Topic: Concealed Carry in Illinois
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We have a policy of not allowing customers to store firearms in safe deposit boxes, and a customer recently questioned this policy. Does Illinois law require us to store firearms in safe deposit boxes?
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No, we are unaware of any Illinois law requiring financial institutions to store firearms in safe deposit boxes, and we believe you may prohibit the storage of firearms by policy and the terms of your safe deposit box account agreement. Additionally, the Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act allows private property owners to prohibit firearms on…
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We put a weapons addendum in our personnel policy. One of our directors suggested that we require employees to notify HR if they have obtained a concealed carry license. Can we ask for that information?
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We are not aware of anything that would prevent you from obtaining proof of concealed carry licenses from your employees (note that a concealed carry license requires a FOID card), and that very well may be a best practice. Employees that carry firearms without being licensed could be subject to criminal penalties (see the Illinois…
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If we allow employees to carry concealed firearms on our premises, can we ask that they provide us with a copy of their FOID cards and concealed carry permits?
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We are not aware of anything that would prevent you from obtaining proof of concealed carry licenses from your employees (note that a concealed carry license requires a FOID card), and that very well may be a best practice. Employees that carry firearms without being licensed could be subject to criminal penalties (see the Illinois…
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In a recent webinar on the Illinois Concealed Carry law, the presenters stated that financial institutions cannot post signs to prohibit concealed weapons if their premises are open to the public. What is the IBA’s position?
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We believe that a financial institution, and any other owner of private property, may post a sign to prohibit the concealed carrying of firearms on the premises. The Illinois Firearm Concealed Carry Act permits the “owner of private real property of any type” to post a sign prohibiting concealed firearms on the premises. 430 ILCS…