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Public Act 102-0659 Public Act 0659 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 102-0659 | SB2662 Enrolled | LRB102 15556 RJF 20919 b |
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| AN ACT concerning government.
| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | represented in the General Assembly:
| Section 5. The Illinois Identification Card Act is amended | by changing Section 8 as follows:
| (15 ILCS 335/8) (from Ch. 124, par. 28)
| Sec. 8. Expiration.
| (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section: | (1) Every identification card issued hereunder,
except | to persons who have reached their 15th birthday, but are | not yet 21
years of age, persons who are 65 years of age or | older, and persons who are
issued an Illinois Person with | a Disability Identification Card, shall
expire 5 years | from the ensuing birthday of the
applicant and a renewal
| shall expire 5 years thereafter. | (2) Every original or renewal identification
card | issued to a person who has reached his or her 15th | birthday, but is
not yet
21 years of age shall expire 3 | months after the person's 21st birthday.
| (b) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every | original, renewal, or duplicate: (i) non-REAL ID | identification card issued
to a
person who has reached his or | her 65th birthday shall be permanent and need
not be renewed; |
| (ii) REAL ID compliant identification card issued on or after | July 1, 2017, to a person who has reached his or her 65th | birthday shall expire 8 years thereafter; (iii) non-REAL ID | Illinois Person with a Disability Identification Card issued | to a qualifying person shall expire 10 years
thereafter; and | (iv) REAL ID compliant Illinois Person with a Disability | Identification Card issued on or after July 1, 2017, shall | expire 8 years thereafter. The Secretary of State shall | promulgate rules setting forth the
conditions and criteria for | the renewal of all Illinois Person with a Disability | Identification Cards.
| (c) Every identification card or Illinois Person with a | Disability Identification Card issued under this Act to an | applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent | resident, other than a conditional permanent resident, or an | individual who has an approved application for asylum in the | United States or has entered the United States in refugee | status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date of the | following: | (1) as provided under subsection (a) or (b) of this | Section; | (2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the | United States terminates; or | (3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite | and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID | compliant identification card, one year from the date of |
| issuance of the card. | (d) Every REAL ID compliant identification card or REAL ID | compliant Person with a Disability Identification Card issued | under this Act to an applicant who is not a United States | citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional | permanent resident, or an individual who has an approved | application for asylum in the United States or has entered the | United States in refugee status, shall be marked "Limited | Term". | (Source: P.A. 100-248, eff. 8-22-17; 100-827, eff. 8-13-18; | 101-185, eff. 1-1-20 .)
| Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | changing Section 6-115 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
| Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
| (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
| driver's license issued under the provisions of
this Code | shall
expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such | later
date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and | regulation designate,
not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the | event
that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license | fails
to apply prior to
the expiration date of the previous | driver's license, the renewal driver's
license
shall expire 4 | years from the expiration date of the previous
driver's |
| license, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may
by | proper rule and
regulation designate, not to exceed 12 | calendar months.
| The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a
person not | previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's
license
| which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5
years | from date of
issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this | Section.
| (a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an | applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent | resident, other than a conditional permanent resident, or an | individual who has an approved application for asylum in the | United States or has entered the United States in refugee | status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date of the | following: | (1) as provided under subsection (a), (f), (g), or (i) | of this Section; | (2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the | United States terminates; or | (3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite | and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID | compliant driver's license, one year from the date of | issuance of the license. | (a-10) Every REAL ID compliant driver's license issued | under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States | citizen or permanent resident, other than a conditional |
| permanent resident, or an individual who has an approved | application for asylum in the United States or has entered the | United States in refugee status, shall be marked "Limited | Term". | (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except | those
licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or | 3 months after
the individual's 21st birthday, the holder | thereof may apply for a renewal
thereof, subject to all the | provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary
of State may | require an examination of the applicant. A licensee
whose | driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months | after
his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his | driving privileges
until he reaches the age of 21.
| (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the | expiration of a
driver's license, forward to each person whose | license
is to expire a
notification of the expiration of said | license which may
be presented at the time of renewal of said | license.
| There may be included with such notification information | explaining
the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical | Information Card provisions of
Section 6-110. The format and | text of such information
shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
| There shall be included with such notification,
for a | period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information | regarding the
Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical | Information Exchange established in
Section 18.1 of the |
| Adoption Act.
| (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's | license
of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are | living with such licensee
while on active duty, serving in the | Armed Forces of the United
States outside of the State of | Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such
terms and | conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
| (d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the | driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent | children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian | employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United | States Department of Defense, outside of the State of | Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and | conditions as the Secretary may prescribe. | (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a | renewal of a driver's
license
of any person who has not paid | any fee or tax due under this Code and is not
paid upon | reasonable notice and demand.
| (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or | renewal driver's
license issued to a licensee under 21 years | of age shall expire 3 months
after the licensee's 21st | birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses
expire on | their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew | their
driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their | current driver's
license will be extended for an additional | term of 3 months beyond their
21st birthday. Thereafter, the |
| expiration and term of the driver's license
shall be governed | by subsection (a) hereof.
| (g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or | renewal driver's
license issued to a licensee 81 years of age | through age 86 shall expire 2
years from the date of issuance, | or at such later date as the Secretary may
by rule and | regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
| months. The
Secretary shall also provide that each original or | renewal driver's license
issued to a licensee 87 years of age | or older shall expire 12 months from
the date of issuance, or | at such later date as the Secretary may by rule
and regulation | designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
| (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
| restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of | Section
6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date | of
issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
| requirements.
| (i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each | driver's license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense | as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act | shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such | date as the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an | additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules | defining renewal requirements.
| (Source: P.A. 100-248, eff. 8-22-17; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18; | 101-185, eff. 1-1-20 .)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2022
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