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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
5changing Sections 3-109, 3-412, 3-609, 3-701, 3-705, 3-801,
64-105, 5-202, 5-701, 6-115, 6-118, 11-1301.2, and 12-610.2 as
7follows:
8    (625 ILCS 5/3-109)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-109)
9    Sec. 3-109. Registration without certificate of title;
10bond. If the Secretary of State is not satisfied as to the
11ownership of the vehicle, including, but not limited to, in
12the case of a manufactured home, a circumstance in which the
13manufactured home is covered by a Manufacturer's Statement of
14Origin that the owner of the manufactured home, after diligent
15search and inquiry, is unable to produce, or that there are no
16undisclosed security interests in it, the Secretary of State
17may 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
11of all bonds on deposit, pursuant to this Section, for more
12than 3 years and concerning which he has received no notice as
13to the pendency of any judicial proceeding that could affect
14the disposition thereof. Thereupon, he shall promptly send a
15notice by certified mail to the last known address of each
16depositor advising him that his bond will be subject to
17escheat to the State of Illinois if not claimed within 30 days
18after the mailing date of such notice. At the expiration of
19such time, the Secretary of State shall file with the State
20Treasurer an order directing the transfer of such deposit to
21the Road Fund in the State Treasury. Upon receipt of such
22order, the State Treasurer shall make such transfer, after
23converting to cash any other type of security. Thereafter any
24person having a legal claim against such deposit may enforce
25it by appropriate proceedings in the Court of Claims subject
26to the limitations prescribed for such Court. At the
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1expiration of such limitation period such deposit shall
2escheat to the State of Illinois.
3(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14; 98-777, eff. 1-1-15;
499-78, 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
7plates and registration stickers or digital registration
8stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
9    (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
10subject to annual registration for the first time shall issue
11or shall cause to be issued to the owner one registration plate
12or digital registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer,
13semitrailer, moped, autocycle, or truck-tractor, 2
14registration plates, or a digital registration plate and metal
15plate as set forth in Section 3-401.5, for other motor
16vehicles and, where applicable, current registration stickers
17or digital registration stickers for motor vehicles of the
18first division. The provisions of this Section may be made
19applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
20Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
21designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
22of the registration plate or digital registration plate as
23provided in Section 3-414.1, the Secretary shall issue or
24cause to be issued registration stickers or digital
25registration stickers as evidence of current registration.
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1However, the issuance of annual registration stickers or
2digital registration stickers to vehicles registered under the
3provisions of Sections 3-402.1 and 3-405.3 of this Code may
4not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
5unnecessary.
6    (b) Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the design 
7and color of registration plates shall be wholly within the 
8discretion of the Secretary of State. Every registration plate
9or digital registration plate shall have displayed upon it the
10registration number assigned to the vehicle for which it is
11issued, the name of this State, which may be abbreviated, the
12year number for which it was issued, which may be abbreviated,
13the phrase "Land of Lincoln" (except as otherwise provided in
14this Code), and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary
15may prescribe. However, for apportionment plates issued to
16vehicles registered under Section 3-402.1 and fleet plates
17issued to vehicles registered under Section 3-405.3, the
18phrase "Land of Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word
19"apportioned", the word "fleet", or other similar language to
20be displayed. Registration plates or digital registration
21plates issued to a vehicle registered as a fleet vehicle may
22display a designation determined by the Secretary.
23    The Secretary may in his discretion prescribe that letters
24be used as prefixes only on registration plates or digital
25registration plates issued to vehicles of the first division
26which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on
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1registration plates or digital registration plates issued to
2other vehicles. Every registration sticker or digital
3registration sticker issued as evidence of current
4registration shall designate the year number for which it is
5issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
6prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the
7registration plates or digital registration plates and
8registration stickers or digital registration stickers of the
9previous year.
10    (c) Each registration plate or digital registration plate
11and the required letters and numerals thereon, except the year
12number for which issued, shall be of sufficient size to be
13plainly readable from a distance of 100 feet during daylight,
14and shall be coated with reflectorizing material. The
15dimensions of the plate issued to vehicles of the first
16division shall be 6 by 12 inches.
17    (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
18motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type of
19registration plates or digital registration plates as the type
20of plates issued for a private passenger vehicle.
21    (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every passenger
22car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive registration
23plates or digital registration plates.
24    (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
25motorcycle distinctive registration plates or digital
26registration plates distinguishing between motorcycles having
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1150 or more cubic centimeters piston displacement, or having
2less than 150 cubic centimeter piston displacement.
3    (g) Registration plates or digital registration plates
4issued to vehicles for-hire may display a designation as
5determined by the Secretary that such vehicles are for-hire.
6    (h) (Blank).
7    (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
8and private ambulance registration plates or digital
9registration plates identifying the vehicle as an ambulance.
10The Secretary shall forward to the Department of Healthcare
11and Family Services registration information for the purpose
12of verification of claims filed with the Department by
13ambulance owners for payment for services to public assistance
14recipients.
15    (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
16and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
17registration plates or digital registration plates displaying
18numbers within ranges of numbers reserved respectively for
19medical carriers and rescue vehicles. The Secretary shall
20forward to the Department of Healthcare and Family Services
21registration information for the purpose of verification of
22claims filed with the Department by owners of medical carriers
23or rescue vehicles for payment for services to public
24assistance recipients.
25    (k) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive license
26plates or digital registration plates or distinctive license
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1plate stickers or digital registration stickers for every
2vehicle exempted from subsections (a) and (a-5) of Section
312-503 by subsection (g) of that Section, and by subsection
4(g-5) of that Section before its deletion by this amendatory
5Act of the 95th General Assembly. The Secretary shall issue
6these plates or stickers immediately upon receiving the
7physician's certification required under subsection (g) of
8Section 12-503. New plates or stickers shall also be issued
9when the certification is renewed as provided in that
10subsection.
11    (l) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
12registration plates or digital registration plates for
13low-speed vehicles.
14    (m) The Secretary of State shall issue distinctive
15registration plates or digital registration plates for
16autocycles. The dimensions of the plate issued to autocycles
17shall 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
22disability from the United States Department of Veterans
23Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
24physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice
25registered nurse that the service-connected disability
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1qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or
2digital registration plates or decals to a person with
3disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without
4the payment of any registration fee, make application to the
5Secretary of State for license plates for veterans with
6disabilities displaying the international symbol of access,
7for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first
8division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second
9division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
10    (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
11disability from the United States Department of Veterans
12Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to
13be 50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the
14veteran for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities
15under Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any
16registration fee, make application to the Secretary for a
17special registration plate or digital registration plate
18without the international symbol of access for the
19registration of one motor vehicle of the first division, one
20motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second division
21weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
22    (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
23documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
24unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability,
25and such registration plates or digital registration plates
26may not be issued to any person not eligible therefor. The
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1Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs may assist in
2providing the documentation of disability.
3    (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
4discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
5under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
6international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
7her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
8personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
9Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
10issued staggered registration.
11    (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
12this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
13Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax
14Relief Act, or who has claimed and received a grant under that
15Act, shall pay the [a] fee specified under Section 3-806.3 [of $24]
16instead of the fee otherwise provided in this Code for
17passenger cars displaying standard multi-year registration
18plates or digital registration plates issued under Section
193-414.1, for motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
20under Section 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles
21registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for
22a second set of plates under this Section.
23    (f) With respect to the supporting documentation required
24to obtain a plate under this Section, the Secretary shall
25allow an applicant to redact information on the documentation
26that pertains to the nature of the applicant's health issue,
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1unless that information is necessary to confirm that the
2applicant's disability is service-connected or to establish
3the 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
7registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer
8broken or disconnected.
9    (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly
10permit to be operated, except as provided in subsection (b) of
11this Section, a vehicle upon any highway unless there shall be
12attached thereto and displayed thereon when and as required by
13law, 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
15vehicle [upon any highway a vehicle] that has been properly
16registered but does not display a current and valid Illinois
17registration sticker or digital registration sticker if he or
18she has proof, in the form of a printed receipt from the
19Secretary, that he or she registered the vehicle but has not
20received a new registration sticker or digital registration
21sticker from the Secretary. This printed proof of registration
22is valid for 30 days from the expiration of the previous
23registration sticker's or digital registration sticker's date
24or 30 days from the purchase date of the new registration
25sticker or digital registration sticker, whichever occurs
26later.
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1    (c) No person shall operate, nor shall any owner knowingly
2permit to be operated, any vehicle of the second division for
3which the owner has made an election to pay the mileage tax in
4lieu of the annual flat weight tax, at any time when the
5odometer of such vehicle is broken or disconnected, or is
6inoperable 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
10plates of a manufacturer, engine and driveline component
11manufacturer, transporter, repossessor, tow truck or wrecker 
12operator, or dealer.
13    The Secretary of State is also authorized to suspend or
14revoke a certificate or the special plates issued to a
15manufacturer, engine and driveline component manufacturer,
16transporter, repossessor, tow truck or wrecker operator, or
17dealer upon determining that any such person is not lawfully
18entitled thereto or has made or knowingly permitted any
19illegal use of such plates or has committed fraud in the
20registration of vehicles or failed to give notices of
21transfers 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
2owner of any vehicle which shall be operated upon the public
3highways of this State shall, within 24 hours after becoming
4the owner or at such time as such vehicle becomes subject to
5registration under the provisions of this Act, file in an
6office of the Secretary of State, an application for
7registration properly completed and executed. New residents
8need not secure registration until 30 days after establishing
9residency in this State, provided the vehicle is properly
10registered in another jurisdiction. By the expiration of such
1130-day statutory grace period, a new resident shall comply
12with the provisions of this Act and apply for Illinois vehicle
13registration. All applications for registration shall be
14accompanied by all documentation required under the provisions
15of this Act. The appropriate registration fees and taxes
16provided for in this Article of this Chapter shall be paid to
17the Secretary of State with the application for registration
18of vehicles subject to registration under this Act.
19    (b) Any resident of this State, who has been serving as a
20member or as a civilian employee of the United States Armed
21Services, or as a civilian employee of the United States
22Department of Defense, outside of the State of Illinois, need
23not secure registration until 45 days after returning to this
24State, provided the vehicle displays temporary military
25registration.
26    (c) When an application is submitted by mail, the
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1applicant may not submit cash or postage stamps for payment of
2fees or taxes due. The Secretary in his discretion, may
3decline to accept a personal or company check or electronic
4payment in payment of fees or taxes. An application submitted
5to a dealer, or a remittance made to the Secretary of State
6shall be deemed in compliance with this Section.
7    (d) For purposes of registration under this Code, no 
8vehicle shall be registered in the name of a person who is not 
9an owner or lessee of that vehicle. Any vehicle owner seeking 
10to register a vehicle in this State must register that vehicle 
11to a State address. This subsection is declarative of existing 
12law and practice.
13(Source: P.A. 99-118, eff. 1-1-16; 99-324, eff. 1-1-16;
1499-642, 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
17registration.
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
9Section 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
13wrecker vehicles.
14    (a) No person in this State shall engage in the business of
15operating a tow truck or wrecker or operate a tow or wrecker
16vehicle until such person shall register any vehicle to be
17used for such purpose and apply for and receive from the
18Secretary of State a generally distinctive set of 3 "tow
19truck" plates for any towing or wrecker vehicle operated by
20him.
21    (b) An application for registration for a generally
22distinctive set of 3 "tow truck" plates under this Article
23shall be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by
24oath and in such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or
25regulation prescribe and shall contain the name and business
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1address of such person, the vehicle identification number of
2the vehicle for which such application is made, proof of
3insurance as set forth in paragraph (d) of Section 12-606 of
4this Code, and such other information concerning the business
5of the applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or
6regulation prescribe.
7    (c) The application for registration and a generally
8distinctive set of 3 "tow truck" plates shall be accompanied
9by the prescribed fee. Upon payment of such fee, such
10registration and application shall be filed and recorded in
11the office of the Secretary of State. Thereupon the Secretary
12of State shall assign and issue to such person a generally
13distinctive number for each vehicle and without further
14expense to him shall deliver to such person at his place of
15business address one set of 3 "tow truck" plates. Such "tow
16truck" plates shall be used by such person only on the vehicle
17for which application was made and the vehicle being towed,
18and are not transferable.
19    (d) All "tow truck" plates granted under this Section
20shall expire by operation of law on December 31 of the calendar
21year for which they are granted unless sooner suspended or
22revoked under the provisions of Section 5-501 of this Chapter
23or Article VII of Chapter 3 of this Code.
24    (e) One "tow truck" plate shall be attached to the front
25and rear of each registered vehicle, and one "tow truck" plate
26shall be attached to the rear of the vehicle being towed unless
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1the towed vehicle displays a valid registration plate or
2digital registration plate visible from the rear while being
3towed, so that the numbers and letter on the plate are clearly
4visible to any person following the vehicle being towed.
5However, illumination of the rear plate required by subsection
6(c) of Section 12-201 of this Code shall not apply to the third
7plate displayed on the towed vehicle. In addition, the vehicle
8registration plates or digital registration plates assigned to
9the vehicle being towed shall be displayed as provided in
10Section 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
15licensed used vehicle dealer, or municipality, shall engage in
16this State in the business of auctioning vehicles, for more
17than one owner, at auction or shall offer to sell, solicit or
18advertise the sale of a vehicle at auction without first
19acquiring a commercial vehicle auctioneer license from the
20Secretary of State under the provisions of this Section. A
21vehicle auction licensee shall be entitled thereunder to sell,
22solicit, and advertise the sale of used vehicles belonging to
23others at auction.
24    (b) An application for a vehicle auctioneer license shall
25be filed with the Secretary of State, duly verified by oath, in
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1such form as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
2prescribe and shall contain:
3    1. The name and type of business organization established
4and the address of the place of business;
5    2. If the applicant is a corporation, a list of its
6officers and directors, setting forth the residence address of
7each; if the applicant is a sole proprietorship, a
8partnership, an unincorporated association, trust or any
9similar form of business organization, the names and residence
10addresses of the proprietor or of each partner, member,
11officer, director, trustee, manager and shareholder having 10%
12or greater ownership interest in the corporation;
13    3. A statement that the applicant has been approved for
14registration under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, approved
15June 28, 1933, as amended, by the Department of Revenue.
16However, this requirement does not apply to licensee who is
17already licensed hereunder with the Secretary of State, and
18who is merely applying for a renewal of his license. As
19evidence of this fact, the application shall be accompanied by
20a certification from the Department of Revenue showing that
21the Department has approved the applicant for registration
22under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act;
23    4. A statement that the applicant has complied with the
24bonding requirements of the "Retailers' Occupation Tax Act",
25approved June 28, 1933, as amended. As evidence of this fact,
26the application shall be accompanied by a certification from
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1the Department of Revenue showing that the applicant is in
2compliance with the bonding requirements of the "Retailers'
3Occupation Tax Act" or that the applicant is not required to be
4bonded with the Department of Revenue under the "Retailers'
5Occupation Tax Act";
6    5. Such other information concerning the business of the
7applicant as the Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
8prescribe;
9    6. An application for a vehicle auctioneer license shall
10be accompanied by the following license fees: $50 for
11applicant's place of business plus $25 for each additional
12place of business, if any, to which the application pertains,
13provided, however, that if such an application is made after
14July 1 of any year, the license fee shall be $25 for
15applicant's place of business plus $12.50 for each additional
16place of business, if any, to which the application pertains.
17License fees shall be returnable only in the event that such
18application shall be denied by the Secretary of State.
19    7. A statement that the licensee has irrevocably consented
20to the appointment of the Secretary of State as its agent for
21service of process with the State of Illinois. Said service of
22process shall be accomplished as provided in Section 10-301 of
23the Illinois Vehicle Code.
24    (c) Any change which renders no longer accurate any
25information contained in any application for a vehicle
26auctioneer shall be amended within thirty days after the
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1occurrence of each change on such form as the Secretary of
2State may prescribe by rule or regulation, accompanied by an
3amendatory fee of $2.
4    (d) Anything in this Chapter to the contrary
5notwithstanding, no person shall be licensed as a vehicle
6auctioneer unless such person shall maintain a place of
7business as defined in this Chapter.
8    (e) The Secretary of State shall, within a reasonable time
9after receipt, examine an application submitted to him under
10this Section. Unless the Secretary makes a determination that
11the application submitted to him does not conform to this
12Section or that grounds exist for a denial of the application
13under Section 5-501 of this Chapter, he must grant the
14applicant an original vehicle auctioneer license in writing
15for his place of business and a supplemental license in
16writing for each additional place of business, in such form as
17he may prescribe by rule or regulation which shall include the
18following:
19    1. The name of the person licensed;
20    2. If a corporation, the name and address of its officers
21or if a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an unincorporated
22association or any similar form of business organization, the
23name and address of the proprietor or of each partner, member,
24officer, director, trustee or manager;
25    3. Complete address of the place of business of the
26licensee;
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1    4. In the case of supplemental license, the place of
2business of the licensee and the place of business to which
3such supplemental license pertains.
4    (f) The appropriate instruments evidencing the license or
5a certified copy thereof, provided by the Secretary of State
6shall be kept posted, conspicuously, in the place of business
7of the licensee within the State and in each additional place
8of business, if any, maintained by such licensee.
9    (g) Except as provided in subsection (h) of this Section,
10all vehicle auctioneer licenses granted under this Section
11expire on December 31 of the calendar year for which they are
12granted unless sooner revoked under Section 5-501 of this
13Chapter.
14    (h) a vehicle auctioneer license may be renewed upon
15application and payment of the fee required herein, and
16submission of proof of coverage by an approved bond under the
17"Retailers' Occupation Tax Act" or proof that applicant is not
18subject to such bonding requirements, as in the case of an
19original license, but in case an application for the renewal
20of an effective license is made during the month of December,
21the effective license shall remain in force until the
22application for renewal is granted or denied by the Secretary
23of State.
24    (i) Each person licensed as a vehicle auctioneer or a
25licensed new or used car dealer when auctioning vehicles is
26required to furnish each purchaser of a motor vehicle the
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1following:
2    1. A certificate of title properly assigned to the
3purchaser. If no assignable title is available, the dealer 
4must apply for Illinois title for the purpose of assigning 
5title pursuant to this Section;
6    2. A statement verified under oath that all identifying
7numbers on the vehicle agree with those on the certificate of
8title;
9    3. A bill of sale properly executed on behalf of such
10person.
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
15driver's license issued under the provisions of this Code
16shall expire 4 years from the date of its issuance, or at such
17later date, as the Secretary of State may by proper rule and
18regulation designate, not to exceed 12 calendar months; in the
19event that an applicant for renewal of a driver's license
20fails to apply prior to the expiration date of the previous
21driver's license, the renewal driver's license shall expire 4
22years from the expiration date of the previous driver's
23license, or at such later date as the Secretary of State may by
24proper rule and regulation designate, not to exceed 12
25calendar months.
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1    The Secretary of State may, however, issue to a person not
2previously licensed as a driver in Illinois a driver's license
3which will expire not less than 4 years nor more than 5 years
4from date of issuance, except as provided elsewhere in this
5Section.
6    (a-3) Beginning no later than July 1, 2028 [2027], the
7Secretary shall offer to qualified applicants the option to be
8issued an 8-year driver's license. The Secretary shall submit
9proposed rules to implement this subsection to the Joint
10Committee on Administrative Rules no later than January 1,
112028 [2027].
12    (a-5) Every driver's license issued under this Code to an
13applicant who is not a United States citizen or permanent
14resident, or an individual who has an approved application for
15asylum in the United States or has entered the United States in
16refugee status, shall expire on whichever is the earlier date
17of 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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1under this Code to an applicant who is not a United States
2citizen or permanent resident, or an individual who has an
3approved application for asylum in the United States or has
4entered the United States in refugee status, shall be marked
5"Limited Term".
6    (b) Before the expiration of a driver's license, except
7those licenses expiring on the individual's 21st birthday, or
83 months after the individual's 21st birthday, the holder
9thereof may apply for a renewal thereof, subject to all the
10provisions of Section 6-103, and the Secretary of State may
11require an examination of the applicant. A licensee whose
12driver's license expires on his 21st birthday, or 3 months
13after his 21st birthday, may not apply for a renewal of his
14driving privileges until he reaches the age of 21.
15    (c) The Secretary of State shall, 30 days prior to the
16expiration of a driver's license, forward to each person whose
17license is to expire a notification of the expiration of said
18license which may be presented at the time of renewal of said
19license.
20    There may be included with such notification information
21explaining the anatomical gift and Emergency Medical
22Information Card provisions of Section 6-110. The format and
23text of such information shall be prescribed by the Secretary.
24    There shall be included with such notification, for a
25period of 4 years beginning January 1, 2000 information
26regarding the Illinois Adoption Registry and Medical
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1Information Exchange established in Section 18.1 of the
2Adoption Act.
3    (d) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the driver's
4license of a licensee, spouse, and dependent children who are
5living with such licensee while on active duty, serving in the
6Armed Forces of the United States outside of the State of
7Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
8conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
9    (d-5) The Secretary may defer the expiration of the
10driver's license of a licensee, or of a spouse or dependent
11children living with the licensee, serving as a civilian
12employee of the United States Armed Forces or the United
13States Department of Defense, outside of the State of
14Illinois, and 120 days thereafter, upon such terms and
15conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
16    (e) The Secretary of State may decline to process a
17renewal of a driver's license of any person who has not paid
18any fee or tax due under this Code and is not paid upon
19reasonable notice and demand.
20    (f) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
21renewal driver's license issued to a licensee under 21 years
22of age shall expire 3 months after the licensee's 21st
23birthday. Persons whose current driver's licenses expire on
24their 21st birthday on or after January 1, 1986 shall not renew
25their driver's license before their 21st birthday, and their
26current driver's license will be extended for an additional
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1term of 3 months beyond their 21st birthday. Thereafter, the
2expiration and term of the driver's license shall be governed
3by subsection (a) hereof.
4    (g) The Secretary shall provide that each original or
5renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 81 years of age
6through age 86 shall expire 2 years from the date of issuance,
7or at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and
8regulation designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar
9months. The Secretary shall also provide that each original or
10renewal driver's license issued to a licensee 87 years of age
11or older shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance, or
12at such later date as the Secretary may by rule and regulation
13designate, not to exceed an additional 12 calendar months.
14    (h) The Secretary of State shall provide that each special
15restricted driver's license issued under subsection (g) of
16Section 6-113 of this Code shall expire 12 months from the date
17of issuance. The Secretary shall adopt rules defining renewal
18requirements.
19    (i) The Secretary of State shall provide that each
20driver's license issued to a person convicted of a sex offense
21as defined in Section 2 of the Sex Offender Registration Act
22shall expire 12 months from the date of issuance or at such
23date as the Secretary may by rule designate, not to exceed an
24additional 12 calendar months. The Secretary may adopt rules
25defining 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
4are 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
2SPECIAL 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
4Uniform Commercial Driver License Act, Article V of this
5Chapter, the Secretary of State is empowered to prorate the
6$24 fee for the commercial driver's license proportionate to
7the expiration date of the applicant's Illinois driver's
8license.
9    The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
10waived for any person who presents the Secretary of State's
11office with a police report showing that his license or permit
12was stolen.
13    The fee for any duplicate license or permit shall be
14waived for any person age 60 or older whose driver's license or
15permit has been lost or stolen.
16    No additional fee shall be charged for a driver's license,
17or for a commercial driver's license, when issued to the
18holder of an instruction permit for the same classification or
19type of license who becomes eligible for such license.
20    The fee for a restricted driving permit under this
21subsection (a) shall be imposed annually until the expiration
22of the permit.
23    (a-5) The fee for a driver's record or data contained
24therein is $20 and shall be disbursed as set forth in
25subsection (k) of Section 2-123 of this Code.
26    (b) Any person whose license or privilege to operate a
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1motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked
2under Section 3-707, any provision of Chapter 6, Chapter 11,
3or Section 7-205, 7-303, or 7-702 of the Illinois Safety and
4Family Financial Responsibility Law of this Code, shall in
5addition to any other fees required by this Code, pay a
6reinstatement 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
15a motor vehicle in this State has been suspended or revoked for
16a second or subsequent time for a violation of Section 11-501,
1711-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a similar provision of a
18local ordinance or a similar out-of-state offense or Section
199-3 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012
20and each suspension or revocation was for a violation of
21Section 11-501, 11-501.1, or 11-501.9 of this Code or a
22similar provision of a local ordinance or a similar
23out-of-state offense or Section 9-3 of the Criminal Code of
241961 or the Criminal Code of 2012 shall pay, in addition to any
25other fees required by this Code, a reinstatement fee as
26follows:
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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
6Chapter 6 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of Section
72-119 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
18Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
19Fund.
20    (e) The additional fees imposed by Public Act 96-38 shall
21become effective 90 days after becoming law. The additional
22fees imposed by Public Act 103-8 shall become effective July
231, 2023 and shall be paid into the Secretary of State Special
24Services Fund.
25    (f) As used in this Section, "active-duty member of the
26United States Armed Forces" means a member of the Armed
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1Services or Reserve Forces of the United States or a member of
2the Illinois National Guard who is called to active duty
3pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United
4States, an act of the Congress of the United States, or an
5order of the Governor.
6(Source: P.A. 103-8, eff. 7-1-23; 103-605, eff. 7-1-24;
7103-872, eff. 1-1-25; 104-417, eff. 8-15-25; 104-435, eff.
811-21-25.)
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
11disabilities.
12    (a) The Secretary of State shall provide for, by
13administrative rules, the design, size, color, and placement
14of a person with disabilities motorist decal or device and
15shall provide for, by administrative rules, the content and
16form of an application for a person with disabilities motorist
17decal or device, which shall be used by local authorities in
18the issuance thereof to a person with temporary disabilities,
19provided that the decal or device is valid for no more than 90
20days, subject to renewal for like periods based upon continued
21disability, and further provided that the decal or device
22clearly sets forth the date that the decal or device expires.
23The application shall include the requirement of an Illinois
24Identification Card number or a State of Illinois driver's
25license number or, if the applicant does not have an
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1identification card or driver's license number, then the
2applicant may use a valid identification number issued by a
3branch of the U.S. military or a federally issued Medicare or
4Medicaid identification number. This decal or device may be
5used by the authorized holder to designate and identify a
6vehicle not owned or displaying a registration plate or
7digital registration plate as provided in Sections 3-609 and
83-616 of this Act to designate when the vehicle is being used
9to transport said person or persons with disabilities, and
10thus is entitled to enjoy all the privileges that would be
11afforded a person with disabilities licensed vehicle. Person
12with disabilities decals or devices issued and displayed
13pursuant to this Section shall be recognized and honored by
14all local authorities regardless of which local authority
15issued such decal or device.
16    The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
17adequate documentation that the person for whose benefit the
18decal or device is to be used has a disability as defined in
19Section 1-159.1 of this Code and the disability is temporary.
20    (a-5) The Secretary may provide a disabilities motorist
21decal or device to an expectant mother during her third
22trimester. An application under this subsection is subject to
23application requirements under subsection (a). The decal or
24device shall be valid for no more than 90 days, and shall
25clearly set forth the date that the decal or device expires.
26The decal or device shall be issued only upon a showing by
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1adequate documentation that the expectant mother has entered
2her third trimester.
3    (b) The local governing authorities shall be responsible
4for the provision of such decal or device, its issuance and
5designated placement within the vehicle. The cost of such
6decal or device shall be at the discretion of such local
7governing authority.
8    (c) The Secretary of State may, pursuant to Section
93-616(c), issue a person with disabilities parking decal or
10device to a person with disabilities as defined by Section
111-159.1. Any person with disabilities parking decal or device
12issued by the Secretary of State shall be registered to that
13person with disabilities in the form to be prescribed by the
14Secretary of State. The person with disabilities parking decal
15or device shall not display that person's address. One
16additional decal or device may be issued to an applicant upon
17his or her written request and with the approval of the
18Secretary of State. The written request must include a
19justification of the need for the additional decal or device.
20    (c-5) Beginning January 1, 2014, the Secretary shall
21provide by administrative rule for the issuance of a separate
22and distinct parking decal or device for persons with
23disabilities as defined by Section 1-159.1 of this Code and
24who meet the qualifications under this subsection. The
25authorized holder of a decal or device issued under this
26subsection (c-5) shall be exempt from the payment of fees
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1generated by parking in a metered space, a parking area
2subject to paragraph (10) of subsection (a) of Section 11-209
3of this Code, or a publicly owned parking area.
4    The Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device
5to a person with disabilities who: (i) has been issued
6registration plates or digital registration plates under
7subsection (a) of Section 3-609 or Section 3-616 of this Code
8or a special decal or device under this Section, (ii) holds a
9valid Illinois driver's license, and (iii) is unable to do one
10or 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
25shall contain a statement certified by a licensed physician,
26physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse
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1attesting to the permanent nature of the applicant's condition
2and verifying that the applicant meets the physical
3qualifications specified in this subsection (c-5).
4    Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection (c-5),
5the Secretary shall issue a meter-exempt decal or device to a
6person who has been issued registration plates or digital
7registration plates under Section 3-616 of this Code or a
8special decal or device under this Section, if the applicant
9is: (i) the parent of a person with disabilities who is under 
1018 years of age and incapable of driving; or (ii) the legal
11guardian 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,
14stolen, or destroyed decals upon application and payment of a
15$10 fee. The replacement fee may be waived for individuals
16that have claimed and received a grant under the Senior
17Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax Relief
18Act.
19    (e) A person classified as a veteran under subsection (e)
20of Section 6-106 of this Code that has been issued a decal or
21device under this Section shall not be required to submit
22evidence of disability in order to renew that decal or device
23if, at the time of initial application, he or she submitted
24evidence from his or her physician or the Department of
25Veterans Affairs that the disability is of a permanent nature.
26However, the Secretary shall take reasonable steps to ensure
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1the veteran still resides in this State at the time of the
2renewal. These steps may include requiring the veteran to
3provide additional documentation or to appear at a Secretary
4of State facility. To identify veterans who are eligible for
5this exemption, the Secretary shall compare the list of the
6persons who have been issued a decal or device to the list of
7persons who have been issued a vehicle registration plate or
8digital registration plate for veterans with disabilities
9under Section 3-609 of this Code, or who are identified as a
10veteran on their driver's license under Section 6-110 of this
11Code or on their identification card under Section 4 of the
12Illinois 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
18device, including, but not limited to, a hand-held wireless
19telephone, hand-held personal digital assistant, tablet, [or] a
20portable or mobile computer, or artificial intelligence smart 
21glasses, but does not include a global positioning system or
22navigation system or a device that is physically or
23electronically integrated into the motor vehicle.
24    (b) A person may not operate a motor vehicle on a roadway
25while using an electronic communication device, including
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1using an electronic communication device to watch or stream
2video, participate in any video conferencing application,
3including, but not limited to, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, or
4WebEx, or access any social media site, including, but not
5limited to, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, or X [Twitter]. The
6exemptions in paragraphs (3) and (9) of subsection (d) do not
7apply when a person is using the electronic communication
8device to watch or stream video, participate in any video
9conferencing application, or access any social media site.
10    (b-5) A person commits aggravated use of an electronic
11communication device when he or she violates subsection (b)
12and in committing the violation he or she is involved in a
13motor vehicle crash that results in great bodily harm,
14permanent disability, disfigurement, or death to another and
15the violation is a proximate cause of the injury or death.
16    (c) A violation of this Section is an offense against
17traffic regulations governing the movement of vehicles. A
18person who violates this Section shall be fined a maximum of
19$75 for a first offense, $100 for a second offense, $125 for a
20third offense, and $150 for a fourth or subsequent offense,
21except that a person who violates subsection (b-5) shall be
22assessed 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)
17commits a Class A misdemeanor if the violation resulted in
18great bodily harm, permanent disability, or disfigurement to
19another. A person convicted of violating subsection (b-5)
20commits a Class 4 felony if the violation resulted in the death
21of another person.
22(Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
23103-310, eff. 1-1-24.)
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.