Public Act 098-1074
 
HB5326 EnrolledLRB098 17341 MLW 52437 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 
Section 3-808.1 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)


    Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates 
shall be issued,
at no charge, to the following:


        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, 
    owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State

    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General 
    Assembly;


        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned 
    and
operated by the State of Illinois or by any State 
    agency financed by funds
appropriated by the General 
    Assembly.

    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, 
for a one time
fee of $8.00, to the following:


        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, 
    operated by or
for any county, township or municipal 
    corporation.


        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal 
    corporations for
persons with disabilities.


        3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, 
    county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff 
    and designated deputy sheriffs.  These
registration plates 
    shall contain the specific county code and unit number.


        4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, 
    or municipal
corporations and used for law enforcement 
    purposes when the Manufacturer's
Statement of Origin is 
    accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
or 
    a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this 
    all-terrain vehicle
has been
converted to a street worthy 
    vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set
forth in 
    Chapter 12 of this Code.


        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, 
    municipally-owned vehicles
operated by or for any police 
    department.  These registration plates shall
contain the 
    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and

    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.

        6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year, 
    municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box 
    Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any 
    fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These 
    registration plates shall display the designation "Fire 
    Department" and shall display the specific fire 
    department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division 
    number or letter. 
    (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent 
vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee 
of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that 
owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community 
workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by 
administrative rule.  The design and color of the plates shall 
be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary 
of State may adopt rules to implement this subsection (b-5). 
    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, 
county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff and 
designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration 
plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt 
from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle 
to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the 
Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one 
vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county 
sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State 
shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c).
    (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, 
municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm 
System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any fire 
department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have been 
issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section 
shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration 
from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire department, fire 
protection district, of MABAS shall report to the Secretary of 
State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to 
another vehicle operated by or for any fire department, fire 
protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary of State shall 
adopt rules to implement this subsection. 
    (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, 
municipally-owned vehicles
operated by or for any police 
department that have been issued registration plates under 
subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt from any fee for 
the transfer of registration from one vehicle to another 
vehicle. Each municipal police department shall report to the 
Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one 
vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any municipal 
police department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to 
implement this subsection (d). 
(Source: P.A. 97-430, eff. 1-1-12; 97-794, eff. 1-1-13; 98-436, 
eff. 1-1-14.)