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| Public Act 099-0707 | ||||
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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 3-806.3 and 3-808.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
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Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens.
Commencing with the 2009 | ||||
registration year, the registration fee paid by
any vehicle | ||||
owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
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Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act | ||||
or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of | ||||
the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars | ||||
displaying standard
multi-year registration plates issued | ||||
under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles
displaying special | ||||
registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
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3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, | ||||
3-647, 3-650,
3-651, or 3-663, motor vehicles registered at | ||||
8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational | ||||
vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
Section | ||||
3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be | ||||
entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the registration | ||||
year in which the claimant
was eligible.
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Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the | ||||
registration fee paid by
any vehicle owner who has claimed and | ||
received a grant under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with | ||
Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act or who is the spouse of | ||
such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee
otherwise | ||
provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
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multi-year registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, | ||
motor vehicles
displaying special registration plates issued | ||
under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
3-622, 3-623, 3-624, | ||
3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, | ||
3-663, or 3-664, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or | ||
less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational vehicles | ||
registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
Section 3-815(b). | ||
Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to
this | ||
reduced registration fee for the registration year in which the | ||
claimant
was eligible.
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Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced fee | ||
under this Section shall apply to any special registration | ||
plate authorized in Article VI of Chapter 3 of this Code, for | ||
which the applicant would otherwise be eligible. | ||
Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806 | ||
of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who | ||
has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and | ||
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the | ||
spouse of such a person. | ||
No more than one reduced registration fee under this | ||
Section shall be
allowed during any 12-month 12 month period | ||
based on the primary eligibility of any
individual, whether | ||
such reduced registration fee is allowed to the
individual or | ||
to the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
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Section does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the | ||
registration fee
for motor vehicles displaying vanity, | ||
personalized, or special license
plates.
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(Source: P.A. 99-71, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; revised | ||
10-19-15.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
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Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates | ||
shall be issued,
at no charge, to the following:
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1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | ||
owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State
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agency financed by funds appropriated by the General | ||
Assembly;
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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.
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(b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, | ||
for a one time
fee of $8.00, to the following:
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1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | ||
operated by or
for any county, township or municipal | ||
corporation.
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2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal | ||
corporations for
persons with disabilities.
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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.
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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.
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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
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distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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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. | ||
7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | ||
that do not require a school bus driver permit under | ||
Section 6-104 to operate, and are owned by a public school | ||
district from grades K-12 or a public community college. | ||
8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles | ||
of the first division or vehicles of the second division | ||
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a | ||
medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or | ||
township. | ||
(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). | ||
(e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle | ||
owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal | ||
corporation that has been issued registration plates under this | ||
Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration | ||
from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county, township, or | ||
municipal corporation shall report to the Secretary of State | ||
any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to another | ||
vehicle operated by or for any county, township, or municipal | ||
corporation. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-436, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1074, eff. 1-1-15; | ||
99-166, eff. 7-28-15.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||