Bill Text: IL HB2615 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, beginning with the next registration year after the effective date of the amendatory Act, 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 for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, motorized pedalcycle, or truck-tractor, one registration plate for other motor vehicles, and, when applicable, current registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first division. Provides that the registration plate issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle. Makes conforming changes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-02-15 - Referred to Rules Committee [HB2615 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HB2615-Introduced.html
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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 1-171, 3-412, and 3-413 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/1-171) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-171)
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7 | Sec. 1-171. Registration - Registration Sticker. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Registration. The registration certificate or certificates, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | registration
plates and registration stickers issued under the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | laws of this State pertaining
to the registration of vehicles.
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11 | Registration Sticker or Stickers. A device or devices to | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | be attached to
a rear registration plate that will renew the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | registration and registration
plate or plates for a | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | pre-determined period not to exceed one registration
year | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | except as provided in subsection (1) of Section 3-414 of this | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Code.
Should the Secretary of State determine it is advisable | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | to require a registration
sticker to be attached to a front | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | registration plate, he may require such
action and provide the | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | necessary additional sticker. Such determination
shall be | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | publicly announced at least 30 days in advance of a new annual
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21 | registration year. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | "Registration" and "registration sticker or stickers" | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | includes digital registration plates and digital registration |
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1 | stickers issued by the Secretary of State under Section | ||||||
2 | 3-401.5.
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3 | Beginning with the next registration year after the | ||||||
4 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
5 | Assembly, any reference to "plates" in the plural number in | ||||||
6 | any law or rule shall be deemed to be a reference to
the single | ||||||
7 | registration plate required to be furnished and displayed in
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8 | accordance with this amendatory Act of the 103rd General | ||||||
9 | Assembly. | ||||||
10 | (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
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11 | (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
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12 | Sec. 3-412. Registration plates or digital registration | ||||||
13 | plates and registration stickers or digital registration | ||||||
14 | stickers to be
furnished by the Secretary of State. | ||||||
15 | (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle | ||||||
16 | subject to annual
registration for the first time shall issue | ||||||
17 | or shall cause to be issued to the
owner one registration plate | ||||||
18 | or digital registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, | ||||||
19 | semitrailer, moped, autocycle, or truck-tractor, 2 | ||||||
20 | registration plates, or a digital registration plate and metal | ||||||
21 | plate as set forth in Section 3-401.5, for other motor | ||||||
22 | vehicles
and, where applicable, current registration stickers | ||||||
23 | or digital registration stickers for motor vehicles of the
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24 | first division. Beginning with the next registration year | ||||||
25 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd |
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1 | General Assembly, the Secretary of State, upon registering a | ||||||
2 | vehicle subject to annual
registration for the first time, | ||||||
3 | shall issue or shall cause to be issued to the
owner one | ||||||
4 | registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, | ||||||
5 | motorized
pedalcycle, or truck-tractor, one registration plate | ||||||
6 | for other motor vehicles,
and, when applicable, current | ||||||
7 | registration stickers for motor vehicles of the
first | ||||||
8 | division. | ||||||
9 | The provisions of this Section may be made applicable to | ||||||
10 | such
vehicles of the second division, as the Secretary of | ||||||
11 | State may, from time to
time, in his discretion designate. On | ||||||
12 | subsequent annual registrations
during the term of the | ||||||
13 | registration plate or digital registration plate as provided | ||||||
14 | in Section 3-414.1, the
Secretary shall issue or cause to be | ||||||
15 | issued registration stickers or digital registration stickers | ||||||
16 | as evidence
of current registration. However, the issuance of | ||||||
17 | annual registration stickers or digital registration stickers
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18 | to vehicles registered under the provisions of Sections | ||||||
19 | 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of
this Code may not be required if the | ||||||
20 | Secretary deems the issuance unnecessary.
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21 | (b) Every registration plate or digital registration plate | ||||||
22 | shall have displayed upon it the registration
number assigned | ||||||
23 | to the vehicle for which it is issued, the name of this State,
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24 | which may be abbreviated, the year number for which it was | ||||||
25 | issued, which may
be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln" | ||||||
26 | (except as otherwise provided in
this Code), and such other |
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1 | letters or numbers as the Secretary
may prescribe. However, | ||||||
2 | for apportionment plates issued to vehicles registered
under | ||||||
3 | Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates issued to vehicles registered | ||||||
4 | under
Section 3-405.3, the phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be | ||||||
5 | omitted to allow for
the word "apportioned", the word "fleet", | ||||||
6 | or other similar language to be
displayed. Registration plates | ||||||
7 | or digital registration plates issued to a vehicle registered | ||||||
8 | as a fleet
vehicle may display a designation determined by the | ||||||
9 | Secretary.
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10 | The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe
that letters | ||||||
11 | be used as prefixes only on registration plates or digital | ||||||
12 | registration plates issued to vehicles
of the first division | ||||||
13 | which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes
on | ||||||
14 | registration plates or digital registration plates issued to | ||||||
15 | other vehicles. Every registration sticker or digital | ||||||
16 | registration sticker
issued as evidence of current | ||||||
17 | registration shall designate the year number
for which it is | ||||||
18 | issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
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19 | prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the | ||||||
20 | registration plates or digital registration plates and
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21 | registration stickers or digital registration stickers of the | ||||||
22 | previous year.
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23 | (c) Each registration plate or digital registration plate | ||||||
24 | and the required letters and numerals thereon,
except the year | ||||||
25 | number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be
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26 | plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight, |
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1 | and shall be
coated with reflectorizing material. The | ||||||
2 | dimensions of the plate issued to
vehicles of the first | ||||||
3 | division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
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4 | (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger | ||||||
5 | motor vehicle
rented without a driver the same type of | ||||||
6 | registration plates or digital registration plates as the type | ||||||
7 | of
plates issued for a private passenger vehicle.
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8 | (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
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9 | car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration | ||||||
10 | plates or digital registration plates.
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11 | (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every | ||||||
12 | motorcycle
distinctive registration plates or digital | ||||||
13 | registration plates distinguishing between
motorcycles having | ||||||
14 | 150 or more cubic centimeters piston
displacement, or having | ||||||
15 | less than 150 cubic centimeter
piston displacement.
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16 | (g) Registration plates or digital registration plates | ||||||
17 | issued to vehicles for-hire may
display a designation as | ||||||
18 | determined by the Secretary that
such vehicles are for-hire.
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19 | (h) (Blank).
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20 | (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public | ||||||
21 | and private
ambulance registration plates or digital | ||||||
22 | registration plates identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
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23 | The Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare | ||||||
24 | and Family Services registration
information for the purpose | ||||||
25 | of verification of claims filed with the
Department by | ||||||
26 | ambulance owners for payment for services to public assistance
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1 | recipients.
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2 | (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public | ||||||
3 | and private
medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery | ||||||
4 | registration plates or digital registration plates displaying
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5 | numbers within ranges of numbers reserved respectively for | ||||||
6 | medical carriers
and rescue vehicles. The Secretary shall | ||||||
7 | forward to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services | ||||||
8 | registration information for the purpose of verification of | ||||||
9 | claims filed
with the Department by owners of medical carriers | ||||||
10 | or rescue vehicles for
payment for services to public | ||||||
11 | assistance recipients.
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12 | (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license | ||||||
13 | plates or digital registration plates or distinctive license | ||||||
14 | plate stickers or digital registration stickers for every | ||||||
15 | vehicle exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section | ||||||
16 | 12-503 by subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection | ||||||
17 | (g-5) of that Section before its deletion by this amendatory | ||||||
18 | Act of the 95th General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue | ||||||
19 | these plates or stickers immediately upon receiving the | ||||||
20 | physician's certification required under subsection (g) of | ||||||
21 | Section 12-503. New plates or stickers shall also be issued | ||||||
22 | when the certification is renewed as provided in that | ||||||
23 | subsection.
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24 | (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive | ||||||
25 | registration plates or digital registration plates for | ||||||
26 | low-speed vehicles. |
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1 | (m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive | ||||||
2 | registration plates or digital registration plates for | ||||||
3 | autocycles. The dimensions of the plate issued to autocycles | ||||||
4 | shall be 4 by 7 inches. | ||||||
5 | (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
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7 | Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates or digital | ||||||
8 | registration plates, registration stickers or digital | ||||||
9 | registration stickers,
and drive-away permits; registration | ||||||
10 | plate or digital registration plate covers. | ||||||
11 | (a) Registration plates or digital registration plates | ||||||
12 | issued for a
motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle, | ||||||
13 | trailer, semitrailer,
truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or | ||||||
14 | apportioned truck shall be attached
thereto, one in the front | ||||||
15 | and one in the
rear. Beginning with the next registration year | ||||||
16 | after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 103rd | ||||||
17 | General Assembly, the registration plate issued for a
motor | ||||||
18 | vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
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19 | truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be | ||||||
20 | attached
to the rear of the vehicle. | ||||||
21 | The registration plate or digital registration plate | ||||||
22 | issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer or
semitrailer | ||||||
23 | required to be registered hereunder and any apportionment
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24 | plate issued to a bus under the provisions of this Code shall | ||||||
25 | be attached
to the rear thereof. The registration plate or |
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1 | digital registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or
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2 | apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
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3 | attached to the front thereof.
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4 | (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized | ||||||
5 | forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration | ||||||
6 | plate shall at all times be securely fastened
in a horizontal | ||||||
7 | position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to
prevent | ||||||
8 | the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5
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9 | inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such | ||||||
10 | plate, in a
place and position to be clearly visible and shall | ||||||
11 | be maintained in a
condition to be clearly legible, free
from | ||||||
12 | any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate. | ||||||
13 | A registration plate or digital registration plate on a | ||||||
14 | motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is | ||||||
15 | otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital | ||||||
16 | registration stickers issued as
evidence of renewed annual | ||||||
17 | registration shall be attached to registration
plates or | ||||||
18 | displayed on digital registration plates as required by the | ||||||
19 | Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at
all times. For | ||||||
20 | those vehicles with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the | ||||||
21 | rear plate is securely fastened in a horizontal position as | ||||||
22 | prescribed, the plate and registration sticker shall not be | ||||||
23 | required to be clearly visible at all times as a result of the | ||||||
24 | rear mounted motorized forklift obstructing the view.
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25 | (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code | ||||||
26 | shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner |
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1 | prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit | ||||||
2 | is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit | ||||||
3 | shall be void and of no effect.
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4 | (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign | ||||||
5 | registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned | ||||||
6 | with Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate or | ||||||
7 | digital registration plate and displayed on the front of such
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8 | vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration plate | ||||||
9 | or digital registration plate.
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10 | (e) The registration plate or digital registration plate | ||||||
11 | issued for a camper body mounted on a
truck displaying | ||||||
12 | registration plates or digital registration plates shall be | ||||||
13 | attached to the rear of
the camper body.
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14 | (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the | ||||||
15 | operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois | ||||||
16 | registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or | ||||||
17 | plates
or registration stickers or digital registration | ||||||
18 | stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section | ||||||
19 | 3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration
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20 | period for which issued or after the expiration date set | ||||||
21 | pursuant to
Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
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22 | (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is | ||||||
23 | equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate | ||||||
24 | covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar | ||||||
25 | provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and | ||||||
26 | ordinances regulating the movement of traffic. |
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1 | (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration | ||||||
2 | plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this | ||||||
3 | subsection (h) is a business offense. | ||||||
4 | (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of | ||||||
5 | promoting the sale of registration plate or digital | ||||||
6 | registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i) | ||||||
7 | is a business offense. | ||||||
8 | (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's | ||||||
9 | mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital | ||||||
10 | registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the | ||||||
11 | registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an | ||||||
12 | effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the | ||||||
13 | registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code, | ||||||
14 | Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion, | ||||||
15 | or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this | ||||||
16 | subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an | ||||||
17 | electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a | ||||||
18 | Class A misdemeanor. | ||||||
19 | (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
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