O-18-19VILLAGE OF
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0-18-19
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 15-87 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE
AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, this
18th day of June , 2018.
Published in pamphlet form
by authority of the President
and Board of Trustees of the
Village of Deerfield, Lake
and Cook Counties, Illinois,
this
18thday of June —92018.
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE NO. 0-18-19
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 15-87 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2013, the Village President and Board of Trustees adopted
Ordinance No. 0-13-24, amending Chapter 18 of the Municipal Code of the Village of Deerfield
("Village Code's to adopt a new Article 11 of Chapter 15, which Article 11 regulates the
ownership and possession of assault weapons in the Village; and
WHEREAS, on April 2, 2018, the President and Board of Trustees adopted Ordinance No.
0-18-06, amending Article 11 of Chapter 15 of the Village Code to further regulate the ownership
and possession of assault weapons in the Village, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section
13.1(c) of the Illinois Firearms Owners Identification Card Act, 430 ILCS 65/13.l(c) ("Act'j; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees now desire to further amend Section 15-
87 of Article 11 of Chapter 15 of the Village Code, pursuant to the authority set forth in Section
13.1(c) of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the President and Board of Trustees have determined that the amendment of
Section 15-87 of the Village Code is in the best interests of the Village;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS,
in the exercise of its home rule powers, as follows:
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SECTION 1: RECITALS. The recitals to this Ordinance are hereby incorporated into
and made a part of this Ordinance as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2: AMENDMENT. Section 15-87 of Article 11 of Chapter 15 of the Village
Code is hereby re -titled and amended further to read as follows:
"Sec. 15-87. Safe Storage 1fAssault Weapons and Large Capacity Magazines
Prohibited; Exceptions:
(a) It shall be unlawful to possess, bear, manufacture, sell, transfer, transport,
store or keep any assault weapon or large capacity magazine in the village.
(b) The provisions of this section, excluding those pertaining to the
manufacture and sale of any assault weapon or large capacity magazine in the
Village, do not apply to (i) any law enforcement officer, agent or employee of any
municipality of the state of Illinois (ii) any law enforcement officer, agent or
employee of the state of Illinois, of the United States, or of any other state (iii) any
member of the military or other service of any state or the United States, including
national guard and reserves, if the persons described are authorized by a competent
authority to so carry an assault weapon loaded on a public way and such person is
acting within the scope of his duties or training, or (iv) any qualified retired law
enforcement officer, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 926C; however, any such
assault weapon subject to the aforesaid exceptions under this section shall be safely
stored and secured in a locked container or equipped with a tamper-resistant
mechanical lock or other safety device properly engaged so as to render such
weapon inoperable by any person other than the owner or other lawfully authorized
user, or broken down in a nonfunctioning state and not immediately accessible to
any person, or unloaded and enclosed in a case, firearm carrying box, shipping box
or other container by a person who has been issued a currently valid Firearm
Owner's Identification Card, except as may otherwise be lawfully provided by the
rules, regulations, general orders, ordinances or laws regulating the conduct of any
such law enforcement officer, service member or qualified retired law enforcement
officer."
SECTION 3: DELIVERY. The Village Manager, or his designee, is authorized and
directed to submit to the Illinois Department of State Police a copy of this Ordinance, 30 days after
its adoption, and any such other measures as may be necessary to effect the requirements of 430
ILCS 65/13.3.
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SECTION 4: SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this
Ordinance shall be held invalid, the invalidity of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall
not affect any of the other provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5: EXERCISE OF HOME AUTHORITY. The President and Board of
Trustees declare that this Ordinance, and each of its terms, are and shall be the effective legislative
act of a home rule municipality without regard to whether such Ordinance should: (a) contain terms
contrary to the provisions of current or subsequent non -preemptive state law; or, (b) legislate in a
manner or regarding a matter not delegated to municipalities by state law. It is the intent of the
corporate authorities of the Village of Deerfield that to the extent that the terms of this Ordinance
should be inconsistent with any non -preemptive state law, this Ordinance shall supersede state law
in that regard within its jurisdiction.
SECTION 6: EFFECTIVE DATE. In accordance with Section 5/1-2-4 of the Illinois
Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/1-2-4, the President and Board of Trustees have determined that the
adoption of this Ordinance and its effectiveness is urgent for the public welfare of the Village and,
therefore, upon the vote of two-thirds of the corporate authorities approving the Ordinance, it shall
be in full force and take immediate effect.
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PASSED this 18th day of June 2018.
AYES: Benton, Jester, Oppenheim, Seiden, Shapiro, Struthers
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED this 18th day of June 2018.
Village Pr sident
ATTEST:
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Village Clerk
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