97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0164

 

Introduced 1/18/2011, by Rep. Chapin Rose

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/1-171  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171
625 ILCS 5/3-412  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412
625 ILCS 5/3-413  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the next registration year after the effective date of this amendatory Act in which the Secretary of State distributes newly designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, the Secretary of State shall issue one registration plate (instead of 2) for newly registered motor vehicles and the registration plate shall be attached to the rear (instead of front and rear) of the motor vehicle.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 1-171, 3-412, and 3-413 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/1-171)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171)
7    Sec. 1-171. Registration - Registration Sticker.
8Registration. The registration certificate or certificates,
9registration plates and registration stickers issued under the
10laws of this State pertaining to the registration of vehicles.
11    Registration Sticker or Stickers. A device or devices to be
12attached to a rear registration plate that will renew the
13registration and registration plate or plates for a
14pre-determined period not to exceed one registration year
15except as provided in subsection (1) of Section 3-414 of this
16Code. Should the Secretary of State determine it is advisable
17to require a registration sticker to be attached to a front
18registration plate, he may require such action and provide the
19necessary additional sticker. Such determination shall be
20publicly announced at least 30 days in advance of a new annual
21registration year.
22    Beginning with the next registration year after the
23effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General

 

 

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1Assembly in which the Secretary of State distributes newly
2designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, any
3reference to "plates" in the plural number in any law or rule
4shall be deemed to be a reference to the single registration
5plate required to be furnished and displayed in accordance with
6this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.
7(Source: P.A. 80-1185.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/3-412)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
9    Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration stickers
10to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
11    (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
12subject to annual registration for the first time shall issue
13or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate
14for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, moped or
15truck-tractor, 2 registration plates for other motor vehicles
16and, where applicable, current registration stickers for motor
17vehicles of the first division. Beginning with the next
18registration year after the effective date of this amendatory
19Act of the 97th General Assembly in which the Secretary of
20State distributes newly designed standard registration plates
21for motor vehicles, the Secretary of State upon registering a
22vehicle subject to annual registration for the first time shall
23issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration
24plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, motorized
25pedalcycle or truck-tractor, one registration plate for other

 

 

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1motor vehicles and, where applicable, current registration
2stickers for motor vehicles of the first division.
3    The provisions of this Section may be made applicable to
4such vehicles of the second division, as the Secretary of State
5may, from time to time, in his discretion designate. On
6subsequent annual registrations during the term of the
7registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
8Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued registration
9stickers as evidence of current registration. However, the
10issuance of annual registration stickers to vehicles
11registered under the provisions of Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3
12of this Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the
13issuance unnecessary.
14    (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it
15the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is
16issued, the name of this State, which may be abbreviated, the
17year number for which it was issued, which may be abbreviated,
18the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
19this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
20may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to
21vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates
22issued 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
25be displayed. Registration plates issued to a vehicle
26registered as a fleet vehicle may display a designation

 

 

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1determined by the Secretary.
2    The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters
3be used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to
4vehicles of the first division which are registered under this
5Code and only as suffixes on registration plates issued to
6other vehicles. Every registration sticker issued as evidence
7of current registration shall designate the year number for
8which it is issued and such other letters or numbers as the
9Secretary may prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color
10with the registration plates and registration stickers of the
11previous year.
12    (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
13numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
14shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
15distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated with
16reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate issued to
17vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
18    (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
19motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of
20registration plates as the type of plates issued for a private
21passenger vehicle.
22    (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
23car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration
24plates.
25    (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every motorcycle
26distinctive registration plates distinguishing between

 

 

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1motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters piston
2displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter piston
3displacement.
4    (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
5display a designation as determined by the Secretary that such
6vehicles are for-hire.
7    (h) (Blank).
8    (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and
9private ambulance registration plates identifying the vehicle
10as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the Department
11of Healthcare and Family Services registration information for
12the purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
13by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
14assistance recipients.
15    (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and
16private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery registration
17plates displaying numbers within ranges of numbers reserved
18respectively for medical carriers and rescue vehicles. The
19Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare and
20Family Services registration information for the purpose of
21verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
22medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services to
23public assistance recipients.
24    (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license
25plates or distinctive license plate stickers for every vehicle
26exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 12-503 by

 

 

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1subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection (g-5) of that
2Section before its deletion by this amendatory Act of the 95th
3General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue these plates or
4stickers immediately upon receiving the physician's
5certification required under subsection (g) of Section 12-503.
6New plates or stickers shall also be issued when the
7certification is renewed as provided in that subsection.
8    (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
9registration plates for low-speed vehicles.
10(Source: P.A. 95-202, eff. 8-16-07; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07;
1196-554, eff. 1-1-10; 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 96-815, eff.
1210-30-09; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/3-413)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
14    Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration
15stickers and drive-away permits.
16    (a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other
17than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor,
18apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
19thereto, one in the front and one in the rear. Beginning with
20the next registration year after the effective date of this
21amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly in which the
22Secretary of State distributes newly designed standard
23registration plates for motor vehicles, the registration plate
24issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer,
25semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned

 

 

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1truck shall be attached to the rear thereof.
2    The registration plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
3semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any
4apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions of
5this Code shall be attached to the rear thereof.
6    The registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or an
7apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
8attached to the front thereof.
9    (b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely
10fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it
11is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and at a
12height of not less than 5 inches from the ground, measuring
13from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be
14clearly visible and shall be maintained in a condition to be
15clearly legible, free from any materials that would obstruct
16the visibility of the plate, including, but not limited to,
17glass covers and plastic covers. Registration stickers issued
18as evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to
19registration plates as required by the Secretary of State, and
20be clearly visible at all times.
21    (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
22shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
23prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is
24affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit shall
25be void and of no effect.
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1registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with
2Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate and
3displayed on the front of such vehicle in the same manner as an
4Illinois registration plate.
5    (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted
6on a truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to
7the rear of the camper body.
8    (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
9operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
10registration plate, plates or registration stickers after the
11termination of the registration period for which issued or
12after the expiration date set pursuant to Sections 3-414 and
133-414.1 of this Code.
14(Source: P.A. 95-29, eff. 6-1-08; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07.)