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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 0077
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 77 on page 1, by
3 replacing line 1 with the following:
4 "AN ACT in relation to age."; and
5 by inserting the following immediately after the enacting
6 clause:
7 "Section 2. The Illinois Identification Card Act is
8 amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
9 (15 ILCS 335/4) (from Ch. 124, par. 24)
10 Sec. 4. Identification Card.
11 (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard
12 Illinois Identification Card to any natural person who is a
13 resident of the State of Illinois who applies for such card,
14 or renewal thereof, or who applies for a standard Illinois
15 Identification Card upon release as a committed person on
16 parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or
17 pardon from the Department of Corrections by submitting an
18 identification card issued by the Department of Corrections
19 under Section 3-14-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections,
20 together with the prescribed fees. The card shall be
21 prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State and shall
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1 include a photograph of the applicant. The applicant, upon
2 receipt of a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall
3 affix his signature thereon in the space provided therefor.
4 The Illinois Identification Card may be used for
5 identification purposes in any lawful situation only by the
6 person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act,
7 "photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced
8 and captured image of an applicant for an identification
9 card. As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a
10 person as written by that person and captured in a manner
11 acceptable to the Secretary of State.
12 (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special
13 Illinois Identification Card, which shall be known as an
14 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural
15 person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a
16 disabled person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who
17 applies for such card, or renewal thereof. The Secretary of
18 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall
19 be prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall
20 include a photograph of the applicant, a designation
21 indicating that the card is an Illinois Disabled Person
22 Identification Card, and shall include a comprehensible
23 designation of the type and classification of the applicant's
24 disability as set out in Section 4A of this Act. If the
25 applicant so requests, the card shall include a description
26 of the applicant's disability and any information about the
27 applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary
28 determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing
29 emergency medical care. The applicant, upon receipt of such
30 a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have
31 affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his signature
32 or mark. If a mark is used in lieu of a signature, such mark
33 shall be affixed to the card in the presence of two witnesses
34 who attest to the authenticity of the mark. The Illinois
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1 Disabled Person Identification Card may be used for
2 identification purposes in any lawful situation by the person
3 to whom it was issued.
4 The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be
5 used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a
6 physician's determination of disability or any other
7 documentation of disability whenever any State law requires
8 that a disabled person provide such documentation of
9 disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person
10 Identification Card shall not qualify the cardholder to
11 participate in any program or to receive any benefit which is
12 not available to all persons with like disabilities.
13 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an Illinois
14 Disabled Person Identification Card, or evidence that the
15 Secretary of State has issued an Illinois Disabled Person
16 Identification Card, shall not be used by any person other
17 than the person named on such card to prove that the person
18 named on such card is a disabled person or for any other
19 purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of the person
20 named on such card, and the person named on such card
21 consents to such use at the time the card is so used.
22 When medical information is contained on an Illinois
23 Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the
24 Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken
25 based upon that medical information.
26 (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State
27 shall provide that each original or renewal Illinois
28 Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person
29 Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21,
30 shall be of a distinct nature from those Illinois
31 Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled Person
32 Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of age or
33 older. The color designated for Illinois Identification Cards
34 or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for persons
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1 under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the
2 Secretary of State.
3 (c-1) Beginning January 1, 2004 2003, each original or
4 renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois Disabled
5 Person Identification Card issued to a person under the age
6 of 21 shall display the date upon which the person becomes 19
7 18 years of age and the date upon which the person becomes 21
8 years of age.
9 (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen
10 discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the
11 State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who
12 applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of
13 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall
14 be issued in every county and applications shall be made
15 available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior
16 citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant,
17 upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any
18 purpose, shall have affixed thereon in the space provided
19 therefor his signature or mark.
20 (Source: P.A. 92-240, eff. 1-1-02; 92-689, eff. 1-1-03.)
21 Section 3. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
22 changing Section 6-110 as follows:
23 (625 ILCS 5/6-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-110)
24 Sec. 6-110. Licenses issued to drivers.
25 (a) The Secretary of State shall issue to every
26 qualifying applicant a driver's license as applied for, which
27 license shall bear a distinguishing number assigned to the
28 licensee, the name, social security number, zip code, date of
29 birth, address, and a brief description of the licensee, and
30 a space where the licensee may write his usual signature.
31 If the licensee is less than 17 years of age, the license
32 shall, as a matter of law, be invalid for the operation of
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1 any motor vehicle during any time the licensee is prohibited
2 from being on any street or highway under the provisions of
3 the Child Curfew Act.
4 Licenses issued shall also indicate the classification
5 and the restrictions under Section 6-104 of this Code.
6 In lieu of the social security number, the Secretary may
7 in his discretion substitute a federal tax number or other
8 distinctive number.
9 A driver's license issued may, in the discretion of the
10 Secretary, include a suitable photograph of a type prescribed
11 by the Secretary.
12 (b) The Secretary of State shall provide a format on the
13 reverse of each driver's license issued which the licensee
14 may use to execute a document of gift conforming to the
15 provisions of the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. The format
16 shall allow the licensee to indicate the gift intended,
17 whether specific organs, any organ, or the entire body, and
18 shall accommodate the signatures of the donor and 2
19 witnesses. The Secretary shall also inform each applicant or
20 licensee of this format, describe the procedure for its
21 execution, and may offer the necessary witnesses; provided
22 that in so doing, the Secretary shall advise the applicant or
23 licensee that he or she is under no compulsion to execute a
24 document of gift. A brochure explaining this method of
25 executing an anatomical gift document shall be given to each
26 applicant or licensee. The brochure shall advise the
27 applicant or licensee that he or she is under no compulsion
28 to execute a document of gift, and that he or she may wish to
29 consult with family, friends or clergy before doing so. The
30 Secretary of State may undertake additional efforts,
31 including education and awareness activities, to promote
32 organ and tissue donation.
33 (c) The Secretary of State shall designate on each
34 driver's license issued a space where the licensee may place
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1 a sticker or decal of the uniform size as the Secretary may
2 specify, which sticker or decal may indicate in appropriate
3 language that the owner of the license carries an Emergency
4 Medical Information Card.
5 The sticker may be provided by any person, hospital,
6 school, medical group, or association interested in assisting
7 in implementing the Emergency Medical Information Card, but
8 shall meet the specifications as the Secretary may by rule or
9 regulation require.
10 (d) The Secretary of State shall designate on each
11 driver's license issued a space where the licensee may
12 indicate his blood type and RH factor.
13 (e) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
14 original or renewal driver's license issued to a licensee
15 under 21 years of age shall be of a distinct nature from
16 those driver's licenses issued to individuals 21 years of age
17 and older. The color designated for driver's licenses for
18 licensees under 21 years of age shall be at the discretion of
19 the Secretary of State.
20 (e-1) The Secretary shall provide that each driver's
21 license issued to a person under the age of 21 displays the
22 date upon which the person becomes 19 18 years of age and the
23 date upon which the person becomes 21 years of age.
24 (f) The Secretary of State shall inform all Illinois
25 licensed commercial motor vehicle operators of the
26 requirements of the Uniform Commercial Driver License Act,
27 Article V of this Chapter, and shall make provisions to
28 insure that all drivers, seeking to obtain a commercial
29 driver's license, be afforded an opportunity prior to April
30 1, 1992, to obtain the license. The Secretary is authorized
31 to extend driver's license expiration dates, and assign
32 specific times, dates and locations where these commercial
33 driver's tests shall be conducted. Any applicant, regardless
34 of the current expiration date of the applicant's driver's
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1 license, may be subject to any assignment by the Secretary.
2 Failure to comply with the Secretary's assignment may result
3 in the applicant's forfeiture of an opportunity to receive a
4 commercial driver's license prior to April 1, 1992.
5 (g) The Secretary of State shall designate on a driver's
6 license issued, a space where the licensee may indicate that
7 he or she has drafted a living will in accordance with the
8 Illinois Living Will Act or a durable power of attorney for
9 health care in accordance with the Illinois Power of Attorney
10 Act.
11 (g-1) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion,
12 may designate on each driver's license issued a space where
13 the licensee may place a sticker or decal, issued by the
14 Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may
15 specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the
16 owner of the license has renewed his or her driver's license.
17 (h) A person who acts in good faith in accordance with
18 the terms of this Section is not liable for damages in any
19 civil action or subject to prosecution in any criminal
20 proceeding for his or her act.
21 (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 92-689, eff. 1-1-03.)".