Public Act 099-0071
 
HB2811 EnrolledLRB099 07024 RJF 27107 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 3-806.3 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
    Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens. Commencing with the 2009
registration year, the registration fee paid by any vehicle
owner who has been approved for benefits under the Senior
Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act or who is
the spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee
otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying
standard multi-year registration plates issued under Section
3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special registration plates
issued under Section 3-609, 3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624,
3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651,
or 3-663, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
under Section 3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered
at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and
widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to this reduced
registration fee for the registration year in which the
claimant was eligible.
    Commencing with the 2009 registration year, the
registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed and
received a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
Property Tax Relief Act or who is the spouse of such a person
shall be $24 instead of the fee otherwise provided in this Code
for passenger cars displaying standard multi-year registration
plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
special registration plates issued under Section 3-607, 3-609,
3-616, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638,
3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, 3-651, 3-663, or 3-664, motor
vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
3-815(a), and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds
or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of
claimants shall also be entitled to this reduced registration
fee for the registration year in which the claimant was
eligible.
    Commencing with the 2017 registration year, the reduced fee
under this Section shall apply to any special registration
plate authorized in Article VI of Chapter 3 of this Code, for
which the applicant would otherwise be eligible.
    No more than one reduced registration fee under this
Section shall be allowed during any 12 month period based on
the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such reduced
registration fee is allowed to the individual or to the spouse,
widow or widower of such individual. This Section does not
apply to the fee paid in addition to the registration fee for
motor vehicles displaying vanity, personalized, or special
license plates.
(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2016