Public Act 104-0125
 
SB1883 EnrolledLRB104 10476 LNS 20551 b

    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 3-413 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-413)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
    Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates or digital 
registration plates, registration stickers or digital 
registration stickers, and drive-away permits; registration 
plate or digital registration plate covers.
    (a) Registration plates or digital registration plates 
issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle, 
trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or 
apportioned truck shall be attached thereto, one in the 
frontmost and one in the rearmost. The registration plate or 
digital registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle, 
trailer or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and 
any apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions 
of this Code shall be attached to the rearmost thereof. The 
registration plate or digital registration plate issued for a 
truck-tractor or an apportioned truck required to be 
registered hereunder shall be attached to the frontmost 
thereof.
    (b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized 
forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration 
plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal 
position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent 
the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5 
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such 
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall 
be maintained in a condition to be clearly legible, free from 
any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate. 
A registration plate or digital registration plate on a 
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is 
otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital 
registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual 
registration shall be attached to registration plates or 
displayed on digital registration plates as required by the 
Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at all times and 
displayed as prescribed in subsection (k). For those vehicles 
with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is 
securely fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the 
plate and registration sticker shall not be required to be 
clearly visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted 
motorized forklift obstructing the view. 
    (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code 
shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner 
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit 
is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit 
shall be void and of no effect.
    (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign 
registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned 
with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate or 
digital registration plate and displayed on the frontmost of 
such vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration 
plate or digital registration plate.
    (e) The registration plate or digital registration plate 
issued for a camper body mounted on a truck displaying 
registration plates or digital registration plates shall be 
attached to the rearmost of the camper body.
    (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the 
operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois 
registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or 
plates or registration stickers or digital registration 
stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section 
3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration 
period for which issued or after the expiration date set 
pursuant to Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is 
equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate 
covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar 
provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and 
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
    (h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration 
plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this 
subsection (h) is a business offense.
    (i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of 
promoting the sale of registration plate or digital 
registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i) 
is a business offense.
    (j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's 
mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital 
registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the 
registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an 
effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the 
registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code, 
Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion, 
or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this 
subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an 
electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a 
Class A misdemeanor.
    (k) Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed 
registration by the Secretary shall be displayed on the upper 
right corner of the rear registration plate or in a manner 
otherwise provided by the Secretary. However, registration 
stickers issued to truck-tractors shall be displayed on the 
upper right corner of the front registration plate or in a 
manner otherwise provided by the Secretary.
    (l) No person shall affix to any registration plate, 
temporary registration plate, digital registration plate, 
registration sticker, or other evidence of registration issued 
by the Secretary any medallion, insignia, sticker, tape, or 
other object not issued or approved by the Secretary. No 
person shall alter, manipulate, apply, or otherwise manipulate 
any evidence of registration issued by the Secretary in any 
manner from the original condition as was received when issued 
by the Secretary. It is unlawful to operate any vehicle that 
(i) displays evidence of registration altered in any manner or 
displaying any medallion, insignia, sticker, tape, or other 
object as prescribed in this subsection or (ii) is equipped 
with a manual, electronic, or mechanical device that hides or 
obscures a registration plate. 
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25.)