Bill Text: IL SB1693 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Allows peace officers to provide their work address in lieu of their home address when applying for an Illinois Identification Card. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows peace officers to provide their work address in lieu of their home address when applying for a driver's license or instruction permit.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-12 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0323 [SB1693 Detail]

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98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2013 and 2014 SB1693 Introduced 2/15/2013, by Sen. Antonio Muñoz 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
Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Allows peace officers to provide their work address in lieu of their home address when applying for an Illinois Identification Card. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows peace officers to provide their work address in lieu of their home address when applying for a driver's license or instruction permit.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning State government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
by changing Sections 4 and 5 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. No identification card shall be issued to any person who
holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, or
permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary of
State the valid foreign state identification card, license, or
permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the
Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and signature
or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of State may

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provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois Identification
Cards without photographs if the applicant has a bona fide
religious objection to being photographed or to the display of
his or her photograph. 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.
(a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a
current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the
Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to
utilize the same residence address and name on the
identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit
records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may
promulgate rules to implement this provision.
(a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined in
Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer,
the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work
address listed on the card instead of the applicant's residence
or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate rules to
implement this provision.
(b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois Person

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with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural person
who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a person
with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who
applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois Person
with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued to any
person who holds a valid foreign state identification card,
license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to the
Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification card,
license, or permit. 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 and
signature or mark of the applicant, a designation indicating
that the card is an Illinois Person with a Disability
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. However, the
Secretary of State may provide by rule for the issuance of
Illinois Disabled Person with a Disability Identification
Cards without photographs if the applicant has a bona fide
religious objection to being photographed or to the display of
his or her photograph. 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. If a mark is used
in lieu of a signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card

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in the presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity
of the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability
Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in
any lawful situation by the person to whom it was issued.
The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card
may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of
a physician's determination of disability, a determination of
disability from a physician assistant who has been delegated
the authority to make this determination by his or her
supervising physician, a determination of disability from an
advanced practice nurse who has a written collaborative
agreement with a collaborating physician that authorizes the
advanced practice nurse to make this determination, or any
other documentation of disability whenever any State law
requires that a disabled person provide such documentation of
disability, however an Illinois Person with a Disability
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 Person
with a Disability Identification Card, or evidence that the
Secretary of State has issued an Illinois Person with a
Disability 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

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named on such card, and the person named on such card consents
to such use at the time the card is so used.
An optometrist's determination of a visual disability
under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation for
the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a Disability
Identification Card.
When medical information is contained on an Illinois Person
with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of the
Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken
based upon that medical information.
(c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each original
or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Person with
a Disability Identification Card issued to a person under the
age of 21, shall be of a distinct nature from those Illinois
Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability
Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of age or
older. The color designated for Illinois Identification Cards
or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards for
persons under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the
Secretary of State.
(c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification
Card or Illinois Person with a Disability 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.
(c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify

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military veterans living in this State for the purpose of
ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to
which they are legally entitled, including healthcare,
education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State in
identifying these veterans and delivering these vital services
and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to issue
Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Disabled Person
with a Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran"
appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is
predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may
not issue any other identification card which identifies an
occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique
characteristics of the identification card holder which is
unrelated to the purpose of the identification card.
(c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary of
State shall designate a space on each original or renewal
identification card where, at the request of the applicant, the
word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall
be available to a person identified as a veteran under
subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or
separated under honorable conditions.
(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

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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.
(e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the
card holder 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
card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification Card
or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card.
(Source: P.A. 96-146, eff. 1-1-10; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09;
96-1231, eff. 7-23-10; 97-371, eff. 1-1-12; 97-739, eff.
1-1-13; 97-847, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13; revised
9-5-12.)
(15 ILCS 335/5) (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
Sec. 5. Applications.
(a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of
Illinois, may file an application for an identification card,
or for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the
Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the
applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, residence
address and zip code, social security number, birth date, sex

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and a brief description of the applicant. The applicant shall
be photographed, unless the Secretary of State has provided by
rule for the issuance of identification cards without
photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for an
identification card without a photograph under the terms and
conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she
shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may
deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may
require to determine the identity of the applicant. In addition
to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the applicant
to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a judicial
officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act
or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have his or her
office or work address in lieu of the applicant's residence or
mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois Person with a
Disability Identification Card must also submit with each
original or renewal application, on forms prescribed by the
Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may require,
establishing that the applicant is a "person with a disability"
as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting forth the
applicant's type and class of disability as set forth in
Section 4A of this Act.
(b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original
or renewal identification card application under this Act, the
Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a
veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a

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veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of this
Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are not
limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214. The Secretary
shall determine by rule what other forms of proof of a person's
status as a veteran are acceptable.
The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm
the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran
before the Secretary may issue the identification card.
For purposes of this subsection (b):
"Active duty" means active duty under an executive order of
the President of the United States, an Act of the Congress of
the United States, or an order of the Governor.
"Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United
States, including a member of any reserve component or National
Guard unit called to active duty.
"Veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in
the armed forces and was discharged or separated under
honorable conditions.
(Source: P.A. 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10; 97-371, eff. 1-1-12;
97-739, eff. 1-1-13; 97-847, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13;
revised 9-5-12.)
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 6-106 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106)

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Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit.
(a) Every application for any permit or license authorized
to be issued under this Act shall be made upon a form furnished
by the Secretary of State. Every application shall be
accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall
entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the
examination within a period of 1 year after the date of
application.
(b) Every application shall state the legal name, social
security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence
address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; state
whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a
driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended,
revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such
cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include
an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth
is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature.
In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow
the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an
applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the
Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work
address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The
application form may also require the statement of such
additional relevant information as the Secretary of State shall
deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency and

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eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his discretion, by
rule or regulation, provide that an application for a drivers
license or permit may include a suitable photograph of the
applicant in the form prescribed by the Secretary, and he may
further provide that each drivers license shall include a
photograph of the driver. The Secretary of State may utilize a
photograph process or system most suitable to deter alteration
or improper reproduction of a drivers license and to prevent
substitution of another photo thereon.
(c) The application form shall include a notice to the
applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders
under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be
provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has
the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
Registration Act.
(d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who applies
for any permit or license authorized to be issued under this
Act or for a renewal of any permit or license, and who is at
least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, must be
registered in compliance with the requirements of the federal
Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State must
forward in an electronic format the necessary personal
information regarding the applicants identified in this
subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The applicant's
signature on the application serves as an indication that the

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applicant either has already registered with the Selective
Service System or that he is authorizing the Secretary to
forward to the Selective Service System the necessary
information for registration. The Secretary must notify the
applicant at the time of application that his signature
constitutes consent to registration with the Selective Service
System, if he is not already registered.
(e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original
or renewal driver's license application under this Act, the
Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a
veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a
veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of
this Chapter. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but
are not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214. The
Secretary shall determine by rule what other forms of proof of
a person's status as a veteran are acceptable.
The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm
the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran
before the Secretary may issue the driver's license.
For purposes of this subsection (e):
"Active duty" means active duty under an executive order of
the President of the United States, an Act of the Congress of
the United States, or an order of the Governor.
"Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United
States, including a member of any reserve component or National
Guard unit called to active duty.

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"Veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in
the armed forces and was discharged or separated under
honorable conditions.
(Source: P.A. 96-1231, eff. 7-23-10; 97-263, eff. 8-5-11;
97-739, eff. 1-1-13; 97-847, eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-3-12.)