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| Public Act 102-0659 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 8 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 335/8) (from Ch. 124, par. 28)
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Sec. 8. Expiration.
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section: | ||||
(1) Every identification card issued hereunder,
except | ||||
to persons who have reached their 15th birthday, but are | ||||
not yet 21
years of age, persons who are 65 years of age or | ||||
older, and persons who are
issued an Illinois Person with | ||||
a Disability Identification Card, shall
expire 5 years | ||||
from the ensuing birthday of the
applicant and a renewal
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shall expire 5 years thereafter. | ||||
(2) Every original or renewal identification
card | ||||
issued to a person who has reached his or her 15th | ||||
birthday, but is
not yet
21 years of age shall expire 3 | ||||
months after the person's 21st birthday.
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(b) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every | ||||
original, renewal, or duplicate: (i) non-REAL ID | ||||
identification card issued
to a
person who has reached his or | ||||
her 65th birthday shall be permanent and need
not be renewed; | ||||
(ii) REAL ID compliant identification card issued on or after | ||
July 1, 2017, to a person who has reached his or her 65th | ||
birthday shall expire 8 years thereafter; (iii) non-REAL ID | ||
Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued | ||
to a qualifying person shall expire 10 years
thereafter; and | ||
(iv) REAL ID compliant Illinois Person with a Disability | ||
Identification Card issued on or after July 1, 2017, shall | ||
expire 8 years thereafter. The Secretary of State shall | ||
promulgate rules setting forth the
conditions and criteria for | ||
the renewal of all Illinois Person with a Disability | ||
Identification Cards.
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(c) Every identification card or Illinois Person with a | ||
Disability Identification Card issued under this Act to an | ||
applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent | ||
resident, other than a conditional permanent resident, or an | ||
individual who has an approved application for asylum in the | ||
United States or has entered the United States in refugee | ||
status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date of the | ||
following: | ||
(1) as provided under subsection (a) or (b) of this | ||
Section; | ||
(2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the | ||
United States terminates; or | ||
(3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite | ||
and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID | ||
compliant identification card, one year from the date of | ||
issuance of the card. | ||
(d) Every REAL ID compliant identification card or REAL ID | ||
compliant Person with a Disability Identification Card issued | ||
under this Act to an applicant who is not a United States | ||
citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional | ||
permanent resident, or an individual who has an approved | ||
application for asylum in the United States or has entered the | ||
United States in refugee status, shall be marked "Limited | ||
Term". | ||
(Source: P.A. 100-248, eff. 8-22-17; 100-827, eff. 8-13-18; | ||
101-185, eff. 1-1-20.)
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Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||
changing Section 6-115 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
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Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
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(a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
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driver's license issued under the provisions of
this Code | ||
shall
expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such | ||
later
date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and | ||
regulation designate,
not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the | ||
event
that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license | ||
fails
to apply prior to
the expiration date of the previous | ||
driver's license, the renewal driver's
license
shall expire 4 | ||
years from the expiration date of the previous
driver's | ||
license, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may
by | ||
proper rule and
regulation designate, not to exceed 12 | ||
calendar months.
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The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a
person not | ||
previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's
license
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which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5
years | ||
from date of
issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this | ||
Section.
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(a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an | ||
applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent | ||
resident, other than a conditional permanent resident, or an | ||
individual who has an approved application for asylum in the | ||
United States or has entered the United States in refugee | ||
status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date of the | ||
following: | ||
(1) as provided under subsection (a), (f), (g), or (i) | ||
of this Section; | ||
(2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the | ||
United States terminates; or | ||
(3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite | ||
and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID | ||
compliant driver's license, one year from the date of | ||
issuance of the license. | ||
(a-10) Every REAL ID compliant driver's license issued | ||
under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States | ||
citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional | ||
permanent resident, or an individual who has an approved | ||
application for asylum in the United States or has entered the | ||
United States in refugee status, shall be marked "Limited | ||
Term". | ||
(b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except | ||
those
licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or | ||
3 months after
the individual's 21st birthday, the holder | ||
thereof may apply for a renewal
thereof, subject to all the | ||
provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary
of State may | ||
require an examination of the applicant. A licensee
whose | ||
driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months | ||
after
his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his | ||
driving privileges
until he reaches the age of 21.
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(c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the | ||
expiration of a
driver's license, forward to each person whose | ||
license
is to expire a
notification of the expiration of said | ||
license which may
be presented at the time of renewal of said | ||
license.
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There may be included with such notification information | ||
explaining
the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical | ||
Information Card provisions of
Section 6-110. The format and | ||
text of such information
shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
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There shall be included with such notification,
for a | ||
period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information | ||
regarding the
Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical | ||
Information Exchange established in
Section 18.1 of the | ||
Adoption Act.
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(d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's | ||
license
of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are | ||
living with such licensee
while on active duty, serving in the | ||
Armed Forces of the United
States outside of the State of | ||
Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such
terms and | ||
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
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(d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the | ||
driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent | ||
children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian | ||
employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United | ||
States Department of Defense, outside of the State of | ||
Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and | ||
conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. | ||
(e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a | ||
renewal of a driver's
license
of any person who has not paid | ||
any fee or tax due under this Code and is not
paid upon | ||
reasonable notice and demand.
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(f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or | ||
renewal driver's
license issued to a licensee under 21 years | ||
of age shall expire 3 months
after the licensee's 21st | ||
birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses
expire on | ||
their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew | ||
their
driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their | ||
current driver's
license will be extended for an additional | ||
term of 3 months beyond their
21st birthday. Thereafter, the | ||
expiration and term of the driver's license
shall be governed | ||
by subsection (a) hereof.
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(g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or | ||
renewal driver's
license issued to a licensee 81 years of age | ||
through age 86 shall expire 2
years from the date of issuance, | ||
or at such later date as the Secretary may
by rule and | ||
regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
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months. The
Secretary shall also provide that each original or | ||
renewal driver's license
issued to a licensee 87 years of age | ||
or older shall expire 12 months from
the date of issuance, or | ||
at such later date as the Secretary may by rule
and regulation | ||
designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
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(h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
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restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of | ||
Section
6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date | ||
of
issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
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requirements.
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(i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | ||
driver's license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense | ||
as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act | ||
shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such | ||
date as the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an | ||
additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules | ||
defining renewal requirements.
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(Source: P.A. 100-248, eff. 8-22-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; | ||
101-185, eff. 1-1-20.)
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