Full Text of SB1929 98th General Assembly
SB1929sam001 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Emil Jones, III Filed: 3/15/2013
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1929
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1929 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Section 11-1301.2 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
| 7 | | Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with | 8 | | disabilities.
| 9 | | (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by | 10 | | administrative rules, the
design, size, color, and placement of | 11 | | a person with disabilities motorist decal
or device
and shall | 12 | | provide for, by administrative
rules, the content and form of | 13 | | an application for a person with disabilities
motorist decal or | 14 | | device,
which shall be used by local authorities in the | 15 | | issuance thereof to a
person with temporary disabilities, | 16 | | provided that the decal or device is
valid for no more than 90 |
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| 1 | | days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon
continued | 2 | | disability, and further provided that the decal or device | 3 | | clearly
sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
| 4 | | The application shall
include the requirement of an Illinois | 5 | | Identification Card number or a State
of Illinois driver's | 6 | | license number.
This decal or device may be used by the | 7 | | authorized holder to designate and identify a vehicle not owned | 8 | | or displaying a
registration plate as provided in Sections | 9 | | 3-609 and 3-616 of this Act to
designate when the vehicle is | 10 | | being used to transport said person or persons
with | 11 | | disabilities, and thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges | 12 | | that would
be afforded a person with disabilities licensed | 13 | | vehicle.
Person with disabilities decals or devices issued and | 14 | | displayed pursuant to
this Section shall be recognized and | 15 | | honored by all local authorities
regardless of which local | 16 | | authority issued such decal or device.
| 17 | | The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by | 18 | | adequate
documentation that the person for whose benefit the | 19 | | decal or device is to be
used has a temporary disability as | 20 | | defined in Section 1-159.1 of this
Code and the disability is | 21 | | temporary .
| 22 | | (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible | 23 | | for the provision
of such decal or device, its issuance and | 24 | | designated placement within the
vehicle. The cost of such decal | 25 | | or device shall be at the discretion of
such local governing | 26 | | authority.
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| 1 | | (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section | 2 | | 3-616(c), issue
a person with disabilities parking decal or | 3 | | device to a person with
disabilities as defined by Section | 4 | | 1-159.1. Any person with disabilities
parking decal or device | 5 | | issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to
that | 6 | | person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the | 7 | | Secretary of
State. The person with disabilities parking decal | 8 | | or device shall not display
that person's address. One | 9 | | additional decal or device may be issued to an
applicant upon | 10 | | his or her written request and with the approval of the
| 11 | | Secretary of
State.
The written request must include a | 12 | | justification of the need for the
additional decal or device.
| 13 | | (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall | 14 | | provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate | 15 | | and distinct parking decal or device for persons with | 16 | | disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and who | 17 | | meet the qualifications under this subsection . The authorized | 18 | | holder of a decal or device issued under this subsection (c-5) | 19 | | shall be exempt from the payment of fees generated by parking | 20 | | in a metered space, a parking area subject to paragraph (10) of | 21 | | subsection (a) of Section 11-209 of this Code, or a publicly | 22 | | owned parking structure or area. | 23 | | The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to | 24 | | a person with
disabilities who: (i) has been issued | 25 | | registration plates under subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or | 26 | | Section 3-616 of this Code or a special decal or device under |
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| 1 | | this Section, (ii) holds a valid Illinois driver's license , ; | 2 | | and (iii) is unable to do one or more of the following: | 3 | | (1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain | 4 | | tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in | 5 | | parking lots or parking structures, due to the lack of fine | 6 | | motor control of both hands; | 7 | | (2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42 | 8 | | inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or | 9 | | upper extremity strength or mobility; | 10 | | (3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a | 11 | | wheelchair or other device for mobility; or | 12 | | (4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic, | 13 | | neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which | 14 | | the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost | 15 | | completely impedes the ability to walk. | 16 | | The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device | 17 | | shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician, | 18 | | physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse attesting to | 19 | | the permanent nature and estimated duration of the applicant's | 20 | | condition and verifying that the applicant meets the physical | 21 | | qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5). | 22 | | Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5), | 23 | | the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a | 24 | | person who has been issued registration plates under Section | 25 | | 3-616 of this Code or a special decal or device under this | 26 | | Section, if the applicant is the parent or guardian of a person |
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| 1 | | with disabilities who is under 18 years of age and incapable of | 2 | | driving. | 3 | | (d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost, | 4 | | stolen, or
destroyed decals upon application and payment of a | 5 | | $10 fee. The replacement
fee may be waived for individuals that | 6 | | have claimed and received a grant under
the Senior Citizens and | 7 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-72, eff. 1-1-10; 96-79, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, | 9 | | eff. 7-2-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-845, eff. 1-1-13; revised | 10 | | 8-3-12.)".
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