The fees required under this Act for standard Illinois Identification Cards must accompany any application provided for in this Act, and the Secretary shall collect such fees as follows:
    a. Original card……………….. $20
    b. Renewal card………………… 20
    c. Corrected card……………….. 10
    d. Duplicate card……………….. 20
    e. Certified copy with seal ………… 5
    f. (Blank)
    g. Applicant 65 years of age or over …… No Fee
    h. (Blank)
    i. Individual living in Veterans
        Home or Hospital ……………… No Fee
    j. Original card under 18 years of age…… $5
    k. Renewal card under 18 years of age……. $5
    l. Corrected card under 18 years of age…… $5
    m. Duplicate card under 18 years of age…… $5
    n. Homeless person……………….. No Fee
    o. Duplicate card issued to an active-duty
        member of the United States Armed Forces, the
        member’s spouse, or dependent children
        living with the member………….. No Fee
    p. Duplicate temporary card………….. $5
    q. First card issued to a youth
        for whom the Department of Children
        and Family Services is legally responsible
        or a foster child upon turning the age of
        16 years old until he or she reaches
        the age of 21 years old………….. No Fee
    r. Original card issued to a committed
        person upon release on parole,
        mandatory supervised release,
        aftercare release, final
        discharge, or pardon from the
        Department of Corrections or
        Department of Juvenile Justice……… No Fee
    s. Limited-term Illinois Identification
        Card issued to a committed person
        upon release on parole, mandatory
        supervised release, aftercare
        release, final discharge, or pardon
        from the Department of
        Corrections or Department of
        Juvenile Justice……………… No Fee
    t. Original card issued to a
        person up to 14 days prior
        to or upon conditional release
        or absolute discharge from
        the Department of Human Services…….. No Fee
    u. Limited-term Illinois Identification
        Card issued to a person up to
        14 days prior to or upon
        conditional release or absolute discharge
        from the Department of Human Services….. No Fee
    All fees collected under this Act shall be paid into the Road Fund of the State treasury, except that the following amounts shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund: (i) 80% of the fee for an original, renewal, or duplicate Illinois Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005; and (ii) 80% of the fee for a corrected Illinois Identification Card issued on or after January 1, 2005.
     An individual, who resides in a veterans home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal government, who makes an application for an Illinois Identification Card to be issued at no fee, must submit, along with the application, an affirmation by the applicant on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that such person resides in a veterans home or veterans hospital operated by the State or federal government.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 335/12

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     The application of a homeless individual for an Illinois Identification Card to be issued at no fee must be accompanied by an affirmation by a qualified person, as defined in Section 4C of this Act, on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the applicant is currently homeless as defined in Section 1A of this Act.
     For the application for the first Illinois Identification Card of a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services is legally responsible or a foster child to be issued at no fee, the youth must submit, along with the application, an affirmation by his or her court appointed attorney or an employee of the Department of Children and Family Services on a form provided by the Secretary of State, that the person is a youth for whom the Department of Children and Family Services is legally responsible or a foster child.
     The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State’s Office with a police report showing that his or her identification card was stolen.
     The fee for any duplicate identification card shall be waived for any person age 60 or older whose identification card has been lost or stolen.
     As used in this Section, “active-duty member of the United States Armed Forces” means a member of the Armed Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an order of the Governor.