Full Text of HB5977 099th General Assembly
HB5977 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2015 and 2016 HB5977 Introduced , by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 15 ILCS 335/5 | from Ch. 124, par. 25 |
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Amends the Illinois Identification Card Act. Provides that if the applicant for an identification card is a person enrolled in a public or private high school in this State, then the applicant shall only be required to submit proof of enrollment and a current identification card issued by the high school. Provides that upon request by the Secretary, the high school evidenced in the proof of enrollment shall then verify and submit the applicant's required application information to the Secretary.
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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 5 as follows: | 6 | | (15 ILCS 335/5) (from Ch. 124, par. 25)
| 7 | | Sec. 5. Applications. | 8 | | (a) Any natural person who is a resident of the
State of | 9 | | Illinois may file an application for an identification card, or | 10 | | for
the renewal thereof, in a manner prescribed by the | 11 | | Secretary. Each original application
shall be completed by the | 12 | | applicant in full and shall set forth the legal
name,
residence | 13 | | address and zip code, social security number, birth date, sex | 14 | | and
a brief
description of the applicant. If the applicant is a | 15 | | person enrolled in a public or private high school in this | 16 | | State, then the applicant shall only be required to submit | 17 | | proof of enrollment and a current identification card issued by | 18 | | the high school. Upon request by the Secretary, the high school | 19 | | evidenced in the proof of enrollment shall then verify and | 20 | | submit the information required under this subsection (a) to | 21 | | the Secretary for purposes of the identification card | 22 | | application. The applicant shall be photographed, unless the | 23 | | Secretary of State has provided by rule for the issuance of |
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| 1 | | identification cards without photographs and the applicant is | 2 | | deemed eligible for an identification card without a photograph | 3 | | under the terms and conditions imposed by the Secretary of | 4 | | State, and he
or she shall also submit any other information as | 5 | | the Secretary may deem necessary
or such documentation as the | 6 | | Secretary may require to determine the
identity of the | 7 | | applicant. In addition to the residence address, the Secretary | 8 | | may allow the applicant to provide a mailing address. If the | 9 | | applicant is a judicial officer as defined in Section 1-10 of | 10 | | the Judicial Privacy Act or a peace officer, the applicant may | 11 | | elect to have his or her office or work address in lieu of the | 12 | | applicant's residence or mailing address. An applicant for an | 13 | | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card must
also | 14 | | submit with each original or renewal application, on forms | 15 | | prescribed
by the Secretary, such documentation as the | 16 | | Secretary may require,
establishing that the applicant is a | 17 | | "person with a disability" as defined in
Section 4A of this | 18 | | Act, and setting forth the applicant's type and class of
| 19 | | disability as set forth in Section 4A of this Act.
For the | 20 | | purposes of this subsection (a), "peace officer" means any | 21 | | person who by virtue of his or her office or public employment | 22 | | is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to | 23 | | make arrests for a violation of any penal statute of this | 24 | | State, whether that duty extends to all violations or is | 25 | | limited to specific violations.
| 26 | | (b) Beginning on or before July 1, 2015, for each original |
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| 1 | | or renewal identification card application under this Act, the | 2 | | Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is a | 3 | | veteran for purposes of issuing an identification card with a | 4 | | veteran designation under subsection (c-5) of Section 4 of this | 5 | | Act. The acceptable forms of proof shall include, but are not | 6 | | limited to, Department of Defense form DD-214. The Secretary | 7 | | shall determine by rule what other forms of proof of a person's | 8 | | status as a veteran are acceptable. | 9 | | The Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs shall confirm | 10 | | the status of the applicant as an honorably discharged veteran | 11 | | before the Secretary may issue the identification card. | 12 | | For purposes of this subsection (b): | 13 | | "Active duty" means active duty under an executive order of | 14 | | the President of the United States, an Act of the Congress of | 15 | | the United States, or an order of the Governor. | 16 | | "Armed forces" means any of the Armed Forces of the United | 17 | | States, including a member of any reserve component or National | 18 | | Guard unit called to active duty. | 19 | | "Veteran" means a person who has served on active duty in | 20 | | the armed forces and was discharged or separated under | 21 | | honorable conditions. | 22 | | (Source: P.A. 97-371, eff. 1-1-12; 97-739, eff. 1-1-13; 97-847, | 23 | | eff. 1-1-13; 97-1064, eff. 1-1-13; 98-323, eff. 1-1-14; 98-463, | 24 | | eff. 8-16-13.)
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