625 ILCS 5/4-109
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 4 - Anti-Theft Laws and Abandoned Vehicles

Sec. 4-109. Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Program. The Secretary of  State, in conjunction with the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council, is  hereby authorized to establish and operate a Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention  Program as follows:(a) Voluntary program participation.(b) The registered owner of a motor vehicle interested in participating in  the program shall sign an informed consent agreement designed by the Secretary  of State under subsection (e) of this Section indicating that the motor vehicle  registered to him is not normally operated between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and  5:00 a.m.  The form and fee, if any, shall be submitted to the Secretary of  State for processing.(c) Upon processing the form, the Secretary of State shall issue to the  registered owner a decal.  The registered owner shall affix the decal in a  conspicuous place on his motor vehicle as prescribed by the Secretary of State.(d) Whenever any law enforcement officer shall see a motor vehicle  displaying a decal issued under the provisions of subsection (c) of this  Section being operated upon the public highways of this State between the  hours of 1:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., the officer is authorized to stop that  motor vehicle and to request the driver to produce a valid driver's license  and motor vehicle registration card if required to be carried in the  vehicle. Whenever the operator of a motor  vehicle displaying a decal is unable to produce the documentation set forth  in this Section, the police officer shall investigate further to determine  if the person operating the motor vehicle is the registered owner or has  the authorization of the owner to operate the vehicle.(e) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois State Police and Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council,  shall design the manner and form of the informed consent agreement required  under subsection (b) of this Section and the decal required under subsection  (c) of this Section.(f) The Secretary of State shall provide for the recording of  registered owners of motor vehicles who participate in the program.  The  records shall be available to all law enforcement departments, agencies,  and forces.  The Secretary of State shall cooperate with and assist all law  enforcement officers and other agencies in tracing or examining any  questionable motor vehicles in order to determine the ownership of the motor  vehicles.(g) A fee not to exceed $10 may be charged for the informed consent form  and decal provided under this Section.  The fee, if any, shall be set by the  Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council and shall be collected by the Secretary  of State and deposited into the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Trust Fund.(h) The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Director of the Illinois State Police and the Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention and Insurance Verification Council  shall promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this  Section.  (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)