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| Public Act 097-0794 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 3-808.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
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Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates | ||||
shall be issued,
at no charge, to the following:
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1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | ||||
owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State
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agency financed by funds appropriated by the General | ||||
Assembly;
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2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned | ||||
and
operated by the State of Illinois or by any State | ||||
agency financed by funds
appropriated by the General | ||||
Assembly.
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(b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, | ||||
for a one time
fee of $8.00, to the following:
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1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, | ||||
operated by or
for any county, township or municipal | ||||
corporation.
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2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal | ||||
corporations for
persons with disabilities.
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3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, | ||
county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff | ||
and designated deputy sheriffs. These
registration plates | ||
shall contain the specific county code and unit number.
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4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, | ||
or municipal
corporations and used for law enforcement | ||
purposes when the Manufacturer's
Statement of Origin is | ||
accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
or | ||
a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this | ||
all-terrain vehicle
has been
converted to a street worthy | ||
vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set
forth in | ||
Chapter 12 of this Code.
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5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, | ||
municipally-owned vehicles
operated by or for any police | ||
department. These registration plates shall
contain the | ||
designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
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distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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(c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, | ||
county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff and | ||
designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration | ||
plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt | ||
from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle | ||
to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the | ||
Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one | ||
vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county | ||
sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State | ||
shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c). | ||
(d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, | ||
municipally-owned vehicles
operated by or for any police | ||
department that have been issued registration plates under | ||
subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt from any fee for | ||
the transfer of registration from one vehicle to another | ||
vehicle. Each municipal police department shall report to the | ||
Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one | ||
vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any municipal | ||
police department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to | ||
implement this subsection (d). | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-430, eff. 1-1-12.)
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