Full Text of HB0458 103rd General Assembly
HB0458ham001 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit Filed: 4/15/2024 | | 10300HB0458ham001 | | LRB103 04028 JRC 71547 a |
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 458
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 458 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following: | 4 | | "Section 1. This Act may be referred to as the Military | 5 | | Family Anti-Discrimination Act. | 6 | | Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | 7 | | by changing Sections 4 and 5 as follows: | 8 | | (15 ILCS 335/4) | 9 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | 10 | | Sec. 4. Identification card. | 11 | | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | 12 | | Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of | 13 | | the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | 14 | | thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any person | 15 | | who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, |
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| 1 | | or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary | 2 | | of State the valid foreign state identification card, license, | 3 | | or permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the | 4 | | Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and | 5 | | signature or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of | 6 | | State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois | 7 | | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | 8 | | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | 9 | | the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois | 10 | | Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in | 11 | | any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. | 12 | | As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph | 13 | | or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for | 14 | | an identification card. As used in this Act, "signature" means | 15 | | the name of a person as written by that person and captured in | 16 | | a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State. | 17 | | (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a | 18 | | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the | 19 | | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to | 20 | | utilize the same residence address and name on the | 21 | | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit | 22 | | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | 23 | | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | 24 | | (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined | 25 | | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, | 26 | | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work |
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| 1 | | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's | 2 | | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate | 3 | | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this | 4 | | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by | 5 | | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by | 6 | | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for | 7 | | a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | 8 | | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | 9 | | violations. | 10 | | (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited | 11 | | process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. | 12 | | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited | 13 | | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by | 14 | | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary | 15 | | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be | 16 | | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. | 17 | | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, | 18 | | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification | 19 | | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of | 20 | | expedited identification card requests received on a given day | 21 | | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests | 22 | | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide | 23 | | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited | 24 | | service shall be refunded to the applicant. | 25 | | (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | 26 | | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the |
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| 1 | | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice | 2 | | upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, social | 3 | | security card, photograph, proof of residency upon discharge, | 4 | | and an identification card application transferred via a | 5 | | secure method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the | 6 | | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice. | 7 | | Illinois residency shall be established by submission of a | 8 | | Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification | 9 | | form completed by the respective Department. | 10 | | (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | 11 | | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed | 12 | | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, | 13 | | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the | 14 | | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, | 15 | | if the released person is unable to present a certified copy of | 16 | | his or her birth certificate and social security card or other | 17 | | documents authorized by the Secretary, but does present a | 18 | | Secretary of State prescribed Identification Card verification | 19 | | form completed by the Department of Corrections or Department | 20 | | of Juvenile Justice, verifying the released person's date of | 21 | | birth, social security number, and his or her Illinois | 22 | | residence address. The verification form must have been | 23 | | completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of application | 24 | | for the Illinois Identification Card. | 25 | | Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the | 26 | | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released |
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| 1 | | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of | 2 | | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security | 3 | | card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, a | 4 | | standard Illinois Identification Card shall be issued. A | 5 | | limited-term Illinois Identification Card may not be renewed. | 6 | | (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | 7 | | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional | 8 | | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the | 9 | | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a | 10 | | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social | 11 | | security card, or other documents authorized by the Secretary, | 12 | | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. | 13 | | The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | 14 | | Identification Card to a person prior to his or her | 15 | | conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from | 16 | | the Department of Human Services bring the person to a | 17 | | Secretary of State location with the required documents. | 18 | | Documents proving residence address may include any official | 19 | | document of the Department of Human Services showing the | 20 | | person's address after release and a Secretary of State | 21 | | prescribed verification form, which may be executed by | 22 | | personnel of the Department of Human Services. | 23 | | (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | 24 | | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person | 25 | | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the | 26 | | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is |
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| 1 | | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth | 2 | | certificate and social security card or other documents | 3 | | authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of | 4 | | State prescribed verification form completed by the Department | 5 | | of Human Services, verifying the person's date of birth and | 6 | | social security number, and a document proving his or her | 7 | | Illinois residence address. The verification form must have | 8 | | been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of | 9 | | application for the Illinois Identification Card. The | 10 | | Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois | 11 | | Identification Card to a person no sooner than 14 days prior to | 12 | | his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if | 13 | | personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the | 14 | | person to a Secretary of State location with the required | 15 | | documents. Documents proving residence address shall include | 16 | | any official document of the Department of Human Services | 17 | | showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of | 18 | | State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by | 19 | | personnel of the Department of Human Services. | 20 | | (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois | 21 | | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | 22 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural | 23 | | person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a | 24 | | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, | 25 | | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois | 26 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued |
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| 1 | | to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification | 2 | | card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to | 3 | | the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification | 4 | | card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge | 5 | | no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and | 6 | | supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a | 7 | | photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a | 8 | | designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person | 9 | | with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a | 10 | | comprehensible designation of the type and classification of | 11 | | the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this | 12 | | Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for | 13 | | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability | 14 | | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | 15 | | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | 16 | | the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so | 17 | | requests, the card shall include a description of the | 18 | | applicant's disability and any information about the | 19 | | applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary | 20 | | determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing | 21 | | emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a | 22 | | signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the | 23 | | presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of | 24 | | the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification | 25 | | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful | 26 | | situation by the person to whom it was issued. |
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| 1 | | The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | 2 | | may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of | 3 | | a physician's determination of disability, a determination of | 4 | | disability from a physician assistant, a determination of | 5 | | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any | 6 | | other documentation of disability whenever any State law | 7 | | requires that a person with a disability provide such | 8 | | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a | 9 | | Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the | 10 | | cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any | 11 | | benefit which is not available to all persons with like | 12 | | disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an | 13 | | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or | 14 | | evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois | 15 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be | 16 | | used by any person other than the person named on such card to | 17 | | prove that the person named on such card is a person with a | 18 | | disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for | 19 | | the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person | 20 | | named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is | 21 | | so used. | 22 | | An optometrist's determination of a visual disability | 23 | | under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation | 24 | | for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a | 25 | | Disability Identification Card. | 26 | | When medical information is contained on an Illinois |
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| 1 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of | 2 | | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions | 3 | | taken based upon that medical information. | 4 | | (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | 5 | | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | 6 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a | 7 | | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from | 8 | | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a | 9 | | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years | 10 | | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois | 11 | | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability | 12 | | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be | 13 | | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. | 14 | | (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification | 15 | | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | 16 | | issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date | 17 | | upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon | 18 | | which the person becomes 21 years of age. | 19 | | (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | 20 | | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | 21 | | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | 22 | | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | 23 | | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | 24 | | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | 25 | | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | 26 | | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a |
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| 1 | | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" | 2 | | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is | 3 | | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | 4 | | not issue any other identification card which identifies an | 5 | | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | 6 | | characteristics of the identification card holder which is | 7 | | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | 8 | | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | 9 | | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | 10 | | identification card where, at the request of the applicant, | 11 | | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation | 12 | | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under | 13 | | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or | 14 | | separated under honorable conditions. | 15 | | (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen | 16 | | discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the | 17 | | State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who | 18 | | applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of | 19 | | State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be | 20 | | issued in every county and applications shall be made | 21 | | available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior | 22 | | citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, | 23 | | upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose, | 24 | | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his | 25 | | signature or mark. | 26 | | (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may |
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| 1 | | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | 2 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the | 3 | | card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | 4 | | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | 5 | | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | 6 | | card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification | 7 | | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. | 8 | | (f) Upon providing required documentation, at the request | 9 | | of the applicant, the identification card may reflect Gold | 10 | | Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a space | 11 | | on each original or renewal of an identification card for such | 12 | | designation. This designation shall be available to a person | 13 | | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of | 14 | | Section 6-106 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 15 | | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-345, eff. 1-1-24.) | 16 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | 17 | | Sec. 4. Identification card. | 18 | | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois | 19 | | Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of | 20 | | the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal | 21 | | thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any person | 22 | | who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license, | 23 | | or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary | 24 | | of State the valid foreign state identification card, license, | 25 | | or permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the |
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| 1 | | Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and | 2 | | signature or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of | 3 | | State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois | 4 | | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | 5 | | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | 6 | | the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois | 7 | | Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in | 8 | | any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued. | 9 | | As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph | 10 | | or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for | 11 | | an identification card. As used in this Act, "signature" means | 12 | | the name of a person as written by that person and captured in | 13 | | a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State. | 14 | | (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a | 15 | | current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the | 16 | | Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to | 17 | | utilize the same residence address and name on the | 18 | | identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit | 19 | | records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | 20 | | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | 21 | | (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined | 22 | | in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, | 23 | | the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work | 24 | | address listed on the card instead of the applicant's | 25 | | residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate | 26 | | rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this |
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| 1 | | subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by | 2 | | virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by | 3 | | law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for | 4 | | a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | 5 | | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | 6 | | violations. | 7 | | (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited | 8 | | process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card. | 9 | | The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited | 10 | | issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by | 11 | | rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary | 12 | | for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be | 13 | | deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund. | 14 | | The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility, | 15 | | process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification | 16 | | Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of | 17 | | expedited identification card requests received on a given day | 18 | | exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests | 19 | | in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide | 20 | | expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited | 21 | | service shall be refunded to the applicant. | 22 | | (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | 23 | | Illinois Identification Card to a person committed to the | 24 | | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice | 25 | | upon receipt of the person's birth certificate, social | 26 | | security card, if the person has a social security number, |
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| 1 | | photograph, proof of residency upon discharge, and an | 2 | | identification card application transferred via a secure | 3 | | method as agreed upon by the Secretary and the Department of | 4 | | Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice , if the person | 5 | | has a social security number, . Illinois residency shall be | 6 | | established by submission of a Secretary of State prescribed | 7 | | Identification Card verification form completed by the | 8 | | respective Department. | 9 | | (a-25) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | 10 | | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a committed | 11 | | person upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, | 12 | | aftercare release, final discharge, or pardon from the | 13 | | Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice, | 14 | | if the released person is unable to present a certified copy of | 15 | | his or her birth certificate and social security card, if the | 16 | | person has a social security number, or other documents | 17 | | authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of | 18 | | State prescribed Identification Card verification form | 19 | | completed by the Department of Corrections or Department of | 20 | | Juvenile Justice, verifying the released person's date of | 21 | | birth, social security number, if the person has a social | 22 | | security number, and his or her Illinois residence address. | 23 | | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 | 24 | | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois | 25 | | Identification Card. | 26 | | Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the |
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| 1 | | limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released | 2 | | person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of | 3 | | his or her birth certificate and his or her social security | 4 | | card, if the person has a social security number, or other | 5 | | documents authorized by the Secretary, a standard Illinois | 6 | | Identification Card shall be issued. A limited-term Illinois | 7 | | Identification Card may not be renewed. | 8 | | (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard | 9 | | Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional | 10 | | release or absolute discharge from the custody of the | 11 | | Department of Human Services, if the person presents a | 12 | | certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social | 13 | | security card, if the person has a social security number, or | 14 | | other documents authorized by the Secretary, and a document | 15 | | proving his or her Illinois residence address. The Secretary | 16 | | of State shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card | 17 | | to a person prior to his or her conditional release or absolute | 18 | | discharge if personnel from the Department of Human Services | 19 | | bring the person to a Secretary of State location with the | 20 | | required documents. Documents proving residence address may | 21 | | include any official document of the Department of Human | 22 | | Services showing the person's address after release and a | 23 | | Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which may be | 24 | | executed by personnel of the Department of Human Services. | 25 | | (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term | 26 | | Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person |
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| 1 | | upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the | 2 | | custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is | 3 | | unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth | 4 | | certificate and social security card, if the person has a | 5 | | social security number, or other documents authorized by the | 6 | | Secretary, but does present a Secretary of State prescribed | 7 | | verification form completed by the Department of Human | 8 | | Services, verifying the person's date of birth and social | 9 | | security number, if the person has a social security number, | 10 | | and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address. | 11 | | The verification form must have been completed no more than 30 | 12 | | days prior to the date of application for the Illinois | 13 | | Identification Card. The Secretary of State shall issue a | 14 | | limited-term Illinois Identification Card to a person no | 15 | | sooner than 14 days prior to his or her conditional release or | 16 | | absolute discharge if personnel from the Department of Human | 17 | | Services bring the person to a Secretary of State location | 18 | | with the required documents. Documents proving residence | 19 | | address shall include any official document of the Department | 20 | | of Human Services showing the person's address after release | 21 | | and a Secretary of State prescribed verification form, which | 22 | | may be executed by personnel of the Department of Human | 23 | | Services. | 24 | | (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois | 25 | | Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois | 26 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural |
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| 1 | | person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a | 2 | | person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act, | 3 | | who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois | 4 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued | 5 | | to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification | 6 | | card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to | 7 | | the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification | 8 | | card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge | 9 | | no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and | 10 | | supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a | 11 | | photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a | 12 | | designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person | 13 | | with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a | 14 | | comprehensible designation of the type and classification of | 15 | | the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this | 16 | | Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for | 17 | | the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability | 18 | | Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has | 19 | | a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to | 20 | | the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so | 21 | | requests, the card shall include a description of the | 22 | | applicant's disability and any information about the | 23 | | applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary | 24 | | determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing | 25 | | emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a | 26 | | signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the |
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| 1 | | presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of | 2 | | the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification | 3 | | Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful | 4 | | situation by the person to whom it was issued. | 5 | | The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | 6 | | may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of | 7 | | a physician's determination of disability, a determination of | 8 | | disability from a physician assistant, a determination of | 9 | | disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any | 10 | | other documentation of disability whenever any State law | 11 | | requires that a person with a disability provide such | 12 | | documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a | 13 | | Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the | 14 | | cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any | 15 | | benefit which is not available to all persons with like | 16 | | disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an | 17 | | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or | 18 | | evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois | 19 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be | 20 | | used by any person other than the person named on such card to | 21 | | prove that the person named on such card is a person with a | 22 | | disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for | 23 | | the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person | 24 | | named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is | 25 | | so used. | 26 | | An optometrist's determination of a visual disability |
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| 1 | | under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation | 2 | | for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a | 3 | | Disability Identification Card. | 4 | | When medical information is contained on an Illinois | 5 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of | 6 | | the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions | 7 | | taken based upon that medical information. | 8 | | (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | 9 | | original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | 10 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a | 11 | | person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from | 12 | | those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a | 13 | | Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years | 14 | | of age or older. The color designated for Illinois | 15 | | Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability | 16 | | Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be | 17 | | at the discretion of the Secretary of State. | 18 | | (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification | 19 | | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card | 20 | | issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date | 21 | | upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon | 22 | | which the person becomes 21 years of age. | 23 | | (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | 24 | | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | 25 | | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | 26 | | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, |
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| 1 | | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | 2 | | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | 3 | | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | 4 | | issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a | 5 | | Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran" | 6 | | appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is | 7 | | predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may | 8 | | not issue any other identification card which identifies an | 9 | | occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique | 10 | | characteristics of the identification card holder which is | 11 | | unrelated to the purpose of the identification card. | 12 | | (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | 13 | | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | 14 | | identification card where, at the request of the applicant, | 15 | | the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation | 16 | | shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under | 17 | | subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or | 18 | | separated under honorable conditions. | 19 | | (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen | 20 | | discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the | 21 | | State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who | 22 | | applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of | 23 | | State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be | 24 | | issued in every county and applications shall be made | 25 | | available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior | 26 | | citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, |
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| 1 | | upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose, | 2 | | shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his | 3 | | signature or mark. | 4 | | (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may | 5 | | designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois | 6 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the | 7 | | card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | 8 | | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | 9 | | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | 10 | | card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification | 11 | | Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card. | 12 | | (f) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original | 13 | | or renewal of an identification card, at the request of the | 14 | | applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This | 15 | | designation shall be available to a person eligible for Gold | 16 | | Star license plates under subsection (f) of Section 6-106 of | 17 | | the Illinois Vehicle Code. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24; | 19 | | 103-345, eff. 1-1-24; revised 12-12-23.) | 20 | | (15 ILCS 335/5) (from Ch. 124, par. 25) | 21 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | 22 | | Sec. 5. Applications. | 23 | | (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of | 24 | | Illinois may file an application for an identification card, | 25 | | or for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the |
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| 1 | | Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the | 2 | | applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, | 3 | | residence address and zip code, social security number, birth | 4 | | date, sex and a brief description of the applicant. The | 5 | | applicant shall be photographed, unless the Secretary of State | 6 | | has provided by rule for the issuance of identification cards | 7 | | without photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for | 8 | | an identification card without a photograph under the terms | 9 | | and conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she | 10 | | shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may | 11 | | deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may | 12 | | require to determine the identity of the applicant. In | 13 | | addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the | 14 | | applicant to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a | 15 | | judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial | 16 | | Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have | 17 | | his or her office or work address in lieu of the applicant's | 18 | | residence or mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois | 19 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card must also submit | 20 | | with each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed | 21 | | by the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may | 22 | | require, establishing that the applicant is a "person with a | 23 | | disability" as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting | 24 | | forth the applicant's type and class of disability as set | 25 | | forth in Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this | 26 | | subsection (a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue |
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| 1 | | of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with | 2 | | a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a | 3 | | violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | 4 | | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | 5 | | violations. | 6 | | (a-5) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | 7 | | for a digital driver's license and identification card | 8 | | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | 9 | | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | 10 | | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | 11 | | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | 12 | | applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" | 13 | | when designating the applicant's sex on the identification | 14 | | card application form. The sex designated by the applicant | 15 | | shall be displayed on the identification card issued to the | 16 | | applicant. | 17 | | (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | 18 | | or renewal identification card application under this Act, the | 19 | | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | 20 | | veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a | 21 | | veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of | 22 | | this Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are | 23 | | not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, Department | 24 | | of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not receive a | 25 | | form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic training, | 26 | | Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an identification |
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| 1 | | card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act | 2 | | of 2015, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 3 | | summary of benefits letter. If the document cannot be stamped, | 4 | | the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a | 5 | | certificate to the veteran to provide to the Secretary of | 6 | | State. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | 7 | | advise the Secretary as to what other forms of proof of a | 8 | | person's status as a veteran are acceptable. | 9 | | For each applicant who is issued an identification card | 10 | | with a veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | 11 | | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | 12 | | address, date of birth, gender, and such other demographic | 13 | | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | 14 | | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | 15 | | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | 16 | | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | 17 | | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | 18 | | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | 19 | | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | 20 | | as a veteran, or the identification card will be cancelled. | 21 | | For purposes of this subsection (b): | 22 | | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | 23 | | States, including a member of any reserve component or | 24 | | National Guard unit. | 25 | | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | 26 | | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable |
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| 1 | | conditions. | 2 | | (b-1) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | 3 | | plates under Section 3-664 of the Illinois Vehicle Code may | 4 | | apply for an identification card with space for a designation | 5 | | as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any fee for this | 6 | | application. If the Secretary does not waive the fee, any fee | 7 | | charged to the applicant must be deposited into the Illinois | 8 | | Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is authorized to issue | 9 | | rules to implement this subsection. | 10 | | (c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois | 11 | | Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability | 12 | | Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in | 13 | | the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. | 14 | | Applicants who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof | 15 | | of lawful status are ineligible for REAL ID compliant | 16 | | identification cards under this Act. | 17 | | (Source: P.A. 101-106, eff. 1-1-20; 101-287, eff. 8-9-19; | 18 | | 101-513, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) | 19 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | 20 | | Sec. 5. Applications. | 21 | | (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the State of | 22 | | Illinois may file an application for an identification card, | 23 | | or for the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the | 24 | | Secretary. Each original application shall be completed by the | 25 | | applicant in full and shall set forth the legal name, |
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| 1 | | residence address and zip code, social security number, if the | 2 | | person has a social security number, birth date, sex and a | 3 | | brief description of the applicant. The applicant shall be | 4 | | photographed, unless the Secretary of State has provided by | 5 | | rule for the issuance of identification cards without | 6 | | photographs and the applicant is deemed eligible for an | 7 | | identification card without a photograph under the terms and | 8 | | conditions imposed by the Secretary of State, and he or she | 9 | | shall also submit any other information as the Secretary may | 10 | | deem necessary or such documentation as the Secretary may | 11 | | require to determine the identity of the applicant. In | 12 | | addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow the | 13 | | applicant to provide a mailing address. If the applicant is a | 14 | | judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of the Judicial | 15 | | Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have | 16 | | his or her office or work address in lieu of the applicant's | 17 | | residence or mailing address. An applicant for an Illinois | 18 | | Person with a Disability Identification Card must also submit | 19 | | with each original or renewal application, on forms prescribed | 20 | | by the Secretary, such documentation as the Secretary may | 21 | | require, establishing that the applicant is a "person with a | 22 | | disability" as defined in Section 4A of this Act, and setting | 23 | | forth the applicant's type and class of disability as set | 24 | | forth in Section 4A of this Act. For the purposes of this | 25 | | subsection (a), "peace officer" means any person who by virtue | 26 | | of his or her office or public employment is vested by law with |
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| 1 | | a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for a | 2 | | violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that | 3 | | duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific | 4 | | violations. | 5 | | (a-5) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | 6 | | for a digital driver's license and identification card | 7 | | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | 8 | | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | 9 | | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | 10 | | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | 11 | | applicants to choose between "male", "female", or "non-binary" | 12 | | when designating the applicant's sex on the identification | 13 | | card application form. The sex designated by the applicant | 14 | | shall be displayed on the identification card issued to the | 15 | | applicant. | 16 | | (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | 17 | | or renewal identification card application under this Act, the | 18 | | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | 19 | | veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a | 20 | | veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of | 21 | | this Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are | 22 | | not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, Department | 23 | | of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not receive a | 24 | | form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic training, | 25 | | Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an identification | 26 | | card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act |
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| 1 | | of 2015, or a United States Department of Veterans Affairs | 2 | | summary of benefits letter. If the document cannot be stamped, | 3 | | the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall provide a | 4 | | certificate to the veteran to provide to the Secretary of | 5 | | State. The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall | 6 | | advise the Secretary as to what other forms of proof of a | 7 | | person's status as a veteran are acceptable. | 8 | | For each applicant who is issued an identification card | 9 | | with a veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | 10 | | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | 11 | | address, date of birth, gender, and such other demographic | 12 | | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | 13 | | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | 14 | | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | 15 | | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | 16 | | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | 17 | | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | 18 | | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | 19 | | as a veteran, or the identification card will be cancelled. | 20 | | For purposes of this subsection (b): | 21 | | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | 22 | | States, including a member of any reserve component or | 23 | | National Guard unit. | 24 | | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | 25 | | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable | 26 | | conditions. |
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| 1 | | (b-1) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | 2 | | plates under Section 3-664 of the Illinois Vehicle Code may | 3 | | apply for an identification card with space for a designation | 4 | | as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any fee for this | 5 | | application. If the Secretary does not waive the fee, any fee | 6 | | charged to the applicant must be deposited into the Illinois | 7 | | Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is authorized to issue | 8 | | rules to implement this subsection. | 9 | | (c) All applicants for REAL ID compliant standard Illinois | 10 | | Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a Disability | 11 | | Identification Cards shall provide proof of lawful status in | 12 | | the United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. | 13 | | Applicants who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof | 14 | | of lawful status are ineligible for REAL ID compliant | 15 | | identification cards under this Act. | 16 | | (d) The Secretary of State may accept, as proof of date of | 17 | | birth and written signature for any applicant for a standard | 18 | | identification card who does not have a social security number | 19 | | or documentation issued by the United States Department of | 20 | | Homeland Security authorizing the applicant's presence in this | 21 | | country, any passport validly issued to the applicant from the | 22 | | applicant's country of citizenship or a consular | 23 | | identification document validly issued to the applicant by a | 24 | | consulate of that country as defined in Section 5 of the | 25 | | Consular Identification Document Act. Any such documents must | 26 | | be either unexpired or presented by an applicant within 2 |
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| 1 | | years of its expiration date. | 2 | | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.) | 3 | | Section 10. The Property Tax Code is amended by changing | 4 | | Section 15-169 and by adding Section 15-169.1 as follows: | 5 | | (35 ILCS 200/15-169) | 6 | | Sec. 15-169. Homestead exemption for veterans with | 7 | | disabilities. | 8 | | (a) Beginning with taxable year 2007, an annual homestead | 9 | | exemption, limited to the amounts set forth in subsections (b) | 10 | | and (b-3), is granted for property that is used as a qualified | 11 | | residence by a veteran with a disability. Nothing in this | 12 | | Section requires the veteran with a disability to have an | 13 | | ownership interest in the qualified residence if (i) the | 14 | | veteran has a service connected disability of 100% and is | 15 | | deemed to be permanently and totally disabled, as certified by | 16 | | the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, (ii) the | 17 | | property is owned by the veteran's immediate family caregiver, | 18 | | and (iii) the immediate family caregiver resides with the | 19 | | veteran on a full-time basis. | 20 | | (b) For taxable years prior to 2015, the amount of the | 21 | | exemption under this Section is as follows: | 22 | | (1) for veterans with a service-connected disability | 23 | | of at least (i) 75% for exemptions granted in taxable | 24 | | years 2007 through 2009 and (ii) 70% for exemptions |
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| 1 | | granted in taxable year 2010 and each taxable year | 2 | | thereafter, as certified by the United States Department | 3 | | of Veterans Affairs, the annual exemption is $5,000; and | 4 | | (2) for veterans with a service-connected disability | 5 | | of at least 50%, but less than (i) 75% for exemptions | 6 | | granted in taxable years 2007 through 2009 and (ii) 70% | 7 | | for exemptions granted in taxable year 2010 and each | 8 | | taxable year thereafter, as certified by the United States | 9 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, the annual exemption is | 10 | | $2,500. | 11 | | (b-3) For taxable years 2015 and thereafter: | 12 | | (1) if the veteran has a service connected disability | 13 | | of 30% or more but less than 50%, as certified by the | 14 | | United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the | 15 | | annual exemption is $2,500; | 16 | | (2) if the veteran has a service connected disability | 17 | | of 50% or more but less than 70%, as certified by the | 18 | | United States Department of Veterans Affairs, then the | 19 | | annual exemption is $5,000; | 20 | | (3) if the veteran has a service connected disability | 21 | | of 70% or more, as certified by the United States | 22 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, then the property is | 23 | | exempt from taxation under this Code; and | 24 | | (4) for taxable year 2023 and thereafter, if the | 25 | | taxpayer is the surviving spouse of a veteran whose death | 26 | | was determined to be service-connected and who is |
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| 1 | | certified by the United States Department of Veterans | 2 | | Affairs as a recipient of dependency and indemnity | 3 | | compensation under federal law, then the property is also | 4 | | exempt from taxation under this Code ; and . | 5 | | (5) for taxable year 2025 and thereafter, if the | 6 | | taxpayer is Gold Star Spouse, then, subject to the | 7 | | limitations of subsection (c), the property is also exempt | 8 | | from taxation under this Code regardless of whether the | 9 | | Gold Star Spouse otherwise qualifies under item (4). | 10 | | (b-5) If a homestead exemption is granted under this | 11 | | Section and the person awarded the exemption subsequently | 12 | | becomes a resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing | 13 | | Home Care Act or a facility operated by the United States | 14 | | Department of Veterans Affairs, then the exemption shall | 15 | | continue (i) so long as the residence continues to be occupied | 16 | | by the qualifying person's spouse or (ii) if the residence | 17 | | remains unoccupied but is still owned by the person who | 18 | | qualified for the homestead exemption. | 19 | | (c) The tax exemption under this Section carries over to | 20 | | the benefit of the veteran's surviving spouse as long as the | 21 | | spouse holds the legal or beneficial title to the homestead, | 22 | | permanently resides thereon, and does not remarry. If the | 23 | | surviving spouse sells the property, an exemption not to | 24 | | exceed the amount granted from the most recent ad valorem tax | 25 | | roll may be transferred to his or her new residence as long as | 26 | | it is used as his or her primary residence and he or she does |
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| 1 | | not remarry. | 2 | | As used in this subsection (c): | 3 | | (1) for taxable years prior to 2015, "surviving | 4 | | spouse" means the surviving spouse of a veteran who | 5 | | obtained an exemption under this Section prior to his or | 6 | | her death; | 7 | | (2) for taxable years 2015 through 2022, "surviving | 8 | | spouse" means (i) the surviving spouse of a veteran who | 9 | | obtained an exemption under this Section prior to his or | 10 | | her death and (ii) the surviving spouse of a veteran who | 11 | | was killed in the line of duty at any time prior to the | 12 | | expiration of the application period in effect for the | 13 | | exemption for the taxable year for which the exemption is | 14 | | sought; and | 15 | | (3) for taxable year 2023 and thereafter, "surviving | 16 | | spouse" means: (i) the surviving spouse of a veteran who | 17 | | obtained the exemption under this Section prior to his or | 18 | | her death; (ii) the surviving spouse of a veteran who was | 19 | | killed in the line of duty at any time prior to the | 20 | | expiration of the application period in effect for the | 21 | | exemption for the taxable year for which the exemption is | 22 | | sought; (iii) the surviving spouse of a veteran who did | 23 | | not obtain an exemption under this Section before death, | 24 | | but who would have qualified for the exemption under this | 25 | | Section in the taxable year for which the exemption is | 26 | | sought if he or she had survived, and whose surviving |
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| 1 | | spouse has been a resident of Illinois from the time of the | 2 | | veteran's death through the taxable year for which the | 3 | | exemption is sought; and (iv) the surviving spouse of a | 4 | | veteran whose death was determined to be | 5 | | service-connected, but who would not otherwise qualify | 6 | | under item (i), (ii), or (iii), if the spouse (A) is | 7 | | certified by the United States Department of Veterans | 8 | | Affairs as a recipient of dependency and indemnity | 9 | | compensation under federal law at any time prior to the | 10 | | expiration of the application period in effect for the | 11 | | exemption for the taxable year for which the exemption is | 12 | | sought and (B) remains eligible for that dependency and | 13 | | indemnity compensation as of January 1 of the taxable year | 14 | | for which the exemption is sought ; and . | 15 | | (4) for taxable year 2025 and thereafter, "surviving | 16 | | spouse" means any person described in paragraph (3) and | 17 | | also includes any Gold Star Spouse. | 18 | | (c-1) Beginning with taxable year 2015, nothing in this | 19 | | Section shall require the veteran to have qualified for or | 20 | | obtained the exemption before death if the veteran was killed | 21 | | in the line of duty. | 22 | | (d) The exemption under this Section applies for taxable | 23 | | year 2007 and thereafter. A taxpayer who claims an exemption | 24 | | under Section 15-165 or 15-168 may not claim an exemption | 25 | | under this Section. | 26 | | (e) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (e), |
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| 1 | | each taxpayer who has been granted an exemption under this | 2 | | Section must reapply on an annual basis. Application must be | 3 | | made during the application period in effect for the county of | 4 | | his or her residence. The assessor or chief county assessment | 5 | | officer may determine the eligibility of residential property | 6 | | to receive the homestead exemption provided by this Section by | 7 | | application, visual inspection, questionnaire, or other | 8 | | reasonable methods. The determination must be made in | 9 | | accordance with guidelines established by the Department. | 10 | | On and after May 23, 2022 (the effective date of Public Act | 11 | | 102-895), if a veteran has a combined service connected | 12 | | disability rating of 100% and is deemed to be permanently and | 13 | | totally disabled, as certified by the United States Department | 14 | | of Veterans Affairs, the taxpayer who has been granted an | 15 | | exemption under this Section shall no longer be required to | 16 | | reapply for the exemption on an annual basis, and the | 17 | | exemption shall be in effect for as long as the exemption would | 18 | | otherwise be permitted under this Section. | 19 | | (e-1) If the person qualifying for the exemption does not | 20 | | occupy the qualified residence as of January 1 of the taxable | 21 | | year, the exemption granted under this Section shall be | 22 | | prorated on a monthly basis. The prorated exemption shall | 23 | | apply beginning with the first complete month in which the | 24 | | person occupies the qualified residence. | 25 | | (e-5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each | 26 | | chief county assessment officer may approve this exemption for |
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| 1 | | the 2020 taxable year, without application, for any property | 2 | | that was approved for this exemption for the 2019 taxable | 3 | | year, provided that: | 4 | | (1) the county board has declared a local disaster as | 5 | | provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act | 6 | | related to the COVID-19 public health emergency; | 7 | | (2) the owner of record of the property as of January | 8 | | 1, 2020 is the same as the owner of record of the property | 9 | | as of January 1, 2019; | 10 | | (3) the exemption for the 2019 taxable year has not | 11 | | been determined to be an erroneous exemption as defined by | 12 | | this Code; and | 13 | | (4) the applicant for the 2019 taxable year has not | 14 | | asked for the exemption to be removed for the 2019 or 2020 | 15 | | taxable years. | 16 | | Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a veteran whose | 17 | | service connected disability rating has changed since the 2019 | 18 | | exemption was granted from applying for the exemption based on | 19 | | the subsequent service connected disability rating. | 20 | | (e-10) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each | 21 | | chief county assessment officer may approve this exemption for | 22 | | the 2021 taxable year, without application, for any property | 23 | | that was approved for this exemption for the 2020 taxable | 24 | | year, if: | 25 | | (1) the county board has declared a local disaster as | 26 | | provided in the Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act |
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| 1 | | related to the COVID-19 public health emergency; | 2 | | (2) the owner of record of the property as of January | 3 | | 1, 2021 is the same as the owner of record of the property | 4 | | as of January 1, 2020; | 5 | | (3) the exemption for the 2020 taxable year has not | 6 | | been determined to be an erroneous exemption as defined by | 7 | | this Code; and | 8 | | (4) the taxpayer for the 2020 taxable year has not | 9 | | asked for the exemption to be removed for the 2020 or 2021 | 10 | | taxable years. | 11 | | Nothing in this subsection shall preclude a veteran whose | 12 | | service connected disability rating has changed since the 2020 | 13 | | exemption was granted from applying for the exemption based on | 14 | | the subsequent service connected disability rating. | 15 | | (f) For the purposes of this Section: | 16 | | "Gold Star Spouse" means a person who was married to an | 17 | | Illinois resident who was a veteran and who was killed in | 18 | | action while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States | 19 | | at any time before the expiration of the application period in | 20 | | effect for the exemption for the taxable year for which the | 21 | | exemption is sought. | 22 | | "Immediate family" means the parent, spouse, sibling, or | 23 | | child of the veteran with a disability. | 24 | | "Immediate family caregiver" means a member of the | 25 | | veteran's immediate family who provides the veteran ongoing | 26 | | assistance with one or more of the activities of daily living. |
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| 1 | | "Qualified residence" means real property, but less any | 2 | | portion of that property that is used for commercial purposes, | 3 | | with an equalized assessed value of less than $250,000 that | 4 | | (i) is the primary residence of a veteran with a disability or | 5 | | (ii) is the primary residence of a surviving spouse who is | 6 | | eligible to claim an exemption under this Section . Property | 7 | | rented for more than 6 months is presumed to be used for | 8 | | commercial purposes. Notwithstanding the provisions of this | 9 | | Section, beginning in taxable year 2025, if property is rented | 10 | | to a veteran with a service connected disability as the | 11 | | veteran's primary residence, and the veteran's percentage of | 12 | | service connected disability entitles the veteran to an | 13 | | exemption under this Section as provided in subsection (b), | 14 | | then the portion of the property that is rented to the veteran | 15 | | is not presumed to be used for commercial purposes if the | 16 | | lessor provides the veteran with a credit against his or her | 17 | | monthly rent in an amount equal to the estimated property tax | 18 | | savings attributable to the exemption, as determined by the | 19 | | chief county assessment officer. | 20 | | "Veteran" means an Illinois resident who has served as a | 21 | | member of the United States Armed Forces on active duty or | 22 | | State active duty, a member of the Illinois National Guard, or | 23 | | a member of the United States Reserve Forces and who has | 24 | | received an honorable discharge. | 25 | | (Source: P.A. 102-136, eff. 7-23-21; 102-895, eff. 5-23-22; | 26 | | 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) |
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| 1 | | (35 ILCS 200/15-169.1 new) | 2 | | Sec. 15-169.1. Gold Star Parent homestead exemption. | 3 | | (a) Beginning in taxable year 2025, Gold Star Parent | 4 | | homestead property is entitled to an annual homestead | 5 | | exemption, limited to a reduction in the equalized assessed | 6 | | value of the homestead property equal to 50% of the equalized | 7 | | assessed value of the homestead property. | 8 | | (b) This exemption is terminated for the next taxable year | 9 | | after the Gold Star Parent or Parents move or die. It also | 10 | | terminates if the Gold Star Parents become legally separated | 11 | | or have their marriage dissolved. The exemption is not | 12 | | transferable to any other person or real property. | 13 | | (c) If a homestead exemption has been granted under this | 14 | | Section and the person awarded the exemption later becomes a | 15 | | resident of a facility licensed under the Nursing Home Care | 16 | | Act, the Specialized Mental Health Rehabilitation Act of 2013, | 17 | | the ID/DD Community Care Act, or the MC/DD Act, then the | 18 | | exemption shall continue so long as the residence remains | 19 | | unoccupied but is still owned by the person qualified for the | 20 | | homestead exemption. | 21 | | (d) Each taxpayer who has been granted an exemption under | 22 | | this Section must reapply on an annual basis. Application must | 23 | | be made during the application period in effect for the county | 24 | | of his or her residence. The assessor or chief county | 25 | | assessment officer may determine the eligibility of |
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| 1 | | residential property to receive the homestead exemption | 2 | | provided by this Section by application, visual inspection, | 3 | | questionnaire, or other reasonable methods. The determination | 4 | | must be made in accordance with guidelines established by the | 5 | | Department. | 6 | | (e) The exemption under this Section is in addition to any | 7 | | other homestead exemption provided in this Article 15. | 8 | | Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of the State Mandates Act, no | 9 | | reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation | 10 | | of any mandate created by this Section. | 11 | | (f) As used in this Section: | 12 | | "Gold Star Parent" means the parent of an Illinois | 13 | | resident who was killed in action while serving in the Armed | 14 | | Forces of the United States at any time before the expiration | 15 | | of the application period in effect for the exemption for the | 16 | | taxable year for which the exemption is sought. | 17 | | "Gold Star Parent homestead property" means real property, | 18 | | but less any portion of that property that is used for | 19 | | commercial purposes, with an equalized assessed value of less | 20 | | than $250,000 that is owned and occupied as the principal | 21 | | residence of a Gold Star Parent who has an ownership interest | 22 | | in the property, legal, equitable, or as a lessee, and who is | 23 | | liable for the payment of property taxes on the property. | 24 | | Property rented for more than 6 months is presumed to be used | 25 | | for commercial purposes. |
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| 1 | | Section 15. The School Code is amended by changing Section | 2 | | 10-22.5a as follows: | 3 | | (105 ILCS 5/10-22.5a) (from Ch. 122, par. 10-22.5a) | 4 | | Sec. 10-22.5a. Attendance by dependents of United States | 5 | | military personnel, foreign exchange students, and certain | 6 | | nonresident pupils. | 7 | | (a) To enter into written agreements with cultural | 8 | | exchange organizations, or with nationally recognized | 9 | | eleemosynary institutions that promote excellence in the arts, | 10 | | mathematics, or science. The written agreements may provide | 11 | | for tuition free attendance at the local district school by | 12 | | foreign exchange students, or by nonresident pupils of | 13 | | eleemosynary institutions. The local board of education, as | 14 | | part of the agreement, may require that the cultural exchange | 15 | | program or the eleemosynary institutions provide services to | 16 | | the district in exchange for the waiver of nonresident | 17 | | tuition. | 18 | | To enter into written agreements with adjacent school | 19 | | districts to provide for tuition free attendance by a student | 20 | | of the adjacent district when requested for the student's | 21 | | health and safety by the student or parent and both districts | 22 | | determine that the student's health or safety will be served | 23 | | by such attendance. Districts shall not be required to enter | 24 | | into such agreements nor be required to alter existing | 25 | | transportation services due to the attendance of such |
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| 1 | | non-resident pupils. | 2 | | (a-5) If, at the time of enrollment, a dependent of United | 3 | | States military personnel is housed in temporary housing | 4 | | located outside of a school district, but will be living | 5 | | within the district within 6 months after the time of initial | 6 | | enrollment, the dependent must be allowed to enroll, subject | 7 | | to the requirements of this subsection (a-5), and must not be | 8 | | charged tuition. Any United States military personnel | 9 | | attempting to enroll a dependent under this subsection (a-5) | 10 | | shall provide proof that the dependent will be living within | 11 | | the district within 6 months after the time of initial | 12 | | enrollment. Proof of residency may include, but is not limited | 13 | | to, postmarked mail addressed to the military personnel and | 14 | | sent to an address located within the district, a lease | 15 | | agreement for occupancy of a residence located within the | 16 | | district, or proof of ownership of a residence located within | 17 | | the district. A school district shall allow a dependent of | 18 | | United States military personnel who is housed in temporary | 19 | | housing located outside of a school district, but will be | 20 | | living within the district within 6 months after the time of | 21 | | initial enrollment, to be educated through an electronic | 22 | | learning program or remote learning program for the time | 23 | | period that the dependent is housed in temporary housing under | 24 | | this subsection (a-5). | 25 | | If a dependent of United States military personnel is | 26 | | moving out of this State because the United States military |
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| 1 | | personnel received a permanent change of station order, then | 2 | | the student shall be allowed to remain enrolled in the school | 3 | | district and be educated through an electronic learning | 4 | | program or remote learning program until a student enrolls in | 5 | | another school district. | 6 | | (b) Nonresident pupils and foreign exchange students | 7 | | attending school on a tuition free basis under such agreements | 8 | | and nonresident dependents of United States military personnel | 9 | | attending school on a tuition free basis may be counted for the | 10 | | purposes of determining the apportionment of State aid | 11 | | provided under Section 18-8.05 or 18-8.15 of this Code. No | 12 | | organization or institution participating in agreements | 13 | | authorized under this Section may exclude any individual for | 14 | | participation in its program on account of the person's race, | 15 | | color, sex, religion or nationality. | 16 | | (Source: P.A. 102-126, eff. 7-23-21.) | 17 | | Section 20. The Public University Tuition Statement Act is | 18 | | amended by adding Section 20 as follows: | 19 | | (110 ILCS 63/20 new) | 20 | | Sec. 20. Residency waiver for military families. Requires | 21 | | public universities and community colleges as defined by the | 22 | | Public Community College Act to waive any residency | 23 | | requirement for an active-duty military member, spouse, or | 24 | | dependent if residing in this State so that the member, |
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| 1 | | spouse, or dependent may pay in-State tuition as long as he or | 2 | | she resides in the State and as long as the member serves on | 3 | | active duty. | 4 | | Section 25. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 6-106 and 6-110 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-106) | 7 | | (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | 8 | | Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit. | 9 | | (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized | 10 | | to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form | 11 | | furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application shall | 12 | | be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall | 13 | | entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the | 14 | | examination within a period of one year after the date of | 15 | | application. | 16 | | (b) Every application shall state the legal name, social | 17 | | security number, zip code, date of birth, sex, and residence | 18 | | address of the applicant; briefly describe the applicant; | 19 | | state whether the applicant has theretofore been licensed as a | 20 | | driver, and, if so, when and by what state or country, and | 21 | | whether any such license has ever been cancelled, suspended, | 22 | | revoked or refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such | 23 | | cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include | 24 | | an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth |
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| 1 | | is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature. | 2 | | In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow | 3 | | the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an | 4 | | applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the | 5 | | Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work | 6 | | address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The | 7 | | application form may also require the statement of such | 8 | | additional relevant information as the Secretary of State | 9 | | shall deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency | 10 | | and eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his | 11 | | discretion, by rule or regulation, provide that an application | 12 | | for a drivers license or permit may include a suitable | 13 | | photograph of the applicant in the form prescribed by the | 14 | | Secretary, and he may further provide that each drivers | 15 | | license shall include a photograph of the driver. The | 16 | | Secretary of State may utilize a photograph process or system | 17 | | most suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of | 18 | | a drivers license and to prevent substitution of another photo | 19 | | thereon. For the purposes of this subsection (b), "peace | 20 | | officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her office or | 21 | | public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain | 22 | | public order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal | 23 | | statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all | 24 | | violations or is limited to specific violations. | 25 | | (b-3) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | 26 | | for a digital driver's license and identification card |
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| 1 | | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | 2 | | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | 3 | | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | 4 | | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | 5 | | applicants to choose between "male", "female" or "non-binary" | 6 | | when designating the applicant's sex on the driver's license | 7 | | application form. The sex designated by the applicant shall be | 8 | | displayed on the driver's license issued to the applicant. | 9 | | (b-5) Every applicant for a REAL ID compliant driver's | 10 | | license or permit shall provide proof of lawful status in the | 11 | | United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. Applicants | 12 | | who are unable to provide the Secretary with proof of lawful | 13 | | status may apply for a driver's license or permit under | 14 | | Section 6-105.1 of this Code. | 15 | | (c) The application form shall include a notice to the | 16 | | applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders | 17 | | under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be | 18 | | provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of | 19 | | State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has | 20 | | the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender | 21 | | Registration Act. | 22 | | (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who | 23 | | applies for any permit or license authorized to be issued | 24 | | under this Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and | 25 | | who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, | 26 | | must be registered in compliance with the requirements of the |
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| 1 | | federal Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State | 2 | | must forward in an electronic format the necessary personal | 3 | | information regarding the applicants identified in this | 4 | | subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The | 5 | | applicant's signature on the application serves as an | 6 | | indication that the applicant either has already registered | 7 | | with the Selective Service System or that he is authorizing | 8 | | the Secretary to forward to the Selective Service System the | 9 | | necessary information for registration. The Secretary must | 10 | | notify the applicant at the time of application that his | 11 | | signature constitutes consent to registration with the | 12 | | Selective Service System, if he is not already registered. | 13 | | (e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | 14 | | or renewal driver's license application under this Code, the | 15 | | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | 16 | | veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a | 17 | | veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of | 18 | | this Code. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but | 19 | | are not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, | 20 | | Department of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not | 21 | | receive a form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic | 22 | | training, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an | 23 | | identification card issued under the federal Veterans | 24 | | Identification Card Act of 2015, or a United States Department | 25 | | of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. If the | 26 | | document cannot be stamped, the Illinois Department of |
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| 1 | | Veterans' Affairs shall provide a certificate to the veteran | 2 | | to provide to the Secretary of State. The Illinois Department | 3 | | of Veterans' Affairs shall advise the Secretary as to what | 4 | | other forms of proof of a person's status as a veteran are | 5 | | acceptable. | 6 | | For each applicant who is issued a driver's license with a | 7 | | veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | 8 | | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | 9 | | address, date of birth, gender and such other demographic | 10 | | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | 11 | | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | 12 | | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | 13 | | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | 14 | | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | 15 | | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | 16 | | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | 17 | | as a veteran, or the driver's license will be cancelled. | 18 | | For purposes of this subsection (e): | 19 | | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | 20 | | States, including a member of any reserve component or | 21 | | National Guard unit. | 22 | | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | 23 | | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable | 24 | | conditions. | 25 | | (f) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | 26 | | plates under Section 3-664 of this Code may apply for an |
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| 1 | | original or renewal driver's license with space for a | 2 | | designation as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any | 3 | | fee for this application. If the Secretary does not waive the | 4 | | fee, any fee charged to the applicant must be deposited into | 5 | | the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is | 6 | | authorized to issue rules to implement this subsection. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 101-106, eff. 1-1-20; 101-287, eff. 8-9-19; | 8 | | 101-513, eff. 1-1-20; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.) | 9 | | (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-210 ) | 10 | | Sec. 6-106. Application for license or instruction permit. | 11 | | (a) Every application for any permit or license authorized | 12 | | to be issued under this Code shall be made upon a form | 13 | | furnished by the Secretary of State. Every application shall | 14 | | be accompanied by the proper fee and payment of such fee shall | 15 | | entitle the applicant to not more than 3 attempts to pass the | 16 | | examination within a period of one year after the date of | 17 | | application. | 18 | | (b) Every application shall state the legal name, zip | 19 | | code, date of birth, sex, and residence address of the | 20 | | applicant; briefly describe the applicant; state whether the | 21 | | applicant has theretofore been licensed as a driver, and, if | 22 | | so, when and by what state or country, and whether any such | 23 | | license has ever been cancelled, suspended, revoked or | 24 | | refused, and, if so, the date and reason for such | 25 | | cancellation, suspension, revocation or refusal; shall include |
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| 1 | | an affirmation by the applicant that all information set forth | 2 | | is true and correct; and shall bear the applicant's signature. | 3 | | In addition to the residence address, the Secretary may allow | 4 | | the applicant to provide a mailing address. In the case of an | 5 | | applicant who is a judicial officer or peace officer, the | 6 | | Secretary may allow the applicant to provide an office or work | 7 | | address in lieu of a residence or mailing address. The | 8 | | application form may also require the statement of such | 9 | | additional relevant information as the Secretary of State | 10 | | shall deem necessary to determine the applicant's competency | 11 | | and eligibility. The Secretary of State may, in his | 12 | | discretion, by rule or regulation, provide that an application | 13 | | for a drivers license or permit may include a suitable | 14 | | photograph of the applicant in the form prescribed by the | 15 | | Secretary, and he may further provide that each drivers | 16 | | license shall include a photograph of the driver. The | 17 | | Secretary of State may utilize a photograph process or system | 18 | | most suitable to deter alteration or improper reproduction of | 19 | | a drivers license and to prevent substitution of another photo | 20 | | thereon. For the purposes of this subsection (b), "peace | 21 | | officer" means any person who by virtue of his or her office or | 22 | | public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain | 23 | | public order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal | 24 | | statute of this State, whether that duty extends to all | 25 | | violations or is limited to specific violations. | 26 | | (b-1) Every application shall state the social security |
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| 1 | | number of the applicant; except if the applicant is applying | 2 | | for a standard driver's license and, on the date of | 3 | | application, is ineligible for a social security number, then: | 4 | | (1) if the applicant has documentation, issued by the | 5 | | United States Department of Homeland Security, authorizing | 6 | | the applicant's presence in this country, the applicant | 7 | | shall provide such documentation instead of a social | 8 | | security number; and | 9 | | (2) if the applicant does not have documentation | 10 | | described in paragraph (1), the applicant shall provide, | 11 | | instead of a social security number, the following: | 12 | | (A) documentation establishing that the applicant | 13 | | has resided in this State for a period in excess of one | 14 | | year; | 15 | | (B) a passport validly issued to the applicant | 16 | | from the applicant's country of citizenship or a | 17 | | consular identification document validly issued to the | 18 | | applicant by a consulate of that country as defined in | 19 | | Section 5 of the Consular Identification Document Act, | 20 | | as long as such documents are either unexpired or | 21 | | presented by an applicant within 2 years of its | 22 | | expiration date; and | 23 | | (C) a social security card, if the applicant has a | 24 | | social security number. | 25 | | (b-3) Upon the first issuance of a request for proposals | 26 | | for a digital driver's license and identification card |
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| 1 | | issuance and facial recognition system issued after January 1, | 2 | | 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-513), and upon | 3 | | implementation of a new or revised system procured pursuant to | 4 | | that request for proposals, the Secretary shall permit | 5 | | applicants to choose between "male", "female" or "non-binary" | 6 | | when designating the applicant's sex on the driver's license | 7 | | application form. The sex designated by the applicant shall be | 8 | | displayed on the driver's license issued to the applicant. | 9 | | (b-5) Every applicant for a REAL ID compliant driver's | 10 | | license or permit shall provide proof of lawful status in the | 11 | | United States as defined in 6 CFR 37.3, as amended. | 12 | | (c) The application form shall include a notice to the | 13 | | applicant of the registration obligations of sex offenders | 14 | | under the Sex Offender Registration Act. The notice shall be | 15 | | provided in a form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of | 16 | | State. For purposes of this subsection (c), "sex offender" has | 17 | | the meaning ascribed to it in Section 2 of the Sex Offender | 18 | | Registration Act. | 19 | | (d) Any male United States citizen or immigrant who | 20 | | applies for any permit or license authorized to be issued | 21 | | under this Code or for a renewal of any permit or license, and | 22 | | who is at least 18 years of age but less than 26 years of age, | 23 | | must be registered in compliance with the requirements of the | 24 | | federal Military Selective Service Act. The Secretary of State | 25 | | must forward in an electronic format the necessary personal | 26 | | information regarding the applicants identified in this |
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| 1 | | subsection (d) to the Selective Service System. The | 2 | | applicant's signature on the application serves as an | 3 | | indication that the applicant either has already registered | 4 | | with the Selective Service System or that he is authorizing | 5 | | the Secretary to forward to the Selective Service System the | 6 | | necessary information for registration. The Secretary must | 7 | | notify the applicant at the time of application that his | 8 | | signature constitutes consent to registration with the | 9 | | Selective Service System, if he is not already registered. | 10 | | (e) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original | 11 | | or renewal driver's license application under this Code, the | 12 | | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | 13 | | veteran for purposes of issuing a driver's license with a | 14 | | veteran designation under subsection (e-5) of Section 6-110 of | 15 | | this Code. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but | 16 | | are not limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214, | 17 | | Department of Defense form DD-256 for applicants who did not | 18 | | receive a form DD-214 upon the completion of initial basic | 19 | | training, Department of Defense form DD-2 (Retired), an | 20 | | identification card issued under the federal Veterans | 21 | | Identification Card Act of 2015, or a United States Department | 22 | | of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter. If the | 23 | | document cannot be stamped, the Illinois Department of | 24 | | Veterans' Affairs shall provide a certificate to the veteran | 25 | | to provide to the Secretary of State. The Illinois Department | 26 | | of Veterans' Affairs shall advise the Secretary as to what |
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| 1 | | other forms of proof of a person's status as a veteran are | 2 | | acceptable. | 3 | | For each applicant who is issued a driver's license with a | 4 | | veteran designation, the Secretary shall provide the | 5 | | Department of Veterans' Affairs with the applicant's name, | 6 | | address, date of birth, gender and such other demographic | 7 | | information as agreed to by the Secretary and the Department. | 8 | | The Department may take steps necessary to confirm the | 9 | | applicant is a veteran. If after due diligence, including | 10 | | writing to the applicant at the address provided by the | 11 | | Secretary, the Department is unable to verify the applicant's | 12 | | veteran status, the Department shall inform the Secretary, who | 13 | | shall notify the applicant that he or she must confirm status | 14 | | as a veteran, or the driver's license will be cancelled. | 15 | | For purposes of this subsection (e): | 16 | | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | 17 | | States, including a member of any reserve component or | 18 | | National Guard unit. | 19 | | "Veteran" means a person who has served in the armed | 20 | | forces and was discharged or separated under honorable | 21 | | conditions. | 22 | | (f) An applicant who is eligible for Gold Star license | 23 | | plates under Section 3-664 of this Code may apply for an | 24 | | original or renewal driver's license with space for a | 25 | | designation as a Gold Star Family. The Secretary may waive any | 26 | | fee for this application. If the Secretary does not waive the |
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| 1 | | fee, any fee charged to the applicant must be deposited into | 2 | | the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund. The Secretary is | 3 | | authorized to issue rules to implement this subsection. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-210, eff. 7-1-24.) | 5 | | (625 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110) | 6 | | Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers. | 7 | | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every qualifying | 8 | | applicant a driver's license as applied for, which license | 9 | | shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the licensee, | 10 | | the legal name, signature, zip code, date of birth, residence | 11 | | address, and a brief description of the licensee. | 12 | | Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification and | 13 | | the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code. The | 14 | | Secretary may adopt rules to establish informational | 15 | | restrictions that can be placed on the driver's license | 16 | | regarding specific conditions of the licensee. | 17 | | A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the | 18 | | Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed | 19 | | by the Secretary. | 20 | | (a-1) If the licensee is less than 18 years of age, unless | 21 | | one of the exceptions in subsection (a-2) apply, the license | 22 | | shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of any | 23 | | motor vehicle during the following times: | 24 | | (A) Between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 6:00 a.m. Saturday; | 25 | | (B) Between 11:00 p.m. Saturday and 6:00 a.m. on |
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| 1 | | Sunday; and | 2 | | (C) Between 10:00 p.m. on Sunday to Thursday, | 3 | | inclusive, and 6:00 a.m. on the following day. | 4 | | (a-2) The driver's license of a person under the age of 18 | 5 | | shall not be invalid as described in subsection (a-1) of this | 6 | | Section if the licensee under the age of 18 was: | 7 | | (1) accompanied by the licensee's parent or guardian | 8 | | or other person in custody or control of the minor; | 9 | | (2) on an errand at the direction of the minor's | 10 | | parent or guardian, without any detour or stop; | 11 | | (3) in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; | 12 | | (4) going to or returning home from an employment | 13 | | activity, without any detour or stop; | 14 | | (5) involved in an emergency; | 15 | | (6) going to or returning home from, without any | 16 | | detour or stop, an official school, religious, or other | 17 | | recreational activity supervised by adults and sponsored | 18 | | by a government or governmental agency, a civic | 19 | | organization, or another similar entity that takes | 20 | | responsibility for the licensee, without any detour or | 21 | | stop; | 22 | | (7) exercising First Amendment rights protected by the | 23 | | United States Constitution, such as the free exercise of | 24 | | religion, freedom of speech, and the right of assembly; or | 25 | | (8) married or had been married or is an emancipated | 26 | | minor under the Emancipation of Minors Act. |
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| 1 | | (a-2.5) The driver's license of a person who is 17 years of | 2 | | age and has been licensed for at least 12 months is not invalid | 3 | | as described in subsection (a-1) of this Section while the | 4 | | licensee is participating as an assigned driver in a Safe | 5 | | Rides program that meets the following criteria: | 6 | | (1) the program is sponsored by the Boy Scouts of | 7 | | America or another national public service organization; | 8 | | and | 9 | | (2) the sponsoring organization carries liability | 10 | | insurance covering the program. | 11 | | (a-3) If a graduated driver's license holder over the age | 12 | | of 18 committed an offense against traffic regulations | 13 | | governing the movement of vehicles or any violation of Section | 14 | | 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code in the 6 months prior to | 15 | | the graduated driver's license holder's 18th birthday, and was | 16 | | subsequently convicted of the offense, the provisions of | 17 | | subsection (a-1) shall continue to apply until such time as a | 18 | | period of 6 consecutive months has elapsed without an | 19 | | additional violation and subsequent conviction of an offense | 20 | | against traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles | 21 | | or Section 6-107 or Section 12-603.1 of this Code. | 22 | | (a-4) If an applicant for a driver's license or | 23 | | instruction permit has a current identification card issued by | 24 | | the Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the | 25 | | applicant to utilize the same residence address and name on | 26 | | the identification card, driver's license, and instruction |
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| 1 | | permit records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may | 2 | | promulgate rules to implement this provision. | 3 | | (a-5) If an applicant for a driver's license is a judicial | 4 | | officer or a peace officer, the applicant may elect to have his | 5 | | or her office or work address listed on the license instead of | 6 | | the applicant's residence or mailing address. The Secretary of | 7 | | State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (a-5). | 8 | | For the purposes of this subsection (a-5), "peace officer" | 9 | | means any person who by virtue of his or her office or public | 10 | | employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public | 11 | | order or to make arrests for a violation of any penal statute | 12 | | of this State, whether that duty extends to all violations or | 13 | | is limited to specific violations. | 14 | | (b) Until the Secretary of State establishes a First | 15 | | Person Consent organ and tissue donor registry under Section | 16 | | 6-117 of this Code, the Secretary of State shall provide a | 17 | | format on the reverse of each driver's license issued which | 18 | | the licensee may use to execute a document of gift conforming | 19 | | to the provisions of the Illinois Anatomical Gift Act. The | 20 | | format shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended, | 21 | | whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and | 22 | | shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2 witnesses. | 23 | | The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or licensee of | 24 | | this format, describe the procedure for its execution, and may | 25 | | offer the necessary witnesses; provided that in so doing, the | 26 | | Secretary shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or |
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| 1 | | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift. A | 2 | | brochure explaining this method of executing an anatomical | 3 | | gift document shall be given to each applicant or licensee. | 4 | | The brochure shall advise the applicant or licensee that he or | 5 | | she is under no compulsion to execute a document of gift, and | 6 | | that he or she may wish to consult with family, friends or | 7 | | clergy before doing so. The Secretary of State may undertake | 8 | | additional efforts, including education and awareness | 9 | | activities, to promote organ and tissue donation. | 10 | | (c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each | 11 | | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place a | 12 | | sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may | 13 | | specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate | 14 | | language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency | 15 | | Medical Information Card. | 16 | | The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital, | 17 | | school, medical group, or association interested in assisting | 18 | | in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but | 19 | | shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or | 20 | | regulation require. | 21 | | (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each | 22 | | driver's license issued a space where the licensee may | 23 | | indicate his blood type and RH factor. | 24 | | (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | 25 | | original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee | 26 | | under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from those |
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| 1 | | driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age and | 2 | | older. The color designated for driver's licenses for | 3 | | licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of | 4 | | the Secretary of State. | 5 | | (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's | 6 | | license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the | 7 | | date upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date | 8 | | upon which the person becomes 21 years of age. | 9 | | (e-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify | 10 | | military veterans living in this State for the purpose of | 11 | | ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to | 12 | | which they are legally entitled, including healthcare, | 13 | | education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State | 14 | | in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital | 15 | | services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to | 16 | | issue drivers' licenses with the word "veteran" appearing on | 17 | | the face of the licenses. This authorization is predicated on | 18 | | the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may not issue any | 19 | | other driver's license which identifies an occupation, status, | 20 | | affiliation, hobby, or other unique characteristics of the | 21 | | license holder which is unrelated to the purpose of the | 22 | | driver's license. | 23 | | (e-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary | 24 | | of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal | 25 | | driver's license where, at the request of the applicant, the | 26 | | word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation shall |
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| 1 | | be available to a person identified as a veteran under | 2 | | subsection (e) of Section 6-106 of this Code who was | 3 | | discharged or separated under honorable conditions. | 4 | | (e-7) Upon providing required documentation, at the | 5 | | request of the applicant, the driver's license may reflect | 6 | | Gold Star Family designation. The Secretary shall designate a | 7 | | space on each original or renewal driver's license for such | 8 | | designation. This designation shall be available to a person | 9 | | eligible for Gold Star license plates under subsection (f) of | 10 | | Section 6-106 of this Code. | 11 | | (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois | 12 | | licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the | 13 | | requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, | 14 | | Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to insure | 15 | | that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial driver's | 16 | | license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April 1, 1992, to | 17 | | obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized to extend | 18 | | driver's license expiration dates, and assign specific times, | 19 | | dates and locations where these commercial driver's tests | 20 | | shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless of the current | 21 | | expiration date of the applicant's driver's license, may be | 22 | | subject to any assignment by the Secretary. Failure to comply | 23 | | with the Secretary's assignment may result in the applicant's | 24 | | forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a commercial driver's | 25 | | license prior to April 1, 1992. | 26 | | (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's |
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| 1 | | license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that | 2 | | he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the | 3 | | Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for | 4 | | health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney | 5 | | Act. | 6 | | (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, | 7 | | may designate on each driver's license issued a space where | 8 | | the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the | 9 | | Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may | 10 | | specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the | 11 | | owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license. | 12 | | (h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with the | 13 | | terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any civil | 14 | | action or subject to prosecution in any criminal proceeding | 15 | | for his or her act. | 16 | | (i) The Secretary shall designate a space on each original | 17 | | or renewal of a driver's license, at the request of the | 18 | | applicant, for a designation as a Gold Star Family. This | 19 | | designation shall be available to a person eligible for Gold | 20 | | Star license plates under subsection (f) of Section 6-106 of | 21 | | this Code. | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-263, eff. 8-5-11; 97-739, eff. 1-1-13; | 23 | | 97-847, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1127, eff. 1-1-13; 98-323, eff. | 24 | | 1-1-14; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.) | 25 | | Section 30. The Museum Disposition of Property Act is |
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| 1 | | amended by adding Section 47 as follows: | 2 | | (765 ILCS 1033/47 new) | 3 | | Sec. 47. Waiver of fee. A museum may not charge any fee to | 4 | | an Illinois resident who shows a driver's license or | 5 | | identification card that provides the resident has a notation | 6 | | on the license or card that the resident is a Gold Star Family | 7 | | member. | 8 | | Section 35. The Illinois Human Rights Act is amended by | 9 | | changing Section 1-103 as follows: | 10 | | (775 ILCS 5/1-103) (from Ch. 68, par. 1-103) | 11 | | Sec. 1-103. General definitions. When used in this Act, | 12 | | unless the context requires otherwise, the term: | 13 | | (A) Age. "Age" means the chronological age of a person who | 14 | | is at least 40 years old, except with regard to any practice | 15 | | described in Section 2-102, insofar as that practice concerns | 16 | | training or apprenticeship programs. In the case of training | 17 | | or apprenticeship programs, for the purposes of Section 2-102, | 18 | | "age" means the chronological age of a person who is 18 but not | 19 | | yet 40 years old. | 20 | | (B) Aggrieved party. "Aggrieved party" means a person who | 21 | | is alleged or proved to have been injured by a civil rights | 22 | | violation or believes he or she will be injured by a civil | 23 | | rights violation under Article 3 that is about to occur. |
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| 1 | | (B-5) Arrest record. "Arrest record" means: | 2 | | (1) an arrest not leading to a conviction; | 3 | | (2) a juvenile record; or | 4 | | (3) criminal history record information ordered | 5 | | expunged, sealed, or impounded under Section 5.2 of the | 6 | | Criminal Identification Act. | 7 | | (C) Charge. "Charge" means an allegation filed with the | 8 | | Department by an aggrieved party or initiated by the | 9 | | Department under its authority. | 10 | | (D) Civil rights violation. "Civil rights violation" | 11 | | includes and shall be limited to only those specific acts set | 12 | | forth in Sections 2-102, 2-103, 2-105, 3-102, 3-102.1, 3-103, | 13 | | 3-102.10, 3-104.1, 3-105, 3-105.1, 4-102, 4-103, 5-102, | 14 | | 5A-102, 6-101, 6-101.5, and 6-102 of this Act. | 15 | | (E) Commission. "Commission" means the Human Rights | 16 | | Commission created by this Act. | 17 | | (F) Complaint. "Complaint" means the formal pleading filed | 18 | | by the Department with the Commission following an | 19 | | investigation and finding of substantial evidence of a civil | 20 | | rights violation. | 21 | | (G) Complainant. "Complainant" means a person including | 22 | | the Department who files a charge of civil rights violation | 23 | | with the Department or the Commission. | 24 | | (G-5) Conviction record. "Conviction record" means | 25 | | information indicating that a person has been convicted of a | 26 | | felony, misdemeanor or other criminal offense, placed on |
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| 1 | | probation, fined, imprisoned, or paroled pursuant to any law | 2 | | enforcement or military authority. | 3 | | (H) Department. "Department" means the Department of Human | 4 | | Rights created by this Act. | 5 | | (I) Disability. | 6 | | (1) "Disability" means a determinable physical or mental | 7 | | characteristic of a person, including, but not limited to, a | 8 | | determinable physical characteristic which necessitates the | 9 | | person's use of a guide, hearing or support dog, the history of | 10 | | such characteristic, or the perception of such characteristic | 11 | | by the person complained against, which may result from | 12 | | disease, injury, congenital condition of birth or functional | 13 | | disorder and which characteristic: | 14 | | (a) For purposes of Article 2, is unrelated to the | 15 | | person's ability to perform the duties of a particular job | 16 | | or position and, pursuant to Section 2-104 of this Act, a | 17 | | person's illegal use of drugs or alcohol is not a | 18 | | disability; | 19 | | (b) For purposes of Article 3, is unrelated to the | 20 | | person's ability to acquire, rent, or maintain a housing | 21 | | accommodation; | 22 | | (c) For purposes of Article 4, is unrelated to a | 23 | | person's ability to repay; | 24 | | (d) For purposes of Article 5, is unrelated to a | 25 | | person's ability to utilize and benefit from a place of | 26 | | public accommodation; |
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| 1 | | (e) For purposes of Article 5, also includes any | 2 | | mental, psychological, or developmental disability, | 3 | | including autism spectrum disorders. | 4 | | (2) Discrimination based on disability includes unlawful | 5 | | discrimination against an individual because of the | 6 | | individual's association with a person with a disability. | 7 | | (J) Marital status. "Marital status" means the legal | 8 | | status of being married, single, separated, divorced, or | 9 | | widowed. | 10 | | (J-1) Military status. "Military status" means a person's | 11 | | status on active duty in or status as a veteran of the armed | 12 | | forces of the United States, status as a current member or | 13 | | veteran of any reserve component of the armed forces of the | 14 | | United States, including the United States Army Reserve, | 15 | | United States Marine Corps Reserve, United States Navy | 16 | | Reserve, United States Air Force Reserve, and United States | 17 | | Coast Guard Reserve, or status as a current member or veteran | 18 | | of the Illinois Army National Guard or Illinois Air National | 19 | | Guard. | 20 | | (J-5) Military family status. "Military family status" | 21 | | includes a family member, caregiver, or survivor of a person | 22 | | who has military status. | 23 | | (K) National origin. "National origin" means the place in | 24 | | which a person or one of his or her ancestors was born. | 25 | | (K-5) "Order of protection status" means a person's status | 26 | | as being a person protected under an order of protection |
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| 1 | | issued pursuant to the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, | 2 | | Article 112A of the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963, the | 3 | | Stalking No Contact Order Act, or the Civil No Contact Order | 4 | | Act, or an order of protection issued by a court of another | 5 | | state. | 6 | | (L) Person. "Person" includes one or more individuals, | 7 | | partnerships, associations or organizations, labor | 8 | | organizations, labor unions, joint apprenticeship committees, | 9 | | or union labor associations, corporations, the State of | 10 | | Illinois and its instrumentalities, political subdivisions, | 11 | | units of local government, legal representatives, trustees in | 12 | | bankruptcy or receivers. | 13 | | (L-5) Pregnancy. "Pregnancy" means pregnancy, childbirth, | 14 | | or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or | 15 | | childbirth. | 16 | | (M) Public contract. "Public contract" includes every | 17 | | contract to which the State, any of its political | 18 | | subdivisions, or any municipal corporation is a party. | 19 | | (M-5) Race. "Race" includes traits associated with race, | 20 | | including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective | 21 | | hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists. | 22 | | (N) Religion. "Religion" includes all aspects of religious | 23 | | observance and practice, as well as belief, except that with | 24 | | respect to employers, for the purposes of Article 2, | 25 | | "religion" has the meaning ascribed to it in paragraph (F) of | 26 | | Section 2-101. |
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| 1 | | (O) Sex. "Sex" means the status of being male or female. | 2 | | (O-1) Sexual orientation. "Sexual orientation" means | 3 | | actual or perceived heterosexuality, homosexuality, | 4 | | bisexuality, or gender-related identity, whether or not | 5 | | traditionally associated with the person's designated sex at | 6 | | birth. "Sexual orientation" does not include a physical or | 7 | | sexual attraction to a minor by an adult. | 8 | | (O-5) Source of income. "Source of income" means the | 9 | | lawful manner by which an individual supports himself or | 10 | | herself and his or her dependents. | 11 | | (P) Unfavorable military discharge. "Unfavorable military | 12 | | discharge" includes discharges from the Armed Forces of the | 13 | | United States, their Reserve components, or any National Guard | 14 | | or Naval Militia which are classified as RE-3 or the | 15 | | equivalent thereof, but does not include those characterized | 16 | | as RE-4 or "Dishonorable". | 17 | | (Q) Unlawful discrimination. "Unlawful discrimination" | 18 | | means discrimination against a person because of his or her | 19 | | actual or perceived: race, color, religion, national origin, | 20 | | ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection | 21 | | status, disability, military status, sexual orientation, | 22 | | pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as | 23 | | those terms are defined in this Section. | 24 | | (Source: P.A. 102-362, eff. 1-1-22; 102-419, eff. 1-1-22; | 25 | | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 102-896, eff. | 26 | | 1-1-23; 102-1102, eff. 1-1-23; 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.) |
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| 1 | | Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes | 2 | | changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text | 3 | | that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section | 4 | | represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does | 5 | | not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes | 6 | | made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other | 7 | | Public Act.". |
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