Gun owners must follow state regulations -- including signing on the dotted line -- to have a valid firearm owner’s identification (FOID) card.
Illinois residents who obtain or own guns or ammunition within the state must have in their possession a valid FOID card issued their name.
A FOID card must be signed for it to be valid, said Master Sgt. Rick Hector, spokesman for the Illinois State Police, the agency which issues FOID cards in the state.
According to state law, a valid FOID card must contain an applicant’s name, residence, date of birth, sex, physical description, recent photograph, and
signature. A FOID is valid for five years from the date it was issued.
However, a gun owner’s FOID card is laminated before he or she receives it, and is valid only after the recipient signs it on the right side in the area indicated.
IL State Police