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90_HB1105
625 ILCS 5/3-412 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412
625 ILCS 5/3-639 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to authorize the
issuance of special registration plates to Illinois residents
who have been awarded the Silver Star by the United States
Armed Forces. Provides for increased fees for these plates,
to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
Plate Fund.
LRB9004549NTsb
LRB9004549NTsb
1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Section 3-412 and adding Section 3-639.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Section 3-412 and adding Section 3-639 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
8 Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration
9 stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
10 (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
11 subject to annual registration for the first time shall
12 issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one
13 registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
14 motorized pedalcycle or truck-tractor, 2 registration plates
15 for other motor vehicles and, where applicable, current
16 registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first
17 division. The provisions of this Section may be made
18 applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
19 Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
20 designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
21 of the registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
22 Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued registration
23 stickers as evidence of current registration. However, the
24 issuance of annual registration stickers to vehicles
25 registered under the provisions of Section 3-402.1 of this
26 Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
27 unnecessary.
28 (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon
29 it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which
30 it is issued, the name of this State, which may be
31 abbreviated, the year number for which it was issued, which
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1 may be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln", except as
2 provided in Sections 3-626, Section 3-629, 3-633, 3-634,
3 3-637, 3-638, and 3-639 and Section 3-631, and such other
4 letters or numbers as the Secretary may prescribe. However,
5 for apportionment plates issued to vehicles registered under
6 Section 3-402.1, the phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted
7 to allow for the word "apportioned" to be displayed. The
8 Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters be
9 used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to
10 vehicles of the first division which are registered under
11 this Code and only as suffixes on registration plates issued
12 to other vehicles. Every registration sticker issued as
13 evidence of current registration shall designate the year
14 number for which it is issued and such other letters or
15 numbers as the Secretary may prescribe and shall be of a
16 contrasting color with the registration plates and
17 registration stickers of the previous year.
18 (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
19 numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
20 shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
21 distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated
22 with reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate
23 issued to vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12
24 inches.
25 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
26 passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type
27 of registration plates as the type of plates issued for a
28 private passenger vehicle.
29 (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
30 passenger car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive
31 registration plates.
32 (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
33 motorcycle distinctive registration plates distinguishing
34 between motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters
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1 piston displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
2 piston displacement.
3 (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
4 display a designation as determined by the Secretary that
5 such vehicles are for-hire.
6 (h) The Secretary of State shall issue for each electric
7 vehicle distinctive registration plates which shall
8 distinguish between electric vehicles having a maximum
9 operating speed of 45 miles per hour or more and those having
10 a maximum operating speed of less than 45 miles per hour.
11 (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
12 and private ambulance registration plates identifying the
13 vehicle as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the
14 Department of Public Aid registration information for the
15 purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
16 by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
17 assistance recipients.
18 (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
19 and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
20 registration plates displaying numbers within ranges of
21 numbers reserved respectively for medical carriers and rescue
22 vehicles. The Secretary shall forward to the Department of
23 Public Aid registration information for the purpose of
24 verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
25 medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services
26 to public assistance recipients.
27 (Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-485; 89-424, eff. 6-1-96; 89-564,
28 eff. 7-1-97; 89-612, eff. 8-9-96; 89-621, eff. 1-1-97;
29 89-639, eff. 1-1-97; revised 9-9-96.)
30 (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
31 Sec. 3-639. Silver Star plates.
32 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
33 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
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1 Secretary, may issue special registration plates to residents
2 of Illinois who have been awarded the Silver Star by the
3 United States Armed Forces. The special plate issued under
4 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
5 the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
6 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
7 Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year
8 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
9 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
10 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary
11 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
12 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
13 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
14 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
15 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
16 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
17 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
18 under Section 3-412.
19 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
20 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
21 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
22 of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
23 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
24 registration fee, shall be charged and deposited into the
25 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.