HB1116ham001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

State Government Administration Committee

Filed: 3/1/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1116

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1116 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 3-808.1 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)

Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:

1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State agency financed by funds appropriated by the General Assembly;

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.

(b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to the following:

1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, operated by or for any county, township or municipal corporation;

2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal corporations for persons with disabilities.

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.

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.

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 distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.

6. Beginning with the 2008 registration year, vehicles owned by the fire department of a municipality or a fire protection district, or owned by a chief officer of the fire department if the chief officer is authorized by the corporate authorities of the municipality or fire protection district to use the vehicle as an emergency response vehicle. There shall appear on these plates, in addition to the designation of the State and the year for which the license plate was issued, the letters FD displayed vertically on the left side of the plate, followed by the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Division number of the fire department and the radio signature number of the vehicle, followed in the next line by the words "Fire Department".

(Source: P.A. 94-619, eff. 1-1-06.)".