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State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB1160   Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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 Amends the Firearm Dealer License Certification Act. Provides that the fee amount for a certified licensee shall be based upon the number of firearms sold per year. Provides that if the certified licensee sells less than 150,000 firearms per year, the fee is $200. Provides that if the certified licensee sells 150,000 to 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $500. Provides that if the certified licensee sells over 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $1,000.
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 |  | HB1160 |  | LRB103 04826 RLC 49836 b |  
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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 Firearm Dealer License Certification Act is  | 
| 5 |  | amended by changing Section 5-70 as follows:
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| 6 |  |  (430 ILCS 68/5-70)
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| 7 |  |  Sec. 5-70. Fees and fines deposited in the State Police  | 
| 8 |  | Firearm Services Fund.  The Illinois State Police shall set  | 
| 9 |  | and collect a
fee for each licensee certifying under this Act.  | 
| 10 |  | The fee amount for a certified licensee shall be based upon the  | 
| 11 |  | number of firearms sold per year. If the certified licensee  | 
| 12 |  | sells less than 150,000 firearms per year, the fee is $200. If  | 
| 13 |  | the certified licensee sells 150,000 to 500,000 firearms per  | 
| 14 |  | year, the fee is $500. If the certified licensee sells over  | 
| 15 |  | 500,000 firearms per year, the fee is $1,000. The
fee may not  | 
| 16 |  | exceed $300 for a certified licensee operating without a
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| 17 |  | retail location. The fee may not exceed $1,500 for any  | 
| 18 |  | certified licensee
operating with a retail location.
The  | 
| 19 |  | Illinois State Police may not charge a certified licensee in  | 
| 20 |  | this State, operating under the same or different business  | 
| 21 |  | name, fees exceeding $40,000 for the certification of multiple  | 
| 22 |  | licenses. All fees and fines collected under this Act shall be  | 
| 23 |  | deposited in the State Police Firearm Services Fund. Moneys in  |