Full Text of HB1494 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 3-506, 3-802, and 3-806.3 and by adding Sections | 6 | | 3-407.5 and 3-699.17 as follows: | 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-407.5 new) | 8 | | Sec. 3-407.5. Temporary permit for charitable | 9 | | not-for-profit organization. | 10 | | (a) Any charitable not-for-profit organization that is | 11 | | exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of | 12 | | the Internal Revenue Code and engaged in the maintenance and | 13 | | repair of motor vehicles may make application to the Secretary | 14 | | for a temporary permit to operate a motor vehicle that was | 15 | | donated to the not-for-profit organization for the purpose of | 16 | | donating the motor vehicle to a low-income individual. | 17 | | (b) A permit issued under this Section shall be valid for a | 18 | | period of 90 days. No more than 2 permits may be issued under | 19 | | this Section for any one vehicle. A vehicle may be operated | 20 | | with the temporary permit only for purposes of delivering the | 21 | | vehicle to a not-for-profit organization, moving the vehicle | 22 | | for maintenance or repairs, or delivering the vehicle to a | 23 | | low-income individual. |
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| 1 | | (c) An applicant for the temporary permit shall provide the | 2 | | Secretary proof of the not-for-profit status of the | 3 | | organization, along with a document signed by the donor and the | 4 | | not-for-profit organization expressly stating that the vehicle | 5 | | is being donated to the not-for-profit organization by the | 6 | | donor, and the not-for-profit organization assumes all | 7 | | liability for the operation of the vehicle upon accepting the | 8 | | donation. This form must identify the vehicle by make, model, | 9 | | year, and vehicle identification number. An applicant for the | 10 | | temporary permit shall also provide the Secretary with proof of | 11 | | liability insurance covering the vehicle in at least the | 12 | | minimum amounts set forth in Article VI of Chapter 7. The | 13 | | donated motor vehicle shall meet the requirements for | 14 | | registration under Chapter 3 of this Code to qualify for a | 15 | | temporary permit under this Section. A copy of the permit shall | 16 | | be kept inside the motor vehicle at all times. | 17 | | (d) The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to | 18 | | implement this Section. | 19 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-506) | 20 | | Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military | 21 | | service members. Upon the death of a military service member | 22 | | who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, | 23 | | 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, | 24 | | 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, | 25 | | 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, |
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| 1 | | or 3-699.12 , or 3-699.17 of this Code, the surviving spouse of | 2 | | that service member may retain the plate so long as that spouse | 3 | | is a resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his | 4 | | or her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. | 5 | | For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means | 6 | | any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of | 7 | | the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard or | 8 | | other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been | 9 | | issued a special plate listed in this Section.
| 10 | | (Source: P.A. 99-805, eff. 1-1-17; 100-201, eff. 8-18-17.) | 11 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.17 new) | 12 | | Sec. 3-699.17. Global War on Terrorism license plates. | 13 | | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | 14 | | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications | 15 | | made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue Global | 16 | | War on Terrorism license plates to residents of this State who | 17 | | have earned the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal | 18 | | from the United States Armed Forces. The special Global War on | 19 | | Terrorism plates issued under this Section shall be affixed | 20 | | only to passenger vehicles of the first division, including | 21 | | motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the second division weighing | 22 | | not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section | 23 | | shall expire according to the multi-year procedure under | 24 | | Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | 25 | | (b) The design, color, and format of the Global War on |
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| 1 | | Terrorism license plate shall be wholly within the discretion | 2 | | of the Secretary. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, | 3 | | allow the Global War on Terrorism license plates to be issued | 4 | | as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section | 5 | | 3-405.1 of this Code. Global War on Terrorism license plates | 6 | | are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed | 7 | | in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary | 8 | | shall, in his or her discretion, approve and prescribe stickers | 9 | | or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
| 10 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
| 11 | | Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
| 12 | | (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the | 13 | | following words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as | 14 | | follows:
| 15 | | "Reclassification" means changing the registration of | 16 | | a vehicle from one
plate category to another.
| 17 | | "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a | 18 | | vehicle within the
same plate category.
| 19 | | (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one | 20 | | plate category
to another, the owner shall receive credit for | 21 | | the unused portion of the
present
plate and be charged the | 22 | | current portion fees for the new plate. In addition,
the | 23 | | appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees | 24 | | shall be
assessed.
| 25 | | (b-5) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any |
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| 1 | | individual who has a registration issued under either Section | 2 | | 3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate | 3 | | under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, | 4 | | 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, | 5 | | 3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, | 6 | | 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, or 3-699.12 , or | 7 | | 3-699.17 may reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a | 8 | | special license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a | 9 | | replacement plate fee or registration sticker cost. | 10 | | (b-10) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any | 11 | | individual who has a special license plate issued under Section | 12 | | 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, | 13 | | 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-664, | 14 | | 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, | 15 | | 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, or 3-699.12 , or 3-699.17 may | 16 | | reclass his or her special license plate upon acquiring a new | 17 | | registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 without a | 18 | | replacement plate fee or registration sticker cost. | 19 | | (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the | 20 | | same plate
category, the owner shall pay the difference in | 21 | | current period fees between the
two plates. In addition, the | 22 | | appropriate replacement plate and replacement
sticker fees | 23 | | shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, | 24 | | the
corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
| 25 | | (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change | 26 | | the registered
weight and change the plate category, the owner |
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| 1 | | shall receive credit for the
unused portion of the registration | 2 | | fee of the current plate and pay the current
portion of the | 3 | | registration fee for the new plate, and in addition, pay the
| 4 | | appropriate replacement plate
and replacement sticker fees.
| 5 | | (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate | 6 | | category can be done
only once within any registration period.
| 7 | | (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances | 8 | | found in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); | 9 | | however, when reclassing from a flat
weight plate to an | 10 | | apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit amounts | 11 | | to an overpayment.
| 12 | | (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered | 13 | | under the mileage
tax option is revoked, the owner shall be | 14 | | required to pay the annual
registration fee in the new plate | 15 | | category and shall not receive any credit for
the mileage plate | 16 | | fees.
| 17 | | (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on | 18 | | first division
vehicles, second division vehicles weighing | 19 | | 8,000 pounds or less, and
recreational
vehicles. Those plates | 20 | | can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
| 21 | | (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing | 22 | | 8,000 pounds or
less and passenger vehicle plates may be | 23 | | reclassed from one division to the
other.
| 24 | | (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one | 25 | | division to the
other division is prohibited. In addition, a | 26 | | reclass from a motor vehicle to a
trailer or a trailer to a |
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| 1 | | motor vehicle is prohibited.
| 2 | | (Source: P.A. 99-809, eff. 1-1-17; 100-246, eff. 1-1-18; | 3 | | 100-450, eff. 1-1-18; 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)
| 4 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
| 5 | | Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens.
Commencing with the 2009 | 6 | | registration year, the registration fee paid by
any vehicle | 7 | | owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
| 8 | | Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act | 9 | | or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of | 10 | | the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars | 11 | | displaying standard
multi-year registration plates issued | 12 | | under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles
displaying special | 13 | | registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
| 14 | | 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, | 15 | | 3-647, 3-650,
3-651, or 3-663, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles | 16 | | registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and | 17 | | recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
| 18 | | Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also | 19 | | be entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the | 20 | | registration year in which the claimant
was eligible.
| 21 | | Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the | 22 | | registration fee paid by
any vehicle owner who has claimed and | 23 | | received a grant under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with | 24 | | Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act or who is the spouse of | 25 | | such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee
otherwise |
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| 1 | | provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
| 2 | | multi-year registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, | 3 | | motor vehicles
displaying special registration plates issued | 4 | | under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
3-622, 3-623, 3-624, | 5 | | 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, | 6 | | 3-663, or 3-664, or 3-699.17, motor vehicles registered at | 7 | | 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational | 8 | | vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
Section | 9 | | 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be | 10 | | entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the registration | 11 | | year in which the claimant
was eligible.
| 12 | | Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced fee | 13 | | under this Section shall apply to any special registration | 14 | | plate authorized in Article VI of Chapter 3 of this Code for | 15 | | which the applicant would otherwise be eligible. | 16 | | Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806 | 17 | | of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who | 18 | | has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and | 19 | | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the | 20 | | spouse of such a person. | 21 | | No more than one reduced registration fee under this | 22 | | Section shall be
allowed during any 12-month period based on | 23 | | the primary eligibility of any
individual, whether such reduced | 24 | | registration fee is allowed to the
individual or to the spouse, | 25 | | widow or widower of such individual. This
Section does not | 26 | | apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration fee
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| 1 | | motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or special | 2 | | license
plates.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 99-71, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, | 4 | | eff. 7-28-16; 99-707, eff. 7-29-16.)
| 5 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 6 | | becoming law. |
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