Public Act 094-0503
 		





HB2467 Enrolled
LRB094 07425 DRH 37587 b






    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-806.6 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.6  new)
    Sec. 3-806.6. Victims of domestic violence.
    (a) The
Secretary shall issue new and different license 
plates immediately
upon request to the registered owner of a 
vehicle who appears in
person and submits a completed 
application, if all of the following
are provided:
        (1) proof of ownership of the vehicle that is 
    acceptable to the
Secretary;
        (2) a driver's license or identification card 
    containing a picture
of the licensee or cardholder issued 
    to the registered owner by the
Secretary under Section 
    6-110 or 6-107 of this Code or Section 4 of the Illinois 
    Identification Card Act. The Office of the Secretary shall 
    conduct a search of its records to verify the authenticity 
    of any document submitted under this paragraph (2);
        (3) the previously issued license plates from the 
    vehicle;
        (4) payment of the required fee for the issuance of

    duplicate license plates under Section 3-417; and
        (5) one of the following:
            (A) a copy of a police report, court documentation, 
        or other law
enforcement documentation identifying the 
        registered owner of the
vehicle as the victim of an 
        incident of abuse, as defined in Section 103 of the 
        Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or the subject 
        of
stalking, as defined in Section 12-7.3 of the 
        Criminal Code of 1961;
            (B) a written acknowledgment, dated within 30 days 
        of submission,
on the letterhead of a domestic violence 
        agency, that the registered
owner is actively seeking 
        assistance or has sought assistance from
that agency 
        within the past year; or
            (C) an order of protection issued under Section 214 
        of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 that 
        names the registered owner as a protected
party.
    (b) This Section does not apply to license plates issued 
under Section 3-806.4 or to special license plates issued under 
Article VI of this Chapter.