(720 ILCS 5/24-3.6) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-822 ) Sec. 24-3.6. Unlawful use of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "wireless telephone" means a
device that is capable of
transmitting or receiving telephonic communications without a wire connecting
the device to the telephone network. (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone when he or she manufactures,
sells, transfers, purchases, possesses, or carries a firearm shaped or designed
to appear
as a wireless
telephone. (c) This Section does not apply to or affect the sale to or possession of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone by a peace officer. (d) Sentence. Unlawful use of a
firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone is a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 92-155, eff. 1-1-02.) (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-822 ) Sec. 24-3.6. Unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone. (a) For the purposes of this Section, "wireless telephone" means a device that is capable of transmitting or receiving telephonic communications without a wire connecting the device to the telephone network. (b) A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone when he or she manufactures, sells, transfers, purchases, possesses, or carries a firearm shaped or designed to appear as a wireless telephone. (c) This Section does not apply to or affect the sale to or possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone by a peace officer. (d) Sentence. Unlawful possession of a firearm in the shape of a wireless telephone is a Class 4 felony. (Source: P.A. 103-822, eff. 1-1-25.) |