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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
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 Sections 4 and 5 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 335/4)  (from Ch. 124, par. 24)
7    Sec. 4. Identification Card.
8    (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois
9Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of
10the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal
11thereof, or who applies for a standard Illinois Identification
12Card upon release as a committed person on parole, mandatory
13supervised release, final discharge, or pardon from the
14Department of Corrections by submitting an identification card
15issued by the Department of Corrections under Section 3-14-1 of
16the Unified Code of Corrections, together with the prescribed
17fees. No identification card shall be issued to any person who
18holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, or
19permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of
20State the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
21permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the
22Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and signature
23or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of State may

 

 

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1provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois Identification
2Cards without photographs if the applicant has a bona fide
3religious objection to being photographed or to the display of
4his or her photograph. The Illinois Identification Card may be
5used for identification purposes in any lawful situation only
6by the person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act,
7"photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced
8and captured image of an applicant for an identification card.
9As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a person as
10written by that person and captured in a manner acceptable to
11the Secretary of State.
12    (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a
13current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the
14Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to
15utilize the same residence address and name on the
16identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit
17records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may
18promulgate rules to implement this provision.
19    (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
20Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois
21Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural person who
22is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a disabled
23person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who applies for
24such card, or renewal thereof. No Disabled Person
25Identification Card shall be issued to any person who holds a
26valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit

 

 

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1unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of State
2the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
3permit. The Secretary of State shall charge no fee to issue
4such card. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the
5Secretary of State, and shall include a photograph and
6signature or mark of the applicant, a designation indicating
7that the card is an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
8Card, and shall include a comprehensible designation of the
9type and classification of the applicant's disability as set
10out in Section 4A of this Act. However, the Secretary of State
11may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois Disabled
12Person Identification Cards without photographs if the
13applicant has a bona fide religious objection to being
14photographed or to the display of his or her photograph. If the
15applicant so requests, the card shall include a description of
16the applicant's disability and any information about the
17applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary
18determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing
19emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a
20signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the
21presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of the
22mark. The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be
23used for identification purposes in any lawful situation by the
24person to whom it was issued.
25    The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be
26used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a

 

 

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1physician's determination of disability, a determination of
2disability from a physician assistant who has been delegated
3the authority to make this determination by his or her
4supervising physician, a determination of disability from an
5advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
6agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the
7advanced practice nurse to make this determination, or any
8other documentation of disability whenever any State law
9requires that a disabled person provide such documentation of
10disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
11Card shall not qualify the cardholder to participate in any
12program or to receive any benefit which is not available to all
13persons with like disabilities. Notwithstanding any other
14provisions of law, an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
15Card, or evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an
16Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, shall not be used
17by any person other than the person named on such card to prove
18that the person named on such card is a disabled person or for
19any other purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of
20the person named on such card, and the person named on such
21card consents to such use at the time the card is so used.
22    An optometrist's determination of a visual disability
23under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation for
24the purpose of issuing an Illinois Disabled Person
25Identification Card.
26    When medical information is contained on an Illinois

 

 

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1Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the
2Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken
3based upon that medical information.
4    (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State shall
5provide that each original or renewal Illinois Identification
6Card or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued to
7a person under the age of 21, shall be of a distinct nature
8from those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled
9Person Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of
10age or older. The color designated for Illinois Identification
11Cards or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for
12persons under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the
13Secretary of State.
14    (c-1) Beginning January 1, 2003, each original or renewal
15Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person
16Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21
17shall display the date upon which the person becomes 18 years
18of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21 years of
19age.
20    (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen
21discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the
22State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who
23applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of
24State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be
25issued in every county and applications shall be made available
26at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior citizen centers

 

 

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1and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, upon receipt of such
2card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have affixed
3thereon in the space provided therefor his signature or mark.
4    (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
5designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
6Disabled Person Identification Card a space where the card
7holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the Secretary of
8State, of uniform size as the Secretary may specify, that shall
9indicate in appropriate language that the card holder has
10renewed his or her Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
11Disabled Person Identification Card.
12(Source: P.A. 95-762, eff. 1-1-09; 95-779, eff. 1-1-09; 96-146,
13eff. 1-1-10; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10.)
 
14    (15 ILCS 335/5)  (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
15    Sec. 5. Applications. Any natural person who is a resident
16of the State of Illinois, may file an application for an
17identification card or for the renewal thereof, in a manner
18prescribed by the Secretary. Each original application shall be
19completed by the applicant in full and shall set forth the
20legal name, residence address and zip code, social security
21number, birth date, sex and a brief description of the
22applicant. The applicant shall be photographed, unless the
23Secretary of State has provided by rule for the issuance of
24identification cards without photographs and the applicant is
25deemed eligible for an identification card without a photograph

 

 

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1under the terms and conditions imposed by the Secretary of
2State, and he or she shall also submit any other information as
3the Secretary may deem necessary or such documentation as the
4Secretary may require to determine the identity of the
5applicant. In addition to the residence address, the Secretary
6may allow the applicant to provide a mailing address. An
7applicant for a disabled persons card must also submit with
8each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed by
9the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may require,
10establishing that the applicant is a "disabled person" as
11defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting forth the
12applicant's type and class of disability as set forth in
13Section 4A of this Act.
14(Source: P.A. 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10.)