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TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
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TITLE 4 BUSINESSES, OCCUPATIONS AND CONSUMER PROTECTION
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TITLE 9 VEHICLES, TRAFFIC AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION
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TITLE 11 UTILITIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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TITLE 14E ELECTRICAL CODE*
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TITLE 15 FIRE PREVENTION
TITLE 16 LAND USE
TITLE 17 CHICAGO ZONING ORDINANCE
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APPENDIX TO THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF CHICAGO (RESERVED)*
TABLES
Chicago Zoning Ordinance and Land Use Ordinance
CHAPTER 8-26
GUN OFFENDER REGISTRATION ORDINANCE
8-26-010   Definitions.
8-26-020   Duty to register.
8-26-030   Initial and annual registration.
8-26-035   False information.
8-26-040   Registration period.
8-26-050   Duty to report change of information.
8-26-055   Notice.
8-26-060   Creation of gun offender registry.
8-26-070   Cooperation with other agencies.
8-26-080   Gun offender community notification.
8-26-090   Rules and regulations.
8-26-100   Violation – Penalty.
8-26-110   Reserved.
8-26-010 Definitions.
   For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:
   "Conviction" or "convicted" has the same meaning ascribed to that term in Section 5/2-5 of the Illinois Criminal Code.
   "Gun offender" or "offender" means any person convicted of a gun offense.
   "Gun offense" means a criminal conviction of any of the following offenses:
      (1)   Illinois Criminal Code:
      Kidnaping and related offenses
         720 ILCS 5/10-2(a)(6)
         720 ILCS 5/10-2(a)(7)
         720 ILCS 5/10-2(a)(8)
         720 ILCS 5/10-3.1(a) (if the deadly weapon was a firearm)
         720 ILCS 5/10-4(a)(1) (if the dangerous weapon was a firearm)
      Assault, battery, home invasion offenses
         720 ILCS 5/12-2(c) (if a firearm was used or discharged)
         720 ILCS 5/12-3.05(e) (if a firearm was used or discharged)
         720 ILCS 5/12-4(b) (if a firearm was used or discharged)
         720 ILCS 5/19-6(a)(3)
         720 ILCS 5/19-6(a)(4)
         720 ILCS 5/19-6(a)(5)
      Robbery and vehicular hijacking offenses
         720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(2)
         720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(3)
         720 ILCS 5/18-2(a)(4)
         720 ILCS 5/18-4(a)(4)
         720 ILCS 5/18-4(a)(5)
         720 ILCS 5/18-4(a)(6)
      Armed violence
         720 ILCS 5/33A-2(a)
         720 ILCS 5/33A-2(b)
         720 ILCS 5/33A-2(c) (if the dangerous weapon was a firearm)
      UUW
         720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(4) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(7)(i)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(7)(ii)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(8)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1 (a)(9) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1(a)(10) (firearms only)
      UUW by felon or person in prison
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(a) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.1(b) (firearms only)
      Aggravated discharge of a firearm
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(1)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(2)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(3)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(4)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(5)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(6)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(7)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(8)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2(a)(9)
      Aggravated discharge with machine gun or silencer
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(1)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(2)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(3)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(4)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(5)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(6)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(7)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.2-5(a)(8)
      Reckless discharge of a firearm
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.5(a)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.5(b)
      Aggravated UUW
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(A) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(A-5) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(B) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(B-5) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(C) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(D) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(E) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(G) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(H) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(1)(3)(I) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(A) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(A-5) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(B) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(B-5) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(C) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(D) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(E) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(G) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(H) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.6(a)(2)(3)(I) (firearms only)
      Armed habitual criminal
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.7(a)(1)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.7(a)(2)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.7(a)(3)
      Unlawful possession of a firearm by a street gang member
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.8(a)(1)
         720 ILCS 5/24-1.8(a)(2)
      Unlawful sale of firearms
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(a)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(b)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(c)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(d)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(e)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(f)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(g) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(h)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(i)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(j)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3(A)(k)
      Gunrunning
         720 ILCS 5/24-3A
      Unlawful possession of firearms and firearm ammunition
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.1(a)(1)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.1(a)(2) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.1(a)(3) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.1(a)(4) (firearms only)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.1(a)(5) (firearms only)
      Unlawful sale or delivery of firearms – school/public housing
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.3
      Unlawful sale of firearms by liquor licensee
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.4
      Unlawful purchase of a firearm
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.5(b)
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.5(c)
      Unlawful use of a firearm in the shape of wireless telephone
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.6(0)
      Use of a stolen firearm in the commission of an offense
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.7(a)
      Possession of a stolen firearm
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.8
      Aggravated possession of a stolen firearm
         720 ILCS 5/24-3.9
      Defacing identification marks of firearms
         720 ILCS 5/24-5(b)
      (2)   Municipal Code Of Chicago:
         8-20-075 unlawful possession of an assault weapon
         8-20-100(a) unlawful sale of firearms
         8-24-010 unlawful discharge of a firearm
      (3)   A violation of any federal, state, or local law that is substantially equivalent to any offense listed in (1) and (2) of this definition.
      (4)   A "gun offense" shall include the offense of "attempt" codified at 720 ILCS 5/8-4, with regard to any of the offenses listed in subsection (1).
   "Department," "firearm," "CFP", and "superintendent" have the meaning ascribed to those terms in section 8-20-010.
(Added Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-13, p. 48801, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 9-11-13, p. 59869, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 11-7-18, p. 88803, § 17)
8-26-020 Duty to register.
   (a)   (1)   A gun offender who: (i) resides within the city; and (ii) on or after the effective date of this 2013 amendatory ordinance is convicted of, or discharged or released from a federal, state or local correctional center for incarceration for, a gun offense shall register with the superintendent within 5 days of either:
         (A)   release, if the gun offender receives a sentence of imprisonment; or
         (B)   the time sentence is imposed, if the sentence does not include imprisonment.
   Any person registered as a gun offender before the effective date of this 2013 amendatory ordinance shall continue to comply with the registration requirements of this chapter until such time that the gun offender is no longer required to register.
      (2)   Notwithstanding subsection (a)( 1), any gun offender who did not register in the time set forth in subsection (a)(1) because, following his discharge or release from a federal, state, or local correctional center, he was confined to a residential treatment center,
hospital or other institution, shall register within 5 days of his discharge or release from such institution.
      (3)   A gun offender who did not reside in the city at the time when registration would otherwise be required pursuant to this chapter, and subsequent to that time becomes a resident of the city, shall register within 5 days of becoming a resident of the city.
      (4)   A gun offender who did not register within the time required by this subsection (a) because the offender did not receive notice of the duty to register shall register within 5 days of receipt of such notice.
   (b)   The form and manner of registration shall be as provided in rules and regulations.
   (c)   The registration shall include the following information:
      (1)   the gun offender's name, date of birth, and sex;
      (2)   the address where the gun offender resides, and any home or mobile phone number;
      (3)   any other legal name or alias used by the offender;
      (4)   copy of a driver's license or non-driver's photo identification card, or any other document to establish proof of address approved by the superintendent;
      (5)   a photograph of the gun offender;
      (6)   a description of the gun offense for which the offender was convicted;
      (7)   the name, address and phone number of the offender's place of work;
      (8)   the name and address of any educational institution which the offender attends; and
      (9)   any other information that the superintendent shall find reasonably necessary to effect the purpose of this chapter.
   (d)   The superintendent may photograph the gun offender and require the gun offender to provide such documentation as the superintendent considers acceptable to verify any information required pursuant to this chapter.
   (e)   The gun offender shall submit to fingerprinting in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the superintendent.
   (f)   This chapter shall not apply to any person who:
      (1)   can demonstrate that the person's conviction for a gun offense was: (i) reversed on appeal or otherwise set aside pursuant to law, including receiving a pardon; (ii) based on a law that was invalidated or held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid; or (iii) judicially determined to not be a basis for denial of a CFP; or
      (2)   was adjudicated a juvenile delinquent for an offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a conviction for a gun offense.
(Added Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 160; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-13, p. 48801, § 1)
8-26-030 Initial and annual registration.
   (a)   For the initial registration, a gun offender shall report in person at such office of the department that the superintendent may direct.
   (b)   After the initial registration, the gun offender shall report in person no later than one year after the date of the initial registration and thereafter no later than one year after the date of each annual registration, until such time that the gun offender is no longer required to register.
(Added Coun. J. 7-2-10, p. 96234, § 7; Amend Coun. J. 3-13-13, p. 48801, § 1)
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