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Public Act 098-1103 Public Act 1103 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
Public Act 098-1103 | SB2802 Enrolled | LRB098 15195 MLW 50181 b |
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| 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 | Sections 3-413 and 3-701 as follows:
| (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
| Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration | stickers,
and drive-away permits; registration plate covers. | (a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other | than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
truck-tractor, | apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
| thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The registration | plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
semitrailer required | to be registered hereunder and any apportionment
plate issued | to a bus under the provisions of this Code shall be attached
to | the rear thereof. The registration plate issued for a | truck-tractor or
an apportioned truck required to be registered | hereunder shall be
attached to the front thereof.
| (b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely | fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it | is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and at a | height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring | from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be |
| clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
condition to be | clearly legible, free
from any materials that would obstruct | the visibility of the plate. A registration plate on a | motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is otherwise | clearly visible. Registration stickers issued as
evidence of | renewed annual registration shall be attached to registration
| plates as required by the Secretary of State, and be clearly | visible at
all times.
| (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code | shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner | prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is | affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall | be void and of no effect.
| (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign | registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with | Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and | displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an | Illinois registration plate.
| (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted | on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to | the rear of
the camper body.
| (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the | operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois | registration plate, plates
or registration stickers , except as | provided for in subsection (b) of Section 3-701 of this Code, | after the termination of the registration
period for which |
| issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections | 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
| (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is | equipped with registration plate covers. A violation of this | subsection (g) or a similar provision of a local ordinance is | an offense against laws and ordinances regulating the movement | of traffic. | (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration | plate cover. A violation of this subsection (h) is a business | offense. | (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of promoting | the sale of registration plate covers. A violation of this | subsection (i) is a business offense. | (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's | mounting location of the rear registration plate on any vehicle | so as to conceal the registration or to knowingly cause it to | be obstructed in an effort to hinder a peace officer from | obtaining the registration for the enforcement of a violation | of this Code, Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning | toll evasion, or any municipal ordinance. Modifications | prohibited by this subsection (j) include but are not limited | to the use of an electronic device. A violation of this | subsection (j) is a Class A misdemeanor. | (Source: P.A. 97-743, eff. 1-1-13.)
| (625 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701)
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| Sec. 3-701. Operation of vehicles without evidence of
| registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer | broken or
disconnected. | (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly | permit to
be
operated, except as provided in subsection (b) of | this Section, upon any highway unless there shall be attached | thereto and
displayed thereon when and as required by law, | proper evidence of
registration in Illinois, as follows:
| (1) A vehicle required to be registered in Illinois. A | current and
valid Illinois registration sticker or | stickers and plate or plates, or
an Illinois temporary | registration permit, or a drive-away or
in-transit permit, | issued therefor by the Secretary of State; or
| (2) A vehicle eligible for Reciprocity. A current and | valid
reciprocal foreign registration plate or plates | properly issued to such
vehicle or a temporary registration | issued therefor, by the reciprocal
State, and, in addition, | when required by the Secretary, a current and
valid | Illinois Reciprocity Permit or Prorate Decal issued
| therefor by the Secretary of State; or except as otherwise | expressly
provided for in this Chapter.
| (b) A person may operate or permit operation of a vehicle | upon any highway a vehicle that has been properly registered | but does not display a current and valid Illinois registration | sticker if he or she has proof, in the form of a printed | receipt from the Secretary, that he or she registered the |
| vehicle before the previous registration's expiration but has | not received a new registration sticker from the Secretary. | This printed proof of registration is valid for 30 days from | the expiration of the previous registration sticker's date. | (c) No person shall operate, nor shall any owner knowingly | permit to be
operated, any vehicle of the second division for | which the owner has
made an election to pay the mileage tax in | lieu of the annual flat
weight tax, at any time when the | odometer of such vehicle is broken or
disconnected, or is | inoperable or not operating.
| (Source: P.A. 92-680, eff. 7-16-02.)
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Effective Date: 1/1/2015
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