(625 ILCS 5/3-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-601)
Sec. 3-601. Operation of vehicles under special plates.
(a) A manufacturer owning any unregistered vehicle of a type otherwise
required to be registered under this Act may operate or move such upon the
highways without registering each such vehicle upon condition that any such
vehicle display thereon, a special plate or plates issued to such owner as
provided in this Article.
(b) A dealer owning any unregistered vehicle of a type otherwise
required to be registered under this Act and held by him for sale or
resale, may operate or move such upon the highways without registering each
such vehicle upon condition that any such vehicle display thereon a special
plate or plates issued to such owner as provided in this Article. A dealer may use a special plate issued to the dealer to transport a vehicle sold to a customer either by towing or by driving the sold vehicle with the special plate attached to the vehicle.
(c) A transporter may operate or move any vehicle not owned by him upon
the highways by the driveaway or towaway methods solely for the purpose of
delivery upon likewise displaying thereon like plates issued to him as
provided in this Article.
(d) A boat dealer owning any boat trailer of a type otherwise required
to be registered under this Act may operate or move such upon the highways
and haul a boat customarily sold with such boat trailer, without
registering each such boat trailer upon condition that any such boat
trailer display thereon, in the manner prescribed in Section 3-413, a
special plate or plates issued to such owner as provided in this Article.
(e) Any person owning unregistered vehicles of a type required to be
registered and which are exclusively operated off the highways and upon
private property, may move such vehicles from one plant location to another
upon the highways without registering each such vehicle upon conditions
that any such vehicle display thereon a special plate or plates issued to
such persons as provided in this Article. Such vehicles must be unladen and
may not be operated upon any highways with such special plates except for
the interplant movement.
(f) Any person owning a vehicle of a type required to be registered
which when purchased is not yet equipped for work or service, may move such
vehicle from the point of original manufacture or sale to a body shop or
other place where the vehicle is to be equipped for work or service and
from such point to the owner's place of business without first registering
each such vehicle upon condition that any such vehicle display thereon a
special plate or plates issued to such person as provided in this Article.
Upon completion of such movement, any such vehicle subject to registration
must be properly registered.
(g) Special plates issued under this Article must be displayed in the
manner provided for in Section 3-413.
(h) Any such vehicle bearing such special plate or plates may be
operated without registration for any purpose, except that no such special
plate or plates shall be used on any vehicle which is rented by the
manufacturer or dealer to another person or which is used to transport
passengers or property for hire, nor, except as provided in paragraph (i)
of this Section, shall any such special plate or plates be used on a second
division vehicle which is carrying cargo or merchandise except in
demonstrating such second division vehicle for the purposes of sale, or for
the purpose of testing engine and driveline components.
(i) The provisions of this Article authorizing special plates shall not
apply to work or service vehicles owned by a manufacturer, transporter or
dealer except a truck up to 8,000 pounds gross weight owned by a dealer and
used for hauling parts incidental to the operation of the dealer's
business.
(j) The Secretary of State may limit the number of special plates issued
to any applicant.
(Source: P.A. 101-505, eff. 1-1-20.)
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