Rep. John C. D'Amico
Filed: 3/22/2019
 
 

 

 

 
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1
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 188




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 188 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-421 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-421)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-421)



7    Sec. 3-421. Right of reassignment. 
8    (a) Every natural person
shall have the right of 
9reassignment of the license number issued
to him during the 
10current registration plate term, for the
ensuing registration 
11plate term, provided his application
for reassignment is 
12received in the Office of the Secretary of
State on or before 
13September 30 of the final year of the
registration plate term 
14as to a vehicle registered on a calendar
year, and on or before 
15March 31 as to a vehicle registered on
a fiscal year.  The right 
16of reassignment shall apply to every natural person
under the 
 
 
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1staggered registration system provided the application for 
2reassignment
is received in the Office of the Secretary of 
3State by the 1st day of the
month immediately preceding the 
4applicant's month of expiration.

5    In addition, every natural person shall have the right of

6reassignment of the license number issued to him for a two-year

7registration, for the ensuing two-year period.  Where the

8two-year period is for two calendar years, the application
for 
9reassignment must be received by the Secretary
of State on or 
10before September 30th of the year preceding
commencement of the 
11two-year period.  Where the two-year
period is for two fiscal 
12years commencing on July 1, the
application for reassignment 
13must be received by the Secretary
of State on or before April 
1430th immediately preceding
commencement of the two-year 
15period.

16    (b) Notwithstanding the above provision, the Secretary of

17State shall, subject to the existing right of reassignment,

18have the authority to designate new specific combinations of

19numerical, alpha-numerical, and numerical-alpha licenses for

20vehicles registered on a calendar year or on a fiscal year,

21whether the license be issued for one or more years.  The new

22combinations so specified shall not be subject to the right
of 
23reassignment, and no right of reassignment thereto may at
any 
24future time be acquired.

25    (c) If a person has a registration plate in his or her name 
26and seeks to reassign the registration plate to his or her  
 
 
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1spouse, the Secretary shall waive any transfer fee or vanity or 
2personalized registration plate fee upon both spouses signing a 
3form authorizing the reassignment of registration.
4    (c-1) If a person that has a registration plate in his or 
5her name seeks to reassign the registration plate to his or her 
6child, the Secretary shall waive any transfer fee or vanity or 
7personalized registration plate fee.
8(Source: P.A. 80-230; 80-1185.)".