Public Act 103-0135
 
HB1865 EnrolledLRB103 28133 MXP 54512 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 Section 3-808.1 as follows:
 


    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)


    Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate. 
    (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 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 
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. 
    (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 
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.)