm to be
registered. No person shall within the County, possess, harbor, have under his
control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, deliver, or accept any firearm
unless such person is the holder of a valid registration certificate for such
firearm. No person shall, within the County, possess, harbor, have under his
control, transfer, offer for sale, sell, give, deliver, or accept any firearm
which is unregisterable under the provisions of this chapter.
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(b) This section shall not apply to:
(1) Firearms
owned or under the direct control or custody of any federal, state or local
governmental authority maintained in the course of its official duties;
(2) Duty-related firearms owned and possessed by peace officers who
are not residents of the County;
(3) Duty-related firearms owned or possessed by corrections officers;
provided, that such corrections officers are not residents of the County;
(4) Firearms owned, manufactured or processed by licensed
manufacturers of firearms, bulk transporters or licensed sellers of firearms at
wholesale or retail, provided that such persons have, in addition to any other
license required by law, a valid deadly weapons dealer license issued under
Section 54-151 of the Code;
(5) Any nonresident of the County participating in any lawful
recreational firearm-related activity in the County, or on his way to or from
such activity in another jurisdiction; provided, that such weapon shall be
unloaded and securely wrapped and that his possession or control of such
firearm is lawful in the jurisdiction in which he resides;
(6) Peace officers, while in the course of their official duties, who
possess and control any firearm or ammunition issued by their department,
bureau or agency in the normal course of business;
(7) Private security personnel who possess or control any firearm or
ammunition within the County; provided, that such firearms shall be owned and
maintained by the security firm employing such personnel and shall be
registered by the security firm in accordance with this Division;
(8) Those persons summoned by a peace officer to assist in making an
arrest or preserving the peace while actually engaged in assisting the peace
officer.
No registration certificate
shall be issued for any of the following types of firearms:
(a)
Sawed-off shotgun, machine
gun, or short-barreled rifle;
(b)
Firearms other than handguns,
owned or possessed by any person in the County prior to the effective date of
this Ordinance which are not validly registered prior to the effective date of
this Ordinance;
(c)
Handguns, except:
(1) Those validly registered to a current owner in the County prior to
the effective date of this Ordinance, and which contain each of the following:
(i) A safety mechanism to hinder the use of the handgun by
unauthorized users. Such devices shall include, but shall not be limited to,
trigger locks, combination handle locks, and solenoid use-limitation devices;
and,
(ii) A load indicator device that provides reasonable warning to
potential users such that even users unfamiliar with the weapon would be
forewarned and would understand the nature of the warning;
(2) Those owned by peace officers who are residents of the County,
(3) Those owned by security personnel,
(4) Those owned by private detective agencies licensed by the State of
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(d)
Firearm muffler or
silencer;
(e)
Assault weapons, as
defined in this Ordinance, unless they are owned by a person who is entitled to
own them under Section 54-212 of the Code.
Any person who receives
through inheritance any firearm validly registered pursuant to this Ordinance
will be eligible to reregister such firearm within 60 days after obtaining
possession or title, provided such person shall be qualified to do so in
accordance with this Ordinance.
(a)
No registration
certificate shall be issued to any person unless such person:
(1) Shall
possess a valid Illinois Firearm Owner's Identification Card in accordance with
the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act found at 430 ILCS 65, et seq., as
amended;
(2) Has not been convicted of a crime of violence, as defined herein
as weapons offense, or a violation of this Ordinance; and,
(3) Has not been convicted within the five years prior to the
application of any:
(i) Violation of any law relating to the use, possession or sale of
any narcotic or dangerous drug, or,
(ii) Violation of Article 12-2 of the Criminal Code of 1961, as
amended and found at 720 ILCS 5/12-2, for aggravated assault or any similar
provision of the law of any other jurisdiction; and,
(4) Has vision better than or equal to that required to obtain a valid
driver's license under the standards established by the Illinois Vehicle Code
of the State of Illinois, as amended; and,
(5) Is not otherwise ineligible to possess a firearm under any
federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance.
(b)
All applicants for a
registration certificate under this Ordinance shall file with the Sheriff on a
form provided, a sworn application in writing. The application shall include
the following:
(1) Name,
social security number, residential and business address and telephone number
of the applicant;
(2) The applicant's age, sex and citizenship;
(3) The applicant's
(4) The name of manufacturer, the caliber or gauge, the model, type and
the serial number identification of the firearm to be registered;
(5) The source from which the firearm was obtained;
(6) Evidence that the applicant meets the criteria of this Section;
(7) Two photographs of the applicant taken within 30 days immediately
prior to the date of filing the application equivalent to passport size showing
the full face, head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and
distinguishing manner;
(8) Such other information as the superintendent shall find reasonably
necessary to effectuate the purpose of this Ordinance and to arrive at a fair
determination whether the terms of this Ordinance have been complied with.
(c)
The Sheriff shall be the
custodian of all applications for registration under this chapter.
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When necessary to establish
the identity of any applicant or registrant, such applicant or registrant shall
be required to submit to fingerprinting in accordance with procedures and
regulations prescribed by the Sheriff.
(a)
A nonrefundable fee in the
amount indicated in subsection (d) of this section shall accompany each initial
registration.
(b)
A nonrefundable fee in the
amount indicated in subsection (d) of this section shall accompany each
reregistration application.
(c)
The registration fee shall
not be applicable to (1) any duty-related handgun of a peace officer domiciled
in the County, or (2) to any duty-related handgun(s) owned by a resident of the
County who retired from the Sheriff’s Police Department or any other municipal
police department in good standing and without any disciplinary charges
pending, and who is, or is eligible to become, an annuitant of any policemen’s
annuity and/or benefit fund, but only if the handgun(s) is registered in that
person's name at the time of separation from active duty in the Sheriff’s
Police Department or any other municipal police department.
(d)
Registration fees for
firearms shall be as follows:
1 firearm . . . $20.00
2--10 firearms . . . $25.00
More than ten firearms . . . $35.00
(a)
A registration certificate
shall be obtained prior to any person taking possession of a firearm from any
source.
(b)
Any firearm currently
registered must be reregistered pursuant to this chapter and in accordance with
rules, regulations and procedures prescribed by the Sheriff. An application to reregister such firearm
shall be filed within 180 days from the effective date of this Ordinance;
provided, however, that this section shall not apply to law enforcement
officers during their tenure of continuous active duty.
Upon receipt of an application
for registration of a firearm, the Sheriff shall investigate the information
contained in said application to determine whether the application and firearm
meet the requirements for registration under this Ordinance. Failure by the
applicant or registrant to respond to investigation inquiries shall be
sufficient grounds for denial or revocation.
(a)
Upon receipt of a properly
executed application for a registration certificate and the report of the Sheriff,
the President, upon determining that the applicant has complied with the
provisions of this Ordinance, shall authorize the issuance of the registration
certificate. Each registration certificate shall be in triplicate and bear a
unique registration certificate number and contain such other information as
may be necessary to identify the applicant and the firearm registered. The
original of the registration certificate shall be retained by the Sheriff; the
President and applicant shall each receive a copy.
(b)
The President shall
approve or deny any application for a registration certificate within a 120-day
period beginning on the date the Sheriff receives the application unless good
cause is shown. In the case of an application to reregister a firearm currently
registered, the President shall have 365 days after receipt of such application
to approve or deny such application unless good cause is shown.
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(c)
Any application for
registration or renewal shall be held in abeyance when there is a criminal
proceeding for a crime of violence, or an offense involving a weapon, or a
proceeding to revoke firearm registration pending against the applicant until
such proceeding has terminated. In the case of a renewal of registration the
then-current registration shall be deemed continuing until the termination of
such proceedings.
(d)
Upon receipt of a
registration certificate, each applicant shall examine the same to insure that
the information thereon is correct. If the registration certificate is
incorrect in any respect, the registrant thereon shall return it to the Sheriff
with a signed statement showing the nature of the error. The Sheriff shall
correct the error, if it occurred through administrative error. In the event that the error resulted from
incorrect information contained in the application, the applicant shall be
required to file an amended application setting forth the correct information
and a statement explaining the error in the original application. Each amended
application shall be accompanied by a fee of $2.00.
(e)
Each registration
certificate authorized to be issued by the President shall be accompanied by a
statement setting forth the registrant's duties under this chapter.
A registration certificate
shall be revoked or an application for registration or reregistration shall be
denied by the mayor when she finds that:
(a)
Any of the criteria in
Section 58-133 of this Ordinance are not currently met; or
(b)
The registered firearm is
or has become an unregisterable firearm under the terms of Section 58-132.5 of
this Ordinance; or
(c)
The information furnished
to the Sheriff on the application for registration certificate proves to be
false; or
(d)
The applicant or
registrant has violated any of the provisions of this Ordinance.
(a)
If it is determined that an
application for registration or reregistration should be denied or that a
registration certificate should be revoked, the President shall notify the
applicant or registrant in writing of the proposed denial or revocation,
briefly stating the reason or reasons therefore.
(b)
The applicant or registrant,
within ten days after receiving notice of the proposed denial or revocation,
may file with the Office of the President a written request for
reconsideration.
(c)
Within thirty days of
receipt of a request for reconsideration, the Office of the President shall
provide the applicant with a final determination which shall either affirm or
reverse the denial.
(d)
In the case of an
affirmation of a denial, the applicant may appeal the denial to the Chancery
Division of the
(e) Within
three days after notification of a decision unfavorable to the applicant or
registrant and all time for appeal in accordance with this Section 58-136.5,
the applicant or registrant shall:
(1) Peaceably surrender to the Sheriff’s Police Department, or any
other municipal police department, the firearm for which the applicant was
denied or the registration certificate was revoked; or
(2) Remove such firearm from the County; or
(3) Otherwise lawfully dispose of his interest in such firearm.
(f)
The applicant or
registrant shall submit to the Sheriff evidence of the disposition of
nonregisterable firearms in accordance with Section 58-136.5(f)(2) and (3).
Such evidence shall be submitted on forms and in the manner prescribed by the
superintendent.
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Each person holding a
registration certificate shall:
(a)
Immediately notify the
Sheriff’s Police Department on a form prescribed by the Sheriff of:
(1) The loss, theft or destruction of the registration certificate or
of a registered firearm immediately upon discovery of such loss, theft, or
destruction;
(2) A change in any of the information appearing on the registration
certificate;
(3) The sale, transfer or other disposition of the firearm not less
than 48 hours prior to delivery.
(b)
Immediately return to the
Sheriff his copy of the registration certificate for any firearm which is lost,
stolen, destroyed or otherwise disposed of.
(c)
Each registrant shall keep
any firearm in his possession unloaded and disassembled or bound by a trigger
lock or similar device, unless such firearm is in his possession at his place
of residence or business or while being used for lawful recreational purposes
within the County; provided, this paragraph shall not apply to law enforcement
personnel nor security personnel, both as defined in Section 58-130.5, while in
the course of their employment.
Any person carrying or having
in his possession or under his custody or control any firearm, shall have on
his person or within his immediate custody a valid registration certificate for
such firearm issued hereunder, which shall be exhibited for inspection to any
peace officer upon demand. Failure of any such person to so exhibit his
registration certificate shall be presumptive evidence that he is not
authorized to possess such firearm.
Failure of any person to
exhibit a registration certificate for any firearm in his possession, custody
or control shall also be cause for the confiscation of such firearms and
revocation of any registration certificates issued therefore under this
Division.
No person shall possess
ammunition in the County unless:
(a)
He is a person exempted
pursuant to Section 58-132 of this Division; or
(b)
He is the holder of a
valid registration certificate for a firearm of the same gauge or caliber as
the ammunition possessed, and has the registration certificate in his
possession while in possession of the ammunition; or
(c)
He is a licensed weapons
dealer or a licensed shooting gallery or gun club pursuant to Chapter 54,
Article III of the Code.
No person shall sell, offer,
or display for sale, give, lend, transfer ownership of, acquire or possess any
laser sight accessory in the County provided, that this section shall not apply
to any members of the armed forces of the United States, or the organized
militia of this or any other state, and peace officers as defined in this Code
to the extent that any such person is otherwise authorized to acquire or
possess a laser sight accessory and is acting within the scope of his or her
duties.
(a)
No firearm may be sold or
otherwise transferred within the County except through a licensed weapons
dealer as defined in Chapter 54, Article III of the Code.
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(b)
No ammunition may be sold
or otherwise transferred within the County except through a licensed shooting
gallery or gun club or a licensed weapons dealer as defined in Chapter 54,
Article III of the Code or as otherwise allowed by the Code.
(c)
No firearm or ammunition
shall be security for, or be taken or received by way of any mortgage, deposit,
pledge or pawn.
(d)
No person may loan,
borrow, give or rent to or from another person, any firearm or ammunition
except in accordance with this Division.
(e)
A peace officer may
additionally sell or transfer any lawfully held firearm or ammunition to another
peace officer in accordance with the other provisions of this Division.
(f)
Except as allowed by
subsection (e) of this section, no person may sell, offer for sale, barter or
transfer within the County any ammunition listed in Section of this Code.
No person shall sell, give
away or otherwise transfer any firearm, as defined in Section 58-130.5, without
complying with the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act found at 430 ILCS 65,
et seq., as amended.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for
any person purchasing any firearm or ammunition, or applying for any
registration certificate under this Division, or, in giving any information
pursuant to the requirements of this Division, to knowingly give false
information or offer false evidence of identity.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for
anyone to forge or alter any application or registration certificate submitted,
retained or issued under this Division.
(a)
Within 90 days from the
effective date of this Ordinance, a person within the County may voluntarily
and peaceably deliver and abandon to the Sheriff or any chief of police of any
municipal police department any firearm or ammunition prior to any arrest and
prosecution of such person on a charge of violating any provisions of this
Division with respect to the firearm or ammunition voluntarily delivered.
(b)
Delivery under this
section may be made at any municipal police station, area or central
headquarters or by summoning any municipal police officer to the person's
residence or place of business. Any firearm or ammunition to be delivered and
abandoned to the Sheriff or any chief of police of any municipal police
department under this section shall be unloaded and securely wrapped in a
package carried in open view.
(c)
The voluntary delivery or
abandonment of any firearm or ammunition after an arrest or charge for
violation of any provision of this Division shall not moot or in any manner
invalidate said arrest or charge.
(a)
Within 14 days of the
effective date of this Ordinance, a person within the County may voluntarily
and peaceably deliver and abandon to the Sheriff or any chief of police of any
municipal police department any laser sight accessory prior to any arrest and
prosecution of such person on a charge of violating any provision of this
Division with respect to the laser sight accessory voluntarily delivered.
(b)
Delivery under this
section may be made at any municipal police district, area or central
headquarters or by summoning any municipal police officer to the person's
residence or place of business.
(c)
The voluntary delivery or
abandonment of any laser sight accessory after an arrest or charge for
violation of any provision of this Division shall not moot or in any manner
invalidate said arrest or charge.
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(a)
Every registrant must
renew his registration certificate annually. Applications for renewal shall be
made by such registrants 60 days prior to the expiration of the current
registration certificate.
(b)
The application for
renewal shall include the payment of a renewal fee as follows:
1 firearm . . . $20.00
2--10 firearms . . . $25.00
More than ten firearms . . . $35.00
(c)
Failure to comply with the
requirement for renewal of registration of a firearm shall cause that firearm
to become unregisterable.
(d)
All terms, conditions and
requirements of this Division for registration of firearms shall be applicable
to renewal or registration of such firearms.
(e) The renewal fee shall not be applicable to duty-relat