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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3-506, 3-802, and 3-806.3 and by adding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Section 3-699.22 as follows:
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7 | (625 ILCS 5/3-506) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | service members. Upon the death of a military service member | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 3-699.12, 3-699.15, 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20 , | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | or 3-699.22 of this Code, the surviving spouse of that service | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | member may retain the plate so long as that spouse is a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | resident of Illinois and transfers the registration to his or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | her name within 180 days of the death of the service member. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | For the purposes of this Section, "service member" means | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | any individual who is serving or has served in any branch of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | or other reserve components of the Armed Forces, and has been | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | issued a special plate listed in this Section.
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1 | (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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2 | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new) | ||||||
3 | Sec. 3-699.22. United States Space Force plates. | ||||||
4 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
5 | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||||
6 | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of | ||||||
7 | State, may issue United States Space Force license plates to | ||||||
8 | residents of this State who are serving or have served in the | ||||||
9 | United States Space Force. The special United States Space | ||||||
10 | Force plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to | ||||||
11 | passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of | ||||||
12 | the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. | ||||||
13 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
14 | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The | ||||||
15 | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||||||
16 | issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with | ||||||
17 | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to | ||||||
18 | designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) | ||||||
19 | of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall approve and | ||||||
20 | prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
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21 | (625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
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22 | Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
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23 | (a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the | ||||||
24 | following words
shall have the meanings ascribed to them as |
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1 | follows:
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2 | "Reclassification" means changing the registration of | ||||||
3 | a vehicle from one
plate category to another.
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4 | "Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a | ||||||
5 | vehicle within the
same plate category.
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6 | (b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one | ||||||
7 | plate category
to another, the owner shall receive credit for | ||||||
8 | the unused portion of the
present
plate and be charged the | ||||||
9 | current portion fees for the new plate. In addition,
the | ||||||
10 | appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees | ||||||
11 | shall be
assessed.
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12 | (b-5) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any | ||||||
13 | individual who has a registration issued under either Section | ||||||
14 | 3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate | ||||||
15 | under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, | ||||||
16 | 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, | ||||||
17 | 3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, | ||||||
18 | 3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15, | ||||||
19 | 3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20 , or 3-699.22 may | ||||||
20 | reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special | ||||||
21 | license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a | ||||||
22 | replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker | ||||||
23 | or digital registration sticker cost. | ||||||
24 | (b-10) Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any | ||||||
25 | individual who has a special license plate issued under | ||||||
26 | Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, |
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1 | 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, | ||||||
2 | 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681, | ||||||
3 | 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, or 3-699.17 , or | ||||||
4 | 3-699.22 may reclass his or her special license plate upon | ||||||
5 | acquiring a new registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1 | ||||||
6 | without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or | ||||||
7 | registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost. | ||||||
8 | (c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the | ||||||
9 | same plate
category, the owner shall pay the difference in | ||||||
10 | current period fees between the 2
plates. In addition, the | ||||||
11 | appropriate replacement plate and replacement
sticker fees | ||||||
12 | shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, | ||||||
13 | the
corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
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14 | (d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change | ||||||
15 | the registered
weight and change the plate category, the owner | ||||||
16 | shall receive credit for the
unused portion of the | ||||||
17 | registration fee of the current plate and pay the current
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18 | portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in | ||||||
19 | addition, pay the
appropriate replacement plate
and | ||||||
20 | replacement sticker fees.
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21 | (e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate | ||||||
22 | category can be done
only once within any registration period.
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23 | (f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances | ||||||
24 | found in subsection
(b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); | ||||||
25 | however, when reclassing from a flat
weight plate to an | ||||||
26 | apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit |
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1 | amounts to an overpayment.
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2 | (g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered | ||||||
3 | under the mileage
tax option is revoked, the owner shall be | ||||||
4 | required to pay the annual
registration fee in the new plate | ||||||
5 | category and shall not receive any credit for
the mileage | ||||||
6 | plate fees.
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7 | (h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on | ||||||
8 | first division
vehicles, second division vehicles weighing | ||||||
9 | 8,000 pounds or less, and
recreational
vehicles. Those plates | ||||||
10 | can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
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11 | (i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing | ||||||
12 | 8,000 pounds or
less and passenger vehicle plates may be | ||||||
13 | reclassed from one division to the
other.
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14 | (j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one | ||||||
15 | division to the
other division is prohibited. In addition, a | ||||||
16 | reclass from a motor vehicle to a
trailer or a trailer to a | ||||||
17 | motor vehicle is prohibited.
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18 | (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; | ||||||
19 | 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21 .)
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20 | (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
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21 | Sec. 3-806.3. Senior citizens.
Commencing with the 2009 | ||||||
22 | registration year, the registration fee paid by
any vehicle | ||||||
23 | owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
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24 | Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act | ||||||
25 | or who is the spouse of such a person shall be $10 instead of |
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1 | the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars | ||||||
2 | displaying standard
multi-year registration plates or digital | ||||||
3 | registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor | ||||||
4 | vehicles
displaying special registration plates or digital | ||||||
5 | registration plates issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
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6 | 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, | ||||||
7 | 3-647, 3-650,
3-651, 3-663, or 3-699.17, or 3-699.22, motor | ||||||
8 | vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
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9 | 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds | ||||||
10 | or less under
Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of | ||||||
11 | claimants shall also be entitled to
this reduced registration | ||||||
12 | fee for the registration year in which the claimant
was | ||||||
13 | eligible.
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14 | Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the | ||||||
15 | registration fee paid by
any vehicle owner who has claimed and | ||||||
16 | received a grant under the Senior
Citizens and Persons with | ||||||
17 | Disabilities Property Tax Relief
Act or who is the spouse of | ||||||
18 | such a person shall be $10 instead of the fee
otherwise | ||||||
19 | provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard
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20 | multi-year registration plates or digital registration plates | ||||||
21 | issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles
displaying | ||||||
22 | special registration plates or digital registration plates | ||||||
23 | issued under Section 3-607, 3-609, 3-616, 3-621,
3-622, 3-623, | ||||||
24 | 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, | ||||||
25 | 3-651, 3-663, 3-664, or 3-699.17, or 3-699.22, motor vehicles | ||||||
26 | registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and |
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1 | recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under
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2 | Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants shall also | ||||||
3 | be entitled to
this reduced registration fee for the | ||||||
4 | registration year in which the claimant
was eligible.
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5 | Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced | ||||||
6 | fee under this Section shall apply to any special registration | ||||||
7 | plate or digital registration plate authorized in Article VI | ||||||
8 | of Chapter 3 of this Code for which the applicant would | ||||||
9 | otherwise be eligible. | ||||||
10 | Surcharges for vehicle registrations under Section 3-806 | ||||||
11 | of this Code shall not be collected from any vehicle owner who | ||||||
12 | has been approved for benefits under the Senior Citizens and | ||||||
13 | Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or a person who is the | ||||||
14 | spouse of such a person. | ||||||
15 | No more than one reduced registration fee under this | ||||||
16 | Section shall be
allowed during any 12-month period based on | ||||||
17 | the primary eligibility of any
individual, whether such | ||||||
18 | reduced registration fee is allowed to the
individual or to | ||||||
19 | the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
Section | ||||||
20 | does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration | ||||||
21 | fee
for motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or | ||||||
22 | special license
plates.
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23 | (Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; | ||||||
24 | 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-807, eff. 1-1-23 .)
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