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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4344
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 4344 as follows:
3 on page 1, by replacing lines 4 through 12 with the
4 following:
5 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Sections 1-113.1, 1-202.1, 3-804.1, and 3-804.2 and by
7 changing Sections 3-104, 3-413, 4-209, 12-205, 12-208,
8 12-301, 12-501, 12-607, 12-608, 13-101, 13A-104, and 13B-15
9 as follows:"; and
10 on page 5, below line 15, by inserting the following:
11 "(625 ILCS 5/3-413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
12 Sec. 3-413. Display of registration plates, registration
13 stickers and driveway decal permits.
14 (a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other
15 than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor,
16 apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
17 thereto, one in the front and one in the rear. The
18 registration plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
19 semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any
20 apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions of
21 this Code shall be attached to the rear thereof. The
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1 registration plate issued for a truck-tractor or an
2 apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall
3 be attached to the front thereof.
4 (b) Every registration plate shall at all times be
5 securely fastened in a horizontal position to the vehicle for
6 which it is issued so as to prevent the plate from swinging
7 and at a height of not less than 12 inches from the ground,
8 measuring from the bottom of such plate, except that street
9 rod and custom vehicle registration plates must be mounted no
10 less than 5 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom
11 of the plate. A registration plate must also be in a place
12 and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in
13 a condition to be clearly legible, free from any materials
14 that would obstruct the visibility of the plate, including,
15 but not limited to, glass covers and tinted plastic covers.
16 Clear plastic covers are permissible as long as they remain
17 clear and do not obstruct the visibility of the plates.
18 Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual
19 registration shall be attached to registration plates as
20 required by the Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at
21 all times.
22 (c) Every driveway decal permit issued pursuant to this
23 Code shall be firmly attached to the inside windshield of the
24 motor vehicle in such a manner that it cannot be removed
25 without being destroyed. If such decal permits are affixed
26 to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit shall be
27 void and of no effect.
28 (d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
29 registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned
30 with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate and
31 displayed on the front of such vehicle in the same manner as
32 an Illinois registration plate.
33 (e) The registration plate issued for a camper body
34 mounted on a truck displaying registration plates shall be
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1 attached to the rear of the camper body.
2 (f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
3 operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
4 registration plate, plates or registration stickers after the
5 termination of the registration period for which issued or
6 after the expiration date set pursuant to Sections 3-414 and
7 3-414.1 of this Code.
8 (Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96; 89-375, eff. 8-18-95.)";
9 and
10 on page 5, by replacing lines 17 and 18 with the following:
11 "Sec. 3-804.1. Custom vehicles. The owner of a custom
12 vehicle may register that"; and
13 on page 5, by replacing lines 24 through 27 with the
14 following:
15 "uses and will not be used for general daily transportation.
16 The"; and
17 on page 6, by deleting lines 4 through 12; and
18 on page 6, by replacing lines 14 and 15 with the following:
19 "Sec. 3-804.2. Street rods. The owner of street rod may
20 register the vehicle for"; and
21 on page 6, by replacing lines 21 through 24 with the
22 following:
23 "general daily transportation. The Secretary may, in his or
24 her"; and
25 on page 6, by deleting line 33; and
26 on page 7, by deleting lines 1 through 8; and
27 on page 8, by deleting lines 14 through 33; and
28 on page 9, by deleting lines 1 through 28; and
29 on page 10, by replacing line 23 with the following:
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1 "shall be equipped with"; and
2 on page 11, by replacing lines 12 and 13 with the following:
3 "12-208 of this Act."; and
4 on page 11, by replacing lines 28 through 33 with the
5 following:
6 "emit a red or amber light. An antique vehicle shall be
7 equipped with a turn signal device of the same type
8 originally installed by the manufacturer as original
9 equipment and in working order."; and
10 on page 13, by replacing lines 2 and 3 with the following:
11 "3. Every antique vehicle shall be equipped with the
12 brakes of"; and
13 on page 15, below line 30, by inserting the following:
14 "(625 ILCS 5/12-607) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-607)
15 Sec. 12-607. Suspension System.
16 (a) It shall be unlawful to operate a motor vehicle,
17 other than a street rod or a custom vehicle, on any highway
18 of this State when the suspension system has been modified
19 from the original manufactured design by lifting the body
20 from the chassis in excess of 3 inches or to cause the
21 horizontal line from the front to the rear bumper to vary
22 over 3 inches in height when measured from a level surface of
23 the highway to the lower edge of the bumper.
24 (b) Nothing in this Section shall prevent the
25 installation of manufactured heavy duty equipment to include
26 shock absorbers and overload springs, nor shall anything
27 contained in this Section prevent a person to operate a motor
28 vehicle on any highway of this State with normal wear of the
29 suspension system if normal wear does not affect the control
30 or safe operation of the vehicle. This Section shall not
31 apply to motor vehicles designed or modified primarily for
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1 off-highway racing purposes while such vehicles are in tow or
2 to motorcycles or motor driven cycles.
3 (Source: P.A. 78-436.)"; and
4 on page 17, by replacing lines 2 through 7 with the
5 following:
6 "(b) This Section shall not apply to street rods, custom
7 vehicles, motor vehicles designed or modified primarily for
8 off-highway purposes while such vehicles are in tow or to
9 motorcycles or motor driven cycles, nor to motor vehicles
10 registered as antique vehicles when the original design of
11 such antique vehicles did not include bumpers. The provisions
12 of this"; and
13 on page 19, by replacing line 19 with the following:
14 "(h) vehicles owned or operated by a manufacturer,
15 dealer".
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