Ill. Admin. Code tit. 20, § 1231.20 - Instructor Approval
a)
Applicants for Concealed Carry Firearm Instructor (Instructor) approval shall
meet the requirements of Section 80 of the Act and shall maintain:
1) A valid Firearm Owner's Identification
(FOID) Card or, if an out-of-state resident, the applicant must meet all of the
eligibility requirements to obtain a FOID Card other than Illinois residency
(see 20 Ill. Adm. Code 1230); and
2) After April 16, 2014, a valid FCCL, unless
the applicant is not required to possess an FCCL to conceal and carry handguns
in Illinois, or, if the applicant is an out-of-state resident not from a
substantially similar state, that person shall provide proof to the Department
upon request that he or she is not required to possess an FCCL to conceal and
carry handguns in Illinois, or that he or she is eligible to carry under the
laws of his or her state or territory of residence.
b) Application to be a Concealed Carry
Firearms Instructor shall be made by first submitting a full set of
fingerprints to the Department in an electronic format using a Live Scan Vendor
licensed by the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation or a law
enforcement agency registered by the Department. Manual fingerprints will not
be accepted.
c) Upon receiving a
Live Scan Fingerprint Transaction Control Number (TCN) from the Licensed Live
Scan Vendor or law enforcement agency registered by the Department, the
applicant shall electronically complete and submit the Department's Concealed
Carry Firearms Instructor Approval Application (Application), available on the
Department's website at www.isp.state.il.us.
d) The Application must be complete and
accurate. Incomplete Applications will not be accepted or processed. Upon
receipt of an incomplete Application, the Department shall notify the
instructor applicant and advise what information is missing. If an instructor
applicant has not provided the missing information in response to the
Department's notification within 60 days after notice from the Department, the
Application shall be denied.
e)
Applicants must have read the Act in its entirety and understand the rules and
requirements of this Part.
f)
Applicants must meet all of the requirements of Section 30 of the
Act.
g) Upon completing and
submitting the Application electronically, the applicant must print the
Application Verification Document, sign it, have it notarized, attach the
required Valid Firearms Instructor Certifications, and submit the Certification
documents to:
Illinois State Police
Concealed Carry Firearms Instructor Approval
P. O. Box 19333
Springfield IL 62724
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