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Public Act 103-0135
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| HB1865 Enrolled | LRB103 28133 MXP 54512 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by |
changing Section 3-808.1 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
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Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate. |
(a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
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at no charge, to the following:
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1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, |
owned and operated
by the State of Illinois or by any State
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agency financed by funds appropriated by the General |
Assembly;
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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.
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(b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, |
for a one-time
fee of $8.00, to the following:
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1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, |
operated by or
for any county, township or municipal |
corporation.
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2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal |
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corporations for
persons with disabilities.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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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 |
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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 not registered under |
Section 3-617 of this Code, 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. |
9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle |
motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a |
public system for transporting more than 10 passengers; |
(ii) are used as common carriers in the general |
transportation of passengers and not devoted to any |
specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the |
territorial limits of a single municipality or a single |
municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are |
subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce |
Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is |
exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight |
tax under this Code. |
(b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent |
vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee |
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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 |
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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. |
(f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle |
owned or operated by a public school district from grades |
K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or |
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hospital of a municipality, county, or township 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 school district, public community |
college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the |
Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle |
to another vehicle operated by the school district, public |
community college, or medical facility. |
(g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles |
owned or operated by or for a private or public university |
police department or a private or public college police |
department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain |
vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this |
Section. These registration plates shall contain the |
designation "university police" or "college police" and shall |
be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of |
State. |
(Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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