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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2641 Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Renée Kosel SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 | from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1 |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that motor vehicles used by fire departments or for fire protection services are eligible for $8 permanent registration plates, as long as those plates indicate the fire protection service that owns the vehicle. Provides that the Secretary of State shall put procedures in place to allow fire protection services in possession of these plates to transfer those plates at no additional charge.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 3-808.1 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates |
| 8 | | shall be issued,
at no charge, to the following:
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| 9 | | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, |
| 10 | | owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State
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| 11 | | agency financed by funds appropriated by the General |
| 12 | | Assembly;
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| 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.
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| 17 | | (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, |
| 18 | | for a one time
fee of $8.00, to the following:
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| 19 | | 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, |
| 20 | | operated by or
for any county, township or municipal |
| 21 | | corporation.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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| 17 | | distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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| 18 | | 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year, |
| 19 | | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box |
| 20 | | Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by of for any |
| 21 | | fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These |
| 22 | | registration plates shall display the designation "Fire |
| 23 | | Department" and shall display the specific fire |
| 24 | | department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division |
| 25 | | number or letter. |
| 26 | | (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year, |
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| 1 | | county-owned vehicles
operated by or for any county sheriff and |
| 2 | | designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration |
| 3 | | plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt |
| 4 | | from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle |
| 5 | | to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the |
| 6 | | Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one |
| 7 | | vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county |
| 8 | | sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State |
| 9 | | shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c). |
| 10 | | (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, |
| 11 | | municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm |
| 12 | | System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any fire |
| 13 | | department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have been |
| 14 | | issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section |
| 15 | | shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration |
| 16 | | from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire department, fire |
| 17 | | protection district, of MABAS shall report to the Secretary of |
| 18 | | State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to |
| 19 | | another vehicle operated by or for any fire department, fire |
| 20 | | protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary of State shall |
| 21 | | adopt rules to implement this subsection. |
| 22 | | (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, |
| 23 | | municipally-owned vehicles
operated by or for any police |
| 24 | | department that have been issued registration plates under |
| 25 | | subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt from any fee for |
| 26 | | the transfer of registration from one vehicle to another |