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Public Act 100-0246 Public Act 0246 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 100-0246 | HB0374 Enrolled | LRB100 03905 AXK 13910 b |
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| 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 | Section 3-802 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
| Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
| (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the | following words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as | follows:
| "Reclassification" means changing the registration of | a vehicle from one
plate category to another.
| "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a | vehicle within the
same plate category.
| (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one | plate category
to another, the owner shall receive credit for | the unused portion of the
present
plate and be charged the | current portion fees for the new plate. In addition,
the | appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees | shall be
assessed.
| (b-5) Beginning with the 2018 registration year, any | individual who has a registration issued under either Section | 3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate |
| under Sections 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, | 3-626, 3-638, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, | 3-677, 3-680, 3-683, 3-686, or 3-693 may reclass his or her | registration upon acquiring a special license plate listed in | this subsection (b-5) without a replacement plate fee or | registration sticker cost. | (b-10) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any | individual who has a special license plate issued under Section | 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, | 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-664, | 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, | 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, or 3-699.12 may reclass his or her | special license plate upon acquiring a new registration under | Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 without a replacement plate fee or | registration sticker cost. | (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the | same plate
category, the owner shall pay the difference in | current period fees between the
two plates. In addition, the | appropriate replacement plate and replacement
sticker fees | shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, | the
corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
| (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change | the registered
weight and change the plate category, the owner | shall receive credit for the
unused portion of the registration | fee of the current plate and pay the current
portion of the | registration fee for the new plate, and in addition, pay the
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| appropriate replacement plate
and replacement sticker fees.
| (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate | category can be done
only once within any registration period.
| (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances | found in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); | however, when reclassing from a flat
weight plate to an | apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit amounts | to an overpayment.
| (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered | under the mileage
tax option is revoked, the owner shall be | required to pay the annual
registration fee in the new plate | category and shall not receive any credit for
the mileage plate | fees.
| (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on | first division
vehicles, second division vehicles weighing | 8,000 pounds or less, and
recreational
vehicles. Those plates | can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
| (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing | 8,000 pounds or
less and passenger vehicle plates may be | reclassed from one division to the
other.
| (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one | division to the
other division is prohibited. In addition, a | reclass from a motor vehicle to a
trailer or a trailer to a | motor vehicle is prohibited.
| (Source: P.A. 99-809, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2018
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