Bill Text: IL SB2803 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Sets forth procedures for the Secretary of State to issue a standard Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in Illinois, or a county jail or county department of corrections (rather than the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice). Makes conforming changes. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2024-08-06 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0782 [SB2803 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-SB2803-Engrossed.html

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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(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

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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

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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

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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,

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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,

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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(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

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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

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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

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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

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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.