(a) Any person who forges or materially alters a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card or who counterfeits a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card commits a Class 2 felony.
     (b) Any person who knowingly possesses a forged or materially altered Firearm Owner’s Identification Card with the intent to use it commits a Class 2 felony. A person who possesses a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card with knowledge that it is counterfeit commits a Class 2 felony.

Attorney's Note

Under the Illinois Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class 2 felonybetween 3 and 7 yearsup to $25,000
For details, see § Ill. Comp. Stat. 730 ILCS 5/5-4.5-35

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