(625 ILCS 5/3‑802) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑802)
Sec. 3‑802. Reclassifications and upgrades.
(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows:
"Reclassification" means changing the registration
| of a vehicle from one plate category to another. | |
"Upgrade" means increasing the registered weight of |
| a vehicle within the same plate category. | |
(b) When reclassing the registration of a vehicle from one plate category to another, the owner shall receive credit for the unused portion of the present plate and be charged the current portion fees for the new plate. In addition, the appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees shall be assessed.
(c) When upgrading the weight of a registration within the same plate category, the owner shall pay the difference in current period fees between the two plates. In addition, the appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees shall be assessed. In the event new plates are not required, the corrected registration card fee shall be assessed.
(d) In the event the owner of the vehicle desires to change the registered weight and change the plate category, the owner shall receive credit for the unused portion of the registration fee of the current plate and pay the current portion of the registration fee for the new plate, and in addition, pay the appropriate replacement plate and replacement sticker fees.
(e) Reclassing from one plate category to another plate category can be done only once within any registration period.
(f) No refunds shall be made in any of the circumstances found in subsection (b), subsection (c), or subsection (d); however, when reclassing from a flat weight plate to an apportioned plate, a refund may be issued if the credit amounts to an overpayment.
(g) In the event the registration of a vehicle registered under the mileage tax option is revoked, the owner shall be required to pay the annual registration fee in the new plate category and shall not receive any credit for the mileage plate fees.
(h) Certain special interest plates may be displayed on first division vehicles, second division vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less, and recreational vehicles. Those plates can be transferred within those vehicle groups.
(i) Plates displayed on second division vehicles weighing 8,000 pounds or less and passenger vehicle plates may be reclassed from one division to the other.
(j) Other than in subsection (i), reclassing from one division to the other division is prohibited. In addition, a reclass from a motor vehicle to a trailer or a trailer to a motor vehicle is prohibited.
(Source: P.A. 93‑365, eff. 7‑24‑03; 94‑239, eff. 1‑1‑06.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑806.6)
Sec. 3‑806.6. Victims of domestic violence.
(a) The Secretary shall issue new and different license plates immediately upon request to the registered owner of a vehicle who appears in person and submits a completed application, if all of the following are provided:
(1) proof of ownership of the vehicle that is
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(2) a driver's license or identification card |
| containing a picture of the licensee or cardholder issued to the registered owner by the Secretary under Section 6‑110 or 6‑107 of this Code or Section 4 of the Illinois Identification Card Act. The Office of the Secretary shall conduct a search of its records to verify the authenticity of any document submitted under this paragraph (2); | |
(3) the previously issued license plates from the |
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(4) payment of the required fee for the issuance of |
| duplicate license plates under Section 3‑417; and | |
(5) one of the following:
(A) a copy of a police report, court |
| documentation, or other law enforcement documentation identifying the registered owner of the vehicle as the victim of an incident of abuse, as defined in Section 103 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986, or the subject of stalking, as defined in Section 12‑7.3 of the Criminal Code of 1961; | |
(B) a written acknowledgment, dated within 30 |
| days of submission, on the letterhead of a domestic violence agency, that the registered owner is actively seeking assistance or has sought assistance from that agency within the past year; or | |
(C) an order of protection issued under Section |
| 214 of the Illinois Domestic Violence Act of 1986 that names the registered owner as a protected party. | |
(b) This Section does not apply to license plates issued |
| under Section 3‑664 or to special license plates issued under Article VI of this Chapter. | |
(Source: P.A. 94‑503, eff. 1‑1‑06; 95‑876, eff. 8‑21‑08.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑808) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑808)
Sec. 3‑808. Governmental and charitable vehicles; Registration fees.
(a) A registration fee of $10 per 2 year registration period shall be paid by the owner in the following cases:
1. Vehicles operated exclusively as a school bus for
| school purposes by any school district or any religious or denominational institution, except that such a school bus may be used by such a religious or denominational institution for the transportation of persons to or from any of its official activities. | |
2. Vehicles operated exclusively in a high school |
| driver training program by any school district or school operated by a religious institution. | |
3. Rescue squad vehicles which are owned and |
| operated by a corporation or association organized and operated not for profit for the purpose of conducting such rescue operations. | |
4. Vehicles, used exclusively as school buses for |
| any school district, which are neither owned nor operated by such district. | |
5. Charitable vehicles.
(b) Annual vehicle registration plates shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:
1. Medical transport vehicles owned and operated by |
| the State of Illinois or by any State agency financed by funds appropriated by the General Assembly. | |
2. Medical transport vehicles operated by or for any |
| county, township or municipal corporation. | |
(c) Ceremonial plates. Upon payment of a registration fee of $98 per 2‑year registration period, the Secretary of State shall issue registration plates to vehicles operated exclusively for ceremonial purposes by any not‑for‑profit veterans', fraternal, or civic organization. The Secretary of State may prescribe that ceremonial vehicle registration plates be issued for an indefinite term, that term to correspond to the term of registration plates issued generally, as provided in Section 3‑414.1.
All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.
(d) In any event, any vehicle registered under this Section used or operated for purposes other than those herein prescribed shall be subject to revocation, and in that event, the owner may be required to properly register such vehicle under the provisions of this Code.
(e) As a prerequisite to registration under this Section, the Secretary of State may require the vehicle owners listed in subsection (a) of this Section who are exempt from federal income taxation under subsection (c) of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as now or hereafter amended, to submit to him a determination letter, ruling or other written evidence of tax exempt status issued by the Internal Revenue Service. The Secretary may accept a certified copy of the document issued by the Internal Revenue Service as evidence of the exemption. The Secretary may require documentation of eligibility under this Section to accompany an application for registration.
(f) Special event plates. The Secretary of State may issue registration plates in recognition or commemoration of special events which promote the interests of Illinois citizens. These plates shall be valid for no more than 60 days prior to the date of expiration. The Secretary shall require the applicant for such plates to pay for the costs of furnishing the plates.
Beginning July 1, 1991, all special event plates shall be recorded in the Secretary of State's files for immediate identification.
The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of special event plates, shall notify all law enforcement officials of the design and other special features of the special plate series.
All special event plates shall indicate, in the lower right corner, the date of expiration in characters no less than 1/2 inch high.
(Source: P.A. 96‑34, eff. 7‑13‑09.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑808.1)
Sec. 3‑808.1. (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, at no charge, to the following:
1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, |
| owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State agency financed by funds appropriated by the General Assembly; |
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2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned |
| and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State agency financed by funds appropriated by the General Assembly. |
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(b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued, for a one time fee of $8.00, to the following:
1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles, |
| operated by or for any county, township or municipal corporation. |
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2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal |
| corporations for persons with disabilities. |
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3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year, |
| county‑owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration plates shall contain the specific county code and unit number. |
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4. All‑terrain vehicles owned by counties, townships, |
| or municipal corporations and used for law enforcement purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin is accompanied with a letter from the original manufacturer or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating that this all‑terrain vehicle has been converted to a street worthy vehicle that meets the equipment requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this Code. |
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5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year, |
| municipally‑owned vehicles operated by or for any police department. These registration plates shall contain the designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State. |
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(Source: P.A. 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑809) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑809)
Sec. 3‑809. Farm machinery, exempt vehicles and fertilizer spreaders ‑ registration fee.
(a) Vehicles of the second division having a corn sheller, a well driller, hay press, clover huller, feed mixer and unloader, or other farm machinery permanently mounted thereon and used solely for transporting the same, farm wagon type trailers having a fertilizer spreader attachment permanently mounted thereon, having a gross weight of not to exceed 36,000 pounds and used only for the transportation of bulk fertilizer, and farm wagon type tank trailers of not to exceed 3,000 gallons capacity, used during the liquid fertilizer season as field‑storage "nurse tanks" supplying the fertilizer to a field applicator and moved on highways only for bringing the fertilizer from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to another, or used during the lime season and moved on the highways only for bringing from a local source of supply to farm or field or from one farm or field to another, shall be registered upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a registration fee of $13 per 2‑year registration period. This registration fee of $13 shall be paid in full and shall not be reduced even though such registration is made after the beginning of the registration period.
(b) Vehicles exempt from registration under the provisions of Section 3‑402.A of this Act, as amended, except those vehicles required to be registered under paragraph (c) of this Section, may, at the option of the owner, be identified as exempt vehicles by displaying registration plates issued by the Secretary of State. The owner thereof may apply for such permanent, non‑transferable registration plates upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a registration fee of $13. The application for and display of such registration plates for identification purposes by vehicles exempt from registration shall not be deemed as a waiver or recision of its exempt status, nor make such vehicle subject to registration. Nothing in this Section prohibits the towing of another vehicle by the exempt vehicle if the towed vehicle:
(i) does not exceed the registered weight of 8,000
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(ii) is used exclusively for transportation to and |
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(iii) is not used for carrying counter weights or |
| other material related to the operation of the exempt vehicle while under tow; and | |
(iv) displays proper and current registration plates.
(c) Any single unit self‑propelled agricultural fertilizer implement, designed for both on and off road use, equipped with flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted for the application of plant food materials or agricultural chemicals, desiring to be operated upon the highways ladened with load shall be registered upon the filing of a proper application and payment of a registration fee of $250. The registration fee shall be paid in full and shall not be reduced even though such registration is made during the second half of the registration year. These vehicles shall, whether loaded or unloaded, be limited to a maximum gross weight of 36,000 pounds, restricted to a highway speed of not more than 30 miles per hour and a legal width of not more than 12 feet. Such vehicles shall be limited to the furthering of agricultural or horticultural pursuits and in furtherance of these pursuits, such vehicles may be operated upon the highway, within a 50 mile radius of their point of loading as indicated on the written or printed statement required by the "Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961", as amended, for the purpose of moving plant food materials or agricultural chemicals to the field, or from field to field, for the sole purpose of application.
No single unit self‑propelled agricultural fertilizer implement, designed for both on and off road use, equipped with flotation tires and otherwise specially adapted for the application of plant food materials or agricultural chemicals, having a width of more than 12 feet or a gross weight in excess of 36,000 pounds, shall be permitted to operate upon the highways ladened with load.
Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of Section 3‑809 (c) of this Act, the owner or the driver of such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of a petty offense and either may be prosecuted for such violation.
(Source: P.A. 96‑665, eff. 1‑1‑10.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑812) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑812)
Sec. 3‑812. Vehicles with Permanently Mounted Equipment ‑ Registration Fees. Vehicles having permanently mounted equipment thereon used exclusively by the owner for the transporting of such permanently mounted equipment and tools and equipment to be used incidentally in the work to be performed with the permanently mounted equipment and provided such vehicle is not used for hire shall be registered upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a registration fee based upon a rate of $45 per year (or fraction of a year) for each 10,000 pounds (or portion thereof) of the gross weight of such motor vehicle and equipment, according to the following table of fees: SCHEDULE OF FEES REQUIRED BY LAW |
Gross Weight in Lbs. | | Including Vehicle and | Total | Equipment | Annual Fees | 10,000 lbs. and less | $45 | 10,001 lbs. to 20,000 lbs. | 90 | 20,001 lbs. to 30,000 lbs. | 135 | 30,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. | 180 | 40,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. | 225 | 50,001 lbs. to 60,000 lbs. | 270 | 60,001 lbs. to 70,000 lbs. | 315 | 70,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. | 340 | 73,281 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. | 385 |
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(Source: P.A. 91‑37, eff. 7‑1‑99.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑815)
Sec. 3‑815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second division.
(a) Except as provided in Section 3‑806.3, every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3‑813, and not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section 3‑818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee: SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED BY LAW
Gross Weight in Lbs. | | Total Fees | Including Vehicle | | each Fiscal | and Maximum | | year | Load | Class | | 8,000 lbs. and less | B | $98 | 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. | D | 138 | 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. | F | 242 | 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. | H | 490 | 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. | J | 630 | 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. | K | 842 | 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. | L | 982 | 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. | N | 1,202 | 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. | P | 1,390 | 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. | Q | 1,538 | 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. | R | 1,698 | 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. | S | 1,830 | 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. | T | 1,970 | 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. | V | 2,294 | 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. | X | 2,622 | 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. | Z | 2,790 |
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Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into the State Police Vehicle Fund.
All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.
(a‑1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination of vehicles of the second division registered under Section 3‑813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15‑111 for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in Section 3‑806.3, every camping trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes, and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a commercial business, may be registered for each registration year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the following table of fees: MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER |
Gross Weight in Lbs. | Total Fees | Including Vehicle and | Each | Maximum Load | Calendar Year | 8,000 lbs and less | $78 | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs | 90 | 10,001 Lbs. and Over | 102 |
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CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER |
Gross Weight in Lbs. | Total Fees | Including Vehicle and | Each | Maximum Load | Calendar Year | 3,000 Lbs. and Less | $18 | 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. | 30 | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. | 38 | 10,001 Lbs. and Over | 50 |
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Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3‑819.
(c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations and not‑for‑hire only, or any truck used only in the transportation for‑hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as follows: SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES |
Gross Weight in Lbs. | | Total Amount for | Including Truck and | | each | Maximum Load | Class | Fiscal Year | 16,000 lbs. or less | VF | $150 | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. | VG | 226 | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. | VH | 290 | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. | VJ | 378 | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. | VK | 506 | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. | VL | 610 | 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. | VP | 810 | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. | VR | 1,026 | 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. | VT | 1,202 | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. | VV | 1,290 | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. | VX | 1,350 | 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. | VZ | 1,490 |
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In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) of Section 15‑111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
(d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
(e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
(f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as provided for in Section 3‑401.
(Source: P.A. 95‑1009, eff. 12‑15‑08; 96‑34, eff. 7‑13‑09.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑815.1)
Sec. 3‑815.1. Commercial distribution fee. Beginning July 1, 2003, in addition to any tax or fee imposed under this Code:
(a) Vehicles of the second division with a gross
| vehicle weight that exceeds 8,000 pounds and that incur any tax or fee under subsection (a) of Section 3‑815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 3‑818 of this Code, as applicable, shall pay to the Secretary of State a commercial distribution fee, for each registration year, for the use of the public highways, State infrastructure, and State services, in an amount equal to: (i) for a registration year beginning on or after July 1, 2003 and before July 1, 2005, 36% of the taxes and fees incurred under subsection (a) of Section 3‑815 of this Code, or subsection (a) of Section 3‑818 of this Code, as applicable, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar; (ii) for a registration year beginning on or after July 1, 2005 and before July 1, 2006, 21.5% of the taxes and fees incurred under subsection (a) of Section 3‑815 of this Code, or subsection (a) of Section 3‑818 of this Code, as applicable, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar; and (iii) for a registration year beginning on or after July 1, 2006, 14.35% of the taxes and fees incurred under subsection (a) of Section 3‑815 of this Code, or subsection (a) of Section 3‑818 of this Code, as applicable, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar. | |
(b) Until June 30, 2004, vehicles of the second |
| division with a gross vehicle weight of 8,000 pounds or less and that incur any tax or fee under subsection (a) of Section 3‑815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 3‑818 of this Code, as applicable, and have claimed the rolling stock exemption under the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, Use Tax Act, Service Occupation Tax Act, or Service Use Tax Act shall pay to the Illinois Department of Revenue (or the Secretary of State under an intergovernmental agreement) a commercial distribution fee, for each registration year, for the use of the public highways, State infrastructure, and State services, in an amount equal to 36% of the taxes and fees incurred under subsection (a) of Section 3‑815 of this Code or subsection (a) of Section 3‑818 of this Code, as applicable, rounded up to the nearest whole dollar. | |
The fees paid under this Section shall be deposited by the Secretary of State into the General Revenue Fund.
(Source: P.A. 93‑23, eff. 6‑20‑03; 93‑1033, eff. 9‑3‑04.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑816) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑816)
Sec. 3‑816. Installment Payments.
(a) The flat weight tax required to be paid by Section 3‑815 for any vehicles on a calendar year basis may be paid if the owner so elects, in equal semi‑annual installments due on January 1 and July 1 of each licensing year. Effective with the 1984 registration year the owners of semitrailers registered under Section 3‑814 shall have the option of paying the designated fees to the Secretary in the following manner:
If registered in the first year the owner shall have the option of paying $30 the first year and the remaining $30 by the start of the second year;
If registered in the second year the owner shall have the option of paying $24 the first year and the remaining $24 by the start of the third year;
If registered in the third year the owner shall pay $36 for each semitrailer;
If registered in the fourth year the owner shall pay $24 for each semitrailer; and
If registered in the fifth year the owner shall pay $12 for each semitrailer.
Every such owner who elects to pay such tax in such installments shall file with the Secretary of State a surety bond or certificate of deposit, as hereinafter provided, in the amount of the sum of the second installment of taxes on his vehicle.
Such bond shall be in the form approved by the Secretary of State and with a surety company approved by the Department of Insurance to transact business in this State, as surety, and shall be conditioned upon such owner's paying to the State of Illinois all monies becoming due by reason of his operation of the second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.
The State Treasurer shall issue a certificate of deposit to any such owner who deposits with the State Treasurer securities of the Federal Government or the State of Illinois endorsed in blank by such owner, or a certificate of deposit issued by any bank or savings and loan association authorized to do business in Illinois, payable to the Secretary of State on or after July 1 of the year of registration. Such certificate of deposit and securities shall be approved by and deposited with the State Treasurer, and shall have a current market value in the total amount which would cover all monies becoming due and payable to the State of Illinois by reason of his operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.
The liability of the surety hereunder shall be absolute and upon notice from the Secretary of State that the second installment has not been paid on July 1 of any licensing year the surety shall immediately pay the second installment to the Secretary of State.
Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment of such owner's taxes has not been paid on July 1 of any licensing year, the State Treasurer shall sell such securities and deliver the proceeds thereof to the Secretary of State to satisfy all monies becoming due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.
If the owner's liability for the second installment is evidenced by a certificate of deposit payable to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall, upon failure of the owner to pay the second installment by July 1, endorse the certificate of deposit which is in the custody of the State Treasurer, and thereafter the State Treasurer shall present the certificate of deposit for payment to the proper bank or savings and loan association. Upon receipt of payment, the State Treasurer shall forward to the Secretary of State all monies due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, and return the excess, if any, to the owner on whose behalf the certificate of deposit was previously deposited.
The State Treasurer shall return securities or proceeds in excess of that needed to satisfy the Secretary of State for all monies becoming due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon. Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment has been paid, the State Treasurer shall return such certificate of deposit or securities deposited with him under this Section to the owner thereof.
(b) The flat weight tax required by Section 3‑815 to be paid on a fiscal year basis may be paid, if the owner so elects, in equal semi‑annual installments due on July 1st and January 1st of each registration year. From July 1, 1983 through November 30, 1983, the flat weight tax required by Section 3‑814 for semitrailers previously registered on a fiscal year basis may be paid, if the owner so elects, by paying the Secretary of State $33 at the time of registration and the remaining $25 by January 1, 1985 for each 5 1/2 year semitrailer plate. Every such owner who elects to pay such tax in such installments shall file with the Secretary of State a surety bond or certificate of deposit, as hereinafter provided, in the amount of the sum of the second installment of taxes on his vehicle.
Such bond shall be in the form approved by the Secretary of State and with a surety company approved by the Department of Insurance to transact business in this State, as surety, and shall be conditioned upon such owner's paying to the State of Illinois all monies becoming due by reason of his operation of the second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.
The liability of the surety hereunder shall be absolute and upon notice from the Secretary of State that the second installment has not been paid on January 1st of any registration year the surety shall immediately pay the second installment to the Secretary of State.
Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment of such owner's taxes has not been paid on January 1st of any registration year, the State Treasurer shall sell such securities and deliver the proceeds thereof to the Secretary of State to satisfy all monies becoming due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.
If the owner's liability for the second installment is evidenced by a certificate of deposit payable to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall, upon failure of the owner to pay the second installment by January 1st, endorse the certificate of deposit which is in the custody of the State Treasurer, and thereafter the State Treasurer shall present the certificate of deposit for payment to the proper bank or savings and loan association. Upon receipt of payment, the State Treasurer shall forward to the Secretary of State all monies due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, and return the excess, if any, to the owner on whose behalf the certificate of deposit was previously deposited.
The State Treasurer shall return securities or proceeds in excess of that needed to satisfy the Secretary of State for all monies becoming due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon. Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment has been paid, the State Treasurer shall return such certificate of deposit or securities deposited with him under this Section to the owner thereof.
(c) The flat weight tax required under Section 3‑815 for vehicles registered in accordance with Section 3‑402.1 may be paid, if the owner elects, in equal semi‑annual installments due on April 1 and October 1 of each licensing year.
(d) In the event any surety pays for any second installment under this Section, the surety shall have recourse only against the principal and owner of the vehicles involved and shall have no right or privilege to demand revocation or suspension of the registration plates or registration stickers of the vehicles involved. Such surety may, however, impress a lien as provided in Section 3‑828.
(Source: P.A. 91‑357, eff. 7‑29‑99.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑818)
Sec. 3‑818. (a) Mileage weight tax option. Any owner of a vehicle of the second division may elect to pay a mileage weight tax for such vehicle in lieu of the flat weight tax set out in Section 3‑815. Such election shall be binding to the end of the registration year. Renewal of this election must be filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1 of each registration period. In such event the owner shall, at the time of making such election, pay the $10 registration fee and the minimum guaranteed mileage weight tax, as hereinafter provided, which payment shall permit the owner to operate that vehicle the maximum mileage in this State hereinafter set forth. Any vehicle being operated on mileage plates cannot be operated outside of this State. In addition thereto, the owner of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight tax at the following rates for each mile traveled in this State in excess of the maximum mileage provided under the minimum guaranteed basis: BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR
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| | Guaranteed | Permitted | for Mileage | Gross Weight | | Mileage | Under | in excess of | Vehicle and | | Weight | Guaranteed | Guaranteed | Load | Class | Tax | Tax | Mileage | 12,000 lbs. or less | MD | $73 | 5,000 | 26 Mills | 12,001 to 16,000 lbs. | MF | 120 | 6,000 | 34 Mills | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. | MG | 180 | 6,000 | 46 Mills | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. | MH | 235 | 6,000 | 63 Mills | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. | MJ | 315 | 7,000 | 63 Mills | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. | MK | 385 | 7,000 | 83 Mills | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. | ML | 485 | 7,000 | 99 Mills | 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. | MN | 615 | 7,000 | 128 Mills | 40,001 to 45,000 lbs. | MP | 695 | 7,000 | 139 Mills | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. | MR | 853 | 7,000 | 156 Mills | 55,000 to 59,500 lbs. | MS | 920 | 7,000 | 178 Mills | 59,501 to 64,000 lbs. | MT | 985 | 7,000 | 195 Mills | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. | MV | 1,173 | 7,000 | 225 Mills | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. | MX | 1,328 | 7,000 | 258 Mills | 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. | MZ | 1,415 | 7,000 | 275 Mills |
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| | Guaranteed | Permitted | for Mileage | Gross Weight | | Mileage | Under | in excess of | Vehicle and | | Weight | Guaranteed | Guaranteed | Load | Class | Tax | Tax | Mileage | 14,000 lbs. or less | ME | $75 | 5,000 | 31 Mills | 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. | MF | 135 | 6,000 | 36 Mills | 20,001 to 36,000 lbs. | ML | 540 | 7,000 | 103 Mills | 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. | MM | 750 | 7,000 | 150 Mills |
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(a‑1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination of vehicles of the second division registered under Section 3‑813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15‑111 for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
In preparing rate schedules on registration applications, the Secretary of State shall add to the above rates, the $10 registration fee. The Secretary may decline to accept any renewal filed after July 1st.
The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which he has elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily record upon forms prescribed by the Secretary of State, showing the mileage covered by that vehicle in this State. Such record shall contain the license number of the vehicle and the miles traveled by the vehicle in this State for each day of the calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain records of fuel consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel purchases therefor. On or before the 10th day of July the owner shall certify to the Secretary of State upon forms prescribed therefor, summaries of his daily records which shall show the miles traveled by the vehicle in this State during the preceding 12 months and such other information as the Secretary of State may require. The daily record and fuel records shall be filed, preserved and available for audit for a period of 3 years. Any owner filing a return hereunder shall certify that such return is a true, correct and complete return. Any person who willfully makes a false return hereunder is guilty of perjury and shall be punished in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided therefor.
At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to the Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate herein imposed.
Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who elects to pay on a mileage weight tax basis and who operates the vehicle within this State, shall file with the Secretary of State a bond in the amount of $500. The bond shall be in a form approved by the Secretary of State and with a surety company approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to transact business in this State as surety, and shall be conditioned upon such applicant's paying to the State of Illinois all money becoming due by reason of the operation of the second division vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.
Upon notice from the Secretary that the registrant has failed to pay the excess mileage fees, the surety shall immediately pay the fees together with any penalties and interest thereon in an amount not to exceed the limits of the bond.
(Source: P.A. 94‑239, eff. 1‑1‑06.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑819)
Sec. 3‑819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
(a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle of the second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of Section 3‑815 and used exclusively by the owner for his own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized only in the transportation for‑hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and any trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement of husbandry may be registered under this paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (b) of this Section upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the public highways of this State, at the following rates which include the $10 registration fee:
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES | Gross Weight in Lbs. | Class | Total Amount | Including Vehicle | | each | and Maximum Load | | Fiscal Year | 10,000 lbs. or less | VDD | $60 | 10,001 to 14,000 lbs. | VDE | 106 | 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. | VDG | 166 | 20,001 to 28,000 lbs. | VDJ | 378 | 28,001 to 36,000 lbs. | VDL | 650 |
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An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer registrations.
(b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable trailers registered under Section 3‑402.1 of this Code, used with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10 required by Section 3‑813): |
SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT | WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED | BY LAW | Gross Weight in Lbs. | | Total Fees | Including Vehicle and | | each | Maximum Load | Class | Fiscal Year | 3,000 lbs. and less | TA | $18 | 5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 | TB | 54 | 8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 | TC | 58 | 10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 | TD | 106 | 14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 | TE | 170 | 20,000 lbs. and more than 14,000 | TG | 258 | 32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 | TK | 722 | 36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 | TL | 1,082 | 40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 | TN | 1,502 |
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(c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 96‑328, eff. 8‑11‑09.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑821) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑821)
Sec. 3‑821. Miscellaneous Registration and Title Fees.
(a) The fee to be paid to the Secretary of State for the following certificates, registrations or evidences of proper registration, or for corrected or duplicate documents shall be in accordance with the following schedule: |
Certificate of Title, except for an all‑terrain | | vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle | $95 | Certificate of Title for an all‑terrain vehicle | | or off‑highway motorcycle | $30 | Certificate of Title for an all‑terrain vehicle | | or off‑highway motorcycle used for production | | agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade | 13 | Certificate of Title for a low‑speed vehicle | 30 | Transfer of Registration or any evidence of | | proper registration | $25 | Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other | | evidence of proper registration | 3 | Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each | 20 | Duplicate Certificate of Title | 95 | Corrected Registration Card or Card for other | | evidence of proper registration | 3 | Corrected Certificate of Title | 95 | Salvage Certificate | 4 | Fleet Reciprocity Permit | 15 | Prorate Decal | 1 | Prorate Backing Plate | 3 | Special Corrected Certificate of Title | 15 | Expedited Title Service (to be charged in addition to other applicable fees) | 30 |
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A special corrected certificate of title shall be issued (i) to remove a co‑owner's name due to the death of the co‑owner or due to a divorce or (ii) to change a co‑owner's name due to a marriage.
There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
There shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title issued to a county when the vehicle is forfeited to the county under Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 1961.
(a‑5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle identification number is erroneously shown on the original certificate of title.
(b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service charge to be imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a registration by any person authorized by law to receive and remit or transmit to the Secretary such renewal application and fees therewith.
(c) If a check is delivered to the Office of the Secretary of State as payment of any fee or tax under this Code, and such check is not honored by the bank on which it is drawn for any reason, the registrant or other person tendering the check remains liable for the payment of such fee or tax. The Secretary of State may assess a service charge of $19 in addition to the fee or tax due and owing for all dishonored checks.
If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum of $50 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the date such fee or tax became due to the Secretary of State, the Secretary of State shall assess a penalty of 25% of such amount remaining unpaid.
All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed to the nearest dollar.
(d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant for apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code shall be $15 if the application was filed on or before the date specified by the Secretary together with fees and taxes due. If an application and the fees or taxes due are filed after the date specified by the Secretary, the Secretary may prescribe the payment of interest at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or fraction thereof after such due date and a minimum of $8.
(e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads, and motor buses, any one of which having a combined total weight in excess of 12,000 lbs. shall file an application for a Fleet Reciprocity Permit issued by the Secretary of State. This permit shall be in the possession of any driver operating a vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign licensed vehicle of the second division operating at any time in Illinois without a Fleet Reciprocity Permit or other proper Illinois registration, shall subject the operator to the penalties provided in Section 3‑834 of this Code. For the purposes of this Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means any second division motor vehicle with a foreign license and used only in interstate transportation of goods. The fee for such permit shall be $15 per fleet which shall include all vehicles of the fleet being registered.
(f) For purposes of this Section, "all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle used for production agriculture" means any all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle used in the raising of or the propagation of livestock, crops for sale for human consumption, crops for livestock consumption, and production seed stock grown for the propagation of feed grains and the husbandry of animals or for the purpose of providing a food product, including the husbandry of blood stock as a main source of providing a food product. "All‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle used in production agriculture" also means any all‑terrain vehicle or off‑highway motorcycle used in animal husbandry, floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and viticulture.
(g) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by Public Act 96‑34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects Fund.
(Source: P.A. 95‑287, eff. 1‑1‑08; 96‑34, eff. 7‑13‑09; 96‑554, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑653, eff. 1‑1‑10; 96‑1000, eff. 7‑2‑10; 96‑1274, eff. 7‑26‑10.) |
(625 ILCS 5/3‑828) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3‑828)
Sec. 3‑828. Lien for violations.
Any vehicle used in violation of the provision of this Act shall be subject to a lien for the full amount of all unpaid registration fees, flat weight taxes, and penalties. Such lien shall not release the offender from the full payment of all such fees, taxes, penalties and damages. The lien shall attach at the time of operation of any such vehicle within this State and shall remain effective until all unpaid registration fees, flat weight taxes, penalties and audit fees are paid, or until the vehicle is sold for the payment thereof. Such liens shall be superior to any other lien except that:
(a) no lien for any amounts due or assessed pursuant to this Section shall be enforceable against any vehicle which prior to such assessment had been transferred in good faith to a bona fide transferee for value;
(b) the lien of any amounts due or assessed shall be subject to a prior lien of any indebtedness existing against such vehicle which is noted on the certificate of title of such vehicle issued under this Act, or as to a vehicle from another jurisdiction, if written notice thereof is filed with the Secretary of State before such lien becomes operative and if
(1) Such prior indebtedness was incurred in good faith to secure all or a portion of the purchase price of such vehicle, and
(2) Such prior indebtedness is secured by a chattel mortgage or conditional sales agreement duly filed or perfected in this State pursuant to law and such chattel mortgage or conditional sales was not given directly or indirectly, to any officer, director or shareholder of a corporation, or to a partner of a partnership, or to a trustee or beneficiary of a trust, owning or having the lawful use or control of such vehicle, whether as a purchase money mortgage or otherwise.
The lien imposed under this Section shall be enforceable as to any equity after the encumbrance of any such chattel mortgage or conditional sales contract, and in the event any such vehicle subject to a lien hereunder is repossessed by a chattel mortgagee or a conditional vendor, such vehicle shall not be sold at any public or private sale unless at least 5 days written notice by registered mail is served upon the Secretary of State.
The Secretary of State, upon perfecting a prior lien hereunder for any flat weight taxes required to be paid under Section 3‑815 may in his discretion waive the requirement for the surety bond specified in Section 3‑816, providing that the said prior lien is so noted on the certificate of title for such vehicle or vehicles.
Any surety making payment of a second installment of taxes under Section 3‑816 of this Act, may impress a lien similar to that of the Secretary of State, and such lien may be noted on title records and documents. The surety shall, however, pay any statutory fees therefor.
(Source: P. A. 77‑1464.) |
