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91_HB0809eng HB0809 Engrossed LRB9103411KSgc 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Section 3-412. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 6 changing Section 3-412 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412) 8 Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration 9 stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State. 10 (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle 11 subject to annual registration for the first time shall 12 issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one 13 registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, 14 motorized pedalcycle or truck-tractor, 2 registration plates 15 for other motor vehicles and, where applicable, current 16 registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first 17 division. The provisions of this Section may be made 18 applicable to anysuchvehicles of the second division, as 19 the Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his 20 discretion designate. On subsequent annual registrations 21 during the term of the registration plate as provided in 22 Section 3-414.1, the Secretary shall issue or cause to be 23 issued registration stickers as evidence of current 24 registration. However, the issuance of annual registration 25 stickers to vehicles registered under the provisions of 26 Section 3-402.1 of this Code may not be required if the 27 Secretary deems the issuance unnecessary. 28 (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon 29 it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which 30 it is issued, the name of this State, which may be 31 abbreviated, the year number for which it was issued, which HB0809 Engrossed -2- LRB9103411KSgc 1 may be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln", except as 2 provided in Sections 3-626, 3-629, 3-633, 3-634, 3-637, 3 3-638, and 3-642, and such other letters or numbers as the 4 Secretary may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates 5 issued to vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1, the 6 phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word 7 "apportioned" to be displayed. The Secretary may in his 8 discretion prescribe that letters be used as prefixes only on 9 registration plates issued to vehicles of the first division 10 which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on 11 registration plates issued to other vehicles. Every 12 registration sticker issued as evidence of current 13 registration shall designate the year number for which it is 14 issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may 15 prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the 16 registration plates and registration stickers of the previous 17 year. 18 (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and 19 numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued, 20 shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a 21 distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated 22 with reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate 23 issued to vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12 24 inches. 25 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every 26 passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type 27 of registration plates as the type of plates issued for a 28 private passenger vehicle. 29 (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every 30 passenger car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive 31 registration plates. 32 (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every 33 motorcycle distinctive registration plates distinguishing 34 between motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters HB0809 Engrossed -3- LRB9103411KSgc 1 piston displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter 2 piston displacement. 3 (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may 4 display a designation as determined by the Secretary that 5 such vehicles are for-hire. 6 (h) The Secretary of State shall issue for each electric 7 vehicle distinctive registration plates which shall 8 distinguish between electric vehicles having a maximum 9 operating speed of 45 miles per hour or more and those having 10 a maximum operating speed of less than 45 miles per hour. 11 (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public 12 and private ambulance registration plates identifying the 13 vehicle as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the 14 Department of Public Aid registration information for the 15 purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department 16 by ambulance owners for payment for services to public 17 assistance recipients. 18 (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public 19 and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery 20 registration plates displaying numbers within ranges of 21 numbers reserved respectively for medical carriers and rescue 22 vehicles. The Secretary shall forward to the Department of 23 Public Aid registration information for the purpose of 24 verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of 25 medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services 26 to public assistance recipients. 27 (Source: P.A. 89-424, eff. 6-1-96; 89-564, eff. 7-1-97; 28 89-612, eff. 8-9-96; 89-621, eff. 1-1-97; 89-639, eff. 29 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-533, eff. 11-14-97; 90-655, 30 eff. 7-30-98.)