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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 1-171, 3-412, and 3-413 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/1-171) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171)
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7 | Sec. 1-171. Registration - Registration Sticker. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Registration. The registration certificate or certificates, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | registration
plates and registration stickers issued under the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | laws of this State pertaining
to the registration of vehicles.
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11 | Registration Sticker or Stickers. A device or devices to be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | attached to
a rear registration plate that will renew the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | registration and registration
plate or plates for a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | pre-determined period not to exceed one registration
year | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | except as provided in subsection (1) of Section 3-414 of this | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Code.
Should the Secretary of State determine it is advisable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | to require a registration
sticker to be attached to a front | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | registration plate, he may require such
action and provide the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | necessary additional sticker. Such determination
shall be | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | publicly announced at least 30 days in advance of a new annual
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21 | registration year.
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22 | Beginning with the next registration year after the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General |
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1 | Assembly in which the Secretary of State distributes newly | ||||||
2 | designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, any | ||||||
3 | reference to "plates" in the plural number in any law or rule | ||||||
4 | shall be deemed to be a reference to
the single registration | ||||||
5 | plate required to be furnished and displayed in
accordance with | ||||||
6 | this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly. | ||||||
7 | (Source: P.A. 80-1185.)
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8 | (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
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9 | Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration stickers | ||||||
10 | to be
furnished by the Secretary of State. | ||||||
11 | (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle | ||||||
12 | subject to annual
registration for the first time shall issue | ||||||
13 | or shall cause to be issued to the
owner one registration plate | ||||||
14 | for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, moped, autocycle, or | ||||||
15 | truck-tractor, 2 registration plates for other motor vehicles
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16 | and, where applicable, current registration stickers for motor | ||||||
17 | vehicles of the
first division. Beginning with the next | ||||||
18 | registration year after the effective date of this amendatory | ||||||
19 | Act of the 101st General Assembly in which the Secretary of | ||||||
20 | State distributes newly designed standard registration plates | ||||||
21 | for motor vehicles, the Secretary of State upon registering a | ||||||
22 | vehicle subject to annual
registration for the first time shall | ||||||
23 | issue or shall cause to be issued to the
owner one registration | ||||||
24 | plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, motorized
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25 | pedalcycle or truck-tractor, one registration plate for other |
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1 | motor vehicles
and, when applicable, current registration | ||||||
2 | stickers for motor vehicles of the
first division. | ||||||
3 | The provisions of this Section may be made applicable to | ||||||
4 | such
vehicles of the second division, as the Secretary of State | ||||||
5 | may, from time to
time, in his discretion designate. On | ||||||
6 | subsequent annual registrations
during the term of the | ||||||
7 | registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
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8 | Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued registration | ||||||
9 | stickers as evidence
of current registration. However, the | ||||||
10 | issuance of annual registration stickers
to vehicles | ||||||
11 | registered under the provisions of Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 | ||||||
12 | of
this Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the | ||||||
13 | issuance unnecessary.
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14 | (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it | ||||||
15 | the registration
number assigned to the vehicle for which it is | ||||||
16 | issued, the name of this State,
which may be abbreviated, the | ||||||
17 | year number for which it was issued, which may
be abbreviated, | ||||||
18 | the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
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19 | this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
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20 | may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to | ||||||
21 | vehicles registered
under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates | ||||||
22 | issued to vehicles registered under
Section 3-405.3, the phrase | ||||||
23 | "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for
the word | ||||||
24 | "apportioned", the word "fleet", or other similar language to | ||||||
25 | be
displayed. Registration plates issued to a vehicle | ||||||
26 | registered as a fleet
vehicle may display a designation |
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1 | determined by the Secretary.
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2 | The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe
that letters | ||||||
3 | be used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to | ||||||
4 | vehicles
of the first division which are registered under this | ||||||
5 | Code and only as suffixes
on registration plates issued to | ||||||
6 | other vehicles. Every registration sticker
issued as evidence | ||||||
7 | of current registration shall designate the year number
for | ||||||
8 | which it is issued and such other letters or numbers as the | ||||||
9 | Secretary may
prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color | ||||||
10 | with the registration plates and
registration stickers of the | ||||||
11 | previous year.
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12 | (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and | ||||||
13 | numerals thereon,
except the year number for which issued, | ||||||
14 | shall be of sufficient size to be
plainly readable from a | ||||||
15 | distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be
coated with | ||||||
16 | reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate issued to
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17 | vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
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18 | (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger | ||||||
19 | motor vehicle
rented without a driver the same type of | ||||||
20 | registration plates as the type of
plates issued for a private | ||||||
21 | passenger vehicle.
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22 | (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
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23 | car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration | ||||||
24 | plates.
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25 | (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every motorcycle
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26 | distinctive registration plates distinguishing between
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1 | motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters piston
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2 | displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
piston | ||||||
3 | displacement.
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4 | (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
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5 | display a designation as determined by the Secretary that
such | ||||||
6 | vehicles are for-hire.
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7 | (h) (Blank).
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8 | (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and | ||||||
9 | private
ambulance registration plates identifying the vehicle | ||||||
10 | as an ambulance.
The Secretary shall forward to the Department | ||||||
11 | of Healthcare and Family Services registration
information for | ||||||
12 | the purpose of verification of claims filed with the
Department | ||||||
13 | by ambulance owners for payment for services to public | ||||||
14 | assistance
recipients.
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15 | (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and | ||||||
16 | private
medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery registration | ||||||
17 | plates displaying
numbers within ranges of numbers reserved | ||||||
18 | respectively for medical carriers
and rescue vehicles. The | ||||||
19 | Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare and | ||||||
20 | Family Services registration information for the purpose of | ||||||
21 | verification of claims filed
with the Department by owners of | ||||||
22 | medical carriers or rescue vehicles for
payment for services to | ||||||
23 | public assistance recipients.
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24 | (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license | ||||||
25 | plates or distinctive license plate stickers for every vehicle | ||||||
26 | exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 12-503 by |
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1 | subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection (g-5) of that | ||||||
2 | Section before its deletion by this amendatory Act of the 95th | ||||||
3 | General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue these plates or | ||||||
4 | stickers immediately upon receiving the physician's | ||||||
5 | certification required under subsection (g) of Section 12-503. | ||||||
6 | New plates or stickers shall also be issued when the | ||||||
7 | certification is renewed as provided in that subsection.
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8 | (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive | ||||||
9 | registration plates for low-speed vehicles. | ||||||
10 | (m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive | ||||||
11 | registration plates for autocycles. The dimensions of the plate | ||||||
12 | issued to autocycles shall be 4 by 7 inches. | ||||||
13 | (Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15 .)
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14 | (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
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15 | Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration | ||||||
16 | stickers,
and drive-away permits; registration plate covers. | ||||||
17 | (a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other | ||||||
18 | than a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer, semitrailer,
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19 | truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be | ||||||
20 | attached
thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. | ||||||
21 | Beginning with the next registration year after the effective | ||||||
22 | date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly in | ||||||
23 | which the Secretary of State distributes newly designed | ||||||
24 | standard registration plates for motor vehicles, the | ||||||
25 | registration plate issued for a
motor vehicle other than a |
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1 | motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
truck-tractor, apportioned | ||||||
2 | bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
to the rear of the | ||||||
3 | vehicle. | ||||||
4 | The registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, | ||||||
5 | trailer or
semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and | ||||||
6 | any apportionment
plate issued to a bus under the provisions of | ||||||
7 | this Code shall be attached
to the rear thereof. | ||||||
8 | The registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or
an | ||||||
9 | apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
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10 | attached to the front thereof.
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11 | (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized | ||||||
12 | forklifts, every registration plate shall at all times be | ||||||
13 | securely fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for | ||||||
14 | which it is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and | ||||||
15 | at a height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, | ||||||
16 | measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and | ||||||
17 | position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
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18 | condition to be clearly legible, free
from any materials that | ||||||
19 | would obstruct the visibility of the plate. A registration | ||||||
20 | plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it | ||||||
21 | is otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
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22 | evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to | ||||||
23 | registration
plates as required by the Secretary of State, and | ||||||
24 | be clearly visible at
all times. For those vehicles with rear | ||||||
25 | loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is securely | ||||||
26 | fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the plate and |
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1 | registration sticker shall not be required to be clearly | ||||||
2 | visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted motorized | ||||||
3 | forklift obstructing the view.
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4 | (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code | ||||||
5 | shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner | ||||||
6 | prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is | ||||||
7 | affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall | ||||||
8 | be void and of no effect.
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9 | (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign | ||||||
10 | registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with | ||||||
11 | Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and | ||||||
12 | displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an | ||||||
13 | Illinois registration plate.
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14 | (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted | ||||||
15 | on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to | ||||||
16 | the rear of
the camper body.
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17 | (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the | ||||||
18 | operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois | ||||||
19 | registration plate, plates
or registration stickers, except as | ||||||
20 | provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code, | ||||||
21 | after the termination of the registration
period for which | ||||||
22 | issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections | ||||||
23 | 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
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24 | (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is | ||||||
25 | equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this | ||||||
26 | subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is |
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1 | an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement | ||||||
2 | of traffic. | ||||||
3 | (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration | ||||||
4 | plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business | ||||||
5 | offense. | ||||||
6 | (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting | ||||||
7 | the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this | ||||||
8 | subsection (i) is a business offense. | ||||||
9 | (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's | ||||||
10 | mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle | ||||||
11 | so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to | ||||||
12 | be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from | ||||||
13 | obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation | ||||||
14 | of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning | ||||||
15 | toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications | ||||||
16 | prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited | ||||||
17 | to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this | ||||||
18 | subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15; 98-1103, eff. 1-1-15; 99-68, | ||||||
20 | eff. 1-1-16; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15 .)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
22 | becoming law.
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