96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB4858

 

Introduced 1/15/2010, by Rep. Brandon W. Phelps

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 335/4   from Ch. 124, par. 24
15 ILCS 335/5   from Ch. 124, par. 25
625 ILCS 5/6-106   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106
625 ILCS 5/6-109   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-109
625 ILCS 5/6-110   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110

    Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides the Secretary of State may require an applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on a State identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit. Provides that the Secretary of State may allow applicants for a driver's license or State identification cards to provide a mailing address in addition to a residence address. Provides that the Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the use of foreign language interpreters during the application and examination process. Effective immediately.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning identification cards.
 
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 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
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 and signature
23 or mark of the applicant. The Illinois Identification Card may

 

 

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1 be used for identification purposes in any lawful situation
2 only by the person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act,
3 "photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced
4 and captured image of an applicant for an identification card.
5 As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a person as
6 written by that person and captured in a manner acceptable to
7 the Secretary of State.
8     (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a
9 current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the
10 Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to
11 utilize the same residence address and name on the
12 identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit
13 records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may
14 promulgate rules to implement this provision.
15     (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
16 Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois
17 Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural person who
18 is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a disabled
19 person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who applies for
20 such card, or renewal thereof. No Disabled Person
21 Identification Card shall be issued to any person who holds a
22 valid foreign state identification card, license, or permit
23 unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of State
24 the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
25 permit. The Secretary of State shall charge no fee to issue
26 such card. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the

 

 

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1 Secretary of State, and shall include a photograph and
2 signature or mark of the applicant, a designation indicating
3 that the card is an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
4 Card, and shall include a comprehensible designation of the
5 type and classification of the applicant's disability as set
6 out in Section 4A of this Act. If the applicant so requests,
7 the card shall include a description of the applicant's
8 disability and any information about the applicant's
9 disability or medical history which the Secretary determines
10 would be helpful to the applicant in securing emergency medical
11 care. If a mark is used in lieu of a signature, such mark shall
12 be affixed to the card in the presence of two witnesses who
13 attest to the authenticity of the mark. The Illinois Disabled
14 Person Identification Card may be used for identification
15 purposes in any lawful situation by the person to whom it was
16 issued.
17     The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be
18 used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a
19 physician's determination of disability, a determination of
20 disability from a physician assistant who has been delegated
21 the authority to make this determination by his or her
22 supervising physician, a determination of disability from an
23 advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
24 agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the
25 advanced practice nurse to make this determination, or any
26 other documentation of disability whenever any State law

 

 

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1 requires that a disabled person provide such documentation of
2 disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
3 Card shall not qualify the cardholder to participate in any
4 program or to receive any benefit which is not available to all
5 persons with like disabilities. Notwithstanding any other
6 provisions of law, an Illinois Disabled Person Identification
7 Card, or evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an
8 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, shall not be used
9 by any person other than the person named on such card to prove
10 that the person named on such card is a disabled person or for
11 any other purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of
12 the person named on such card, and the person named on such
13 card consents to such use at the time the card is so used.
14     An optometrist's determination of a visual disability
15 under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation for
16 the purpose of issuing an Illinois Disabled Person
17 Identification Card.
18     When medical information is contained on an Illinois
19 Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the
20 Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken
21 based upon that medical information.
22     (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State shall
23 provide that each original or renewal Illinois Identification
24 Card or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card issued to
25 a person under the age of 21, shall be of a distinct nature
26 from those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled

 

 

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1 Person Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of
2 age or older. The color designated for Illinois Identification
3 Cards or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for
4 persons under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the
5 Secretary of State.
6     (c-1) Beginning January 1, 2003, each original or renewal
7 Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person
8 Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21
9 shall display the date upon which the person becomes 18 years
10 of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21 years of
11 age.
12     (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen
13 discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the
14 State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who
15 applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of
16 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be
17 issued in every county and applications shall be made available
18 at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior citizen centers
19 and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, upon receipt of such
20 card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have affixed
21 thereon in the space provided therefor his signature or mark.
22     (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
23 designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
24 Disabled Person Identification Card a space where the card
25 holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the Secretary of
26 State, of uniform size as the Secretary may specify, that shall

 

 

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1 indicate in appropriate language that the card holder has
2 renewed his or her Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
3 Disabled Person Identification Card.
4 (Source: P.A. 95-762, eff. 1-1-09; 95-779, eff. 1-1-09; 96-146,
5 eff. 1-1-10; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
6     (15 ILCS 335/5)  (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
7     Sec. 5. Applications. Any natural person who is a resident
8 of the State of Illinois, may file an application for an
9 identification card or for the renewal thereof, in a manner
10 prescribed by the Secretary. Each original application shall be
11 completed by the applicant in full and shall set forth the
12 legal name, residence address and zip code, social security
13 number, birth date, sex and a brief description of the
14 applicant. The applicant shall be photographed and he shall
15 also submit any other information as the Secretary may deem
16 necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may require to
17 determine the identity of the applicant. In addition to the
18 residence address, the Secretary may allow the applicant to
19 provide a mailing address. An applicant for a disabled persons
20 card must also submit with each original or renewal
21 application, on forms prescribed by the Secretary, such
22 documentation as the Secretary may require, establishing that
23 the applicant is a "disabled person" as defined in Section 4A
24 of this Act, and setting forth the applicant's type and class
25 of disability as set forth in Section 4A of this Act.

 

 

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1 (Source: P.A. 93-895, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
2     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
3 changing Sections 6-106, 6-109, and 6-110 as follows:
 
4     (625 ILCS 5/6-106)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106)
5     Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit.
6     (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized
7 to be issued under this Act shall be made upon a form furnished
8 by the Secretary of State. Every application shall be
9 accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall
10 entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the
11 examination within a period of 1 year after the date of
12 application.
13     (b) Every application shall state the legal name, social
14 security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence
15 address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; state
16 whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a
17 driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
18 whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended,
19 revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such
20 cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include
21 an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth
22 is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature.
23 In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow
24 the applicant to provide a mailing address. The application

 

 

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1 form may also require the statement of such additional relevant
2 information as the Secretary of State shall deem necessary to
3 determine the applicant's competency and eligibility. The
4 Secretary of State may in his discretion substitute a federal
5 tax number in lieu of a social security number, or he may
6 instead assign an additional distinctive number in lieu
7 thereof, where an applicant is prohibited by bona fide
8 religious convictions from applying or is exempt from applying
9 for a social security number. The Secretary of State shall,
10 however, determine which religious orders or sects have such
11 bona fide religious convictions. The Secretary of State may, in
12 his discretion, by rule or regulation, provide that an
13 application for a drivers license or permit may include a
14 suitable photograph of the applicant in the form prescribed by
15 the Secretary, and he may further provide that each drivers
16 license shall include a photograph of the driver. The Secretary
17 of State may utilize a photograph process or system most
18 suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of a
19 drivers license and to prevent substitution of another photo
20 thereon.
21     (c) The application form shall include a notice to the
22 applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders
23 under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be
24 provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
25 State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has
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1 Registration Act.
2     (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who applies
3 for any permit or license authorized to be issued under this
4 Act or for a renewal of any permit or license, and who is at
5 least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, must be
6 registered in compliance with the requirements of the federal
7 Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State must
8 forward in an electronic format the necessary personal
9 information regarding the applicants identified in this
10 subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The applicant's
11 signature on the application serves as an indication that the
12 applicant either has already registered with the Selective
13 Service System or that he is authorizing the Secretary to
14 forward to the Selective Service System the necessary
15 information for registration. The Secretary must notify the
16 applicant at the time of application that his signature
17 constitutes consent to registration with the Selective Service
18 System, if he is not already registered.
19 (Source: P.A. 92-117, eff. 1-1-02; 93-895, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
20     (625 ILCS 5/6-109)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-109)
21     Sec. 6-109. Examination of Applicants.
22     (a) The Secretary of State shall examine every applicant
23 for a driver's license or permit who has not been previously
24 licensed as a driver under the laws of this State or any other
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1 license or permit when such license or permit has been expired
2 for more than one year. The Secretary of State shall, subject
3 to the provisions of paragraph (c), examine every licensed
4 driver at least every 8 years, and may examine or re-examine
5 any other applicant or licensed driver, provided that during
6 the years 1984 through 1991 those drivers issued a license for
7 3 years may be re-examined not less than every 7 years or more
8 than every 10 years.
9     The Secretary of State shall require the testing of the
10 eyesight of any driver's license or permit applicant who has
11 not been previously licensed as a driver under the laws of this
12 State and shall promulgate rules and regulations to provide for
13 the orderly administration of all the provisions of this
14 Section.
15     (b) Except as provided for those applicants in paragraph
16 (c), such examination shall include a test of the applicant's
17 eyesight, his ability to read and understand official traffic
18 control devices, his knowledge of safe driving practices and
19 the traffic laws of this State, and may include an actual
20 demonstration of the applicant's ability to exercise ordinary
21 and reasonable control of the operation of a motor vehicle, and
22 such further physical and mental examination as the Secretary
23 of State finds necessary to determine the applicant's fitness
24 to operate a motor vehicle safely on the highways, except the
25 examination of an applicant 75 years of age or older shall
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1 exercise ordinary and reasonable control of the operation of a
2 motor vehicle. All portions of written and verbal examinations
3 under this Section, excepting where the English language
4 appears on facsimiles of road signs, may be given in the
5 Spanish language and, at the discretion of the Secretary of
6 State, in any other language as well as in English upon request
7 of the examinee. Deaf persons who are otherwise qualified are
8 not prohibited from being issued a license, other than a
9 commercial driver's license, under this Code.
10     (c) Re-examination for those applicants who at the time of
11 renewing their driver's license possess a driving record devoid
12 of any convictions of traffic violations or evidence of
13 committing an offense for which mandatory revocation would be
14 required upon conviction pursuant to Section 6-205 at the time
15 of renewal shall be in a manner prescribed by the Secretary in
16 order to determine an applicant's ability to safely operate a
17 motor vehicle, except that every applicant for the renewal of a
18 driver's license who is 75 years of age or older must prove, by
19 an actual demonstration, the applicant's ability to exercise
20 reasonable care in the safe operation of a motor vehicle.
21     (d) In the event the applicant is not ineligible under the
22 provisions of Section 6-103 to receive a driver's license, the
23 Secretary of State shall make provision for giving an
24 examination, either in the county where the applicant resides
25 or at a place adjacent thereto reasonably convenient to the
26 applicant, within not more than 30 days from the date said

 

 

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1 application is received.
2     (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regarding the
3 use of foreign language interpreters during the application and
4 examination process.
5 (Source: P.A. 91-350, eff. 7-29-99.)
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/6-110)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110)
7     Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers.
8     (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying
9 applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license
10 shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee,
11 the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence
12 address, and a brief description of the licensee.
13     Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and
14 the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code.
15     In lieu of the social security number, the Secretary may in
16 his discretion substitute a federal tax number or other
17 distinctive number.
18     A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the
19 Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed
20 by the Secretary.
21     (a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless
22 one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license
23 shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any
24 motor vehicle during the following times:
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1         (B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on
2     Sunday; and
3         (C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday,
4     inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day.
5     (a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18
6 shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this
7 Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was:
8         (1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian or
9     other person in custody or control of the minor;
10         (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's parent
11     or guardian, without any detour or stop;
12         (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel;
13         (4) going to or returning home from an employment
14     activity, without any detour or stop;
15         (5) involved in an emergency;
16         (6) going to or returning home from, without any detour
17     or stop, an official school, religious, or other
18     recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored
19     by a government or governmental agency, a civic
20     organization, or another similar entity that takes
21     responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or
22     stop;
23         (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the
24     United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of
25     religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or
26         (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated

 

 

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1     minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act.
2     (a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of
3 age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid
4 as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the
5 licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe Rides
6 program that meets the following criteria:
7         (1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of
8     America or another national public service organization;
9     and
10         (2) the sponsoring organization carries liability
11     insurance covering the program.
12     (a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age
13 of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations
14 governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section
15 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to
16 the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was
17 subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of
18 subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a
19 period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an
20 additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense
21 against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles
22 or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code.
23     (a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or instruction
24 permit has a current identification card issued by the
25 Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to
26 utilize the same residence address and name on the

 

 

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1 identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit
2 records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may
3 promulgate rules to implement this provision.
4     (b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First Person
5 Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section 6-117 of
6 this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a format on the
7 reverse of each driver's license issued which the licensee may
8 use to execute a document of gift conforming to the provisions
9 of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The format shall allow the
10 licensee to indicate the gift intended, whether specific
11 organs, any organ, or the entire body, and shall accommodate
12 the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses. The Secretary
13 shall also inform each applicant or licensee of this format,
14 describe the procedure for its execution, and may offer the
15 necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the Secretary
16 shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or she is under
17 no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A brochure
18 explaining this method of executing an anatomical gift document
19 shall be given to each applicant or licensee. The brochure
20 shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or she is under
21 no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and that he or she
22 may wish to consult with family, friends or clergy before doing
23 so. The Secretary of State may undertake additional efforts,
24 including education and awareness activities, to promote organ
25 and tissue donation.
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1 license issued a space where the licensee may place a sticker
2 or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may specify,
3 which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate language
4 that the owner of the license carries an Emergency Medical
5 Information Card.
6     The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital,
7 school, medical group, or association interested in assisting
8 in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but
9 shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or
10 regulation require.
11     (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each driver's
12 license issued a space where the licensee may indicate his
13 blood type and RH factor.
14     (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each original
15 or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years
16 of age shall be of a distinct nature from those driver's
17 licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and older. The
18 color designated for driver's licenses for licensees under 21
19 years of age shall be at the discretion of the Secretary of
20 State.
21     (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's
22 license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the
23 date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date
24 upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.
25     (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois
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1 requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,
2 Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure
3 that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's
4 license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to
5 obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend
6 driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times,
7 dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests shall
8 be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current
9 expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be
10 subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply
11 with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's
12 forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's
13 license prior to April 1, 1992.
14     (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's
15 license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that he
16 or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the
17 Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for
18 health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney
19 Act.
20     (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
21 designate on each driver's license issued a space where the
22 licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the Secretary
23 of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may specify, that
24 shall indicate in appropriate language that the owner of the
25 license has renewed his or her driver's license.
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1 terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil
2 action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding for
3 his or her act.
4 (Source: P.A. 95-310, eff. 1-1-08; 95-747, eff. 7-22-08;
5 96-607, eff. 8-24-09.)
 
6     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
7 becoming law.