FOID Card Review Board - Reports and Trend Analysis

[Molly B.]

FOID Card Review Board

Public Act 102-237 amended the FOID Act to create the Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) Card Review Board (FCRB). Effective January 1, 2023, pursuant to Section 10(a-5) of the FOID Act, the Firearm Owners Identification Card Review Board (FCRB) shall consider any request for relief under subsection (a), other than an appeal directed to the circuit court and except when the applicant is challenging the record upon which the decision to deny or revoke was based as provided in subsection (a-10) of the Act.

In practice this means

• Anyone requesting relief from the denial of a FOID Card application or the revocation of a FOID Card dated on or after December 31, 2022, shall file their request for relief with the FCRB if such denial or revocation was for any of the following reasons:
  • Developmental or Intellectual Disabilities
  • Mental Health Admissions / Clear & Present Danger Incidents that were less than 5 years ago.
  • Law Enforcement Requested for Expedited Relief from a Mental Health Admission
  • Certain Misdemeanors as provided in Section 8k of the FOID Act
    
    The board is required to submit monthly and annual reports to the IL General Assembly and the Governor. This topic will post important information from those reports.

[Molly B.]

2023 Annual Report:

 

2024 Annual Report

[John Q Public]

There should be a time limit on this insane process. We have people waiting years to get relief! You can't get to them in 90 days, auto relief. If they don't like it then fix the system, so it works.