93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB5105


 
Introduced 02/05/04, by Eddie Washington
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		















New Act





625 ILCS 5/3-501.1
  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-501.1







    Creates the Low Digit License Plate Act and amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of license plates numbered 1 through 9999, with no letters, and license plates containing a single, 2, or three letters only. Establishes conditions for the issuance of these plates. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for implementing the Act. Provides that the new Act does not affect the reassignment and transfer rights of holders of low digit plates under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
















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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 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Low 
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Digit License Plate Act.
 
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    Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act, "low digit 
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license plate" means any license plate numbered 1 through 
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9,999, with no letters, and any license plate containing a 
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single, 2, or 3 letters only.
 
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    Section 10. Issuance of low digit license plates. 
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    (a)  Any low digit license plates that are not subject to 
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reassignment under Section 3-421 of the Vehicle Code shall be 
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issued as follows:

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         (1) Any low digit license plates that have not 
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    previously been issued may not be issued until 60 days 
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    after they become available to be issued.

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         (2) The Secretary of State shall maintain and update 
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    weekly an Internet-based list of all available low digit 
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    license plates.

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         (3) An applicant for low digit license plates may 
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    apply for any available low digit license plate.

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         (4) Low digit license plates shall be issued to 
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    individuals that applied for the low digit license plates 
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    and paid any necessary fees.  If there are 2 or more 
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    applicants for a particular low digit license plate, the 
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    low digit plate shall be issued to an applicant by means of 
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    a lottery or other fair and impartial method of random 
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    selection.

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         (5) An applicant for low digit license plates may 
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    apply for alternate low digit license plates if his or her 
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    first choice is unavailable.

 
 


 






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    Section 15. Secretary of State shall adopt rules to 
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implement this Act. 
 
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    Section 20. Effect on other Acts. Nothing in this Act 
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affects the right of reassignment of a holder of low digit 
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plates under Section 3-421 of the Vehicle Code nor the right of 
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transfer of a holder of low digit license plates under Section 
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3-501.1 of that  Code. 


 
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    Section 90. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
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changing Section 3-501.1 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-501.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-501.1)


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    Sec. 3-501.1. Transfer or return of vanity,
or 
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personalized, or low digit license
plates. When any person who 
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has been issued vanity,
or personalized, or low digit license

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plates sells, trades or otherwise releases the ownership of the 
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vehicle
upon which the vanity,
or personalized, or low digit 
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license plates have been displayed,
he shall immediately report 
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the transfer of such plates to an acquired
motor vehicle 
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pursuant to Section 3-501 and pay the transfer fee
or
shall, 
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upon the request of the Secretary, immediately return such 
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plates
to the Secretary of State. The right to
reassignment of 
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the registration plate number shall apply as provided in

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Section 3-421 of this Code.

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(Source: P.A. 88-78.)