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Rep. Michael Unes
Filed: 4/15/2015
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1666
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| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1666 by replacing |
| 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
| 5 | | changing Section 3-413 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration |
| 8 | | stickers,
and drive-away permits; registration plate covers. |
| 9 | | (a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other |
| 10 | | than a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer, semitrailer,
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| 11 | | truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be |
| 12 | | attached
thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The |
| 13 | | registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer |
| 14 | | or
semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any |
| 15 | | apportionment
plate issued to a bus under the provisions of |
| 16 | | this Code shall be attached
to the rear thereof. The |
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| 1 | | registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or
an apportioned |
| 2 | | truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
attached to |
| 3 | | the front thereof.
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| 4 | | (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized |
| 5 | | forklifts, every Every registration plate shall at all times be |
| 6 | | securely fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for |
| 7 | | which it is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and |
| 8 | | at a height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, |
| 9 | | measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and |
| 10 | | position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
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| 11 | | condition to be clearly legible, free
from any materials that |
| 12 | | would obstruct the visibility of the plate. A registration |
| 13 | | plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it |
| 14 | | is otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
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| 15 | | evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to |
| 16 | | registration
plates as required by the Secretary of State, and |
| 17 | | be clearly visible at
all times. For those vehicles with rear |
| 18 | | loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is securely |
| 19 | | fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the plate and |
| 20 | | registration sticker shall not be required to be clearly |
| 21 | | visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted motorized |
| 22 | | forklift obstructing the view.
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| 23 | | (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code |
| 24 | | shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner |
| 25 | | prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is |
| 26 | | affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall |
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| 1 | | be void and of no effect.
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| 2 | | (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign |
| 3 | | registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with |
| 4 | | Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and |
| 5 | | displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an |
| 6 | | Illinois registration plate.
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| 7 | | (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted |
| 8 | | on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to |
| 9 | | the rear of
the camper body.
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| 10 | | (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the |
| 11 | | operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois |
| 12 | | registration plate, plates
or registration stickers, except as |
| 13 | | provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code, |
| 14 | | after the termination of the registration
period for which |
| 15 | | issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections |
| 16 | | 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
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| 17 | | (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is |
| 18 | | equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this |
| 19 | | subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is |
| 20 | | an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement |
| 21 | | of traffic. |
| 22 | | (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration |
| 23 | | plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business |
| 24 | | offense. |
| 25 | | (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting |
| 26 | | the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this |
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| 1 | | subsection (i) is a business offense. |
| 2 | | (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's |
| 3 | | mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle |
| 4 | | so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to |
| 5 | | be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from |
| 6 | | obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation |
| 7 | | of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning |
| 8 | | toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications |
| 9 | | prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited |
| 10 | | to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this |
| 11 | | subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor. |
| 12 | | (Source: P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13; 98-777, eff. 1-1-15; |
| 13 | | 98-1103, eff. 1-1-15; revised 10-1-14.)".
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