Re: Need advice for FOID appeal
Posted by dude on 9/16/08

I was granted relief today from the Circuit Court in the
County where I reside to get my FOID from the Illinois State
Police. There were no objections from the State's Attorney's
Office and the Judge granted me relief.


On 3/14/08, dude wrote:
> I am also in the process of getting character reference
> letters - I will have about 15 of them including ones from a
> retired Sheriff in the county of my conviction and a Sgt in
> the Police Dept who's a friend of mine, along with friends
> and coworkers.
>
> I have also applied for my FOID which i should get the
> denial back in about 3 weeks.
>
> I also requested a copy of my criminal record from the
> county where i was convicted.
>
> On 3/14/08, dude wrote:
>> I need to appeal the circuit court in my county to try to
>> get my FOID which was denied due to a felony 1 conviction
>> i had when i was 18 in 1992. attorney fees are too
>> expensive, so i need to do it myself. I know what I need
>> to do, just don't know how to go about doing it.
>>
>> 1. How do I initially petition the State's Attorney or
>> Circuit Court ? What form should this petition be in and
>> what should it contain ?
>>
>> 2. I want to sign an afferdavit stating that I have not
>> been in any trouble since then. How would I go about doing
>> that ?
>>
>> Thanks!
>

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Need advice for FOID appeal, 3/14/08, by dude.
• Re: Need advice for FOID appeal, 3/14/08, by dude.
• Re: Need advice for FOID appeal, 9/16/08, by dude.
• Re: Need advice for FOID appeal, 9/16/08, by --.
• Re: Need advice for FOID appeal, 9/16/08, by dude.
• Re: Need advice for FOID appeal, 9/16/08, by dude.
• Re: Need advice for FOID appeal, 11/02/08, by S Warren.
• Re: Need Lawyer/help with FOID Appeal, 11/02/08, by S Warren.
• Re: Need Lawyer/help with FOID Appeal, 11/02/08, by dude.
• Re: Need Lawyer/help with FOID Appeal, 11/02/08, by dude.
• Re: Need Lawyer/help with FOID Appeal, 11/02/08, by S Warren.