95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4165

 

Introduced , by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 335/4   from Ch. 124, par. 24
15 ILCS 335/9   from Ch. 124, par. 29

    Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that the Secretary of State 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, indicating that the card holder has renewed his or her card. Provides that the Secretary of State may provide that applications for a one-time renewal of an identification card may be made by telephone, mail, or the Internet, subject to any eligibility criteria and other requirements that the Secretary of State deems appropriate.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
5 by changing Sections 4 and 9 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
9 Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of
10 the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal
11 thereof, or who applies for a standard Illinois Identification
12 Card upon release as a committed person on parole, mandatory
13 supervised release, final discharge, or pardon from the
14 Department of Corrections by submitting an identification card
15 issued by the Department of Corrections under Section 3-14-1 of
16 the Unified Code of Corrections, together with the prescribed
17 fees. No identification card shall be issued to any person who
18 holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, or
19 permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of
20 State the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
21 permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the
22 Secretary of State and shall include a photograph of the
23 applicant. The applicant, upon receipt of a card and prior to

 

 

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1 its use for any purpose, shall affix his signature thereon in
2 the space provided therefor. The Illinois Identification Card
3 may be used for identification purposes in any lawful situation
4 only by the person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act,
5 "photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced
6 and captured image of an applicant for an identification card.
7 As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a person as
8 written by that person and captured in a manner acceptable to
9 the Secretary of State.
10     (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
11 Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois
12 Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural person who
13 is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a disabled
14 person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who applies for
15 such card, or renewal thereof. No Disabled Person
16 Identification Card shall be issued to any person who holds a
17 valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit
18 unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of State
19 the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
20 permit. The Secretary of State shall charge no fee to issue
21 such card. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the
22 Secretary of State, and shall include a photograph of the
23 applicant, a designation indicating that the card is an
24 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, and shall
25 include a comprehensible designation of the type and
26 classification of the applicant's disability as set out in

 

 

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1 Section 4A of this Act. If the applicant so requests, the card
2 shall include a description of the applicant's disability and
3 any information about the applicant's disability or medical
4 history which the Secretary determines would be helpful to the
5 applicant in securing emergency medical care. The applicant,
6 upon receipt of such a card and prior to its use for any
7 purpose, shall have affixed thereon in the space provided
8 therefor his signature or mark. If a mark is used in lieu of a
9 signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the
10 presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of the
11 mark. The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be
12 used for identification purposes in any lawful situation by the
13 person to whom it was issued.
14     The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be
15 used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a
16 physician's determination of disability, a determination of
17 disability from a physician assistant who has been delegated
18 the authority to make this determination by his or her
19 supervising physician, a determination of disability from an
20 advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
21 agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the
22 advanced practice nurse to make this determination, or any
23 other documentation of disability whenever any State law
24 requires that a disabled person provide such documentation of
25 disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
26 Card shall not qualify the cardholder to participate in any

 

 

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1 program or to receive any benefit which is not available to all
2 persons with like disabilities. Notwithstanding any other
3 provisions of law, an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
4 Card, or evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an
5 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, shall not be used
6 by any person other than the person named on such card to prove
7 that the person named on such card is a disabled person or for
8 any other purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of
9 the person named on such card, and the person named on such
10 card consents to such use at the time the card is so used.
11     When medical information is contained on an Illinois
12 Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the
13 Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken
14 based upon that medical information.
15     (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State shall
16 provide that each original or renewal Illinois Identification
17 Card or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued to
18 a person under the age of 21, shall be of a distinct nature
19 from those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled
20 Person Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of
21 age or older. The color designated for Illinois Identification
22 Cards or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for
23 persons under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the
24 Secretary of State.
25     (c-1) Beginning January 1, 2003, each original or renewal
26 Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person

 

 

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1 Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21
2 shall display the date upon which the person becomes 18 years
3 of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21 years of
4 age.
5     (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen
6 discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the
7 State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who
8 applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of
9 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be
10 issued in every county and applications shall be made available
11 at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior citizen centers
12 and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, upon receipt of such
13 card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have affixed
14 thereon in the space provided therefor his signature or mark.
15     (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
16 designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
17 Disabled Person Identification Card a space where the card
18 holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the Secretary of
19 State, of uniform size as the Secretary may specify, that shall
20 indicate in appropriate language that the card holder has
21 renewed his or her Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
22 Disabled Person Identification Card.
23 (Source: P.A. 92-240, eff. 1-1-02; 92-689, eff. 1-1-03; 93-182,
24 eff. 7-11-03; 93-895, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
25     (15 ILCS 335/9)  (from Ch. 124, par. 29)

 

 

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1     Sec. 9. Renewal.
2     (a) Any person having a valid identification card which
3 expires on his or her 21st birthday, or which expires 3 months
4 after his or her 21st birthday, may not apply for renewal of
5 his or her existing identification card. A subsequent
6 application filed by persons under this subsection, on or after
7 their 21st birthday, shall be considered an application for a
8 new card under Section 5 of this Act.
9     (b) Any person having a valid identification card, except
10 those under subsection (a), may apply for a one-time renewal,
11 in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State, within 30
12 days after the expiration of the identification card. A
13 subsequent application filed by that person shall be considered
14 an application for a new card under Section 5 of this Act. Any
15 identification card renewed under this subsection shall be
16 valid for 5 years after the expiration date of the
17 identification card as originally issued under Section 5 of
18 this Act. The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
19 provide that applications for the one-time renewal under this
20 subsection (b) may be made by telephone, mail, or the Internet,
21 subject to any eligibility criteria and other requirements that
22 the Secretary of State deems appropriate.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-569, eff. 1-1-97.)