Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a)
Application for a certificate of license shall be made by completing an
application form provided by ISP. The application will be made available
through ISP's website (www.isp.state.il.us) or in a form and manner
prescribed by ISP as directed on its website. Applications will include, but
not be limited to, the following information:
1) Business contact information, including
federal and State tax identification numbers;
2) Employee information;
3) Information necessary to determine whether
the business constitutes a retail location;
4) Notification of previous suspensions or
revocations of any FFL;
5) Training
certifications for all owners and employees (see Section 1232.90);
6) Nature of the certification requested (see
Section 1232.110);
7) Proof of FFL
(see Section 1232.20(c));
8)
Affidavit verifying all owners, agents and employees have completed background
checks and verified FOID card information (see Section 1232.20(d));
and
9) Submission of safe storage
plans (see Section 1232.80).
b) All applications and related documents
shall be completed accurately and in their entirety, accompanied by the correct
fee (see Section 1232.110), and submitted as indicated on the application or
ISP's website.
c) Federal Firearms
License Required
1) The applicant shall submit
a copy of its FFL, with a sworn affidavit verifying that the FFL presented was
issued to the applicant and that the FFL is valid at the time of submission of
the application.
2) In lieu of
requiring an affidavit, ISP may verify the validity of an FFL via any system or
website approved by ATF and designed to allow an FFL holder or other authorized
entity to verify or authenticate the FFL submitted under subsection (c)(1). The
system or website will verify the information shown on the FFL to determine if
the FFL is valid.
3) ISP will
advise applicants on its website or the application itself if an FFL affidavit
is not required to be submitted.
d) The applicant shall submit an affidavit
identifying the name and Firearm Owner's Identification Card number of each
owner, employee, or other agent who sells or transfers firearms for the
applicant. The affidavit shall declare that each owner, employee, or other
agent of the applicant who sells or transfers firearms is at least 21 years of
age, has a valid FOID Card, and, for a renewal, has completed the training
required under Section 5-30 of the Act. The affidavit form will be available
through ISP's website.
e)
Incomplete Submissions
1) Any application that
is not completed accurately and in its entirety, or does not include the
correct fee (see Section 1232.110), will be rejected.
2) ISP will provide written notice to any
applicant whose application is rejected stating the reasons for the rejection.
The notice will also inform the applicant that a Notice of Intent to Deny will
be filed 30 days after notice of the rejection if the applicant fails to
provide all required information, complete the application in its entirety, and
submit the correct fee.
3) If an
applicant has not provided the required information or fee within 30 days after
notice of the rejection, ISP will file a Notice of Intent to Deny, unless the
applicant requests, and ISP agrees to, an extension.
f) If the application process does not
sufficiently provide all information ISP needs to make its certification
decision, ISP will attempt to get that information from the applicant before it
makes the final certification decision.
g) All certificates issued shall remain the
property of ISP.
