Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5 Criminal Code of 2012. Section 24-9.5

    (720 ILCS 5/24-9.5)

    Sec. 24-9.5. Handgun safety devices.

    (a) It is unlawful for a person licensed as a federal firearms dealer under Section 923 of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 (18 U.S.C. 923) to offer for sale, sell, or transfer a handgun to a person not licensed under that Act, unless he or she sells or includes with the handgun a device or mechanism, other than the firearm safety, designed to render the handgun temporarily inoperable or inaccessible. This includes but is not limited to:

        (1) An external device that is:

            (i) attached to the handgun with a key or

        combination lock; and

            (ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being

        discharged unless the device has been deactivated.

        (2) An integrated mechanical safety, disabling, or

    locking device that is:

            (i) built into the handgun; and

            (ii) designed to prevent the handgun from being

        discharged unless the device has been deactivated.

    (b) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $1,000. A second or subsequent violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor.

    (c) For the purposes of this Section, "handgun" has the meaning ascribed to it in clause (h)(2) of subsection (A) of Section 24-3 of this Code.

    (d) This Section does not apply to:

        (1) the purchase, sale, or transportation of a

    handgun to or by a federally licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer that provides or services a handgun for:

            (i) personnel of any unit of the federal

        government;

            (ii) members of the armed forces of the United

        States or the National Guard;

            (iii) law enforcement personnel of the State or

        any local law enforcement agency in the State while acting within the scope of their official duties; and

            (iv) an organization that is required by federal

        law governing its specific business or activity to maintain handguns and applicable ammunition;

        (2) a firearm modified to be permanently inoperative;

        (3) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally

    licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer described in item (1) of this subsection (d);

        (4) the sale or transfer of a handgun by a federally

    licensed firearms dealer or manufacturer to a lawful customer outside the State; or

        (5) an antique firearm.

(Source: P.A. 94-390, eff. 1-1-06.)

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