(625 ILCS 5/3‑802)
(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑802)
Sec. 3‑802.
Reclassifications and upgrades.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
"Reclassification" means changing the registration
| of a vehicle from one plate category to another. | |
"Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of |
| a vehicle within the same plate category. | |
(b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees shall be assessed.
(c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in current period fees between the two plates. In addition, the appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
(d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner shall receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee of the current plate and pay the current portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in addition, pay the appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees.
(e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate category can be done only once within any registration period.
(f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit amounts to an overpayment.
(g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered under the mileage tax option is revoked, the owner shall be required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage plate fees.
(h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on first division vehicles, second division vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
(i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be reclassed from one division to the other.
(j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a motor vehicle is prohibited.
(Source: P.A. 93‑365, eff. 7‑24‑03; 94‑239, eff. 1‑1‑06.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑806.6)
Sec. 3‑806.6.
Victims of domestic violence.
(a) The Secretary shall issue new and different license plates immediately upon request to the registered owner of a vehicle who appears in person and submits a completed application, if all of the following are provided:
(1) proof of ownership of the vehicle that is
| acceptable to the Secretary; | |
(2) a driver's license or identification card |
| containing a picture of the licensee or cardholder issued to the registered owner by the Secretary under Section 6‑110 or 6‑107 of this Code or Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act. The Office of the Secretary shall conduct a search of its records to verify the authenticity of any document submitted under this paragraph (2); | |
(3) the previously issued license plates from the |
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(4) payment of the required fee for the issuance of |
| duplicate license plates under Section 3‑417; and | |
(5) one of the following:
(A) a copy of a police report, court |
| documentation, or other law enforcement documentation identifying the registered owner of the vehicle as the victim of an incident of abuse, as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or the subject of stalking, as defined in Section 12‑7.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961; | |
(B) a written acknowledgment, dated within 30 |
| days of submission, on the letterhead of a domestic violence agency, that the registered owner is actively seeking assistance or has sought assistance from that agency within the past year; or | |
(C) an order of protection issued under Section |
| 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 that names the registered owner as a protected party. | |
(b) This Section does not apply to license plates issued |
| under Section 3‑664 or to special license plates issued under Article VI of this Chapter. | |
(Source: P.A. 94‑503, eff. 1‑1‑06; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08.) |