Chapter 625, VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/3-501.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-501.1) Sec. 3-501.1. Transfer or return of vanity or personalized license plates. When any person who has been issued vanity or personalized license plates or digital license plates sells, trades, or otherwise releases the ownership o…

(625 ILCS 5/3-502) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-502) Sec. 3-502. New owner must secure new registration. The transferee before operating or permitting the operation of such vehicle upon a highway shall apply for and obtain the registration thereof, as upon an original registration, e…

(625 ILCS 5/3-503) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-503) Sec. 3-503. Transfers to dealers. When the transferee of a vehicle is a dealer who holds the same for resale and lawfully operates the same under dealers' number plates or when the transferee does not drive such vehicle or permit i…

(625 ILCS 5/3-504) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-504) Sec. 3-504. Transfer by operation of law. Except in case of joint tenancy with the right of survivorship or surviving spouse or transfer pursuant to an order of the Illinois Commerce Commission or Interstate Commerce Commission, wh…

(625 ILCS 5/3-505) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-505) Sec. 3-505. Transfer of Reciprocity Permit or Prorate Decals. Whenever the owner of a vehicle properly registered in another State transfers his interest thereto, Illinois evidence of proper registration in such other State, that i…

(625 ILCS 5/3-506) Sec. 3-506. Transfer of plates to spouses of military service members. Upon the death of a military service member who has been issued a special plate under Section 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624, 3-625, 3-626, 3-628, 3-638, 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, 3-6…

(625 ILCS 45/3-6) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-6) Sec. 3-6. Conformity with United States Government. In the event that an agency of the United States Government has in force an over-all system of identification numbering for watercraft within the United States, the numbering syste…

(625 ILCS 40/3-6) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 603-6) Sec. 3-6. Loss of certificate. Should a certificate of number or registration expiration decal become lost, destroyed, or mutilated beyond legibility, the owner of the snowmobile shall make application to the Department for the repl…

(625 ILCS 5/3-600) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600) Sec. 3-600. Requirements for issuance of special plates. (a) The Secretary of State shall issue only special plates that have been authorized by the General Assembly. Except as provided in subsection (a-5), the Secretary of State s…

(625 ILCS 5/3-601) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-601) Sec. 3-601. Operation of vehicles under special plates. (a) A manufacturer owning any unregistered vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this Act may operate or move such upon the highways without registering …

(625 ILCS 5/3-602) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-602) Sec. 3-602. Certificate and special plates for dealers, manufacturers, and transporters. (a) Any dealer, manufacturer, or transporter may make application to the Secretary of State upon the appropriate form for a certificate contai…

(625 ILCS 5/3-603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-603) Sec. 3-603. Application for drive-away permits. (a) A dealer who has sold a vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this Act to a nonresident of this State who does not have currently valid registration in his h…

(625 ILCS 5/3-604) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-604) Sec. 3-604. Expiration of special plates. Every special plate issued, except those issued for dealers, manufacturers and transporters under Section 3-602 and persons with disabilities under Section 3-609 or 3-616, or deaf or hard o…

(625 ILCS 5/3-605) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-605) Sec. 3-605. Manufacturers, engine and driveline component manufacturers, transporters, repossessors and dealers to maintain records. Every manufacturer, engine and driveline component manufacturer, repossessor, transporter or deale…

(625 ILCS 5/3-606) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606) Sec. 3-606. Members of General Assembly. Upon receipt of a request of a member of the General Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the member 2 plates as described in t…

(625 ILCS 5/3-606.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-606.1) Sec. 3-606.1. Retired members of the General Assembly. Upon receipt of a request from a retired member of the General Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to such reti…

(625 ILCS 5/3-606.5) Sec. 3-606.5. Retired executive branch constitutional officers. Upon receipt of a request from a retired executive branch constitutional officer, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the retired executive b…

(625 ILCS 5/3-607) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-607) Sec. 3-607. Amateur radio operators. Amateur radio operators may obtain the issuance of registration plates or digital registration plates for motor vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, autocycles, and second division motor…

(625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-603) Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities. (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected disability from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and who has obtained ce…

(625 ILCS 5/3-609.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609.1) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-603) Sec. 3-609.1. Medal of Honor plates. Any resident of the State of Illinois who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, or an Illinois resident who is the surviving spouse of a per…

(625 ILCS 5/3-609.3) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-603) Sec. 3-609.3. Military series registration plates for veterans with disabilities. In lieu of receiving registration plates without the payment of a fee under Section 3-609, any veteran who holds proof of a 50…

(625 ILCS 5/3-609.4) (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 3-609.4. Second set of no-fee military plates. A person eligible to receive special plates under Section 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-609.3, 3-620, or 3-623 is entitled to receive, upon…

(625 ILCS 5/3-610) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-610) Sec. 3-610. Members of Congress. Upon receiving an application for a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle from a member of the Congress of the United States from Illinois, accompanied with payments of the registration fe…

(625 ILCS 5/3-610.1) Sec. 3-610.1. Retired members of the Illinois congressional delegation. Upon receipt of a request from a retired member of the Illinois congressional delegation, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue to the ret…

(625 ILCS 5/3-611) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-611) Sec. 3-611. Special designations. The Secretary of State, in his discretion, may make special designations of certain designs or combinations of designs, or alphabetical letters or combination of letters, or colors or combination o…

(625 ILCS 5/3-611.5) Sec. 3-611.5. Fire Chief license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a municipality or fire protection district that operates a fire department or a Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, accompanied by an application and the appropriate fee, may …

(625 ILCS 5/3-612) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-612) Sec. 3-612. Repossessor plates. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application, made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State may issue to financial institutions, to lending institutions and to persons engaged in the busines…

(625 ILCS 5/3-613) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-613) Sec. 3-613. Special inaugural license plate. Any resident of Illinois, being a member of the Official Presidential Inaugural Committee, may, during the period from January through February 15th of any year in which the President of…

(625 ILCS 5/3-614) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-614) Sec. 3-614. Manufacturers of engine and driveline components. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to manufacturers of engine and driveline components specia…

(625 ILCS 5/3-615) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-615) Sec. 3-615. Honorary Consular license plate. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue Illinois Honorary Consular license plates to any person who is a non-reside…

(625 ILCS 5/3-616) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-616) Sec. 3-616. Disability license plates. (a) Upon receiving an application for a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle of the first division, a motorcycle, an autocycle, or for a motor vehicle of the second division weighin…

(625 ILCS 5/3-617) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-617) Sec. 3-617. Driver education plates. A High School operating passenger cars for a high school driver training program, may operate or move the same upon the highway without registering each such passenger car upon the condition tha…

(625 ILCS 5/3-618) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-618) Sec. 3-618. Charitable vehicle plates. Charitable vehicle plates shall be of such color and design as prescribed by the Secretary. The fee for such plates shall be as prescribed in Section 3-808 of this Code. Such plates may be obt…

(625 ILCS 5/3-619) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-619) Sec. 3-619. Sample Registration plates and stickers. The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue to any law enforcement agency in this State, or to any authorized a…

(625 ILCS 5/3-620) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-603) Sec. 3-620. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to United States citizens, wh…

(625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621) Sec. 3-621. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application, made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to Illinois residents who are current members, former members, or surviving spouses of former members of th…

(625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622) Sec. 3-622. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces Reserves who reside in Illinois, and to Illinois residents who …

(625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-603) Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to recipients awarded the Purple…

(625 ILCS 5/3-624) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-624) Sec. 3-624. Retired Military license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to retired members of the United States Armed Forces who reside in Illi…

(625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625) Sec. 3-625. Pearl Harbor Plates. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed f…

(625 ILCS 5/3-626) Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates. (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates d…

(625 ILCS 5/3-627) Sec. 3-627. Environmental license plate. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated to be environmental license plates. The special plates issued unde…

(625 ILCS 5/3-628) Sec. 3-628. Bronze Star plates. (a) Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registrat…

(625 ILCS 5/3-629) Sec. 3-629. Collegiate license plates; scholarship fund. (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue collegiate license …

(625 ILCS 5/3-630) Sec. 3-630. Violence prevention license plate. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated to be Violence Prevention plates. The special plates issued …

(625 ILCS 5/3-631) Sec. 3-631. Sportsmen Series license plate. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated to be Sportsmen Series license plates. The special plates issue…

(625 ILCS 5/3-632) Sec. 3-632. Wildlife Prairie Park license plate. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to be designated Wildlife Prairie Park license plates. The special pl…

(625 ILCS 5/3-634) Sec. 3-634. Illinois Fire Fighters' License Plate. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated to be Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial license plates. T…

(625 ILCS 5/3-635) Sec. 3-635. Master Mason plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Master Mason license plates. The special plates issued und…

(625 ILCS 5/3-638) Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran License Plates. (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue U.S. Veteran license plates to resi…