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92_HB3973
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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 Section 3-815 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
7 Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
8 division.
9 (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this Code,
10 every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered
11 under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage
12 weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of
13 State, for each registration year, for the use of the public
14 highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
15 following table, the rates including the $10 registration
16 fee:
17 SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
18 REQUIRED BY LAW
19 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
20 Including Vehicle each Fiscal
21 and Maximum year
22 Load Class
23 8,000 lbs. and less B $78
24 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 138
25 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 242
26 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 490
27 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 630
28 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 842
29 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 982
30 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 1,202
31 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1,390
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1 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1,538
2 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1,698
3 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1,830
4 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 1,970
5 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 2,294
6 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2,622
7 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2,790
8 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or
9 combination of vehicles of the second division registered
10 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
11 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
12 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b)
13 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
14 combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to
15 the registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary
16 of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall
17 designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling 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 $78
31 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 90
32 10,001 Lbs. and Over 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 $18
4 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 30
5 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 38
6 10,001 Lbs. and Over 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 $150
24 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 226
25 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 290
26 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 378
27 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 506
28 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 610
29 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 810
30 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 1,026
31 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 1,202
32 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,290
33 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,350
34 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 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), $125 to the Secretary of State for
10 each registration year shall be designated by the Secretary
11 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.)
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