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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
5by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (15 ILCS 335/4)  (from Ch. 124, par. 24)
7    Sec. 4. Identification card.
8    (a) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois
9Identification Card to any natural person who is a resident of
10the State of Illinois who applies for such card, or renewal
11thereof. No identification card shall be issued to any person
12who holds a valid foreign state identification card, license,
13or permit unless the person first surrenders to the Secretary
14of State the valid foreign state identification card, license,
15or permit. The card shall be prepared and supplied by the
16Secretary of State and shall include a photograph and
17signature or mark of the applicant. However, the Secretary of
18State may provide by rule for the issuance of Illinois
19Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has
20a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to
21the display of his or her photograph. The Illinois
22Identification Card may be used for identification purposes in
23any lawful situation only by the person to whom it was issued.

 

 

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1As used in this Act, "photograph" means any color photograph
2or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for
3an identification card. As used in this Act, "signature" means
4the name of a person as written by that person and captured in
5a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State.
6    (a-5) If an applicant for an identification card has a
7current driver's license or instruction permit issued by the
8Secretary of State, the Secretary may require the applicant to
9utilize the same residence address and name on the
10identification card, driver's license, and instruction permit
11records maintained by the Secretary. The Secretary may
12promulgate rules to implement this provision.
13    (a-10) If the applicant is a judicial officer as defined
14in Section 1-10 of the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer,
15the applicant may elect to have his or her office or work
16address listed on the card instead of the applicant's
17residence or mailing address. The Secretary may promulgate
18rules to implement this provision. For the purposes of this
19subsection (a-10), "peace officer" means any person who by
20virtue of his or her office or public employment is vested by
21law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for
22a violation of any penal statute of this State, whether that
23duty extends to all violations or is limited to specific
24violations.
25    (a-15) The Secretary of State may provide for an expedited
26process for the issuance of an Illinois Identification Card.

 

 

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1The Secretary shall charge an additional fee for the expedited
2issuance of an Illinois Identification Card, to be set by
3rule, not to exceed $75. All fees collected by the Secretary
4for expedited Illinois Identification Card service shall be
5deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund.
6The Secretary may adopt rules regarding the eligibility,
7process, and fee for an expedited Illinois Identification
8Card. If the Secretary of State determines that the volume of
9expedited identification card requests received on a given day
10exceeds the ability of the Secretary to process those requests
11in an expedited manner, the Secretary may decline to provide
12expedited services, and the additional fee for the expedited
13service shall be refunded to the applicant.
14    (a-20) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard
15Illinois Identification Card to a committed person one week
16before the person's scheduled upon release on parole,
17mandatory supervised release, aftercare release, final
18discharge, or pardon from the Department of Corrections or
19Department of Juvenile Justice upon transmission of documents
20issued by the respective Department attesting to the
21identification of the committed person under subsection (f) of
22Section 3-14-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections. The
23standard Illinois Identification Card shall be valid for the
24period of time specified in Section 8 and is subject to renewal
25, if the released person presents a certified copy of his or
26her birth certificate, social security card or other documents

 

 

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1authorized by the Secretary, and 2 documents proving his or
2her Illinois residence address. Documents proving residence
3address may include any official document of the Department of
4Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice showing the
5released person's address after release and a Secretary of
6State prescribed certificate of residency form, which may be
7executed by Department of Corrections or Department of
8Juvenile Justice personnel.
9    (a-25) (Blank). The Secretary of State shall issue a
10limited-term Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to
11a committed person upon release on parole, mandatory
12supervised release, aftercare release, final discharge, or
13pardon from the Department of Corrections or Department of
14Juvenile Justice, if the released person is unable to present
15a certified copy of his or her birth certificate and social
16security card or other documents authorized by the Secretary,
17but does present a Secretary of State prescribed verification
18form completed by the Department of Corrections or Department
19of Juvenile Justice, verifying the released person's date of
20birth and social security number and 2 documents proving his
21or her Illinois residence address. The verification form must
22have been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of
23application for the Illinois Identification Card. Documents
24proving residence address shall include any official document
25of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile
26Justice showing the person's address after release and a

 

 

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1Secretary of State prescribed certificate of residency, which
2may be executed by Department of Corrections or Department of
3Juvenile Justice personnel.
4    Prior to the expiration of the 90-day period of the
5limited-term Illinois Identification Card, if the released
6person submits to the Secretary of State a certified copy of
7his or her birth certificate and his or her social security
8card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, a
9standard Illinois Identification Card shall be issued. A
10limited-term Illinois Identification Card may not be renewed.
11    (a-30) The Secretary of State shall issue a standard
12Illinois Identification Card to a person upon conditional
13release or absolute discharge from the custody of the
14Department of Human Services, if the person presents a
15certified copy of his or her birth certificate, social
16security card, or other documents authorized by the Secretary,
17and a document proving his or her Illinois residence address.
18The Secretary of State shall issue a standard Illinois
19Identification Card to a person prior to his or her
20conditional release or absolute discharge if personnel from
21the Department of Human Services bring the person to a
22Secretary of State location with the required documents.
23Documents proving residence address may include any official
24document of the Department of Human Services showing the
25person's address after release and a Secretary of State
26prescribed verification form, which may be executed by

 

 

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1personnel of the Department of Human Services.
2    (a-35) The Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term
3Illinois Identification Card valid for 90 days to a person
4upon conditional release or absolute discharge from the
5custody of the Department of Human Services, if the person is
6unable to present a certified copy of his or her birth
7certificate and social security card or other documents
8authorized by the Secretary, but does present a Secretary of
9State prescribed verification form completed by the Department
10of Human Services, verifying the person's date of birth and
11social security number, and a document proving his or her
12Illinois residence address. The verification form must have
13been completed no more than 30 days prior to the date of
14application for the Illinois Identification Card. The
15Secretary of State shall issue a limited-term Illinois
16Identification Card to a person no sooner than 14 days prior to
17his or her conditional release or absolute discharge if
18personnel from the Department of Human Services bring the
19person to a Secretary of State location with the required
20documents. Documents proving residence address shall include
21any official document of the Department of Human Services
22showing the person's address after release and a Secretary of
23State prescribed verification form, which may be executed by
24personnel of the Department of Human Services.
25    (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special Illinois
26Identification Card, which shall be known as an Illinois

 

 

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1Person with a Disability Identification Card, to any natural
2person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a
3person with a disability as defined in Section 4A of this Act,
4who applies for such card, or renewal thereof. No Illinois
5Person with a Disability Identification Card shall be issued
6to any person who holds a valid foreign state identification
7card, license, or permit unless the person first surrenders to
8the Secretary of State the valid foreign state identification
9card, license, or permit. The Secretary of State shall charge
10no fee to issue such card. The card shall be prepared and
11supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall include a
12photograph and signature or mark of the applicant, a
13designation indicating that the card is an Illinois Person
14with a Disability Identification Card, and shall include a
15comprehensible designation of the type and classification of
16the applicant's disability as set out in Section 4A of this
17Act. However, the Secretary of State may provide by rule for
18the issuance of Illinois Person with a Disability
19Identification Cards without photographs if the applicant has
20a bona fide religious objection to being photographed or to
21the display of his or her photograph. If the applicant so
22requests, the card shall include a description of the
23applicant's disability and any information about the
24applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary
25determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing
26emergency medical care. If a mark is used in lieu of a

 

 

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1signature, such mark shall be affixed to the card in the
2presence of two witnesses who attest to the authenticity of
3the mark. The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification
4Card may be used for identification purposes in any lawful
5situation by the person to whom it was issued.
6    The Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card
7may be used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of
8a physician's determination of disability, a determination of
9disability from a physician assistant, a determination of
10disability from an advanced practice registered nurse, or any
11other documentation of disability whenever any State law
12requires that a person with a disability provide such
13documentation of disability, however an Illinois Person with a
14Disability Identification Card shall not qualify the
15cardholder to participate in any program or to receive any
16benefit which is not available to all persons with like
17disabilities. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an
18Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card, or
19evidence that the Secretary of State has issued an Illinois
20Person with a Disability Identification Card, shall not be
21used by any person other than the person named on such card to
22prove that the person named on such card is a person with a
23disability or for any other purpose unless the card is used for
24the benefit of the person named on such card, and the person
25named on such card consents to such use at the time the card is
26so used.

 

 

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1    An optometrist's determination of a visual disability
2under Section 4A of this Act is acceptable as documentation
3for the purpose of issuing an Illinois Person with a
4Disability Identification Card.
5    When medical information is contained on an Illinois
6Person with a Disability Identification Card, the Office of
7the Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions
8taken based upon that medical information.
9    (c) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
10original or renewal Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
11Person with a Disability Identification Card issued to a
12person under the age of 21 shall be of a distinct nature from
13those Illinois Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a
14Disability Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years
15of age or older. The color designated for Illinois
16Identification Cards or Illinois Person with a Disability
17Identification Cards for persons under the age of 21 shall be
18at the discretion of the Secretary of State.
19    (c-1) Each original or renewal Illinois Identification
20Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card
21issued to a person under the age of 21 shall display the date
22upon which the person becomes 18 years of age and the date upon
23which the person becomes 21 years of age.
24    (c-3) The General Assembly recognizes the need to identify
25military veterans living in this State for the purpose of
26ensuring that they receive all of the services and benefits to

 

 

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1which they are legally entitled, including healthcare,
2education assistance, and job placement. To assist the State
3in identifying these veterans and delivering these vital
4services and benefits, the Secretary of State is authorized to
5issue Illinois Identification Cards and Illinois Person with a
6Disability Identification Cards with the word "veteran"
7appearing on the face of the cards. This authorization is
8predicated on the unique status of veterans. The Secretary may
9not issue any other identification card which identifies an
10occupation, status, affiliation, hobby, or other unique
11characteristics of the identification card holder which is
12unrelated to the purpose of the identification card.
13    (c-5) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, the Secretary
14of State shall designate a space on each original or renewal
15identification card where, at the request of the applicant,
16the word "veteran" shall be placed. The veteran designation
17shall be available to a person identified as a veteran under
18subsection (b) of Section 5 of this Act who was discharged or
19separated under honorable conditions.
20    (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen
21discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the
22State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who
23applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of
24State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall be
25issued in every county and applications shall be made
26available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior

 

 

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1citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant,
2upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any purpose,
3shall have affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his
4signature or mark.
5    (e) The Secretary of State, in his or her discretion, may
6designate on each Illinois Identification Card or Illinois
7Person with a Disability Identification Card a space where the
8card holder may place a sticker or decal, issued by the
9Secretary of State, of uniform size as the Secretary may
10specify, that shall indicate in appropriate language that the
11card holder has renewed his or her Illinois Identification
12Card or Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card.
13(Source: P.A. 102-299, eff. 8-6-21.)
 
14    Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended by
15changing Section 3-14-1 as follows:
 
16    (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1)  (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1)
17    Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the institution.
18    (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory release,
19final discharge, or pardon, the Department shall return all
20property held for him, provide him with suitable clothing and
21procure necessary transportation for him to his designated
22place of residence and employment. It may provide such person
23with a grant of money for travel and expenses which may be paid
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1determined by the Department.
2    (a-1) The Department shall, before a wrongfully imprisoned
3person, as defined in Section 3-1-2 of this Code, is
4discharged from the Department, provide him or her with any
5documents necessary after discharge.
6    (a-2) The Department of Corrections may establish and
7maintain, in any institution it administers, revolving funds
8to be known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These
9revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and expense
10allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged prisoners.
11The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall be from
12appropriations to the Department for Committed, Paroled, and
13Discharged Prisoners.
14    (a-3) Upon release of a person who is eligible to vote on
15parole, mandatory release, final discharge, or pardon, the
16Department shall provide the person with a form that informs
17him or her that his or her voting rights have been restored and
18a voter registration application. The Department shall have
19available voter registration applications in the languages
20provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections. The form
21that informs the person that his or her rights have been
22restored shall include the following information:
23        (1) All voting rights are restored upon release from
24    the Department's custody.
25        (2) A person who is eligible to vote must register in
26    order to be able to vote.

 

 

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1    The Department of Corrections shall confirm that the
2person received the voter registration application and has
3been informed that his or her voting rights have been
4restored.
5    (a-4) Prior to release of a person on parole, mandatory
6supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the Department
7shall screen every person for Medicaid eligibility. Officials
8of the correctional institution or facility where the
9committed person is assigned shall assist an eligible person
10to complete a Medicaid application to ensure that the person
11begins receiving benefits as soon as possible after his or her
12release. The application must include the eligible person's
13address associated with his or her residence upon release from
14the facility. If the residence is temporary, the eligible
15person must notify the Department of Human Services of his or
16her change in address upon transition to permanent housing.
17    (b) (Blank).
18    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the
19Department shall establish procedures to provide written
20notification of any release of any person who has been
21convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of
22the county from which the offender was committed, and the
23State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the
24offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise
25provided in this Code, the Department shall establish
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1enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any
2person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of the
3offender or the commission of the offense took place in the
4municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or released
5into the municipality, or if the offender resided in the
6municipality at the time of the commission of the offense. If a
7person convicted of a felony who is in the custody of the
8Department of Corrections or on parole or mandatory supervised
9release informs the Department that he or she has resided,
10resides, or will reside at an address that is a housing
11facility owned, managed, operated, or leased by a public
12housing agency, the Department must send written notification
13of that information to the public housing agency that owns,
14manages, operates, or leases the housing facility. The written
15notification shall, when possible, be given at least 14 days
16before release of the person from custody, or as soon
17thereafter as possible. The written notification shall be
18provided electronically if the State's Attorney, sheriff,
19proper law enforcement agency, or public housing agency has
20provided the Department with an accurate and up to date email
21address.
22    (c-1) (Blank).
23    (c-2) The Department shall establish procedures to provide
24notice to the Illinois State Police of the release or
25discharge of persons convicted of violations of the
26Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act or a

 

 

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1violation of the Methamphetamine Precursor Control Act. The
2Illinois State Police shall make this information available to
3local, State, or federal law enforcement agencies upon
4request.
5    (c-5) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
6release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
7by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
8Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
9Department of Corrections shall provide copies of the
10following information to the appropriate licensing or
11regulating Department and the licensed or regulated facility
12where the person becomes a resident:
13        (1) The mittimus and any pre-sentence investigation
14    reports.
15        (2) The social evaluation prepared pursuant to Section
16    3-8-2.
17        (3) Any pre-release evaluation conducted pursuant to
18    subsection (j) of Section 3-6-2.
19        (4) Reports of disciplinary infractions and
20    dispositions.
21        (5) Any parole plan, including orders issued by the
22    Prisoner Review Board, and any violation reports and
23    dispositions.
24        (6) The name and contact information for the assigned
25    parole agent and parole supervisor.
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1person becoming a resident of the facility.
2    (c-10) If a person on parole or mandatory supervised
3release becomes a resident of a facility licensed or regulated
4by the Department of Public Health, the Illinois Department of
5Public Aid, or the Illinois Department of Human Services, the
6Department of Corrections shall provide written notification
7of such residence to the following:
8        (1) The Prisoner Review Board.
9        (2) The chief of police and sheriff in the
10    municipality and county in which the licensed facility is
11    located.
12    The notification shall be provided within 3 days of the
13person becoming a resident of the facility.
14    (d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
15mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the
16Department shall provide such person with information
17concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department of
18Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been
19exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any
20identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency
21Syndrome (AIDS).
22    (e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole,
23mandatory supervised release, final discharge, pardon, or who
24has been wrongfully imprisoned, the Department shall verify
25the released person's full name, date of birth, and social
26security number. If verification is made by the Department by

 

 

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1obtaining a certified copy of the released person's birth
2certificate and the released person's social security card or
3other documents authorized by the Secretary, the Department
4shall provide the birth certificate and social security card
5or other documents authorized by the Secretary to the released
6person. If verification by the Department is done by means
7other than obtaining a certified copy of the released person's
8birth certificate and the released person's social security
9card or other documents authorized by the Secretary, the
10Department shall complete a verification form, prescribed by
11the Secretary of State, and shall provide that verification
12form to the released person.
13    (f) Forty-five days prior to the scheduled discharge of a
14person committed to the custody of the Department of
15Corrections, the Department shall give the person:
16        (1) who is otherwise uninsured an opportunity to apply
17    for health care coverage including medical assistance
18    under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code in
19    accordance with subsection (b) of Section 1-8.5 of the
20    Illinois Public Aid Code, and the Department of
21    Corrections shall provide assistance with completion of
22    the application for health care coverage including medical
23    assistance;
24        (2) information that the person shall receive a
25    standard Illinois Identification Card one week before the
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1    Department at no charge. Immediately after the initial
2    admission of a person to a correctional institution or
3    facility of the Department under Section 3-8-2, the
4    Department shall provide identifying information in the
5    mittimus to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State
6    shall issue a standard Illinois Identification Card in the
7    name of the committed person who is to be discharged and
8    the committed person shall receive the standard Illinois
9    Identification Card one week before the committed person's
10    scheduled date of discharge. Neither the Secretary of
11    State nor the Department shall charge a fee to the
12    committed person for issuance of the Card about obtaining
13    a standard Illinois Identification Card or a limited-term
14    Illinois Identification Card under Section 4 of the
15    Illinois Identification Card Act;
16        (3) information about voter registration and may
17    distribute information prepared by the State Board of
18    Elections. The Department of Corrections may enter into an
19    interagency contract with the State Board of Elections to
20    participate in the automatic voter registration program
21    and be a designated automatic voter registration agency
22    under Section 1A-16.2 of the Election Code;
23        (4) information about job listings upon discharge from
24    the correctional institution or facility;
25        (5) information about available housing upon discharge
26    from the correctional institution or facility;

 

 

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1        (6) a directory of elected State officials and of
2    officials elected in the county and municipality, if any,
3    in which the committed person intends to reside upon
4    discharge from the correctional institution or facility;
5    and
6        (7) any other information that the Department of
7    Corrections deems necessary to provide the committed
8    person in order for the committed person to reenter the
9    community and avoid recidivism.
10    The Department may adopt rules to implement this Section.
11(Source: P.A. 101-351, eff. 1-1-20; 101-442, eff. 1-1-20;
12102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-606, eff.
131-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)