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Public Act 92-0689
SB1926 Enrolled LRB9213116DHmg
AN ACT concerning identification.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 3. The Illinois Identification Card Act is
amended by changing Section 4 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. The card shall be
prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State and shall
include a photograph of the applicant. The applicant, upon
receipt of a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall
affix his signature thereon in the space provided therefor.
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.
(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. 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 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. 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. The applicant, upon receipt of such
a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have
affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his signature
or mark. 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 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.
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.
(Source: P.A. 92-240, eff. 1-1-02.)
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 6-110 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110)
Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers.
(a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every
qualifying applicant a driver's license as applied for, which
license shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the
licensee, the name, social security number, zip code, date of
birth, address, and a brief description of the licensee, and
a space where the licensee may write his usual signature.
If the licensee is less than 17 years of age, the license
shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of
any motor vehicle during any time the licensee is prohibited
from being on any street or highway under the provisions of
the Child Curfew Act.
Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification
and the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code.
In lieu of the social security number, the Secretary may
in his discretion substitute a federal tax number or other
distinctive number.
A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the
Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed
by the Secretary.
(b) The Secretary of State shall provide a format on the
reverse of each driver's license issued which the licensee
may use to execute a document of gift conforming to the
provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The format
shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended,
whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and
shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2
witnesses. The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or
licensee of this format, describe the procedure for its
execution, and may offer the necessary witnesses; provided
that in so doing, the Secretary shall advise the applicant or
licensee that he or she is under no compulsion to execute a
document of gift. A brochure explaining this method of
executing an anatomical gift document shall be given to each
applicant or licensee. The brochure shall advise the
applicant or licensee that he or she is under no compulsion
to execute a document of gift, and that he or she may wish to
consult with family, friends or clergy before doing so. The
Secretary of State may undertake additional efforts,
including education and awareness activities, to promote
organ and tissue donation.
(c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each
driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place
a sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may
specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate
language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency
Medical Information Card.
The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital,
school, medical group, or association interested in assisting
in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but
shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or
regulation require.
(d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each
driver's license issued a space where the licensee may
indicate his blood type and RH factor.
(e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee
under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from
those driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age
and older. The color designated for driver's licenses for
licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of
the Secretary of State.
(e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's
license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the
date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the
date upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.
(f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois
licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the
requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,
Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to
insure that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial
driver's license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April
1, 1992, to obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized
to extend driver's license expiration dates, and assign
specific times, dates and locations where these commercial
driver's tests shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless
of the current expiration date of the applicant's driver's
license, may be subject to any assignment by the Secretary.
Failure to comply with the Secretary's assignment may result
in the applicant's forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a
commercial driver's license prior to April 1, 1992.
(g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's
license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that
he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the
Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for
health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney
Act.
(g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion,
may designate on each driver's license issued a space where
the licensee 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
owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license.
(h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with
the terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any
civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal
proceeding for his or her act.
(Source: P.A. 90-191, eff. 1-1-98; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
January 1, 2003.
Passed in the General Assembly April 23, 2002.
Approved July 16, 2002.
Effective January 01, 2003.
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