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| 1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 3-413 as follows:
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| 6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
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| 7 | Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration | ||||||
| 8 | stickers
and drive-away permits.
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| 9 | (a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other | ||||||
| 10 | than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
truck-tractor, | ||||||
| 11 | apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
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| 12 | thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The registration | ||||||
| 13 | plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
semitrailer required | ||||||
| 14 | to be registered hereunder and any apportionment
plate issued | ||||||
| 15 | to a bus under the provisions of this Code shall be attached
to | ||||||
| 16 | the rear thereof. The registration plate issued for a | ||||||
| 17 | truck-tractor or
an apportioned truck required to be registered | ||||||
| 18 | hereunder shall be
attached to the front thereof.
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| 19 | (b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely | ||||||
| 20 | fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it | ||||||
| 21 | is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and at a | ||||||
| 22 | height of not less than 5
inches from the ground, measuring | ||||||
| 23 | from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be | ||||||
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| 1 | clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
condition to be | ||||||
| 2 | clearly legible, free
from any materials that would obstruct | ||||||
| 3 | the visibility of the plate,
including, but not limited to, | ||||||
| 4 | glass covers and tinted plastic covers. Clear
plastic covers | ||||||
| 5 | are permissible as long as they remain clear and do not | ||||||
| 6 | obstruct
the visibility of the plates. Registration stickers | ||||||
| 7 | issued as
evidence of renewed annual registration shall be | ||||||
| 8 | attached to registration
plates as required by the Secretary of | ||||||
| 9 | State, and be clearly visible at
all times.
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| 10 | (c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this
Code | ||||||
| 11 | shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner | ||||||
| 12 | prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit is | ||||||
| 13 | affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall | ||||||
| 14 | be void and of no effect.
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| 15 | (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign | ||||||
| 16 | registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with | ||||||
| 17 | Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and | ||||||
| 18 | displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an | ||||||
| 19 | Illinois registration plate.
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| 20 | (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted | ||||||
| 21 | on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to | ||||||
| 22 | the rear of
the camper body.
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| 23 | (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the | ||||||
| 24 | operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois | ||||||
| 25 | registration plate, plates
or registration stickers after the | ||||||
| 26 | termination of the registration
period for which issued or | ||||||
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| 1 | after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections 3-414 and | ||||||
| 2 | 3-414.1 of this Code.
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| 3 | (Source: P.A. 92-668, eff. 1-1-03; 92-680, eff. 7-16-02; | ||||||
| 4 | revised 10-2-02.)
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