Bill Text: IL HB5326 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Chaptered


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee of $8 to vehicles owned by counties, townships, or municipal corporations used for the purpose of ridesharing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-26 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-1074 [HB5326 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB5326-Chaptered.html



Public Act 098-1074
HB5326 EnrolledLRB098 17341 MLW 52437 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
Section 3-808.1 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
Sec. 3-808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates
shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:
1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
Assembly;
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.
(b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
for a one time fee of $8.00, to the following:
1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
operated by or for any county, township or municipal
corporation.
2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
corporations for persons with disabilities.
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.
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 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.
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
distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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.
(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).
(Source: P.A. 97-430, eff. 1-1-12; 97-794, eff. 1-1-13; 98-436,
eff. 1-1-14.)
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