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

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 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.