Bill Text: IL HB2947 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Reinserts the provisions of the introduced bill with the following changes. Provides that the Secretary of State may only issue one set of Defense Superior Service plates to eligible individuals without payment of any registration or registration renewal fee.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)

Status: (Engrossed) 2024-02-05 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandun Schweizer [HB2947 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2023-HB2947-Engrossed.html

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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 Section 3-802 and by adding Section 3-699.22 as
follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new)
Sec. 3-699.22. Defense Superior Service plates. The
Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration
plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates
to Illinois residents who have been awarded the Defense
Superior Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the
United States. The special plates issued pursuant to this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. The Secretary
may allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized
plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1. The Secretary shall
make a version of the special registration plates authorized
under this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles. The
design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary. A person eligible to be issued

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the Defense Superior Service plates may display the plates on
one vehicle without payment of any registration or
registration renewal fee established under Section 3-806.
(625 ILCS 5/3-802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-802)
Sec. 3-802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the
following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as
follows:
"Reclassification" means changing the registration of a
vehicle from one plate category to another.
"Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of a
vehicle within the same plate category.
(b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one
plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for
the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the
current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the
appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees
shall be assessed.
(b-5) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any
individual who has a registration issued under either Section
3-405 or 3-405.1 that qualifies for a special license plate
under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650,
3-651, 3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680,
3-681, 3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, 3-699.15,

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3-699.16, 3-699.17, 3-699.19, or 3-699.20, or 3-699.22 may
reclass his or her registration upon acquiring a special
license plate listed in this subsection (b-5) without a
replacement plate or digital plate fee or registration sticker
or digital registration sticker cost.
(b-10) Any Beginning with the 2019 registration year, any
individual who has a special license plate issued under
Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624,
3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651,
3-664, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, 3-680, 3-681,
3-683, 3-686, 3-688, 3-693, 3-698, 3-699.12, or 3-699.17, or
3-699.22 may reclass his or her special license plate upon
acquiring a new registration under Section 3-405 or 3-405.1
without a replacement plate or digital plate fee or
registration sticker or digital registration sticker cost.
(c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the
same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in
current period fees between the 2 plates. In addition, the
appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees
shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required,
the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
(d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change
the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner
shall receive credit for the unused portion of the
registration fee of the current plate and pay the current
portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in

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addition, pay the appropriate replacement plate and
replacement sticker fees.
(e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate
category can be done only once within any registration period.
(f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances
found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d);
however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an
apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit
amounts to an overpayment.
(g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered
under the mileage tax option is revoked, the owner shall be
required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate
category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage
plate fees.
(h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on
first division vehicles, second division vehicles weighing
8,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates
can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
(i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing
8,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be
reclassed from one division to the other.
(j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one
division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a
reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a
motor vehicle is prohibited.
(Source: P.A. 101-51, eff. 7-12-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19;

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102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)