Public Act 097-0371
 
HB1484 EnrolledLRB097 03061 RLJ 43093 b

    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 5 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, or who applies for a standard Illinois Identification
Card upon release as a committed person on parole, mandatory
supervised release, final discharge, or pardon from the
Department of Corrections by submitting an identification card
issued by the Department of Corrections under Section 3-14-1 of
the Unified Code of Corrections, together with the prescribed
fees. 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.
    (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois
Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural person who
is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a disabled
person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who applies for
such card, or renewal thereof. No Disabled Person
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 Disabled Person 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 Disabled
Person 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 Disabled Person Identification Card may be
used for identification purposes in any lawful situation by the
person to whom it was issued.
    The Illinois Disabled Person 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 who has been delegated
the authority to make this determination by his or her
supervising physician, a determination of disability from an
advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the
advanced practice nurse to make this determination, or any
other documentation of disability whenever any State law
requires that a disabled person provide such documentation of
disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person 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 Disabled Person Identification
Card, or evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an
Illinois Disabled Person 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 disabled person 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 Disabled Person
Identification Card.
    When medical information is contained on an Illinois
Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the
Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken
based upon that medical information.
    (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State shall
provide that each original or renewal Illinois Identification
Card or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued to
a person under the age of 21, shall be of a distinct nature
from those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled
Person Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of
age or older. The color designated for Illinois Identification
Cards or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for
persons under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the
Secretary of State.
    (c-1) Beginning January 1, 2003, each original or renewal
Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person
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.
    (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
Disabled Person 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
Disabled Person Identification Card.
(Source: P.A. 95-762, eff. 1-1-09; 95-779, eff. 1-1-09; 96-146,
eff. 1-1-10; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09; 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10.)
 
    (15 ILCS 335/5)  (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
    Sec. 5. Applications. Any natural person who is a resident
of the State of Illinois, may file an application for an
identification card or for the renewal thereof, in a manner
prescribed by the Secretary. Each original application shall be
completed by the applicant in full and shall set forth the
legal name, residence address and zip code, social security
number, birth date, sex and a brief description of the
applicant. The applicant shall be photographed, unless the
Secretary of State has provided by rule for the issuance of
identification cards without photographs and the applicant is
deemed eligible for an identification card without a photograph
under the terms and conditions imposed by the Secretary of
State, and he or she shall also submit any other information as
the Secretary may deem necessary or such documentation as the
Secretary may require to determine the identity of the
applicant. In addition to the residence address, the Secretary
may allow the applicant to provide a mailing address. An
applicant for a disabled persons card must also submit with
each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed by
the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may require,
establishing that the applicant is a "disabled person" as
defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting forth the
applicant's type and class of disability as set forth in
Section 4A of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2012