Bill Text: IL HB4332 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that, for purposes of issuing an identification card with a veteran designation under the Act, the acceptable forms of proof an applicant may provide includes a Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an identification card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes conforming changes in regards to a driver's license with a veteran designation.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-4)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0811 [HB4332 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HB4332-Engrossed.html



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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
5by changing Section 5 as follows:
6 (15 ILCS 335/5) (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
7 Sec. 5. Applications.
8 (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of
9Illinois may file an application for an identification card, or
10for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the
11Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the
12applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, residence
13address and zip code, social security number, birth date, sex
14and a brief description of the applicant. The applicant shall
15be photographed, unless the Secretary of State has provided by
16rule for the issuance of identification cards without
17photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for an
18identification card without a photograph under the terms and
19conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she
20shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may
21deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may
22require to determine the identity of the applicant. In addition
23to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the applicant

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1to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a judicial
2officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act
3or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have his or her
4office or work address in lieu of the applicant's residence or
5mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois Person with a
6Disability Identification Card must also submit with each
7original or renewal application, on forms prescribed by the
8Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may require,
9establishing that the applicant is a "person with a disability"
10as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting forth the
11applicant's type and class of disability as set forth in
12Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this subsection
13(a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or
14her office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to
15maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any
16penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all
17violations or is limited to specific violations.
18 (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original
19or renewal identification card application under this Act, the
20Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a
21veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a
22veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of this
23Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are not
24limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214 or an
25identification card issued under the federal Veterans
26Identification Card Act of 2015. If the document cannot be

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1stamped, the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall
2provide a certificate to the veteran to provide to the
3Secretary of State. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
4Affairs shall advise the Secretary as to what other forms of
5proof of a person's status as a veteran are acceptable.
6 The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm
7the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran
8before the Secretary may issue the identification card.
9 For purposes of this subsection (b):
10 "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United
11States, including a member of any reserve component or National
12Guard unit.
13 "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed forces
14and was discharged or separated under honorable conditions.
15 (c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois
16Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability
17Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in
18the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended.
19Applicants who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof
20of lawful status are ineligible for REAL ID compliant
21identification cards under this Act.
22(Source: P.A. 99-511, eff. 1-1-17; 99-544, eff. 7-15-16;
23100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-248, eff. 8-22-17.)
24 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
25changing Section 6-106 as follows:

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1 (625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106)
2 Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit.
3 (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized
4to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form
5furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application shall be
6accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall
7entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the
8examination within a period of one year after the date of
9application.
10 (b) Every application shall state the legal name, social
11security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence
12address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; state
13whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a
14driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
15whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended,
16revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such
17cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include
18an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth
19is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature.
20In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow
21the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an
22applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the
23Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work
24address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The
25application form may also require the statement of such

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1additional relevant information as the Secretary of State shall
2deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency and
3eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his discretion, by
4rule or regulation, provide that an application for a drivers
5license or permit may include a suitable photograph of the
6applicant in the form prescribed by the Secretary, and he may
7further provide that each drivers license shall include a
8photograph of the driver. The Secretary of State may utilize a
9photograph process or system most suitable to deter alteration
10or improper reproduction of a drivers license and to prevent
11substitution of another photo thereon. For the purposes of this
12subsection (b), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue
13of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with
14a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a
15violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that duty
16extends to all violations or is limited to specific violations.
17 (b-5) Every applicant for a REAL ID compliant driver's
18license or permit shall provide proof of lawful status in the
19United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. Applicants
20who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof of lawful
21status may apply for a driver's license or permit under Section
226-105.1 of this Code.
23 (c) The application form shall include a notice to the
24applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders
25under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be
26provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of

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1State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has
2the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
3Registration Act.
4 (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who applies
5for any permit or license authorized to be issued under this
6Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and who is at
7least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, must be
8registered in compliance with the requirements of the federal
9Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State must
10forward in an electronic format the necessary personal
11information regarding the applicants identified in this
12subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The applicant's
13signature on the application serves as an indication that the
14applicant either has already registered with the Selective
15Service System or that he is authorizing the Secretary to
16forward to the Selective Service System the necessary
17information for registration. The Secretary must notify the
18applicant at the time of application that his signature
19constitutes consent to registration with the Selective Service
20System, if he is not already registered.
21 (e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original
22or renewal driver's license application under this Code, the
23Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a
24veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a
25veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of
26this Code. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are

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1not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214 or an
2identification card issued under the federal Veterans
3Identification Card Act of 2015. If the document cannot be
4stamped, the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall
5provide a certificate to the veteran to provide to the
6Secretary of State. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
7Affairs shall advise the Secretary as to what other forms of
8proof of a person's status as a veteran are acceptable.
9 The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm
10the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran
11before the Secretary may issue the driver's license.
12 For purposes of this subsection (e):
13 "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United
14States, including a member of any reserve component or National
15Guard unit.
16 "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed forces
17and was discharged or separated under honorable conditions.
18(Source: P.A. 99-511, eff. 1-1-17; 99-544, eff. 7-15-16;
19100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-248, eff. 8-22-17.)
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