Section 5 ILCS 230/10 - Acceptance of consular identification document(a) When requiring members of the public to provide identification, each State agency and officer and unit of local government shall accept a consular identification document as valid identification of a person.(b) A consular identification document shall be accepted for purposes of identification only and does not convey an independent right to receive benefits of any type.(c) A consular identification document may not be accepted as identification for obtaining a REAL ID compliant driver's license, as defined by Section 6-100 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, or registering to vote.(d) A consular identification document does not establish or indicate lawful U.S. immigration status and may not be viewed as valid for that purpose, nor does a consular identification document establish a foreign national's right to be in the United States or remain in the United States.(e) The requirements of subsection (a) do not apply if: (1) a federal law, regulation, or directive or a federal court decision requires a State agency or officer or a unit of local government to obtain different identification;(2) a federal law, regulation, or directive preempts state regulation of identification requirements; or(3) a State agency or officer or a unit of local government would be unable to comply with a condition imposed by a funding source which would cause the State agency or officer or unit of local government to lose funds from that source.(f) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit a State agency or officer or a unit of local government from: (1) requiring additional information from persons in order to verify a current address or other facts that would enable the State agency or officer or unit of local government to fulfill its responsibilities, except that this paragraph (1) does not permit a State agency or officer or a unit of local government to require additional information solely in order to establish identification of the person when the consular identification document is the form of identification presented;(2) requiring fingerprints for identification purposes under circumstances where the State agency or officer or unit of local government also requires fingerprints from persons who have a driver's license or Illinois Identification Card; or(3) requiring additional evidence of identification if the State agency or officer or unit of local government reasonably believes that: (A) the consular identification document is forged, fraudulent, or altered; or (B) the holder does not appear to be the same person on the consular identification document.Amended by P.A. 103-0605,§ 20, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.A. 103-0210,§ 5, eff. 7/1/2024.Amended by P.A. 097-1157,§ 15, eff. 11/28/2013.Added by P.A. 094-0389, § 10, eff. 1/1/2006.