97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4688
 
Introduced 2/3/2012, by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



625 ILCS 5/3-808.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance, at no charge, of vehicle registration plates to vehicles owned and operated by private university or college law enforcement agencies. Provides that the plates shall contain the designation "university police" and shall be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State. Provides that the registration plates shall be utilized on any university or college law enforcement agency vehicle, except for motorized cycles and all-terrain vehicles. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 3-808.1 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)


7    Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates 
8shall be issued,
at no charge, to the following:


9        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, 
10    owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State

11    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General 
12    Assembly;


13        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned 
14    and
operated by the State of Illinois or by any State 
15    agency financed by funds
appropriated by the General 
16    Assembly.

17    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, 
18for a one time
fee of $8.00, to the following:


19        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, 
20    operated by or
for any county, township or municipal 
21    corporation.


22        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal 
23    corporations for
persons with disabilities.


 
 
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1        3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, 
2    county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff 
3    and designated deputy sheriffs.  These
registration plates 
4    shall contain the specific county code and unit number.


5        4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, 
6    or municipal
corporations and used for law enforcement 
7    purposes when the Manufacturer's
Statement of Origin is 
8    accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
or 
9    a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this 
10    all-terrain vehicle
has been
converted to a street worthy 
11    vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set
forth in 
12    Chapter 12 of this Code.


13        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, 
14    municipally-owned vehicles
operated by or for any police 
15    department.  These registration plates shall
contain the 
16    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and

17    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.

18        6. Vehicles owned and operated by private university or 
19    college law enforcement agencies. These registration 
20    plates shall contain the designation "university police" 
21    and shall be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the 
22    Secretary of State. These registration plates shall be 
23    utilized on any private university or college law 
24    enforcement agency vehicle except for motorized cycles and 
25    all-terrain vehicles. 
26    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, 
 
 
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1county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff and 
2designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration 
3plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt 
4from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle 
5to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the 
6Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one 
7vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county 
8sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State 
9shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c).
10(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-430, eff. 1-1-12.)

 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.