Bill Text: IL SB3603 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend or revoke a General Assembly license plate when such a plate is knowingly displayed on a vehicle other than the vehicle to which the registration plate is issued. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-19 - Referred to Assignments [SB3603 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2021-SB3603-Introduced.html

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102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2021 and 2022 SB3603 Introduced 1/19/2022, by Sen. Craig Wilcox SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-704 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall suspend or revoke a General Assembly license plate when such a plate is knowingly displayed on a vehicle other than the vehicle to which the registration plate is issued. Effective immediately.
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A BILL FOR
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 3-704 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-704) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or
revoke a registration or certificate of title; authority to
suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle.
(a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title,
registration card, registration sticker or digital
registration sticker, registration plate or digital
registration plate, disability parking decal or device, or any
nonresident or other permit in any of the following events:
1. When the Secretary of State is satisfied that such
registration or that such certificate, card, plate or
digital plate, registration sticker or digital
registration sticker, or permit was fraudulently or
erroneously issued;
2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or
wrecked or is not properly equipped;
3. When the Secretary of State determines that any

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required fees have not been paid to the Secretary of
State, to the Illinois Commerce Commission, or to the
Illinois Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax
Law, and the same are not paid upon reasonable notice and
demand;
4. When a registration card, registration plate or
digital registration plate, registration sticker or
digital registration sticker, or permit is knowingly
displayed upon a vehicle other than the one for which
issued;
5. When the Secretary of State determines that the
owner has committed any offense under this Chapter
involving the registration or the certificate, card, plate
or digital plate, registration sticker or digital
registration sticker, or permit to be suspended or
revoked;
6. When the Secretary of State determines that a
vehicle registered not-for-hire is used or operated
for-hire unlawfully, or used or operated for purposes
other than those authorized;
7. When the Secretary of State determines that an
owner of a for-hire motor vehicle has failed to give proof
of financial responsibility as required by this Act;
8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is
not subject to or eligible for a registration;
9. When the Secretary determines that the owner of a

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vehicle registered under the mileage weight tax option
fails to maintain the records specified by law, or fails
to file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle
is not equipped with an operable and operating speedometer
or odometer;
10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under
any other provision of law;
11. When the Secretary of State determines that the
holder of a disability parking decal or device has
committed any offense under Chapter 11 of this Code
involving the use of a disability parking decal or device.
(a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
identification number is erroneously shown on the original
certificate of title.
(b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
registration of a vehicle as follows:
1. When the Secretary of State determines that the
owner of a vehicle has not paid a civil penalty or a
settlement agreement arising from the violation of rules
adopted under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law or the
Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or that a
vehicle, regardless of ownership, was the subject of
violations of these rules that resulted in a civil penalty

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or settlement agreement which remains unpaid.
2. When the Secretary of State determines that a
vehicle registered for a gross weight of more than 16,000
pounds within an affected area is not in compliance with
the provisions of Section 13-109.1 of this Code.
3. When the Secretary of State is notified by the
United States Department of Transportation that a vehicle
is in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Regulations, as they are now or hereafter amended, and is
prohibited from operating.
(c) The Secretary of State may suspend the registration of
a vehicle when a court finds that the vehicle was used in a
violation of Section 24-3A of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
Criminal Code of 2012 relating to gunrunning. A suspension of
registration under this subsection (c) may be for a period of
up to 90 days.
(d) The Secretary shall deny, suspend, or revoke
registration if the applicant fails to disclose material
information required, if the applicant has made a materially
false statement on the application, if the applicant has
applied as a subterfuge for the real party in interest who has
been issued a federal out-of-service order, or if the
applicant's business is operated by, managed by, or otherwise
controlled by or affiliated with a person who is ineligible
for registration, including the applicant entity, a relative,
family member, corporate officer, or shareholder. The

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Secretary shall deny, suspend, or revoke registration for
either (i) a vehicle if the motor carrier responsible for the
safety of the vehicle has been prohibited from operating by
the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; or (ii) a
carrier whose business is operated by, managed by, or
otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person who is
ineligible for registration, which may include the owner, a
relative, family member, corporate officer, or shareholder of
the carrier.
(e) The Secretary of State shall suspend or revoke a
General Assembly license plate if such a plate is knowingly
displayed on a vehicle other than the vehicle to which the
registration plate is issued.
(Source: P.A. 101-185, eff. 1-1-20; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19;
102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.