Full Text of HB1209 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | 5 | | changing Sections 3-506, 3-802, and 3-806.3 and by adding | 6 | | Section 3-699.22 as follows: | 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-506) | 8 | | Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military | 9 | | service members. Upon the death of a military service member | 10 | | who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, | 11 | | 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, | 12 | | 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, | 13 | | 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, | 14 | | 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20 , | 15 | | or 3-699.22 of this Code, the surviving spouse of that service | 16 | | member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a | 17 | | resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or | 18 | | her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. | 19 | | For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means | 20 | | any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of | 21 | | the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard | 22 | | or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been | 23 | | issued a special plate listed in this Section.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22 .) | 2 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new) | 3 | | Sec. 3-699.22. United States Space Force plates. | 4 | | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | 5 | | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | 6 | | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of | 7 | | State, may issue United States Space Force license plates to | 8 | | residents of this State who are serving or have served in the | 9 | | United States Space Force. The special United States Space | 10 | | Force plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to | 11 | | passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of | 12 | | the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. | 13 | | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | 14 | | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The | 15 | | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be | 16 | | issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with | 17 | | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to | 18 | | designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) | 19 | | of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall approve and | 20 | | prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
| 21 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
| 22 | | Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
| 23 | | (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the | 24 | | following words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as |
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| 1 | | follows:
| 2 | | "Reclassification" means changing the registration of | 3 | | a vehicle from one
plate category to another.
| 4 | | "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a | 5 | | vehicle within the
same plate category.
| 6 | | (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one | 7 | | plate category
to another, the owner shall receive credit for | 8 | | the unused portion of the
present
plate and be charged the | 9 | | current portion fees for the new plate. In addition,
the | 10 | | appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees | 11 | | shall be
assessed.
| 12 | | (b-5) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any | 13 | | individual who has a registration issued under either Section | 14 | | 3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate | 15 | | under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, | 16 | | 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, | 17 | | 3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, | 18 | | 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15, | 19 | | 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20 , or 3-699.22 may | 20 | | reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special | 21 | | license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a | 22 | | replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker | 23 | | or digital registration sticker cost. | 24 | | (b-10) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any | 25 | | individual who has a special license plate issued under | 26 | | Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, |
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| 1 | | 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, | 2 | | 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, | 3 | | 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, or 3-699.17 , or | 4 | | 3-699.22 may reclass his or her special license plate upon | 5 | | acquiring a new registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 | 6 | | without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or | 7 | | registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost. | 8 | | (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the | 9 | | same plate
category, the owner shall pay the difference in | 10 | | current period fees between the 2
plates. In addition, the | 11 | | appropriate replacement plate and replacement
sticker fees | 12 | | shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, | 13 | | the
corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
| 14 | | (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change | 15 | | the registered
weight and change the plate category, the owner | 16 | | shall receive credit for the
unused portion of the | 17 | | registration fee of the current plate and pay the current
| 18 | | portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in | 19 | | addition, pay the
appropriate replacement plate
and | 20 | | replacement sticker fees.
| 21 | | (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate | 22 | | category can be done
only once within any registration period.
| 23 | | (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances | 24 | | found in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); | 25 | | however, when reclassing from a flat
weight plate to an | 26 | | apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit |
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| 1 | | amounts to an overpayment.
| 2 | | (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered | 3 | | under the mileage
tax option is revoked, the owner shall be | 4 | | required to pay the annual
registration fee in the new plate | 5 | | category and shall not receive any credit for
the mileage | 6 | | plate fees.
| 7 | | (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on | 8 | | first division
vehicles, second division vehicles weighing | 9 | | 8,000 pounds or less, and
recreational
vehicles. Those plates | 10 | | can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
| 11 | | (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing | 12 | | 8,000 pounds or
less and passenger vehicle plates may be | 13 | | reclassed from one division to the
other.
| 14 | | (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one | 15 | | division to the
other division is prohibited. In addition, a | 16 | | reclass from a motor vehicle to a
trailer or a trailer to a | 17 | | motor vehicle is prohibited.
| 18 | | (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; | 19 | | 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21 .)
| 20 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
| 21 | | Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens.
Commencing with the 2009 | 22 | | registration year, the registration fee paid by
any vehicle | 23 | | owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
| 24 | | Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act | 25 | | or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $10 instead of |
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| 1 | | the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars | 2 | | displaying standard
multi-year registration plates or digital | 3 | | registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor | 4 | | vehicles
displaying special registration plates or digital | 5 | | registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
| 6 | | 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, | 7 | | 3-647, 3-650,
3-651, 3-663, or 3-699.17, or 3-699.22, motor | 8 | | vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
| 9 | | 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds | 10 | | or less under
Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of | 11 | | claimants shall also be entitled to
this reduced registration | 12 | | fee for the registration year in which the claimant
was | 13 | | eligible.
| 14 | | Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the | 15 | | registration fee paid by
any vehicle owner who has claimed and | 16 | | received a grant under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with | 17 | | Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act or who is the spouse of | 18 | | such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee
otherwise | 19 | | provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
| 20 | | multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates | 21 | | issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles
displaying | 22 | | special registration plates or digital registration plates | 23 | | issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
3-622, 3-623, | 24 | | 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, | 25 | | 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, or 3-699.22, motor vehicles | 26 | | registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and |
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| 1 | | recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
| 2 | | Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also | 3 | | be entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the | 4 | | registration year in which the claimant
was eligible.
| 5 | | Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced | 6 | | fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration | 7 | | plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI | 8 | | of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would | 9 | | otherwise be eligible. | 10 | | Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806 | 11 | | of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who | 12 | | has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and | 13 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the | 14 | | spouse of such a person. | 15 | | No more than one reduced registration fee under this | 16 | | Section shall be
allowed during any 12-month period based on | 17 | | the primary eligibility of any
individual, whether such | 18 | | reduced registration fee is allowed to the
individual or to | 19 | | the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
Section | 20 | | does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration | 21 | | fee
for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or | 22 | | special license
plates.
| 23 | | (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; | 24 | | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-807, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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