(625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens.
Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the registration fee paid by
any vehicle owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles
displaying special registration plates or digital registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
3-651, 3-663, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the registration year in which the claimant
was eligible.
Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the registration fee paid by
any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles
displaying special registration plates or digital registration plates issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the registration year in which the claimant
was eligible.
Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would otherwise be eligible. Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806 of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the spouse of such a person. No more than one reduced registration fee under this Section shall be
allowed during any 12-month period based on the primary eligibility of any
individual, whether such reduced registration fee is allowed to the
individual or to the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
Section does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration fee
for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or special license
plates.
(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-807, eff. 1-1-23.)
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