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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
REPORT OF LOST, STOLEN, DESTROYED OR TRANSFERRED FIREARMS
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 58, Offenses And Miscellaneous Provisions, Article VII, Report Of Lost, Stolen, Destroyed Or Transferred Firearms, various sections within this section of the Cook County Code is hereby amended as Follows:
Sec. 58-185. - Short title.
This article shall be known as the "Report of Lost, Stolen, Destroyed or Transferred Firearms Ordinance of Cook County, Illinois."
Sec. 58-186. - Purpose.
Requiring persons who own or possess firearms within Cook County to promptly report to the Cook County Sheriff the loss, theft, destruction or transfer of firearms will enable Cook County law enforcement agencies or the Sheriff's Office to timely investigate the loss or theft, protect the public and help improve the public health and safety of all persons in Cook County.
Permits a persons who reports to the Cook County Sheriff the loss, theft, destruction or transfer of firearms to submit a copy of that report to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds Office to maintain a permanent record of the loss, stolen, destroyed or transferred firearm.
Sec. 58-187. - Definitions.
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
County means the County of Cook.
Firearm means any pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, handgun, assault weapon or other device that fits within the definition of "firearm" contained in the Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Card Act (430 ILCS 65/1.1 et seq.) or any successor statute.
Local law enforcement agency means any political subdivision of the State or an agency of a political subdivision that exists primarily to deter and detect crime and enforce criminal laws, statutes and ordinances.
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