(625 ILCS 5/3-422)

Sec. 3-422. Issuance of confidential license plates and registrations.

(a) Requirements for use of confidential vehicle license plates and registrations. Confidential vehicle license plates and registrations may be issued to local, state, and federal government agencies for bona fide law enforcement purposes. The plates and registrations may be issued in fictitious names and addresses, and may be used only in confidential, investigative, or undercover law enforcement operations.

(b) Application procedures for confidential plates and registrations:

(1) Applications by local, state, and federal government agencies for confidential license plates and registrations must be made to the Secretary of State Police Department on a form and in a manner prescribed by the Secretary of State Police Department.

(2) The application form must include information, as specific as possible without compromising investigations or techniques, setting forth the need for the license plates and registrations and the uses to which the license plates and registrations will be limited.

(3) The application form must be signed and verified by the local, state, or federal government agency head or designee.

(4) Registration information maintained by the Secretary of State Police Department for confidential license plates and registrations must show the fictitious names and addresses on all records subject to public disclosure. All other information concerning these confidential license plates and registrations are exempt from disclosure unless the disclosure is ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) Revocation and cancellation procedures for confidential license plates and registrations:

(1) The Secretary of State Police Department may revoke or refuse to renew confidential license plates and registrations when they have reasonable cause to believe the license plates and registrations are being used for purposes other than those set forth in the application form or authorized by this Section, or where records indicate that within a one-year period five or more parking or toll highway violations have been issued to the vehicle associated with the license plate and registration and those violations remain unpaid.

(2) A government agency must request cancellation of confidential license plates and registrations that are no longer required for the purposes for which they were issued.

(3) All revoked confidential license plates and certificates of registration must be promptly returned to the Secretary of State Police Department by the government agency to which they were issued.

(d) All fees collected for the issuance of confidential license plates and registrations must be deposited in the Secretary of State Police Services Fund.

(Source: P.A. 96-549, eff. 8-17-09.)