Public Act 103-0782
Public Act 0782 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
| Public Act 103-0782
| | SB2803 Enrolled | LRB103 35615 AWJ 65689 b |
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| AN ACT concerning State government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | by changing Sections 4 and 12 as follows:
| (15 ILCS 335/4) | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210) | Sec. 4. Identification card. | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of | the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | thereof. 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 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. However, the Secretary of | State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois | Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in |
| any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. | 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. | (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to | utilize the same residence address and name on the | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for | a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | violations. | (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited |
| process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of | expedited identification card requests received on a given day | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited | service shall be refunded to the applicant. | (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the | Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile | Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in | Illinois, or a county jail or county department of corrections | as follows: upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, | social security card, photograph, proof of residency upon | discharge, and an identification card application transferred | via a secure method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice. | Illinois residency shall be established by submission of a | Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification |
| form completed by the respective Department. | (1) A committed person who has previously held an | Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois driver's | license shall submit an Identification Card verification | form to the Secretary of State, including a photograph | taken by the correctional facility, proof of residency | upon discharge, and a social security number, if the | committed person has a social security number. If the | committed person does not have a social security number | and is eligible for a social security number, the | Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card until the committed person obtains a | social security number. If the committed person's | photograph and demographic information matches an existing | Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license | and the Secretary of State verifies the applicant's social | security number with the Social Security Administration, | the Secretary of State shall issue the committed person a | standard Illinois Identification Card. If the photograph | or demographic information matches an existing Illinois | Identification Card or Illinois driver's license in | another person's name or identity, a standard Illinois | Identification Card shall not be issued until the | committed person submits a certified birth certificate and | social security card to the Secretary of State and the | Secretary of State verifies the identity of the committed |
| person. If the Secretary of State cannot find a match to an | existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's | license, the committed person may apply for a standard | Illinois Identification card as described in paragraph | (2). | (2) A committed person who has not previously held an | Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license | or for whom a match cannot be found as described in | paragraph (1) shall submit an Identification Card | verification form, including a photograph taken by the | correctional facility, a certified birth certificate, | proof of residency upon discharge, and a social security | number, if the committed has a social security number. If | the committed person does not have a social security | number and is eligible for a social security number, the | Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card until the committed person obtains a | social security number. If the Secretary of State verifies | the applicant's social security number with the Social | Security Administration, the Secretary of State shall | issue the committed person a standard Illinois | Identification Card. | The Illinois Identification Card verification form | described in this subsection shall be prescribed by the | Secretary State. The Secretary of State and correctional | facilities in this State shall establish a secure method to |
| transfer the form. | (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the | Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile | Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in | Illinois, or a county jail or county department of | corrections, if the released person does not obtain a standard | Illinois Identification Card as described in subsection (a-20) | prior to release is unable to present a certified copy of his | or her birth certificate and social security card or other | documents authorized by the Secretary, but does present a | Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification | form completed by the correctional facility Department of | Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, verifying the | released person's date of birth, social security number, if | the person has a social security number, and his or her | Illinois residence address. The verification form must have | been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of | application for the Illinois Identification Card. | Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security | card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, a |
| standard Illinois Identification Card shall be issued. A | limited-term Illinois Identification Card may not be renewed. | This subsection shall not apply to a released person who | was unable to obtain a standard Illinois Identification Card | because his or her photograph or demographic information | matched an existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | driver's license in another person's name or identity or to a | released person who does not have a social security number and | is eligible for a social security number. | (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social | security card, or other documents authorized by the Secretary, | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. | The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card to a person prior to his or her | conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from | the Department of Human Services bring the person to a | Secretary of State location with the required documents. | Documents proving residence address may include any official | document of the Department of Human Services showing the | person's address after release and a Secretary of State | prescribed verification form, which may be executed by | personnel of the Department of Human Services. |
| (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth | certificate and social security card or other documents | authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of | State prescribed verification form completed by the Department | of Human Services, verifying the person's date of birth and | social security number, and a document proving his or her | Illinois residence address. The verification form must have | been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of | application for the Illinois Identification Card. The | Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois | Identification Card to a person no sooner than 14 days prior to | his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if | personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the | person to a Secretary of State location with the required | documents. Documents proving residence address shall include | any official document of the Department of Human Services | showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of | State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by | personnel of the Department of Human Services. | (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural |
| person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois | Person with a Disability 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 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 Person | with a Disability 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. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | the display of his or her photograph. 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 care. 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 Person with a Disability Identification | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful | situation by the person to whom it was issued. | The Illinois Person with a Disability 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, a determination of | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any | other documentation of disability whenever any State law | requires that a person with a disability provide such | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a | Disability 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 Person with a Disability Identification Card, or | evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois | Person with a Disability 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 person with a | disability 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. | 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 Person with a | Disability Identification Card. | When medical information is contained on an Illinois | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions | taken based upon that medical information. | (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. | (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability 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 age. | (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, |
| education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | not issue any other identification card which identifies an | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | characteristics of the identification card holder which is | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | identification card where, at the request of the applicant, | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or | separated under honorable conditions. | (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen | 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 card and prior to its use for any purpose, | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his | signature or mark. | (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | Person with a Disability 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 Person with a Disability Identification Card. | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-345, eff. 1-1-24.)
| (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210) | Sec. 4. Identification card. | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of | the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | thereof. 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 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. However, the Secretary of | State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois |
| Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois | Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in | any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. | 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. | (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to | utilize the same residence address and name on the | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for |
| a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | violations. | (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited | process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of | expedited identification card requests received on a given day | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited | service shall be refunded to the applicant. | (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the | Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile | Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in | Illinois, or a county jail or county department of corrections | as follows: upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, | social security card, photograph, proof of residency upon | discharge, and an identification card application transferred |
| via a secure method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, | if the person has a social security number,. Illinois | residency shall be established by submission of a Secretary of | State prescribed Identification Card verification form | completed by the respective Department. | (1) A committed person who has previously held an | Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois driver's | license shall submit an Identification Card verification | form to the Secretary of State, including a photograph | taken by the correctional facility, proof of residency | upon discharge, and a social security number, if the | committed person has a social security number. If the | committed person does not have a social security number | and is eligible for a social security number, the | Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card until the committed person obtains a | social security number. If the committed person's | photograph and demographic information matches an existing | Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license | and the Secretary of State verifies the applicant's social | security number with the Social Security Administration, | the Secretary of State shall issue the committed person a | standard Illinois Identification Card. If the photograph | or demographic information matches an existing Illinois | Identification Card or Illinois driver's license in |
| another person's name or identity, a standard Illinois | Identification Card shall not be issued until the | committed person submits a certified birth certificate and | social security card to the Secretary of State and the | Secretary of State verifies the identity of the committed | person. If the Secretary of State cannot find a match to an | existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's | license, the committed person may apply for a standard | Illinois Identification card as described in paragraph | (2). | (2) A committed person who has not previously held an | Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license | or for whom a match cannot be found as described in | paragraph (1) shall submit an Illinois Identification Card | verification form, including a photograph taken by the | correctional facility, a certified birth certificate, | proof of residency upon discharge, and a social security | number, if the committed has a social security number. If | the committed person does not have a social security | number and is eligible for a social security number, the | Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois | Identification Card until the committed person obtains a | social security number. If the Secretary of State verifies | the applicant's social security number with the Social | Security Administration, the Secretary of State shall | issue the committed person a standard Illinois |
| Identification Card. | The Illinois Identification Card verification form | described in this subsection shall be prescribed by the | Secretary State. The Secretary of State and correctional | facilities in this State shall establish a secure method to | transfer the form. | (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the | Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile | Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in | Illinois, or a county jail or county department of | corrections, if the released person does not obtain a standard | Illinois Identification Card as described in subsection (a-20) | prior to release is unable to present a certified copy of his | or her birth certificate and social security card, if the | person has a social security number, or other documents | authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of | State prescribed Identification Card verification form | completed by the correctional facility Department of | Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, verifying the | released person's date of birth, social security number, if | the person has a social security number, and his or her | Illinois residence address. The verification form must have | been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of |
| application for the Illinois Identification Card. | Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security | card, if the person has a social security number, or other | documents authorized by the Secretary, a standard Illinois | Identification Card shall be issued. A limited-term Illinois | Identification Card may not be renewed. | This subsection shall not apply to a released person who | was unable to obtain a standard Illinois Identification Card | because his or her photograph or demographic information | matched an existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | driver's license in another person's name or identity or to a | released person who does not have a social security number and | is eligible for a social security number. | (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social | security card, if the person has a social security number, or | other documents authorized by the Secretary, and a document | proving his or her Illinois residence address. The Secretary | of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card | to a person prior to his or her conditional release or absolute |
| discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services | bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the | required documents. Documents proving residence address may | include any official document of the Department of Human | Services showing the person's address after release and a | Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be | executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services. | (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth | certificate and social security card, if the person has a | social security number, or other documents authorized by the | Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed | verification form completed by the Department of Human | Services, verifying the person's date of birth and social | security number, if the person has a social security number, | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois | Identification Card. The Secretary of State shall issue a | limited-term Illinois Identification Card to a person no | sooner than 14 days prior to his or her conditional release or | absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human | Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location |
| with the required documents. Documents proving residence | address shall include any official document of the Department | of Human Services showing the person's address after release | and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which | may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human | Services. | (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural | person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois | Person with a Disability 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 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 Person | with a Disability 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. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability |
| Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | the display of his or her photograph. 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 care. 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 Person with a Disability Identification | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful | situation by the person to whom it was issued. | The Illinois Person with a Disability 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, a determination of | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any | other documentation of disability whenever any State law | requires that a person with a disability provide such | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a | Disability 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 Person with a Disability Identification Card, or |
| evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois | Person with a Disability 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 person with a | disability 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. | 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 Person with a | Disability Identification Card. | When medical information is contained on an Illinois | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions | taken based upon that medical information. | (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. |
| (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability 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 age. | (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | not issue any other identification card which identifies an | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | characteristics of the identification card holder which is | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | identification card where, at the request of the applicant, | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or |
| separated under honorable conditions. | (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen | 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 card and prior to its use for any purpose, | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his | signature or mark. | (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | Person with a Disability 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 Person with a Disability Identification Card. | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; | 103-345, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
| (15 ILCS 335/12) (from Ch. 124, par. 32) | Sec. 12. Fees concerning standard Illinois Identification | Cards. The fees required under this Act for standard Illinois |
| Identification Cards must accompany any application provided | for in this Act, and the Secretary shall collect such fees as | follows: | |
a. Original card................................ | $20 | |
b. Renewal card................................. | 20 | |
c. Corrected card............................... | 10 | |
d. Duplicate card............................... | 20 | |
e. Certified copy with seal .................... | 5 | |
f. (Blank) | | |
g. Applicant 65 years of age or over ........... | No Fee | |
h. (Blank) | | |
i. Individual living in Veterans | | |
Home or Hospital ........................... | No Fee | |
j. Original card under 18 years of age.......... | $5 | |
k. Renewal card under 18 years of age........... | $5 | |
l. Corrected card under 18 years of age......... | $5 | |
m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age......... | $5 | |
n. Homeless person.............................. | No Fee | |
o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty | | |
member of the United States Armed Forces, | | |
the member's spouse, or dependent children | | |
living with the member...................... | No Fee | |
p. Duplicate temporary card..................... | $5 | |
q. First card issued to a youth | | |
for whom the Department of Children | | |
and Family Services is legally responsible | | |
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| or a foster child upon turning the age of | | |
16 years old until he or she reaches | | |
the age of 21 years old..................... | No Fee | |
r. Original card issued to a committed | | |
person upon release on parole, | | |
mandatory supervised release, | | |
aftercare release, final | | |
discharge, or pardon from the | | |
Department of Corrections, the or | | |
Department of Juvenile Justice, | | |
a Federal Bureau of Prisons | | |
facility located in Illinois, | | |
or a county jail or a county | | |
department of corrections . | No Fee | |
s. Limited-term Illinois Identification | | |
Card issued to a committed person | | |
upon release on parole, mandatory | | |
supervised release, aftercare | | |
release, final discharge, or pardon | | |
from the Department of | | |
Corrections, the or Department of | | |
Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau | | |
of Prisons facility | located in | | |
Illinois, or a county jail or a | | |
county department of corrections . | No Fee | |
t. Original card issued to a | | |
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| person up to 14 days prior | | |
to or upon conditional release | | |
or absolute discharge from | | |
the Department of Human Services............ | No Fee | |
u. Limited-term Illinois Identification | | |
Card issued to a person up to | | |
14 days prior to or upon | | |
conditional release or absolute discharge | | |
from the Department of Human Services....... | No Fee |
| All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the | Road Fund of the State treasury, except that the following | amounts shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund: (i) 80% of | the fee for an original, renewal, or duplicate Illinois | Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005; and | (ii) 80% of the fee for a corrected Illinois Identification | Card issued on or after January 1, 2005. | An individual, who resides in a veterans home or veterans | hospital operated by the State or federal government, who | makes an application for an Illinois Identification Card to be | issued at no fee, must submit, along with the application, an | affirmation by the applicant on a form provided by the | Secretary of State, that such person resides in a veterans | home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal | government. | The application of a homeless individual for an Illinois | Identification Card to be issued at no fee must be accompanied |
| by an affirmation by a qualified person, as defined in Section | 4C of this Act, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, | that the applicant is currently homeless as defined in Section | 1A of this Act. | For the application for the first Illinois Identification | Card of a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family | Services is legally responsible or a foster child to be issued | at no fee, the youth must submit, along with the application, | an affirmation by his or her court appointed attorney or an | employee of the Department of Children and Family Services on | a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the person is a | youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services | is legally responsible or a foster child. | The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be | waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's | Office with a police report showing that his or her | identification card was stolen. | The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be | waived for any person age 60 or older whose identification | card has been lost or stolen. | As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the United | States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed Services or | Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois | National Guard who is called to active duty pursuant to an | executive order of the President of the United States, an act | of the Congress of the United States, or an order of the |
| Governor. | (Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-717, eff. 7-1-19; | 100-827, eff. 8-13-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-232, eff. | 1-1-20.)
| Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | Public Act.
| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | becoming law. |
Effective Date: 08/06/2024
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