(WSIL) --听The Illinois State Police (ISP) Firearms Services Bureau (FSB) announces the option for customers to receive correspondence regarding their FOID cards and CCLs from the ISP by email and/or text message instead of by letter through the United States Postal Service (USPS).
鈥淭he Illinois State Police Firearms Services Bureau is working diligently to ensure the statutory changes to the FOID Act will benefit the people of Illinois,鈥� stated ISP Director Brendan F. Kelly.听 鈥淭his opt out option will make it easier and quicker for the public to receive notifications regarding their FOID card and/or CCL,鈥� concluded Kelly.
If听an听individual听would prefer to receive correspondence听from听the ISP FSB听by听email听and/or text听message听instead听of听by letter,听they can sign up online at the ISP FSB portal at听.
New Public Web Users (PWU)
If听someone has not yet set up an online account, they should create an account by going to the ISP Firearm Services Bureau FOID/CCL Dashboard at听,听肠濒颈肠办颈苍驳听Enter听in the FOID CARD or CCL box to establish听a听new听Public听Web听User听(PWU)听and听creating听a听User听ID听and听password.
After setting up the PWU,听a user听simply听selects,听鈥淵es鈥澨齱hen听they听see听the听question,听鈥淲ould听you听like听to听opt听out听of听First-Class听Mail鈥︹�
Existing Public Web Users (PWU)
If an individual already has a PWU, they need only login to their dashboard at听and click on 鈥淢y听Profile.鈥�
Once听there,听the individual听simply听ensures听they听have听a听phone听number and/or听email听address听entered听in听the听spaces听provided,听then听selects听鈥淵es鈥澨齛t听the听bottom听of听the听page听where听it听asks听if听an individual听would听like听to听opt听out听of听First-Class听Mail听communication.听Then听click,听鈥淪ave.鈥�
The new option for correspondence was provided for by Public Act 102-0237, signed into law on August 2, 2021, and was effective January 1, 2022. The relevant section states:
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鈥淎 person subject to this Act may notify the Illinois State Police upon application or at any time thereafter that he or she would like to receive correspondence from the Illinois State Police via email or text message and may opt out of first-class mail. Such correspondence may include notification of the status of a person鈥檚 application, suspension, revocation, appeal, and other notifications concerning his or her Firearm Owner鈥檚 Identification Card (or, in the case of section 66/10.6, concealed carry license). A person may request email or text message, or both. Any person selecting email or text message alerts must have either or both the person's email or cellular phone number on file with the Illinois State Police.鈥� - (430 ILCS 65/7.5 new) (430 ILCS 66/10.6 new
Additionally,听听Card and听听frequently asked questions can be found on the ISP webpage. The public can contact ISP FSB regarding the听Firearm Owners Identification Card Act听听or the听Firearm Concealed Carry Act听at (217) 782-7980 or by email at听[email protected].
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