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Public Act 0794 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 097-0794

HB5780 Enrolled LRB097 16935 HEP 62123 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 3-808.1 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
    Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates
shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:
        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
    owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
    Assembly;
        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.
    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
for a one time fee of $8.00, to the following:
        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
    operated by or for any county, township or municipal
    corporation.
        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
    corporations for persons with disabilities.
        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.
        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.
        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
    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (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.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2013

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