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| 1 | AN ACT concerning State government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | by changing Section 11 as follows:
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| 6 | (15 ILCS 335/11) (from Ch. 124, par. 31)
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| 7 | Sec. 11. Records. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | (a) The Secretary may make a search of his records and | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | furnish
information as to whether a person has a current | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Standard Illinois
Identification Card or an Illinois Person | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | with a Disability Identification Card then on
file, upon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | receipt of a written application therefor accompanied with the
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| 13 | prescribed fee. However, the Secretary may not disclose | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | medical
information concerning an individual to any person, | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | public agency, private
agency, corporation or governmental | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | body unless the individual has
submitted a written request for | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | the information or unless the individual
has given prior | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | written consent for the release of the information to a
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| 19 | specific person or entity. This exception shall not apply to: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | (1) offices
and employees of the Secretary who have a need to | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | know the medical
information in performance of their official | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | duties, or (2) orders of a
court of competent jurisdiction. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | When medical information is disclosed by
the Secretary in | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | accordance with the provisions of this Section, no
liability | ||||||
| 2 | shall rest with the Office of the Secretary of State as the
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| 3 | information is released for informational purposes only. | ||||||
| 4 | (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the The | ||||||
| 5 | Secretary may release personally identifying information only | ||||||
| 6 | to: | ||||||
| 7 | (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a | ||||||
| 8 | need to know that information for issuance of driver's | ||||||
| 9 | licenses, permits, or identification cards and | ||||||
| 10 | investigation of fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
| 11 | (2) other governmental agencies for use in their | ||||||
| 12 | official governmental functions; | ||||||
| 13 | (3) law enforcement agencies for a criminal or civil | ||||||
| 14 | investigation; | ||||||
| 15 | (3-5) the State Board of Elections as may be required | ||||||
| 16 | by an agreement the State Board of Elections has entered | ||||||
| 17 | into with a multi-state voter registration list | ||||||
| 18 | maintenance system; or | ||||||
| 19 | (4) any entity that the Secretary has authorized, by | ||||||
| 20 | rule. | ||||||
| 21 | (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the The | ||||||
| 22 | Secretary may release highly restricted personal information | ||||||
| 23 | only to: | ||||||
| 24 | (1) officers and employees of the Secretary who have a | ||||||
| 25 | need to access the information for the issuance of | ||||||
| 26 | driver's licenses, permits, or identification cards and | ||||||
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| 1 | investigation of fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
| 2 | (2) law enforcement officials for a criminal or civil | ||||||
| 3 | law enforcement investigation; | ||||||
| 4 | (3) the State Board of Elections for the purpose of | ||||||
| 5 | providing the signature for completion of voter | ||||||
| 6 | registration; or | ||||||
| 7 | (4) any other entity the Secretary has authorized by | ||||||
| 8 | rule. | ||||||
| 9 | (d) Documents required to be submitted with an application | ||||||
| 10 | for an identification card to prove the applicant's identity | ||||||
| 11 | (name and date of birth), social security number, written | ||||||
| 12 | signature, residency, and, as applicable, proof of lawful | ||||||
| 13 | status shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed except | ||||||
| 14 | to the following persons: | ||||||
| 15 | (1) the individual to whom the identification card was | ||||||
| 16 | issued, upon written request; | ||||||
| 17 | (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 18 | who have a need to have access to the stored images for | ||||||
| 19 | purposes of issuing and controlling driver's licenses, | ||||||
| 20 | permits, or identification cards and investigation of | ||||||
| 21 | fraud or misconduct; | ||||||
| 22 | (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal | ||||||
| 23 | law enforcement investigation; | ||||||
| 24 | (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by | ||||||
| 25 | rule. | ||||||
| 26 | (e) The Secretary may not disclose an individual's social | ||||||
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| 1 | security number or any associated information obtained from | ||||||
| 2 | the Social Security Administration without the written request | ||||||
| 3 | or consent of the individual except: (i) to officers and | ||||||
| 4 | employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the social | ||||||
| 5 | security number in the performance of their official duties; | ||||||
| 6 | (ii) to law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal law | ||||||
| 7 | enforcement investigation if an officer of the law enforcement | ||||||
| 8 | agency has made a written request to the Secretary specifying | ||||||
| 9 | the law enforcement investigation for which the social | ||||||
| 10 | security number is being sought; (iii) under a lawful court | ||||||
| 11 | order signed by a judge; (iv) to the Illinois Department of | ||||||
| 12 | Veterans' Affairs for the purpose of confirming veteran status | ||||||
| 13 | to agencies in other states responsible for the issuance of | ||||||
| 14 | state identification cards for participation in State-to-State | ||||||
| 15 | verification service; or (v) the last 4 digits to the Illinois | ||||||
| 16 | State Board of Elections for purposes of voter registration | ||||||
| 17 | and as may be required pursuant to an agreement for a | ||||||
| 18 | multi-state voter registration list maintenance system. The | ||||||
| 19 | Secretary retains the right to require additional verification | ||||||
| 20 | regarding the validity of a request from law enforcement. If | ||||||
| 21 | social security information is disclosed by the Secretary in | ||||||
| 22 | accordance with this Section, no liability shall rest with the | ||||||
| 23 | Office of the Secretary of State or any of its officers or | ||||||
| 24 | employees, as the information is released for official | ||||||
| 25 | purposes only.
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| 26 | (f) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial | ||||||
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| 1 | recognition search services or photographs obtained in the | ||||||
| 2 | process of issuing an identification card to any federal, | ||||||
| 3 | State, or local law enforcement agency or other governmental | ||||||
| 4 | entity for the purpose of enforcing federal immigration laws. | ||||||
| 5 | (Source: P.A. 101-326, eff. 8-9-19.)
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| 6 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||||
| 7 | changing Section 6-110.1 as follows:
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| 8 | (625 ILCS 5/6-110.1)
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| 9 | Sec. 6-110.1. Confidentiality of captured photographs or | ||||||
| 10 | images. | ||||||
| 11 | (a) The
Secretary of State shall maintain a file on or | ||||||
| 12 | contract to file all photographs
and signatures obtained in | ||||||
| 13 | the process of issuing a driver's license, permit,
or | ||||||
| 14 | identification card. Except as otherwise provided in this | ||||||
| 15 | Section, the The photographs and signatures shall be | ||||||
| 16 | confidential
and shall not be disclosed except to the | ||||||
| 17 | following persons:
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| 18 | (1) the individual upon written request;
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| 19 | (2) officers and employees of the Secretary of State | ||||||
| 20 | who have a need
to have access to the stored images for | ||||||
| 21 | purposes of issuing and controlling
driver's licenses, | ||||||
| 22 | permits, or identification cards and investigation of | ||||||
| 23 | fraud or misconduct;
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| 24 | (3) law enforcement officials for a civil or criminal
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| 1 | law enforcement investigation;
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| 2 | (3-5) the State Board of Elections for the sole | ||||||
| 3 | purpose of providing the signatures required by a local | ||||||
| 4 | election authority to register a voter through an online | ||||||
| 5 | voter registration system; | ||||||
| 6 | (3-10) officers and employees of the Secretary of | ||||||
| 7 | State who have a need to have access to the stored images | ||||||
| 8 | for purposes of issuing and controlling notary public | ||||||
| 9 | commissions and for the purpose of providing the | ||||||
| 10 | signatures required to process online applications for | ||||||
| 11 | appointment and commission as notaries public; or | ||||||
| 12 | (4) other entities that the Secretary may authorize by | ||||||
| 13 | rule.
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| 14 | (b) The Secretary of State shall not provide facial | ||||||
| 15 | recognition search services or photographs obtained in the | ||||||
| 16 | process of issuing a driver's license or permit to any | ||||||
| 17 | federal, State, or local law enforcement agency or other | ||||||
| 18 | governmental entity for the purpose of enforcing federal | ||||||
| 19 | immigration laws. | ||||||
| 20 | (Source: P.A. 101-326, eff. 8-9-19.)
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| 21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 22 | becoming law.
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