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| Public Act 098-0879 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 11-1301.2 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
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Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with | ||||
disabilities.
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(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.
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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.
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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 disability as defined in | ||
Section 1-159.1 of this
Code and the disability is temporary.
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(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.
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(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
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Secretary of
State.
The written request must include a | ||
justification of the need for the
additional decal or device.
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(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 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, 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 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.
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(e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e) | ||
of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or | ||
device under this Section shall not be required to submit | ||
evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device | ||
if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted | ||
evidence from his or her physician or the Department of | ||
Veterans' Affairs that the disability is of a permanent nature. | ||
However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to ensure | ||
the veteran still resides in this State at the time of the | ||
renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to | ||
provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary of | ||
State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for this | ||
exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the persons | ||
who have been issued a decal or device to the list of persons | ||
who have been issued a disabled veteran vehicle registration | ||
plate under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified | ||
as a veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of | ||
this Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of | ||
the Illinois Identification Card Act. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-845, eff. 1-1-13; | ||
98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-577, eff. 1-1-14.)
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