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| Public Act 098-1103 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Sections 3-413 and 3-701 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
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Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration | ||||
stickers,
and drive-away permits; registration plate covers. | ||||
(a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other | ||||
than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
truck-tractor, | ||||
apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
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thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The registration | ||||
plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
semitrailer required | ||||
to be registered hereunder and any apportionment
plate issued | ||||
to a bus under the provisions of this Code shall be attached
to | ||||
the rear thereof. The registration plate issued for a | ||||
truck-tractor or
an apportioned truck required to be registered | ||||
hereunder shall be
attached to the front thereof.
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(b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely | ||||
fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it | ||||
is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and at a | ||||
height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring | ||||
from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be | ||||
clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
condition to be | ||
clearly legible, free
from any materials that would obstruct | ||
the visibility of the plate. A registration plate on a | ||
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is otherwise | ||
clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
evidence of | ||
renewed annual registration shall be attached to registration
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plates as required by the Secretary of State, and be clearly | ||
visible at
all times.
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(c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code | ||
shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner | ||
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is | ||
affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall | ||
be void and of no effect.
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(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign | ||
registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with | ||
Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and | ||
displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an | ||
Illinois registration plate.
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(e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted | ||
on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to | ||
the rear of
the camper body.
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(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the | ||
operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois | ||
registration plate, plates
or registration stickers, except as | ||
provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code, | ||
after the termination of the registration
period for which | ||
issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections | ||
3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
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(g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is | ||
equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this | ||
subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is | ||
an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement | ||
of traffic. | ||
(h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration | ||
plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business | ||
offense. | ||
(i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting | ||
the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this | ||
subsection (i) is a business offense. | ||
(j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's | ||
mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle | ||
so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to | ||
be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from | ||
obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation | ||
of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning | ||
toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications | ||
prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited | ||
to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this | ||
subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701)
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Sec. 3-701. Operation of vehicles without evidence of
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registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer | ||
broken or
disconnected. | ||
(a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly | ||
permit to
be
operated, except as provided in subsection (b) of | ||
this Section, upon any highway unless there shall be attached | ||
thereto and
displayed thereon when and as required by law, | ||
proper evidence of
registration in Illinois, as follows:
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(1) A vehicle required to be registered in Illinois. A | ||
current and
valid Illinois registration sticker or | ||
stickers and plate or plates, or
an Illinois temporary | ||
registration permit, or a drive-away or
in-transit permit, | ||
issued therefor by the Secretary of State; or
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(2) A vehicle eligible for Reciprocity. A current and | ||
valid
reciprocal foreign registration plate or plates | ||
properly issued to such
vehicle or a temporary registration | ||
issued therefor, by the reciprocal
State, and, in addition, | ||
when required by the Secretary, a current and
valid | ||
Illinois Reciprocity Permit or Prorate Decal issued
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therefor by the Secretary of State; or except as otherwise | ||
expressly
provided for in this Chapter.
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(b) A person may operate or permit operation of a vehicle | ||
upon any highway a vehicle that has been properly registered | ||
but does not display a current and valid Illinois registration | ||
sticker if he or she has proof, in the form of a printed | ||
receipt from the Secretary, that he or she registered the | ||
vehicle before the previous registration's expiration but has | ||
not received a new registration sticker from the Secretary. | ||
This printed proof of registration is valid for 30 days from | ||
the expiration of the previous registration sticker's date. | ||
(c) No person shall operate, nor shall any owner knowingly | ||
permit to be
operated, any vehicle of the second division for | ||
which the owner has
made an election to pay the mileage tax in | ||
lieu of the annual flat
weight tax, at any time when the | ||
odometer of such vehicle is broken or
disconnected, or is | ||
inoperable or not operating.
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(Source: P.A. 92-680, eff. 7-16-02.)
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