98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3180
 
Introduced , by Rep. Robert Rita
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:



625 ILCS 5/3-806.7

 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces of the United States and are stationed outside of the country for 4 months (instead of 6) shall, after their return to the United States, be entitled to credit for the unused portion of a vehicle registration at registration renewal. Effective January 1, 2014.



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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.


2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,

3represented in the General Assembly:



4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing 
5Section 3-806.7 as follows:

6 (625 ILCS 5/3-806.7)
7 Sec. 3-806.7. Registration fees for active duty military 
8personnel.
9 (a) Beginning with the 2011 registration year, the standard 
10registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for 
11passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor 
12vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 
13pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall 
14be reduced by 50% for any Illinois vehicle owner who was on 
15active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United 
16States and stationed outside of the United States for a period 
17of 90 days or longer during the preceding registration year. 
18 (b) Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces 
19of the United States and who have been stationed outside of the 
20United States for a period of 4 6 months or longer, and who 
21placed their registered motor vehicle in storage during the 
22time they served abroad, shall be entitled to credit for the 
23unused portion of that registration when they renew the 
 
 
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1registration of that vehicle upon their return to the United 
2States. For each month or part thereof that the vehicle was in 
3storage and had current registration, the member of the armed 
4forces shall receive one month of registration without charge. 

5(Source: P.A. 96-747, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)


6 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
71, 2014.