Public Act 90-0533 of the 90th General Assembly
Public Act 90-0533
HB1105 Enrolled LRB9004549NTsb
AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
Section 3-412 and adding Section 3-639.
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 3-412 and adding Section 3-639 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration
stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
(a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
subject to annual registration for the first time shall
issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one
registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
motorized pedalcycle or truck-tractor, 2 registration plates
for other motor vehicles and, where applicable, current
registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first
division. The provisions of this Section may be made
applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
of the registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued registration
stickers as evidence of current registration. However, the
issuance of annual registration stickers to vehicles
registered under the provisions of Section 3-402.1 of this
Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
unnecessary.
(b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon
it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which
it is issued, the name of this State, which may be
abbreviated, the year number for which it was issued, which
may be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln", except as
provided in Sections 3-626, Section 3-629, 3-633, 3-634,
3-637, 3-638, and 3-639 and Section 3-631, and such other
letters or numbers as the Secretary may prescribe. However,
for apportionment plates issued to vehicles registered under
Section 3-402.1, the phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted
to allow for the word "apportioned" to be displayed. The
Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters be
used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to
vehicles of the first division which are registered under
this Code and only as suffixes on registration plates issued
to other vehicles. Every registration sticker issued as
evidence of current registration shall designate the year
number for which it is issued and such other letters or
numbers as the Secretary may prescribe and shall be of a
contrasting color with the registration plates and
registration stickers of the previous year.
(c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated
with reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate
issued to vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12
inches.
(d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type
of registration plates as the type of plates issued for a
private passenger vehicle.
(e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
passenger car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive
registration plates.
(f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
motorcycle distinctive registration plates distinguishing
between motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters
piston displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
piston displacement.
(g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
display a designation as determined by the Secretary that
such vehicles are for-hire.
(h) The Secretary of State shall issue for each electric
vehicle distinctive registration plates which shall
distinguish between electric vehicles having a maximum
operating speed of 45 miles per hour or more and those having
a maximum operating speed of less than 45 miles per hour.
(i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
and private ambulance registration plates identifying the
vehicle as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the
Department of Public Aid registration information for the
purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
assistance recipients.
(j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
registration plates displaying numbers within ranges of
numbers reserved respectively for medical carriers and rescue
vehicles. The Secretary shall forward to the Department of
Public Aid registration information for the purpose of
verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services
to public assistance recipients.
(Source: P.A. 88-45; 88-485; 89-424, eff. 6-1-96; 89-564,
eff. 7-1-97; 89-612, eff. 8-9-96; 89-621, eff. 1-1-97;
89-639, eff. 1-1-97; revised 9-9-96.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
Sec. 3-639. Silver Star plates.
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
and applications made in the form prescribed by the
Secretary, may issue special registration plates to residents
of Illinois who have been awarded the Silver Star by the
United States Armed Forces. The special plate issued under
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary
may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
under Section 3-412.
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged and deposited into the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.