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(a) The owner of record of any motor vehicle that contains: (i) a firearm that is carried or possessed in violation of any applicable state or federal law other than the expiration of a FOID card or concealed carry license of a person who otherwise remains qualified under Illinois law to lawfully possess or carry firearms; or (ii) an assault weapon; or (iii) a laser sight accessory; or (iv) a firearm silencer or muffler, shall be liable to the City for an administrative penalty of $2,000 plus any towing and storage fees applicable under Section 9-92-080. Any such vehicle shall be subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section.
(b) Whenever a police officer has probable cause to believe that a vehicle is subject to seizure and impoundment pursuant to this section, the police officer shall provide for the towing of the vehicle to a facility controlled by the City or its agents. Before or at the time the vehicle is towed, the police officer shall notify any person identifying himself as the owner of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation or the person who is found to be in control of the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation, if there is such person, of the fact of the seizure and of the vehicle owner's right to request a vehicle impoundment hearing to be conducted under Section 2-14-132 of this Code by serving such person with a copy of the vehicle impoundment seizure report.
(c) Section 2-14-132 shall apply whenever a motor vehicle is seized and impounded pursuant to this section.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to regulate any firearm to the extent that such regulation is preempted.
(Added Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 14596, Art. I, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-17-13, p. 57262, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-22-20, p. 18957, § 5)
(a) It shall be unlawful for a person to import, sell, manufacture, transfer, or possess an assault weapon.
(b) This section shall not apply to corrections officers, members of the armed forces of the United States, or the organized militia of this or any other state, and peace officers, to the extent that any such person is otherwise authorized to acquire or possess assault weapons, and is acting within the scope of his duties, or to any person while engaged in the manufacturing, transportation or sale of assault weapons to people authorized to possess them under this section.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a):
(1) Any person who lawfully possesses a firearm that on the effective date of this section became prohibited as being an assault weapon has 60 days after the effective date of this section to legally dispose of, or remove from the city, the assault weapon.
(2) Any person who is a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 926C, and who lawfully possessed a duty-related assault weapon at the time of separation from active duty in law enforcement, shall legally dispose of, or remove from the city, the assault weapon within 60 days of such separation.
(d) Any assault weapon carried, possessed, displayed, sold or otherwise transferred in violation of this section is hereby declared to be contraband and shall be seized by and forfeited to the city.
(Added Coun. J. 7-17-13, p. 57262, § 1)
(a) It is unlawful for any person to carry, possess, sell, offer or display for sale, or otherwise transfer any high capacity magazine or tubular magazine extension for a shotgun. This section shall not apply to corrections officers, members of the armed forces of the United States, or the organized militia of this or any other state, and peace officers, to the extent that any such person is otherwise authorized to acquire or possess a high capacity magazine or tubular magazine extension for a shotgun, and is acting within the scope of his duties, or to any person while in the manufacturing, transportation or sale of high capacity magazines or tubular magazine extension for a shotgun to people authorized to possess them under this section.
(b) Any high capacity magazine or tubular magazine extension for a shotgun carried, possessed, displayed, sold or otherwise transferred in violation of this section is hereby declared to be contraband and shall be seized by and forfeited to the city.
(Added Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-17-13, p. 57262, § 1)
(a) No person shall purchase more than one handgun within any 30-day period; provided that this section shall not apply to the purchase of a handgun by:
(1) a peace officer;
(2) a collector issued a federal firearm collector's license who is purchasing an antique, curio or relic firearm;
(3) a person whose handgun was stolen or lost and the person timely reported the theft or loss to the appropriate local law enforcement official; or
(4) a person returning a handgun purchased within the thirty-day period because the handgun is defective or damaged and the person is seeking a replacement handgun.
(b) No person shall sell or transfer any firearm to a person he knows to be intoxicated.
(Added Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 8)
Editor's note – Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 7, repealed a former § 8-20-090, which pertained to interstate transportation of firearms.
No firearm shall be sold or otherwise transferred by any person at a gun show. For purposes of this subsection, "gun show" means a temporary exhibit or gathering where firearms or ammunition are sold, leased, or otherwise transferred.
(Added Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 7-6-11, p. 3073, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 1-17-13, p. 45370, § 4; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 6-25-14, p. 83727, § 8)
ARTICLE III. RESERVED. (8-20-110 et seq.)
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