99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB1600

 

Introduced 2/20/2015, by Sen. Iris Y. Martinez

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
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    Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Requires the Secretary of State, following implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, to refuse to issue an identification card to any person who has been issued a driver's license under the Illinois Vehicle Code, unless he or she surrenders the driver's license in order to become eligible to obtain an identification card. Directs the Secretary to comply with the provisions of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 in the issuance of standard Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards. Requires applicants for standard Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards that comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to provide proof of lawful status within the United States. Provides for the expiration of identification cards issued to persons at least 65 years of age based upon whether that card was issued before or after the implementation of the REAL ID Act of 2005. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Directs the Secretary of State to comply with the provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005 in the issuance of driver's licenses and permits. Requires the Secretary, based upon the REAL ID Act of 2005, to refuse to issue an identification card to any person who has been issued a driver's license under the Illinois Vehicle Code, unless he or she surrenders the driver's license in order to become eligible to obtain an identification card. Requires applicants for driver's licenses or permits that comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005 to provide proof of lawful status within the United States.


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
5by changing Sections 2, 5, and 8 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 335/2)  (from Ch. 124, par. 22)
7    Sec. 2. Administration and powers and duties of the
8Administrator.
9    (a) The Secretary of State is the Administrator of this
10Act, and he is charged with the duty of observing,
11administering and enforcing the provisions of this Act.
12    (b) The Secretary is vested with the powers and duties for
13the proper administration of this Act as follows:
14        1. He shall organize the administration of this Act as
15    he may deem necessary and appoint such subordinate
16    officers, clerks and other employees as may be necessary.
17        2. From time to time, he may make, amend or rescind
18    rules and regulations as may be in the public interest to
19    implement the Act.
20        3. He may prescribe or provide suitable forms as
21    necessary, including such forms as are necessary to
22    establish that an applicant for an Illinois Person with a
23    Disability Identification Card is a "disabled person" as

 

 

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1    defined in Section 4A of this Act, and establish that an
2    applicant for a State identification card is a "homeless
3    person" as defined in Section 1A of this Act.
4        4. He may prepare under the seal of the Secretary of
5    State certified copies of any records utilized under this
6    Act and any such certified copy shall be admissible in any
7    proceeding in any court in like manner as the original
8    thereof.
9        5. Records compiled under this Act shall be maintained
10    for 6 years, but the Secretary may destroy such records
11    with the prior approval of the State Records Commission.
12        6. He shall examine and determine the genuineness,
13    regularity and legality of every application filed with him
14    under this Act, and he may in all cases investigate the
15    same, require additional information or proof or
16    documentation from any applicant.
17        7. He shall require the payment of all fees prescribed
18    in this Act, and all such fees received by him shall be
19    placed in the Road Fund of the State treasury except as
20    otherwise provided in Section 12 of this Act.
21        8. Upon the Secretary's implementation of the federal
22    REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13), he shall refuse to issue
23    any identification card under this Act to any person who
24    has been issued a driver's license pursuant to the Illinois
25    Vehicle Code. Any such person may, at his or her
26    discretion, surrender the driver's license in order to

 

 

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1    become eligible to obtain an identification card.
2    (c) Beginning not later than July 1, 2016, and subject to
3appropriation, the Secretary of State shall comply with the
4provisions of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13) in
5the issuance of standard Illinois Identification Cards and
6Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards. The
7Secretary may adopt all administrative rules necessary to
8implement the federal REAL ID Act of 2005.
9(Source: P.A. 96-183, eff. 7-1-10; 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
10    (15 ILCS 335/5)  (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
11    Sec. 5. Applications.
12    (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of
13Illinois may file an application for an identification card, or
14for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the
15Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the
16applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, residence
17address and zip code, social security number, birth date, sex
18and a brief description of the applicant. The applicant shall
19be photographed, unless the Secretary of State has provided by
20rule for the issuance of identification cards without
21photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for an
22identification card without a photograph under the terms and
23conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she
24shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may
25deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may

 

 

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1require to determine the identity of the applicant. In addition
2to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the applicant
3to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a judicial
4officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act
5or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have his or her
6office or work address in lieu of the applicant's residence or
7mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois Person with a
8Disability Identification Card must also submit with each
9original or renewal application, on forms prescribed by the
10Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may require,
11establishing that the applicant is a "person with a disability"
12as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting forth the
13applicant's type and class of disability as set forth in
14Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this subsection
15(a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue of his or
16her office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to
17maintain public order or to make arrests for a violation of any
18penal statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all
19violations or is limited to specific violations.
20    (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original
21or renewal identification card application under this Act, the
22Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a
23veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a
24veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of this
25Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are not
26limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214. The Secretary

 

 

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1shall determine by rule what other forms of proof of a person's
2status as a veteran are acceptable.
3    The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm
4the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran
5before the Secretary may issue the identification card.
6    For purposes of this subsection (b):
7    "Active duty" means active duty under an executive order of
8the President of the United States, an Act of the Congress of
9the United States, or an order of the Governor.
10    "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United
11States, including a member of any reserve component or National
12Guard unit called to active duty.
13    "Veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in
14the armed forces and was discharged or separated under
15honorable conditions.
16    (c) Upon the Secretary's implementation of the federal REAL
17ID Act of 2005, all applicants for REAL ID compliant standard
18Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a
19Disability Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful
20status as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. Applicants who are
21unable to provide the Secretary with proof of lawful status are
22ineligible for identification cards under this Act.
23(Source: P.A. 97-371, eff. 1-1-12; 97-739, eff. 1-1-13; 97-847,
24eff. 1-1-13; 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13; 98-323, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463,
25eff. 8-16-13.)
 

 

 

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1    (15 ILCS 335/8)  (from Ch. 124, par. 28)
2    Sec. 8. Expiration.
3    (a) Every identification card issued hereunder, except to
4persons who have reached their 15th birthday, but are not yet
521 years of age, persons who are 65 years of age or older, and
6persons who are issued an Illinois Person with a Disability
7Identification Card, shall expire 5 years from the ensuing
8birthday of the applicant and a renewal shall expire 5 years
9thereafter. Every original or renewal identification card
10issued to a person who has reached his or her 15th birthday,
11but is not yet 21 years of age shall expire 3 months after the
12person's 21st birthday.
13    (b) Except as provided in this Section, every Every
14original, renewal, or duplicate (i) identification card issued
15prior to the Secretary's implementation of the federal REAL ID
16Act of 2005 to a person who has reached his or her 65th
17birthday shall be permanent and need not be renewed; and (ii)
18identification card issued subsequent to the Secretary's
19implementation of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 to a person
20who has reached his or her 69th birthday shall expire 15 years
21thereafter; and (iii) Illinois Person with a Disability
22Identification Card issued to a qualifying person shall expire
2310 years thereafter. The Secretary of State shall promulgate
24rules setting forth the conditions and criteria for the renewal
25of all Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Cards.
26(Source: P.A. 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
2changing Sections 6-101, 6-103, and 6-106 as follows:
 
3    (625 ILCS 5/6-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101)
4    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 98-176)
5    Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or permits.
6    (a) No person, except those expressly exempted by Section
76-102, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this
8State unless such person has a valid license or permit, or a
9restricted driving permit, issued under the provisions of this
10Act.
11    (b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he holds a
12valid license or permit, or a restricted driving permit issued
13under the provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206, or 6-113 of this
14Act. Any person to whom a license is issued under the
15provisions of this Act must surrender to the Secretary of State
16all valid licenses or permits. No drivers license or
17instruction permit shall be issued to any person who holds a
18valid Foreign State license, identification card, or permit
19unless such person first surrenders to the Secretary of State
20any such valid Foreign State license, identification card, or
21permit.
22    (b-5) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a)
23or (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if
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1permit was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201 of this
2Code.
3    (c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not be
4required by any city, village, incorporated town or other
5municipal corporation to obtain any other license to exercise
6the privilege thereby granted.
7    (d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this
8Section, any person in violation of this Section who is also in
9violation of Section 7-601 of this Code relating to mandatory
10insurance requirements shall have his or her motor vehicle
11immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement
12officer. The motor vehicle may be released to any licensed
13driver upon a showing of proof of insurance for the motor
14vehicle that was impounded and the notarized written consent
15for the release by the vehicle owner.
16    (e) In addition to other penalties imposed under this
17Section, the vehicle of any person in violation of this Section
18who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this Code relating
19to mandatory insurance requirements and who, in violating this
20Section, has caused death or personal injury to another person
21is subject to forfeiture under Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the
22Criminal Code of 2012. For the purposes of this Section, a
23personal injury shall include any type A injury as indicated on
24the traffic accident report completed by a law enforcement
25officer that requires immediate professional attention in
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1shall include severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities,
2and injuries that require the injured party to be carried from
3the scene.
4(Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
 
5    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 98-176)
6    Sec. 6-101. Drivers must have licenses or permits.
7    (a) No person, except those expressly exempted by Section
86-102, shall drive any motor vehicle upon a highway in this
9State unless such person has a valid license or permit, or a
10restricted driving permit, issued under the provisions of this
11Act.
12    (b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle unless he holds a
13valid license or permit, or a restricted driving permit issued
14under the provisions of Section 6-205, 6-206, or 6-113 of this
15Act. Any person to whom a license is issued under the
16provisions of this Act must surrender to the Secretary of State
17all valid licenses or permits, except that an applicant for a
18non-domiciled commercial learner's permit or commercial
19driver's license shall not be required to surrender a license
20or permit issued by the applicant's state or country of
21domicile. No drivers license or instruction permit shall be
22issued to any person who holds a valid Foreign State license,
23identification card, or permit unless such person first
24surrenders to the Secretary of State any such valid Foreign
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1    (b-5) Any person who commits a violation of subsection (a)
2or (b) of this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, if
3at the time of the violation the person's driver's license or
4permit was cancelled under clause (a)9 of Section 6-201 of this
5Code.
6    (c) Any person licensed as a driver hereunder shall not be
7required by any city, village, incorporated town or other
8municipal corporation to obtain any other license to exercise
9the privilege thereby granted.
10    (d) In addition to other penalties imposed under this
11Section, any person in violation of this Section who is also in
12violation of Section 7-601 of this Code relating to mandatory
13insurance requirements shall have his or her motor vehicle
14immediately impounded by the arresting law enforcement
15officer. The motor vehicle may be released to any licensed
16driver upon a showing of proof of insurance for the motor
17vehicle that was impounded and the notarized written consent
18for the release by the vehicle owner.
19    (e) In addition to other penalties imposed under this
20Section, the vehicle of any person in violation of this Section
21who is also in violation of Section 7-601 of this Code relating
22to mandatory insurance requirements and who, in violating this
23Section, has caused death or personal injury to another person
24is subject to forfeiture under Sections 36-1 and 36-2 of the
25Criminal Code of 2012. For the purposes of this Section, a
26personal injury shall include any type A injury as indicated on

 

 

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1the traffic accident report completed by a law enforcement
2officer that requires immediate professional attention in
3either a doctor's office or a medical facility. A type A injury
4shall include severely bleeding wounds, distorted extremities,
5and injuries that require the injured party to be carried from
6the scene.
7    (f) Beginning not later than July 1, 2016, and subject to
8appropriation, the Secretary of State shall comply with the
9provisions of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-13) in
10the issuance of driver's licenses and permits. The Secretary
11may adopt all administrative rules necessary to implement the
12federal REAL ID Act of 2005.
13(Source: P.A. 97-229, eff. 7-28-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
1498-176, eff. 7-8-15 (see Section 10 of P.A. 98-722 for the
15effective date of changes made by P.A. 98-176).)
 
16    (625 ILCS 5/6-103)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-103)
17    Sec. 6-103. What persons shall not be licensed as drivers
18or granted permits. The Secretary of State shall not issue,
19renew, or allow the retention of any driver's license nor issue
20any permit under this Code:
21        1. To any person, as a driver, who is under the age of
22    18 years except as provided in Section 6-107, and except
23    that an instruction permit may be issued under Section
24    6-107.1 to a child who is not less than 15 years of age if
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1    course as defined in Section 1-103 of this Code and
2    requires an instruction permit to participate therein,
3    except that an instruction permit may be issued under the
4    provisions of Section 6-107.1 to a child who is 17 years
5    and 3 months of age without the child having enrolled in an
6    approved driver education course and except that an
7    instruction permit may be issued to a child who is at least
8    15 years and 3 months of age, is enrolled in school, meets
9    the educational requirements of the Driver Education Act,
10    and has passed examinations the Secretary of State in his
11    or her discretion may prescribe;
12        1.5. To any person at least 18 years of age but less
13    than 21 years of age unless the person has, in addition to
14    any other requirements of this Code, successfully
15    completed an adult driver education course as provided in
16    Section 6-107.5 of this Code;
17        2. To any person who is under the age of 18 as an
18    operator of a motorcycle other than a motor driven cycle
19    unless the person has, in addition to meeting the
20    provisions of Section 6-107 of this Code, successfully
21    completed a motorcycle training course approved by the
22    Illinois Department of Transportation and successfully
23    completes the required Secretary of State's motorcycle
24    driver's examination;
25        3. To any person, as a driver, whose driver's license
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1    any person whose driver's license or permit has been
2    revoked, except as provided in Sections 6-205, 6-206, and
3    6-208;
4        4. To any person, as a driver, who is a user of alcohol
5    or any other drug to a degree that renders the person
6    incapable of safely driving a motor vehicle;
7        5. To any person, as a driver, who has previously been
8    adjudged to be afflicted with or suffering from any mental
9    or physical disability or disease and who has not at the
10    time of application been restored to competency by the
11    methods provided by law;
12        6. To any person, as a driver, who is required by the
13    Secretary of State to submit an alcohol and drug evaluation
14    or take an examination provided for in this Code unless the
15    person has successfully passed the examination and
16    submitted any required evaluation;
17        7. To any person who is required under the provisions
18    of the laws of this State to deposit security or proof of
19    financial responsibility and who has not deposited the
20    security or proof;
21        8. To any person when the Secretary of State has good
22    cause to believe that the person by reason of physical or
23    mental disability would not be able to safely operate a
24    motor vehicle upon the highways, unless the person shall
25    furnish to the Secretary of State a verified written
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1    competent medical specialist, a licensed physician
2    assistant who has been delegated the performance of medical
3    examinations by his or her supervising physician, or a
4    licensed advanced practice nurse who has a written
5    collaborative agreement with a collaborating physician
6    which authorizes him or her to perform medical
7    examinations, to the effect that the operation of a motor
8    vehicle by the person would not be inimical to the public
9    safety;
10        9. To any person, as a driver, who is 69 years of age
11    or older, unless the person has successfully complied with
12    the provisions of Section 6-109;
13        10. To any person convicted, within 12 months of
14    application for a license, of any of the sexual offenses
15    enumerated in paragraph 2 of subsection (b) of Section
16    6-205;
17        11. To any person who is under the age of 21 years with
18    a classification prohibited in paragraph (b) of Section
19    6-104 and to any person who is under the age of 18 years
20    with a classification prohibited in paragraph (c) of
21    Section 6-104;
22        12. To any person who has been either convicted of or
23    adjudicated under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 based upon
24    a violation of the Cannabis Control Act, the Illinois
25    Controlled Substances Act, or the Methamphetamine Control
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1    actual physical control of a motor vehicle. For purposes of
2    this Section, any person placed on probation under Section
3    10 of the Cannabis Control Act, Section 410 of the Illinois
4    Controlled Substances Act, or Section 70 of the
5    Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act shall
6    not be considered convicted. Any person found guilty of
7    this offense, while in actual physical control of a motor
8    vehicle, shall have an entry made in the court record by
9    the judge that this offense did occur while the person was
10    in actual physical control of a motor vehicle and order the
11    clerk of the court to report the violation to the Secretary
12    of State as such. The Secretary of State shall not issue a
13    new license or permit for a period of one year;
14        13. To any person who is under the age of 18 years and
15    who has committed the offense of operating a motor vehicle
16    without a valid license or permit in violation of Section
17    6-101 or a similar out of state offense;
18        14. To any person who is 90 days or more delinquent in
19    court ordered child support payments or has been
20    adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days'
21    obligation or more and who has been found in contempt of
22    court for failure to pay the support, subject to the
23    requirements and procedures of Article VII of Chapter 7 of
24    the Illinois Vehicle Code;
25        14.5. To any person certified by the Illinois
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1    days or more delinquent in payment of support under an
2    order of support entered by a court or administrative body
3    of this or any other State, subject to the requirements and
4    procedures of Article VII of Chapter 7 of this Code
5    regarding those certifications;
6        15. To any person released from a term of imprisonment
7    for violating Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or
8    the Criminal Code of 2012, or a similar provision of a law
9    of another state relating to reckless homicide or for
10    violating subparagraph (F) of paragraph (1) of subsection
11    (d) of Section 11-501 of this Code relating to aggravated
12    driving under the influence of alcohol, other drug or
13    drugs, intoxicating compound or compounds, or any
14    combination thereof, if the violation was the proximate
15    cause of a death, within 24 months of release from a term
16    of imprisonment;
17        16. To any person who, with intent to influence any act
18    related to the issuance of any driver's license or permit,
19    by an employee of the Secretary of State's Office, or the
20    owner or employee of any commercial driver training school
21    licensed by the Secretary of State, or any other individual
22    authorized by the laws of this State to give driving
23    instructions or administer all or part of a driver's
24    license examination, promises or tenders to that person any
25    property or personal advantage which that person is not
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1    tendering such property or personal advantage shall be
2    disqualified from holding any class of driver's license or
3    permit for 120 consecutive days. The Secretary of State
4    shall establish by rule the procedures for implementing
5    this period of disqualification and the procedures by which
6    persons so disqualified may obtain administrative review
7    of the decision to disqualify;
8        17. To any person for whom the Secretary of State
9    cannot verify the accuracy of any information or
10    documentation submitted in application for a driver's
11    license; or
12        18. To any person who has been adjudicated under the
13    Juvenile Court Act of 1987 based upon an offense that is
14    determined by the court to have been committed in
15    furtherance of the criminal activities of an organized
16    gang, as provided in Section 5-710 of that Act, and that
17    involved the operation or use of a motor vehicle or the use
18    of a driver's license or permit. The person shall be denied
19    a license or permit for the period determined by the court;
20    or
21        19. To any person, upon the Secretary's implementation
22    of the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, who has been issued an
23    identification card pursuant to the Illinois
24    Identification Card Act. Any such person may, at his or her
25    discretion, surrender the identification card in order to
26    become eligible to obtain a driver's license.

 

 

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1    The Secretary of State shall retain all conviction
2information, if the information is required to be held
3confidential under the Juvenile Court Act of 1987.
4(Source: P.A. 97-185, eff. 7-22-11; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13;
598-167, eff. 7-1-14; 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/6-106)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106)
7    Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit.
8    (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized
9to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form
10furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application shall be
11accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall
12entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the
13examination within a period of one year after the date of
14application.
15    (b) Every application shall state the legal name, social
16security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence
17address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; state
18whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a
19driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and
20whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended,
21revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such
22cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include
23an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth
24is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature.
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1the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an
2applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the
3Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work
4address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The
5application form may also require the statement of such
6additional relevant information as the Secretary of State shall
7deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency and
8eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his discretion, by
9rule or regulation, provide that an application for a drivers
10license or permit may include a suitable photograph of the
11applicant in the form prescribed by the Secretary, and he may
12further provide that each drivers license shall include a
13photograph of the driver. The Secretary of State may utilize a
14photograph process or system most suitable to deter alteration
15or improper reproduction of a drivers license and to prevent
16substitution of another photo thereon. For the purposes of this
17subsection (b), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue
18of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with
19a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a
20violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that duty
21extends to all violations or is limited to specific violations.
22    (b-5) Upon the Secretary's implementation of the federal
23REAL ID Act of 2005, all applicants for REAL ID compliant
24driver's licenses or permits shall provide proof of lawful
25status as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. Applicants who are
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1apply for a driver's license or permit under Section 6-105.1 of
2this Code.
3    (c) The application form shall include a notice to the
4applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders
5under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be
6provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
7State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has
8the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender
9Registration Act.
10    (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who applies
11for any permit or license authorized to be issued under this
12Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and who is at
13least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, must be
14registered in compliance with the requirements of the federal
15Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State must
16forward in an electronic format the necessary personal
17information regarding the applicants identified in this
18subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The applicant's
19signature on the application serves as an indication that the
20applicant either has already registered with the Selective
21Service System or that he is authorizing the Secretary to
22forward to the Selective Service System the necessary
23information for registration. The Secretary must notify the
24applicant at the time of application that his signature
25constitutes consent to registration with the Selective Service
26System, if he is not already registered.

 

 

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1    (e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original
2or renewal driver's license application under this Code, the
3Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a
4veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a
5veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of
6this Code. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are
7not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214. The
8Secretary shall determine by rule what other forms of proof of
9a person's status as a veteran are acceptable.
10    The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm
11the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran
12before the Secretary may issue the driver's license.
13    For purposes of this subsection (e):
14    "Active duty" means active duty under an executive order of
15the President of the United States, an Act of the Congress of
16the United States, or an order of the Governor.
17    "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United
18States, including a member of any reserve component or National
19Guard unit called to active duty.
20    "Veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in
21the armed forces and was discharged or separated under
22honorable conditions.
23(Source: P.A. 97-263, eff. 8-5-11; 97-739, eff. 1-1-13; 97-847,
24eff. 1-1-13; 98-323, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-756,
25eff. 7-16-14.)
 

 

 

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1    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
2changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
3that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7Public Act.

 

 

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1 INDEX
2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
3    15 ILCS 335/2from Ch. 124, par. 22
4    15 ILCS 335/5from Ch. 124, par. 25
5    15 ILCS 335/8from Ch. 124, par. 28
6    625 ILCS 5/6-101from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-101
7    625 ILCS 5/6-103from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-103
8    625 ILCS 5/6-106from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106