Chapter 625, VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.11) Sec. 3-699.11. Retired Law Enforcement license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Retired Law Enforcement license plates to residents of …

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.12) Sec. 3-699.12. Legion of Merit plates. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated as Legion of Merit license plates to recipients awarded the Legion of…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.13) Sec. 3-699.13. Illinois State Police Memorial Park license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated as Illinois State Police Memorial Par…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.14) (Text of Section from P.A. 104-466) Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special 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, may iss…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.15) Sec. 3-699.15. Coast Guard license plates. (a) 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 designated as U.S. Coast Guard plates. The special…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.16) Sec. 3-699.16. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm licen…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.17) Sec. 3-699.17. Global War on Terrorism 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, may issue Global War on Terrorism lic…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.18) Sec. 3-699.18. Cold War 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 Cold War license plates to reside…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.19) Sec. 3-699.19. Combat Action Ribbon license plates. (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Combat Action Ribbon plates…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.2) Sec. 3-699.2. Diabetes Awareness license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Diabetes Awareness license plates. The special plates issued u…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.20) Sec. 3-699.20. Combat Action Badge license plates. (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Combat Action Badge plates. …

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.21) Sec. 3-699.21. United Nations Protection Force 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 United Nat…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.22) Sec. 3-699.22. United States Submarine Veterans plates. (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as United States Submarine…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.23) Sec. 3-699.23. Defense Superior Service license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates to recipients …

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.24) Sec. 3-699.24. Defense Distinguished Service license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Distinguished Service license plates to r…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.25) Sec. 3-699.25. Air Force Combat Action Medal 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 Air Force Co…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.26) Sec. 3-699.26. EMS chief license plates. (a) Beginning with the 2027 registration year, the Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a municipality that operates a fire department or a fire protection district, accompanied by an application and the appropri…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.27) Sec. 3-699.27. Air Medal license plates. (a) Beginning with the 2027 registration year, the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designate…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.28) Sec. 3-699.28. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates. (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special r…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.3) Sec. 3-699.3. Illinois Nurses license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Illinois Nurses license plates. The special plates issued under t…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.6) Sec. 3-699.6. Alzheimer's Awareness license plates. (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Alzheimer's Awareness license plates. The special plates is…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.7) Sec. 3-699.7. Prince Hall Freemasonry 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 Prince Hall Freemasonry license plates. The…

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.8) Sec. 3-699.8. Illinois Police K-9 Memorial 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 Illinois Police K-9 Memorial license p…

(625 ILCS 45/3-7) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-7) Sec. 3-7. Loss of certificate; certificate correction. Should a certificate of number or registration expiration decal become lost, destroyed, or mutilated beyond legibility, or if information required by the Department to be includ…

(625 ILCS 40/3-7) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 603-7) Sec. 3-7. Department Records.) All records of the Department made or kept under this Article shall be public records. (Source: P.A. 79-885.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701) Sec. 3-701. Operation of vehicles without evidence of registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer broken or disconnected. (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, except as pr…

(625 ILCS 5/3-702) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-702) Sec. 3-702. Operation of vehicle when registration cancelled, suspended or revoked. (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, upon any highway: (1) A vehicle the registration of which has been…

(625 ILCS 5/3-703) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-703) Sec. 3-703. Improper use of evidences of registration or certificate of title. No person shall lend to another any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate or digital registration plate, registration sticker or d…

(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 registratio…

(625 ILCS 5/3-704.1) Sec. 3-704.1. Municipal vehicle tax liability; suspension of registration. (a) As used in this Section: (1) "Municipality" means a city, village or incorporated town with a population over 1,000,000. (2) "Vehicle tax" means a motor vehicle tax and any related…

(625 ILCS 5/3-704.2) Sec. 3-704.2. Failure to satisfy fines or penalties for toll violations or evasions; suspension of vehicle registration. (a) Upon receipt of a certified report, as prescribed by subsection (c) of this Section, from the Authority stating that the owner of a re…

(625 ILCS 5/3-704.3) Sec. 3-704.3. Failure to satisfy fines or penalties for toll bridge violations; suspension of vehicle registration. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, upon the Secretary's receipt of a report, as described in subsection (b), from a private tolling a…

(625 ILCS 5/3-704.4) Sec. 3-704.4. Failure to satisfy fines or penalties assessed by the Commission; suspension of tow truck registrations. (a) Beginning July 1, 2026, upon receipt of a report pursuant to Section 18d-158, as set forth in subsection (c), from the Commission statin…

(625 ILCS 5/3-705) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-705) Sec. 3-705. Suspending or revoking certificate or special plates of a manufacturer, engine and driveline component manufacturer, transporter, repossessor, tow truck or wrecker operator, or dealer. The Secretary of State is also aut…

(625 ILCS 5/3-706) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-706) Sec. 3-706. Owner to return evidences of registration upon cancellation, revocation or suspension. Whenever the Secretary of State cancels or revokes the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, registration card, regis…

(625 ILCS 5/3-707) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-707) Sec. 3-707. Operation of uninsured motor vehicle - penalty. (a) No person shall operate a motor vehicle in this State unless the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy in accordance with Section 7-601 of this Code…

(625 ILCS 5/3-708) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-708) Sec. 3-708. Operation of motor vehicle when registration suspended for noninsurance. No person shall operate a vehicle the registration of which is suspended pursuant to Section 7-606 or 7-607 of this Code. Any person convicted of …

(625 ILCS 5/3-710) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-710) Sec. 3-710. Display of false insurance card. No person shall display evidence of insurance to a law enforcement officer, court, or officer of the court, knowing there is no valid liability insurance in effect on the motor vehicle a…

(625 ILCS 5/3-711) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-711) Sec. 3-711. Whenever a court convicts a person of a violation of Section 3-707, 3-708 or 3-710 of this Code, or enters an order placing on supervision the person charged with the violation, the clerk of the court within 5 days shal…

(625 ILCS 5/3-712) Sec. 3-712. Improper application for certificate of title or registration; special military plate. (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4 of this Code, relating to anti-theft laws and abandoned vehicles, and except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this S…

(625 ILCS 40/3-8) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 603-8) Sec. 3-8. Certificate of Number. Every certificate of number awarded under this Act shall continue in full force and effect for approximately 3 years unless sooner terminated or discontinued in accordance with this Act. All new cert…

(625 ILCS 45/3-8) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-8) Sec. 3-8. Department records.) All records of the Department made or kept pursuant to this Article shall be public records. (Source: P.A. 86-1088.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-801) Sec. 3-801. Registration. (a) Except as provided herein for new residents, every owner of any vehicle which shall be operated upon the public highways of this State shall, within 24 hours after becoming the owner or at such time as…

(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…

(625 ILCS 5/3-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803) Sec. 3-803. Reductions. (a) Reduction of fees and taxes prescribed in this Chapter shall be applicable only to vehicles newly-acquired by the owner after the beginning of a registration period or which become subject to registratio…

(625 ILCS 5/3-804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-804) Sec. 3-804. Antique vehicles. (a) The owner of an antique vehicle may register such vehicle for a fee not to exceed $6 per registration year. The application for registration must be accompanied by an affirmation of the owner that …

(625 ILCS 5/3-804.01) Sec. 3-804.01. Expanded-use antique vehicles. (a) The owner of a motor vehicle that is more than 25 years of age or a bona fide replica thereof may register the vehicle as an expanded-use antique vehicle. In addition to the appropriate registration and renew…

(625 ILCS 5/3-804.02) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-804.02) Sec. 3-804.02. Commuter Vans. The owner of a commuter van may register such van for an annual fee not to exceed $63. The Secretary may prescribe that commuter van plates be issued for an indefinite term, such term to correspo…

(625 ILCS 5/3-804.1) Sec. 3-804.1. Custom vehicles. (a) The owner of a custom vehicle may register that vehicle for the standard registration fee for a vehicle of the first division, other than a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or pedalcycle, and obtain a custom vehicle plate. An…

(625 ILCS 5/3-804.2) Sec. 3-804.2. Street rods. (a) The owner of a street rod may register the vehicle for the standard registration fee for a vehicle of the first division, other than a motorcycle, motor driven cycle, or pedalcycle, and obtain a street rod plate. An applicant fo…