101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
HB3374

 

Introduced , by Rep. Darren Bailey

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-412  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412
625 ILCS 5/3-413  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413
625 ILCS 5/3-806  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806
625 ILCS 5/3-806.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.1
625 ILCS 5/3-806.5
625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue registration plates for all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles. Prescribes placement of registration plates on the rear of all-terrain and recreational off-highway vehicles. Provides registration fees and surcharges. Provides that all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles may be operated on rural roads with posted speed limits of 55 miles per hour. Limits home rule powers with respect to the discretion of a municipality, township, county, or other unit of local government to regulate the usage of all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles on roads under their jurisdiction. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
HOME RULE NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 3-412, 3-413, 3-806, 3-806.1, 3-806.5, and 11-1426.1
6as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/3-412)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
8    Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration stickers
9to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
10    (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
11subject to annual registration for the first time shall issue
12or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate
13for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, moped, autocycle,
14all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle, or
15truck-tractor, 2 registration plates for other motor vehicles
16and, where applicable, current registration stickers for motor
17vehicles of the first division. The provisions of this Section
18may be made applicable to such vehicles of the second division,
19as the Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his
20discretion designate. On subsequent annual registrations
21during the term of the registration plate as provided in
22Section 3-414.1, the Secretary shall issue or cause to be
23issued registration stickers as evidence of current

 

 

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1registration. However, the issuance of annual registration
2stickers to vehicles registered under the provisions of
3Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of this Code may not be required
4if the Secretary deems the issuance unnecessary.
5    (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon it
6the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is
7issued, the name of this State, which may be abbreviated, the
8year number for which it was issued, which may be abbreviated,
9the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
10this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
11may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to
12vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates
13issued to vehicles registered under Section 3-405.3, the phrase
14"Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word
15"apportioned", the word "fleet", or other similar language to
16be displayed. Registration plates issued to a vehicle
17registered as a fleet vehicle may display a designation
18determined by the Secretary.
19    The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters
20be used as prefixes only on registration plates issued to
21vehicles of the first division which are registered under this
22Code and only as suffixes on registration plates issued to
23other vehicles. Every registration sticker issued as evidence
24of current registration shall designate the year number for
25which it is issued and such other letters or numbers as the
26Secretary may prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color

 

 

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1with the registration plates and registration stickers of the
2previous year.
3    (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
4numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
5shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
6distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated with
7reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate issued to
8vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
9    (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
10motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of
11registration plates as the type of plates issued for a private
12passenger vehicle.
13    (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
14car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration
15plates.
16    (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every motorcycle
17distinctive registration plates distinguishing between
18motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters piston
19displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter piston
20displacement.
21    (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
22display a designation as determined by the Secretary that such
23vehicles are for-hire.
24    (h) (Blank).
25    (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and
26private ambulance registration plates identifying the vehicle

 

 

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1as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the Department
2of Healthcare and Family Services registration information for
3the purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
4by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
5assistance recipients.
6    (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public and
7private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery registration
8plates displaying numbers within ranges of numbers reserved
9respectively for medical carriers and rescue vehicles. The
10Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare and
11Family Services registration information for the purpose of
12verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
13medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services to
14public assistance recipients.
15    (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license
16plates or distinctive license plate stickers for every vehicle
17exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section 12-503 by
18subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection (g-5) of that
19Section before its deletion by this amendatory Act of the 95th
20General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue these plates or
21stickers immediately upon receiving the physician's
22certification required under subsection (g) of Section 12-503.
23New plates or stickers shall also be issued when the
24certification is renewed as provided in that subsection.
25    (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
26registration plates for low-speed vehicles.

 

 

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1    (m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
2registration plates for autocycles. The dimensions of the plate
3issued to autocycles shall be 4 by 7 inches.
4    (n) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
5registration plates for all-terrain vehicles and recreational
6off-highway vehicles. The dimensions of the plate issued to
7all-terrain vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles
8shall be 4 by 7 inches.
9(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-413)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
11    Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration
12stickers, and drive-away permits; registration plate covers.
13    (a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other
14than a motorcycle, autocycle, trailer, semitrailer,
15truck-tractor, all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway
16vehicle, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be
17attached thereto, one in the front and one in the rear. The
18registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle,
19all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle, trailer
20or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any
21apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions of
22this Code shall be attached to the rear thereof. The
23registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or an apportioned
24truck required to be registered hereunder shall be attached to
25the front thereof.

 

 

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1    (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
2forklifts, every registration plate shall at all times be
3securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for
4which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging and
5at a height of not less than 5 inches from the ground,
6measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and
7position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
8condition to be clearly legible, free from any materials that
9would obstruct the visibility of the plate. A registration
10plate on a motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it
11is otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
12evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to
13registration plates as required by the Secretary of State, and
14be clearly visible at all times. For those vehicles with rear
15loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is securely
16fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the plate and
17registration sticker shall not be required to be clearly
18visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted motorized
19forklift obstructing the view.
20    (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
21shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
22prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is
23affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit shall
24be void and of no effect.
25    (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
26registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with

 

 

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1Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate and
2displayed on the front of such vehicle in the same manner as an
3Illinois registration plate.
4    (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted
5on a truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to
6the rear of the camper body.
7    (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
8operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
9registration plate, plates or registration stickers, except as
10provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code,
11after the termination of the registration period for which
12issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to Sections
133-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
14    (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
15equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this
16subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is
17an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement
18of traffic.
19    (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
20plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business
21offense.
22    (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting
23the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this
24subsection (i) is a business offense.
25    (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
26mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle

 

 

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1so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to
2be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from
3obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation
4of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning
5toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications
6prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited
7to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this
8subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor.
9(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15; 98-1103, eff. 1-1-15; 99-68,
10eff. 1-1-16; 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/3-806)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
12    Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First
13Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first
14division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-804.01,
153-804.3, 3-805, 3-806.3, 3-806.7, and 3-808, and every second
16division vehicle weighing 8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the
17Secretary of State an annual registration fee at the following
18rates:
 
19SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
20REQUIRED BY LAW
21Beginning with the 2010 registration year
22Annual Fee
23Motor vehicles of the first division other
24than Autocycles, Motorcycles, Motor

 

 

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1Driven Cycles, and Pedalcycles, All-Terrain
2Vehicles, and Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles $98
3Autocycles 68
4All-Terrain Vehicles and Recreational
5Off-Highway Vehicles26
6Motorcycles, Motor Driven
7Cycles and Pedalcycles 38
8    A $1 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the above
9fees for motor vehicles of the first division, autocycles,
10all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles,
11motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles to be
12deposited into the State Police Vehicle Fund.
13    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
14Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
15Fund.
16    A $2 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the above
17fees for motor vehicles of the first division, autocycles,
18all-terrain vehicles, recreational off-highway vehicles,
19motorcycles, motor driven cycles, and pedalcycles to be
20deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund for the
21Department of Natural Resources to use for conservation
22efforts. The monies deposited into the Park and Conservation
23Fund under this Section shall not be subject to administrative
24charges or chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
25    Of the fee collected for the registration of all-terrain
26vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles, $10 shall be

 

 

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1paid to the county in which the registrant resides, $10 shall
2be paid to the municipality in which the registrant resides, $5
3shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund, and $1 shall be
4paid to the State Police Operations Assistance Fund.
5(Source: P.A. 97-412, eff. 1-1-12; 97-811, eff. 7-13-12;
697-1136, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-777, eff.
71-1-15.)
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.1)
9    Sec. 3-806.1. Additional fees for vanity license plates. In
10addition to the regular registration fee, an applicant for a
11vanity license plate, other than a vanity plate in any military
12series or a vanity plate issued under Section 3-664, shall be
13charged $94 for each set of vanity license plates issued to a
14vehicle of the first division or a vehicle of the second
15division registered at not more than 8,000 pounds or to a
16recreational vehicle and $50 for each set of vanity plates
17issued to an autocycle, all-terrain vehicle, recreational
18off-highway vehicle, or motorcycle. In addition to the regular
19renewal fee, an applicant for a vanity plate, other than a
20vanity plate in any military series or a vanity plate issued
21under Section 3-664, shall be charged $13 for the renewal of
22each set of vanity license plates. There shall be no additional
23fees for a vanity license plate in any military series of
24plates or a vanity plate issued under Section 3-664.
25(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.5)
2    Sec. 3-806.5. Additional fees for personalized license
3plates. For registration periods commencing after December 31,
42003, in addition to the regular registration fee, an applicant
5for a personalized license plate, other than a personalized
6plate in any military series or a personalized plate issued
7under Section 3-664, shall be charged $47 for each set of
8personalized license plates issued to a vehicle of the first
9division or a vehicle of the second division registered at not
10more than 8,000 pounds or to a recreational vehicle and $25 for
11each set of personalized plates issued to an autocycle,
12all-terrain vehicle, recreational off-highway vehicle, or
13motorcycle. In addition to the regular renewal fee, an
14applicant for a personalized plate other than a personalized
15plate in any military series or a personalized plate issued
16under Section 3-664, shall be charged $7 for the renewal of
17each set of personalized license plates. There shall be no
18additional fees charged for a personalized plate in any
19military series of plates or a personalized plate issued under
20Section 3-664. Of the money received by the Secretary of State
21as additional fees for personalized license plates, 50% shall
22be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
23Fund and 50% shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
24(Source: P.A. 98-777, eff. 1-1-15.)
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1)
2    Sec. 11-1426.1. Operation of non-highway vehicles on
3streets, roads, and highways.
4    (a) As used in this Section, "non-highway vehicle" means a
5motor vehicle not specifically designed to be used on a public
6highway, including:
7        (1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by Section
8    1-101.8 of this Code;
9        (2) a golf cart, as defined by Section 1-123.9;
10        (3) an off-highway motorcycle, as defined by Section
11    1-153.1; and
12        (4) a recreational off-highway vehicle, as defined by
13    Section 1-168.8.
14    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, it is
15unlawful for any person to drive or operate a non-highway
16vehicle upon any street, highway, or roadway in this State. If
17the operation of a non-highway vehicle is authorized under
18subsection (d), the non-highway vehicle may be operated only on
19streets where the posted speed limit is 35 miles per hour or
20less, except that all-terrain vehicles and recreational
21off-highway vehicles may be operated on rural roads with posted
22speed limits of 55 miles per hour. This subsection (b) does not
23prohibit a non-highway vehicle from crossing a road or street
24at an intersection where the road or street has a posted speed
25limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
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1any street, highway, or roadway in this State unless he or she
2has a valid driver's license issued in his or her name by the
3Secretary of State or by a foreign jurisdiction.
4    (c) No person operating a non-highway vehicle shall make a
5direct crossing upon or across any tollroad, interstate
6highway, or controlled access highway in this State. No person
7operating a non-highway vehicle shall make a direct crossing
8upon or across any other highway under the jurisdiction of the
9State except at an intersection of the highway with another
10public street, road, or highway.
11    (c-5) (Blank).
12    (d) A municipality, township, county, or other unit of
13local government may authorize, by ordinance or resolution, the
14operation of non-highway vehicles on roadways under its
15jurisdiction if the unit of local government determines that
16the public safety will not be jeopardized. The Department may
17authorize the operation of non-highway vehicles on the roadways
18under its jurisdiction if the Department determines that the
19public safety will not be jeopardized. The unit of local
20government or the Department may restrict the types of
21non-highway vehicles that are authorized to be used on its
22streets.
23    Before permitting the operation of non-highway vehicles on
24its roadways, a municipality, township, county, other unit of
25local government, or the Department must consider the volume,
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1whether non-highway vehicles may safely travel on or cross the
2roadway. Upon determining that non-highway vehicles may safely
3operate on a roadway and the adoption of an ordinance or
4resolution by a municipality, township, county, or other unit
5of local government, or authorization by the Department,
6appropriate signs may shall be posted.
7    If a roadway is under the jurisdiction of more than one
8unit of government, non-highway vehicles may not be operated on
9the roadway unless each unit of government agrees and takes
10action as provided in this subsection.
11    (d-5) A unit of local government, including a home rule
12unit, may not regulate the operation of non-highway vehicles in
13a manner inconsistent with the regulation by the State of the
14operation of non-highway vehicles under this Code. This
15subsection is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
16Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
17exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
18by the State.
19    (e) No non-highway vehicle may be operated on a roadway
20unless, at a minimum, it has the following: brakes, a steering
21apparatus, tires, a rearview mirror, red reflectorized warning
22devices in the front and rear, a slow moving emblem (as
23required of other vehicles in Section 12-709 of this Code) on
24the rear of the non-highway vehicle, a headlight that emits a
25white light visible from a distance of 500 feet to the front, a
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1from the rear, brake lights, and turn signals. When operated on
2a roadway, a non-highway vehicle shall have its headlight and
3tail lamps lighted as required by Section 12-201 of this Code.
4    (f) A person who drives or is in actual physical control of
5a non-highway vehicle on a roadway while under the influence is
6subject to Sections 11-500 through 11-502 of this Code.
7    (g) Any person who operates a non-highway vehicle on a
8street, highway, or roadway shall be subject to the mandatory
9insurance requirements under Article VI of Chapter 7 of this
10Code.
11    (h) It shall not be unlawful for any person to drive or
12operate a non-highway vehicle, as defined in paragraphs (1) and
13(4) of subsection (a) of this Section, on a county roadway or
14township roadway for the purpose of conducting farming
15operations to and from the home, farm, farm buildings, and any
16adjacent or nearby farm land.
17    Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h), shall
18not be subject to subsections (e) and (g) of this Section.
19However, if the non-highway vehicle, as used in this Section,
20is not covered under a motor vehicle insurance policy pursuant
21to subsection (g) of this Section, the vehicle must be covered
22under a farm, home, or non-highway vehicle insurance policy
23issued with coverage amounts no less than the minimum amounts
24set for bodily injury or death and for destruction of property
25under Section 7-203 of this Code. Non-highway vehicles operated
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1hour before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise must be
2equipped with head lamps and tail lamps, and the head lamps and
3tail lamps must be lighted.
4    Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h), shall
5not make a direct crossing upon or across any tollroad,
6interstate highway, or controlled access highway in this State.
7    Non-highway vehicles, as used in this subsection (h), shall
8be allowed to cross a State highway, municipal street, county
9highway, or road district highway if the operator of the
10non-highway vehicle makes a direct crossing provided:
11        (1) the crossing is made at an angle of approximately
12    90 degrees to the direction of the street, road or highway
13    and at a place where no obstruction prevents a quick and
14    safe crossing;
15        (2) the non-highway vehicle is brought to a complete
16    stop before attempting a crossing;
17        (3) the operator of the non-highway vehicle yields the
18    right of way to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic which
19    constitutes a hazard; and
20        (4) that when crossing a divided highway, the crossing
21    is made only at an intersection of the highway with another
22    public street, road, or highway.
23    (i) No action taken by a unit of local government under
24this Section designates the operation of a non-highway vehicle
25as an intended or permitted use of property with respect to
26Section 3-102 of the Local Governmental and Governmental

 

 

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1Employees Tort Immunity Act.
2(Source: P.A. 97-144, eff. 7-14-11; 98-567, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.