Amends the Amusement Ride and Attraction Safety Act. Provides that "amusement ride" includes any water slide, as defined by the Swimming Facility Act.
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person operating a vehicle of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds upon a highway of this State shall remove any ice and snow from the hood, roof, and sides of the vehicle that poses a threat to the safety of other persons or property on the highway during operation of the vehicle.
Creates the Reasonable Use of Force Act. Defines "chokehold," "peace officer," and "private security contractor." Provides that peace officers shall use an amount of force reasonably necessary based on the totality of the circumstances to perform a lawful task, effect an arrest, overcome resistance, control a subject, or protect themselves or others from injury. Prohibits reducing a person's ability to breathe due to chest compression, positing a person in any manner that restricts free breathing, or placing a person on his or her stomach unless necessary to overcome resistance and obtain control of a person or to protect themselves or others from injury. Prohibits the use of chokeholds by peace officers and private security contractors unless deadly force is justified under the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that peace officers shall monitor an arrestee and seek medical attention for an arrestee after they have obtained control of a person and the person has been arrested. Effective immediately.
Amends the Smoke Detector Act. In a Section concerning the requirements of smoke detectors installed in a dwelling unit, provides that if a smoke detector is battery powered, then the battery must be non-replaceable, non-removable, and capable of powering the detector for a minimum of 10 years. Creates an exemption for dwelling units and hotels within municipalities with a population over 1,000,000 inhabitants. Effective on January 1, 2017.
Amends the Riverboat Gambling Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act. Provides that the Department of State Police has authority to deny an application for or to revoke and seize a Firearm Owner's Identification Card previously issued under the Act if the Department finds that the applicant or the person to whom the card was issued is or was at the time of issuance not covered by a policy of liability insurance in the amount of at least $100,000 specifically covering any damages resulting from negligent or willful acts involving the use of a firearm while owned or carried by the person. Provides that a person shall be deemed the owner of a firearm after the firearm is lost or stolen until the loss or theft is reported to the police department or sheriff of the jurisdiction in which the owner resides.
Amends the Freedom of Information Act. Provides that names and information of people who have applied for or received Certificates of Firearm Registration are exempt from public inspections and copying. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the National Instant Criminal Background Check System Improvement Fund and the Illinois LEADS Information and Technology Improvement Fund. Amends the Firearm Owners Identification Act. Provides that the Act may now be cited to as the "Firearm Owners Identification Card and Certificate of Firearm Registration Act". Defines "Certificate of Firearm Registration" and "firearm". Prohibits any person in the State from carrying or possessing a firearm without a Certificate of Firearm Registration. Sets forth requirements concerning exemptions, applications for registration, registration fees, the distribution of moneys received from certain fees, and the denial of an application. Creates penalties for the possession of a firearm without a current certificate of registration, knowingly providing false or misleading information or evidence in connection with an application, and the failure to report to local law enforcement that a registered firearm is lost, stolen, missing, or destroyed. Sets forth procedures for the return of a certificate of registration for a firearm that is lost, stolen, or otherwise disposed of. Amends various Acts to make conforming changes.
Amends the Wildlife Code. Provides that it is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction of this State to import animal trophies into, or export the trophy from, this State; take any trophy within this State; possess, sell, deliver, carry, transport, or ship by any means whatsoever any trophy in violation of specified provisions of the Act; deliver, receive, carry, transport, or ship in interstate or foreign commerce, by any means whatsoever and in the course of a commercial activity, any trophy; or sell or offer for sale in interstate or foreign commerce any trophy. Provides that the prohibition on import of animal trophies shall not apply when the import is expressly authorized by federal license or permit. Provides that the Department of Natural Resources may permit the import, sale of, offer for sale of, purchase of, barter of, or possession with intent to sell any trophy for bona fide educational or scientific purposes, unless this activity is prohibited by federal law.
Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Defines "antique handgun" and "personalized handgun". Provides that a personalized handgun is a handgun which incorporates within its design, and as part of its original manufacture, technology which automatically limits its operational use and which cannot be readily deactivated, so that it may only be fired by an authorized or recognized user. Requires the Director of State Police to report to the Governor and General Assembly on the availability of personalized handguns for retail sales purposes. Provides that the Director of State Police shall publish a list of personalized handguns that may be sold in the State. Provides that this list shall identify those handguns by manufacturer, model, and caliber. Provides that on and after the first day of the 6 month following the preparation and delivery of the list of personalized handguns which may be sold in the State, no person federally licensed as a manufacturer of firearms or retail dealer of firearms or any agent or employee of a wholesale or retail dealer of firearms shall transport into the State, sell, expose for sale, possess with the intent of selling, assign, or otherwise transfer any handgun unless it is a personalized handgun or an antique handgun. Provides that a violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides exemptions.
Creates the Firearms Accountability Act. Provides that whenever any person intentionally or negligently delivers or causes to be delivered a firearm, firearm ammunition, or silencer to: (1) any person who is not legally authorized to possess that item; (2) a person who is purchasing the item on behalf of another person; or (3) any other person the deliverer knows or has reason to know will use the item unlawfully; the deliverer shall thereafter be civilly liable for the commission of any subsequent tortious conduct that directly or indirectly involves the use, attempted use, or threatened use of the item by any person. Provides that a person bringing an action under the Act may be entitled to recover punitive damages if the conduct of the defendant that gave rise to the cause of action was either intentional, reckless, or grossly negligent. Provides that persons subject to liability under the Act are jointly and severally liable.
