Public Act 096-0747
 
HB0853 Enrolled LRB096 03197 AJT 13214 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 changing
Sections 3-414, 3-415, and 3-806 and by adding Sections 3-684
and 3-806.7 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-414)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-414)
    Sec. 3-414. Expiration of registration.
    (a) Every vehicle registration under this Chapter and every
registration card and registration plate or registration
sticker issued hereunder to a vehicle shall be for the periods
specified in this Chapter and shall expire at midnight on the
day and date specified in this Section as follows:
        1. When registered on a calendar year basis commencing
    January 1, expiration shall be on the 31st day of December
    or at such other date as may be selected in the discretion
    of the Secretary of State; however, through December 31,
    2004, registrations of apportionable vehicles,
    motorcycles, motor driven cycles and pedalcycles shall
    commence on the first day of April and shall expire March
    31st of the following calendar year;
        1.1. Beginning January 1, 2005, registrations of
    motorcycles and motor driven cycles shall commence on
    January 1 and shall expire on December 31 or on another
    date that may be selected by the Secretary; registrations
    of apportionable vehicles and pedalcycles, however, shall
    commence on the first day of April and shall expire March
    31 of the following calendar year;
        2. When registered on a 2 calendar year basis
    commencing January 1 of an even-numbered year, expiration
    shall be on the 31st day of December of the ensuing
    odd-numbered year, or at such other later date as may be
    selected in the discretion of the Secretary of State not
    beyond March 1 next;
        3. When registered on a fiscal year basis commencing
    July 1, expiration shall be on the 30th day of June or at
    such other later date as may be selected in the discretion
    of the Secretary of State not beyond September 1 next;
        4. When registered on a 2 fiscal year basis commencing
    July 1 of an even-numbered year, expiration shall be on the
    30th day of June of the ensuing even-numbered year, or at
    such other later date as may be selected in the discretion
    of the Secretary of State not beyond September 1 next;
        5. When registered on a 4 fiscal year basis commencing
    July 1 of an even-numbered year, expiration shall be on the
    30th day of June of the second ensuing even-numbered year,
    or at such other later date as may be selected in the
    discretion of the Secretary of State not beyond September 1
    next;
    (b) Vehicle registrations of vehicles of the first division
shall be for a calendar year, or 2 calendar year, or 3 calendar
year basis as provided for in this Chapter.
    Vehicle registrations of vehicles under Sections 3-807,
3-808 and 3-809 shall be on an indefinite term basis or a 2
calendar year basis as provided for in this Chapter.
    Vehicle registrations for vehicles of the second division
shall be for a fiscal year, 2 fiscal year or calendar year
basis as provided for in this Chapter.
    Motor vehicles registered under the provisions of Section
Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 shall be issued multi-year
registration plates with a new registration card issued
annually upon payment of the appropriate fees. Motor vehicles
registered under the provisions of Section 3-405.3 shall be
issued mutli-year registration plates with a new multi-year
registration card issued pursuant to subsections (j) and (k) of
this Section upon payment of the appropriate fees.
Apportionable trailers and apportionable semitrailers
registered under the provisions of Section 3-402.1 shall be
issued multi-year registration plates and cards that will be
subject to revocation for failure to pay annual fees required
by Section 3-814.1. The Secretary shall determine when these
vehicles shall be issued new registration plates.
    (c) Every vehicle registration specified in Section 3-810
and every registration card and registration plate or
registration sticker issued thereunder shall expire on the 31st
day of December of each year or at such other date as may be
selected in the discretion of the Secretary of State.
    (d) Every vehicle registration for a vehicle of the second
division weighing over 8,000 pounds, except as provided in
paragraph (g) of this Section, and every registration card and
registration plate or registration sticker, where applicable,
issued hereunder to such vehicles shall be issued for a fiscal
year commencing on July 1st of each registration year. However,
the Secretary of State may, pursuant to an agreement or
arrangement or declaration providing for apportionment of a
fleet of vehicles with other jurisdictions, provide for
registration of such vehicles under apportionment or for all of
the vehicles registered in Illinois by an applicant who
registers some of his vehicles under apportionment on a
calendar year basis instead, and the fees or taxes to be paid
on a calendar year basis shall be identical to those specified
in this Act for a fiscal year registration. Provision for
installment payment may also be made.
    (e) Semitrailer registrations under apportionment may be
on a calendar year under a reciprocal agreement or arrangement
and all other semitrailer registrations shall be on fiscal year
or 2 fiscal year or 4 fiscal year basis as provided for in this
Chapter.
    (f) The Secretary of State may convert annual registration
plates or 2-year registration plates, whether registered on a
calendar year or fiscal year basis, to multi-year plates. The
determination of which plate categories and when to convert to
multi-year plates is solely within the discretion of the
Secretary of State.
    (g) After January 1, 1975, each registration, registration
card and registration plate or registration sticker, where
applicable, issued for a recreational vehicle or recreational
or camping trailer, except a house trailer, used exclusively by
the owner for recreational purposes, and not used commercially
nor as a truck or bus, nor for hire, shall be on a calendar year
basis; except that the Secretary of State shall provide for
registration and the issuance of registration cards and plates
or registration stickers, where applicable, for one 6-month
period in order to accomplish an orderly transition from a
fiscal year to a calendar year basis. Fees and taxes due under
this Act for a registration year shall be appropriately reduced
for such 6-month transitional registration period.
    (h) The Secretary of State may, in order to accomplish an
orderly transition for vehicles registered under Section
3-402.1 of this Code from a calendar year registration to a
March 31st expiration, require applicants to pay fees and taxes
due under this Code on a 15 month registration basis. However,
if in the discretion of the Secretary of State this creates an
undue hardship on any applicant the Secretary may allow the
applicant to pay 3 month fees and taxes at the time of
registration and the additional 12 month fees and taxes to be
payable no later than March 31 of the year after this
amendatory Act of 1991 takes effect.
    (i) The Secretary of State may stagger registrations, or
change the annual expiration date, as necessary for the
convenience of the public and the efficiency of his Office. In
order to appropriately and effectively accomplish any such
staggering, the Secretary of State is authorized to prorate all
required registration fees, rounded to the nearest dollar, but
in no event for a period longer than 18 months, at a monthly
rate for a 12 month registration fee.
    (j) The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with
a rental owner, as defined in Section 3-400 of this Code, who
registers a fleet of motor vehicles of the first division
pursuant to Section 3-405.3 of this Code to provide for the
registration of the rental owner's vehicles on a 2 or 3
calendar year basis and the issuance of multi-year registration
plates with a new registration card issued up to every 3 years.
    (k) The Secretary of State may provide multi-year
registration cards for any registered fleet of motor vehicles
of the first or second division that are registered pursuant to
Section 3-405.3 of this Code. Each motor vehicle of the
registered fleet must carry an unique multi-year registration
card that displays the vehicle identification number of the
registered motor vehicle. The Secretary of State shall
promulgate rules in order to implement multi-year
registrations.
(Source: P.A. 95-287, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-415)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
    Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration.
(a) Calendar year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a calendar registration year, not
later than December 1 of each year, upon proper application and
by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as
provided by law except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered on a staggered calendar year basis, shall be made by
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
    (b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
provided by law, except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered on a staggered fiscal year basis, shall be made by
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
    (c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a
vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
vehicles required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not
later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
2-year registration period, except that application for
renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 years on a staggered
registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and
manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
registration period, except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered for 2 fiscal years on a staggered registration
basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (d-5) Three calendar years. Application for renewal of a
vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
vehicles required to be registered for 3 calendar years, not
later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
3-year registration period.
    (e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
applications for renewal of registration and grant the same and
issue new registration cards and plates or registration
stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration. No
person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the
Secretary of State in his discretion may select.
    (f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
    (g) Applications for registration renewal shall include
information relating to the insurance policy for the motor
vehicle, including the name of the insurer that issued the
policy, the policy number, and the expiration date of the
policy.
(Source: P.A. 93-723, eff. 1-1-05.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)
    Sec. 3-684. Operation Iraqi Freedom License Plates.
    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
issue Operation Iraqi Freedom license plates to residents of
Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of State. The special Operation Iraqi Freedom plate
issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles
of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the
staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
of this Code.
    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the
eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall
approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
Section 3-412.
    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This
additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-806)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
    Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First
Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first
division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-805, 3-806.3,
3-806.7, and 3-808, and every second division vehicle weighing
8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the Secretary of State an
annual registration fee at the following rates:
SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
REQUIRED BY LAW
Beginning with the 1986 registration year
Reduced Fee
AnnualOn and After
FeeJune 15
Motor vehicles of the first
division other than
Motorcycles, Motor Driven
Cycles and Pedalcycles$48$24
Reduced Fee
September 16
to March 31
Motorcycles, Motor Driven
Cycles and Pedalcycles 3015
SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
REQUIRED BY LAW
Beginning with the 2001 registration year
Reduced Fee
AnnualOn and After
FeeJune 15
Motor vehicles of the first
division other than
Motorcycles, Motor Driven
Cycles and Pedalcycles$78$39
Reduced Fee
September 16
to March 31
Motorcycles, Motor Driven
Cycles and Pedalcycles 3819
    Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
shall be collected in addition to the above fees for motor
vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, motor driven
cycles, and pedalcycles to be deposited into the State Police
Vehicle Fund.
(Source: P.A. 95-1009, eff. 12-15-08.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.7 new)
    Sec. 3-806.7. Registration fees for active duty military
personnel.
    (a) Beginning with the 2011 registration year, the standard
registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for
passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall
be reduced by 50% for any Illinois vehicle owner who was on
active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States and stationed outside of the United States for a period
of 90 days or longer during the preceding registration year.
    (b) Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces
of the United States and who have been stationed outside of the
United States for a period of 6 months or longer, and who
placed their registered motor vehicle in storage during the
time they served abroad, shall be entitled to credit for the
unused portion of that registration when they renew the
registration of that vehicle upon their return to the United
States. For each month or part thereof that the vehicle was in
storage and had current registration, the member of the armed
forces shall receive one month of registration without charge.