97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB4581

 

Introduced 2/1/2012, by Rep. Donald L. Moffitt

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-808.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that beginning with the 2012 registration year, permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to municipally-owned, fire district-owned, or Mutual Aid Box Alarm System ("MABAS") owned vehicles operated by or for any fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. Provides that the registration plates shall contain the designation "fire department" and shall contain the specific MABAS Division number or letter and unit letter, number, or both. Provides that municipally-owned, fire district-owned, or MABAS-owned vehicles operated by or for any fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have been issued registration plates shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Provides that each fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS shall report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. Directs the Secretary of State to adopt rules.


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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
5Section 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. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates
8shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:
9        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
10    owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
11    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
12    Assembly;
13        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
14    and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
15    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
16    Assembly.
17    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
18for a one time fee of $8.00, to the following:
19        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
20    operated by or for any county, township or municipal
21    corporation.
22        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
23    corporations for persons with disabilities.

 

 

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1        3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
2    county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
3    and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration plates
4    shall contain the specific county code and unit number.
5        4. All-terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships,
6    or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement
7    purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is
8    accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer or
9    a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this
10    all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy
11    vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in
12    Chapter 12 of this Code.
13        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
14    municipally-owned vehicles operated by or for any police
15    department. These registration plates shall contain the
16    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
17    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
18        6. Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
19    municipally-owned, fire district-owned, or Mutual Aid Box
20    Alarm System ("MABAS") owned vehicles operated by or for
21    any fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS.
22    These registration plates shall contain the designation
23    "fire department" and shall contain the specific MABAS
24    Division number or letter and unit letter, number, or both.
25    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
26county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff and

 

 

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1designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued registration
2plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall be exempt
3from any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle
4to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall report to the
5Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from one
6vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county
7sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The Secretary of State
8shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (c).
9    (d) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
10municipally-owned, fire district-owned, or Mutual Aid Box
11Alarm System ("MABAS") owned vehicles operated by or for any
12fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
13been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
14Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
15registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
16department, fire protection district, or MABAS shall report to
17the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
18one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
19department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
20of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection (d).
21(Source: P.A. 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-430, eff. 1-1-12.)