Illinois Administrative Code
Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION
Part 1030 - ISSUANCE OF LICENSES
Section 1030.90 - Requirement for Photograph and Signature of Licensee on a Driver's License or Identification Card
Universal Citation: 92 IL Admin Code ยง 1030.90
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Application
Every driver's license issued pursuant to IVC Section 6-110 and identification card issued pursuant to Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act shall include, as an integral part of the license or card, a head and shoulder, full-faced color photograph of the applicant to whom the driver's license or identification card is being issued. A full-faced photograph must be taken without any obstruction of the applicant's facial features or any items covering any portion of the face. Prescription glasses may be allowed. The driver's license or identification card shall be a photographically generated document that also includes the required information pertaining to the applicant, the applicant's signature, and other special security features to reduce the possibility of alteration or illegal reproduction. The driver's license or identification card must utilize a photograph taken of the driver at a Driver Services Facility that is produced by equipment specifically designed for this purpose. The photograph and signature must be updated at least every 12 years for a driver's license and at least every 15 years for an identification card unless the applicant for either holds a military deferral certificate or civilian employee deferral card issued by the Department.
b) Exceptions
Exceptions may be made in the best interest of individual Illinois drivers or identification card holders as follows:
1) Established Religious Convictions in the
Issuance of a Driver's License Only
A) A
driver will not be required to submit to a photograph if sufficient
justification is provided by the driver to establish that a photograph would be
in violation of or contradictory to the driver's religious convictions. If a
driver declares that the use of a photograph is against the driver's religious
convictions, the driver will be given an Affidavit to be completed. This
Affidavit contains designated areas for a detailed written explanation of the
reasons why a photograph is against the driver's religious convictions, a place
for the driver's signature and date, the designation of the religious sect or
denomination involved, space for a minister or other religious leader to apply
a signature attesting to the explanation the driver has offered, along with the
date and official title of the minister or religious leader.
B) The Affidavit shall be forwarded by the
driver to the Driver Services Department Central Office in Springfield where a
review and decision will be made by the Director of the Driver Services
Department relative to the issuance or non-issuance of a valid driver's license
without photograph. To assist the Director in this decision, a committee of
three administrative personnel will be appointed by the Director. Each
Affidavit will be reviewed by each member of the committee, and each individual
recommendation will be made to the Director for his final decision.
C) A non-photo temporary driver's license,
not to exceed 90 days in duration, shall be issued to allow for driving
privileges during the interim period while the Affidavit will be reviewed and a
decision will be made by the Director.
D) Upon approval by the Director, a valid
driver's license without a photograph will be issued from the Central Office
utilizing an application signed by the driver. The driver's license will be
mailed to the driver's home address.
2) Facial Disfigurements in the Issuance of a
Driver's License Only
A) When a driver
requests a driver's license without a photograph because the driver states that
it is embarrassing or distasteful to submit to a photograph because of a facial
disfigurement caused by disease, trauma or congenital condition, the
requirement of a photograph may be waived. The Supervisor of the Driver
Services Facility in which the driver appears shall make a decision, based upon
the extent of the facial disfigurement, regarding the issuance of a driver's
license without a photograph. Should the Supervisor approve the issuance of a
driver's license without a photograph, the driver's license will be issued from
the Central Office utilizing an application signed by the driver. The driver's
license will be mailed to the driver's home address.
B) Should the Supervisor not approve the
issuance of a driver's license without a photograph, the Supervisor will
forward a written statement from the driver, along with a statement from the
Supervisor providing detailed information to the Director of the Driver
Services Department regarding the extent of the disfigurement and the
Supervisor's justification for disapproval. The Director of the Driver Services
Department may obtain further information or professional opinions to support
an objective decision regarding whether a valid driver's license without the
photograph may be issued.
C) A
non-photo temporary driver's license, not to exceed 90 days in duration, shall
be issued to allow driving privileges during the interim period while the
driver's license is being issued, or the statements relating to disapproval are
being reviewed and a decision is being made.
D) Upon approval by the Director, a valid
driver's license without a photograph will be issued from the Central Office
utilizing an application signed by the driver. The driver's license will be
mailed to the driver's home address.
3) Out-of-State in the Issuance of a Driver's
License Only
A) Drivers who are temporarily
residing outside the State of Illinois or who are temporarily absent from the
State at the expiration date of the driver's license may apply for a valid
driver's license without photograph and signature because of their inability to
appear at an Illinois Driver Services Facility. If an Illinois driver declares,
in writing, that the driver is out-of-state at the time the driver's license
must be renewed and submits this information with the properly completed
application and renewal fee, a driver's license may be issued without the
driver's photograph and signature.
B) The driver must appear at a Driver
Services Facility within 45 days after returning to Illinois and exchange this
valid driver's license without photograph and signature for a driver's license
containing the driver's photograph and signature. This replacement driver's
license is issued without additional charge to the driver. If the driver does
not return to Illinois and obtain a replacement driver's license with the
photograph and signature, the driver's license without the photograph and
signature may not be renewed upon expiration unless the driver submits an
affidavit attesting to the fact that he/she has not returned to the State of
Illinois during the term of the driver's license without the photograph and
signature.
C) A non-photo temporary
driver's license may be issued to those drivers who plan to return to Illinois
within a 90-day period. If a driver's license renewal examination is required,
this examination must be taken and will not be waived. In those cases in which
reciprocal agreements exist with driver's licensing entities in other
jurisdictions, the Illinois examination shall be administered by a qualified
representative of the jurisdiction, and the results reported to and accepted by
the Illinois Department.
4) Religious Head Coverings in the Issuance
of a Driver's License or an Identification Card
A) The wearing of religious head coverings
for the photograph shall be allowed if the head covering does not cover any
area of the open face and if the applicant signs a declaration stating that a
sincerely held religious belief requires the person to wear an unconcealed
religious head covering when in public, that in observation and exercise of the
applicant's religious beliefs, the applicant does not normally remove the
religious head covering in public unless removal is necessary, at the
applicant's discretion, and that the applicant does not remove the head
covering in public as a matter of courtesy or protocol, such as when in
court.
B) An applicant who meets
the requirements of subsection (b)(4)(A) will be given a declaration to be
signed. In addition to the statements in subsection (b)(4)(A), the declaration
shall include the following:
i) The
applicant's name, address, and driver's license or identification card
number;
ii) The language "Under
penalties as provided by law pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Illinois Code of
Civil Procedure, the undersigned certifies that the statements set forth in
this declaration are true and correct."; and
iii) A place for the applicant's signature
and date.
c) Hearings
Should the Director deny the issuance of a driver's license or identification card without a photograph or signature, the individual may appeal that decision by requesting in writing a hearing pursuant to IVC Section 2-118.
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