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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
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 2-119, 2-123, 3-305, 3-403, 3-607, 3-619,
6 3-804, 3-804.02, 3-805, 3-806, 3-806.1, 3-806.3, 3-807,
7 3-808, 3-809, 3-809.1, 3-810, 3-811, 3-812, 3-814, 3-814.1,
8 3-815, 3-818, 3-819, 3-820, and 3-821 as follows:
9 (625 ILCS 5/2-119) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119)
10 Sec. 2-119. Disposition of fees and taxes.
11 (a) All moneys received from Salvage Certificates shall
12 be deposited in the Common School Fund in the State Treasury.
13 (b) Beginning January 1, 1990 and concluding December
14 31, 1994, of the money collected for each certificate of
15 title, duplicate certificate of title and corrected
16 certificate of title, $0.50 shall be deposited into the Used
17 Tire Management Fund. Beginning January 1, 1990 and
18 concluding December 31, 1994, of the money collected for each
19 certificate of title, duplicate certificate of title and
20 corrected certificate of title, $1.50 shall be deposited in
21 the Park and Conservation Fund.
22 Beginning January 1, 1995, of the money collected for
23 each certificate of title, duplicate certificate of title and
24 corrected certificate of title, $2 shall be deposited in the
25 Park and Conservation Fund. The moneys deposited in the Park
26 and Conservation Fund pursuant to this Section shall be used
27 for the acquisition and development of bike paths as provided
28 for in Section 805-420 of the Department of Natural Resources
29 (Conservation) Law (20 ILCS 805/805-420).
30 Beginning January 1, 2000 and continuing through December
31 31, 2001 2004, of the moneys collected for each certificate
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1 of title, duplicate certificate of title, and corrected
2 certificate of title, $48 shall be deposited into the Road
3 Fund and $4 shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle License
4 Plate Fund, except that if the balance in the Motor Vehicle
5 License Plate Fund exceeds $40,000,000 on the last day of a
6 calendar month, then during the next calendar month the $4
7 shall instead be deposited into the Road Fund.
8 Beginning January 1, 2005, of the moneys collected for
9 each certificate of title, duplicate certificate of title,
10 and corrected certificate of title, $52 shall be deposited
11 into the Road Fund.
12 Except as otherwise provided in this Code, all remaining
13 moneys collected for certificates of title, and all moneys
14 collected for filing of security interests, shall be placed
15 in the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury.
16 (c) All moneys collected for that portion of a driver's
17 license fee designated for driver education under Section
18 6-118 shall be placed in the Driver Education Fund in the
19 State Treasury.
20 (d) Beginning January 1, 1999, of the monies collected
21 as a registration fee for each motorcycle, motor driven cycle
22 and motorized pedalcycle, 27% of each annual registration fee
23 for such vehicle and 27% of each semiannual registration fee
24 for such vehicle is deposited in the Cycle Rider Safety
25 Training Fund.
26 (e) Of the monies received by the Secretary of State as
27 registration fees or taxes or as payment of any other fee, as
28 provided in this Act, except fees received by the Secretary
29 under paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 5-101 and
30 Section 5-109 of this Code, 37% shall be deposited into the
31 State Construction Fund.
32 (f) Of the total money collected for a CDL instruction
33 permit or original or renewal issuance of a commercial
34 driver's license (CDL) pursuant to the Uniform Commercial
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1 Driver's License Act (UCDLA): (i) $6 of the total fee for an
2 original or renewal CDL, and $6 of the total CDL instruction
3 permit fee when such permit is issued to any person holding a
4 valid Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
5 CDLIS/AAMVAnet Trust Fund (Commercial Driver's License
6 Information System/American Association of Motor Vehicle
7 Administrators network Trust Fund) and shall be used for the
8 purposes provided in Section 6z-23 of the State Finance Act
9 and (ii) $20 of the total fee for an original or renewal CDL
10 or commercial driver instruction permit shall be paid into
11 the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection Fund, which is hereby
12 created as a special fund in the State Treasury, to be used
13 by the Department of State Police, subject to appropriation,
14 to hire additional officers to conduct motor carrier safety
15 inspections pursuant to Chapter 18b of this Code.
16 (g) All remaining moneys received by the Secretary of
17 State as registration fees or taxes or as payment of any
18 other fee, as provided in this Act, except fees received by
19 the Secretary under paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of
20 Section 5-101 and Section 5-109 of this Code, shall be
21 deposited in the Road Fund in the State Treasury. Moneys in
22 the Road Fund shall be used for the purposes provided in
23 Section 8.3 of the State Finance Act.
24 (h) (Blank).
25 (i) (Blank).
26 (j) (Blank).
27 (k) There is created in the State Treasury a special
28 fund to be known as the Secretary of State Special License
29 Plate Fund. Money deposited into the Fund shall, subject to
30 appropriation, be used by the Office of the Secretary of
31 State (i) to help defray plate manufacturing and plate
32 processing costs for the issuance and, when applicable,
33 renewal of any new or existing special registration plates
34 authorized under this Code and (ii) for grants made by the
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1 Secretary of State to benefit Illinois Veterans Home
2 libraries.
3 On or before October 1, 1995, the Secretary of State
4 shall direct the State Comptroller and State Treasurer to
5 transfer any unexpended balance in the Special Environmental
6 License Plate Fund, the Special Korean War Veteran License
7 Plate Fund, and the Retired Congressional License Plate Fund
8 to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
9 (l) The Motor Vehicle Review Board Fund is created as a
10 special fund in the State Treasury. Moneys deposited into
11 the Fund under paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section
12 5-101 and Section 5-109 shall, subject to appropriation, be
13 used by the Office of the Secretary of State to administer
14 the Motor Vehicle Review Board, including without limitation
15 payment of compensation and all necessary expenses incurred
16 in administering the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the
17 Motor Vehicle Franchise Act.
18 (m) Effective July 1, 1996, there is created in the
19 State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Family
20 Responsibility Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall,
21 subject to appropriation, be used by the Office of the
22 Secretary of State for the purpose of enforcing the Family
23 Financial Responsibility Law.
24 (n) The Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund is created
25 as a special fund in the State Treasury. Moneys deposited
26 into the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the
27 Office of the State Fire Marshal for construction of the
28 Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial to be located at the State
29 Capitol grounds in Springfield, Illinois. Upon the
30 completion of the Memorial, moneys in the Fund shall be used
31 in accordance with Section 3-634.
32 (o) Of the money collected for each certificate of title
33 for all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles, $17
34 shall be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails Fund.
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1 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-287, eff. 1-1-98;
2 90-622, eff. 1-1-99; 91-37, eff. 7-1-99; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00;
3 91-537, eff. 8-13-99; 91-832, eff. 6-16-00; revised 7-5-00.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/2-123) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-123)
5 Sec. 2-123. Sale and Distribution of Information.
6 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the
7 Secretary may make the driver's license, vehicle and title
8 registration lists, in part or in whole, and any statistical
9 information derived from these lists available to local
10 governments, elected state officials, state educational
11 institutions, public libraries and all other governmental
12 units of the State and Federal Government requesting them for
13 governmental purposes. The Secretary shall require any such
14 applicant for services to pay for the costs of furnishing
15 such services and the use of the equipment involved, and in
16 addition is empowered to establish prices and charges for the
17 services so furnished and for the use of the electronic
18 equipment utilized.
19 (b) The Secretary is further empowered to and he may, in
20 his discretion, furnish to any applicant, other than listed
21 in subsection (a) of this Section, vehicle or driver data on
22 a computer tape, disk, or printout at a fixed fee of $200
23 $250 in advance and require in addition a further sufficient
24 deposit based upon the Secretary of State's estimate of the
25 total cost of the information requested and a charge of $20
26 $25 per 1,000 units or part thereof identified or the actual
27 cost, whichever is greater. The Secretary is authorized to
28 refund any difference between the additional deposit and the
29 actual cost of the request. This service shall not be in
30 lieu of an abstract of a driver's record nor of a title or
31 registration search. The information sold pursuant to this
32 subsection shall be the entire vehicle or driver data list,
33 or part thereof.
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1 (c) Secretary of State may issue registration lists.
2 The Secretary of State shall compile and publish, at least
3 annually, a list of all registered vehicles. Each list of
4 registered vehicles shall be arranged serially according to
5 the registration numbers assigned to registered vehicles and
6 shall contain in addition the names and addresses of
7 registered owners and a brief description of each vehicle
8 including the serial or other identifying number thereof.
9 Such compilation may be in such form as in the discretion of
10 the Secretary of State may seem best for the purposes
11 intended.
12 (d) The Secretary of State shall furnish no more than 2
13 current available lists of such registrations to the sheriffs
14 of all counties and to the chiefs of police of all cities and
15 villages and towns of 2,000 population and over in this State
16 at no cost. Additional copies may be purchased at the fee of
17 $400 $500 each or at the cost of producing the list as
18 determined by the Secretary of State.
19 (e) The Secretary of State shall upon written request
20 and the payment of the fee of $400 $500 furnish the current
21 available list of such motor vehicle registrations to any
22 person so long as the supply of available registration lists
23 shall last.
24 (e-1) Commercial purchasers of driver and vehicle record
25 databases shall enter into a written agreement with the
26 Secretary of State that includes disclosure of the commercial
27 use of the intended purchase. Affected drivers, vehicle
28 owners, or registrants may request that their personally
29 identifiable information not be used for commercial
30 solicitation purposes.
31 (f) The Secretary of State shall make a title or
32 registration search of the records of his office and a
33 written report on the same for any person, upon written
34 application of such person, accompanied by a fee of $4 $5 for
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1 each registration or title search. No fee shall be charged
2 for a title or registration search, or for the certification
3 thereof requested by a government agency.
4 The Secretary of State shall certify a title or
5 registration record upon written request. The fee for
6 certification shall be $4 $5 in addition to the fee required
7 for a title or registration search. Certification shall be
8 made under the signature of the Secretary of State and shall
9 be authenticated by Seal of the Secretary of State.
10 The Secretary of State may notify the vehicle owner or
11 registrant of the request for purchase of his title or
12 registration information as the Secretary deems appropriate.
13 The vehicle owner or registrant residence address and
14 other personally identifiable information on the record shall
15 not be disclosed. This nondisclosure shall not apply to
16 requests made by law enforcement officials, government
17 agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers,
18 employers, automobile associated businesses, other business
19 entities for purposes consistent with the Illinois Vehicle
20 Code, the vehicle owner or registrant, or other entities as
21 the Secretary may exempt by rule and regulation. This
22 information may be withheld from the entities listed above,
23 except law enforcement and government agencies upon
24 presentation of a valid court order of protection for the
25 duration of the order.
26 No information shall be released to the requestor until
27 expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period shall not
28 apply to requests for information made by law enforcement
29 officials, government agencies, financial institutions,
30 attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile associated
31 businesses, persons licensed as a private detective or firms
32 licensed as a private detective agency under the Private
33 Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security Act of 1983,
34 who are employed by or are acting on behalf of law
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1 enforcement officials, government agencies, financial
2 institutions, attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile
3 associated businesses, and other business entities for
4 purposes consistent with the Illinois Vehicle Code, the
5 vehicle owner or registrant or other entities as the
6 Secretary may exempt by rule and regulation.
7 Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of title or
8 vehicle information shall be punishable as a petty offense,
9 except in the case of persons licensed as a private detective
10 or firms licensed as a private detective agency which shall
11 be subject to disciplinary sanctions under Section 22 or 25
12 of the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private Security
13 Act of 1983.
14 (g) 1. The Secretary of State may, upon receipt of a
15 written request and a fee of $5 $6, furnish to the person
16 or agency so requesting a driver's record. Such document
17 may include a record of: current driver's license
18 issuance information, except that the information on
19 judicial driving permits shall be available only as
20 otherwise provided by this Code; convictions; orders
21 entered revoking, suspending or cancelling a driver's
22 license or privilege; and notations of accident
23 involvement. All other information, unless otherwise
24 permitted by this Code, shall remain confidential.
25 2. The Secretary of State may certify an abstract
26 of a driver's record upon written request therefor.
27 Such certification shall be made under the signature of
28 the Secretary of State and shall be authenticated by the
29 Seal of his office.
30 3. All requests for driving record information
31 shall be made in a manner prescribed by the Secretary.
32 The Secretary of State may notify the affected
33 driver of the request for purchase of his driver's record
34 as the Secretary deems appropriate.
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1 The affected driver residence address and other
2 personally identifiable information on the record shall
3 not be disclosed. This nondisclosure shall not apply to
4 requests made by law enforcement officials, government
5 agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers,
6 employers, automobile associated businesses, other
7 business entities for purposes consistent with the
8 Illinois Vehicle Code, the affected driver, or other
9 entities as the Secretary may exempt by rule and
10 regulation. This information may be withheld from the
11 entities listed above, except law enforcement and
12 government agencies, upon presentation of a valid court
13 order of protection for the duration of the order.
14 No information shall be released to the requester
15 until expiration of a 10 day period. This 10 day period
16 shall not apply to requests for information made by law
17 enforcement officials, government agencies, financial
18 institutions, attorneys, insurers, employers, automobile
19 associated businesses, persons licensed as a private
20 detective or firms licensed as a private detective agency
21 under the Private Detective, Private Alarm, and Private
22 Security Act of 1983, who are employed by or are acting
23 on behalf of law enforcement officials, government
24 agencies, financial institutions, attorneys, insurers,
25 employers, automobile associated businesses, and other
26 business entities for purposes consistent with the
27 Illinois Vehicle Code, the affected driver or other
28 entities as the Secretary may exempt by rule and
29 regulation.
30 Any misrepresentation made by a requestor of driver
31 information shall be punishable as a petty offense,
32 except in the case of persons licensed as a private
33 detective or firms licensed as a private detective agency
34 which shall be subject to disciplinary sanctions under
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1 Section 22 or 25 of the Private Detective, Private Alarm,
2 and Private Security Act of 1983.
3 4. The Secretary of State may furnish without fee,
4 upon the written request of a law enforcement agency, any
5 information from a driver's record on file with the
6 Secretary of State when such information is required in
7 the enforcement of this Code or any other law relating to
8 the operation of motor vehicles, including records of
9 dispositions; documented information involving the use of
10 a motor vehicle; whether such individual has, or
11 previously had, a driver's license; and the address and
12 personal description as reflected on said driver's
13 record.
14 5. Except as otherwise provided in this Section,
15 the Secretary of State may furnish, without fee,
16 information from an individual driver's record on file,
17 if a written request therefor is submitted by any public
18 transit system or authority, public defender, law
19 enforcement agency, a state or federal agency, or an
20 Illinois local intergovernmental association, if the
21 request is for the purpose of a background check of
22 applicants for employment with the requesting agency, or
23 for the purpose of an official investigation conducted by
24 the agency, or to determine a current address for the
25 driver so public funds can be recovered or paid to the
26 driver, or for any other lawful purpose.
27 The Secretary may also furnish the courts a copy of
28 an abstract of a driver's record, without fee, subsequent
29 to an arrest for a violation of Section 11-501 or a
30 similar provision of a local ordinance. Such abstract
31 may include records of dispositions; documented
32 information involving the use of a motor vehicle as
33 contained in the current file; whether such individual
34 has, or previously had, a driver's license; and the
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1 address and personal description as reflected on said
2 driver's record.
3 6. Any certified abstract issued by the Secretary
4 of State or transmitted electronically by the Secretary
5 of State pursuant to this Section, to a court or on
6 request of a law enforcement agency, for the record of a
7 named person as to the status of the person's driver's
8 license shall be prima facie evidence of the facts
9 therein stated and if the name appearing in such abstract
10 is the same as that of a person named in an information
11 or warrant, such abstract shall be prima facie evidence
12 that the person named in such information or warrant is
13 the same person as the person named in such abstract and
14 shall be admissible for any prosecution under this Code
15 and be admitted as proof of any prior conviction or proof
16 of records, notices, or orders recorded on individual
17 driving records maintained by the Secretary of State.
18 7. Subject to any restrictions contained in the
19 Juvenile Court Act of 1987, and upon receipt of a proper
20 request and a fee of $5 $6, the Secretary of State shall
21 provide a driver's record to the affected driver, or the
22 affected driver's attorney, upon verification. Such
23 record shall contain all the information referred to in
24 paragraph 1 of this subsection (g) plus: any recorded
25 accident involvement as a driver; information recorded
26 pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 6-117 and paragraph
27 (4) of subsection (a) of Section 6-204 of this Code. All
28 other information, unless otherwise permitted by this
29 Code, shall remain confidential.
30 (h) The Secretary shall not disclose social security
31 numbers except pursuant to a written request by, or with the
32 prior written consent of, the individual except: (1) to
33 officers and employees of the Secretary who have a need to
34 know the social security numbers in performance of their
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1 official duties, (2) to law enforcement officials for a
2 lawful, civil or criminal law enforcement investigation, and
3 if the head of the law enforcement agency has made a written
4 request to the Secretary specifying the law enforcement
5 investigation for which the social security numbers are being
6 sought, (3) to the United States Department of
7 Transportation, or any other State, pursuant to the
8 administration and enforcement of the Commercial Motor
9 Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, (4) pursuant to the order of a
10 court of competent jurisdiction, or (5) to the Department of
11 Public Aid for utilization in the child support enforcement
12 duties assigned to that Department under provisions of the
13 Public Aid Code after the individual has received advanced
14 meaningful notification of what redisclosure is sought by the
15 Secretary in accordance with the federal Privacy Act;
16 provided, the redisclosure shall not be authorized by the
17 Secretary prior to September 30, 1992.
18 (i) The Secretary of State is empowered to promulgate
19 rules and regulations to effectuate this Section.
20 (j) Medical statements or medical reports received in
21 the Secretary of State's Office shall be confidential. No
22 confidential information may be open to public inspection or
23 the contents disclosed to anyone, except officers and
24 employees of the Secretary who have a need to know the
25 information contained in the medical reports and the Driver
26 License Medical Advisory Board, unless so directed by an
27 order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
28 (k) All fees collected under this Section shall be paid
29 into the Road Fund of the State Treasury, except that $3 of
30 the $5 $6 fee for a driver's record shall be paid into the
31 Secretary of State Special Services Fund.
32 (l) The Secretary of State shall report his
33 recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1, 1993,
34 regarding the sale and dissemination of the information
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1 maintained by the Secretary, including the sale of lists of
2 driver and vehicle records.
3 (m) Notations of accident involvement that may be
4 disclosed under this Section shall not include notations
5 relating to damage to a vehicle or other property being
6 transported by a tow truck. This information shall remain
7 confidential, provided that nothing in this subsection (m)
8 shall limit disclosure of any notification of accident
9 involvement to any law enforcement agency or official.
10 (n) Requests made by the news media for driver's
11 license, vehicle, or title registration information may be
12 furnished without charge or at a reduced charge, as
13 determined by the Secretary, when the specific purpose for
14 requesting the documents is deemed to be in the public
15 interest. Waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public
16 interest if the principal purpose of the request is to access
17 and disseminate information regarding the health, safety, and
18 welfare or the legal rights of the general public and is not
19 for the principal purpose of gaining a personal or commercial
20 benefit.
21 (Source: P.A. 90-144, eff. 7-23-97; 90-330, eff. 8-8-97;
22 90-400, eff. 8-15-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98; 91-37, eff.
23 7-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99; 91-716, eff. 10-1-00.)
24 (625 ILCS 5/3-305) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-305)
25 Sec. 3-305. Inspection fee. The fee for the inspection
26 of a rebuilt vehicle shall be $75 $94. All such fees
27 received by the Secretary of State shall be deposited into
28 the Road Fund.
29 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
30 (625 ILCS 5/3-403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-403)
31 Sec. 3-403. Trip and Short-term permits.
32 (a) The Secretary of State may issue a short-term permit
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1 to operate a nonregistered first or second division vehicle
2 within the State of Illinois for a period of not more than 5
3 days. Any second division vehicle operating on such permit
4 may operate only on empty weight. The fee for the short-term
5 permit shall be $5 $6.
6 This permit may also be issued to operate an unladen
7 registered vehicle which is suspended under the Vehicle
8 Emissions Inspection Law and allow it to be driven on the
9 roads and highways of the State in order to be repaired or
10 when travelling to and from an emissions inspection station.
11 (b) The Secretary of State may, subject to reciprocal
12 agreements, arrangements or declarations made or entered into
13 pursuant to Section 3-402, 3-402.4 or by rule, provide for
14 and issue registration permits for the use of Illinois
15 highways by vehicles of the second division on an occasional
16 basis or for a specific and special short-term use, in
17 compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the
18 Secretary of State, and upon payment of the prescribed fee as
19 follows:
20 One-trip permits. A registration permit for one trip, or
21 one round-trip into and out of Illinois, for a period not to
22 exceed 72 consecutive hours or 3 calendar days may be
23 provided, for a fee as prescribed in Section 3-811.
24 One-Month permits. A registration permit for 30 days may
25 be provided for a fee of $10 $13 for registration plus 1/10
26 of the flat weight tax. The minimum fee for such permit
27 shall be $25 $31.
28 In-transit permits. A registration permit for one trip
29 may be provided for vehicles in transit by the driveaway or
30 towaway method and operated by a transporter in compliance
31 with the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law, for a fee as
32 prescribed in Section 3-811.
33 Illinois Temporary Apportionment Authorization Permits.
34 An apportionment authorization permit for forty-five days for
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1 the immediate operation of a vehicle upon application for and
2 prior to receiving apportioned credentials or interstate
3 credentials from the State of Illinois. The fee for such
4 permit shall be $2 $3.
5 Illinois Temporary Prorate Authorization Permit. A
6 prorate authorization permit for forty-five days for the
7 immediate operation of a vehicle upon application for and
8 prior to receiving prorate credentials or interstate
9 credentials from the State of Illinois. The fee for such
10 permit shall be $2 $3.
11 (c) The Secretary of State shall promulgate by such rule
12 or regulation, schedules of fees and taxes for such permits
13 and in computing the amount or amounts due, may round off
14 such amount to the nearest full dollar amount.
15 (d) The Secretary of State shall further prescribe the
16 form of application and permit and may require such
17 information and data as necessary and proper, including
18 confirming the status or identity of the applicant and the
19 vehicle in question.
20 (e) Rules or regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
21 State under this Section shall provide for reasonable and
22 proper limitations and restrictions governing the application
23 for and issuance and use of permits, and shall provide for
24 the number of permits per vehicle or per applicant, so as to
25 preclude evasion of annual registration requirements as may
26 be required by this Act.
27 (f) Any permit under this Section is subject to
28 suspension or revocation under this Act, and in addition, any
29 such permit is subject to suspension or revocation should the
30 Secretary of State determine that the vehicle identified in
31 any permit should be properly registered in Illinois. In the
32 event any such permit is suspended or revoked, the permit is
33 then null and void, may not be re-instated, nor is a refund
34 therefor available. The vehicle identified in such permit
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1 may not thereafter be operated in Illinois without being
2 properly registered as provided in this Chapter.
3 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/3-607) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-607)
5 Sec. 3-607. Amateur Radio Operators. Amateur radio
6 operators may obtain the issuance of registration plates for
7 motor vehicles of the first division, and second division
8 motor vehicles under 8,000 pounds, corresponding to their
9 call letters, provided they make application therefor, which
10 is subject to the staggered registration system, prior to
11 October 1st of the final year of the current registration
12 plate term and pay an additional fee of $3 $4.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/3-619) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-619)
15 Sec. 3-619. Sample Registration plates and stickers. The
16 Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application made on
17 the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue to any law
18 enforcement agency in this State, or to any authorized agency
19 of any foreign jurisdiction, or to any motion picture or
20 television industry, one or more Sample Registration Plates
21 and stickers. The design of such plates and stickers shall
22 be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, and shall
23 be issued without charge. The Secretary of State, upon
24 receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the
25 Secretary, may issue to any other individual one or more
26 Sample Registration Plates and stickers for a fee of $3 $4
27 for each Sample Registration Plate and sticker.
28 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
29 (625 ILCS 5/3-804) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-804)
30 Sec. 3-804. Antique vehicles.
31 (a) The owner of an antique vehicle may register such
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1 vehicle for a fee not to exceed $10 $13 for a 2-year antique
2 plate. The application for registration must be accompanied
3 by an affirmation of the owner that such vehicle will be
4 driven on the highway only for the purpose of going to and
5 returning from an antique auto show or an exhibition, or for
6 servicing or demonstration and also affirming that the
7 mechanical condition, physical condition, brakes, lights,
8 glass and appearance of such vehicle is the same or as safe
9 as originally equipped. The Secretary may, in his discretion
10 prescribe that antique vehicle plates be issued for a
11 definite or an indefinite term, such term to correspond to
12 the term of registration plates issued generally, as provided
13 in Section 3-414.1. In no event may the registration fee for
14 antique vehicles exceed $5 $6 per registration year. Any
15 person requesting antique plates under this Section may also
16 apply to have vanity or personalized plates as provided under
17 Section 3-405.1.
18 (b) Any person who is the registered owner of an antique
19 vehicle may display a historical license plate from or
20 representing the model year of the vehicle, furnished by such
21 person, in lieu of the current and valid Illinois antique
22 vehicle plates issued thereto, provided that valid and
23 current Illinois antique vehicle plates and registration card
24 issued to such antique vehicle are simultaneously carried
25 within such vehicle and are available for inspection.
26 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
27 (625 ILCS 5/3-804.02) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-804.02)
28 Sec. 3-804.02. Commuter Vans. The owner of a commuter
29 van may register such van for an annual fee not to exceed $50
30 $63. The Secretary may prescribe that commuter van plates be
31 issued for an indefinite term, such term to correspond to the
32 term of registration plates issued generally. In no event
33 may the registration fee for commuter vans exceed $50 $63 per
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1 registration year.
2 (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
3 (625 ILCS 5/3-805) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-805)
4 Sec. 3-805. Electric vehicles. The owner of a motor
5 vehicle of the first division propelled by an electric engine
6 and not utilizing motor fuel, may register such vehicle for a
7 fee not to exceed $28 $35 for a 2-year registration period.
8 The Secretary may, in his discretion, prescribe that electric
9 vehicle registration plates be issued for an indefinite term,
10 such term to correspond to the term of registration plates
11 issued generally, as provided in Section 3-414.1. In no
12 event may the registration fee for electric vehicles exceed
13 $14 $18 per registration year.
14 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
15 (625 ILCS 5/3-806) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
16 Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the
17 First Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the
18 first division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-805,
19 3-806.3, and 3-808, and every second division vehicle
20 weighing 8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the Secretary of
21 State an annual registration fee at the following rates:
22 SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
23 REQUIRED BY LAW
24 Beginning with the 1986 registration year
25 Reduced Fee
26 Annual On and After
27 Fee June 15
28 Motor vehicles of the first
29 division other than
30 Motorcycles, Motor Driven
31 Cycles and Pedalcycles $48 $24
32 Reduced Fee
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1 September 16
2 to March 31
3 Motorcycles, Motor Driven
4 Cycles and Pedalcycles 30 15
5 SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
6 REQUIRED BY LAW
7 Beginning with the 2002 2001 registration year
8 Reduced Fee
9 Annual On and After
10 Fee June 15
11 Motor vehicles of the first
12 division other than
13 Motorcycles, Motor Driven
14 Cycles and Pedalcycles $48 $78 $24 $39
15 Reduced Fee
16 September 16
17 to March 31
18 Motorcycles, Motor Driven
19 Cycles and Pedalcycles 30 38 15 19
20 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/3-806.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.1)
22 Sec. 3-806.1. Additional fees for vanity license plates.
23 In addition to the regular registration fee, an applicant
24 shall be charged $75 $94 for each set of vanity license
25 plates issued to a motor vehicle of the first division or a
26 motor vehicle of the second division registered at not more
27 than 8,000 pounds or to a recreational vehicle and $40 $50
28 for each set of vanity plates issued to a motorcycle. In
29 addition to the regular renewal fee, an applicant shall be
30 charged $10 $13 for the renewal of each set of vanity license
31 plates.
32 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/3-806.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.3)
2 Sec. 3-806.3. Senior Citizens.
3 Commencing with the 1986 registration year and extending
4 through the 2000 registration year, the registration fee paid
5 by any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant
6 under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
7 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or who is the
8 spouse of such a person shall be reduced by 50% for passenger
9 cars displaying standard multi-year registration plates
10 issued under Section 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying
11 special registration plates issued under Section 3-616, motor
12 vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
13 3-815(a) and recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds
14 or less under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of
15 claimants shall also be entitled to the reduced registration
16 rate for the registration year in which the claimant was
17 eligible.
18 Commencing with the 2001 registration year and extending
19 through the 2002 registration year, the registration fee paid
20 by any vehicle owner who has claimed and received a grant
21 under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
22 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act" or who is the
23 spouse of such a person shall be $24 instead of the fee
24 otherwise provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying
25 standard multi-year registration plates issued under Section
26 3-414.1, motor vehicles displaying special registration
27 plates issued under Section 3-616, motor vehicles registered
28 at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(a) and
29 recreational vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less
30 under Section 3-815(b). Widows and widowers of claimants
31 shall also be entitled to this reduced registration fee for
32 the registration year in which the claimant was eligible.
33 Commencing with the 2003 registration year, the
34 registration fee paid by any vehicle owner who has claimed
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1 and received a grant under the "Senior Citizens and Disabled
2 Persons Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance
3 Act" or who is the spouse of such a person shall be reduced
4 by 50% for passenger cars displaying standard multi-year
5 registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, motor
6 vehicles displaying special registration plates issued under
7 Section 3-616, motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or
8 less under Section 3-815(a) and recreational vehicles
9 registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b).
10 Widows and widowers of claimants shall also be entitled to
11 the reduced registration rate for the registration year in
12 which the claimant was eligible.
13 No more than one reduced registration fee under this
14 Section shall be allowed during any 12 month period based on
15 the primary eligibility of any individual, whether such
16 reduced registration fee is allowed to the individual or to
17 the spouse, widow or widower of such individual. This
18 Section does not apply to the fee paid in addition to the
19 registration fee for motor vehicles displaying personalized
20 license plates under Section 3-806.1.
21 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
22 (625 ILCS 5/3-807) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-807)
23 Sec. 3-807. Busses operating within Municipality;
24 Registration Fee. The registration fee of $10 $13 per 2-year
25 registration period shall be paid by the owners of 2 axle
26 motor vehicles which are designed and used as busses in a
27 public system for transporting more than 10 passengers, which
28 vehicles are used as common carriers in the general
29 transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
30 specialized purpose, and which operate entirely within the
31 territorial limits of a single municipality, or a single
32 municipality and municipalities contiguous thereto, or in a
33 close radius thereof, and whose operations are subject to the
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1 regulations of the Illinois Commerce Commission. Owners of
2 such vehicles are exempt from paying either a flat weight tax
3 or mileage weight tax. There shall be no reduction in such
4 registration fee even though such registration is made after
5 the beginning of the registration period.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-808) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808)
8 Sec. 3-808. Governmental and charitable vehicles;
9 Registration fees.
10 (a) A registration fee of $8 $10 per 2 year registration
11 period shall be paid by the owner in the following cases:
12 1. Vehicles operated exclusively as a school bus
13 for school purposes by any school district or any
14 religious or denominational institution, except that such
15 a school bus may be used by such a religious or
16 denominational institution for the transportation of
17 persons to or from any of its official activities.
18 2. Vehicles operated exclusively in a high school
19 driver training program by any school district or school
20 operated by a religious institution.
21 3. Rescue squad vehicles which are owned and
22 operated by a corporation or association organized and
23 operated not for profit for the purpose of conducting
24 such rescue operations.
25 4. Vehicles, used exclusively as school buses for
26 any school district, which are neither owned nor operated
27 by such district.
28 5. Charitable vehicles.
29 (b) Annual vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
30 at no charge, to the following:
31 1. Medical transport vehicles owned and operated by
32 the State of Illinois or by any State agency financed by
33 funds appropriated by the General Assembly.
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1 2. Medical transport vehicles operated by or for
2 any county, township or municipal corporation.
3 (c) Ceremonial plates. Upon payment of a registration
4 fee of $48 $78 per 2-year registration period, the Secretary
5 of State shall issue registration plates to vehicles operated
6 exclusively for ceremonial purposes by any not-for-profit
7 veterans', fraternal, or civic organization. The Secretary
8 of State may prescribe that ceremonial vehicle registration
9 plates be issued for an indefinite term, that term to
10 correspond to the term of registration plates issued
11 generally, as provided in Section 3-414.1.
12 (d) In any event, any vehicle registered under this
13 Section used or operated for purposes other than those herein
14 prescribed shall be subject to revocation, and in that event,
15 the owner may be required to properly register such vehicle
16 under the provisions of this Code.
17 (e) As a prerequisite to registration under this
18 Section, the Secretary of State may require the vehicle
19 owners listed in subsection (a) of this Section who are
20 exempt from federal income taxation under subsection (c) of
21 Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or
22 hereafter amended, to submit to him a determination letter,
23 ruling or other written evidence of tax exempt status issued
24 by the Internal Revenue Service. The Secretary may accept a
25 certified copy of the document issued by the Internal Revenue
26 Service as evidence of the exemption. The Secretary may
27 require documentation of eligibility under this Section to
28 accompany an application for registration.
29 (f) Special event plates. The Secretary of State may
30 issue registration plates in recognition or commemoration of
31 special events which promote the interests of Illinois
32 citizens. These plates shall be valid for no more than 60
33 days prior to the date of expiration. The Secretary shall
34 require the applicant for such plates to pay for the costs of
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1 furnishing the plates.
2 Beginning July 1, 1991, all special event plates shall be
3 recorded in the Secretary of State's files for immediate
4 identification.
5 The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of
6 special event plates, shall notify all law enforcement
7 officials of the design and other special features of the
8 special plate series.
9 All special event plates shall indicate, in the lower
10 right corner, the date of expiration in characters no less
11 than 1/2 inch high.
12 (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98; 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/3-809) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-809)
14 Sec. 3-809. Farm machinery, exempt vehicles and
15 fertilizer spreaders - registration fee.
16 (a) Vehicles of the second division having a corn
17 sheller, a well driller, hay press, clover huller, feed mixer
18 and unloader, or other farm machinery permanently mounted
19 thereon and used solely for transporting the same, farm wagon
20 type trailers having a fertilizer spreader attachment
21 permanently mounted thereon, having a gross weight of not to
22 exceed 36,000 pounds and used only for the transportation of
23 bulk fertilizer, and farm wagon type tank trailers of not to
24 exceed 2,000 gallons capacity, used during the liquid
25 fertilizer season as field-storage "nurse tanks" supplying
26 the fertilizer to a field applicator and moved on highways
27 only for bringing the fertilizer from a local source of
28 supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to another,
29 or used during the lime season and moved on the highways only
30 for bringing from a local source of supply to farm or field
31 or from one farm or field to another, shall be registered
32 upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a
33 registration fee of $10 $13 per 2-year registration period.
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1 This registration fee of $10 $13 shall be paid in full and
2 shall not be reduced even though such registration is made
3 after the beginning of the registration period.
4 (b) Vehicles exempt from registration under the
5 provisions of Section 3-402.A of this Act, as amended, except
6 those vehicles required to be registered under paragraph (c)
7 of this Section, may, at the option of the owner, be
8 identified as exempt vehicles by displaying registration
9 plates issued by the Secretary of State. The owner thereof
10 may apply for such registration plates upon the filing of a
11 proper application and the payment of a registration fee of
12 $10 $13, and this registration shall be valid for a 2 year
13 registration period. This $10 $13 fee shall be paid in full
14 and shall not be reduced even though the application is made
15 after the beginning of the registration period. The
16 application for and display of such registration plates for
17 identification purposes by vehicles exempt from registration
18 shall not be deemed as a waiver or recision of its exempt
19 status, nor make such vehicle subject to registration.
20 (c) Any single unit self-propelled agricultural
21 fertilizer implement, designed for both on and off road use,
22 equipped with flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted
23 for the application of plant food materials or agricultural
24 chemicals, desiring to be operated upon the highways ladened
25 with load shall be registered upon the filing of a proper
26 application and payment of a registration fee of $200 $250.
27 The registration fee shall be paid in full and shall not be
28 reduced even though such registration is made during the
29 second half of the registration year. These vehicles shall,
30 whether loaded or unloaded, be limited to a maximum gross
31 weight of 36,000 pounds, restricted to a highway speed of not
32 more than 30 miles per hour and a legal width of not more
33 than 12 feet. Such vehicles shall be limited to the
34 furthering of agricultural or horticultural pursuits and in
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1 furtherance of these pursuits, such vehicles may be operated
2 upon the highway, within a 50 mile radius of their point of
3 loading as indicated on the written or printed statement
4 required by the "Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961", as
5 amended, for the purpose of moving plant food materials or
6 agricultural chemicals to the field, or from field to field,
7 for the sole purpose of application.
8 No single unit self-propelled agricultural fertilizer
9 implement, designed for both on and off road use, equipped
10 with flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted for the
11 application of plant food materials or agricultural
12 chemicals, having a width of more than 12 feet or a gross
13 weight in excess of 36,000 pounds, shall be permitted to
14 operate upon the highways ladened with load.
15 Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of Section
16 3-809 (c) of this Act, the owner or the driver of such
17 vehicle shall be deemed guilty of a petty offense and either
18 may be prosecuted for such violation.
19 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
20 (625 ILCS 5/3-809.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-809.1)
21 Sec. 3-809.1. Vehicles of second division used for
22 transporting soil and conservation machinery and
23 equipment-Registration fee. Not for hire vehicles of the
24 second division used, only in the territory within a 75 mile
25 radius of the owner's headquarters, solely for transporting
26 the owner's machinery, equipment, plastic tubing, tile and
27 steel reinforcement materials used exclusively for soil and
28 water conservation work on farms, other work on farms and in
29 drainage districts organized for agricultural purposes, shall
30 be registered upon the filing of a proper application and the
31 payment of a registration fee of $390 $488 per annum. The
32 registration fee of $390 $488 shall be paid in full and shall
33 not be reduced even though such registration is made during
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1 the second half of the registration year.
2 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
3 (625 ILCS 5/3-810) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-810)
4 Sec. 3-810. Dealers, Manufacturers, Engine and Driveline
5 Component Manufacturers, Transporters and Repossessors -
6 Registration Plates.
7 (a) Dealers, manufacturers and transporters registered
8 under this Act may obtain registration plates for use as
9 provided in this Act, at the following rates:
10 Initial set of dealer's, manufacturer's or transporter's
11 "in-transit" plates: $36 $45
12 Duplicate Plates: $10 $13
13 Manufacturers of engine and driveline components
14 registered under this Act may obtain registration plates at
15 the following rates:
16 Initial set of "test vehicle" plates: $75 $94
17 Duplicate plates: $20 $25
18 Repossessors and other persons qualified and registered
19 under Section 3-601 of this Act may obtain registration
20 plates at the rate of $36 $45 per set.
21 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
22 (625 ILCS 5/3-811) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-811)
23 Sec. 3-811. Driveaway decals and permits - Fees.
24 (a) Dealers may obtain driveaway decal permits for use
25 as provided in this Code, for a fee of $5 $6 per permit.
26 (b) Transporters may obtain one-trip permits for
27 vehicles in transit for use as provided in this Code, for a
28 fee of $5 $6 per permit.
29 (c) Non-residents may likewise obtain a driveaway decal
30 permit from the Secretary of State to export a motor vehicle
31 purchased in Illinois, for a fee of $5 $6 per permit.
32 (d) One-trip permits may be obtained for an occasional
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1 single trip by a vehicle as provided in this Code, upon
2 payment of a fee of $15 $19.
3 (e) One month permits may likewise be obtained for the
4 fees and taxes prescribed in this Code and as promulgated by
5 the Secretary of State.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-812)
8 Sec. 3-812. Vehicles with Permanently Mounted Equipment
9 - Registration Fees. Vehicles having permanently mounted
10 equipment thereon used exclusively by the owner for the
11 transporting of such permanently mounted equipment and tools
12 and equipment to be used incidentally in the work to be
13 performed with the permanently mounted equipment and provided
14 such vehicle is not used for hire shall be registered upon
15 the filing of a proper application and the payment of a
16 registration fee based upon a rate of $36 $45 per year (or
17 fraction of a year) for each 10,000 pounds (or portion
18 thereof) of the gross weight of such motor vehicle and
19 equipment, according to the following table of fees:
20 SCHEDULE OF FEES REQUIRED BY LAW
21 Gross Weight in Lbs.
22 Including Vehicle and Total
23 Equipment Annual Fees
24 10,000 lbs. and less $36 $45
25 10,001 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. 72 90
26 20,001 lbs. to 30,000 lbs. 108 135
27 30,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. 144 180
28 40,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. 180 225
29 50,001 lbs. to 60,000 lbs. 216 270
30 60,001 lbs. to 70,000 lbs. 252 315
31 70,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. 272 340
32 73,281 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. 308 385
33 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/3-814) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-814)
2 Sec. 3-814. Semitrailer registration fees. Effective
3 with the 1984 registration year to the end of the 1998
4 registration year, an owner of a semitrailer shall pay to the
5 Secretary of State, for the use of the public highways of
6 this State, a flat weight tax of $60, which includes the
7 registration fee, for a 5 year semitrailer plate.
8 Effective with the 1999 registration year, an owner of a
9 semitrailer shall pay to the Secretary of State, for the use
10 of the public highways of this State, a one time flat tax of
11 $15, which includes the registration fee, for a permanent
12 non-transferrable semitrailer plate.
13 Effective with the 2001 registration year and through the
14 2002 registration year, an owner of a semitrailer shall pay
15 to the Secretary of State, for the use of public highways of
16 this State, a one-time flat tax of $19, which includes the
17 registration fee, for a permanent non-transferrable
18 semitrailer plate.
19 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
20 (625 ILCS 5/3-814.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-814.1)
21 Sec. 3-814.1. Apportionable trailer and semitrailer
22 fees. Beginning April 1, 1994 through March 31, 1998, an
23 owner of an apportionable trailer or apportionable
24 semitrailer registered under Section 3-402.1 shall pay an
25 annual registration fee of $12 to the Secretary of State.
26 Beginning April 1, 1998 through March 31, 2000, an owner
27 of an apportionable trailer or apportionable semitrailer
28 registered under Section 3-402.1 shall pay a one time
29 registration fee of $15 to the Secretary of State for a
30 permanent non-transferrable plate.
31 Beginning April 1, 2000 through December 31, 2002, an
32 owner of an apportionable trailer or apportionable
33 semitrailer registered under Section 3-402.1 shall pay a
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1 one-time registration fee of $19 to the Secretary of State
2 for a permanent non-transferrable plate.
3 Beginning January 1, 2003, an owner of an apportionable
4 trailer or apportionable semitrailer registered under Section
5 3-402.1 shall pay a one-time registration fee of $15 to the
6 Secretary of State for a permanent non-transferrable plate.
7 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
9 Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
10 division.
11 (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner
12 of a vehicle of the second division registered under Section
13 3-813, and not registered under the mileage weight tax under
14 Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
15 registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
16 weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
17 rates including the $10 registration fee:
18 SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
19 REQUIRED BY LAW
20 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
21 Including Vehicle each Fiscal
22 and Maximum year
23 Load Class
24 8,000 lbs. and less B $48 $78
25 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 108 138
26 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 192 242
27 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 390 490
28 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 504 630
29 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 672 842
30 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 784 982
31 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 960 1,202
32 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1,110 1,390
33 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1,228 1,538
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1 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1,356 1,698
2 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1,464 1,830
3 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 1,574 1,970
4 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 1,834 2,294
5 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2,096 2,622
6 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2,232 2,790
7 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
8 combination of vehicles of the second division registered
9 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
10 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
11 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b)
12 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
13 combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to
14 the registration fee in subsection (a), $100 $125 to the
15 Secretary of State for each registration year. The Secretary
16 shall designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling
17 Vehicle.
18 (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
19 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
20 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational
21 purposes, and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned
22 by a commercial business, may be registered for each
23 registration year upon the filing of a proper application and
24 the payment of a registration fee and highway use tax,
25 according to the following table of fees:
26 MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
27 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
28 Including Vehicle and Each
29 Maximum Load Calendar Year
30 8,000 lbs and less $48 $78
31 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 60 90
32 10,001 Lbs. and Over 72 102
33 CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
34 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
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1 Including Vehicle and Each
2 Maximum Load Calendar Year
3 3,000 Lbs. and Less $12 $18
4 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 22 30
5 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 30 38
6 10,001 Lbs. and Over 40 50
7 Every house trailer must be registered under Section
8 3-819.
9 (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the
10 owner's own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
11 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in
12 the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
13 fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
14 processing, may be registered by the owner under this
15 paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon
16 filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
17 registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as
18 follows:
19 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
20 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Amount for
21 Including Truck and each
22 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
23 16,000 lbs. or less VF $120 $150
24 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 180 226
25 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 230 290
26 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 302 378
27 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 404 506
28 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 486 610
29 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 648 810
30 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 820 1,026
31 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 960 1,202
32 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,032 1,290
33 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,080 1,350
34 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 1,192 1,490
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1 In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
2 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the
3 flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
4 Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a
5 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are
6 subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b)
7 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of
8 vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration
9 fee in subsection (c), $100 $125 to the Secretary of State
10 for each registration year shall be designated by the
11 Secretary as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
12 (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
13 load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
14 Code.
15 (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
16 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
17 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
18 (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
19 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the
20 Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be
21 punished as provided for in Section 3-401.
22 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818)
24 Sec. 3-818. (a) Mileage weight tax option. Any owner of
25 a vehicle of the second division may elect to pay a mileage
26 weight tax for such vehicle in lieu of the flat weight tax
27 set out in Section 3-815. Such election shall be binding to
28 the end of the registration year. Renewal of this election
29 must be filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1
30 of each registration period. In such event the owner shall,
31 at the time of making such election, pay the $10 registration
32 fee and the minimum guaranteed mileage weight tax, as
33 hereinafter provided, which payment shall permit the owner to
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1 operate that vehicle the maximum mileage in this State
2 hereinafter set forth. Any vehicle being operated on mileage
3 plates cannot be operated outside of this State. In addition
4 thereto, the owner of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight
5 tax at the following rates for each mile traveled in this
6 State in excess of the maximum mileage provided under the
7 minimum guaranteed basis:
8 BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR
9 Maximum Mileage
10 Minimum Mileage Weight Tax
11 Guaranteed Permitted for Mileage
12 Gross Weight Mileage Under in excess of
13 Vehicle and Weight Guaranteed Guaranteed
14 Load Class Tax Tax Mileage
15 12,000 lbs. or less MD $58 $73 5,000 21 26 Mills
16 12,001 to 16,000 lbs. MF 96 120 6,000 27 34 Mills
17 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. MG 144 180 6,000 37 46 Mills
18 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. MH 188 235 6,000 50 63 Mills
19 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. MJ 252 315 7,000 50 63 Mills
20 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. MK 308 385 7,000 66 83 Mills
21 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. ML 388 485 7,000 79 99 Mills
22 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. MN 492 615 7,000 102 128 Mills
23 40,001 to 45,000 lbs. MP 556 695 7,000 111 139 Mills
24 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. MR 682 853 7,000 125 156 Mills
25 55,000 to 59,500 lbs. MS 736 920 7,000 142 178 Mills
26 59,501 to 64,000 lbs. MT 788 985 7,000 156 195 Mills
27 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. MV 938 1,173 7,000 180 225 Mills
28 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. MX 1,062 1,328 7,000 206 258 Mills
29 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. MZ 1,132 1,415 7,000 220 275 Mills
30 TRAILER
31 Maximum Mileage
32 Minimum Mileage Weight Tax
33 Guaranteed Permitted for Mileage
34 Gross Weight Mileage Under in excess of
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1 Vehicle and Weight Guaranteed Guaranteed
2 Load Class Tax Tax Mileage
3 14,000 lbs. or less ME $60 $75 5,000 25 31 Mills
4 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. MF 108 135 6,000 29 36 Mills
5 20,001 to 36,000 lbs. ML 432 540 7,000 82 103 Mills
6 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. MM 600 750 7,000 120 150 Mills
7 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
8 combination of vehicles of the second division registered
9 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
10 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
11 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b)
12 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
13 combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to
14 the registration fee in subsection (a), $100 $125 to the
15 Secretary of State for each registration year. The Secretary
16 shall designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling
17 Vehicle.
18 In preparing rate schedules on registration applications,
19 the Secretary of State shall add to the above rates, the $10
20 registration fee. The Secretary may decline to accept any
21 renewal filed after July 1st.
22 The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
23 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
24 Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which
25 he has elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily
26 record upon forms prescribed by the Secretary of State,
27 showing the mileage covered by that vehicle in this State.
28 Such record shall contain the license number of the vehicle
29 and the miles traveled by the vehicle in this State for each
30 day of the calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain
31 records of fuel consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel
32 purchases therefor. On or before the 10th day of January and
33 July the owner shall certify to the Secretary of State upon
34 forms prescribed therefor, summaries of his daily records
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1 which shall show the miles traveled by the vehicle in this
2 State during the preceding 6 months and such other
3 information as the Secretary of State may require. The daily
4 record and fuel records shall be filed, preserved and
5 available for audit for a period of 3 years. Any owner filing
6 a return hereunder shall certify that such return is a true,
7 correct and complete return. Any person who willfully makes a
8 false return hereunder is guilty of perjury and shall be
9 punished in the same manner and to the same extent as is
10 provided therefor.
11 At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to
12 the Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate
13 herein imposed.
14 Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who
15 elects to pay on a mileage weight tax basis and who operates
16 the vehicle within this State, shall file with the Secretary
17 of State a bond in the amount of $500. The bond shall be in
18 a form approved by the Secretary of State and with a surety
19 company approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to
20 transact business in this State as surety, and shall be
21 conditioned upon such applicant's paying to the State of
22 Illinois all money becoming due by reason of the operation of
23 the second division vehicle in this State, together with all
24 penalties and interest thereon.
25 Upon notice from the Secretary that the registrant has
26 failed to pay the excess mileage fees, the surety shall
27 immediately pay the fees together with any penalties and
28 interest thereon in an amount not to exceed the limits of the
29 bond.
30 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99; 91-499, eff. 8-13-99;
31 revised 10-26-99.)
32 (625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
33 Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
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1 (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor
2 vehicle of the second division registered under paragraph (a)
3 or (c) of Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for
4 his own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
5 operations and not used for hire, or any farm trailer
6 utilized only in the transportation for-hire of seasonal,
7 fresh, perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point
8 of first processing, and any trailer used with a farm tractor
9 that is not an implement of husbandry may be registered under
10 this paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (b) of
11 this Section upon the filing of a proper application and the
12 payment of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax
13 herein for use of the public highways of this State, at the
14 following rates which include the $10 registration fee:
15 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
16 Gross Weight in Lbs. Class Total Amount
17 Including Vehicle and Maximum Load each Fiscal Year
18 10,000 lbs. or less VDD $48 $60
19 10,001 to 14,000 lbs. VDE 84 106
20 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. VDG 132 166
21 20,001 to 28,000 lbs. VDJ 302 378
22 28,001 to 36,000 lbs. VDL 518 650
23 An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
24 registrations.
25 (b) All other owners of trailers, other than
26 apportionable trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of
27 this Code, used with a motor vehicle on the public highways,
28 shall pay to the Secretary of State for each registration
29 year a flat weight tax, for the use of the public highways of
30 this State, at the following rates (which includes the
31 registration fee of $10 required by Section 3-813):
32 SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
33 WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
34 BY LAW
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1 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
2 Including Vehicle and each
3 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
4 3,000 lbs. and less TA $14 $18
5 5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 TB 42 54
6 8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 TC 44 58
7 10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 TD 82 106
8 14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 TE 134 170
9 20,000 lbs. and and more than 14,000 TG 204 258
10 32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 TK 576 722
11 36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 TL 864 1,082
12 40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 TN 1,200 1,502
13 (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
14 load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
15 Code.
16 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/3-820) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-820)
18 Sec. 3-820. Duplicate Number Plates. Upon filing in the
19 Office of the Secretary of State an affidavit to the effect
20 that an original number plate for a vehicle is lost, stolen
21 or destroyed, a duplicate number plate shall be furnished
22 upon payment of a fee of $5 $6 for each duplicate plate and a
23 fee of $7 $9 for a pair of duplicate plates.
24 Upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State an
25 affidavit to the effect that an original registration sticker
26 for a vehicle is lost, stolen or destroyed, a new
27 registration sticker shall be furnished upon payment of a fee
28 of $4 $5.
29 The Secretary of State may, in his discretion, assign a
30 new number plate or plates in lieu of a duplicate of the
31 plate or plates so lost, stolen or destroyed, but such
32 assignment of a new plate or plates shall not affect the
33 right of the owner to secure a reassignment of his original
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1 registration number in the manner provided in this Act. The
2 fee for one new number plate shall be $5 $6, and for a pair
3 of new number plates, $7 $9.
4 For the administration of this Section, the Secretary
5 shall consider the loss of a registration plate or plates
6 with properly affixed registration stickers as requiring the
7 payment of either $9 $11 for each duplicate or $11 $14 for a
8 pair of duplicate plates or $15 $19 for a pair of duplicate
9 plates if stickers are required on both front and rear
10 registration plates.
11 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/3-821) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821)
13 Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous Registration and Title Fees.
14 (a) The fee to be paid to the Secretary of State for the
15 following certificates, registrations or evidences of proper
16 registration, or for corrected or duplicate documents shall
17 be in accordance with the following schedule:
18 Certificate of Title, except for an all-terrain
19 vehicle or off-highway motorcycle $13 $65
20 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
21 or off-highway motorcycle $30
22 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
23 or off-highway motorcycle used for production
24 agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade 13
25 Transfer of Registration or any evidence of
26 proper registration 12 15
27 Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other
28 evidence of proper registration 2 3
29 Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each 4 5
30 Duplicate Certificate of Title 13 65
31 Corrected Registration Card or Card for other
32 evidence of proper registration 2 3
33 Corrected Certificate of Title 13 65
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1 Salvage Certificate 3 4
2 Fleet Reciprocity Permit 12 15
3 Prorate Decal 1
4 Prorate Backing Plate 2 3
5 There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
6 (b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service
7 charge to be imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a
8 registration by any person authorized by law to receive and
9 remit or transmit to the Secretary such renewal application
10 and fees therewith.
11 (c) If a check is delivered to the Office of the
12 Secretary of State as payment of any fee or tax under this
13 Code, and such check is not honored by the bank on which it
14 is drawn for any reason, the registrant or other person
15 tendering the check remains liable for the payment of such
16 fee or tax. The Secretary of State may assess a service
17 charge of $15 $19 in addition to the fee or tax due and owing
18 for all dishonored checks.
19 If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum
20 of $50 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the
21 date such fee or tax became due to the Secretary of State,
22 the Secretary of State shall assess a penalty of 25% of such
23 amount remaining unpaid.
24 All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed
25 to the nearest dollar.
26 (d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant
27 for apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code
28 shall be $12 $15 if the application was filed on or before
29 the date specified by the Secretary together with fees and
30 taxes due. If an application and the fees or taxes due are
31 filed after the date specified by the Secretary, the
32 Secretary may prescribe the payment of interest at the rate
33 of 1/2 of 1% per month or fraction thereof after such due
34 date and a minimum of $6 $8.
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1 (e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads,
2 and motor buses, any one of which having a combined total
3 weight in excess of 12,000 lbs. shall file an application for
4 a Fleet Reciprocity Permit issued by the Secretary of State.
5 This permit shall be in the possession of any driver
6 operating a vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign
7 licensed vehicle of the second division operating at any time
8 in Illinois without a Fleet Reciprocity Permit or other
9 proper Illinois registration, shall subject the operator to
10 the penalties provided in Section 3-834 of this Code. For
11 the purposes of this Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means
12 any second division motor vehicle with a foreign license and
13 used only in interstate transportation of goods. The fee for
14 such permit shall be $12 $15 per fleet which shall include
15 all vehicles of the fleet being registered.
16 (f) For purposes of this Section, "all-terrain vehicle
17 or off-highway motorcycle used for production agriculture"
18 means any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used
19 in the raising of or the propagation of livestock, crops for
20 sale for human consumption, crops for livestock consumption,
21 and production seed stock grown for the propagation of feed
22 grains and the husbandry of animals or for the purpose of
23 providing a food product, including the husbandry of blood
24 stock as a main source of providing a food product.
25 "All-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used in
26 production agriculture" also means any all-terrain vehicle or
27 off-highway motorcycle used in animal husbandry,
28 floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and viticulture.
29 (Source: P.A. 90-287, eff. 1-1-98; 90-774, eff. 8-14-98;
30 91-37, eff. 7-1-99; 91-441, eff. 1-1-00; revised 10-19-99.)
31 (625 ILCS 5/3-824.5 rep.)
32 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
33 repealing Section 3-824.5.
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1 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
2 January 1, 2002.
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