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Public Act 099-0707


 

Public Act 0707 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 099-0707
 
SB2974 EnrolledLRB099 20610 RJF 45182 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 3-806.3 and 3-808.1 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
    Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens. Commencing with the 2009
registration year, the registration fee paid by any vehicle
owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act
or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of
the fee otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars
displaying standard multi-year registration plates issued
under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special
registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 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, or 3-663, motor vehicles registered at
8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational
vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be
entitled to this reduced registration fee for the registration
year in which the claimant was eligible.
    Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the
registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed and
received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Persons with
Disabilities Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of
such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee otherwise
provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
multi-year registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1,
motor vehicles displaying special registration plates issued
under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 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,
3-663, or 3-664, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or
less under Section 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles
registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b).
Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to this
reduced registration fee for the registration year in which the
claimant was eligible.
    Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced fee
under this Section shall apply to any special registration
plate authorized in Article VI of Chapter 3 of this Code, for
which the applicant would otherwise be eligible.
    Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806
of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who
has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and
Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the
spouse of such a person.
    No more than one reduced registration fee under this
Section shall be allowed during any 12-month 12 month period
based on the primary eligibility of any individual, whether
such reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or
to the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
Section does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the
registration fee for motor vehicles displaying vanity,
personalized, or special license plates.
(Source: P.A. 99-71, eff. 1-1-16; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; revised
10-19-15.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
    Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates
shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:
        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
    owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
    Assembly;
        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
    and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
    Assembly.
    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
for a one time fee of $8.00, to the following:
        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
    operated by or for any county, township or municipal
    corporation.
        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
    corporations for persons with disabilities.
        3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
    county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
    and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration plates
    shall contain the specific county code and unit number.
        4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
    or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
    purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is
    accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer or
    a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this
    all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy
    vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in
    Chapter 12 of this Code.
        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
    municipally-owned vehicles operated by or for any police
    department. These registration plates shall contain the
    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
        6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
    municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
    Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
    fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
    registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
    Department" and shall display the specific fire
    department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
    number or letter.
        7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
    that do not require a school bus driver permit under
    Section 6-104 to operate, and are owned by a public school
    district from grades K-12 or a public community college.
        8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
    of the first division or vehicles of the second division
    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
    medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
    township.
    (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary
of State may adopt rules to implement this subsection (b-5).
    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff and
designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration
plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt
from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle
to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the
Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one
vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county
sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State
shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c).
    (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm
System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any fire
department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have been
issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section
shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration
from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire department, fire
protection district, of MABAS shall report to the Secretary of
State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
another vehicle operated by or for any fire department, fire
protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary of State shall
adopt rules to implement this subsection.
    (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year,
municipally-owned vehicles operated by or for any police
department that have been issued registration plates under
subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt from any fee for
the transfer of registration from one vehicle to another
vehicle. Each municipal police department shall report to the
Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one
vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any municipal
police department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
implement this subsection (d).
    (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
corporation that has been issued registration plates under this
Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration
from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county, township, or
municipal corporation shall report to the Secretary of State
any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to another
vehicle operated by or for any county, township, or municipal
corporation.
(Source: P.A. 98-436, eff. 1-1-14; 98-1074, eff. 1-1-15;
99-166, eff. 7-28-15.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 7/29/2016