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| Public Act 096-0146 |
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | ||||
by changing Section 4 as follows:
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(15 ILCS 335/4) (from Ch. 124, par. 24)
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Sec. 4. Identification Card.
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(a) The Secretary of State shall issue a
standard Illinois | ||||
Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident
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the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | ||||
thereof,
or who applies for a standard Illinois Identification | ||||
Card upon release as a
committed person on parole, mandatory | ||||
supervised release, final discharge, or
pardon from the | ||||
Department of Corrections by submitting an identification card
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issued by the Department of Corrections under Section 3-14-1 of | ||||
the Unified
Code of Corrections,
together with the prescribed | ||||
fees. No identification card shall be issued to any person who | ||||
holds a valid
foreign state
identification card, license, or | ||||
permit unless the person first surrenders to
the Secretary of
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State the valid foreign state identification card, license, or | ||||
permit. The card shall be prepared and
supplied by the | ||||
Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and signature | ||||
or mark of the
applicant. The applicant, upon receipt of a card | ||||
and prior to its use
for any purpose, shall affix his signature | ||
thereon in the space provided
therefor. The Illinois | ||
Identification Card may be used for
identification purposes in | ||
any lawful situation only by the person to
whom it was issued.
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As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph or | ||
digitally
produced and captured image of an applicant for an | ||
identification card. As
used in this Act, "signature" means the | ||
name of a person as written by that
person and captured in a | ||
manner acceptable to the Secretary of State.
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(b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
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Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | ||
Disabled Person
Identification Card, to any natural person who | ||
is a resident of the State
of Illinois, who is a disabled | ||
person as defined in Section 4A of this Act,
who applies for | ||
such card, or renewal thereof. No Disabled Person | ||
Identification Card shall be issued to any person who
holds a | ||
valid
foreign state identification card, license, or permit | ||
unless the person first
surrenders to the
Secretary of State | ||
the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
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permit. The Secretary of State
shall charge no fee to issue | ||
such card. The card shall be prepared and
supplied by the | ||
Secretary of State, and shall include a photograph and | ||
signature or mark of the
applicant, a designation indicating | ||
that the card is an Illinois Disabled
Person Identification | ||
Card, and shall include a comprehensible designation
of the | ||
type and classification of the applicant's disability as set | ||
out in
Section 4A of this Act. If the applicant so requests, | ||
the card shall
include a description of the applicant's | ||
disability and any information
about the applicant's | ||
disability or medical history which the Secretary
determines | ||
would be helpful to the applicant in securing emergency medical
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care. The applicant, upon receipt of such a card and prior to | ||
its use for
any purpose, shall have affixed thereon in the | ||
space provided therefor his
signature or mark. If a mark is | ||
used in lieu of a signature, such mark
shall be affixed to the | ||
card in the presence of two witnesses who attest to
the | ||
authenticity of the mark. The Illinois
Disabled Person | ||
Identification Card may be used for identification purposes
in | ||
any lawful situation by the person to whom it was issued.
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The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be | ||
used as adequate
documentation of disability in lieu of a | ||
physician's determination of
disability, a determination of | ||
disability from a physician assistant who has
been delegated | ||
the authority to make this determination by his or her
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supervising physician, a determination of disability from an | ||
advanced practice
nurse who has a written collaborative | ||
agreement with a collaborating physician
that
authorizes the | ||
advanced practice nurse to make this determination, or any
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other documentation
of disability whenever
any
State law
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requires that a disabled person provide such documentation of | ||
disability,
however an Illinois Disabled Person Identification | ||
Card shall not qualify
the cardholder to participate in any | ||
program or to receive any benefit
which is not available to all | ||
persons with like disabilities.
Notwithstanding any other | ||
provisions of law, an Illinois Disabled Person
Identification | ||
Card, or evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an
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Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, shall not be used | ||
by any
person other than the person named on such card to prove | ||
that the person
named on such card is a disabled person or for | ||
any other purpose unless the
card is used for the benefit of | ||
the person named on such card, and the
person named on such | ||
card consents to such use at the time the card is so used.
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An optometrist's determination of a visual disability | ||
under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation for | ||
the purpose of issuing an Illinois Disabled Person | ||
Identification Card. | ||
When medical information is contained on an Illinois | ||
Disabled Person
Identification Card, the Office of the | ||
Secretary of State shall not be
liable for any actions taken | ||
based upon that medical information.
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(c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State shall | ||
provide
that each original or renewal Illinois Identification | ||
Card or Illinois
Disabled Person Identification Card issued to | ||
a person under the age of 21,
shall be of a distinct nature | ||
from those Illinois Identification Cards or
Illinois Disabled | ||
Person Identification Cards issued to individuals 21
years of | ||
age or older. The color designated for Illinois Identification
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Cards or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for | ||
persons under
the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the | ||
Secretary of State.
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(c-1) Beginning January 1, 2003, each original or renewal | ||
Illinois
Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person | ||
Identification Card issued to
a person under the age of 21 | ||
shall display the date upon which the person
becomes 18 years | ||
of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21 years of
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age.
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(d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen
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discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the | ||
State of
Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who | ||
applies for such a card or
renewal thereof. The Secretary of | ||
State shall charge no fee to issue such
card. The card shall be | ||
issued in every county and applications shall be
made available | ||
at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior citizen
centers | ||
and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, upon receipt of such
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card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have affixed | ||
thereon in
the space provided therefor his signature or mark.
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(e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may | ||
designate on each Illinois
Identification Card or Illinois | ||
Disabled Person Identification Card a space where the card | ||
holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the Secretary of | ||
State, of uniform size as the Secretary may specify, that shall | ||
indicate in appropriate language that the card holder has | ||
renewed his or her Illinois
Identification Card or Illinois | ||
Disabled Person Identification Card. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-762, eff. 1-1-09; 95-779, eff. 1-1-09; revised | ||
9-5-08.)
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