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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Section 3-808.1 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
7 Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
8 (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
9 at no charge, to the following:
10 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
11 owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
12 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
13 Assembly;
14 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
15 and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
16 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
17 Assembly.
18 (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
19 for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
20 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
21 operated by or for any county, township or municipal
22 corporation.
23 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
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1 corporations for persons with disabilities.
2 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
3 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
4 sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
5 plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
6 number.
7 4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
8 or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
9 purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is
10 accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer
11 or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this
12 all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy
13 vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in
14 Chapter 12 of this Code.
15 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
16 municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
17 department. These registration plates shall contain the
18 designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
19 distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
20 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
21 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
22 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
23 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
24 registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
25 Department" and shall display the specific fire
26 department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
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1 number or letter.
2 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
3 that do not require a school bus driver permit under
4 Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
5 Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
6 school district from grades K-12 or a public community
7 college.
8 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
9 of the first division or vehicles of the second division
10 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
11 medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
12 township.
13 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
14 motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
15 public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
16 (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
17 transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
18 specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
19 territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
20 municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
21 subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
22 Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
23 exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
24 tax under this Code.
25 (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
26 vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
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1 of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
2 owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
3 workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
4 administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
5 be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
6 Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
7 subsection (b-5).
8 (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
9 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
10 and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
11 registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
12 be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
13 one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
14 report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
15 plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
16 any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
17 Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
18 subsection (c).
19 (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
20 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
21 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
22 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
23 been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
24 Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
25 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
26 department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
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1 the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
2 from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
3 department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
4 of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
5 (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
6 owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
7 have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
8 this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
9 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
10 municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
11 State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
12 another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
13 department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
14 implement this subsection (d).
15 (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
16 owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
17 corporation that has been issued registration plates under
18 this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
19 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
20 township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
21 Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
22 one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
23 township, or municipal corporation.
24 (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
25 owned or operated by a public school district from grades
26 K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
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1 hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
2 issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
3 any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
4 another vehicle. Each school district, public community
5 college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
6 Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
7 to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
8 community college, or medical facility.
9 (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
10 owned or operated by or for a private or public university
11 police department or a private or public college police
12 department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
13 vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
14 Section. These registration plates shall contain the
15 designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
16 be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
17 State.
18 (Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-81, eff. 7-12-19.)
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