Public Act 103-0782
 
SB2803 EnrolledLRB103 35615 AWJ 65689 b

    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 12 as follows:
 
    (15 ILCS 335/4)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210)
    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. 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 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. For the purposes of this 
subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by 
virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by 
law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for 
a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that 
duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific 
violations. 
    (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited 
process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. 
The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited 
issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by 
rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary 
for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be 
deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. 
The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, 
process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification 
Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of 
expedited identification card requests received on a given day 
exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests 
in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide 
expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited 
service shall be refunded to the applicant. 
    (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard 
Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the 
Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile 
Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in 
Illinois, or a county jail or county department of corrections 
as follows: upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, 
social security card, photograph, proof of residency upon 
discharge, and an identification card application transferred 
via a secure method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice. 
Illinois residency shall be established by submission of a 
Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification 
form completed by the respective Department.
        (1) A committed person who has previously held an 
    Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois driver's 
    license shall submit an Identification Card verification 
    form to the Secretary of State, including a photograph 
    taken by the correctional facility, proof of residency 
    upon discharge, and a social security number, if the 
    committed person has a social security number. If the 
    committed person does not have a social security number 
    and is eligible for a social security number, the 
    Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card until the committed person obtains a 
    social security number. If the committed person's 
    photograph and demographic information matches an existing 
    Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license 
    and the Secretary of State verifies the applicant's social 
    security number with the Social Security Administration, 
    the Secretary of State shall issue the committed person a 
    standard Illinois Identification Card. If the photograph 
    or demographic information matches an existing Illinois 
    Identification Card or Illinois driver's license in 
    another person's name or identity, a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card shall not be issued until the 
    committed person submits a certified birth certificate and 
    social security card to the Secretary of State and the 
    Secretary of State verifies the identity of the committed 
    person. If the Secretary of State cannot find a match to an 
    existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's 
    license, the committed person may apply for a standard 
    Illinois Identification card as described in paragraph 
    (2).
        (2) A committed person who has not previously held an 
    Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license 
    or for whom a match cannot be found as described in 
    paragraph (1) shall submit an Identification Card 
    verification form, including a photograph taken by the 
    correctional facility, a certified birth certificate, 
    proof of residency upon discharge, and a social security 
    number, if the committed has a social security number. If 
    the committed person does not have a social security 
    number and is eligible for a social security number, the 
    Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card until the committed person obtains a 
    social security number. If the Secretary of State verifies 
    the applicant's social security number with the Social 
    Security Administration, the Secretary of State shall 
    issue the committed person a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card.
    The Illinois Identification Card verification form 
described in this subsection shall be prescribed by the 
Secretary State. The Secretary of State and correctional 
facilities in this State shall establish a secure method to 
transfer the form.
    (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term 
Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed 
person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, 
aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the 
Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile 
Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in 
Illinois, or a county jail or county department of 
corrections, if the released person does not obtain a standard 
Illinois Identification Card as described in subsection (a-20) 
prior to release is unable to present a certified copy of his 
or her birth certificate and social security card or other 
documents authorized by the Secretary, but does present a 
Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification 
form completed by the correctional facility Department of 
Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, verifying the 
released person's date of birth, social security number, if 
the person has a social security number, and his or her 
Illinois residence address. The verification form must have 
been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of 
application for the Illinois Identification Card.
    Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the 
limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released 
person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of 
his or her birth certificate and his or her social security 
card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, a 
standard Illinois Identification Card shall be issued. A 
limited-term Illinois Identification Card may not be renewed.
    This subsection shall not apply to a released person who 
was unable to obtain a standard Illinois Identification Card 
because his or her photograph or demographic information 
matched an existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois 
driver's license in another person's name or identity or to a 
released person who does not have a social security number and 
is eligible for a social security number.
    (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard 
Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional 
release or absolute discharge from the custody of the 
Department of Human Services, if the person presents a 
certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social 
security card, or other documents authorized by the Secretary, 
and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. 
The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois 
Identification Card to a person prior to his or her 
conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from 
the Department of Human Services bring the person to a 
Secretary of State location with the required documents. 
Documents proving residence address may include any official 
document of the Department of Human Services showing the 
person's address after release and a Secretary of State 
prescribed verification form, which may be executed by 
personnel of the Department of Human Services.
    (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term 
Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person 
upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the 
custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is 
unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth 
certificate and social security card or other documents 
authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of 
State prescribed verification form completed by the Department 
of Human Services, verifying the person's date of birth and 
social security number, and a document proving his or her 
Illinois residence address. The verification form must have 
been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of 
application for the Illinois Identification Card. The 
Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois 
Identification Card to a person no sooner than 14 days prior to 
his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if 
personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the 
person to a Secretary of State location with the required 
documents. Documents proving residence address shall include 
any official document of the Department of Human Services 
showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of 
State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by 
personnel of the Department of Human Services. 
    (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois 
Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois 
Person 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 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 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, a determination of 
disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any 
other documentation of disability whenever any State law 
requires that a person with a disability 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 person with a 
disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for 
the benefit of the person 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 
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 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 
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. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-345, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210)
    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. 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 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. For the purposes of this 
subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by 
virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by 
law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for 
a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that 
duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific 
violations. 
    (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited 
process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. 
The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited 
issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by 
rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary 
for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be 
deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. 
The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, 
process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification 
Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of 
expedited identification card requests received on a given day 
exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests 
in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide 
expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited 
service shall be refunded to the applicant. 
    (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard 
Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the 
Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile 
Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in 
Illinois, or a county jail or county department of corrections 
as follows: upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, 
social security card, photograph, proof of residency upon 
discharge, and an identification card application transferred 
via a secure method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the 
Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, 
if the person has a social security number,. Illinois 
residency shall be established by submission of a Secretary of 
State prescribed Identification Card verification form 
completed by the respective Department.
        (1) A committed person who has previously held an 
    Illinois Identification Card or an Illinois driver's 
    license shall submit an Identification Card verification 
    form to the Secretary of State, including a photograph 
    taken by the correctional facility, proof of residency 
    upon discharge, and a social security number, if the 
    committed person has a social security number. If the 
    committed person does not have a social security number 
    and is eligible for a social security number, the 
    Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card until the committed person obtains a 
    social security number. If the committed person's 
    photograph and demographic information matches an existing 
    Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license 
    and the Secretary of State verifies the applicant's social 
    security number with the Social Security Administration, 
    the Secretary of State shall issue the committed person a 
    standard Illinois Identification Card. If the photograph 
    or demographic information matches an existing Illinois 
    Identification Card or Illinois driver's license in 
    another person's name or identity, a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card shall not be issued until the 
    committed person submits a certified birth certificate and 
    social security card to the Secretary of State and the 
    Secretary of State verifies the identity of the committed 
    person. If the Secretary of State cannot find a match to an 
    existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's 
    license, the committed person may apply for a standard 
    Illinois Identification card as described in paragraph 
    (2).
        (2) A committed person who has not previously held an 
    Illinois Identification Card or Illinois driver's license 
    or for whom a match cannot be found as described in 
    paragraph (1) shall submit an Illinois Identification Card 
    verification form, including a photograph taken by the 
    correctional facility, a certified birth certificate, 
    proof of residency upon discharge, and a social security 
    number, if the committed has a social security number. If 
    the committed person does not have a social security 
    number and is eligible for a social security number, the 
    Secretary of State shall not issue a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card until the committed person obtains a 
    social security number. If the Secretary of State verifies 
    the applicant's social security number with the Social 
    Security Administration, the Secretary of State shall 
    issue the committed person a standard Illinois 
    Identification Card.
    The Illinois Identification Card verification form 
described in this subsection shall be prescribed by the 
Secretary State. The Secretary of State and correctional 
facilities in this State shall establish a secure method to 
transfer the form.
    (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term 
Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed 
person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, 
aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the 
Department of Corrections, the or Department of Juvenile 
Justice, a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility located in 
Illinois, or a county jail or county department of 
corrections, if the released person does not obtain a standard 
Illinois Identification Card as described in subsection (a-20) 
prior to release is unable to present a certified copy of his 
or her birth certificate and social security card, if the 
person has a social security number, or other documents 
authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of 
State prescribed Identification Card verification form 
completed by the correctional facility Department of 
Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, verifying the 
released person's date of birth, social security number, if 
the person has a social security number, and his or her 
Illinois residence address. The verification form must have 
been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of 
application for the Illinois Identification Card.
    Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the 
limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released 
person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of 
his or her birth certificate and his or her social security 
card, if the person has a social security number, or other 
documents authorized by the Secretary, a standard Illinois 
Identification Card shall be issued. A limited-term Illinois 
Identification Card may not be renewed. 
    This subsection shall not apply to a released person who 
was unable to obtain a standard Illinois Identification Card 
because his or her photograph or demographic information 
matched an existing Illinois Identification Card or Illinois 
driver's license in another person's name or identity or to a 
released person who does not have a social security number and 
is eligible for a social security number.
    (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard 
Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional 
release or absolute discharge from the custody of the 
Department of Human Services, if the person presents a 
certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social 
security card, if the person has a social security number, or 
other documents authorized by the Secretary, and a document 
proving his or her Illinois residence address. The Secretary 
of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card 
to a person prior to his or her conditional release or absolute 
discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services 
bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the 
required documents. Documents proving residence address may 
include any official document of the Department of Human 
Services showing the person's address after release and a 
Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be 
executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services.
    (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term 
Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person 
upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the 
custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is 
unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth 
certificate and social security card, if the person has a 
social security number, or other documents authorized by the 
Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed 
verification form completed by the Department of Human 
Services, verifying the person's date of birth and social 
security number, if the person has a social security number, 
and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. 
The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 
days prior to the date of application for the Illinois 
Identification Card. The Secretary of State shall issue a 
limited-term Illinois Identification Card to a person no 
sooner than 14 days prior to his or her conditional release or 
absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human 
Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location 
with the required documents. Documents proving residence 
address shall include any official document of the Department 
of Human Services showing the person's address after release 
and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which 
may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human 
Services. 
    (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois 
Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois 
Person 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 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 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, a determination of 
disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any 
other documentation of disability whenever any State law 
requires that a person with a disability 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 person with a 
disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for 
the benefit of the person 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 
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 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 
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. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; 
103-345, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
    (15 ILCS 335/12)  (from Ch. 124, par. 32)
    Sec. 12. Fees concerning standard Illinois Identification 
Cards. The fees required under this Act for standard Illinois 
Identification Cards must accompany any application provided 
for in this Act, and the Secretary shall collect such fees as 
follows:
    a. Original card................................$20
    b. Renewal card.................................20
    c. Corrected card...............................10
    d. Duplicate card...............................20
    e. Certified copy with seal ....................5
    f. (Blank) 
    g. Applicant 65 years of age or over ...........No Fee
    h. (Blank) 
    i. Individual living in Veterans
        Home or Hospital ...........................No Fee
    j. Original card under 18 years of age..........$5
    k. Renewal card under 18 years of age...........$5
    l. Corrected card under 18 years of age.........$5
    m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age.........$5
    n. Homeless person..............................No Fee 
    o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty
        member of the United States Armed Forces, 
        the member's spouse, or dependent children
        living with the member......................No Fee
    p. Duplicate temporary card.....................$5
    q. First card issued to a youth 
        for whom the Department of Children 
        and Family Services is legally responsible 
        or a foster child upon turning the age of 
        16 years old until he or she reaches 
        the age of 21 years old..................... No Fee 
    r. Original card issued to a committed
        person upon release on parole,
        mandatory supervised release,
        aftercare release, final
        discharge, or pardon from the
        Department of Corrections, the or
        Department of Juvenile Justice, 
        a Federal Bureau of Prisons 
        facility located in Illinois, 
        or a county jail or a county 
        department of corrections .No Fee
    s. Limited-term Illinois Identification
        Card issued to a committed person
        upon release on parole, mandatory
        supervised release, aftercare
        release, final discharge, or pardon
        from the Department of
        Corrections, the or Department of
        Juvenile Justice, a Federal Bureau 
        of Prisons facility
 located in 
        Illinois, or a county jail or a 
        county department of corrections .No Fee
    t. Original card issued to a 
        person up to 14 days prior 
        to or upon conditional release 
        or absolute discharge from 
        the Department of Human Services............ No Fee 
    u. Limited-term Illinois Identification 
        Card issued to a person up to 
        14 days prior to or upon 
        conditional release or absolute discharge 
        from the Department of Human Services....... No Fee
    All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the 
Road Fund of the State treasury, except that the following 
amounts shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund: (i) 80% of 
the fee for an original, renewal, or duplicate Illinois 
Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005; and 
(ii) 80% of the fee for a corrected Illinois Identification 
Card issued on or after January 1, 2005. 
    An individual, who resides in a veterans home or veterans 
hospital operated by the State or federal government, who 
makes an application for an Illinois Identification Card to be 
issued at no fee, must submit, along with the application, an 
affirmation by the applicant on a form provided by the 
Secretary of State, that such person resides in a veterans 
home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal 
government.
    The application of a homeless individual for an Illinois 
Identification Card to be issued at no fee must be accompanied 
by an affirmation by a qualified person, as defined in Section 
4C of this Act, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, 
that the applicant is currently homeless as defined in Section 
1A of this Act. 
    For the application for the first Illinois Identification 
Card of a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family 
Services is legally responsible or a foster child to be issued 
at no fee, the youth must submit, along with the application, 
an affirmation by his or her court appointed attorney or an 
employee of the Department of Children and Family Services on 
a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the person is a 
youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services 
is legally responsible or a foster child.
    The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be 
waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's 
Office with a police report showing that his or her 
identification card was stolen. 
    The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be 
waived for any person age 60 or older whose identification 
card has been lost or stolen. 
    As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the United 
States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed Services or 
Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois 
National Guard who is called to active duty pursuant to 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. 
(Source: P.A. 100-201, eff. 8-18-17; 100-717, eff. 7-1-19; 
100-827, eff. 8-13-18; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-232, eff. 
1-1-20.)
 
    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes 
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text 
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section 
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does 
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes 
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other 
Public Act.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.

Effective Date:  08/06/2024