Section 1030.26  Identification Cards for IDOC/IDJJ Applicants

a)         A committed person who applies for an identification card upon release on parole, mandatory supervised release, aftercare release, final discharge or pardon, or to an adult transition center, from the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) or Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) and who submits a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary of State to prove date of birth and a social security number, as set forth in Appendix B, along with a properly completed Identification Card Verification form, completed no longer than 30 days before the date of discharge from IDOC or IDJJ shall be issued a standard Illinois Identification Card at no cost.

b)         The Identification Card Verification form must be completed in its entirety and signed by a representative of IDOC or IDJJ.  The Identification Card Verification form must be presented to a Secretary of State facility at the time of application for an Identification Card.

c)         If the applicant presents a completed Identification Card Verification form, but does not present a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary of State to prove date of birth and social security number, as set forth in Appendix B, the Driver Services Facility shall issue a limited-term 90 day Identification Card at no cost.

d)         If an applicant returns to a Driver Services Facility prior to the expiration of the limited term 90 day Identification Card and presents a certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary of State to prove date of birth and social security number, as set forth in Appendix B, the applicant shall be issued a standard Illinois Identification Card at no fee.

e)         An applicant for a duplicate or corrected standard Identification Card must pay the fee set forth in Section 12 of the Illinois Identification Card Act [15 ILCS 335].  The expiration date of the duplicate or corrected Identification Card will remain the same as the originally issued Identification Card.

f)         An applicant who does not apply for a Secretary of State issued Identification Card within 30 days after release on parole, mandatory supervised release, after care release, final discharge or pardon, or to an adult transition center, from the IDOC as verified by the Identification Card Verification form completed by IDOC/IDJJ, is not eligible for a no-fee Identification Card and must pay the statutorily required fee set forth in Section 12 of the Illinois Identification Card Act.

g)         An applicant issued a limited term Identification Card who fails to return to a Secretary of State facility by the expiration of the limited term card, with a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and social security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary of State in Appendix B is not eligible for a standard Illinois Identification Card at no cost and must pay the fee set forth in Section 12 of the Illinois Identification Card Act. 

(Source:  Added at 41 Ill. Reg. 13665, effective October 30, 2017)