Section 5040.310  Title and Registration

All vehicles purchased under this Part or donated to the State shall be titled to DCMS and registered to the using agency.  Vehicles purchased exclusively from Federal funds will be titled to DCMS unless federal regulations require other title arrangements. Vehicles that are confiscated by law shall be titled to the Department of Central Management Services, except that, where an Executive Department obtains confiscated vehicles through forfeiture proceedings, the vehicles may be titled to the Executive Department if authorized in writing by the Director of the Department of Central Management Services.  Vehicles that are confiscated by law shall be used and disposed of in accordance with applicable law.  Such authorization may be granted if the Executive Department:

a)         has statutory authority to use the confiscated vehicle in its operations;

b)         agrees to report to the Department of Central Management Services identification information concerning each confiscated vehicle to be utilized in its operations; and

c)         agrees to maintain, process and account for all titles.

(Source:  Amended at 26 Ill. Reg. 9695, effective June 19, 2002)