Bill Text: IL HB3402 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces of the United States and are stationed outside of the country for 4 months (instead of 6) shall, after their return to the United States, be entitled to credit for the unused portion of a vehicle registration at registration renewal. Effective January 1, 2012.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2013-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3402 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HB3402-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 changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3-806.7 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-806.7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3-806.7. Registration fees for active duty military | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | personnel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) Beginning with the 2011 registration year, the standard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | registration fee set forth in Section 3-806 of this Code for | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | passenger motor vehicles of the first division and motor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | pounds and registered under Section 3-815 of this Code, shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | be reduced by 50% for any Illinois vehicle owner who was on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | active duty as a member of the Armed Forces of the United | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | States and stationed outside of the United States for a period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | of 90 days or longer during the preceding registration year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (b) Illinois residents who are members of the Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | of the United States and who have been stationed outside of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | United States for a period of 4 6 months or longer, and who | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | placed their registered motor vehicle in storage during the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | time they served abroad, shall be entitled to credit for the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | unused portion of that registration when they renew the |
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1 | registration of that vehicle upon their return to the United | ||||||
2 | States. For each month or part thereof that the vehicle was in | ||||||
3 | storage and had current registration, the member of the armed | ||||||
4 | forces shall receive one month of registration without charge.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 96-747, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
7 | 1, 2012.
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