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Full Text of HB1666  99th General Assembly

HB1666ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Michael Unes

Filed: 4/15/2015

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1666

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1666 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-413 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-413)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
7    Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration
8stickers, and drive-away permits; registration plate covers.
9    (a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other
10than a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer, semitrailer,
11truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be
12attached thereto, one in the front and one in the rear. The
13registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer
14or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any
15apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions of
16this Code shall be attached to the rear thereof. The

 

 

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1registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or an apportioned
2truck required to be registered hereunder shall be attached to
3the front thereof.
4    (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
5forklifts, every Every registration plate shall at all times be
6securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for
7which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and
8at a height of not less than 5 inches from the ground,
9measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and
10position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
11condition to be clearly legible, free from any materials that
12would obstruct the visibility of the plate. A registration
13plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it
14is otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
15evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to
16registration plates as required by the Secretary of State, and
17be clearly visible at all times. For those vehicles with rear
18loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is securely
19fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the plate and
20registration sticker shall not be required to be clearly
21visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted motorized
22forklift obstructing the view.
23    (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
24shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
25prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is
26affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit shall

 

 

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1be void and of no effect.
2    (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
3registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with
4Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate and
5displayed on the front of such vehicle in the same manner as an
6Illinois registration plate.
7    (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted
8on a truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to
9the rear of the camper body.
10    (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
11operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
12registration plate, plates or registration stickers, except as
13provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code,
14after the termination of the registration period for which
15issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to Sections
163-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
17    (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
18equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this
19subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is
20an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement
21of traffic.
22    (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
23plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business
24offense.
25    (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting
26the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this

 

 

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1subsection (i) is a business offense.
2    (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
3mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle
4so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to
5be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from
6obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation
7of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning
8toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications
9prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited
10to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this
11subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor.
12(Source: P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13; 98-777, eff. 1-1-15;
1398-1103, eff. 1-1-15; revised 10-1-14.)".