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Driver's License + Emergency Contacts = ICE, ICE Baby

By L. Stolpman in Miscellaneous on Sep 29, 2009 2:20PM

The Illinois Secretary of State's office has created a secure database into which you can enter emergency contact information which is then tied to your driver's license, permit, or identification card. Read more about the program here, FAQs here, and sign up here. We checked out the form - looks simple enough! You can list up to 2 contacts and add, change, or delete names at any time by going to the website. The SOS makes sure you know that it is not responsible for inaccurate or outdated information. So if you list your wife and then get a nasty divorce, don't be shocked if she doesn't tell the rest of the family you're in a coma, wasting away somewhere. (Thanks to Sean for the tip!)