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430 ILCS 66/25

Qualifications for a license

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(430 ILCS 66/25)
    Sec. 25. Qualifications for a license.
    The Illinois State Police shall issue a license to an applicant completing an application in accordance with Section 30 of this Act if the person:
        (1) is at least 21 years of age;
        (2) has a currently valid Firearm Owner's
    
Identification Card and at the time of application meets the requirements for the issuance of a Firearm Owner's Identification Card and is not prohibited under the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act or federal law from possessing or receiving a firearm;
        (3) has not been convicted or found guilty in this
    
State or in any other state of:
            (A) a misdemeanor involving the use or threat of
        
physical force or violence to any person within the 5 years preceding the date of the license application; or
            (B) 2 or more violations related to driving
        
while under the influence of alcohol, other drug or drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any combination thereof, within the 5 years preceding the date of the license application;
        (4) is not the subject of a pending arrest warrant,
    
prosecution, or proceeding for an offense or action that could lead to disqualification to own or possess a firearm;
        (5) has not been in residential or court-ordered
    
treatment for alcoholism, alcohol detoxification, or drug treatment within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the license application; and
        (6) has completed firearms training and any
    
education component required under Section 75 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 27 cases (16 in the last 5 years), 2016–2026 · leading case: Kevin Culp v. Kwame Raoul
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Kevin Culp v. Kwame Raoul (2019) ca7 · cites it 5× “See 430 ILCS 66/70(a); 430 ILCS 66/25(2) (incorporating 430 ILCS 65/4(2)(iv)), 66/25(4).”
Berron v. Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board (2016) ca7 · cites it 2× “Illinois issues a concealed-carry license to anyone who satisfies the statutory qualifications (see 430 ILCS 66/25), files the necessary paperwork, and pays the fees, unless the applicant would “pose a danger to himself, herself, or others, or a threat to public safety as…”
People v. Burns (2024) illappct “430 ILCS 66/25(3)-(5) (West 2022). Additionally, the individual must (1) be at least 21 years of age, (2) have completed firearms training, and (3) have a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (FOID card) and meet the requirements for the issuance of a FOID card.”
Kevin Culp v. Lisa Madigan (2016) ca7 · cites it 2× “430 ILCS 66/25, 65/4(a)(2)(iv). In compliance with Moore v.”
People v. Thompson (2025) ill “430 ILCS 66/25(1), (2), 30(b)(4) (West 2020).”
Sinnissippi Rod & Gun Club, Inc. v. Raoul (2024) illappct “430 ILCS 66/25 (West 2020). So long as these statutory requirements are met, the applicant provides necessary documentation and fees, and a review board determines the applicant is not a danger to himself or the public, the Illinois State Police “shall issue” a license to carry…”
Culp v. Madigan (2017) ilcd · cites it 2× “430 ILCS 66/25(1), (2), (5), (6). In addition, the Concealed Carry Act imposes additional requirements relating to the applicant’s criminal history.”
People v. Turner (2024) illappct “The legislature could understandably have decided that an item could be safely carried by private citizens without exempting from punishment the act of wresting that very same item from the possession of a peace officer.”
Jankovich v. Illinois State Police (2017) illappct · cites it 2× “¶8 Under section 25 of the Act (430 ILCS 66/25 (West 2014)), an applicant for a concealed carry license must have six qualifications: (1) be at least 21 years old; (2) have a current, valid Firearm Owner’s Identification (FOID) Card and meet the requirements for the issuance of…”
Perez v. The Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board (2016) illappct “Upon receipt of the application, the Illinois State Police shall conduct a background check of the applicant, including all available state and local criminal history record information files, including records of juvenile adjudications. 430 ILCS 66/35 (West 2014). Section 15(a)…”
Perez v. Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board (2016) illappct “Upon receipt of the application, the Illinois State Police shall conduct a background check of the applicant, including all available state and local criminal history record information files, including records of juvenile adjudications. 430 ILCS 66/35 (West 2014).”
People v. Harris (2024) illappct · cites it 2× “Moreover, in order to be issued a CCL, an applicant must possess a “currently valid” FOID card, meet the requirements for the issuance of a FOID card at the time of application, and not be prohibited under the FOID Card Act or federal law from possessing or receiving a firearm.”
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— 430 ILCS 66/25(1) — 4 cases
People v. Thompson (2025) ill “430 ILCS 66/25(1), (2), 30(b)(4) (West 2020).”
Culp v. Madigan (2017) ilcd “430 ILCS 66/25(1), (2), (5), (6). In addition, the Concealed Carry Act imposes additional requirements relating to the applicant’s criminal history.”
People v. Barber (2025) illappct
People v. Harris (2026) illappct
— 430 ILCS 66/25(2) — 6 cases
Kevin Culp v. Kwame Raoul (2019) ca7 “See 430 ILCS 66/70(a); 430 ILCS 66/25(2) (incorporating 430 ILCS 65/4(2)(iv)), 66/25(4).”
People v. Harris (2024) illappct “Moreover, in order to be issued a CCL, an applicant must possess a “currently valid” FOID card, meet the requirements for the issuance of a FOID card at the time of application, and not be prohibited under the FOID Card Act or federal law from possessing or receiving a firearm.”
People v. Carldwell (2024) illappct
People v. McNeal (2024) illappct
Kevin Culp v. Kwame Raoul (2019) ca7
— 430 ILCS 66/25(3) — 2 cases
People v. Burns (2024) illappct “430 ILCS 66/25(3)-(5) (West 2022). Additionally, the individual must (1) be at least 21 years of age, (2) have completed firearms training, and (3) have a valid Firearm Owner’s Identification Card (FOID card) and meet the requirements for the issuance of a FOID card.”
Culp v. Madigan (2017) ilcd “430 ILCS 66/25(1), (2), (5), (6). In addition, the Concealed Carry Act imposes additional requirements relating to the applicant’s criminal history.”
— 430 ILCS 66/25(6) — 1 case
Berron v. Illinois Concealed Carry Licensing Review Board (2016) ca7 “Illinois issues a concealed-carry license to anyone who satisfies the statutory qualifications (see 430 ILCS 66/25), files the necessary paperwork, and pays the fees, unless the applicant would “pose a danger to himself, herself, or others, or a threat to public safety as…”
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