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92_SB1926sam002 LRB9213116LBpcam 1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1926 2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 1926 on page 1, by 3 replacing line 1 with the following: 4 "AN ACT concerning identification."; and 5 on page 1, below line 3, by inserting the following: 6 "Section 3. The Illinois Identification Card Act is 7 amended by changing Section 4 as follows: 8 (15 ILCS 335/4) (from Ch. 124, par. 24) 9 Sec. 4. Identification Card. 10 (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard 11 Illinois Identification Card to any natural person who is a 12 resident of the State of Illinois who applies for such card, 13 or renewal thereof, or who applies for a standard Illinois 14 Identification Card upon release as a committed person on 15 parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or 16 pardon from the Department of Corrections by submitting an 17 identification card issued by the Department of Corrections 18 under Section 3-14-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections, 19 together with the prescribed fees. The card shall be 20 prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State and shall 21 include a photograph of the applicant. The applicant, upon -2- LRB9213116LBpcam 1 receipt of a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall 2 affix his signature thereon in the space provided therefor. 3 The Illinois Identification Card may be used for 4 identification purposes in any lawful situation only by the 5 person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act, 6 "photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced 7 and captured image of an applicant for an identification 8 card. As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a 9 person as written by that person and captured in a manner 10 acceptable to the Secretary of State. 11 (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special 12 Illinois Identification Card, which shall be known as an 13 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural 14 person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a 15 disabled person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who 16 applies for such card, or renewal thereof. The Secretary of 17 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall 18 be prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall 19 include a photograph of the applicant, a designation 20 indicating that the card is an Illinois Disabled Person 21 Identification Card, and shall include a comprehensible 22 designation of the type and classification of the applicant's 23 disability as set out in Section 4A of this Act. If the 24 applicant so requests, the card shall include a description 25 of the applicant's disability and any information about the 26 applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary 27 determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing 28 emergency medical care. The applicant, upon receipt of such 29 a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have 30 affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his signature 31 or mark. If a mark is used in lieu of a signature, such mark 32 shall be affixed to the card in the presence of two witnesses 33 who attest to the authenticity of the mark. The Illinois 34 Disabled Person Identification Card may be used for -3- LRB9213116LBpcam 1 identification purposes in any lawful situation by the person 2 to whom it was issued. 3 The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be 4 used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a 5 physician's determination of disability or any other 6 documentation of disability whenever any State law requires 7 that a disabled person provide such documentation of 8 disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person 9 Identification Card shall not qualify the cardholder to 10 participate in any program or to receive any benefit which is 11 not available to all persons with like disabilities. 12 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an Illinois 13 Disabled Person Identification Card, or evidence that the 14 Secretary of State has issued an Illinois Disabled Person 15 Identification Card, shall not be used by any person other 16 than the person named on such card to prove that the person 17 named on such card is a disabled person or for any other 18 purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of the person 19 named on such card, and the person named on such card 20 consents to such use at the time the card is so used. 21 When medical information is contained on an Illinois 22 Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the 23 Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken 24 based upon that medical information. 25 (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State 26 shall provide that each original or renewal Illinois 27 Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person 28 Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21, 29 shall be of a distinct nature from those Illinois 30 Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled Person 31 Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of age or 32 older. The color designated for Illinois Identification Cards 33 or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for persons 34 under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the -4- LRB9213116LBpcam 1 Secretary of State. 2 (c-1) Beginning January 1, 2003, each original or 3 renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled 4 Person Identification Card issued to a person under the age 5 of 21 shall display the date upon which the person becomes 18 6 years of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21 7 years of age. 8 (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen 9 discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the 10 State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who 11 applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of 12 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall 13 be issued in every county and applications shall be made 14 available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior 15 citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, 16 upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any 17 purpose, shall have affixed thereon in the space provided 18 therefor his signature or mark. 19 (Source: P.A. 92-240, eff. 1-1-02.)"; and 20 on page 4, line 12, by replacing "July" with "January"; and 21 on page 4, line 13, by replacing "2002" with "2003".