Bill Text: IL HB4108 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Air Force Combat Action Medal license plates to a resident who was awarded the Air Force Combat Action Medal. Makes other conforming changes.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-04-24 - Assigned to Transportation [HB4108 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB4108-Engrossed.html

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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.

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(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

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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

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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

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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.)