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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3683

Introduced 2/5/2026, by Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/24-1

from Ch. 38, par. 24-1

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Exempts from the provisions of the
unlawful possession of weapons statute, the carrying or possession of
certain weapons by qualified retired law enforcement officers, as defined
in the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004, as recognized
under Illinois law, in specified locations.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning criminal law.

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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:

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Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
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changing Section 24-1 as follows:

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(720 ILCS 5/24-1)

(from Ch. 38, par. 24-1)
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Sec. 24-1.
Unlawful possession of weapons.
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(a) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of
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weapons when he knowingly:
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(1) Sells, manufactures, purchases, possesses or
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carries any bludgeon, black-jack, slung-shot, sand-club,
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sand-bag, metal knuckles or other knuckle weapon
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regardless of its composition, throwing star, or any
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knife, commonly referred to as a switchblade knife, which
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has a blade that opens automatically by hand pressure
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applied to a button, spring or other device in the handle
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of the knife, or a ballistic knife, which is a device that
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propels a knifelike blade as a projectile by means of a
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coil spring, elastic material or compressed gas; or
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(2) Carries or possesses with intent to use the same
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unlawfully against another, a dagger, dirk, billy,
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dangerous knife, razor, stiletto, broken bottle or other
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piece of glass, stun gun or taser or any other dangerous or

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

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

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

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person, upon any public street, alley, or other public
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lands within the corporate limits of a city, village, or
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incorporated town, except when an invitee thereon or
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therein, for the purpose of the display of such weapon or
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the lawful commerce in weapons, or except when on his land
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or in his or her own abode, legal dwelling, or fixed place
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of business, or on the land or in the legal dwelling of
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another person as an invitee with that person's
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permission, any pistol, revolver, stun gun, or taser or
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other firearm, except that this subsection (a)(10) does
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not apply to or affect transportation of weapons that meet
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one of the following conditions:
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(i) are broken down in a non-functioning state; or
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(ii) are not immediately accessible; or
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(iii) are unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm
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carrying box, shipping box, or other container by a
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person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
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Owner's Identification Card; or
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(iv) are carried or possessed in accordance with
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the Firearm Concealed Carry Act by a person who has
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been issued a currently valid license under the
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Firearm Concealed Carry Act.
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A "stun gun or taser", as used in this paragraph (a)
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means (i) any device which is powered by electrical
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charging units, such as, batteries, and which fires one or
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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
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disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
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to render him incapable of normal functioning or (ii) any
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device which is powered by electrical charging units, such
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as batteries, and which, upon contact with a human or
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clothing worn by a human, can send out current capable of
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disrupting the person's nervous system in such a manner as
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to render him incapable of normal functioning; or
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(11) Sells, manufactures, delivers, imports,
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possesses, or purchases any assault weapon attachment or
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.50 caliber cartridge in violation of Section 24-1.9 or
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any explosive bullet. For purposes of this paragraph (a)
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"explosive bullet" means the projectile portion of an
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ammunition cartridge which contains or carries an
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explosive charge which will explode upon contact with the
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flesh of a human or an animal. "Cartridge" means a tubular
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metal case having a projectile affixed at the front
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thereof and a cap or primer at the rear end thereof, with
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the propellant contained in such tube between the
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projectile and the cap; or
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(12) (Blank); or
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(13) Carries or possesses on or about his or her
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person while in a building occupied by a unit of
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government, a billy club, other weapon of like character,
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or other instrument of like character intended for use as
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a weapon. For the purposes of this Section, "billy club"

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means a short stick or club commonly carried by police
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officers which is either telescopic or constructed of a
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solid piece of wood or other man-made material; or
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(14) Manufactures, possesses, sells, or offers to
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sell, purchase, manufacture, import, transfer, or use any
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device, part, kit, tool, accessory, or combination of
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parts that is designed to and functions to increase the
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rate of fire of a semiautomatic firearm above the standard
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rate of fire for semiautomatic firearms that is not
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equipped with that device, part, or combination of parts;
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or
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(15) Carries or possesses any assault weapon or .50
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caliber rifle in violation of Section 24-1.9; or
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(16) Manufactures, sells, delivers, imports, or
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purchases any assault weapon or .50 caliber rifle in
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violation of Section 24-1.9.
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(b) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of
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subsection 24-1(a)(1) through (5), subsection 24-1(a)(10),
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subsection 24-1(a)(11), subsection 24-1(a)(13), or 24-1(a)(15)
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commits a Class A misdemeanor. A person convicted of a
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violation of subsection 24-1(a)(8) or 24-1(a)(9) commits a
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Class 4 felony; a person convicted of a violation of
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subsection 24-1(a)(6), 24-1(a)(7)(ii), 24-1(a)(7)(iii), or
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24-1(a)(16) commits a Class 3 felony. A person convicted of a
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violation of subsection 24-1(a)(7)(i) commits a Class 2 felony
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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
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possessed in the passenger compartment of a motor vehicle as
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defined in Section 1-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or on
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the person, while the weapon is loaded, in which case it shall
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be a Class X felony. A person convicted of a second or
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subsequent violation of subsection 24-1(a)(4), 24-1(a)(8),
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24-1(a)(9), 24-1(a)(10), or 24-1(a)(15) commits a Class 3
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felony. A person convicted of a violation of subsection
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24-1(a)(2.5) or 24-1(a)(14) commits a Class 2 felony. The
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possession of each weapon or device in violation of this
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Section constitutes a single and separate violation.
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(c) Violations in specific places.
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(1) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(6) or
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24-1(a)(7) in any school, regardless of the time of day or
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the time of year, in residential property owned, operated
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or managed by a public housing agency or leased by a public
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housing agency as part of a scattered site or mixed-income
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development, in a public park, in a courthouse, on the
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real property comprising any school, regardless of the
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time of day or the time of year, on residential property
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owned, operated or managed by a public housing agency or
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leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
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site or mixed-income development, on the real property
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comprising any public park, on the real property
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comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance owned, leased
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or contracted by a school to transport students to or from

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school or a school related activity, in any conveyance
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owned, leased, or contracted by a public transportation
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agency, or on any public way within 1,000 feet of the real
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property comprising any school, public park, courthouse,
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public transportation facility, or residential property
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owned, operated, or managed by a public housing agency or
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leased by a public housing agency as part of a scattered
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site or mixed-income development commits a Class 2 felony
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and shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not
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less than 3 years and not more than 7 years.
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(1.5) A person who violates subsection 24-1(a)(4),
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24-1(a)(9), or 24-1(a)(10) in any school, regardless of
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the time of day or the time of year, in residential
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property owned, operated, or managed by a public housing
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agency or leased by a public housing agency as part of a
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scattered site or mixed-income development, in a public
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park, in a courthouse, on the real property comprising any
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school, regardless of the time of day or the time of year,
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on residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
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public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
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as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development,
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on the real property comprising any public park, on the
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real property comprising any courthouse, in any conveyance
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owned, leased, or contracted by a school to transport
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students to or from school or a school related activity,
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in any conveyance owned, leased, or contracted by a public

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

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residential property owned, operated, or managed by a
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public housing agency or leased by a public housing agency
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as part of a scattered site or mixed-income development
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commits a Class 4 felony. "Courthouse" means any building
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that is used by the Circuit, Appellate, or Supreme Court
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of this State for the conduct of official business.
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(3) Paragraphs (1), (1.5), and (2) of this subsection
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(c) shall not apply to law enforcement officers
, qualified
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retired law enforcement officers, as defined in the
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federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 (18
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U.S.C. 926B and 926C), as recognized under Illinois law,

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or security officers of such school, college, or
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university or to students carrying or possessing firearms
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for use in training courses, parades, hunting, target
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shooting on school ranges, or otherwise with the consent
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of school authorities and which firearms are transported
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unloaded enclosed in a suitable case, box, or
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transportation package.
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(4) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "school"
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means any public or private elementary or secondary
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school, community college, college, or university.
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(5) For the purposes of this subsection (c), "public
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transportation agency" means a public or private agency
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that provides for the transportation or conveyance of
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persons by means available to the general public, except
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for transportation by automobiles not used for conveyance

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

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apply to a person who possesses a currently valid Firearm
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Owner's Identification Card previously issued in his or
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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
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switchblade knives.
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(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1116, eff. 1-10-23;
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103-822, eff. 1-1-25
.)

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