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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4344

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 4344 as follows:

 3    on  page  1,  by  replacing  lines  4  through  12  with  the
 4    following:

 5        "Section 5. The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    adding Sections 1-113.1, 1-202.1, 3-804.1, and 3-804.2 and by
 7    changing   Sections  3-104,  3-413,  4-209,  12-205,  12-208,
 8    12-301, 12-501, 12-607, 12-608, 13-101, 13A-104,  and  13B-15
 9    as follows:"; and

10    on page 5, below line 15, by inserting the following:

11        "(625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
12        Sec. 3-413.  Display of registration plates, registration
13    stickers and driveway decal permits.
14        (a)  Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other
15    than   a  motorcycle,  trailer,  semitrailer,  truck-tractor,
16    apportioned bus,  or  apportioned  truck  shall  be  attached
17    thereto,  one  in  the  front  and  one  in  the  rear.   The
18    registration  plate  issued  for  a  motorcycle,  trailer  or
19    semitrailer  required  to  be  registered  hereunder  and any
20    apportionment plate issued to a bus under the  provisions  of
21    this  Code  shall  be  attached  to  the  rear  thereof.  The
 
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 1    registration   plate   issued   for  a  truck-tractor  or  an
 2    apportioned truck required to be registered  hereunder  shall
 3    be attached to the front thereof.
 4        (b)  Every  registration  plate  shall  at  all  times be
 5    securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for
 6    which it is issued so as to prevent the plate  from  swinging
 7    and  at  a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground,
 8    measuring from the bottom of such plate, except  that  street
 9    rod and custom vehicle registration plates must be mounted no
10    less than 5 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom
11    of  the  plate.  A registration plate must also be in a place
12    and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in
13    a condition to be clearly legible, free  from  any  materials
14    that  would obstruct the visibility of the plate,  including,
15    but not limited to, glass covers and tinted  plastic  covers.
16    Clear  plastic  covers are permissible as long as they remain
17    clear and do not  obstruct  the  visibility  of  the  plates.
18    Registration  stickers  issued  as evidence of renewed annual
19    registration shall be  attached  to  registration  plates  as
20    required by the Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at
21    all times.
22        (c)  Every  driveway decal permit issued pursuant to this
23    Code shall be firmly attached to the inside windshield of the
24    motor vehicle in such a manner  that  it  cannot  be  removed
25    without  being  destroyed.  If such decal permits are affixed
26    to a motor vehicle in any other manner the  permit  shall  be
27    void and of no effect.
28        (d)  The  Illinois  prorate  decal  issued  to  a foreign
29    registered vehicle part of a fleet  prorated  or  apportioned
30    with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate and
31    displayed  on the front of such vehicle in the same manner as
32    an Illinois registration plate.
33        (e)  The registration plate  issued  for  a  camper  body
34    mounted  on  a  truck displaying registration plates shall be
 
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 1    attached to the rear of the camper body.
 2        (f)  No person shall operate a vehicle,  nor  permit  the
 3    operation  of  a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
 4    registration plate, plates or registration stickers after the
 5    termination of the registration period for  which  issued  or
 6    after  the expiration date set pursuant to Sections 3-414 and
 7    3-414.1 of this Code.
 8    (Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96; 89-375,  eff.  8-18-95.)";
 9    and

10    on page 5, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following:
11        "Sec.  3-804.1.  Custom vehicles.  The owner of a  custom
12    vehicle may register that"; and

13    on page  5,  by  replacing  lines  24  through  27  with  the
14    following:
15    "uses  and will not be used for general daily transportation.
16    The"; and

17    on page 6, by deleting lines 4 through 12; and

18    on page 6, by replacing lines 14 and 15 with the following:
19        "Sec. 3-804.2.  Street rods.  The owner of street rod may
20    register the vehicle for"; and

21    on page  6,  by  replacing  lines  21  through  24  with  the
22    following:
23    "general  daily  transportation. The Secretary may, in his or
24    her"; and

25    on page 6, by deleting line 33; and

26    on page 7, by deleting lines 1 through 8; and

27    on page 8, by deleting lines 14 through 33; and

28    on page 9, by deleting lines 1 through 28; and

29    on page 10, by replacing line 23 with the following:
 
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 1    "shall be equipped with"; and

 2    on page 11, by replacing lines 12 and 13 with the following:
 3    "12-208 of this Act."; and

 4    on page 11,  by  replacing  lines  28  through  33  with  the
 5    following:
 6    "emit  a  red  or  amber  light.  An antique vehicle shall be
 7    equipped  with  a  turn  signal  device  of  the  same   type
 8    originally   installed   by   the  manufacturer  as  original
 9    equipment and in working order."; and

10    on page 13, by replacing lines 2 and 3 with the following:
11        "3.  Every antique vehicle shall  be  equipped  with  the
12    brakes of"; and

13    on page 15, below line 30, by inserting the following:

14        "(625 ILCS 5/12-607) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-607)
15        Sec. 12-607. Suspension System.
16        (a)  It  shall  be  unlawful  to operate a motor vehicle,
17    other than a street rod or a custom vehicle, on  any  highway
18    of  this  State  when the suspension system has been modified
19    from the original manufactured design  by  lifting  the  body
20    from  the  chassis  in  excess  of  3  inches or to cause the
21    horizontal line from the front to the  rear  bumper  to  vary
22    over 3 inches in height when measured from a level surface of
23    the highway to the lower edge of the bumper.
24        (b)  Nothing   in   this   Section   shall   prevent  the
25    installation of manufactured heavy duty equipment to  include
26    shock  absorbers  and  overload  springs,  nor shall anything
27    contained in this Section prevent a person to operate a motor
28    vehicle on any highway of this State with normal wear of  the
29    suspension  system if normal wear does not affect the control
30    or safe operation of the  vehicle.  This  Section  shall  not
31    apply  to  motor  vehicles designed or modified primarily for
 
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 1    off-highway racing purposes while such vehicles are in tow or
 2    to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.
 3    (Source: P.A. 78-436.)"; and

 4    on  page  17,  by  replacing  lines  2  through  7  with  the
 5    following:
 6        "(b)  This Section shall not apply to street rods, custom
 7    vehicles, motor vehicles designed or modified  primarily  for
 8    off-highway  purposes  while  such  vehicles are in tow or to
 9    motorcycles or motor driven cycles,  nor  to  motor  vehicles
10    registered  as  antique  vehicles when the original design of
11    such antique vehicles did not include bumpers. The provisions
12    of this"; and

13    on page 19, by replacing line 19 with the following:
14             "(h)  vehicles owned or operated by a  manufacturer,
15        dealer".

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