Public Act 098-0879
 
SB3255 EnrolledLRB098 19628 MLW 54827 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 11-1301.2 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
    Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with
disabilities.
    (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by
administrative rules, the design, size, color, and placement of
a person with disabilities motorist decal or device and shall
provide for, by administrative rules, the content and form of
an application for a person with disabilities motorist decal or
device, which shall be used by local authorities in the
issuance thereof to a person with temporary disabilities,
provided that the decal or device is valid for no more than 90
days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon continued
disability, and further provided that the decal or device
clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
The application shall include the requirement of an Illinois
Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's
license number. This decal or device may be used by the
authorized holder to designate and identify a vehicle not owned
or displaying a registration plate as provided in Sections
3-609 and 3-616 of this Act to designate when the vehicle is
being used to transport said person or persons with
disabilities, and thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges
that would be afforded a person with disabilities licensed
vehicle. Person with disabilities decals or devices issued and
displayed pursuant to this Section shall be recognized and
honored by all local authorities regardless of which local
authority issued such decal or device.
    The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the
decal or device is to be used has a disability as defined in
Section 1-159.1 of this Code and the disability is temporary.
    (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible
for the provision of such decal or device, its issuance and
designated placement within the vehicle. The cost of such decal
or device shall be at the discretion of such local governing
authority.
    (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section
3-616(c), issue a person with disabilities parking decal or
device to a person with disabilities as defined by Section
1-159.1. Any person with disabilities parking decal or device
issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to that
person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the
Secretary of State. The person with disabilities parking decal
or device shall not display that person's address. One
additional decal or device may be issued to an applicant upon
his or her written request and with the approval of the
Secretary of State. The written request must include a
justification of the need for the additional decal or device.
    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall
provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate
and distinct parking decal or device for persons with
disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and who
meet the qualifications under this subsection. The authorized
holder of a decal or device issued under this subsection (c-5)
shall be exempt from the payment of fees generated by parking
in a metered space, a parking area subject to paragraph (10) of
subsection (a) of Section 11-209 of this Code, or a publicly
owned parking area.
    The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to
a person with disabilities who: (i) has been issued
registration plates under subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or
Section 3-616 of this Code or a special decal or device under
this Section, (ii) holds a valid Illinois driver's license, and
(iii) is unable to do one or more of the following:
        (1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain
    tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in
    parking lots, due to the lack of fine motor control of both
    hands;
        (2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42
    inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or
    upper extremity strength or mobility;
        (3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a
    wheelchair or other device for mobility; or
        (4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic,
    neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which
    the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost
    completely impedes the ability to walk.
    The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device
shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician,
physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse attesting to
the permanent nature of the applicant's condition and verifying
that the applicant meets the physical qualifications specified
in this subsection (c-5).
    Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5),
the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a
person who has been issued registration plates under Section
3-616 of this Code or a special decal or device under this
Section, if the applicant is the parent or guardian of a person
with disabilities who is under 18 years of age and incapable of
driving.
    (d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost,
stolen, or destroyed decals upon application and payment of a
$10 fee. The replacement fee may be waived for individuals that
have claimed and received a grant under the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act.
    (e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e)
of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or
device under this Section shall not be required to submit
evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device
if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted
evidence from his or her physician or the Department of
Veterans' Affairs that the disability is of a permanent nature.
However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to ensure
the veteran still resides in this State at the time of the
renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to
provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary of
State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for this
exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the persons
who have been issued a decal or device to the list of persons
who have been issued a disabled veteran vehicle registration
plate under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified
as a veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of
this Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of
the Illinois Identification Card Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-845, eff. 1-1-13;
98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-577, eff. 1-1-14.)