Public Act 099-0032
 
SB1603 EnrolledLRB099 09239 RJF 29442 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-415 and 3-806.7 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-415)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
    Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration.
    (a) Calendar year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a calendar registration year, not
later than December 1 of each year, upon proper application and
by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as
provided by law except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered on a staggered calendar year basis, shall be made by
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
    (b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
provided by law, except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered on a staggered fiscal year basis, shall be made by
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
    (c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a
vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
vehicles required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not
later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
2-year registration period, except that application for
renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 years on a staggered
registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and
manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
registration period, except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered for 2 fiscal years on a staggered registration
basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (d-5) Three calendar years. Application for renewal of a
vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
vehicles required to be registered for 3 calendar years, not
later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
3-year registration period.
    (e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
applications for renewal of registration and grant the same and
issue new registration cards and plates or registration
stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration. No
person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the
Secretary of State in his discretion may select.
    (f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
    (g) (Blank).
    (h) Returning combat mission veterans. Beginning in
registration year 2017, the application for renewal, and
subsequent fees, of a vehicle registration for a member of the
active-duty or reserve component of the United States Armed
Forces returning from a combat mission shall not be required
for that service member's next scheduled renewal. Proof of
combat mission service shall come from the service member's
hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay documentation received
any time in the 12 months preceding the registration renewal.
Nothing in this subsection is applicable to the additional fees
incurred by specialty, personalized, or vanity license plates.
(Source: P.A. 98-539, eff. 1-1-14; 98-787, eff. 7-25-14.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.7)
    Sec. 3-806.7. Registration fees for active duty military
personnel.
    (a) Beginning with the 2011 registration year, the standard
registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for
passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall
be reduced by 50% for any Illinois vehicle owner who was on
active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United
States and stationed outside of the United States for a period
of 90 days or longer during the preceding registration year.
    (b) Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces
of the United States and who have been stationed outside of the
United States for a period of 6 months or longer, and who
placed their registered motor vehicle in storage during the
time they served abroad, shall be entitled to credit for the
unused portion of that registration when they renew the
registration of that vehicle upon their return to the United
States. For each month or part thereof that the vehicle was in
storage and had current registration, the member of the armed
forces shall receive one month of registration without charge.
    (c) Beginning with the 2017 registration year, the standard
registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for
passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall
be waived for the year following the return of any Illinois
vehicle owner who is a member of the active-duty or reserve
component of the United States Armed Forces who can provide
proof of serving in a combat mission. Nothing in this
subsection is applicable to the additional fees incurred by
specialty, personalized, or vanity license plates.
(Source: P.A. 96-747, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.