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| Public Act 103-0135 | ||||
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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 | ||||
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 | ||
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.)
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