{"data":{"id":"us-il/705-ilcs-205-2","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"705 ILCS 205/2","heading":"Licensing of noncitizens.","body":"(a) No person shall be prohibited from receiving a license solely because he or she is not a citizen of the United States.\n(b) The Supreme Court of this State may grant a license to a person who, in addition to fulfilling the requirements to practice law within this State, satisfies the following requirements:\n(1) the United States Department of Homeland Security has approved the person's request for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals;\n(2) the person's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals has not expired or has been properly renewed; and\n(3) the person has a current and valid employment authorization document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service.\nThe General Assembly finds and declares that this subsection (b) is a state law within the meaning of subsection (d) of Section 1621 of Title 8 of the United States Code.\n(c) The Illinois Supreme Court may promulgate any orders or rules necessary to implement this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.","path":["CHAPTER 705 COURTS","Attorney Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1853\u0026ChapterID=50\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:40Z","sha256":"1eabfd34cf1ea912e421a773d76bc90758cb5d07e75120d7feebdbd8f3d667d1","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/705-ilcs-205-1","next":"us-il/705-ilcs-205-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}