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92_HB2011eng HB2011 Engrossed LRB9207809DJtm 1 AN ACT in relation to identification. 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 5 amended by 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 9 Illinois Identification Card to any natural person who is a 10 resident of the State of Illinois who applies for such card, 11 or renewal thereof, or who applies for a standard Illinois 12 Identification Card upon release as a committed person on 13 parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or 14 pardon from the Department of Corrections by submitting an 15 identification card issued by the Department of Corrections 16 under Section 3-14-1 of the Unified Code of Corrections, 17 together with the prescribed fees. The card shall be 18 prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State and shall 19 include a photograph of the applicant. The applicant, upon 20 receipt of a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall 21 affix his signature thereon in the space provided therefor. 22 The Illinois Identification Card may be used for 23 identification purposes in any lawful situation only by the 24 person to whom it was issued. As used in this Act, 25 "photograph" means any color photograph or digitally produced 26 and captured image of an applicant for an identification 27 card. As used in this Act, "signature" means the name of a 28 person as written by that person and captured in a manner 29 acceptable to the Secretary of State. 30 (b) The Secretary of State shall issue a special 31 Illinois Identification Card, which shall be known as an HB2011 Engrossed -2- LRB9207809DJtm 1 Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card, to any natural 2 person who is a resident of the State of Illinois, who is a 3 disabled person as defined in Section 4A of this Act, who 4 applies for such card, or renewal thereof. The Secretary of 5 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall 6 be prepared and supplied by the Secretary of State, and shall 7 include a photograph of the applicant, a designation 8 indicating that the card is an Illinois Disabled Person 9 Identification Card, and shall include a comprehensible 10 designation of the type and classification of the applicant's 11 disability as set out in Section 4A of this Act. If the 12 applicant so requests, the card shall include a description 13 of the applicant's disability and any information about the 14 applicant's disability or medical history which the Secretary 15 determines would be helpful to the applicant in securing 16 emergency medical care. The applicant, upon receipt of such 17 a card and prior to its use for any purpose, shall have 18 affixed thereon in the space provided therefor his signature 19 or mark. If a mark is used in lieu of a signature, such mark 20 shall be affixed to the card in the presence of two witnesses 21 who attest to the authenticity of the mark. The Illinois 22 Disabled Person Identification Card may be used for 23 identification purposes in any lawful situation by the person 24 to whom it was issued. 25 The Illinois Disabled Person Identification Card may be 26 used as adequate documentation of disability in lieu of a 27 physician's determination of disability or any other 28 documentation of disability whenever any State law requires 29 that a disabled person provide such documentation of 30 disability, however an Illinois Disabled Person 31 Identification Card shall not qualify the cardholder to 32 participate in any program or to receive any benefit which is 33 not available to all persons with like disabilities. 34 Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, an Illinois HB2011 Engrossed -3- LRB9207809DJtm 1 Disabled Person Identification Card, or evidence that the 2 Secretary of State has issued an Illinois Disabled Person 3 Identification Card, shall not be used by any person other 4 than the person named on such card to prove that the person 5 named on such card is a disabled person or for any other 6 purpose unless the card is used for the benefit of the person 7 named on such card, and the person named on such card 8 consents to such use at the time the card is so used. 9 When medical information is contained on an Illinois 10 Disabled Person Identification Card, the Office of the 11 Secretary of State shall not be liable for any actions taken 12 based upon that medical information. 13 (c) Beginning January 1, 1986, the Secretary of State 14 shall provide that each original or renewal Illinois 15 Identification Card or Illinois Disabled Person 16 Identification Card issued to a person under the age of 21, 17 shall be of a distinct nature from those Illinois 18 Identification Cards or Illinois Disabled Person 19 Identification Cards issued to individuals 21 years of age or 20 older. The color designated for Illinois Identification Cards 21 or Illinois Disabled Person Identification Cards for persons 22 under the age of 21 shall be at the discretion of the 23 Secretary of State. 24 (d) The Secretary of State may issue a Senior Citizen 25 discount card, to any natural person who is a resident of the 26 State of Illinois who is 60 years of age or older and who 27 applies for such a card or renewal thereof. The Secretary of 28 State shall charge no fee to issue such card. The card shall 29 be issued in every county and applications shall be made 30 available at, but not limited to, nutrition sites, senior 31 citizen centers and Area Agencies on Aging. The applicant, 32 upon receipt of such card and prior to its use for any 33 purpose, shall have affixed thereon in the space provided 34 therefor his signature or mark. HB2011 Engrossed -4- LRB9207809DJtm 1 (Source: P.A. 90-191, eff. 1-1-98.) 2 Section 10. The Unified Code of Corrections is amended 3 by changing Section 3-14-1 as follows: 4 (730 ILCS 5/3-14-1) (from Ch. 38, par. 1003-14-1) 5 Sec. 3-14-1. Release from the Institution. 6 (a) Upon release of a person on parole, mandatory 7 release, final discharge or pardon the Department shall 8 return all property held for him, provide him with suitable 9 clothing and procure necessary transportation for him to his 10 designated place of residence and employment. It may provide 11 such person with a grant of money for travel and expenses 12 which may be paid in installments. The amount of the money 13 grant shall be determined by the Department. 14 The Department of Corrections may establish and maintain, 15 in any institution it administers, revolving funds to be 16 known as "Travel and Allowances Revolving Funds". These 17 revolving funds shall be used for advancing travel and 18 expense allowances to committed, paroled, and discharged 19 prisoners. The moneys paid into such revolving funds shall 20 be from appropriations to the Department for Committed, 21 Paroled, and Discharged Prisoners. 22 (b) (Blank). 23 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the 24 Department shall establish procedures to provide written 25 notification of any release of any person who has been 26 convicted of a felony to the State's Attorney and sheriff of 27 the county from which the offender was committed, and the 28 State's Attorney and sheriff of the county into which the 29 offender is to be paroled or released. Except as otherwise 30 provided in this Code, the Department shall establish 31 procedures to provide written notification to the proper law 32 enforcement agency for any municipality of any release of any HB2011 Engrossed -5- LRB9207809DJtm 1 person who has been convicted of a felony if the arrest of 2 the offender or the commission of the offense took place in 3 the municipality, if the offender is to be paroled or 4 released into the municipality, or if the offender resided in 5 the municipality at the time of the commission of the 6 offense. If a person convicted of a felony who is in the 7 custody of the Department of Corrections or on parole or 8 mandatory supervised release informs the Department that he 9 or she has resided, resides, or will reside at an address 10 that is a housing facility owned, managed, operated, or 11 leased by a public housing agency, the Department must send 12 written notification of that information to the public 13 housing agency that owns, manages, operates, or leases the 14 housing facility. The written notification shall, when 15 possible, be given at least 14 days before release of the 16 person from custody, or as soon thereafter as possible. 17 (c-1) (Blank). 18 (d) Upon the release of a committed person on parole, 19 mandatory supervised release, final discharge or pardon, the 20 Department shall provide such person with information 21 concerning programs and services of the Illinois Department 22 of Public Health to ascertain whether such person has been 23 exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or any 24 identified causative agent of Acquired Immunodeficiency 25 Syndrome (AIDS). 26 (e) Upon the release of a committed person on parole, 27 mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, the 28 Department shall provide the person who has met the criteria 29 established by the Department with an identification card 30 identifying the person as being on parole, mandatory 31 supervised release, final discharge, or pardon, as the case 32 may be. The Department, in consultation with the Office of 33 the Secretary of State, shall prescribe the form of the 34 identification card, which may be similar to the form of the HB2011 Engrossed -6- LRB9207809DJtm 1 standard Illinois Identification Card. The Department shall 2 inform the committed person that he or she may present the 3 identification card to the Office of the Secretary of State 4 upon application for a standard Illinois Identification Card 5 in accordance with the Illinois Identification Card Act. The 6 Department shall require the committed person to pay a $1 fee 7 for the identification card. 8 For purposes of a committed person receiving an 9 identification card issued by the Department under this 10 subsection, the Department shall establish criteria that the 11 committed person must meet before the card is issued. It is 12 the sole responsibility of the committed person requesting 13 the identification card issued by the Department to meet the 14 established criteria. The person's failure to meet the 15 criteria is sufficient reason to deny the committed person 16 the identification card. An identification card issued by 17 the Department under this subsection shall be valid for a 18 period of time not to exceed 30 calendar days from the date 19 the card is issued. The Department shall not be held civilly 20 or criminally liable to anyone because of any act of any 21 person utilizing a card issued by the Department under this 22 subsection. 23 The Department shall adopt rules governing the issuance 24 of identification cards to committed persons being released 25 on parole, mandatory supervised release, final discharge, or 26 pardon. 27 (Source: P.A. 91-506, eff. 8-13-99; 91-695, eff. 4-13-00.)