93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6611


 
Introduced 02/09/04, by Robert Rita
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













625 ILCS 5/3-806.6 new










    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for immediate issuance of a new and different set of plates to a victim of domestic violence if specified conditions are met.
















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HB6611

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    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 
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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 adding 
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Section 3-806.6 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.6  new)
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    Sec. 3-806.6. Victims of domestic violence.
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    (a) The
Secretary shall issue new and different license 
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plates immediately
upon request to the registered owner of a 
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vehicle who appears in
person and submits a completed 
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application, if all of the following
are provided:
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        (1) proof of ownership of the vehicle that is 
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    acceptable to the
Secretary;
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        (2) a driver's license or identification card 
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    containing a picture
of the licensee or cardholder issued 
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    to the registered owner by the
Secretary under Section 
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    6-110 or 6-107 of this Code or Section 4 of the Illinois 
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    Identification Card Act. The Office of the Secretary shall 
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    conduct a search of its records to verify the authenticity 
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    of any document submitted under this paragraph (2);
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        (3) the previously issued license plates from the 
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    vehicle;
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        (4) payment of the required fee for the issuance of

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    duplicate license plates under Section 3-417; and
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        (5) one of the following:
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            (A) a copy of a police report, court documentation, 
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        or other law
enforcement documentation identifying the 
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        registered owner of the
vehicle as the victim of an 
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        incident of abuse, as defined in Section 103 of the 
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        Domestic Violence Act, or the subject of
stalking, as 
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        defined in Section 12-7.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961;
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            (B) a written acknowledgment, dated within 30 days 
 


 






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        of submission,
on the letterhead of a domestic violence 
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        agency, that the registered
owner is actively seeking 
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        assistance or has sought assistance from
that agency 
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        within the past year; or
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            (C) an order of protection issued under Section 214 
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        of the Domestic Violence Act that names the registered 
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        owner as a protected
party.
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    (b) This Section does not apply to license plates issued 
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    under Section 3-806.4 or to special license plates issued under 
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    Article VI of this Chapter.