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1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 3-109, 3-412, 3-609, 3-701, 3-705, 3-801,
6 4-105, 5-202, 5-701, 6-115, 6-118, 11-1301.2, and 12-610.2 as
7 follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-109)
9 Sec. 3-109. Registration without certificate of title;
10 bond. If the Secretary of State is not satisfied as to the
11 ownership of the vehicle, including, but not limited to, in
12 the case of a manufactured home, a circumstance in which the
13 manufactured home is covered by a Manufacturer's Statement of
14 Origin that the owner of the manufactured home, after diligent
15 search and inquiry, is unable to produce, or that there are no
16 undisclosed security interests in it, the Secretary of State
17 may register the vehicle but shall:
18 (a) Withhold issuance of a certificate of title until
19 the applicant presents documents reasonably sufficient to
20 satisfy the Secretary of State as to the applicant's
21 ownership of the vehicle and that there are no undisclosed
22 security interests in it;
23 (b) As a condition of issuing a certificate of title,
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1 require the applicant to file with the Secretary of State
2 a bond in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and
3 executed by the applicant, and either accompanied by the
4 deposit of cash with the Secretary of State or also
5 executed by a person authorized to conduct a surety
6 business in this State. The bond shall be in an amount
7 equal to one and one-half times the value of the vehicle as
8 determined by the Secretary of State and conditioned to
9 indemnify any prior owner and lienholder and any
10 subsequent purchaser of the vehicle or person acquiring
11 any security interest in it, and their respective
12 successors in interest, against any expense, loss or
13 damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, by reason of
14 the issuance of the certificate of title of the vehicle or
15 on account of any defect in or undisclosed security
16 interest upon the right, title and interest of the
17 applicant in and to the vehicle. Any such interested
18 person has a right of action to recover on the bond for any
19 breach of its conditions, but the aggregate liability of
20 the surety to all persons shall not exceed the amount of
21 the bond. The bond, and any deposit accompanying it, shall
22 be returned at the end of 3 years or prior thereto if (i)
23 the vehicle is no longer registered in this State and the
24 currently valid certificate of title is surrendered to the
25 Secretary of State or (ii) in the case of a certificate of
26 title to a manufactured home, the currently valid
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1 certificate of title is surrendered to the Secretary of
2 State in accordance with Section 3-116.2; unless the
3 Secretary of State has been notified of the pendency of an
4 action to recover on the bond. Security deposited as a
5 bond hereunder shall be placed by the Secretary of State
6 in the custody of the State Treasurer; or
7 (b-5) Require the applicant to file with the Secretary
8 of State an application for a provisional title in the
9 form prescribed by the Secretary and executed by the
10 applicant, and accompanied by a $50 fee to be deposited in
11 the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund. The Secretary shall
12 designate by rule the documentation acceptable for an
13 individual to apply for a provisional title. A provisional
14 title shall be valid for 3 years and is nontransferable
15 for the 3-year period. A provisional title shall be
16 clearly marked and otherwise distinguished from a
17 certificate of title. Three years after the issuance of a
18 provisional title, the provisional title holder shall
19 apply for the appropriate transferable transferrable title
20 in the applicant's name. If a claim of ownership for the
21 vehicle is brought against a holder of a provisional
22 title, then the provisional title holder shall apply for a
23 bond under subsection (b) of this Section for the amount
24 of time remaining on the provisional title. A provisional
25 title holder or an individual who asserts a claim to the
26 motor vehicle may petition a circuit court of competent
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1 jurisdiction for an order to determine the ownership of
2 the vehicle. A provisional title shall not be available to
3 individuals or entities that rebuild, repair, store, or
4 tow vehicles or have a claim against the vehicle under the
5 Labor and Storage Lien Act or the Labor and Storage Lien
6 (Small Amount) Act.
7 Security deposited as a bond hereunder shall be placed
8 by the Secretary of State in the custody of the State
9 Treasurer.
10 During July, annually, the Secretary shall compile a list
11 of all bonds on deposit, pursuant to this Section, for more
12 than 3 years and concerning which he has received no notice as
13 to the pendency of any judicial proceeding that could affect
14 the disposition thereof. Thereupon, he shall promptly send a
15 notice by certified mail to the last known address of each
16 depositor advising him that his bond will be subject to
17 escheat to the State of Illinois if not claimed within 30 days
18 after the mailing date of such notice. At the expiration of
19 such time, the Secretary of State shall file with the State
20 Treasurer an order directing the transfer of such deposit to
21 the Road Fund in the State Treasury. Upon receipt of such
22 order, the State Treasurer shall make such transfer, after
23 converting to cash any other type of security. Thereafter any
24 person having a legal claim against such deposit may enforce
25 it by appropriate proceedings in the Court of Claims subject
26 to the limitations prescribed for such Court. At the
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1 expiration of such limitation period such deposit shall
2 escheat to the State of Illinois.
3 (Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14; 98-777, eff. 1-1-15;
4 99-78, eff. 7-20-15.)
5 (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
6 Sec. 3-412. Registration plates or digital registration
7 plates and registration stickers or digital registration
8 stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
9 (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
10 subject to annual registration for the first time shall issue
11 or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate
12 or digital registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer,
13 semitrailer, moped, autocycle, or truck-tractor, 2
14 registration plates, or a digital registration plate and metal
15 plate as set forth in Section 3-401.5, for other motor
16 vehicles and, where applicable, current registration stickers
17 or digital registration stickers for motor vehicles of the
18 first division. The provisions of this Section may be made
19 applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
20 Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
21 designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
22 of the registration plate or digital registration plate as
23 provided in Section 3-414.1, the Secretary shall issue or
24 cause to be issued registration stickers or digital
25 registration stickers as evidence of current registration.
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1 However, the issuance of annual registration stickers or
2 digital registration stickers to vehicles registered under the
3 provisions of Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of this Code may
4 not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
5 unnecessary.
6 (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the design
7 and color of registration plates shall be wholly within the
8 discretion of the Secretary of State. Every registration plate
9 or digital registration plate shall have displayed upon it the
10 registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is
11 issued, the name of this State, which may be abbreviated, the
12 year number for which it was issued, which may be abbreviated,
13 the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
14 this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
15 may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to
16 vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates
17 issued to vehicles registered under Section 3-405.3, the
18 phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word
19 "apportioned", the word "fleet", or other similar language to
20 be displayed. Registration plates or digital registration
21 plates issued to a vehicle registered as a fleet vehicle may
22 display a designation determined by the Secretary.
23 The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters
24 be used as prefixes only on registration plates or digital
25 registration plates issued to vehicles of the first division
26 which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on
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1 registration plates or digital registration plates issued to
2 other vehicles. Every registration sticker or digital
3 registration sticker issued as evidence of current
4 registration shall designate the year number for which it is
5 issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
6 prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the
7 registration plates or digital registration plates and
8 registration stickers or digital registration stickers of the
9 previous year.
10 (c) Each registration plate or digital registration plate
11 and the required letters and numerals thereon, except the year
12 number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be
13 plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight,
14 and shall be coated with reflectorizing material. The
15 dimensions of the plate issued to vehicles of the first
16 division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
17 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
18 motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of
19 registration plates or digital registration plates as the type
20 of plates issued for a private passenger vehicle.
21 (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
22 car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration
23 plates or digital registration plates.
24 (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
25 motorcycle distinctive registration plates or digital
26 registration plates distinguishing between motorcycles having
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1 150 or more cubic centimeters piston displacement, or having
2 less than 150 cubic centimeter piston displacement.
3 (g) Registration plates or digital registration plates
4 issued to vehicles for-hire may display a designation as
5 determined by the Secretary that such vehicles are for-hire.
6 (h) (Blank).
7 (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
8 and private ambulance registration plates or digital
9 registration plates identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
10 The Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare
11 and Family Services registration information for the purpose
12 of verification of claims filed with the Department by
13 ambulance owners for payment for services to public assistance
14 recipients.
15 (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
16 and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
17 registration plates or digital registration plates displaying
18 numbers within ranges of numbers reserved respectively for
19 medical carriers and rescue vehicles. The Secretary shall
20 forward to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
21 registration information for the purpose of verification of
22 claims filed with the Department by owners of medical carriers
23 or rescue vehicles for payment for services to public
24 assistance recipients.
25 (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license
26 plates or digital registration plates or distinctive license
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1 plate stickers or digital registration stickers for every
2 vehicle exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section
3 12-503 by subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection
4 (g-5) of that Section before its deletion by this amendatory
5 Act of the 95th General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue
6 these plates or stickers immediately upon receiving the
7 physician's certification required under subsection (g) of
8 Section 12-503. New plates or stickers shall also be issued
9 when the certification is renewed as provided in that
10 subsection.
11 (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
12 registration plates or digital registration plates for
13 low-speed vehicles.
14 (m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
15 registration plates or digital registration plates for
16 autocycles. The dimensions of the plate issued to autocycles
17 shall be 4 by 7 inches.
18 (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
19 (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
20 Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities.
21 (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
22 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
23 Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
24 physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
25 registered nurse that the service-connected disability
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1 qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
2 digital registration plates or decals to a person with
3 disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without
4 the payment of any registration fee, make application to the
5 Secretary of State for license plates for veterans with
6 disabilities displaying the international symbol of access,
7 for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first
8 division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second
9 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
10 (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
11 disability from the United States Department of Veterans
12 Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to
13 be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the
14 veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities
15 under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any
16 registration fee, make application to the Secretary for a
17 special registration plate or digital registration plate
18 without the international symbol of access for the
19 registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one
20 motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division
21 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
22 (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
23 documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
24 unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
25 and such registration plates or digital registration plates
26 may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The
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1 Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs may assist in
2 providing the documentation of disability.
3 (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
4 discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
5 under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
6 international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
7 her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
8 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
9 Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
10 issued staggered registration.
11 (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
12 this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
13 Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
14 Relief Act, or who has claimed and received a grant under that
15 Act, shall pay the a fee specified under Section 3-806.3 of $24
16 instead of the fee otherwise provided in this Code for
17 passenger cars displaying standard multi-year registration
18 plates or digital registration plates issued under Section
19 3-414.1, for motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
20 under Section 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles
21 registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for
22 a second set of plates under this Section.
23 (f) With respect to the supporting documentation required
24 to obtain a plate under this Section, the Secretary shall
25 allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation
26 that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue,
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1 unless that information is necessary to confirm that the
2 applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish
3 the degree of the applicant's service-connected disability.
4 (Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)
5 (625 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701)
6 Sec. 3-701. Operation of vehicles without evidence of
7 registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer
8 broken or disconnected.
9 (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly
10 permit to be operated, except as provided in subsection (b) of
11 this Section, a vehicle upon any highway unless there shall be
12 attached thereto and displayed thereon when and as required by
13 law, proper evidence of registration in Illinois, as follows:
14 (1) A vehicle required to be registered in Illinois. A
15 current and valid Illinois registration sticker or
16 stickers and plate or plates or digital registration
17 sticker or stickers and digital plate or plates, or an
18 Illinois temporary registration permit, or a drive-away or
19 in-transit permit, issued therefor by the Secretary of
20 State.
21 (2) A vehicle eligible for Reciprocity. A current and
22 valid reciprocal foreign registration plate or digital
23 registration plate or plates properly issued to such
24 vehicle or a temporary registration issued therefor, by
25 the reciprocal State, and, in addition, when required by
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1 the Secretary, a current and valid Illinois Reciprocity
2 Permit or Prorate Decal issued therefor by the Secretary
3 of State; or except as otherwise expressly provided for in
4 this Chapter.
5 (3) A vehicle commuting for repairs in Illinois. A
6 dealer plate issued by a foreign state shall exempt a
7 vehicle from the requirements of this Section if the
8 vehicle is being operated for the purpose of transport to
9 a repair facility in Illinois to have repairs performed on
10 the vehicle displaying foreign dealer plates. The driver
11 of the motor vehicle bearing dealer plates shall provide a
12 work order or contract with the repair facility to a law
13 enforcement officer upon request.
14 (b) A person may operate, or permit the operation of, a
15 vehicle upon any highway a vehicle that has been properly
16 registered but does not display a current and valid Illinois
17 registration sticker or digital registration sticker if he or
18 she has proof, in the form of a printed receipt from the
19 Secretary, that he or she registered the vehicle but has not
20 received a new registration sticker or digital registration
21 sticker from the Secretary. This printed proof of registration
22 is valid for 30 days from the expiration of the previous
23 registration sticker's or digital registration sticker's date
24 or 30 days from the purchase date of the new registration
25 sticker or digital registration sticker, whichever occurs
26 later.
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1 (c) No person shall operate, nor shall any owner knowingly
2 permit to be operated, any vehicle of the second division for
3 which the owner has made an election to pay the mileage tax in
4 lieu of the annual flat weight tax, at any time when the
5 odometer of such vehicle is broken or disconnected, or is
6 inoperable or not operating.
7 (Source: P.A. 104-105, eff. 8-1-25.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-705) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-705)
9 Sec. 3-705. Suspending or revoking certificate or special
10 plates of a manufacturer, engine and driveline component
11 manufacturer, transporter, repossessor, tow truck or wrecker
12 operator, or dealer.
13 The Secretary of State is also authorized to suspend or
14 revoke a certificate or the special plates issued to a
15 manufacturer, engine and driveline component manufacturer,
16 transporter, repossessor, tow truck or wrecker operator, or
17 dealer upon determining that any such person is not lawfully
18 entitled thereto or has made or knowingly permitted any
19 illegal use of such plates or has committed fraud in the
20 registration of vehicles or failed to give notices of
21 transfers when and as required by this Chapter.
22 (Source: P.A. 76-2139.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/3-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-801)
24 Sec. 3-801. Registration.
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1 (a) Except as provided herein for new residents, every
2 owner of any vehicle which shall be operated upon the public
3 highways of this State shall, within 24 hours after becoming
4 the owner or at such time as such vehicle becomes subject to
5 registration under the provisions of this Act, file in an
6 office of the Secretary of State, an application for
7 registration properly completed and executed. New residents
8 need not secure registration until 30 days after establishing
9 residency in this State, provided the vehicle is properly
10 registered in another jurisdiction. By the expiration of such
11 30-day statutory grace period, a new resident shall comply
12 with the provisions of this Act and apply for Illinois vehicle
13 registration. All applications for registration shall be
14 accompanied by all documentation required under the provisions
15 of this Act. The appropriate registration fees and taxes
16 provided for in this Article of this Chapter shall be paid to
17 the Secretary of State with the application for registration
18 of vehicles subject to registration under this Act.
19 (b) Any resident of this State, who has been serving as a
20 member or as a civilian employee of the United States Armed
21 Services, or as a civilian employee of the United States
22 Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, need
23 not secure registration until 45 days after returning to this
24 State, provided the vehicle displays temporary military
25 registration.
26 (c) When an application is submitted by mail, the
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1 applicant may not submit cash or postage stamps for payment of
2 fees or taxes due. The Secretary in his discretion, may
3 decline to accept a personal or company check or electronic
4 payment in payment of fees or taxes. An application submitted
5 to a dealer, or a remittance made to the Secretary of State
6 shall be deemed in compliance with this Section.
7 (d) For purposes of registration under this Code, no
8 vehicle shall be registered in the name of a person who is not
9 an owner or lessee of that vehicle. Any vehicle owner seeking
10 to register a vehicle in this State must register that vehicle
11 to a State address. This subsection is declarative of existing
12 law and practice.
13 (Source: P.A. 99-118, eff. 1-1-16; 99-324, eff. 1-1-16;
14 99-642, eff. 7-28-16.)
15 (625 ILCS 5/4-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-105)
16 Sec. 4-105. Offenses relating to disposition of titles and
17 registration.
18 (a) It is a violation of this Chapter for:
19 1. a person to alter, forge, or counterfeit any
20 manufacturer's statement of origin, certificate of title,
21 salvage certificate, junking certificate, license plate or
22 digital license plate, display certificate, registration
23 sticker or digital registration sticker, registration
24 card, or temporary registration permit;
25 2. a person to alter, forge, or counterfeit an
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1 assignment of any manufacturer's statement of origin,
2 certificate of title, salvage certificate or junking
3 certificate;
4 3. a person to alter, forge, or counterfeit a release
5 of a security interest on any manufacturer's statement of
6 origin, certificate of title, salvage certificate or
7 junking certificate;
8 4. a person to alter, forge, or counterfeit an
9 application for any certificate of title, salvage
10 certificate, junking certificate, display certificate,
11 registration sticker or digital registration sticker,
12 registration card, temporary registration permit or
13 license plate;
14 5. a person to use a false or fictitious name or
15 address or altered, forged, counterfeited or stolen
16 manufacturer's identification number, or make a material
17 false statement, or fail to disclose a security interest,
18 or conceal any other material fact on any application for
19 any manufacturer's statement of origin, certificate of
20 title, junking certificate, salvage certificate,
21 registration card, license plate or digital license plate,
22 temporary registration permit, or registration sticker or
23 digital registration sticker, or commit a fraud in
24 connection with any application under this Act;
25 6. an unauthorized person to have in his possession a
26 blank Illinois certificate of title paper;
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1 7. a person to surrender or cause to be surrendered
2 any certificate of title, salvage or junking certificate
3 in exchange for a certificate of title or other title
4 document from any other state or foreign jurisdiction for
5 the purpose of changing or deleting an "S.V." or "REBUILT"
6 notation, odometer reading, or any other information
7 contained on such Illinois certificate.
8 (b) Sentence. A person convicted of a violation of this
9 Section shall be guilty of a Class 2 felony.
10 (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
11 (625 ILCS 5/5-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-202)
12 Sec. 5-202. Tow or Wrecker operators must register tow or
13 wrecker vehicles.
14 (a) No person in this State shall engage in the business of
15 operating a tow truck or wrecker or operate a tow or wrecker
16 vehicle until such person shall register any vehicle to be
17 used for such purpose and apply for and receive from the
18 Secretary of State a generally distinctive set of 3 "tow
19 truck" plates for any towing or wrecker vehicle operated by
20 him.
21 (b) An application for registration for a generally
22 distinctive set of 3 "tow truck" plates under this Article
23 shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by
24 oath and in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
25 regulation prescribe and shall contain the name and business
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1 address of such person, the vehicle identification number of
2 the vehicle for which such application is made, proof of
3 insurance as set forth in paragraph (d) of Section 12-606 of
4 this Code, and such other information concerning the business
5 of the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or
6 regulation prescribe.
7 (c) The application for registration and a generally
8 distinctive set of 3 "tow truck" plates shall be accompanied
9 by the prescribed fee. Upon payment of such fee, such
10 registration and application shall be filed and recorded in
11 the office of the Secretary of State. Thereupon the Secretary
12 of State shall assign and issue to such person a generally
13 distinctive number for each vehicle and without further
14 expense to him shall deliver to such person at his place of
15 business address one set of 3 "tow truck" plates. Such "tow
16 truck" plates shall be used by such person only on the vehicle
17 for which application was made and the vehicle being towed,
18 and are not transferable.
19 (d) All "tow truck" plates granted under this Section
20 shall expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar
21 year for which they are granted unless sooner suspended or
22 revoked under the provisions of Section 5-501 of this Chapter
23 or Article VII of Chapter 3 of this Code.
24 (e) One "tow truck" plate shall be attached to the front
25 and rear of each registered vehicle, and one "tow truck" plate
26 shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle being towed unless
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1 the towed vehicle displays a valid registration plate or
2 digital registration plate visible from the rear while being
3 towed, so that the numbers and letter on the plate are clearly
4 visible to any person following the vehicle being towed.
5 However, illumination of the rear plate required by subsection
6 (c) of Section 12-201 of this Code shall not apply to the third
7 plate displayed on the towed vehicle. In addition, the vehicle
8 registration plates or digital registration plates assigned to
9 the vehicle being towed shall be displayed as provided in
10 Section 3-413 of this Code.
11 (Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/5-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-701)
13 Sec. 5-701. Vehicle auctioneers to be licensed.
14 (a) No person, other than a licensed new vehicle dealer, a
15 licensed used vehicle dealer, or municipality, shall engage in
16 this State in the business of auctioning vehicles, for more
17 than one owner, at auction or shall offer to sell, solicit or
18 advertise the sale of a vehicle at auction without first
19 acquiring a commercial vehicle auctioneer license from the
20 Secretary of State under the provisions of this Section. A
21 vehicle auction licensee shall be entitled thereunder to sell,
22 solicit, and advertise the sale of used vehicles belonging to
23 others at auction.
24 (b) An application for a vehicle auctioneer license shall
25 be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by oath, in
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1 such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
2 prescribe and shall contain:
3 1. The name and type of business organization established
4 and the address of the place of business;
5 2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
6 officers and directors, setting forth the residence address of
7 each; if the applicant is a sole proprietorship, a
8 partnership, an unincorporated association, trust or any
9 similar form of business organization, the names and residence
10 addresses of the proprietor or of each partner, member,
11 officer, director, trustee, manager and shareholder having 10%
12 or greater ownership interest in the corporation;
13 3. A statement that the applicant has been approved for
14 registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, approved
15 June 28, 1933, as amended, by the Department of Revenue.
16 However, this requirement does not apply to licensee who is
17 already licensed hereunder with the Secretary of State, and
18 who is merely applying for a renewal of his license. As
19 evidence of this fact, the application shall be accompanied by
20 a certification from the Department of Revenue showing that
21 the Department has approved the applicant for registration
22 under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act;
23 4. A statement that the applicant has complied with the
24 bonding requirements of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act",
25 approved June 28, 1933, as amended. As evidence of this fact,
26 the application shall be accompanied by a certification from
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1 the Department of Revenue showing that the applicant is in
2 compliance with the bonding requirements of the "Retailers'
3 Occupation Tax Act" or that the applicant is not required to be
4 bonded with the Department of Revenue under the "Retailers'
5 Occupation Tax Act";
6 5. Such other information concerning the business of the
7 applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
8 prescribe;
9 6. An application for a vehicle auctioneer license shall
10 be accompanied by the following license fees: $50 for
11 applicant's place of business plus $25 for each additional
12 place of business, if any, to which the application pertains,
13 provided, however, that if such an application is made after
14 July 1 of any year, the license fee shall be $25 for
15 applicant's place of business plus $12.50 for each additional
16 place of business, if any, to which the application pertains.
17 License fees shall be returnable only in the event that such
18 application shall be denied by the Secretary of State.
19 7. A statement that the licensee has irrevocably consented
20 to the appointment of the Secretary of State as its agent for
21 service of process with the State of Illinois. Said service of
22 process shall be accomplished as provided in Section 10-301 of
23 the Illinois Vehicle Code.
24 (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
25 information contained in any application for a vehicle
26 auctioneer shall be amended within thirty days after the
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1 occurrence of each change on such form as the Secretary of
2 State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an
3 amendatory fee of $2.
4 (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary
5 notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a vehicle
6 auctioneer unless such person shall maintain a place of
7 business as defined in this Chapter.
8 (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
9 after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under
10 this Section. Unless the Secretary makes a determination that
11 the application submitted to him does not conform to this
12 Section or that grounds exist for a denial of the application
13 under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, he must grant the
14 applicant an original vehicle auctioneer license in writing
15 for his place of business and a supplemental license in
16 writing for each additional place of business, in such form as
17 he may prescribe by rule or regulation which shall include the
18 following:
19 1. The name of the person licensed;
20 2. If a corporation, the name and address of its officers
21 or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
22 association or any similar form of business organization, the
23 name and address of the proprietor or of each partner, member,
24 officer, director, trustee or manager;
25 3. Complete address of the place of business of the
26 licensee;
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1 4. In the case of supplemental license, the place of
2 business of the licensee and the place of business to which
3 such supplemental license pertains.
4 (f) The appropriate instruments evidencing the license or
5 a certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
6 shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the place of business
7 of the licensee within the State and in each additional place
8 of business, if any, maintained by such licensee.
9 (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section,
10 all vehicle auctioneer licenses granted under this Section
11 expire on December 31 of the calendar year for which they are
12 granted unless sooner revoked under Section 5-501 of this
13 Chapter.
14 (h) a vehicle auctioneer license may be renewed upon
15 application and payment of the fee required herein, and
16 submission of proof of coverage by an approved bond under the
17 "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act" or proof that applicant is not
18 subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of an
19 original license, but in case an application for the renewal
20 of an effective license is made during the month of December,
21 the effective license shall remain in force until the
22 application for renewal is granted or denied by the Secretary
23 of State.
24 (i) Each person licensed as a vehicle auctioneer or a
25 licensed new or used car dealer when auctioning vehicles is
26 required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle the
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1 following:
2 1. A certificate of title properly assigned to the
3 purchaser. If no assignable title is available, the dealer
4 must apply for Illinois title for the purpose of assigning
5 title pursuant to this Section;
6 2. A statement verified under oath that all identifying
7 numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the certificate of
8 title;
9 3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such
10 person.
11 (Source: P.A. 85-1396.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/6-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 6-115)
13 Sec. 6-115. Expiration of driver's license.
14 (a) Except as provided elsewhere in this Section, every
15 driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code
16 shall expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such
17 later date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and
18 regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the
19 event that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license
20 fails to apply prior to the expiration date of the previous
21 driver's license, the renewal driver's license shall expire 4
22 years from the expiration date of the previous driver's
23 license, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may by
24 proper rule and regulation designate, not to exceed 12
25 calendar months.
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1 The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person not
2 previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's license
3 which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5 years
4 from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this
5 Section.
6 (a-3) Beginning no later than July 1, 2028 2027, the
7 Secretary shall offer to qualified applicants the option to be
8 issued an 8-year driver's license. The Secretary shall submit
9 proposed rules to implement this subsection to the Joint
10 Committee on Administrative Rules no later than January 1,
11 2028 2027.
12 (a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an
13 applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent
14 resident, or an individual who has an approved application for
15 asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in
16 refugee status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date
17 of the following:
18 (1) as provided under subsection (a), (f), (g), or (i)
19 of this Section;
20 (2) on the date the applicant's authorized stay in the
21 United States terminates; or
22 (3) if the applicant's authorized stay is indefinite
23 and the applicant is applying for a Limited Term REAL ID
24 compliant driver's license, one year from the date of
25 issuance of the license.
26 (a-10) Every REAL ID compliant driver's license issued
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1 under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States
2 citizen or permanent resident, or an individual who has an
3 approved application for asylum in the United States or has
4 entered the United States in refugee status, shall be marked
5 "Limited Term".
6 (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
7 those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or
8 3 months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder
9 thereof may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the
10 provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may
11 require an examination of the applicant. A licensee whose
12 driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months
13 after his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his
14 driving privileges until he reaches the age of 21.
15 (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
16 expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person whose
17 license is to expire a notification of the expiration of said
18 license which may be presented at the time of renewal of said
19 license.
20 There may be included with such notification information
21 explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
22 Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
23 text of such information shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
24 There shall be included with such notification, for a
25 period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
26 regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
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1 Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
2 Adoption Act.
3 (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's
4 license of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are
5 living with such licensee while on active duty, serving in the
6 Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of
7 Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
8 conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
9 (d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
10 driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent
11 children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian
12 employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United
13 States Department of Defense, outside of the State of
14 Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
15 conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
16 (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a
17 renewal of a driver's license of any person who has not paid
18 any fee or tax due under this Code and is not paid upon
19 reasonable notice and demand.
20 (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
21 renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years
22 of age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st
23 birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on
24 their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew
25 their driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their
26 current driver's license will be extended for an additional
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1 term of 3 months beyond their 21st birthday. Thereafter, the
2 expiration and term of the driver's license shall be governed
3 by subsection (a) hereof.
4 (g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
5 renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
6 through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance,
7 or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and
8 regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
9 months. The Secretary shall also provide that each original or
10 renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87 years of age
11 or older shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or
12 at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and regulation
13 designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
14 (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
15 restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of
16 Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date
17 of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
18 requirements.
19 (i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
20 driver's license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense
21 as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act
22 shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such
23 date as the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an
24 additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules
25 defining renewal requirements.
26 (Source: P.A. 102-659, eff. 1-1-22; 103-872, eff. 1-1-25.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/6-118)
2 Sec. 6-118. Fees.
3 (a) The fees for licenses and permits under this Article
4 are as follows:
5 Original 4-year driver's license .................... $30
6 Original 8-year driver's license issued under
7 subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115 ................ $60
8 Original or renewal driver's license issued
9 to 18, 19, and 20 year olds ...................... $5
10 All driver's licenses for persons
11 age 69 through age 80 ............................ $5
12 All driver's licenses for persons
13 age 81 through age 86 ............................ $2
14 All driver's licenses for persons
15 age 87 or older .................................... $0
16 Renewal 4-year driver's license (except for
17 applicants age 69 and older) .................... $30
18 Renewal 8-year driver's license issued under
19 subsection (a-3) of Section 6-115 (except
20 for applicants age 69 and older) ................ $60
21 Original instruction permit issued to
22 persons (except those age 69 and older)
23 who do not hold or have not previously
24 held an Illinois instruction permit or
25 driver's license ................................ $20
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1 Instruction permit issued to any person
2 holding an Illinois driver's license
3 who wishes a change in classifications,
4 other than at the time of renewal ................ $5
5 Any instruction permit issued to a person
6 age 69 and older ................................ $5
7 Instruction permit issued to any person,
8 under age 69, not currently holding a
9 valid Illinois driver's license or
10 instruction permit but who has
11 previously been issued either document
12 in Illinois ...................................... $10
13 Restricted driving permit ............................ $8
14 Monitoring device driving permit .................... $8
15 Duplicate or corrected driver's license
16 or permit ........................................ $5
17 Duplicate or corrected restricted
18 driving permit .................................. $5
19 Duplicate or corrected monitoring
20 device driving permit ............................ $5
21 Duplicate driver's license or permit issued to
22 an active-duty member of the
23 United States Armed Forces,
24 the member's spouse, or
25 the dependent children living
26 with the member .................................. $0
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1 Original or renewal M or L endorsement .............. $5
2 SPECIAL FEES FOR COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE
3 The fees for commercial driver licenses and permits
4 under Article V shall be as follows:
5 Commercial driver's license:
6 $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
7 $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
8 $10 for the driver's license;
9 and $24 for the CDL: ............................ $60
10 Renewal commercial driver's license:
11 $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
12 $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund;
13 $10 for the driver's license; and
14 $24 for the CDL: ................................ $60
15 Commercial learner's permit
16 issued to any person holding a valid
17 Illinois driver's license for the
18 purpose of changing to a
19 CDL classification:
20 $6 for the CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund;
21 $20 for the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund; and
22 $24 for the CDL classification .................. $50
23 Commercial learner's permit
24 issued to any person holding a valid
25 Illinois CDL for the purpose of
26 making a change in a classification,
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1 endorsement or restriction ...................... $5
2 CDL duplicate or corrected license .................. $5
3 In order to ensure the proper implementation of the
4 Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Article V of this
5 Chapter, the Secretary of State is empowered to prorate the
6 $24 fee for the commercial driver's license proportionate to
7 the expiration date of the applicant's Illinois driver's
8 license.
9 The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
10 waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's
11 office with a police report showing that his license or permit
12 was stolen.
13 The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
14 waived for any person age 60 or older whose driver's license or
15 permit has been lost or stolen.
16 No additional fee shall be charged for a driver's license,
17 or for a commercial driver's license, when issued to the
18 holder of an instruction permit for the same classification or
19 type of license who becomes eligible for such license.
20 The fee for a restricted driving permit under this
21 subsection (a) shall be imposed annually until the expiration
22 of the permit.
23 (a-5) The fee for a driver's record or data contained
24 therein is $20 and shall be disbursed as set forth in
25 subsection (k) of Section 2-123 of this Code.
26 (b) Any person whose license or privilege to operate a
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1 motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
2 under Section 3-707, any provision of Chapter 6, Chapter 11,
3 or Section 7-205, 7-303, or 7-702 of the Illinois Safety and
4 Family Financial Responsibility Law of this Code, shall in
5 addition to any other fees required by this Code, pay a
6 reinstatement fee as follows:
7 Suspension under Section 3-707 .................... $100
8 Suspension under Section 11-1431 .................... $100
9 Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 ............ $250
10 Suspension under Section 11-501.9 .................... $250
11 Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1 ............ $500
12 Other suspension .................................... $70
13 Revocation .......................................... $500
14 However, any person whose license or privilege to operate
15 a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked for
16 a second or subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
17 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a similar provision of a
18 local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section
19 9-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
20 and each suspension or revocation was for a violation of
21 Section 11-501, 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a
22 similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar
23 out-of-state offense or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
24 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall pay, in addition to any
25 other fees required by this Code, a reinstatement fee as
26 follows:
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1 Summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 ............ $500
2 Suspension under Section 11-501.9 .................... $500
3 Summary revocation under Section 11-501.1 ............ $500
4 Revocation .......................................... $500
5 (c) All fees collected under the provisions of this
6 Chapter 6 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section
7 2-119 of this Code, except as follows:
8 1. The following amounts shall be paid into the
9 Drivers Education Fund:
10 (A) $16 of the $20 fee for an original driver's
11 instruction permit;
12 (B) one-sixth of the fee for an original driver's
13 license;
14 (C) one-sixth of the fee for a renewal driver's
15 license;
16 (D) $4 of the $8 fee for a restricted driving
17 permit; and
18 (E) $4 of the $8 fee for a monitoring device
19 driving permit.
20 2. $30 of the $250 fee for reinstatement of a license
21 summarily suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended
22 under Section 11-501.9 shall be deposited into the Drunk
23 and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. However, for a person
24 whose license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle in
25 this State has been suspended or revoked for a second or
26 subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
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1 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or Section 9-3 of the
2 Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012, $190 of
3 the $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily
4 suspended under Section 11-501.1 or suspended under
5 Section 11-501.9, and $190 of the $500 fee for
6 reinstatement of a revoked license shall be deposited into
7 the Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund. $190 of the
8 $500 fee for reinstatement of a license summarily revoked
9 pursuant to Section 11-501.1 shall be deposited into the
10 Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Fund.
11 3. $6 of the original or renewal fee for a commercial
12 driver's license and $6 of the commercial learner's permit
13 fee when the permit is issued to any person holding a valid
14 Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
15 CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund.
16 4. $30 of the $70 fee for reinstatement of a license
17 suspended under the Illinois Safety and Family Financial
18 Responsibility Law shall be paid into the Family
19 Responsibility Fund.
20 5. The $5 fee for each original or renewal M or L
21 endorsement shall be deposited into the Cycle Rider Safety
22 Training Fund.
23 6. $20 of any original or renewal fee for a commercial
24 driver's license or commercial learner's permit shall be
25 paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund.
26 7. The following amounts shall be paid into the
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1 General Revenue Fund:
2 (A) $190 of the $250 reinstatement fee for a
3 summary suspension under Section 11-501.1 or a
4 suspension under Section 11-501.9;
5 (B) $40 of the $70 reinstatement fee for any other
6 suspension provided in subsection (b) of this Section;
7 and
8 (C) $440 of the $500 reinstatement fee for a first
9 offense revocation and $310 of the $500 reinstatement
10 fee for a second or subsequent revocation.
11 8. Fees collected under paragraph (4) of subsection
12 (d) and subsection (h) of Section 6-205 of this Code;
13 subparagraph (C) of paragraph 3 of subsection (c) of
14 Section 6-206 of this Code; and paragraph (4) of
15 subsection (a) of Section 6-206.1 of this Code, shall be
16 paid into the funds set forth in those Sections.
17 (d) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
18 Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
19 Fund.
20 (e) The additional fees imposed by Public Act 96-38 shall
21 become effective 90 days after becoming law. The additional
22 fees imposed by Public Act 103-8 shall become effective July
23 1, 2023 and shall be paid into the Secretary of State Special
24 Services Fund.
25 (f) As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the
26 United States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed
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1 Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of
2 the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty
3 pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United
4 States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an
5 order of the Governor.
6 (Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 7-1-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
7 103-872, eff. 1-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-435, eff.
8 11-21-25.)
9 (625 ILCS 5/11-1301.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 11-1301.2)
10 Sec. 11-1301.2. Special decals for parking; persons with
11 disabilities.
12 (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by
13 administrative rules, the design, size, color, and placement
14 of a person with disabilities motorist decal or device and
15 shall provide for, by administrative rules, the content and
16 form of an application for a person with disabilities motorist
17 decal or device, which shall be used by local authorities in
18 the issuance thereof to a person with temporary disabilities,
19 provided that the decal or device is valid for no more than 90
20 days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon continued
21 disability, and further provided that the decal or device
22 clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
23 The application shall include the requirement of an Illinois
24 Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's
25 license number or, if the applicant does not have an
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1 identification card or driver's license number, then the
2 applicant may use a valid identification number issued by a
3 branch of the U.S. military or a federally issued Medicare or
4 Medicaid identification number. This decal or device may be
5 used by the authorized holder to designate and identify a
6 vehicle not owned or displaying a registration plate or
7 digital registration plate as provided in Sections 3-609 and
8 3-616 of this Act to designate when the vehicle is being used
9 to transport said person or persons with disabilities, and
10 thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges that would be
11 afforded a person with disabilities licensed vehicle. Person
12 with disabilities decals or devices issued and displayed
13 pursuant to this Section shall be recognized and honored by
14 all local authorities regardless of which local authority
15 issued such decal or device.
16 The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
17 adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the
18 decal or device is to be used has a disability as defined in
19 Section 1-159.1 of this Code and the disability is temporary.
20 (a-5) The Secretary may provide a disabilities motorist
21 decal or device to an expectant mother during her third
22 trimester. An application under this subsection is subject to
23 application requirements under subsection (a). The decal or
24 device shall be valid for no more than 90 days, and shall
25 clearly set forth the date that the decal or device expires.
26 The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
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1 adequate documentation that the expectant mother has entered
2 her third trimester.
3 (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible
4 for the provision of such decal or device, its issuance and
5 designated placement within the vehicle. The cost of such
6 decal or device shall be at the discretion of such local
7 governing authority.
8 (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section
9 3-616(c), issue a person with disabilities parking decal or
10 device to a person with disabilities as defined by Section
11 1-159.1. Any person with disabilities parking decal or device
12 issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to that
13 person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the
14 Secretary of State. The person with disabilities parking decal
15 or device shall not display that person's address. One
16 additional decal or device may be issued to an applicant upon
17 his or her written request and with the approval of the
18 Secretary of State. The written request must include a
19 justification of the need for the additional decal or device.
20 (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall
21 provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate
22 and distinct parking decal or device for persons with
23 disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and
24 who meet the qualifications under this subsection. The
25 authorized holder of a decal or device issued under this
26 subsection (c-5) shall be exempt from the payment of fees
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1 generated by parking in a metered space, a parking area
2 subject to paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 11-209
3 of this Code, or a publicly owned parking area.
4 The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device
5 to a person with disabilities who: (i) has been issued
6 registration plates or digital registration plates under
7 subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or Section 3-616 of this Code
8 or a special decal or device under this Section, (ii) holds a
9 valid Illinois driver's license, and (iii) is unable to do one
10 or more of the following:
11 (1) manage, manipulate, or insert coins, or obtain
12 tickets or tokens in parking meters or ticket machines in
13 parking lots, due to the lack of fine motor control of both
14 hands;
15 (2) reach above his or her head to a height of 42
16 inches from the ground, due to a lack of finger, hand, or
17 upper extremity strength or mobility;
18 (3) approach a parking meter due to his or her use of a
19 wheelchair or other device for mobility; or
20 (4) walk more than 20 feet due to an orthopedic,
21 neurological, cardiovascular, or lung condition in which
22 the degree of debilitation is so severe that it almost
23 completely impedes the ability to walk.
24 The application for a meter-exempt parking decal or device
25 shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician,
26 physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
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1 attesting to the permanent nature of the applicant's condition
2 and verifying that the applicant meets the physical
3 qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5).
4 Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5),
5 the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a
6 person who has been issued registration plates or digital
7 registration plates under Section 3-616 of this Code or a
8 special decal or device under this Section, if the applicant
9 is: (i) the parent of a person with disabilities who is under
10 18 years of age and incapable of driving; or (ii) the legal
11 guardian of a person with disabilities who is under 18 years of
12 age and incapable of driving.
13 (d) Replacement decals or devices may be issued for lost,
14 stolen, or destroyed decals upon application and payment of a
15 $10 fee. The replacement fee may be waived for individuals
16 that have claimed and received a grant under the Senior
17 Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
18 Act.
19 (e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e)
20 of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or
21 device under this Section shall not be required to submit
22 evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device
23 if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted
24 evidence from his or her physician or the Department of
25 Veterans Affairs that the disability is of a permanent nature.
26 However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to ensure
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1 the veteran still resides in this State at the time of the
2 renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to
3 provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary
4 of State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for
5 this exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the
6 persons who have been issued a decal or device to the list of
7 persons who have been issued a vehicle registration plate or
8 digital registration plate for veterans with disabilities
9 under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified as a
10 veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of this
11 Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of the
12 Illinois Identification Card Act.
13 (Source: P.A. 104-234, eff. 8-15-25.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/12-610.2)
15 Sec. 12-610.2. Electronic communication devices.
16 (a) As used in this Section:
17 "Electronic communication device" means an electronic
18 device, including, but not limited to, a hand-held wireless
19 telephone, hand-held personal digital assistant, tablet, or a
20 portable or mobile computer, or artificial intelligence smart
21 glasses, but does not include a global positioning system or
22 navigation system or a device that is physically or
23 electronically integrated into the motor vehicle.
24 (b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway
25 while using an electronic communication device, including
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1 using an electronic communication device to watch or stream
2 video, participate in any video conferencing application,
3 including, but not limited to, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or
4 WebEx, or access any social media site, including, but not
5 limited to, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, or X Twitter. The
6 exemptions in paragraphs (3) and (9) of subsection (d) do not
7 apply when a person is using the electronic communication
8 device to watch or stream video, participate in any video
9 conferencing application, or access any social media site.
10 (b-5) A person commits aggravated use of an electronic
11 communication device when he or she violates subsection (b)
12 and in committing the violation he or she is involved in a
13 motor vehicle crash that results in great bodily harm,
14 permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and
15 the violation is a proximate cause of the injury or death.
16 (c) A violation of this Section is an offense against
17 traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. A
18 person who violates this Section shall be fined a maximum of
19 $75 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $125 for a
20 third offense, and $150 for a fourth or subsequent offense,
21 except that a person who violates subsection (b-5) shall be
22 assessed a minimum fine of $1,000.
23 (d) This Section does not apply to:
24 (1) a law enforcement officer or operator of an
25 emergency vehicle while performing his or her official
26 duties;
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1 (1.5) a first responder, including a volunteer first
2 responder, while operating his or her own personal motor
3 vehicle using an electronic communication device for the
4 sole purpose of receiving information about an emergency
5 situation while en route to performing his or her official
6 duties;
7 (2) a driver using an electronic communication device
8 for the sole purpose of reporting an emergency situation
9 and continued communication with emergency personnel
10 during the emergency situation;
11 (3) a driver using an electronic communication device,
12 except for artificial intelligence smart glasses, in
13 hands-free or voice-operated mode, which may include the
14 use of a headset;
15 (4) a driver of a commercial motor vehicle reading a
16 message displayed on a permanently installed communication
17 device designed for a commercial motor vehicle with a
18 screen that does not exceed 10 inches tall by 10 inches
19 wide in size;
20 (5) a driver using an electronic communication device
21 while parked on the shoulder of a roadway;
22 (6) a driver using an electronic communication device,
23 except for artificial intelligence smart glasses, when the
24 vehicle is stopped due to normal traffic being obstructed
25 and the driver has the motor vehicle transmission in
26 neutral or park;
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1 (7) a driver using two-way or citizens band radio
2 services;
3 (8) a driver using two-way mobile radio transmitters
4 or receivers for licensees of the Federal Communications
5 Commission in the amateur radio service;
6 (9) a driver using an electronic communication device
7 by pressing a single button to initiate or terminate a
8 voice communication; or
9 (10) a driver using an electronic communication device
10 capable of performing multiple functions, other than a
11 hand-held wireless telephone or hand-held personal digital
12 assistant (for example, a fleet management system,
13 dispatching device, citizens band radio, or music player)
14 for a purpose that is not otherwise prohibited by this
15 Section.
16 (e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5)
17 commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in
18 great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to
19 another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5)
20 commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death
21 of another person.
22 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
23 103-310, eff. 1-1-24.)
24 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25 becoming law.Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record.