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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 3-414, 3-414.1, and 3-415 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-414)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-414)
7    Sec. 3-414. Expiration of registration.
8    (a) Every vehicle registration under this Chapter and every
9registration card and registration plate or registration
10sticker issued hereunder to a vehicle shall be for the periods
11specified in this Chapter and shall expire at midnight on the
12day and date specified in this Section as follows:
13        1. When registered on a calendar year basis commencing
14    January 1, expiration shall be on the 31st day of December
15    or at such other date as may be selected in the discretion
16    of the Secretary of State; however, through December 31,
17    2004, registrations of apportionable vehicles,
18    motorcycles, motor driven cycles and pedalcycles shall
19    commence on the first day of April and shall expire March
20    31st of the following calendar year;
21        1.1. Beginning January 1, 2005, registrations of
22    motorcycles and motor driven cycles shall commence on
23    January 1 and shall expire on December 31 or on another

 

 

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1    date that may be selected by the Secretary; registrations
2    of apportionable vehicles and pedalcycles, however, shall
3    commence on the first day of April and shall expire March
4    31 of the following calendar year;
5        2. When registered on a 2 calendar year basis
6    commencing January 1 of an even-numbered year, expiration
7    shall be on the 31st day of December of the ensuing
8    odd-numbered year, or at such other later date as may be
9    selected in the discretion of the Secretary of State not
10    beyond March 1 next;
11        3. When registered on a fiscal year basis commencing
12    July 1, expiration shall be on the 30th day of June or at
13    such other later date as may be selected in the discretion
14    of the Secretary of State not beyond September 1 next;
15        4. When registered on a 2 fiscal year basis commencing
16    July 1 of an even-numbered year, expiration shall be on the
17    30th day of June of the ensuing even-numbered year, or at
18    such other later date as may be selected in the discretion
19    of the Secretary of State not beyond September 1 next;
20        5. When registered on a 4 fiscal year basis commencing
21    July 1 of an even-numbered year, expiration shall be on the
22    30th day of June of the second ensuing even-numbered year,
23    or at such other later date as may be selected in the
24    discretion of the Secretary of State not beyond September 1
25    next;
26    (b) Vehicle registrations of vehicles of the first division

 

 

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1shall be for a calendar year, 2 calendar year, or 3 calendar
2year, or 5 calendar year basis as provided for in this Chapter.
3    Vehicle registrations of vehicles under Sections 3-807,
43-808 and 3-809 shall be on an indefinite term basis or a 2
5calendar year basis as provided for in this Chapter.
6    Vehicle registrations for vehicles of the second division
7shall be for a fiscal year, 2 fiscal year or calendar year
8basis as provided for in this Chapter.
9    Motor vehicles registered under the provisions of Section
103-402.1 shall be issued multi-year registration plates with a
11new registration card issued annually upon payment of the
12appropriate fees. Motor vehicles registered under the
13provisions of Section 3-405.3 shall be issued multi-year
14registration plates with a new multi-year registration card
15issued pursuant to subsections (j), and (k), and (l) of this
16Section upon payment of the appropriate fees. Apportionable
17trailers and apportionable semitrailers registered under the
18provisions of Section 3-402.1 shall be issued multi-year
19registration plates and cards that will be subject to
20revocation for failure to pay annual fees required by Section
213-814.1. The Secretary shall determine when these vehicles
22shall be issued new registration plates.
23    (c) Every vehicle registration specified in Section 3-810
24and every registration card and registration plate or
25registration sticker issued thereunder shall expire on the 31st
26day of December of each year or at such other date as may be

 

 

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1selected in the discretion of the Secretary of State.
2    (d) Every vehicle registration for a vehicle of the second
3division weighing over 8,000 pounds, except as provided in
4paragraph (g) of this Section, and every registration card and
5registration plate or registration sticker, where applicable,
6issued hereunder to such vehicles shall be issued for a fiscal
7year commencing on July 1st of each registration year. However,
8the Secretary of State may, pursuant to an agreement or
9arrangement or declaration providing for apportionment of a
10fleet of vehicles with other jurisdictions, provide for
11registration of such vehicles under apportionment or for all of
12the vehicles registered in Illinois by an applicant who
13registers some of his vehicles under apportionment on a
14calendar year basis instead, and the fees or taxes to be paid
15on a calendar year basis shall be identical to those specified
16in this Act for a fiscal year registration. Provision for
17installment payment may also be made.
18    (e) Semitrailer registrations under apportionment may be
19on a calendar year under a reciprocal agreement or arrangement
20and all other semitrailer registrations shall be on fiscal year
21or 2 fiscal year or 4 fiscal year basis as provided for in this
22Chapter.
23    (f) The Secretary of State may convert annual registration
24plates or 2-year registration plates, whether registered on a
25calendar year or fiscal year basis, to multi-year plates. The
26determination of which plate categories and when to convert to

 

 

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1multi-year plates is solely within the discretion of the
2Secretary of State.
3    (g) After January 1, 1975, each registration, registration
4card and registration plate or registration sticker, where
5applicable, issued for a recreational vehicle or recreational
6or camping trailer, except a house trailer, used exclusively by
7the owner for recreational purposes, and not used commercially
8nor as a truck or bus, nor for hire, shall be on a calendar year
9basis; except that the Secretary of State shall provide for
10registration and the issuance of registration cards and plates
11or registration stickers, where applicable, for one 6-month
12period in order to accomplish an orderly transition from a
13fiscal year to a calendar year basis. Fees and taxes due under
14this Act for a registration year shall be appropriately reduced
15for such 6-month transitional registration period.
16    (h) The Secretary of State may, in order to accomplish an
17orderly transition for vehicles registered under Section
183-402.1 of this Code from a calendar year registration to a
19March 31st expiration, require applicants to pay fees and taxes
20due under this Code on a 15 month registration basis. However,
21if in the discretion of the Secretary of State this creates an
22undue hardship on any applicant the Secretary may allow the
23applicant to pay 3 month fees and taxes at the time of
24registration and the additional 12 month fees and taxes to be
25payable no later than March 31 of the year after this
26amendatory Act of 1991 takes effect.

 

 

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1    (i) The Secretary of State may stagger registrations, or
2change the annual expiration date, as necessary for the
3convenience of the public and the efficiency of his Office. In
4order to appropriately and effectively accomplish any such
5staggering, the Secretary of State is authorized to prorate all
6required registration fees, rounded to the nearest dollar, but
7in no event for a period longer than 18 months, at a monthly
8rate for a 12 month registration fee.
9    (j) The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with
10a rental owner, as defined in Section 3-400 of this Code, who
11registers a fleet of motor vehicles of the first division
12pursuant to Section 3-405.3 of this Code to provide for the
13registration of the rental owner's vehicles on a 2 or 3
14calendar year basis and the issuance of multi-year registration
15plates with a new registration card issued up to every 3 years.
16    (k) The Secretary of State may provide multi-year
17registration cards for any registered fleet of motor vehicles
18of the first or second division that are registered pursuant to
19Section 3-405.3 of this Code. Each motor vehicle of the
20registered fleet must carry an unique multi-year registration
21card that displays the vehicle identification number of the
22registered motor vehicle. The Secretary of State shall
23promulgate rules in order to implement multi-year
24registrations.
25    (l) Beginning with the 2018 registration year, the
26Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with a rental

 

 

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1owner, as defined in Section 3-400 of this Code, who registers
2a fleet of motor vehicles of the first division under Section
33-405.3 of this Code to provide for the registration of the
4rental owner's vehicle on a 5 calendar year basis. Motor
5vehicles registered on a 5 calendar year basis shall be issued
6a distinct registration plate that expires on a 5-year cycle.
7The Secretary may prorate the registration of these
8registration plates to the length of time remaining in the
95-year cycle. The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to
10implement this subsection.
11(Source: P.A. 95-287, eff. 1-1-08; 96-747, eff. 1-1-10;
1296-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/3-414.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-414.1)
14    Sec. 3-414.1. Term of multi-year registration plates.
15    (a) Registration plates issued for motor vehicles shall be
16valid for an indefinite term of not less than one year.
17Registration plates issued as two-year or five-year plates may
18be issued as multi-year plates at the discretion of the
19Secretary of State. Current renewal registration stickers,
20when necessary, are to be attached as provided in Section
213-413. The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe a term
22greater than one year or may extend the term of current
23registration plates for an additional calendar year by
24appropriate public announcement made before August 1 of the
25current registration year.

 

 

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1    (b) Registration plates issued to owners of vehicles
2subject to annual registration for the first time during the
3term of the plates shall be valid until the expiration of the
4term. Current annual registration stickers are to be attached
5as provided in Section 3-413.
6(Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/3-415)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
8    Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration.
9    (a) Calendar year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
10registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
11required to be registered on a calendar registration year, not
12later than December 1 of each year, upon proper application and
13by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as
14provided by law except that application for renewal of a
15vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
16registered on a staggered calendar year basis, shall be made by
17the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
18State.
19    (b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
20registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
21required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
22later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
23payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
24provided by law, except that application for renewal of a
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1registered on a staggered fiscal year basis, shall be made by
2the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
3State.
4    (c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a
5vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
6vehicles required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not
7later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
82-year registration period, except that application for
9renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
10required to be registered for 2 years on a staggered
11registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and
12manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
13    (d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
14registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
15required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
16June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
17registration period, except that application for renewal of a
18vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
19registered for 2 fiscal years on a staggered registration
20basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and manner
21prescribed by the Secretary of State.
22    (d-5) Three calendar years. Application for renewal of a
23vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
24vehicles required to be registered for 3 calendar years, not
25later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
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1    (d-10) Five calendar years. Application for renewal of a
2vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
3vehicles required to be registered for 5 calendar years, not
4later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
55-year registration period.
6    (e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
7applications for renewal of registration and grant the same and
8issue new registration cards and plates or registration
9stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration. No
10person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
11plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the
12Secretary of State in his discretion may select.
13    (f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
14require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
15accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
16Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
17    (g) (Blank).
18(Source: P.A. 98-539, eff. 1-1-14; 98-787, eff. 7-25-14.)