Bill Text: IL SB3194 | 2025-2026 | 104th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who operates a motorcycle without proper registration plates shall have the motorcycle seized and auctioned of to State or motorcycle programs to reduce the purchase of new motorcycles for any State or motorcycle program. Provides that any person who owns a business that profits from selling merchandise promoting illegal street racing shall be fined $500 for a first offense and, for a second offense, shall be charged with a Class 4 felony and, for a third offense, shall be charged with a Class 3 felony.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced) 2026-02-02 - Referred to Assignments [SB3194 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2025-SB3194-Introduced.html

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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026SB3194 Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Neil Anderson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-413 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413
625 ILCS 5/11-506
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who operates a motorcycle without proper registration plates shall have the motorcycle seized and auctioned of to State or motorcycle programs to reduce the purchase of new motorcycles for any State or motorcycle program. Provides that any person who owns a business that profits from selling merchandise promoting illegal street racing shall be fined $500 for a first offense and, for a second offense, shall be charged with a Class 4 felony and, for a third offense, shall be charged with a Class 3 felony.
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A BILL FOR
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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 3-413 and 11-506 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-125)
Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates or digital
registration plates, registration stickers or digital
registration stickers, and drive-away permits; registration
plate or digital registration plate covers.
(a) Registration plates or digital registration plates
issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle,
trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or
apportioned truck shall be attached thereto, one in the
frontmost and one in the rearmost. The registration plate or
digital registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle,
trailer or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and
any apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions
of this Code shall be attached to the rearmost thereof. The
registration plate or digital registration plate issued for a
truck-tractor or an apportioned truck required to be
registered hereunder shall be attached to the frontmost

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thereof.
(b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration
plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal
position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent
the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall
be maintained in a condition to be clearly legible, free from
any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate.
A registration plate or digital registration plate on a
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is
otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital
registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual
registration shall be attached to registration plates or
displayed on digital registration plates as required by the
Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at all times and
displayed as prescribed in subsection (k). For those vehicles
with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is
securely fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the
plate and registration sticker shall not be required to be
clearly visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted
motorized forklift obstructing the view.
(c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit

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is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit
shall be void and of no effect.
(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned
with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate or
digital registration plate and displayed on the frontmost of
such vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration
plate or digital registration plate.
(e) The registration plate or digital registration plate
issued for a camper body mounted on a truck displaying
registration plates or digital registration plates shall be
attached to the rearmost of the camper body.
(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or
plates or registration stickers or digital registration
stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section
3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration
period for which issued or after the expiration date set
pursuant to Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
(g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate
covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar
provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
(h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration

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plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this
subsection (h) is a business offense.
(i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of
promoting the sale of registration plate or digital
registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i)
is a business offense.
(j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital
registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the
registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an
effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the
registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code,
Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion,
or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this
subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an
electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a
Class A misdemeanor.
(k) Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed
registration by the Secretary shall be displayed on the upper
right corner of the rear registration plate or in a manner
otherwise provided by the Secretary. However, registration
stickers issued to truck-tractors shall be displayed on the
upper right corner of the front registration plate or in a
manner otherwise provided by the Secretary.
(l) No person shall affix to any registration plate,
temporary registration plate, digital registration plate,

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registration sticker, or other evidence of registration issued
by the Secretary any medallion, insignia, sticker, or other
object not issued or approved by the Secretary. No person
shall alter, manipulate, apply, or otherwise manipulate any
evidence of registration issued by the Secretary in any manner
from the original condition as was received when issued by the
Secretary. It is unlawful to operate any vehicle that displays
evidence of registration altered in any manner or displaying
any medallion, insignia, sticker, or other object as
prescribed in this subsection.
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.)
(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-125)
Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates or digital
registration plates, registration stickers or digital
registration stickers, and drive-away permits; registration
plate or digital registration plate covers.
(a) Registration plates or digital registration plates
issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle,
trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or
apportioned truck shall be attached thereto, one in the
frontmost and one in the rearmost. The registration plate or
digital registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle,
trailer or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and
any apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions
of this Code shall be attached to the rearmost thereof. The

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registration plate or digital registration plate issued for a
truck-tractor or an apportioned truck required to be
registered hereunder shall be attached to the frontmost
thereof.
(b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration
plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal
position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent
the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall
be maintained in a condition to be clearly legible, free from
any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate.
A registration plate or digital registration plate on a
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is
otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital
registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual
registration shall be attached to registration plates or
displayed on digital registration plates as required by the
Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at all times and
displayed as prescribed in subsection (k). For those vehicles
with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is
securely fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the
plate and registration sticker shall not be required to be
clearly visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted
motorized forklift obstructing the view.

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(c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit
is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit
shall be void and of no effect.
(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned
with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate or
digital registration plate and displayed on the frontmost of
such vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration
plate or digital registration plate.
(e) The registration plate or digital registration plate
issued for a camper body mounted on a truck displaying
registration plates or digital registration plates shall be
attached to the rearmost of the camper body.
(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or
plates or registration stickers or digital registration
stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section
3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration
period for which issued or after the expiration date set
pursuant to Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
(g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate
covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar

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provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
(h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this
subsection (h) is a business offense.
(i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of
promoting the sale of registration plate or digital
registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i)
is a business offense.
(j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital
registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the
registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an
effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the
registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code,
Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion,
or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this
subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an
electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a
Class A misdemeanor.
(k) Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed
registration by the Secretary shall be displayed on the upper
right corner of the rear registration plate or in a manner
otherwise provided by the Secretary. However, registration
stickers issued to truck-tractors shall be displayed on the
upper right corner of the front registration plate or in a

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manner otherwise provided by the Secretary.
(l) No person shall affix to any registration plate,
temporary registration plate, digital registration plate,
registration sticker, or other evidence of registration issued
by the Secretary any medallion, insignia, sticker, tape, or
other object not issued or approved by the Secretary. No
person shall alter, manipulate, apply, or otherwise manipulate
any evidence of registration issued by the Secretary in any
manner from the original condition as was received when issued
by the Secretary. It is unlawful to operate any vehicle that
(i) displays evidence of registration altered in any manner or
displaying any medallion, insignia, sticker, tape, or other
object as prescribed in this subsection or (ii) is equipped
with a manual, electronic, or mechanical device that hides or
obscures a registration plate.
(m) A person who operates a motorcycle without proper
registration plates shall have the motorcycle seized and
auctioned of to State or motorcycle programs to reduce the
purchase of new motorcycles for any State or motorcycle
program.
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25; 104-125, eff. 1-1-26.)
(625 ILCS 5/11-506)
Sec. 11-506. Street racing; aggravated street racing;
street sideshows.
(a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street

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or highway of this State.
(a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any
street or highway of this State.
(b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit
his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of
street racing or a street sideshow.
(b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause
the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of
facilitating street racing or a street sideshow.
(c) For the purposes of this Section:
"Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the
motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing
or a street sideshow.
"Motor vehicle stunt" includes, but is not limited to,
operating a vehicle in a manner that causes the vehicle to
slide or spin, driving within the proximity of a gathering of
persons, performing maneuvers to demonstrate the performance
capability of the motor vehicle, or maneuvering the vehicle in
an attempt to elicit a reaction from a gathering of persons.
"Street racing" means:
(1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point
side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
attempt to outdistance each other; or
(2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a
common selected course, each starting at the same point,
for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power

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of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a
certain distance or time limit; or
(3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to
outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
(4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another
vehicle from passing; or
(5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a
given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
(6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the
physical stamina or endurance of drivers over
long-distance driving routes.
"Street sideshow" means an event in which one or more
vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for
the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts,
motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of
speed.
(d) Penalties.
(1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) shall be guilty of a Class
A misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be subject
to a minimum fine of $250. Any person convicted of a
violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) a second or
subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and
shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500. The driver's
license of any person convicted of subsection (a) shall be
revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of this

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Code.
(2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second
or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A
misdemeanor.
(3) Every person convicted of committing a violation
of subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of
aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a
violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor
vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or
permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where
the violation was a proximate cause of the injury.
Aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the
defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12
years.
(4) Any person who owns a business that profits from
selling merchandise promoting any violation of this
Section shall be fined $500 for a first offense and, for a
second offense, shall be charged with a Class 4 felony
and, for a third offense, shall be charged with a Class 3
felony.
(Source: P.A. 102-733, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.)

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Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
Public Act.