Bill Text: IL SB0070 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue distinctive registration plates for non-highway vehicles. Provides that the Secretary shall issue these plates only to non-highway vehicles that are insured and have brakes, a steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem on the rear, a headlight that emits a white light, a tail lamp that emits a red light, brake lights, and turn signals. Provides that every owner of a non-highway vehicle that drives upon a roadway with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less shall pay the Secretary an annual registration fee of $76. Provides that the registration fee shall be distributed as follows: $1 to the State Treasurer, for deposit into the State Police Service Fund; $30 to the State Treasurer, for deposit into the Road Fund; and $45 to the Treasurer of the county of residence of the owner of the non-highway vehicle, for deposit into the road fund of the county. Provides that vehicles with a registration plate may be operated on any street, highway, or roadway where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less or any county highway where the posted speed limit is 55 miles per hour or less and may make a direct crossing upon or across certain roads.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-16 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB0070 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB0070-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB0070 Introduced 1/29/2021, by Sen. Terri Bryant SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-412 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412
625 ILCS 5/3-806.10 new
625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall issue distinctive registration plates for non-highway vehicles. Provides that the Secretary shall issue these plates only to non-highway vehicles that are insured and have brakes, a steering apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem on the rear, a headlight that emits a white light, a tail lamp that emits a red light, brake lights, and turn signals. Provides that every owner of a non-highway vehicle that drives upon a roadway with a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or less shall pay the Secretary an annual registration fee of $76. Provides that the registration fee shall be distributed as follows: $1 to the State Treasurer, for deposit into the State Police Service Fund; $30 to the State Treasurer, for deposit into the Road Fund; and $45 to the Treasurer of the county of residence of the owner of the non-highway vehicle, for deposit into the road fund of the county. Provides that vehicles with a registration plate may be operated on any street, highway, or roadway where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less or any county highway where the posted speed limit is 55 miles per hour or less and may make a direct crossing upon or across certain roads.
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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 3-412 and 11-1426.1 and by adding Section
3-806.10 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
Sec. 3-412. Registration plates or digital registration
plates and registration stickers or digital registration
stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
(a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
subject to annual registration for the first time shall issue
or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate
or digital registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer,
semitrailer, moped, autocycle, or truck-tractor, 2
registration plates, or a digital registration plate and metal
plate as set forth in Section 3-401.5, for other motor
vehicles and, where applicable, current registration stickers
or digital registration stickers for motor vehicles of the
first division. The provisions of this Section may be made
applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term

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of the registration plate or digital registration plate as
provided in Section 3-414.1, the Secretary shall issue or
cause to be issued registration stickers or digital
registration stickers as evidence of current registration.
However, the issuance of annual registration stickers or
digital registration stickers to vehicles registered under the
provisions of Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of this Code may
not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
unnecessary.
(b) Every registration plate or digital registration plate
shall have displayed upon it the registration number assigned
to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of this State,
which may be abbreviated, the year number for which it was
issued, which may be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln"
(except as otherwise provided in this Code), and such other
letters or numbers as the Secretary may prescribe. However,
for apportionment plates issued to vehicles registered under
Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates issued to vehicles registered
under Section 3-405.3, the phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be
omitted to allow for the word "apportioned", the word "fleet",
or other similar language to be displayed. Registration plates
or digital registration plates issued to a vehicle registered
as a fleet vehicle may display a designation determined by the
Secretary.
The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters
be used as prefixes only on registration plates or digital

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registration plates issued to vehicles of the first division
which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on
registration plates or digital registration plates issued to
other vehicles. Every registration sticker or digital
registration sticker issued as evidence of current
registration shall designate the year number for which it is
issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the
registration plates or digital registration plates and
registration stickers or digital registration stickers of the
previous year.
(c) Each registration plate or digital registration plate
and the required letters and numerals thereon, except the year
number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be
plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight,
and shall be coated with reflectorizing material. The
dimensions of the plate issued to vehicles of the first
division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
(d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of
registration plates or digital registration plates as the type
of plates issued for a private passenger vehicle.
(e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration
plates or digital registration plates.
(f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every

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motorcycle distinctive registration plates or digital
registration plates distinguishing between motorcycles having
150 or more cubic centimeters piston displacement, or having
less than 150 cubic centimeter piston displacement.
(g) Registration plates or digital registration plates
issued to vehicles for-hire may display a designation as
determined by the Secretary that such vehicles are for-hire.
(h) (Blank).
(i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
and private ambulance registration plates or digital
registration plates identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
The Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare
and Family Services registration information for the purpose
of verification of claims filed with the Department by
ambulance owners for payment for services to public assistance
recipients.
(j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
registration plates or digital registration plates displaying
numbers within ranges of numbers reserved respectively for
medical carriers and rescue vehicles. The Secretary shall
forward to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
registration information for the purpose of verification of
claims filed with the Department by owners of medical carriers
or rescue vehicles for payment for services to public
assistance recipients.

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(k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license
plates or digital registration plates or distinctive license
plate stickers or digital registration stickers for every
vehicle exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section
12-503 by subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection
(g-5) of that Section before its deletion by this amendatory
Act of the 95th General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue
these plates or stickers immediately upon receiving the
physician's certification required under subsection (g) of
Section 12-503. New plates or stickers shall also be issued
when the certification is renewed as provided in that
subsection.
(l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
registration plates or digital registration plates for
low-speed vehicles.
(m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
registration plates or digital registration plates for
autocycles. The dimensions of the plate issued to autocycles
shall be 4 by 7 inches.
(n) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
registration plates for non-highway vehicles. The Secretary
shall issue these plates only to non-highway vehicles that
meet the requirements set forth in subsections (e) and (g) of
Section 11-1426.1. The Secretary shall collect and deposit the
registration fee as required under Section 3-806.10
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)

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(625 ILCS 5/3-806.10 new)
Sec. 3-806.10. Registration fees for non-highway vehicles.
Every owner of a non-highway vehicle that is operated upon any
street, highway, or roadway with a posted speed limit of 35
miles per hour or less or any county highway with a posted
speed limit of 55 miles per hour or less shall pay the
Secretary of State an annual registration fee of $76. The fee
shall be distributed as follows: $1 to the State Treasurer,
for deposit into the State Police Service Fund; $30 to the
State Treasurer, for deposit into the Road Fund; and $45 to the
Treasurer of the county of residence of the owner of the
non-highway vehicle, for deposit into the road fund of the
county.
(625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1)
Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of non-highway vehicles on
streets, roads, and highways.
(a) As used in this Section, "non-highway vehicle" means a
motor vehicle not specifically designed to be used on a public
highway, including:
(1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by Section
1-101.8 of this Code;
(2) a golf cart, as defined by Section 1-123.9;
(3) an off-highway motorcycle, as defined by Section
1-153.1; and

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(4) a recreational off-highway vehicle, as defined by
Section 1-168.8.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is
unlawful for any person to drive or operate a non-highway
vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State. If
the operation of a non-highway vehicle is authorized under
subsection (d), the non-highway vehicle may be operated only
on streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or
less. This subsection (b) does not prohibit a non-highway
vehicle from crossing a road or street at an intersection
where the road or street has a posted speed limit of more than
35 miles per hour.
(b-5) A person may not operate a non-highway vehicle upon
any street, highway, or roadway in this State unless he or she
has a valid driver's license issued in his or her name by the
Secretary of State or by a foreign jurisdiction.
(c) No person operating a non-highway vehicle shall make a
direct crossing upon or across any tollroad, interstate
highway, or controlled access highway in this State. No person
operating a non-highway vehicle shall make a direct crossing
upon or across any other highway under the jurisdiction of the
State except at an intersection of the highway with another
public street, road, or highway.
(c-5) (Blank).
(d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of
local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution,

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the operation of non-highway vehicles on roadways under its
jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines that
the public safety will not be jeopardized. The Department may
authorize the operation of non-highway vehicles on the
roadways under its jurisdiction if the Department determines
that the public safety will not be jeopardized. The unit of
local government or the Department may restrict the types of
non-highway vehicles that are authorized to be used on its
streets.
Before permitting the operation of non-highway vehicles on
its roadways, a municipality, township, county, other unit of
local government, or the Department must consider the volume,
speed, and character of traffic on the roadway and determine
whether non-highway vehicles may safely travel on or cross the
roadway. Upon determining that non-highway vehicles may safely
operate on a roadway and the adoption of an ordinance or
resolution by a municipality, township, county, or other unit
of local government, or authorization by the Department,
appropriate signs shall be posted.
If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one
unit of government, non-highway vehicles may not be operated
on the roadway unless each unit of government agrees and takes
action as provided in this subsection.
(e) No non-highway vehicle may be operated on a roadway
unless, at a minimum, it has the following: brakes, a steering
apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning

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devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as
required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 of this Code) on
the rear of the non-highway vehicle, a headlight that emits a
white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a
tail lamp that emits a red light visible from at least 100 feet
from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals. When operated
on a roadway, a non-highway vehicle shall have its headlight
and tail lamps lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this
Code.
(f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of
a non-highway vehicle on a roadway while under the influence
is subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this Code.
(g) Any person who operates a non-highway vehicle on a
street, highway, or roadway shall be subject to the mandatory
insurance requirements under Article VI of Chapter 7 of this
Code.
(h) It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or
operate a non-highway vehicle, as defined in paragraphs (1)
and (4) of subsection (a) of this Section, on a county roadway
or township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming
operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any
adjacent or nearby farm land.
Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h),
shall not be subject to subsections (e) and (g) of this
Section. However, if the non-highway vehicle, as used in this
Section, is not covered under a motor vehicle insurance policy

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pursuant to subsection (g) of this Section, the vehicle must
be covered under a farm, home, or non-highway vehicle
insurance policy issued with coverage amounts no less than the
minimum amounts set for bodily injury or death and for
destruction of property under Section 7-203 of this Code.
Non-highway vehicles operated on a county or township roadway
at any time between one-half hour before sunset and one-half
hour after sunrise must be equipped with head lamps and tail
lamps, and the head lamps and tail lamps must be lighted.
Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h),
shall not make a direct crossing upon or across any tollroad,
interstate highway, or controlled access highway in this
State.
Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h),
shall be allowed to cross a State highway, municipal street,
county highway, or road district highway if the operator of
the non-highway vehicle makes a direct crossing provided:
(1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately
90 degrees to the direction of the street, road or highway
and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and
safe crossing;
(2) the non-highway vehicle is brought to a complete
stop before attempting a crossing;
(3) the operator of the non-highway vehicle yields the
right of way to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
constitutes a hazard; and

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(4) that when crossing a divided highway, the crossing
is made only at an intersection of the highway with
another public street, road, or highway.
(i) No action taken by a unit of local government under
this Section designates the operation of a non-highway vehicle
as an intended or permitted use of property with respect to
Section 3-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental
Employees Tort Immunity Act.
(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, a
non-highway vehicle with a registration plate issued under
subsection (n) of Section 3-412 may be operated on any street,
highway, or roadway where the posted speed limit is 35 miles
per hour or less or any county highway where the posted speed
limit is 55 miles per hour or less.
Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (j),
shall not make a direct crossing upon or across any tollroad,
interstate highway, or controlled access highway in this
State.
Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (j), may
cross a State highway, municipal street, county highway, or
road district highway if:
(1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately
90 degrees to the direction of the street, road, or
highway and at a place where no obstruction prevents a
quick and safe crossing;
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stop before attempting a crossing;
(3) the operator of the non-highway vehicle yields the
right of way to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
constitutes a hazard; and
(4) when crossing a divided highway, the crossing is
made only at an intersection of the highway with another
public street, road, or highway.
(Source: P.A. 97-144, eff. 7-14-11; 98-567, eff. 1-1-14.)