Illinois HB1263

Filed: 1/2/2013

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1263

2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1263, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment No.
4 5, by replacing lines 8 through 26 of page 11 and lines 1
5 through 8 of page 12 with the following:
6 "(a-5) The Department of State Police shall take all steps
7 necessary to carry out the requirements of this Section within
8 150 days after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
9 97th General Assembly.
10 (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and
11 (d), 240 days after the effective ate of this amendatory Act of
12 the 97th General Assembly, it is unlawful for any person within
13 this State to knowingly possess a semi-automatic assault
14 weapon, an assault weapon attachment, a .50 caliber rifle, or a
15 .50 caliber cartridge.
16 (c) This Section does not apply to a person who possessed a
17 semi-automatic assault weapon, an assault weapon attachment, a
18 .50 caliber rifle, or a .50 caliber cartridge prohibited by

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1 subsection (b-5) before the effective date of this amendatory
2 Act of the 97th General Assembly provided that the person has
3 provided proof of ownership, his or her name, and other
4 identifying information, as the Department of State Police may
5 direct, including, but not limited to, the individual's Firearm
6 Owner's Identification Card number and the description and
7 serial number (if any) of each weapon or attachment, to the
8 Department of State Police, as required by the Department, on
9 or after 150 days after the effective date of this amendatory
10 Act of the 97th General Assembly but within 240 days after the
11 effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
12 Assembly. Beginning 240 days after the effective date of this
13 amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the person may
14 transfer the semi-automatic assault weapon, assault weapon
15 attachment, .50 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge only to
16 an heir, an individual residing in another state maintaining
17 that device in another state, or a dealer licensed as a federal
18 firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control
19 Act of 1968. Within 10 days after transfer of the
20 semi-automatic assault weapon, assault weapon attachment, .50
21 caliber rifle, or .50 caliber cartridge, the person shall
22 notify the Department of State Police of the name and address
23 of the transferee and comply with the requirements of
24 subsection (b) of Section 3 of the Firearm Owners
25 Identification Card Act. The Department shall promulgate any
26 rules it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this

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1 subsection, and may utilize emergency rule making under Section
2 5-45 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act in its
3 initial implementation of the provisions of this subsection
4 only.
5 (c-5) For the purpose of receiving and processing the
6 information required to be submitted under subsection (c), the
7 Department of State Police shall charge a registration fee of
8 $10 per semi-automatic assault weapon or assault weapon
9 attachment, and $15 per .50 caliber rifle. The fees collected
10 under this subsection shall be deposited into the LEADS
11 Maintenance Fund. "; and

12 by replacing lines 19 through 26 of page 13 and lines 1 through
13 8 of page 12 with the following:
14 "(8) The possession of a semi-automatic assault weapon only
15 for a hunting use expressly permitted under the Wildlife Code,
16 or while traveling to or from a location authorized for such
17 hunting use under the Wildlife Code if the weapon is broken
18 down in a"; and

19 on page 14, line 12 by changing "(10)" to "(9)"; and

20 on page 18, by replacing lines 14 and 15 with the following:

21 "Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
22 2013.".