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104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB3194

Introduced 2/2/2026, by Sen. Neil Anderson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-413

from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413
625 ILCS 5/11-506

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that a person who operates
a motorcycle without proper registration plates shall have the motorcycle
seized and auctioned of to State or motorcycle programs to reduce the
purchase of new motorcycles for any State or motorcycle program. Provides
that any person who owns a business that profits from selling merchandise
promoting illegal street racing shall be fined $500 for a first offense
and, for a second offense, shall be charged with a Class 4 felony and, for
a third offense, shall be charged with a Class 3 felony.
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A BILL FOR

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AN ACT concerning transportation.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5
changing Sections 3-413 and 11-506 as follows:

6

(625 ILCS 5/3-413)

(from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-413)
7

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-125
)
8

Sec. 3-413.
Display of registration plates or digital
9
registration plates, registration stickers or digital
10
registration stickers, and drive-away permits; registration
11
plate or digital registration plate covers.
12

(a) Registration plates or digital registration plates
13
issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle,
14
trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or
15
apportioned truck shall be attached thereto, one in the
16
frontmost and one in the rearmost. The registration plate or
17
digital registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle,
18
trailer or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and
19
any apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions
20
of this Code shall be attached to the rearmost thereof. The
21
registration plate or digital registration plate issued for a
22
truck-tractor or an apportioned truck required to be
23
registered hereunder shall be attached to the frontmost

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thereof.
2

(b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
3
forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration
4
plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal
5
position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent
6
the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5
7
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such
8
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall
9
be maintained in a condition to be clearly legible, free from
10
any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate.
11
A registration plate or digital registration plate on a
12
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is
13
otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital
14
registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual
15
registration shall be attached to registration plates or
16
displayed on digital registration plates as required by the
17
Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at all times and
18
displayed as prescribed in subsection (k). For those vehicles
19
with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is
20
securely fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the
21
plate and registration sticker shall not be required to be
22
clearly visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted
23
motorized forklift obstructing the view.
24

(c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
25
shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
26
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit

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is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit
2
shall be void and of no effect.
3

(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
4
registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned
5
with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate or
6
digital registration plate and displayed on the frontmost of
7
such vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration
8
plate or digital registration plate.
9

(e) The registration plate or digital registration plate
10
issued for a camper body mounted on a truck displaying
11
registration plates or digital registration plates shall be
12
attached to the rearmost of the camper body.
13

(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
14
operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
15
registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or
16
plates or registration stickers or digital registration
17
stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section
18
3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration
19
period for which issued or after the expiration date set
20
pursuant to Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
21

(g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
22
equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate
23
covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar
24
provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and
25
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
26

(h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration

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plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this
2
subsection (h) is a business offense.
3

(i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of
4
promoting the sale of registration plate or digital
5
registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i)
6
is a business offense.
7

(j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
8
mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital
9
registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the
10
registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an
11
effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the
12
registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code,
13
Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion,
14
or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this
15
subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an
16
electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a
17
Class A misdemeanor.
18

(k) Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed
19
registration by the Secretary shall be displayed on the upper
20
right corner of the rear registration plate or in a manner
21
otherwise provided by the Secretary. However, registration
22
stickers issued to truck-tractors shall be displayed on the
23
upper right corner of the front registration plate or in a
24
manner otherwise provided by the Secretary.
25

(l) No person shall affix to any registration plate,
26
temporary registration plate, digital registration plate,

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registration sticker, or other evidence of registration issued
2
by the Secretary any medallion, insignia, sticker, or other
3
object not issued or approved by the Secretary. No person
4
shall alter, manipulate, apply, or otherwise manipulate any
5
evidence of registration issued by the Secretary in any manner
6
from the original condition as was received when issued by the
7
Secretary. It is unlawful to operate any vehicle that displays
8
evidence of registration altered in any manner or displaying
9
any medallion, insignia, sticker, or other object as
10
prescribed in this subsection.
11
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25
.)

12

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-125
)
13

Sec. 3-413.
Display of registration plates or digital
14
registration plates, registration stickers or digital
15
registration stickers, and drive-away permits; registration
16
plate or digital registration plate covers.
17

(a) Registration plates or digital registration plates
18
issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, autocycle,
19
trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned bus, or
20
apportioned truck shall be attached thereto, one in the
21
frontmost and one in the rearmost. The registration plate or
22
digital registration plate issued for a motorcycle, autocycle,
23
trailer or semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and
24
any apportionment plate issued to a bus under the provisions
25
of this Code shall be attached to the rearmost thereof. The

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registration plate or digital registration plate issued for a
2
truck-tractor or an apportioned truck required to be
3
registered hereunder shall be attached to the frontmost
4
thereof.
5

(b) Except for vehicles with rear loaded motorized
6
forklifts, every registration plate or digital registration
7
plate shall at all times be securely fastened in a horizontal
8
position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to prevent
9
the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 5
10
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such
11
plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible and shall
12
be maintained in a condition to be clearly legible, free from
13
any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate.
14
A registration plate or digital registration plate on a
15
motorcycle may be mounted vertically as long as it is
16
otherwise clearly visible. Registration stickers or digital
17
registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed annual
18
registration shall be attached to registration plates or
19
displayed on digital registration plates as required by the
20
Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at all times and
21
displayed as prescribed in subsection (k). For those vehicles
22
with rear loaded motorized forklifts, if the rear plate is
23
securely fastened in a horizontal position as prescribed, the
24
plate and registration sticker shall not be required to be
25
clearly visible at all times as a result of the rear mounted
26
motorized forklift obstructing the view.

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(c) Every drive-away permit issued pursuant to this Code
2
shall be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner
3
prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive-away permit
4
is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the permit
5
shall be void and of no effect.
6

(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign
7
registered vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned
8
with Illinois, shall be displayed on a registration plate or
9
digital registration plate and displayed on the frontmost of
10
such vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration
11
plate or digital registration plate.
12

(e) The registration plate or digital registration plate
13
issued for a camper body mounted on a truck displaying
14
registration plates or digital registration plates shall be
15
attached to the rearmost of the camper body.
16

(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the
17
operation of a vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois
18
registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or
19
plates or registration stickers or digital registration
20
stickers, except as provided for in subsection (b) of Section
21
3-701 of this Code, after the termination of the registration
22
period for which issued or after the expiration date set
23
pursuant to Sections 3-414 and 3-414.1 of this Code.
24

(g) A person may not operate any motor vehicle that is
25
equipped with registration plate or digital registration plate
26
covers. A violation of this subsection (g) or a similar

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1
provision of a local ordinance is an offense against laws and
2
ordinances regulating the movement of traffic.
3

(h) A person may not sell or offer for sale a registration
4
plate or digital registration plate cover. A violation of this
5
subsection (h) is a business offense.
6

(i) A person may not advertise for the purpose of
7
promoting the sale of registration plate or digital
8
registration plate covers. A violation of this subsection (i)
9
is a business offense.
10

(j) A person may not modify the original manufacturer's
11
mounting location of the rear registration plate or digital
12
registration plate on any vehicle so as to conceal the
13
registration or to knowingly cause it to be obstructed in an
14
effort to hinder a peace officer from obtaining the
15
registration for the enforcement of a violation of this Code,
16
Section 27.1 of the Toll Highway Act concerning toll evasion,
17
or any municipal ordinance. Modifications prohibited by this
18
subsection (j) include but are not limited to the use of an
19
electronic device. A violation of this subsection (j) is a
20
Class A misdemeanor.
21

(k) Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed
22
registration by the Secretary shall be displayed on the upper
23
right corner of the rear registration plate or in a manner
24
otherwise provided by the Secretary. However, registration
25
stickers issued to truck-tractors shall be displayed on the
26
upper right corner of the front registration plate or in a

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manner otherwise provided by the Secretary.
2

(l) No person shall affix to any registration plate,
3
temporary registration plate, digital registration plate,
4
registration sticker, or other evidence of registration issued
5
by the Secretary any medallion, insignia, sticker, tape, or
6
other object not issued or approved by the Secretary. No
7
person shall alter, manipulate, apply, or otherwise manipulate
8
any evidence of registration issued by the Secretary in any
9
manner from the original condition as was received when issued
10
by the Secretary. It is unlawful to operate any vehicle that
11
(i) displays evidence of registration altered in any manner or
12
displaying any medallion, insignia, sticker, tape, or other
13
object as prescribed in this subsection or (ii) is equipped
14
with a manual, electronic, or mechanical device that hides or
15
obscures a registration plate.
16

(m) A person who operates a motorcycle without proper
17
registration plates shall have the motorcycle seized and
18
auctioned of to State or motorcycle programs to reduce the
19
purchase of new motorcycles for any State or motorcycle
20
program.

21
(Source: P.A. 103-706, eff. 1-1-25; 104-125, eff. 1-1-26.)

22

(625 ILCS 5/11-506)
23

Sec. 11-506.
Street racing; aggravated street racing;
24
street sideshows.
25

(a) No person shall engage in street racing on any street

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or highway of this State.
2

(a-5) No person shall engage in a street sideshow on any
3
street or highway of this State.
4

(b) No owner of any vehicle shall acquiesce in or permit
5
his or her vehicle to be used by another for the purpose of
6
street racing or a street sideshow.
7

(b-5) A person may not knowingly interfere with or cause
8
the movement of traffic to slow or stop for the purpose of
9
facilitating street racing or a street sideshow.
10

(c) For the purposes of this Section:
11

"Acquiesce" or "permit" means actual knowledge that the
12
motor vehicle was to be used for the purpose of street racing
13
or a street sideshow.
14

"Motor vehicle stunt" includes, but is not limited to,
15
operating a vehicle in a manner that causes the vehicle to
16
slide or spin, driving within the proximity of a gathering of
17
persons, performing maneuvers to demonstrate the performance
18
capability of the motor vehicle, or maneuvering the vehicle in
19
an attempt to elicit a reaction from a gathering of persons.
20

"Street racing" means:
21

(1) The operation of 2 or more vehicles from a point
22

side by side at accelerating speeds in a competitive
23

attempt to outdistance each other; or
24

(2) The operation of one or more vehicles over a
25

common selected course, each starting at the same point,
26

for the purpose of comparing the relative speeds or power

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of acceleration of such vehicle or vehicles within a
2

certain distance or time limit; or
3

(3) The use of one or more vehicles in an attempt to
4

outgain or outdistance another vehicle; or
5

(4) The use of one or more vehicles to prevent another
6

vehicle from passing; or
7

(5) The use of one or more vehicles to arrive at a
8

given destination ahead of another vehicle or vehicles; or
9

(6) The use of one or more vehicles to test the
10

physical stamina or endurance of drivers over
11

long-distance driving routes.
12

"Street sideshow" means an event in which one or more
13
vehicles block or impede traffic on a street or highway, for
14
the purpose of performing unauthorized motor vehicle stunts,
15
motor vehicle speed contests, or motor vehicle exhibitions of
16
speed.
17

(d) Penalties.
18

(1) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
19

subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) shall be guilty of a Class
20

A misdemeanor for the first offense and shall be subject
21

to a minimum fine of $250. Any person convicted of a
22

violation of subsection (a), (a-5), or (b-5) a second or
23

subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and
24

shall be subject to a minimum fine of $500. The driver's
25

license of any person convicted of subsection (a) shall be
26

revoked in the manner provided by Section 6-205 of this

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Code.
2

(2) Any person who is convicted of a violation of
3

subsection (b) shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
4

Any person who is convicted of subsection (b) for a second
5

or subsequent time shall be guilty of a Class A
6

misdemeanor.
7

(3) Every person convicted of committing a violation
8

of subsection (a) of this Section shall be guilty of
9

aggravated street racing if the person, in committing a
10

violation of subsection (a) was involved in a motor
11

vehicle crash that resulted in great bodily harm or
12

permanent disability or disfigurement to another, where
13

the violation was a proximate cause of the injury.
14

Aggravated street racing is a Class 4 felony for which the
15

defendant, if sentenced to a term of imprisonment, shall
16

be sentenced to not less than one year nor more than 12
17

years.
18

(4) Any person who owns a business that profits from
19

selling merchandise promoting any violation of this
20

Section shall be fined $500 for a first offense and, for a
21

second offense, shall be charged with a Class 4 felony
22

and, for a third offense, shall be charged with a Class 3
23

felony.

24
(Source: P.A. 102-733, eff. 1-1-23; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23;
25
103-154, eff. 6-30-23; 103-706, eff. 1-1-25
.)

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Section 95.
No acceleration or delay.
Where this Act makes
2
changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
3
that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
4
represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
5
not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
6
made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
7
Public Act.

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