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CHAPTER 625 VEHICLES
625 ILCS 5/ Illinois Vehicle Code.
Article III - Permits
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(2) livestock, including but not limited to hogs, | ||
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(3) ensilage; and (4) fruits and vegetables. Permits may be issued for a period not to exceed 40 days and moves may be made of a distance not to exceed 50 miles from a field, an on‑farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as defined in the Illinois Grain Code, or a livestock management facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act over any highway except the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle, however, must abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All implements of husbandry operating under this Section between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section 12‑205.1. (e‑1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency harvest situation exists, a special permit issued by the Department under this Section shall not be required from September 1 through December 31 during harvest season emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20% above the limits provided in Section 15‑111. All other restrictions that apply to permits issued under this Section shall apply during the declared time period. With respect to highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements during harvest season emergencies. This permit exemption shall apply to all vehicles eligible to obtain permits under this Section, including commercial vehicles in use during the declared time period. (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined by the Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction. Every permit shall be in written form and carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit and no person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the permit shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, any vehicle and load found to be off the route prescribed in the permit shall be held to be operating without a permit. Any off route vehicle and load shall be required to obtain a new permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor anything herein shall be construed to authorize any police officer, court, or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit to remove the permit from the possession of the permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent permit violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon arrest for an offense of violation of permit, operating without a permit when the vehicle is off route, or any size or weight offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to raise the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his agent, must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning the alleged offense. If the permit designates and includes a routing to a certified scale, the permitee, while enroute to the designated scale, shall be deemed in compliance with the weight provisions of the permit provided the axle or gross weights do not exceed any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts: Single axle 2000 pounds Tandem axle 3000 pounds Gross 5000 pounds (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to make available to interested persons a policy concerning reasonable rules, limitations and conditions or provisions of operation upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to those contained in this Section for the movement by special permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. All rules, limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in the policy shall have due regard for the safety of the traveling public and the protection of the highway system and shall have been promulgated in conformity with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The requirements of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the same for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort vehicles are required, they shall meet the following requirements: (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over | ||
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(2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than | ||
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The Department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations regarding liability insurance or self insurance for vehicles with oversized loads promulgated under The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be required for escort under circumstances as required by rules and regulations of the Department. (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or provision of any permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall not render the entire permit null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight or load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit. The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the permit, but are also the sole extent of the authorization granted by the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be off the route or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement, the vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route movement shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, under the applicable provisions of this Chapter, as determined by the type or class highway upon which the vehicle and load are being operated. (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under a fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person, firm, or corporation to whom such permit was granted, the driver of such vehicle in addition to the person who issued such permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of fraud and either one or all persons may be prosecuted for such violation. Any person, firm, or corporation committing such violation shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted of such violation for a period of one year after the date of conviction. Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in addition to any penalties imposed for violation of other Sections of this Act. (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, the person to whom such permit was granted, or the driver of such vehicle, is guilty of such violation and either, but not both, persons may be prosecuted for such violation as stated in this subsection (j). Any person, firm or corporation convicted of such violation shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor more than $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor more than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, firm or corporation within a period of one year after the date of the first offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and the Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted of a third offense during a period of one year after the date of conviction for such third offense. (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under permits for excess width or length issued by local authorities, such vehicle may be moved upon a State highway for a distance not to exceed one‑half mile without a permit for the purpose of crossing the State highway. (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Department, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize the movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight requirement, or both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for a permit, when there is a showing of extreme necessity that the vehicle and load should be moved without unnecessary delay. For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme necessity shall be limited to the following: shipments of livestock, hazardous materials, liquid concrete being hauled in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt. (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other Section of this Code. (n) The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon application in writing, may issue a special permit for continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to operate a tow‑truck that exceeds the weight limits provided for in subsection (d) of Section 15‑111, provided: (1) no rear single axle of the tow‑truck exceeds | ||
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(2) no rear tandem axle of the tow‑truck exceeds | ||
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(2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery | ||
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(3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | ||
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(4) the tow‑truck prior to hookup does not exceed | ||
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(5) during the tow operation the tow‑truck does not | ||
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(6) the tow‑truck is equipped with flashing, | ||
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(7) the tow‑truck is specifically designed and | ||
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(8) the tow‑truck has a gross vehicle weight rating | ||
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(9) the tow‑truck is equipped with air brakes; (10) the tow‑truck is capable of utilizing the | ||
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(11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck | ||
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(12) the permit issued to the tow‑truck is carried | ||
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(13) the movement shall be valid only on state | ||
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(o) The Department, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon application in writing, may issue a special permit for continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to transport raw milk that exceeds the weight limits provided for in subsections (b) and (f) of Section 15‑111 of this Code, provided: (1) no single axle exceeds 20,000 pounds; (2) no gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds; (3) permits issued by the State are good only for | ||
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(4) all road and bridge postings must be obeyed. (Source: P.A. 95‑331, eff. 8‑21‑07; 95‑666, eff. 10‑11‑07.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑302) Sec. 15‑302. Fees for special permits. The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction shall collect a fee from the applicant for the issuance of a permit to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles or load as authorized in Section 15‑301. The charge for each permit shall consist of: 1. a service charge for special handling of a permit | ||
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2. fees for any dimension, axle weight or gross | ||
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3. additional fees for special investigations as in | ||
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With respect to overweight fees, the charge shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the cost of the extra wear and tear on the mileage of highways over which the load is to be moved. With respect to over‑dimension permits, the fee shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the special privilege of transporting oversize vehicle or vehicle combination and load and to compensate in part for the economic loss of operators of vehicles in regular operation due to inconvenience occasioned by the oversize movements. Fees to be paid by the applicant are to be at the rates specified in this Chapter. In determining the fees in Section 15‑306 and paragraph (f) of Section 15‑307, all weights shall be to the next highest 1,000 pounds and all distances shall be determined from the Illinois Official Highway Map. For repeated moves of like objects which cannot be dismantled or disassembled and which are monolithically structured for permanent use in the transported form, the fees specified in Sections 15‑305, 15‑306 and 15‑307 for other than the first move shall be reduced by $4 provided the objects are to be moved from the same origin to the same destination, the number of trips will not be less than 5, the trips will be completed within 30 days, and all applications are submitted at one time. Round trip permits shall be the same as a single trip permit except the fee shall be computed based upon the total distance traveled, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load traveling both directions over the same route, provided a description including make and model of the equipment being transported is furnished to the Department, except that a vehicle combination registered by the Department as provided in Section 15‑319 may be one of the same class. Limited continuous operation permits are to be valid for a period of 90 days or one year, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load. (Source: P.A. 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑303) Sec. 15‑303. Transmission Fees. When special transmission of permits is requested by an applicant, a service charge in an amount sufficient to defray the cost shall be charged. (Source: P.A. 81‑199.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑304) Sec. 15‑304. Fees for house trailer combinations, or a unit carrying roof or floor trusses. Fees for special permits to move a house trailer, oversize storage building, modular home section, or a unit carrying roof or floor trusses in combination with a towing vehicle shall be paid by the applicant to the Department at the following rates: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Source: P.A. 89‑219, eff. 1‑1‑96; 90‑148, eff. 7‑23‑97 .) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑305) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑305) Sec. 15‑305. Fees for legal weight but overdimension Vehicles, Combinations, and Loads, other than House Trailer Combinations. Fees for special permits to move overdimension vehicles, combinations, and loads, other than house trailer combinations, shall be paid by the applicant to the Department at the following rates: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Permits issued under this Section shall be for a vehicle, or vehicle combination and load not exceeding legal weights; and, in the case of the limited continuous operation, shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load. Escort requirements shall be as prescribed in the Department's Rules and Regulations. Fees for the State Police vehicle escort, when required, shall be in addition to the permit fees. (Source: P.A. 89‑219, eff. 1‑1‑96 .) |
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(Source: P.A. 96‑34, eff. 1‑1‑10 (see Section 60‑50 of P.A. 96‑37 for effective date of changes made by P.A. 96‑34).) |
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Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged an additional overwidth fee of $15. (g) Fees for special permits to move vehicles, combinations of vehicles, and loads with overweight gross loads not included in the fee categories shall be paid by the applicant to the Department at the rate of $50 plus 3.5 cents per ton‑mile in excess of legal weight. With respect to fees for overweight gross loads not included in the schedules specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of Section 15‑307 and for overweight axle loads listed in Section 15‑306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever is the greater, but not both. An additional fee in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 15‑305 shall be charged for each overdimension. (h) Fees for special permits for continuous limited operation authorizing the applicant to operate vehicles that exceed the weight limits provided for in subsection (d) of Section 15‑111. All single axles excluding the steer axle and axles within a tandem are limited to 24,000 pounds or less unless otherwise noted in this subsection (h). Loads up to 12 feet wide and 110 feet in length shall be included within this permit. Fees shall be $250 for a quarterly and $1,000 for an annual permit. Front tag axle and double tandem trailers are not eligible. The following configurations qualify for the quarterly and annual permits: (1) 3 or more axles, total gross weight of 68,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(Source: P.A. 96‑34, eff. 1‑1‑10.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑308) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑308) Sec. 15‑308. Fees for overweight trucks hauling agricultural commodities. Fees for special permits for increased axle loads to be used for hauling agricultural commodities, as defined in subsection (e) of Section 15‑301; limited continuous operation permit only, $5 per axle. (Source: P.A. 93‑971, eff. 8‑20‑04.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑308.1) Sec. 15‑308.1. Fees for moving oversize or overweight equipment to the site of rail derailments. Fees for permits to move oversize or overweight equipment to the sites of train derailments shall include all equipment otherwise eligible to obtain single trip permits under normal situations. The permit shall be valid for a period of one year and can be used at any time for movement to the site of a train derailment during an emergency. The amount of the fee shall be $500. (Source: P.A. 90‑273, eff. 7‑30‑97.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑309) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑309) Sec. 15‑309. Fees for Moves Directly across Highway. Fees for special permits for vehicles or vehicle combinations exceeding the legal sizes and weights specified in this Chapter either empty or hauling material directly across a highway making repeated moves in the course of industrial operations, for a period of 6 months; limited continuous operation permit only, $15. (Source: P.A. 81‑199.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑310) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑310) Sec. 15‑310. Fees for Buildings and Special Moves. Fees for special permits for moving buildings or large machines. (a) When moved on house moving equipment or on own trucks or tracks fees will be based on maximum overall dimensions, plus engineering investigation and police escort fees when required; single trip only. (b) When moved on a vehicle or vehicle combination applicable overdimension and overweight fees shall apply; single trip only. (Source: P.A. 76‑1586.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑311) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑311) Sec. 15‑311. Fees for Engineering Inspections or Field Investigations. Engineering inspections or field investigations will be made by the Department and the following fees shall be paid by the applicant: for normal field investigations, or for special engineering investigations requiring assessment of work to be done on the highway and final inspection, $40 per hour. (Source: P.A. 84‑566.) |
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(2) to the Illinois State Police: $60 per hour per | ||
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The actual time of the movement shall be the time the police escort is required to pick up the movement to the time the movement is completed. Any delays or breakdowns shall be considered part of the movement time. Any fraction of an hour shall be rounded up to the next whole hour. (Source: P.A. 95‑787, eff. 1‑1‑09.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑313) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑313) Sec. 15‑313. Supplemental Permit Fee. The Department shall collect a fee of $5 and other applicable fees to cover the cost of processing an application for supplemental special permit. This fee shall be charged for each supplemental special permit issued. In addition, if the supplemental permit provides for an increase in size or weight or both over that specified in the original special permit, additional fees shall be charged as provided in Sections 15‑303 through 15‑312 as applicable, to correct for the increase. (Source: P.A. 81‑199.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑314) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑314) Sec. 15‑314. Payment of Fees. The Department shall prescribe the time and method of payment of all appropriate fees authorized by Section 15‑302 through 15‑313. The Department may, at its discretion, establish credit accounts with billing to be made at intervals not exceeding one month. Failure to pay invoices in full within a period of 30 days after the billing date shall be sufficient cause for the Department to withhold issuance of any further permits or credit to the individual, company, or subsidiary firm. The Department is authorized to charge a service fee of $3 for a check returned for any reason. All money received by the Department under the provisions of this Section shall be deposited in the Road Fund. No refund shall be made to applicant following issuance of a permit if move is not completed. (Source: P.A. 81‑199.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑315) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑315) Sec. 15‑315. Exemptions to requirement of fees. (a) The requirements as to fees authorized by Sections 15‑302 through 15‑314 shall not apply to the owner of the vehicle or vehicle combination if owned by the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of this State, or any municipality therein. (b) The provisions of Sections 15‑302 through 15‑314 requiring fees for a permit shall not modify, alter or in any manner affect either the provisions of Section 15‑301, or the policy of the Department adopted for the administration of this Chapter. (Source: P.A. 83‑831.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑317) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑317) Sec. 15‑317. Special weight limitation on elevated structures. (a) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway with a gross weight which is greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department, when such structure is sign posted as provided in this Section. (b) The Department upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Chapter the Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of such structure. (c) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this Section proof of the determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence of the maximum weight which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure. (Source: P.A. 76‑1586.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑318) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑318) Sec. 15‑318. Liability if highway or structure damaged. (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure is liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance exceeding the maximum dimensions or weighing in excess of the maximum weight specified in this Chapter but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this Chapter. The measure of liability is the cost of repairing a facility partially damaged or the depreciated replacement cost of a facility damaged beyond repair together with all other expenses incurred by the authorities in control of the highway or highway structure in providing a temporary detour, including a temporary structure, to serve the needs of traffic during the period of repair or replacement of the damaged highway or highway structure. (b) Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is so operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of such owner, then the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable to the extent provided in paragraph (a) of this Section. (c) Recovery may be had in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure. (Source: P.A. 81‑199.) |
(625 ILCS 5/15‑319) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15‑319) Sec. 15‑319. Special registration of vehicles by department. (a) Applicants for special permits authorized in Section 15‑301 may apply to the Department for an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDT) registration number and classification identification label issued for the purpose of identifying and classifying vehicles or combinations of vehicles that may be operated or moved by special permit. Applications shall be made on a form provided by the Department and certified to be true. (b) For a fee of $5 and following an analysis of data submitted by the applicant, the Department may, at its discretion, issue an Illinois Department of Transportation (IDT) registration number and classification identification label. The label shall be issued for a period of not to exceed 2 years or for a lesser period of time in conformance with rules to be established by the Department and to be valid must be displayed in a conspicuous place on the outside of a vehicle as designated by the Department. The label, all forms, records, rules, procedures, methods of analysis, and classification shall be in the form or as prescribed in rules promulgated by the Department. (c) All monies received by the Department under the provisions of this Section shall be deposited in the Road Fund. Vehicle classification shall be for identification purposes and shall not alter or in any manner affect either the provisions of Section 15‑301 or the policy adopted by the Department for the administration thereof. (Source: P.A. 83‑831.) |
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