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91_SB1405
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by adding
2 Section 24-10.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 adding Section 24-10 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/24-10 new)
8 Sec. 24-10. Resale of law enforcement agency firearms
9 prohibited.
10 (a) A law enforcement agency of the State or a unit of
11 local government may not transfer a decommissioned firearm to
12 any person.
13 (b) A law enforcement agency of the State or a unit of
14 local government must destroy or order the destruction of all
15 decommissioned firearms under its jurisdiction.
16 (c) This Section does not apply to:
17 (1) The transfer of a decommissioned firearm to
18 another law enforcement agency.
19 (2) The transfer of a decommissioned firearm to a
20 law enforcement training agency or to an officer or
21 employee of a correctional institution for official use.
22 (d) In this Section:
23 (1) "Decommissioned firearm" means a firearm that:
24 (A) has been used by a law enforcement agency
25 and is no longer in service or use by the law
26 enforcement agency; or
27 (B) has been used or possessed in the
28 commission of a crime, has been confiscated, has not
29 been returned to a rightful owner, and is no longer
30 needed for evidentiary purposes.
31 (2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the
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1 State or unit of local government that is invested by law
2 or ordinance with the duty to maintain public order, make
3 arrests, and to enforce criminal laws and ordinances.