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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
5changing Section 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. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
8    (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
9at no charge, to the following:
10        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
11    owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
12    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
13    Assembly;
14        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
15    and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
16    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
17    Assembly.
18    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
19for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
20        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
21    operated by or for any county, township or municipal
22    corporation.
23        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal

 

 

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1    corporations for persons with disabilities.
2        3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
3    county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
4    sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
5    plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
6    number.
7        4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
8    or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
9    purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is
10    accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
11    or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this
12    all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy
13    vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in
14    Chapter 12 of this Code.
15        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
16    municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
17    department. These registration plates shall contain the
18    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
19    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
20        6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
21    municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
22    Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
23    fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
24    registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
25    Department" and shall display the specific fire
26    department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division

 

 

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1    number or letter.
2        7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
3    that do not require a school bus driver permit under
4    Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
5    Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
6    school district from grades K-12 or a public community
7    college.
8        8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
9    of the first division or vehicles of the second division
10    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
11    medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
12    township.
13        9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
14    motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
15    public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
16    (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
17    transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
18    specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
19    territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
20    municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
21    subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
22    Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
23    exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
24    tax under this Code.
25    (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
26vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee

 

 

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1of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
2owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
3workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
4administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
5be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
6Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
7subsection (b-5).
8    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
9county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
10and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
11registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
12be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
13one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
14report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
15plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
16any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
17Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
18subsection (c).
19    (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
20municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
21Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
22fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
23been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
24Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
25registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
26department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to

 

 

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1the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
2from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
3department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
4of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
5    (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
6owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
7have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
8this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
9registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
10municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
11State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
12another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
13department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
14implement this subsection (d).
15    (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
16owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
17corporation that has been issued registration plates under
18this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
19registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
20township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
21Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
22one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
23township, or municipal corporation.
24    (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
25owned or operated by a public school district from grades
26K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or

 

 

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1hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
2issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
3any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
4another vehicle. Each school district, public community
5college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
6Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
7to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
8community college, or medical facility.
9    (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
10owned or operated by or for a private or public university
11police department or a private or public college police
12department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
13vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
14Section. These registration plates shall contain the
15designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
16be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
17State.
18(Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)