Public Act 102-0807
 
HB5304 EnrolledLRB102 24839 RAM 34085 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 adding
Section 3-806.3 as follows:
 
    (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 $24 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 $24 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.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2023