Bill Text: IL HB5369 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that no vehicle owned and operated by the State, a unit of local government, or a subsidiary body thereof shall display nongovernmental license plates. Provides that every vehicle owned and operated by a unit of local government, or any subsidiary body thereof, shall affix a sticker or decal that clearly denotes the unit of local government to which the vehicle belongs, to the license plate or, if necessary, the rear of the vehicle within 6 inches of the license plate, such that it is plainly visible to a vehicle approaching from behind. Exempts vehicles being used in undercover police operations. Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-03-04 - Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5369 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HB5369-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 adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3-808.2 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-808.2 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3-808.2. Prohibition of private plates on public | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | vehicles. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) No vehicle owned and operated by the State, a unit of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | local government, or a subsidiary body thereof shall display | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | nongovernmental license plates. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (b) Every vehicle owned and operated by a unit of local | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | government, or any subsidiary body thereof, shall affix a | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | sticker or decal that clearly denotes the unit of local | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | government to which the vehicle belongs to the license plate | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | or, if necessary, the rear of the vehicle within 6 inches of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | the license plate, such that it is plainly visible to a vehicle | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | approaching from behind. | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | (c) This Section does not apply to vehicles being used in | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | undercover police operations.
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | becoming law.
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