(625 ILCS 5/3-606) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-195)
Sec. 3-606.
Members of General Assembly.
Upon receipt of a request of a
member of the General Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and
fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the member 2 plates as described in
this Section. If the member so requests, the Secretary shall issue 2 identical
sets of such registration plates for use on 2 different motor vehicles. A
member may request that the Secretary of State issue registration plates in the
name of a corporation when the corporation owns or leases the vehicle to be
registered and the member is an officer or director of that corporation. Such
registration plates shall be issued for a 2-year period beginning January 1 of
each odd-numbered year and ending December 31 of the subsequent even-numbered
year. If the application is from a member of the Senate, there shall
appear on the rear plate, in addition to the designation of the State and the
year for which the license was issued, the word "official" and appropriate
wording or abbreviation indicating that the holder is a member of the
Senate, followed by the number of the senatorial district of the member.
On the front plate, there shall appear appropriate wording or abbreviation
indicating that the holder is a member of the Senate. If
the application is from a member of the House of Representatives, there
shall appear on the rear plate, in addition to the designation of the State and
the year for which the license was issued, the word "official" and
appropriate wording or abbreviation indicating that the holder is a member
of the House of Representatives, followed by the number assigned to the
member. On the front plate, there shall appear appropriate wording or
abbreviation indicating that the holder is a member of the House of
Representatives. Numbers 1 through 118 shall be assigned and members with the
longest length of service as members of the legislature shall be given the
lower numbers.
When members have an equal length of service, the lower numbers shall be
given in alphabetical order based on surnames.
(Source: P.A. 88-661, eff. 9-16-94.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-195)
Sec. 3-606. Members of General Assembly. Upon receipt of a request of a
member of the General Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and
fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the member 2 plates as described in
this Section. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, if the member so requests, the Secretary shall issue 2
sets of such registration plates for use on 2 different motor vehicles. A
member may request that the Secretary of State issue registration plates in the
name of a corporation when the corporation owns or leases the vehicle to be
registered and the member is an officer or director of that corporation. Such
registration plates shall be issued for a 2-year period beginning January 1 of
each odd-numbered year and ending December 31 of the subsequent even-numbered
year. If the application is from a member of the Senate, there shall
appear on the rear plate, in addition to the designation of the State and the
year for which the license was issued, the word "official" and appropriate
wording or abbreviation indicating that the holder is a member of the
Senate, followed by the number of the senatorial district of the member.
On the front plate, there shall appear appropriate wording or abbreviation
indicating that the holder is a member of the Senate. If
the application is from a member of the House of Representatives, there
shall appear on the rear plate, in addition to the designation of the State and
the year for which the license was issued, the word "official" and
appropriate wording or abbreviation indicating that the holder is a member
of the House of Representatives, followed by the number assigned to the
member. On the front plate, there shall appear appropriate wording or
abbreviation indicating that the holder is a member of the House of
Representatives. Numbers 1 through 118 shall be assigned and members with the
longest length of service as members of the legislature shall be given the
lower numbers.
When members have an equal length of service, the lower numbers shall be
given in alphabetical order based on surnames.
A member of the General Assembly who has a disability as defined under Section 1-159.1 may request one set of specialized plates which display the International Symbol of Access and shall be subject to the provisions within Section 3-616. The set of specialized plates displaying the International Symbol of Access shall only be issued along with the assignment of a corresponding disability placard that must be displayed in the vehicle. The surviving spouse of the member shall not be entitled to retain this plate. (Source: P.A. 103-195, eff. 1-1-24.)
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