Bill Text: IL HB5348 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides for the issuance of standard Illinois Identification Cards and limited-term Illinois Identification Cards free of charge to persons upon release from a county jail. Makes conforming changes.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5348 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5348-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5348 Introduced , by Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr. SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
15 ILCS 335/4 from Ch. 124, par. 24
15 ILCS 335/12 from Ch. 124, par. 32
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides for the issuance of standard Illinois Identification Cards and limited-term Illinois Identification Cards free of charge to persons upon release from a county jail. Makes conforming changes.
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A BILL FOR
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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) (from Ch. 124, par. 24)
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,

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"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

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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 committed person upon release
on parole, mandatory supervised release, aftercare release,
final discharge, or pardon from the Department of Corrections
or Department of Juvenile Justice, or upon release from a
county jail, if the released person presents a certified copy
of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other
documents authorized by the Secretary, and 2 documents proving
his or her Illinois residence address. Documents proving
residence address may include any official document of the
Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
Justice, or any official document of the applicable county
sheriff, showing the released person's address after release
and a Secretary of State prescribed certificate of residency

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form, which may be executed by Department of Corrections or
Department of Juvenile Justice personnel, or by county sheriff
personnel.
(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 or Department of Juvenile Justice, or
upon release from a county jail, if the released 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 Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, or by the
applicable county sheriff, verifying the released person's
date of birth and social security number and 2 documents
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.
Documents proving residence address shall include any official
document of the Department of Corrections or the Department of
Juvenile Justice, or any official document of the applicable
county sheriff, showing the person's address after release and
a Secretary of State prescribed certificate of residency, which
may be executed by Department of Corrections or Department of
Juvenile Justice personnel, or by county sheriff personnel.

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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.
(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 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 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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-173, eff. 7-29-15;
99-305, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16; 99-907, eff. 7-1-17;
100-513, eff. 1-1-18; 100-717, eff. 7-1-19.)
(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

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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
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 or
Department of Juvenile Justice,
or upon release from a
county jail................................. No Fee

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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 or Department of
Juvenile Justice, or upon release
from a county jail.......................... No Fee
t. Original 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
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.

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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

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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.)