ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 17: CONSERVATION CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SUBCHAPTER f: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PART 2510 ILLINOIS RESIDENT ARMED FORCES FEE EXEMPTIONS AND ILLINOIS RESIDENT VETERAN FEE REDUCTIONS SECTION 2510.20 DEFINITIONS
Section 2510.20 Definitions
"Acceptable verification of service or mobilization" – means official documentation from the Department of Defense or the appropriate Major Command showing mobilization dates or service abroad dates, including:
a DD-214,
a letter from the Illinois Department of Military Affairs for members of the Illinois National Guard,
a letter from the Regional Reserve Command for members of the Armed Forces Reserve,
a letter from the Major Command covering Illinois for active duty members, personnel records for mobilized State employees, and
any other documentation that the Department, by administrative rule, deems acceptable to establish dates for mobilization or service abroad. [520 ILCS 5/3.1-4]
A copy of deployment orders shall not be accepted as verification.
Active Duty − means active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, as evidenced by a DD form 2, United States Uniformed Service Identification Card, marked "Active" or "Active Duty".
Department − means the Department of Natural Resources.
Mobilization − means that a person was called to active duty by the President of the United States under Title 10 or Title 32, United States Code.
Service Abroad − means active duty service outside of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and includes all active duty service in territories and possessions of the United States.
Veteran − means an Illinois resident who is a former member of the Armed Forces of the United States, as evidenced by a DD-214 form issued by a branch of the Armed Forces of the United States.
(Source: Amended at 50 Ill. Reg. 7211, effective April 29, 2026) |