Public Act 098-0577
 
SB1929 EnrolledLRB098 10105 MLW 40264 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 11-1301.1 and 11-1301.2 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.1)


    Sec. 11-1301.1. Persons with disabilities - Parking 
privileges - Exemptions. 
    (a) A motor vehicle bearing registration plates issued to a 
person with
disabilities, as defined by Section 1-159.1, 
pursuant to Section 3-616 or to a
disabled veteran pursuant to 
subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or a special decal or device 
issued
pursuant to Section 3-616 or pursuant to Section 
11-1301.2 of this Code or a
motor vehicle registered in another 
jurisdiction, state, district, territory or
foreign country 
upon which is displayed a registration plate, special decal or

device issued by the other jurisdiction designating the vehicle 
is operated by
or for a person with disabilities shall be 
exempt from the payment of parking
meter fees until January 1, 
2014, and exempt from any statute or ordinance imposing time 
limitations
on parking, except limitations of one-half hour or 
less, on any street or
highway zone, a parking area subject to 
regulation under subsection (a) of Section 11-209 of this Code, 
or any parking lot or parking place which
are owned, leased or 
owned and leased by a municipality or a municipal
parking 
utility; and shall be recognized by state and local authorities

as a valid license plate or parking device and shall receive 
the same
parking privileges as residents of this State; but, 
such vehicle shall be
subject to the laws which prohibit 
parking in "no stopping" and "no
standing" zones in front of or 
near fire hydrants, driveways, public
building entrances and 
exits, bus stops and loading areas, and is
prohibited from 
parking where the motor vehicle constitutes a traffic
hazard, 
whereby such motor vehicle shall be moved at the instruction 
and
request of a law enforcement officer to a location 
designated by the
officer.
    (b)  Any motor vehicle bearing registration plates or a 
special decal
or device specified in this Section or in Section 
3-616 of this Code or
such parking device as specifically 
authorized in Section 11-1301.2 as
evidence that the vehicle is 
operated by or for a person with disabilities or bearing 
registration plates issued to a
disabled veteran under 
subsection (a) of Section 3-609 may park, in addition to any

other lawful place, in any parking place specifically reserved 
for such
vehicles by the posting of an official sign as 
provided under Section 11-301.
Parking privileges granted by 
this Section are strictly limited
to the person to whom the 
special registration plates, special decal or
device were 
issued and to qualified operators acting under his or her 
express
direction while the person with disabilities is 
present.
A person to whom privileges were granted shall, at the 
request of a
police officer or any other person invested by law 
with authority to direct,
control, or regulate traffic, present 
an identification card with a picture as
verification that the

person is the person to whom the special registration plates, 
special decal or
device was issued.

    (c) Such parking privileges granted by this Section are 
also extended to
motor vehicles of not-for-profit 
organizations used for the transportation of
persons with 
disabilities when such motor vehicles display the decal or 
device
issued pursuant to Section 11-1301.2 of this Code.

    (d) No person shall use any area for the parking of any 
motor vehicle
pursuant to Section 11-1303 of this Code or where 
an official sign
controlling such area expressly prohibits 
parking at any time or during
certain hours.

    (e) Beginning January 1, 2014, a vehicle displaying a decal 
or device issued under subsection (c-5) of Section 11-1301.2 of 
this Code shall be exempt from the payment of fees generated by 
parking in a metered space or in a publicly owned parking 
structure or area.
(Source: P.A. 96-79, eff. 1-1-10; 97-845, eff. 1-1-13; 97-918, 
eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-23-12.)

 



    (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)



    Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with 
disabilities. 

    (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by 
administrative rules, the
design, size, color, and placement of 
a person with disabilities motorist decal
or device
and shall 
provide for, by administrative
rules, the content and form of 
an application for a person with disabilities
motorist decal or 
device,
which shall be used by local authorities in the 
issuance thereof to a
person with temporary disabilities, 
provided that the decal or device is
valid for no more than 90 
days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon
continued 
disability, and further provided that the decal or device 
clearly
sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.

The application shall
include the requirement of an Illinois 
Identification Card number or a State
of Illinois driver's 
license number.
This decal or device may be used by the 
authorized holder to designate and identify a vehicle not owned 
or displaying a
registration plate as provided in Sections 
3-609 and 3-616 of this Act to
designate when the vehicle is 
being used to transport said person or persons
with 
disabilities, and thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges 
that would
be afforded a person with disabilities licensed 
vehicle.
Person with disabilities decals or devices issued and 
displayed pursuant to
this Section shall be recognized and 
honored by all local authorities
regardless of which local 
authority issued such decal or device.

    The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by 
adequate
documentation that the person for whose benefit the 
decal or device is to be
used has a temporary disability as 
defined in Section 1-159.1 of this
Code and the disability is 
temporary.

    (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible 
for the provision
of such decal or device, its issuance and 
designated placement within the
vehicle.  The cost of such decal 
or device shall be at the discretion of
such local governing 
authority.

    (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section 
3-616(c), issue
a person with disabilities parking decal or 
device to a person with
disabilities as defined by Section 
1-159.1.  Any person with disabilities
parking decal or device 
issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to
that 
person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the 
Secretary of
State.  The person with disabilities parking decal 
or device shall not display
that person's address.  One 
additional decal or device may be issued to an
applicant upon 
his or her written request and with the approval of the

Secretary of
State.
The written request must include a 
justification of the need for the
additional decal or device.

    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall 
provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate 
and distinct parking decal or device for persons with 
disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and who 
meet the qualifications under this subsection. The authorized 
holder of a decal or device issued under this subsection (c-5) 
shall be exempt from the payment of fees generated by parking 
in a metered space, a parking area subject to paragraph (10) of 
subsection (a) of Section 11-209 of this Code, or a publicly 
owned parking structure or area.
    The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to 
a person with
disabilities who: (i) has been issued 
registration plates under subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or 
Section 3-616 of this Code or a special decal or device under 
this Section, (ii) holds a valid Illinois driver's license, ; 
and (iii) is unable to do one or more of the following:
        (1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain 
    tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in 
    parking lots or parking structures, due to the lack of fine 
    motor control of both hands;
        (2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42 
    inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or 
    upper extremity strength or mobility;
        (3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a 
    wheelchair or other device for mobility; or
        (4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic, 
    neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which 
    the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost 
    completely impedes the ability to walk.
    The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device 
shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician, 
physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse attesting to 
the permanent nature and estimated duration of the applicant's 
condition and verifying that the applicant meets the physical 
qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5).
    Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5), 
the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a 
person who has been issued registration plates under Section 
3-616 of this Code or a special decal or device under this 
Section, if the applicant is the parent or guardian of a person 
with disabilities who is under 18 years of age and incapable of 
driving.
    (d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost, 
stolen, or
destroyed decals upon application and payment of a 
$10 fee.   The replacement
fee may be waived for individuals that 
have claimed and received a grant under
the Senior Citizens and 
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act.

(Source: P.A. 96-72, eff. 1-1-10; 96-79, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, 
eff. 7-2-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-845, eff. 1-1-13; revised 
8-3-12.)