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720 ILCS 5/21-6 (2026)

Unauthorized Possession or Storage of Weapons

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(720 ILCS 5/21-6) (from Ch. 38, par. 21-6)
    Sec. 21-6. Unauthorized Possession or Storage of Weapons.
    (a) Whoever possesses or stores any weapon enumerated in Section 33A-1 in any building or on land supported in whole or in part with public funds or in any building on such land without prior written permission from the chief security officer for such land or building commits a Class A misdemeanor.
    (b) The chief security officer must grant any reasonable request for permission under paragraph (a).
(Source: P.A. 89-685, eff. 6-1-97.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2013 · leading case: People Ex Rel. Devine v. Stralka, 877 N.E.2d 416 (Ill. 2007).
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People Ex Rel. Devine v. Stralka, 877 N.E.2d 416 (Ill. 2007). · cites it 2× “, a minor, was delinquent because he committed the offense of unauthorized possession or storage of a weapon (720 ILCS 5/21-6 (West 2004)). The circuit court accepted *419 the minor's guilty plea and sentenced him to 12 months of probation and other conditions.”
People v. Sito, 2013 IL App (1st) 110707 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). · cites it 3× “” 720 ILCS 5/21-6(a) (West 2008). Section 33A-1 includes any “knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in length.”
People v. Einoder, 808 N.E.2d 517 (Ill. 2004). “In Izzo, the defendant, a high school student, was charged with possessing a knife on school property without the permission of the chief security officer, in violation of section 21-6 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Criminal Code) (720 ILCS 5/21-6 (West 1998)). The defendant…”
People v. Oduwole, 2013 IL App (5th) 120039 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “2007, the defendant was charged by information with attempt (making a terrorist threat), a Class 1 felony, in violation of section 8-4(a) and section 29-20 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 29D-20 (West 2002)), and unlawful possession or storage of weapons…”
— 720 ILCS 5/21-6(a) — 2 cases
People v. Sito, 2013 IL App (1st) 110707 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “” 720 ILCS 5/21-6(a) (West 2008). Section 33A-1 includes any “knife with a blade of at least 3 inches in length.”
People v. Oduwole, 2013 IL App (5th) 120039 (Ill. App. Ct. 2013). “2007, the defendant was charged by information with attempt (making a terrorist threat), a Class 1 felony, in violation of section 8-4(a) and section 29-20 of the Criminal Code of 1961 (Code) (720 ILCS 5/8-4(a), 29D-20 (West 2002)), and unlawful possession or storage of weapons…”
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