093_HB3699

 
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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is amended by
 5    adding Section 6-117.1 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/6-117.1 new)
 7        Sec. 6-117.1. Fingerprint identification.
 8        (a)  A    fingerprint-based    driver's    license    and
 9    identification card is  needed  in  light  of  terrorism  and
10    identity  theft.  Linking  digital  photographs  with  a name
11    confirmed by  fingerprints  prevents  and  reduces  fraud  in
12    commercial   transactions,   transportation   security,   and
13    benefits provided by government entitlement programs.
14        The  150  Secretary  of State facilities could be used to
15    create a data entry point with easy access to consumers,  and
16    this  could  interface  with  the  State Police's databank of
17    3,000,000 records in the Automated Fingerprint Identification
18    System.  Our State infrastructure  can  also  link  with  the
19    federal government.
20        The   General  Assembly  finds  that  reliable  biometric
21    identification for all driver's licenses  and  identification
22    cards issued by the Secretary of State is a positive step for
23    the  safety  and  security of Illinois residents and personal
24    and public property. Fingerprint technology has  been  proven
25    to provide accurate, reliable, and timely identification in a
26    wide  variety  of  applications,  and  the  need will be even
27    greater as our country deals with terrorism.
28        (b)  The Secretary of State and the Department  of  State
29    Police  shall  jointly  develop  policies  and  procedures to
30    capture  and  encode  fingerprint  information  on   driver's
31    licenses and identification cards issued by the Secretary.
 
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 1        (c)  The  Secretary  and  the  Department of State Police
 2    shall submit  a  report  to  the  Governor  and  the  General
 3    Assembly  not  later  than  April  1,  2004  on  the proposed
 4    policies,  procedures,  costs  of  implementation,  and   any
 5    recommended changes to administrative rules and laws.
 6        (d)  The  Secretary shall implement procedures to capture
 7    and encode fingerprint information on all Illinois  residents
 8    who  wish to have that information on their driver's licenses
 9    and identification cards issued on or after January 1, 2006.