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| Public Act 099-0032 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Sections 3-415 and 3-806.7 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
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Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration. | ||||
(a) Calendar
year. Application for renewal of a vehicle | ||||
registration shall be made by
the owner, as to those vehicles | ||||
required to be registered on a calendar
registration year, not | ||||
later than December 1 of each year, upon proper
application
and | ||||
by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as | ||||
provided
by law except that application for renewal of a | ||||
vehicle registration, as
to those vehicles required to be | ||||
registered on a staggered calendar year
basis, shall be made by | ||||
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||||
State.
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(b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
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registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
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required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
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later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
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payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
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provided by law, except that application for renewal of a | ||||
vehicle registration,
as to those vehicles required to be | ||
registered on a staggered fiscal year
basis, shall be made by | ||
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||
State.
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(c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those | ||
vehicles
required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not | ||
later than
December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the | ||
2-year
registration period, except that application for | ||
renewal of a vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles | ||
required to be registered for 2 years
on a staggered | ||
registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form
and | ||
manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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(d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
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registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
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required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
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June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
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registration period, except that application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles required to be | ||
registered for 2 fiscal
years on a staggered registration | ||
basis, shall be made by the owner in the
form and manner | ||
prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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(d-5) Three calendar years. Application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those | ||
vehicles
required to be registered for 3 calendar years, not | ||
later than
December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the | ||
3-year
registration period. | ||
(e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
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applications for renewal of registration and grant the same
and | ||
issue new registration cards and plates or registration
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stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration.
No | ||
person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
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plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the | ||
Secretary of State
in his discretion
may select.
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(f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
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require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
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accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
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Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
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(g) (Blank). | ||
(h) Returning combat mission veterans. Beginning in | ||
registration year 2017, the application for renewal, and | ||
subsequent fees, of a vehicle registration for a member of the | ||
active-duty or reserve component of the United States Armed | ||
Forces returning from a combat mission shall not be required | ||
for that service member's next scheduled renewal. Proof of | ||
combat mission service shall come from the service member's | ||
hostile fire pay or imminent danger pay documentation received | ||
any time in the 12 months preceding the registration renewal. | ||
Nothing in this subsection is applicable to the additional fees | ||
incurred by specialty, personalized, or vanity license plates. | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-539, eff. 1-1-14; 98-787, eff. 7-25-14.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-806.7) | ||
Sec. 3-806.7. Registration fees for active duty military | ||
personnel. | ||
(a) Beginning with the 2011 registration year, the standard | ||
registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for | ||
passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor | ||
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 | ||
pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall | ||
be reduced by 50% for any Illinois vehicle owner who was on | ||
active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United | ||
States and stationed outside of the United States for a period | ||
of 90 days or longer during the preceding registration year. | ||
(b) Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces | ||
of the United States and who have been stationed outside of the | ||
United States for a period of 6 months or longer, and who | ||
placed their registered motor vehicle in storage during the | ||
time they served abroad, shall be entitled to credit for the | ||
unused portion of that registration when they renew the | ||
registration of that vehicle upon their return to the United | ||
States. For each month or part thereof that the vehicle was in | ||
storage and had current registration, the member of the armed | ||
forces shall receive one month of registration without charge.
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(c) Beginning with the 2017 registration year, the standard | ||
registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for | ||
passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor | ||
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 | ||
pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall | ||
be waived for the year following the return of any Illinois | ||
vehicle owner who is a member of the active-duty or reserve | ||
component of the United States Armed Forces who can provide | ||
proof of serving in a combat mission. Nothing in this | ||
subsection is applicable to the additional fees incurred by | ||
specialty, personalized, or vanity license plates. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-747, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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