Section 1030.26  Identification Cards For Individuals In a Correctional Facility

a)         Prior Holder of Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Driver's License.  Pursuant to Section 4(a-20)(1) of the Identification Card Act, the Secretary shall issue a standard Identification Card, at no cost to a committed person prior to release from a correctional facility, if the person:

1)         has previously held an Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois driver's license;

2)         submits a properly completed Identification Card Verification form containing the person's residential address upon discharge and social security number, if the person has a social security number, accompanied by a photograph taken by the correctional facility;

3)         has a photograph and demographic information match an existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license; and

4)         has their social security number verified by the Secretary with the Social Security Administration.

b)         No Prior Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Driver's License.  Pursuant to Section 4(a-20)(2) of the Identification Card Act, the Secretary shall issue a standard Identification Card, at no cost to a committed person prior to release from a correctional facility, if the person:

1)         has not previously held an Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license or for whom a match cannot be found as described in subsection (a) of this Section.

2)         submits a properly completed Illinois Identification Card Verification form containing the person's residential address upon discharge, social security number, if the person has a social security number, accompanied by a certified birth certificate, and a photograph taken by the correctional facility; and

3)          has their social security number verified by the Secretary with the Social Security Administration.

c)         The Identification Card Verification form described in subsections (a) and (b) must be completed in its entirety and signed by a representative of the correctional facility and shall be transmitted electronically to the Secretary with the applicant's photograph.

d)         A person who is released from a correctional facility without a standard Illinois Identification Card who appears at a Driver Services facility within 30 days of release from custody and presents a completed Identification Card Verification to Apply for an Identification Card Upon Release from a Correctional Facility form that verifies the person's date of birth, social security number, if the person has a social security number, and Illinois residence address shall be issued a limited-term 90-day Identification Card at no cost.

e)         If a holder of a 90-day Identification Card returns to a Driver Services Facility prior to the expiration of the limited term 90-day Identification Card and presents a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary of State to prove date of birth and social security number, as set forth in Appendix B, the applicant shall be issued a standard Illinois Identification Card at no fee.

f)         An applicant for a duplicate or corrected standard Identification Card must pay the fee set forth in Section 12 of the Illinois Identification Card Act [15 ILCS 335].  The expiration date of the duplicate or corrected Identification Card will remain the same as the originally issued Identification Card.

g)         An applicant who does not apply for a standard Identification Card within 30 days after release on parole, mandatory supervised release, after care release, final discharge or pardon, or to an adult transition center, from a correctional facility as verified by the Identification Card Verification to Apply for an Identification Card Upon Release from a Correctional Facility form completed by a correctional facility, is not eligible for a no-fee, standard Identification Card and must pay the statutorily required fee set forth in Section 12 of the Illinois Identification Card Act.

h)         An applicant issued a limited term 90-day Identification Card who fails to return to a Driver Services facility by the expiration of the limited term Identification Card, with a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary in Appendix B is not eligible for a standard Illinois Identification Card at no cost and must pay the fee set forth in Section 12 of the Illinois Identification Card Act.

(Source:  Amended at 49 Ill. Reg. 2497, effective February 19, 2025)