Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1030 - ISSUANCE OF LICENSES › Section 1030.150 - Veteran Designation on Driver's License or Identification Card

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) Definitions. For
			 the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings set
			 forth in this subsection (a):
"Active duty" - means active duty under 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
of any U.S. state or
				territory.
"Armed Forces" - means any of the Armed Forces of the
				United States, including a member of any reserve component or National Guard
				unit called to active duty.
"DVA" - means the Illinois Department of Veterans'
				Affairs.
"Veteran" -
means a person who has
				served on active duty in the Armed Forces and was discharged or separated under
				honorable conditions.
[
				15 ILCS
				335/5(b) ]
b) Effective July 1, 2015, for each original
			 or renewal driver's license or identification card (ID) application, the
			 Secretary shall inquire as to whether the applicant is an honorably discharged
			 veteran. If the applicant is an honorably discharged veteran, the applicant
			 shall be informed that he or she is entitled to have the designation "Veteran"
			 on the face of his or her driver's license or ID card.
c) The Secretary shall issue an original,
			 renewal, corrected or duplicate driver's license or ID with the "Veteran"
			 designation to applicants who present a DD214, Certification of Military
			 Service (NA Form 13038), Department of Defense Form DD-2 (retired), an
			 identification card issued under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act
			 of 2015, or U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs summary of benefits letter or
			 other official Department of Defense discharge document that indicates the
			 applicant was honorably discharged. The applicant shall pay the statutory fee
			 required by IVC Section 6-118, to have a "Veteran" designation added to a
			 duplicate or corrected driver's license, and by Section 12 of the Illinois
			 Identification Card Act [15 ILCS 335] to have the designation added to a
			 duplicate or corrected ID.
d) On a
			 nightly basis, the Secretary shall provide DVA with an electronic file of the
			 applicants who were issued a driver's license or ID card with the "Veteran"
			 designation during that business day. The file shall contain the full name,
			 address, driver's license or ID card number, date of birth, gender and full
			 social security number of the applicant. DVA shall compare that file to its
			 records to determine if the applicant is a honorably discharged veteran. DVA
			 shall notify the Secretary if it determines, after due diligence, that it
			 cannot verify an applicant's veteran status.
e) Upon being notified by DVA that it cannot
			 verify the applicant is an honorably discharged veteran, the Secretary shall
			 notify the applicant in writing that he or she has 30 days to appear in person
			 at a DVA office and provide proof of his or her status as an honorably
			 discharged veteran to DVA. If, within that 30 day period, DVA notifies the
			 Secretary that, upon further review, it has determined that the applicant is an
			 honorably discharged veteran, the Secretary will take no further action
			 regarding the matter.
f) If the
			 Secretary does not receive notification from DVA within the 30 day period
			 specified in subsection (e) confirming the applicant's status as an honorably
			 discharged veteran, the Secretary shall cite the applicant to appear at a
			 Secretary of State facility within 15 days after the date of the citation to
			 surrender the driver's license or ID card with the "Veteran" designation and be
			 issued a new card without the "Veteran" designation. If the applicant does not
			 appear pursuant to the citation, the applicant's driver's license or ID card
			 shall be canceled.
g) An applicant
			 whose driver's license or ID has been cancelled pursuant to this Section may
			 apply for a driver's license or ID without the "Veteran" designation.