96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3169

 

Introduced 2/9/2010, by Sen. Heather Steans

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
15 ILCS 335/14A   from Ch. 124, par. 34A
625 ILCS 5/6-301.1   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-301.1

    Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that information concerning a non-existent address used to obtain an identification card is false information for the purposes of a particular provision of the Act. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that information concerning a non-existent address used to obtain a driver's license or permit is false information for the purposes of a particular provision of the Code. Also makes technical changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning State government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended
5 by changing Section 14A as follows:
 
6     (15 ILCS 335/14A)  (from Ch. 124, par. 34A)
7     Sec. 14A. Fictitious or unlawfully altered identification
8 card.
9     (a) As used in this Section:
10         1. "A fictitious identification card" means any issued
11     identification card for which a computerized number and
12     file have been created by the Secretary of State, the
13     United States Government, any other state or political
14     subdivision thereof, or any governmental or
15     quasi-governmental organization that contains false
16     information concerning the identity of the individual
17     issued the identification card. ;
18         2. "False information" means:
19             (A) Any any information concerning an individual's
20         the legal name, address, sex, date of birth, or social
21         security number or any photograph that (i) falsifies
22         all or in part the actual identity of the individual
23         issued the identification card, (ii) in the case of

 

 

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1         information concerning an address, is information
2         concerning a non-existent address that is used to
3         obtain the identification card, or (iii) is any
4         combination of items (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph
5         (A). ;
6             (B) Any photograph that falsifies all or in part
7         the actual identity of the individual issued the
8         identification card.
9         3. "An unlawfully altered identification card" means
10     any issued identification card for which a computerized
11     number and file have been created by the Secretary of
12     State, the United States Government, any other state or
13     political subdivision thereof, or any governmental or
14     quasi-governmental organization that has been physically
15     altered or changed in such a manner that false information
16     appears upon the identification card. ;
17         4. "A document capable of defrauding another"
18     includes, but is not limited to, any document by which any
19     right, obligation, or power with reference to any person or
20     property may be created, transferred, altered, or
21     terminated. ;
22         5. An "identification document" or "identification
23     card" means any document made or issued by or under the
24     authority of the United States Government, the State of
25     Illinois, or any other state or political subdivision
26     thereof, or any other governmental or quasi-governmental

 

 

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1     organization which, when completed with information
2     concerning the individual, is of a type intended or
3     commonly accepted for the purpose of identification of an
4     individual.
5     (b) It is a violation of this Section for any person:
6         1. To knowingly possess, display, or cause to be
7     displayed any fictitious or unlawfully altered
8     identification card;
9         2. To knowingly possess, display, or cause to be
10     displayed any fictitious or unlawfully altered
11     identification card for the purpose of obtaining any
12     account, credit, credit card, or debit card from a bank,
13     financial institution, or retail mercantile establishment;
14         3. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
15     altered identification card with the intent to commit a
16     theft, deception, or credit or debit card fraud in
17     violation of any law of this State or any law of any other
18     jurisdiction;
19         4. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
20     altered identification card with the intent to commit any
21     other violation of any law of this State or any law of any
22     other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a term of
23     imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more is
24     provided;
25         5. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
26     altered identification card while in unauthorized

 

 

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1     possession of any document, instrument, or device capable
2     of defrauding another;
3         6. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
4     altered identification card with the intent to use the
5     identification card to acquire any other identification
6     document;
7         7. To knowingly issue or assist in the issuance of any
8     fictitious identification card;
9         8. To knowingly alter or attempt to alter any
10     identification card;
11         9. To knowingly manufacture, possess, transfer, or
12     provide any identification document whether real or
13     fictitious for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious
14     identification card;
15         10. To make application for the purpose of obtaining a
16     fictitious identification card for another person;
17         11. To obtain the services of another person to make
18     application for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious
19     identification card.
20     (c) Sentence.
21         1. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 1,
22     10, or 11 of subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty
23     of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of a second or
24     subsequent violation shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony
25     and shall be sentenced to a minimum fine of $500 or 50
26     hours of community service, preferably at an alcohol abuse

 

 

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1     prevention program, if available.
2         2. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 1
3     of subsection (b) of this Section who at the time of arrest
4     had in his possession two or more fictitious or unlawfully
5     altered identification cards shall be guilty of a Class 4
6     felony.
7         3. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 2
8     through 9 of subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty
9     of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of a second or
10     subsequent violation shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
11     (d) This Section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized
12 investigative, protective, law enforcement or other activity
13 of any agency of the United States, State of Illinois, or any
14 other state or political subdivision thereof.
15 (Source: P.A. 93-895, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
16     Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
17 changing Section 6-301.1 as follows:
 
18     (625 ILCS 5/6-301.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-301.1)
19     Sec. 6-301.1. Fictitious or unlawfully altered driver's
20 license or permit.
21     (a) As used in this Section:
22         1. "A fictitious driver's license or permit" means any
23     issued license or permit for which a computerized number
24     and file have been created by the Secretary of State or

 

 

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1     other official driver's license agency in another
2     jurisdiction which contains false information concerning
3     the identity of the individual issued the license or
4     permit. ;
5         2. "False information" means:
6             (A) Any any information concerning an individual's
7         the legal name, address, sex, date of birth, or social
8         security number or any photograph that (i) falsifies
9         all or in part the actual identity of the individual
10         issued the license or permit, (ii) in the case of
11         information concerning an address, is information
12         concerning a non-existent address that is used to
13         obtain the license or permit, or (iii) is any
14         combination of items (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph
15         (A). ;
16             (B) Any photograph that falsifies all or in part
17         the actual identity of the individual issued the
18         permit.
19         3. "An unlawfully altered driver's license or permit"
20     means any issued license or permit for which a computerized
21     number and file have been created by the Secretary of State
22     or other official driver's license agency in another
23     jurisdiction which has been physically altered or changed
24     in such a manner that false information appears upon the
25     license or permit. ;
26         4. "A document capable of defrauding another"

 

 

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1     includes, but is not limited to, any document by which any
2     right, obligation, or power with reference to any person or
3     property may be created, transferred, altered, or
4     terminated. ;
5         5. "An identification document" means any document
6     made or issued by or under the authority of the United
7     States Government, the State of Illinois, or any other
8     state or political subdivision thereof, or any other
9     governmental or quasi-governmental organization which,
10     when completed with information concerning the individual,
11     is of a type intended or commonly accepted for the purpose
12     of identification of an individual. ;
13         6. "Common carrier" means any public or private
14     provider of transportation, whether by land, air, or water.
15     (b) It is a violation of this Section for any person:
16         1. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
17     altered driver's license or permit;
18         2. To knowingly possess, display, or cause to be
19     displayed any fictitious or unlawfully altered driver's
20     license or permit for the purpose of obtaining any account,
21     credit, credit card, or debit card from a bank, financial
22     institution, or retail mercantile establishment;
23         3. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
24     altered driver's license or permit with the intent to
25     commit a theft, deception, or credit or debit card fraud in
26     violation of any law of this State or any law of any other

 

 

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1     jurisdiction;
2         4. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
3     altered driver's license or permit with the intent to
4     commit any other violation of any law of this State or any
5     law of any other jurisdiction for which a sentence to a
6     term of imprisonment in a penitentiary for one year or more
7     is provided;
8         5. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
9     altered driver's license or permit while in possession
10     without authority of any document, instrument, or device
11     capable of defrauding another;
12         6. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
13     altered driver's license or permit with the intent to use
14     the license or permit to acquire any other identification
15     document;
16         7. To knowingly issue or assist in the issuance of any
17     fictitious driver's license or permit;
18         8. To knowingly alter or attempt to alter any driver's
19     license or permit;
20         9. To knowingly manufacture, possess, transfer, or
21     provide any identification document whether real or
22     fictitious for the purpose of obtaining a fictitious
23     driver's license or permit;
24         10. To knowingly use any fictitious or unlawfully
25     altered driver's license or permit to purchase or attempt
26     to purchase any ticket for a common carrier or to board or

 

 

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1     attempt to board any common carrier;
2         11. To knowingly possess any fictitious or unlawfully
3     altered driver's license or permit if the person has at the
4     time a different driver's license issued by the Illinois
5     Secretary of State or other official driver's license
6     agency in another jurisdiction that is suspended or
7     revoked.
8     (c) Sentence.
9         1. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 1
10     of subsection (b) of this Section shall be guilty of a
11     Class A misdemeanor and shall be sentenced to minimum fine
12     of $500 or 50 hours of community service, preferably at an
13     alcohol abuse prevention program, if available. A person
14     convicted of a second or subsequent violation shall be
15     guilty of a Class 4 felony.
16         2. Any person convicted of a violation of paragraph 3
17     of subsection (b) of this Section who at the time of arrest
18     had in his possession two or more fictitious or unlawfully
19     altered driver's licenses or permits shall be guilty of a
20     Class 4 felony.
21         3. Any person convicted of a violation of any of
22     paragraphs 2 through 11 of subsection (b) of this Section
23     shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of
24     a second or subsequent violation shall be guilty of a Class
25     3 felony.
26     (d) This Section does not prohibit any lawfully authorized

 

 

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1 investigative, protective, law enforcement, or other activity
2 of any agency of the United States, State of Illinois, or any
3 other state or political subdivision thereof.
4 (Source: P.A. 92-673, eff. 1-1-03; 93-895, eff. 1-1-05.)