Bill Text: IL SB2826 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the next registration year after the effective date of this amendatory Act in which the Secretary of State distributes newly designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, the Secretary of State shall issue one registration plate (instead of 2) for newly registered motor vehicles and the registration plate shall be attached to the rear (instead of front and rear) of the motor vehicle.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-22 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB2826 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB2826-Introduced.html


99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2826

Introduced 2/17/2016, by Sen. Thomas Cullerton

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/1-171 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171
625 ILCS 5/3-412 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412
625 ILCS 5/3-413 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the next registration year after the effective date of this amendatory Act in which the Secretary of State distributes newly designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, the Secretary of State shall issue one registration plate (instead of 2) for newly registered motor vehicles and the registration plate shall be attached to the rear (instead of front and rear) of the motor vehicle.
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A BILL FOR

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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
5Sections 1-171, 3-412, and 3-413 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/1-171) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171)
7 Sec. 1-171. Registration - Registration Sticker.
8Registration. The registration certificate or certificates,
9registration plates and registration stickers issued under the
10laws of this State pertaining to the registration of vehicles.
11 Registration Sticker or Stickers. A device or devices to be
12attached to a rear registration plate that will renew the
13registration and registration plate or plates for a
14pre-determined period not to exceed one registration year
15except as provided in subsection (1) of Section 3-414 of this
16Code. Should the Secretary of State determine it is advisable
17to require a registration sticker to be attached to a front
18registration plate, he may require such action and provide the
19necessary additional sticker. Such determination shall be
20publicly announced at least 30 days in advance of a new annual
21registration year.
22 Beginning with the next registration year after the
23effective date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General

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1Assembly in which the Secretary of State distributes newly
2designed standard registration plates for motor vehicles, any
3reference to "plates" in the plural number in any law or rule
4shall be deemed to be a reference to the single registration
5plate required to be furnished and displayed in accordance with
6this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly.
7(Source: P.A. 80-1185.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
9 Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration stickers
10to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
11 (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
12subject to annual registration for the first time shall issue
13or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate
14for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, moped, autocycle, or
15truck-tractor, 2 registration plates for other motor vehicles
16and, where applicable, current registration stickers for motor
17vehicles of the first division. The provisions of this Section
18may be made applicable to such vehicles of the second division,
19as the Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his
20discretion designate. On subsequent annual registrations
21during the term of the registration plate as provided in
22Section 3-414.1, the Secretary shall issue or cause to be
23issued registration stickers as evidence of current
24registration. However, the issuance of annual registration
25stickers to vehicles registered under the provisions of

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1Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of this Code may not be required
2if the Secretary deems the issuance unnecessary. Beginning with
3the next registration year after the effective date of this
4amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly in which the
5Secretary of State distributes newly designed standard
6registration plates for motor vehicles, the Secretary of State
7upon registering a vehicle subject to annual registration for
8the first time shall issue or shall cause to be issued to the
9owner one registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer,
10semitrailer, motorized pedalcycle or truck-tractor, one
11registration plate for other motor vehicles and, where
12applicable, current registration stickers for motor vehicles
13of the first division.
14 (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it
15the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is
16issued, the name of this State, which may be abbreviated, the
17year number for which it was issued, which may be abbreviated,
18the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
19this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
20may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to
21vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates
22issued to vehicles registered under Section 3-405.3, the phrase
23"Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word
24"apportioned", the word "fleet", or other similar language to
25be displayed. Registration plates issued to a vehicle
26registered as a fleet vehicle may display a designation

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1determined by the Secretary.
2 The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters
3be used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to
4vehicles of the first division which are registered under this
5Code and only as suffixes on registration plates issued to
6other vehicles. Every registration sticker issued as evidence
7of current registration shall designate the year number for
8which it is issued and such other letters or numbers as the
9Secretary may prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color
10with the registration plates and registration stickers of the
11previous year.
12 (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
13numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
14shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
15distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated with
16reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate issued to
17vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
18 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
19motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of
20registration plates as the type of plates issued for a private
21passenger vehicle.
22 (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
23car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration
24plates.
25 (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every motorcycle
26distinctive registration plates distinguishing between

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1motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters piston
2displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter piston
3displacement.
4 (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
5display a designation as determined by the Secretary that such
6vehicles are for-hire.
7 (h) (Blank).
8 (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and
9private ambulance registration plates identifying the vehicle
10as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the Department
11of Healthcare and Family Services registration information for
12the purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
13by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
14assistance recipients.
15 (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and
16private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery registration
17plates displaying numbers within ranges of numbers reserved
18respectively for medical carriers and rescue vehicles. The
19Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare and
20Family Services registration information for the purpose of
21verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
22medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services to
23public assistance recipients.
24 (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license
25plates or distinctive license plate stickers for every vehicle
26exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 12-503 by

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1subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection (g-5) of that
2Section before its deletion by this amendatory Act of the 95th
3General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue these plates or
4stickers immediately upon receiving the physician's
5certification required under subsection (g) of Section 12-503.
6New plates or stickers shall also be issued when the
7certification is renewed as provided in that subsection.
8 (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
9registration plates for low-speed vehicles.
10 (m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
11registration plates for autocycles. The dimensions of the plate
12issued to autocycles shall be 4 by 7 inches.
13(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
15 Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration
16stickers, and drive-away permits; registration plate covers.
17 (a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other
18than a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer, semitrailer,
19truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be
20attached thereto, one in the front and one in the rear.
21Beginning with the next registration year after the effective
22date of this amendatory Act of the 99th General Assembly in
23which the Secretary of State distributes newly designed
24standard registration plates for motor vehicles, the
25registration plate issued for a motor vehicle other than a

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1motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned
2bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached to the rear
3thereof. The registration plate issued for a motorcycle,
4autocycle, trailer or semitrailer required to be registered
5hereunder and any apportionment plate issued to a bus under the
6provisions of this Code shall be attached to the rear thereof.
7The registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or an
8apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
9attached to the front thereof.
10 (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
11forklifts, every registration plate shall at all times be
12securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for
13which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and
14at a height of not less than 5 inches from the ground,
15measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and
16position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
17condition to be clearly legible, free from any materials that
18would obstruct the visibility of the plate. A registration
19plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it
20is otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
21evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to
22registration plates as required by the Secretary of State, and
23be clearly visible at all times. For those vehicles with rear
24loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is securely
25fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the plate and
26registration sticker shall not be required to be clearly

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1visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted motorized
2forklift obstructing the view.
3 (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
4shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
5prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is
6affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit shall
7be void and of no effect.
8 (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
9registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with
10Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate and
11displayed on the front of such vehicle in the same manner as an
12Illinois registration plate.
13 (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted
14on a truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to
15the rear of the camper body.
16 (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
17operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
18registration plate, plates or registration stickers, except as
19provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code,
20after the termination of the registration period for which
21issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to Sections
223-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
23 (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
24equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this
25subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is
26an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement

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1of traffic.
2 (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
3plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business
4offense.
5 (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting
6the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this
7subsection (i) is a business offense.
8 (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
9mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle
10so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to
11be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from
12obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation
13of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning
14toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications
15prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited
16to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this
17subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor.
18(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15; 98-1103, eff. 1-1-15; 99-68,
19eff. 1-1-16; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
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