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2005 Illinois 625 ILCS 5/ Illinois Vehicle Code. Article IV - Original and Renewal of Registration
(625 ILCS 5/3‑400) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑400)
Sec. 3‑400.
Definition.
Notwithstanding the definition set forth in
Chapter 1 of this Act, for the purposes of this Article, the following
words shall have the meaning ascribed to them as follows:
"Apportionable Fee" means any periodic recurring fee required for
licensing or registering vehicles, such as, but not limited to,
registration fees, license or weight fees.
"Apportionable Vehicle" means any vehicle, except recreational
vehicles, vehicles displaying restricted plates, city pickup and delivery
vehicles, buses used in transportation of chartered parties, and government
owned vehicles that are used or intended for use in 2 or more member
jurisdictions that allocate or proportionally register vehicles, in a
fleet which is used for the transportation of persons for hire or the
transportation of property and which has a gross vehicle weight in excess of
26,000 pounds; or has three or more axles regardless of weight; or is used in
combination when the weight of such combination exceeds 26,000 pounds gross
vehicle weight. Vehicles, or combinations having a gross vehicle weight of
26,000 pounds or less and two‑axle vehicles may be proportionally registered at
the option of such owner.
"Base Jurisdiction" means, for purposes of fleet registration, the
jurisdiction where the registrant has an established place of business,
where operational records of the fleet are maintained and where mileage
is accrued by the fleet. In case a registrant operates more than one
fleet, and maintains records for each fleet in different places, the
"base jurisdiction" for a fleet shall be the jurisdiction where an
established place of business is maintained, where records of the
operation of that fleet are maintained and where mileage is accrued by
that fleet.
"Operational Records" means documents supporting miles traveled in
each jurisdiction and total miles traveled, such as fuel reports, trip
leases, and logs.
Owner. A person who holds legal title of a motor vehicle, or in the
event a motor vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional
sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the
conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of
possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee with right of
purchase, or in the event a mortgagor of such motor vehicle is entitled
to possession, or in the event a lessee of such motor vehicle is
entitled to possession or control, then such conditional vendee or
lessee with right of purchase or mortgagor or lessee is considered to be
the owner for the purpose of this Act.
"Rental Owner" means an owner principally engaged, with respect to
one or more rental fleets, in renting to others or offering for rental
the vehicles of such fleets, without drivers.
"Restricted Plates" shall include but are not limited to dealer,
manufacturer, transporter, farm, repossessor, and permanently mounted type
plates. Vehicles displaying any of these type plates from a foreign
jurisdiction that is a member of the International Registration Plan shall be
granted reciprocity but shall be subject to the same limitations as similar
plated Illinois registered vehicles.
(Source: P.A. 89‑571, eff. 7‑26‑96; 90‑89, eff. 1‑1‑98.)
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(d) Second division vehicles.
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(2) If a vehicle and load are operated in this State | ||
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(3) Any person operating a legal combination of | ||
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(4) If the defendant claims that he or she had | ||
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(Source: P.A. 94‑239, eff. 1‑1‑06.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑402) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑402)
Sec. 3‑402.
Vehicles subject to registration; exceptions.
A. Exemptions and Policy. Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and
pole trailer when driven or moved upon a highway shall be subject to the
registration and certificate of title provisions of this Chapter except:
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(2) Any implement of husbandry whether of a type | ||
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(3) Any special mobile equipment as herein defined;
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(5) Any vehicle which is equipped and used | ||
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(6) Any vehicle which is owned and operated by the | ||
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(7) Any converter dolly or tow dolly which merely | ||
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(8) Any house trailer found to be an abandoned | ||
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B. Reciprocity. Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer or pole trailer
need not be registered under this Code provided the same is operated interstate
and in accordance with the following provisions and any rules and regulations
promulgated pursuant thereto:
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Every nonresident including any foreign corporation | ||
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(2) Any motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole | ||
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(a) that the vehicle is properly registered in | ||
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(b) Such reciprocal agreements or arrangements | ||
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(c) Such agreements or arrangements may also | ||
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(b) The Secretary may likewise, in his | ||
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(c) The Secretary shall notify a petitioner or | ||
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(d) The actions or inactions or determinations, | ||
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(Source: P.A. 92‑418, eff. 8‑17‑01; 92‑651, eff. 7‑11‑02.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑402.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑402.1)
Sec. 3‑402.1.
Proportional Registration.
Any owner
or rental owner engaged in operating a fleet of apportionable
vehicles in this state and one or more other states may, in
lieu of registration of such vehicles under the general
provisions of sections 3‑402, 3‑815, 3‑815.1, and 3‑819, register
and license such fleet for operations in this state by
filing an application statement, signed under penalties
of perjury, with the Secretary of State which shall be in
such form and contain such information as the Secretary of
State shall require, declaring the total mileage operated
in all states by such fleet, the total mileage operated
in this state by such fleet during the preceding year,
and describing and identifying each apportionable vehicle
to be operated in this state during the ensuing year. If
mileage data is not available for the preceding year, the
Secretary of State may accept the latest 12‑month period
available.
"Preceding year" means the period of 12 consecutive months immediately prior
to July 1st of the year immediately preceding the registration or license year
for which proportional registration is sought.
Such owner shall determine the proportion of in‑state
miles to total fleet miles. Such percentage figure shall
be such owner's apportionment factor. In determining the
total fee payment, such owner shall first compute the license
fee or fees for each vehicle within the fleet which would otherwise be
required,
and then multiply the said amount by the Illinois apportionment
factor adding the fees for each vehicle to arrive at a total amount for
the fleet. Apportionable trailers and semitrailers will be registered in
accordance with the provisions of Section 3‑813 of this Code.
Upon receipt of the appropriate fees from such owner
as computed under the provisions of this section, the Secretary
of State shall, when this state is the base jurisdiction,
issue to such owner number plates or other distinctive tags
or such evidence of registration as the Secretary of State
shall deem appropriate to identify each vehicle in the fleet
as a part of a proportionally registered interstate fleet.
Vehicles registered under the provision of this section
shall be considered fully licensed and properly registered in
Illinois for any type of movement or operation. The proportional
registration and licensing provisions of this section shall apply
to vehicles added to fleets and operated in this state during
the registration year, applying the same apportionment factor
to such fees as would be payable for the remainder of the
registration year.
Apportionment factors for apportionable vehicles not
operated in this state during the preceding year shall be
determined by the Secretary of State on the basis of
a full statement of the proposed methods of operation and in conformity
with an estimated mileage chart as calculated by the Secretary of State.
An established fleet adding states at the time of renewal shall estimate
mileage for the added states in conformity with a mileage chart developed
by the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 93‑23, eff. 6‑20‑03.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑402.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑402.2)
Sec. 3‑402.2.
Audits.
In addition to audit authority
set forth in Section 2‑124 of this Act, the Secretary of
State, when this state is the base jurisdiction, may audit
such owners displaying a base plate of this state as to
authenticity of mileage figures and registrations and at
such time and frequency as determined by the Secretary of
State. Audits may be made by officials of other jurisdictions
which are members of an International Registration Plan (IRP) of which
this state is also a member.
Upon completion of any such audit, the Secretary of
State shall notify all jurisdictions in which such owner
was proportionally registered on the accuracy of the records
of such owner. Should such owner have underpaid or overpaid
any jurisdiction
in which his vehicles were proportionally registered,
such information shall be furnished to the jurisdiction for
processing in accordance with the procedures as set forth under the
International Registration Plan.
(Source: P.A. 92‑69, eff. 7‑12‑01.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑402.3) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑402.3)
Sec. 3‑402.3.
Relation to Other State Laws.
The
provisions of Section 3‑402.1 shall constitute complete authority
for the registration of vehicles upon a proportional
registration basis without reference to or application of
any other statutes of this state.
(Source: P.A. 79‑1041.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑402.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑402.4)
Sec. 3‑402.4.
Administrative Agreements and Rules.
The Secretary of
State may enter into agreements, compacts, or arrangements with other
jurisdictions or agents for such jurisdictions, such as the American
Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, on behalf of this state for
allocation or proportional registration of apportionable vehicles in a
manner provided in Section 3‑402.1 for the purpose of facilitating the
administration thereof, and also for the purpose of conforming procedures
for proportional registration, pursuant to Sections 3‑402.1 and 3‑402.2,
with those agreed to by two or more additional jurisdictions, including but
not limited to, acceptance of base jurisdiction responsibilities for
apportional registration and licensing of fleet vehicles in other
jurisdiction. In addition, the Secretary of State may adopt and promulgate
such rules and regulations as he shall deem necessary to effectuate and
administer the provisions of Sections 3‑402.1 and 3‑402.2. Any reciprocal
arrangements or agreements in effect with jurisdictions that cannot grant
proportional registration shall remain in force until specifically
cancelled by either jurisdiction or until such time that jurisdiction
becomes a member of an International Registration Plan (IRP) of which this
state is also a member.
(Source: P.A. 87‑206.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑403) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑403)
Sec. 3‑403.
Trip and Short‑term permits.
(a) The Secretary of State may issue a short‑term permit to operate a
nonregistered first or second division vehicle within the State of Illinois
for a period of not more than 7 days. Any second division vehicle
operating
on such permit may operate only on empty weight. The fee for the
short‑term permit shall be $6 for permits purchased on
or before June 30, 2003
and $10 for permits purchased on or after July 1, 2003. For short‑term
permits purchased on or after July 1, 2003, $4 of the fee collected for the
purchase of each permit shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
This permit may also be issued to operate an unladen registered vehicle
which is suspended under the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law and allow it
to be driven on the roads and highways of the State in order to be repaired
or when travelling to and from an emissions inspection station.
(b) The Secretary of State may, subject to reciprocal agreements,
arrangements or declarations made or entered into pursuant to Section
3‑402, 3‑402.4 or by rule, provide for and issue registration permits for
the use of Illinois highways by vehicles of the second division on an
occasional basis or for a specific and special short‑term use, in
compliance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Secretary of
State, and upon payment of the prescribed fee as follows:
One‑trip permits. A registration permit for one trip, or one round‑trip
into and out of Illinois, for a period not to exceed 72 consecutive hours
or 3 calendar days may be provided, for a fee as prescribed in Section 3‑811.
One‑Month permits. A registration permit for 30 days may be provided for
a fee of $13 for registration plus 1/10 of the flat weight tax.
The minimum fee for such permit shall be $31.
In‑transit permits. A registration permit for one trip may be provided
for vehicles in transit by the driveaway or towaway method and operated
by a transporter in compliance with the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property
Law, for a fee as prescribed in Section 3‑811.
Illinois Temporary Apportionment Authorization Permits. An apportionment
authorization permit for forty‑five days for the immediate operation of
a vehicle upon application for and prior to receiving apportioned credentials
or interstate credentials from the State of Illinois. The fee for
such permit shall be $3.
Illinois Temporary Prorate Authorization Permit. A prorate authorization
permit for forty‑five days for the immediate operation of a vehicle upon
application for and prior to receiving prorate credentials or interstate
credentials from the State of Illinois. The fee for such permit shall be
$3.
(c) The Secretary of State shall promulgate by such rule or regulation,
schedules of fees and taxes for such permits and in computing the amount
or amounts due, may round off such amount to the nearest full dollar amount.
(d) The Secretary of State shall further prescribe the form of application
and permit and may require such information and data as necessary and proper,
including confirming the status or identity of the applicant and the vehicle
in question.
(e) Rules or regulations promulgated by the Secretary of State under this
Section shall provide for reasonable and proper limitations and restrictions
governing the application for and issuance and use of permits, and shall
provide for the number of permits per vehicle or per applicant, so as to
preclude evasion of annual registration requirements as may be required by
this Act.
(f) Any permit under this Section is subject to suspension or revocation
under this Act, and in addition, any such permit is subject to suspension
or revocation should the Secretary of State determine that the vehicle
identified in any permit should be properly registered in Illinois. In the
event any such permit is suspended or revoked, the permit is then null and
void, may not be re‑instated, nor is a refund therefor available. The
vehicle identified in such permit may not thereafter be operated in
Illinois without being properly registered as provided in this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 92‑680, eff. 7‑16‑02; 93‑32, eff. 7‑1‑03.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑404) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑404)
Sec. 3‑404.
Vehicles of second division carrying persons or
property ‑ Required documents. The Secretary of State shall
require an appropriate document, including but not limited to a
bill of lading, trip manifest or
dispatch record, to be carried, on all vehicles of the second
division, carrying persons or property setting forth therein:
(a) the point of origin and destination of the vehicle and
its cargo or the persons being carried;
(b) whether the movement is for‑hire or not‑for‑hire; and
(c) whether the movement is intrastate or interstate as defined
by this Act.
The Secretary of State shall promulgate and publish reasonable
rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of
this requirement. Vehicles bearing valid current Illinois
registration plate or plates and registration stickers where
applicable shall be exempted from such requirement by the
Secretary of State whether the movement is "intrastate" or
"interstate" as defined in this Act.
(Source: P.A. 80‑230.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑405)
Sec. 3‑405. Application for registration.
(a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under this Code shall
make application to the Secretary of State for the registration of such
vehicle upon the appropriate form or forms furnished by the Secretary.
Every such application shall bear the signature of the owner
written with pen and ink and contain:
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3. Information relating to the insurance policy for | ||
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4. Such further information as may reasonably be | ||
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5. An affirmation by the applicant that all | ||
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(b) When such application refers to a new vehicle purchased from a
dealer the application shall be accompanied by a Manufacturer's Statement
of Origin from the dealer, and a statement showing any lien retained by the
dealer.
(Source: P.A. 93‑723, eff. 1‑1‑05.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑405.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑405.1)
Sec. 3‑405.1.
Application for vanity and personalized license plates.
(a) Vanity license plates mean any license plates, assigned to a passenger
motor vehicle of the first division, to a motor vehicle of the second
division registered at not more than 8,000 pounds or to a recreational
vehicle, which display a registration number containing 1 to 7 letters and no
numbers or 1, 2, or 3 numbers and no letters as requested by the owner of the
vehicle and license plates issued to retired members of Congress under Section
3‑610.1 or to retired members of the General Assembly as provided in Section
3‑606.1. Personalized license plates mean any license plates, assigned to a
passenger motor vehicle of the first division, to a motor vehicle of the second
division registered at not more than 8,000 pounds, or to a recreational
vehicle, which display a registration number containing one of the following
combinations of letters and numbers, as requested by the owner of the vehicle:
Standard Passenger Plates
First Division Vehicles
1 letter plus 0‑99
2 letters plus 0‑99
3 letters plus 0‑99
4 letters plus 0‑99
5 letters plus 0‑99
6 letters plus 0‑9
Second Division Vehicles
8,000 pounds or less and Recreation Vehicles
0‑999 plus 1 letter
0‑999 plus 2 letters
0‑999 plus 3 letters
0‑99 plus 4 letters
0‑9 plus 5 letters
(b) For any registration period commencing after December 31, 2003, any
person who is the registered owner of a passenger motor vehicle of the first
division, of a motor vehicle of the second division registered at not
more than 8,000 pounds or of a recreational vehicle registered with the
Secretary of State or who makes application for an original registration of
such a motor vehicle or renewal registration of such a motor vehicle may,
upon payment of a fee prescribed in Section 3‑806.1 or Section 3‑806.5,
apply to the Secretary of State for vanity or personalized license plates.
(c) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter 3, vanity and personalized
license plates as issued under this Section shall be the same color and design
as other passenger vehicle license plates and shall not in any manner conflict
with any other existing passenger, commercial, trailer, motorcycle, or special
license plate series. However, special registration plates issued under
Sections 3‑611 and 3‑616 for vehicles operated by or for persons with
disabilities may also be vanity or personalized license plates.
(d) Vanity and personalized license plates shall be issued only to the
registered owner of the vehicle on which they are to be displayed, except
as provided in Sections 3‑611 and 3‑616 for special registration plates
for vehicles operated by or for persons with
disabilities.
(e) An applicant for the issuance of vanity or personalized license
plates or subsequent renewal thereof shall file an application in such form
and manner and by such date as the Secretary of State may, in his discretion,
require.
No vanity nor personalized license plates shall be approved, manufactured, or
distributed that contain any characters, symbols other than the international
accessibility symbol for vehicles operated by or for
persons with disabilities, foreign words, or letters of punctuation.
(f) Vanity and personalized license plates as issued pursuant to this
Act may be subject to the Staggered Registration System as prescribed by
the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 92‑651, eff. 7‑11‑02; 93‑32, eff. 7‑1‑03 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑405.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑405.2)
Sec. 3‑405.2.
Improper plates.
The Secretary of State shall refuse
to issue any license plates bearing a combination of letters or numbers,
or both, which creates a potential duplication or, in the opinion of the
Secretary, (1) would substantially interfere with plate identification for
law enforcement purposes, (2) is misleading, or (3) creates a connotation
that is offensive to good taste and decency.
The Secretary may revoke any such plates issued previously. Any person
who has his or her plates revoked under this Section may acquire at no charge
new plates and any required stickers of the same category and for the same
period of registration.
(Source: P.A. 83‑449.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑405.3)
Sec. 3‑405.3.
Application for fleet vehicles.
(a) An owner engaged in operating a fleet of motor vehicles of the first
division in this State or a
fleet of second division vehicles operated intrastate may register and license
the fleet for
operations in this State by
filing an application statement with the Secretary of State, signed under
penalties of perjury, which
shall be in the form and contain the information required by the Secretary of
State.
First division
vehicles registered under this Section must be registered in accordance with
the fees prescribed in
Section 3‑806 of this Code.
Second division
vehicles registered under this Section must be registered in accordance with
the fees prescribed in
Section 3‑815 of this Code.
(b) Participation in the fleet registration plan may be accomplished only
by entering into a
contractual agreement with the Secretary. The applicant must have electronic
data interchange
capabilities. The Secretary shall in his or her discretion determine other
qualifications for fleet
owners to register under this paragraph. In making the determination, the
Secretary shall consider
the size of the fleet and the past history of the registrant.
(Source: P.A. 92‑629, eff. 7‑1‑03.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑405.4)
Sec. 3‑405.4.
Audits.
In addition to audit authority set forth in Section
2‑124 of this Code, the Secretary of State may audit the registration plates
and the inventory of credentials of any fleet owner participating in the fleet
registration plan.
(Source: P.A. 92‑629, eff. 7‑1‑03 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑406) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑406)
Sec. 3‑406.
Application for specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicles.
(a) In the event the vehicle to be registered is a specially
constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicle, such fact shall be stated in
the application and with reference to every foreign vehicle which has been
registered heretofore outside of this State the owner shall surrender to
the Secretary of State all registration plates, registration cards or other
evidence of such foreign registration as may be in his possession or under
his control except as provided in subdivision (b) hereof.
(b) Where in the course of interstate operation of a vehicle registered
in another State, it is desirable to retain registration of said vehicle in
such other State, such applicant need not surrender but shall submit for
inspection said evidences of such foreign registration and the Secretary of
State upon a proper showing shall register said vehicle in this State but
shall not issue a certificate of title for such vehicle.
(Source: P.A. 76‑1586 .)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑407) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑407)
Sec. 3‑407.
Temporary permit or registration pending registration.
(a) Temporary Permit. The Secretary of State in his discretion may
grant a temporary permit or placard to operate a vehicle for which
application for
registration and certificate of title has been made where such application
is accompanied by the proper fee, pending action upon said application by
the Secretary of State. In lieu of payment of the proper fee, the Secretary
of State may accept a bond therefor or a certificate of deposit, in the
proper amount, and in the same form and subject to the same requirements as
the payment of such fees or taxes on an installment basis, except that the
fees or taxes due shall be payable and paid to the Secretary of State. The
design, color and format of the temporary permit or placard shall be wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
(b) Temporary Registration. The Secretary of State in his discretion may
issue registration plates to an owner for which application and certificate
of title has been made where such application is accompanied by the proper
fee and tax, pending completion of the said application by the applicant
and the Secretary, subject however to rules and regulations promulgated by
the Secretary.
(c) Revocation. A temporary permit or registration is subject to
revocation to the same extent as any other registration.
(Source: P.A. 88‑298.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑408)
Sec. 3‑408.
Grounds for refusing registration or certificate of title.
The Secretary of State shall refuse registration or any transfer of
registration upon any of the following grounds:
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3. That the registration of the vehicle stands | ||
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4. That the required fee has not been paid;
5. (a) In the case of medical transport vehicles and | ||
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(Source: P.A. 92‑108, eff. 1‑1‑02.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑409) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑409)
Sec. 3‑409.
Registration indexes.
The Secretary of State shall file each application received and when
satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof, and that the
applicant is entitled to register such vehicle and to the issuance of a
certificate of title, shall register the vehicle therein described and keep
a suitable record thereof as follows:
1. Under a distinctive registration number assigned to the vehicle;
2. Under the identifying number of the vehicle;
3. Alphabetically, under the name of the owner;
4. In the discretion of the Secretary of State, in any other manner it
may deem desirable.
(Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑410) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑410)
Sec. 3‑410.
Secretary of State to issue registration card.
(a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle shall issue a
registration card.
(b) The registration card shall be delivered to the owner and shall
contain upon the face thereof the date issued, the name and address of the
owner, the registration number assigned to the vehicle and as to vehicles
of the second division, whether the vehicle is for‑hire or not‑for‑hire and
such description of the vehicle as determined by the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑411) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑411)
Sec. 3‑411.
Registration card to be carried and exhibited on demand.
(a) Every registration card for a vehicle of the second division weighing
more than 8,000 pounds or any vehicle of the second division weighing 8,000
pounds or less towing a trailer, except
pole trailer or semitrailer shall at all times be carried in the vehicle to
which it refers or shall be carried by the person driving or in control of
such vehicle who shall display the same upon demand of a police officer or
any officer or employee of the Secretary of State.
(b) The provisions of this Section requiring that a registration card be
carried in the vehicle to which it refers or by the person driving the same
shall not apply when such card is used for the purpose of making
application for renewal of registration or upon a transfer of registration
of said vehicle.
(c) Every owner or operator of a vehicle of the second division subject to
a reciprocity agreement under subsection (b) of Section 3‑402 of this Chapter
shall at all times carry in the vehicle a copy of the reciprocity permit and
shall display the same upon demand of a police officer or any officer or
employee of the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 89‑245, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑687, eff. 6‑1‑97.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑413) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑413)
(Text of Section from P.A. 92‑668)
Sec. 3‑413.
Display of registration plates, registration stickers
and driveway decal permits.
(a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
truck‑tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The registration plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any apportionment
plate issued to a bus under the provisions of this Code shall be attached
to the rear thereof. The registration plate issued for a truck‑tractor or
an apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
attached to the front thereof.
(b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than
5 inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
condition to be clearly legible, free
from any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate,
including, but not limited to, glass covers and tinted plastic covers.
Clear plastic covers are permissible as long as they remain clear and do not
obstruct the
visibility of the plates. Registration stickers issued as evidence of renewed
annual
registration shall be attached to registration plates as required by the
Secretary of State,
and be clearly visible at all times.
(c) Every driveway decal permit issued pursuant to this Code shall
be firmly attached to the inside windshield of the motor vehicle in such
a manner that it cannot be removed without being destroyed. If such
decal permits are affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall be void and of no effect.
(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration plate.
(e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to the rear of
the camper body.
(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois registration plate, plates
or registration stickers after the termination of the registration
period for which issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections 3‑414 and 3‑414.1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 89‑245, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑375, eff. 8‑18‑95; 92‑668, eff.
1‑1‑03.)
(Text of Section from P.A. 92‑680)
Sec. 3‑413.
Display of registration plates, registration stickers
and drive‑away permits.
(a) Registration plates issued for a
motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
truck‑tractor, apportioned bus, or apportioned truck shall be attached
thereto, one in the front and one in the
rear. The registration plate issued for a motorcycle, trailer or
semitrailer required to be registered hereunder and any apportionment
plate issued to a bus under the provisions of this Code shall be attached
to the rear thereof. The registration plate issued for a truck‑tractor or
an apportioned truck required to be registered hereunder shall be
attached to the front thereof.
(b) Every registration plate shall at all times be securely fastened
in a horizontal position to the vehicle for which it is issued so as to
prevent the plate from swinging and at a height of not less than 12
inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a
place and position to be clearly visible and shall be maintained in a
condition to be clearly legible, free
from any materials that would obstruct the visibility of the plate,
including, but not limited to, glass covers and tinted plastic covers. Clear
plastic covers are permissible as long as they remain clear and do not obstruct
the visibility of the plates. Registration stickers issued as
evidence of renewed annual registration shall be attached to registration
plates as required by the Secretary of State, and be clearly visible at
all times.
(c) Every drive‑away permit issued pursuant to this
Code shall
be firmly attached to the motor vehicle in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of State. If a drive‑away permit is affixed to a motor vehicle in any other manner the
permit shall be void and of no effect.
(d) The Illinois prorate decal issued to a foreign registered
vehicle part of a fleet prorated or apportioned with Illinois, shall be
displayed on a registration plate and displayed on the front of such
vehicle in the same manner as an Illinois registration plate.
(e) The registration plate issued for a camper body mounted on a
truck displaying registration plates shall be attached to the rear of
the camper body.
(f) No person shall operate a vehicle, nor permit the operation of a
vehicle, upon which is displayed an Illinois registration plate, plates
or registration stickers after the termination of the registration
period for which issued or after the expiration date set pursuant to
Sections 3‑414 and 3‑414.1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 89‑245, eff. 1‑1‑96; 89‑375, eff. 8‑18‑95; 92‑680,
eff. 7‑16‑02.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑414) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑414)
Sec. 3‑414. Expiration of registration.
(a) Every vehicle registration under this Chapter and every registration
card and registration plate or registration sticker issued hereunder to a
vehicle shall be for the periods specified in this Chapter and shall expire
at midnight on the day and date specified in this Section as follows:
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(b) Vehicle registrations of vehicles of the first division shall be
for a calendar year or 2 calendar year basis as provided for in this
Chapter.
Vehicle registrations of vehicles under Sections 3‑807, 3‑808 and
3‑809 shall be on an indefinite term basis or a 2 calendar year basis as
provided for in this Chapter.
Vehicle registrations for vehicles of the second division shall be
for a fiscal year, 2 fiscal year or calendar year basis as provided for
in this Chapter.
Motor vehicles registered under the provisions of
Sections 3‑402.1 and 3‑405.3 shall
be issued multi‑year registration plates with a new registration card
issued annually upon payment of the appropriate fees. Apportionable
trailers and apportionable semitrailers registered under the provisions of
Section 3‑402.1 shall be issued multi‑year registration plates and cards
that will be subject to revocation for failure to pay annual fees required
by Section 3‑814.1. The Secretary shall determine when these vehicles
shall be issued new registration plates.
(c) Every vehicle registration specified in Section 3‑810 and every
registration card and registration plate or registration sticker issued
thereunder shall expire on the 31st day of December of each year or at
such other date as may be selected in the discretion of the Secretary of
State.
(d) Every vehicle registration for a vehicle of the second division
weighing over 8,000 pounds,
except as provided in paragraph (g) of this Section, and every
registration card and registration plate or registration sticker, where
applicable, issued hereunder to such vehicles shall be issued for a
fiscal year commencing on July 1st of each registration year. However,
the Secretary of State may, pursuant to an agreement or arrangement or
declaration providing for apportionment of a fleet of vehicles with
other jurisdictions, provide for registration of such vehicles under
apportionment or for all of the vehicles registered in Illinois by an
applicant who registers some of his vehicles under apportionment on a
calendar year basis instead, and the fees or taxes to be paid on a
calendar year basis shall be identical to those specified in this Act
for a fiscal year registration. Provision for installment payment may
also be made.
(e) Semitrailer registrations under apportionment may be on a
calendar year under a reciprocal agreement or arrangement and all other
semitrailer registrations shall be on fiscal year or 2 fiscal year or 4
fiscal year basis as provided for in this Chapter.
(f) The Secretary of State may convert annual registration plates or
2‑year registration plates, whether registered on a calendar year or fiscal
year basis, to multi‑year plates. The determination of which plate categories
and when to convert to multi‑year plates is solely within the discretion of the
Secretary of State.
(g) After January 1, 1975, each registration, registration card and
registration plate or registration sticker, where applicable, issued for
a recreational vehicle or recreational or camping trailer, except a
house trailer, used exclusively by the owner for recreational purposes,
and not used commercially nor as a truck or bus, nor for hire, shall be
on a calendar year basis; except that the Secretary of State shall
provide for registration and the issuance of registration cards and
plates or registration stickers, where applicable, for one 6‑month
period in order to accomplish an orderly transition from a fiscal year
to a calendar year basis. Fees and taxes due under this Act for a
registration year shall be appropriately reduced for such 6‑month
transitional registration period.
(h) The Secretary of State may, in order to accomplish an orderly
transition for vehicles registered under Section 3‑402.1 of this Code from
a calendar year registration to a March 31st expiration, require applicants
to pay fees and taxes due under this Code on a 15 month registration basis.
However, if in the discretion of the Secretary of State this creates an
undue hardship on any applicant the Secretary may allow the applicant to
pay 3 month fees and taxes at the time of registration and the additional
12 month fees and taxes to be payable no later than March 31 of the year
after this amendatory Act of 1991 takes effect.
(i) The Secretary of State may stagger registrations, of vehicles for
which multi‑year plates are issued pursuant to Section 3‑414.1, as necessary
for the convenience of the public and the efficiency of his Office. In
order to appropriately and effectively accomplish any such staggering, the
Secretary of State is authorized to prorate required registration fees,
but in no event for a period longer than 15 months, at a monthly rate for
a 12 month registration fee.
(Source: P.A. 92‑629, eff. 7‑1‑03; 93‑796, eff. 7‑22‑04.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑414.1)
Sec. 3‑414.1.
Term of multi‑year registration plates.
(a) Registration
plates issued for motor vehicles shall be valid for
an indefinite term of not
less than one year. Registration plates issued as two‑year
plates may be issued as multi‑year plates at the discretion of the
Secretary of State. Current renewal registration stickers,
when necessary, are to be attached as provided in Section 3‑413. The Secretary
may in his discretion prescribe a term greater than one year or may extend
the term of current registration plates for an additional calendar year
by appropriate public announcement made before August 1 of the current
registration
year.
(b) Registration plates issued to owners of vehicles subject to annual
registration for the first time during the term of the plates shall be valid
until the expiration of the term. Current annual registration stickers
are to be attached as provided in Section 3‑413.
(Source: P.A. 89‑245, eff. 1‑1‑96.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑415)
Sec. 3‑415. Application for and renewal of registration. (a) Calendar
year. Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be made by
the owner, as to those vehicles required to be registered on a calendar
registration year, not later than December 1 of each year, upon proper
application
and by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as provided
by law except that application for renewal of a vehicle registration, as
to those vehicles required to be registered on a staggered calendar year
basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of State.
(b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
provided by law, except that application for renewal of a vehicle registration,
as to those vehicles required to be registered on a staggered fiscal year
basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of State.
(c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not later than
December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the 2‑year
registration period, except that application for renewal of a vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles required to be registered for 2 years
on a staggered registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form
and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2‑year
registration period, except that application for renewal of a vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles required to be registered for 2 fiscal
years on a staggered registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the
form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
(e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
applications for renewal of registration and grant the same
and issue new registration cards and plates or registration
stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration.
No person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the Secretary of State
in his discretion
may select.
(f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
require, as to vehicles for‑hire, that applications be
accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
(g) Applications for registration renewal shall include information relating to the insurance policy for the motor vehicle, including the name of the insurer that issued the policy, the policy number, and the expiration date of the policy.
(Source: P.A. 93‑723, eff. 1‑1‑05.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑417) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑417)
Sec. 3‑417.
Lost or damaged or stolen cards, plates and registration
stickers. (a) In the event any registration card, plate, registration
sticker or other Illinois evidence of proper registration is lost,
mutilated or becomes illegible, the owner or legal representative or
successor in interest of the owner of the vehicle for which the same was
issued as shown by the records of the Secretary of State shall
immediately make application for and may obtain a duplicate under a new
registration card, plate, registration sticker or other Illinois
evidence of proper registration.
(b) In the event any registration card, plate, registration sticker
or other Illinois evidence of proper registration is stolen from the
owner, the owner or legal representative or successor in interest of the
owner of the vehicle shall promptly notify the
Secretary of State, and in order to comply with Section 3‑413 of this Act
the owner shall make application for and obtain a
duplicate registration card, plate, registration sticker or other
Illinois evidence of proper registration.
(c) The Secretary of State may, if advisable, issue a
substitute or new registration number in lieu of issuing a duplicate.
(d) An applicant for a duplicate shall furnish information
satisfactory to and prescribed by the Secretary of State, and he shall
forward with the application, the fees prescribed by law.
(Source: P.A. 81‑308.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑418) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑418)
Sec. 3‑418.
Registration under new identifying number.
When the Secretary of State issues a new identifying number, such motor
vehicle shall be registered under such identifying number in lieu of the
former identifying number.
(Source: P.A. 76‑1586.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑419) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑419)
Sec. 3‑419.
Regulations governing change of motors.
The Secretary of State is authorized to adopt and enforce such
registration rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and
compatible with the public interest with respect to the change or
substitution of one engine in place of another in any motor vehicle.
Where a substitution or change changes the classification of a motor
vehicle for registration purposes resulting in requiring the payment of a
greater fee or tax, the owner shall be required to reclassify the
registration and pay the higher or greater fee or tax due.
(Source: P. A. 77‑364.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3‑421) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑421)
Sec. 3‑421.
Right of reassignment.
(a) Every natural person
shall have the right of reassignment of the license number issued
to him during the current registration plate term, for the
ensuing registration plate term, provided his application
for reassignment is received in the Office of the Secretary of
State on or before September 30 of the final year of the
registration plate term as to a vehicle registered on a calendar
year, and on or before March 31 as to a vehicle registered on
a fiscal year. The right of reassignment shall apply to every natural person
under the staggered registration system provided the application for reassignment
is received in the Office of the Secretary of State by the 1st day of the
month immediately preceding the applicant's month of expiration.
In addition, every natural person shall have the right of
reassignment of the license number issued to him for a two‑year
registration, for the ensuing two‑year period. Where the
two‑year period is for two calendar years, the application
for reassignment must be received by the Secretary
of State on or before September 30th of the year preceding
commencement of the two‑year period. Where the two‑year
period is for two fiscal years commencing on July 1, the
application for reassignment must be received by the Secretary
of State on or before April 30th immediately preceding
commencement of the two‑year period.
(b) Notwithstanding the above provision, the Secretary of
State shall, subject to the existing right of reassignment,
have the authority to designate new specific combinations of
numerical, alpha‑numerical, and numerical‑alpha licenses for
vehicles registered on a calendar year or on a fiscal year,
whether the license be issued for one or more years. The new
combinations so specified shall not be subject to the right
of reassignment, and no right of reassignment thereto may at
any future time be acquired.
(Source: P.A. 80‑230; 80‑1185.)
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