Senate Sponsors: PARKER-O'MALLEY-CARROLL-SEVERNS. House Sponsors: BRADY-SANTIAGO-LYONS,JOSEPH-DAVIS,STEVE-MCKEON Short description: VEH CD-DISABLED PLATE-FRAUD Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may take possession of a person with disabilities license plate or parking decal or device that is fictitious or unlawfully or erroneously issued or upon expiration, revocation, cancellation, or suspension. Provides that the decals or devices for a person with disabilities issued by local authorities are for a person with temporary disabilites (not a person with disabilities) and removes not-for-profit organizations from these provisions. Provides that performing specified acts concerning fictitious or unlawfully altered person with disabilities license plates or parking decals or devices is unlawful and a Class A misdemeanor. Provides that performing specified acts concerning fraudulent person with disabilities license plates or parking decals or devices is unlawful and a Class 4 felony. Provides that the Secretary may suspend or revoke the person's driving privileges for these acts. Provides that a person is in violation of provisions concerning unauthorized use of parking places reserved for disabled persons if the person is an unauthorized holder of a person with disabilities license plate or parking decal or permit. Provides that provisions of this Code shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities from prohibiting the unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities on private property. Provides that provisions concerning the powers of municipalities and counties and contracts with certain entities and people for regulation of traffic shall not be deemed to prevent local authorities from enforcing, on private property, local ordinances imposing fines as penalties for the unauthorized use of parking spaces reserved for persons with disabilities or disabled veterans. Effective January 1, 1998. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 625 ILCS 5/3-704 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704 625 ILCS 5/11-1301.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.1 Further amends the Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall by administrative rule, provide for the content and form of an application for a person with disabilities motorist decal or device used by local authorities in the issuance of the decal or device. Provides that the application shall include the requirement of an Illinois Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's license number. Provides that the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke a person with disabilities parking decal or device in certain events. Provides that one of the events for which the Secretary has the authority to suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, registration card, sticker, or plate, person with disabilities parking decal or device, or any nonresident or other permit is when the Secretary determines that the holder of a person with disabilities parking decal or device has committed an offense under the Vehicle Code involving the use of a person with disabilities parking decal or device. Provides that a person to whom parking privileges were granted because of a disability shall, at the request of a police officer, present a picture identification card as verification that the person is the person to whom a special registration plate, decal, or device was issued. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 90-0106 Last action date: 97-07-11 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status