Public Act 103-0660
 
HB4108 EnrolledLRB103 32954 MXP 62759 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 Sections 3-506 and 3-802 and   by adding Section 
3-699.22 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-506)
    Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military 
service members. Upon the death of a military service member 
who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, 
3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 
3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 
3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 
3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or  3-699.20, 
or 3-699.22  of this Code, the surviving spouse of that service 
member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a 
resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or 
her name within 180 days of the death of the service member.
    For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means 
any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of 
the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard 
or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been 
issued a special plate listed in this Section.

(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new)
    Sec. 3-699.22. Air Force Combat Action Medal license 
plates.
    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 
Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of 
State, may issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates 
to residents of this State who have been awarded the Air Force 
Combat Action Medal. The special Air Force Combat Action Medal 
plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to 
passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles,  and 
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.
    (b) The plates shall display the Air Force Combat Action 
Medal. In all other respects, the design, color, and format of 
the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of 
the Secretary. The Secretary may, in the Secretary's own 
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. The Secretary 
shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in the 
Secretary's own discretion, shall approve and prescribe 
stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
 


    (625 ILCS 5/3-802)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)



    Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades. 

    (a) Definitions.  For the purposes of this Section, the 
following words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as 
follows:

        "Reclassification" means changing the registration of 
    a vehicle from one
plate category to another.

        "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a 
    vehicle within the
same plate category.

    (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one 
plate category
to another, the owner shall receive credit for 
the unused portion of the
present
plate and be charged the 
current portion fees for the new plate.  In addition,
the 
appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees 
shall be
assessed.

    (b-5)   Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any 
individual who has a registration issued under either Section 
3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate 
under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 
3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 
3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 
3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 
3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or  3-699.20, or 3-699.22 may 
reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special 
license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a 
replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker 
or digital registration sticker cost. 
    (b-10) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any 
individual who has a special license plate issued under 
Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 
3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 
3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 
3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, or 3-699.17, or 
3-699.22 may reclass his or her special license plate upon 
acquiring a new registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 
without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or 
registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost. 
    (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the 
same plate
category, the owner shall pay the difference in 
current period fees between the 2
 plates.  In addition, the 
appropriate replacement plate and replacement
sticker fees 
shall be assessed.  In the event new plates are not required, 
the
corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.

    (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change 
the registered
weight and change the plate category, the owner 
shall receive credit for the
unused portion of the 
registration fee of the current plate and pay the current

portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in 
addition, pay the
appropriate replacement plate
and 
replacement sticker fees.

    (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate 
category can be done
only once within any registration period.

    (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances 
found in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); 
however, when reclassing from a flat
weight plate to an 
apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit 
amounts to an overpayment.

    (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered 
under the mileage
tax option is revoked, the owner shall be 
required to pay the annual
registration fee in the new plate 
category and shall not receive any credit for
the mileage 
plate fees.

    (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on 
first division
vehicles, second division vehicles weighing 
8,000 pounds or less, and
recreational
vehicles.  Those plates 
can be transferred within those vehicle groups.

    (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing 
8,000 pounds or
less and passenger vehicle plates may be 
reclassed from one division to the
other.

    (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one 
division to the
other division is prohibited.  In addition, a 
reclass from a motor vehicle to a
trailer or a trailer to a 
motor vehicle is prohibited.

(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 
102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)