Illinois Administrative Code › Title 20 - CORRECTIONS, CRIMINAL JUSTICE, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Part 1720 - ILLINOIS POLICE TRAINING ACT › Subpart C - WEAPON CERTIFICATION FOR RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS › Section 1720.220 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
In this Subpart, unless otherwise specified:
"Act" means the Illinois Police Training Act [5 ILCS 705
				  ].
"Applicant" means an individual who submits a completed
				  application form and the required fee to the Board to obtain a permit to carry
				  a concealed firearm, administer a Certification Program, or to be approved as a
				  Range Officer.
"Board" means the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and
				  Standards Board created by Section 3 of the Illinois Police Training Act
				  [50 ILCS
				  705/3 ].
"Certification Program" means a Board approved program that
				  insures that an applicant meets the requirements of the federal Law Enforcement
				  Officers' Safety Act of 2004 (
				  P.L.
				  108-277;
				  18 USC 926
				  ), and the program requirements under 20 Ill. Adm. Code
				  1730.30, and
				  includes a standard course-of-fire and information on the safe and lawful use
				  of a firearm.
"Director" means the Executive Director of the Illinois Law
				  Enforcement Training and Standards Board.
"Federal Act" means the federal Law Enforcement Officers'
				  Safety Act of 2004 (
				  18 USC 926
				  ).
"Firearm" means any weapon or device as defined in the
				  Firearm Owners Identification Card Act [430 ILCS
				  65/1.1 ].
"FOID Card" means an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification
				  Card issued by the Illinois State Police under the Illinois Firearm Owners
				  Identification Card Act [430 ILCS 65 ].
"FOID Card Act" means the Illinois Firearm Owners
				  Identification Card Act [430 ILCS 65].
"Organization" means those local governmental agencies
				  described in the Illinois Police Training Act [50 ILCS
				  705/2 ].
"Law Enforcement Officer" means any police officer of a
				  governmental agency who is primarily responsible for prevention or detection of
				  crime and the enforcement of a criminal code or traffic or highway laws of any
				  state or any political subdivision, and has statutory powers of arrest.
"Permit" means a certification issued by the Board that
				  authorizes the named holder to carry a concealed firearm subject to the
				  requirements of the federal Act and this Subpart.
"Permittee" means the named holder of a certification by the
				  Board that authorizes the individual to carry a concealed firearm subject to
				  the requirements of the federal Act and this Subpart.
"Qualified Retired Law Enforcement Officer" means an
				  individual who:
separated from service in good standing from his or her
				  employing agency (other than for reasons of mental disability);
was authorized to perform the specified law enforcement
				  functions and held a position for which powers of arrest were granted by
				  statute;
served as a law enforcement officer for an aggregate of 10
				  years or more before his or her separation in good standing from service with
				  his or her agency, or separated from service in good standing (after completing
				  any applicable probationary period of service) due to a service-connected
				  disability as determined by the agency;
has met State firearms training and qualifications that are
				  the same as the training and qualifications for active duty officers;
is not under the influence of alcohol or another intoxicating
				  or hallucinatory drug or substance; and
is not prohibited by federal law from carrying a
				  firearm.
"Range Officer" means an individual who has obtained approval
				  from the Board to conduct a Board approved Certification Program for qualified
				  retired law enforcement officers.