VEH CD-FLEET PLATES-LOCAL GOV

104th Regular Session Introduced by Neil Anderson

The bill lets local governments with fleets register and license their Illinois operations, under Secretary of State oversight and existing fee rules.

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Summary of SB3209 (104th General Assembly)

Purpose and intent

The bill amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to allow a unit of local government that operates a fleet of motor vehicles to register and license that fleet for operations in Illinois.

It builds on the existing fleet registration concept by clarifying eligibility and process for local government fleets.

Key provisions and changes

Section amended: 625 ILCS 5/3-405.3 (Fleet vehicles)

Eligibility and registration

An owner or unit of local government operating:
a fleet of first-division vehicles in Illinois, or
a fleet of second-division vehicles operated intrastate
may register and license the fleet for operations in the State by filing an application statement with the Secretary of State.
The application must be signed under penalties of perjury and follow the form and information required by the Secretary of State.
First-division fleet vehicles registered under this section must follow the registration fees set forth in Section 3-806.
Second-division fleet vehicles registered under this section must follow the registration fees set forth in Section 3-815.

Participation requirements

Fleet registration participation requires entering into a contractual agreement with the Secretary of State.
The applicant must have electronic data interchange (EDI) capabilities for data exchange.
The Secretary of State has discretion to determine additional qualifications for fleet owners seeking registration under this provision.
In making qualification determinations, the Secretary must consider:
the size of the fleet, and
the registrant’s past history.

Who would be affected

Local government entities that operate fleets of vehicles (first- or second-division) and wish to register their fleets to operate in Illinois.

Administrative and fleet management offices within those local governments.

The Illinois Secretary of State, which would administer fleet registrations, enforce requirements, and determine qualifications.

Procedural and timeline aspects

Registration is initiated by filing an application statement with the Secretary of State, under penalties of perjury.

The process requires the fleet operator to enter into a contractual agreement with the Secretary of State.

The fleet must have electronic data interchange capabilities as a condition of participation.

Fees are aligned with existing provisions:

First-division fleet vehicles: fees per Section 3-806.
Second-division fleet vehicles: fees per Section 3-815.

The bill references and preserves the current framework from prior law (P.A. 92-629, eff. 7-1-03) but updates it to include local governments as eligible fleet operators.

Notes

The bill explicitly names Neil Anderson as a co-sponsor.

It does not appear to alter the fundamental administrative structure beyond granting local governments the ability to register and license their fleets under the fleet-registration program, with the Secretary of State retaining authority to set qualifications and oversee the process.