Illinois state law requires Clear and Present Danger events to be reported within 24 hours.

Illinois state law requires the diagnosis of having a developmental disability with significant functional limitation in 3 or more areas of major life activity to be reported within 24 hours according to the Firearms Owners Identification Card Act and within 7 days according to the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Code.


Qualified Examiner wants to Register     The advantage of a Qualified Examiner registering with the DHS FOID Mental Health Reporting System is that if they return to make future reports they do not have to re-enter their demographic information each time. During this registration session, a Qualified Examiner can also report information, but does not have to.


Report a mental health event without registering for a user account     Choosing to report an event without registering for a user account will require entering your demographic information each time you report.