97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3246

 

Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Norine Hammond - Chad Hays - Richard Morthland - Jerry L. Mitchell

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-803  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803
625 ILCS 5/3-815  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815
625 ILCS 5/3-819  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that registration plates for farm trucks and trailers may, at the vehicle owner's option, be issued for periods of 4 months, rather than one year. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide by rule for the issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the 4-month periods of the year. Provides that the owner of a truck or trailer registered under these provisions must affix the proper decal to the truck or trailer's registration plate in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. Effective January 1, 2012.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Sections 3-803, 3-815, and 3-819 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-803)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803)
7    Sec. 3-803. Reductions.
8    (a) Reduction of fees and taxes prescribed in this Chapter
9shall be applicable only to vehicles newly-acquired by the
10owner after the beginning of a registration period or which
11become subject to registration after the beginning of a
12registration period as specified in this Act. The Secretary of
13State may deny a reduction as to any vehicle operated in this
14State without being properly and timely registered in Illinois
15under this Chapter, of a vehicle in violation of any provision
16of this Chapter, or upon detection of such violation by an
17audit, or upon determining that such vehicle was operated in
18Illinois before such violation. Bond or other security in the
19proper amount may be required by the Secretary of State while
20the matter is under investigation. Reductions shall be granted
21if a person becomes the owner after the dates specified or if a
22vehicle becomes subject to registration under this Act, as
23amended, after the dates specified.

 

 

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1    (b) Vehicles of the First Division. The annual fees and
2taxes prescribed by Section 3-806 shall be reduced by 50% on
3and after June 15, except as provided in Sections 3-414 and
43-802 of this Act.
5    (c) Vehicles of the Second Division. The annual fees and
6taxes prescribed by Sections 3-402, 3-402.1, 3-815 and 3-819
7and paid on a calendar year for such vehicles shall be reduced
8on a quarterly basis if the vehicle becomes subject to
9registration on and after March 31, June 30 or September 30.
10Where such fees and taxes are payable on a fiscal year basis,
11they shall be reduced on a quarterly basis on and after
12September 30, December 31 or March 31.
13    (d) Two-year Registrations. The fees and taxes prescribed
14by Section 3-808 for 2-year registrations shall not be reduced
15in any event. However, the fees and taxes prescribed for all
16other 2-year registrations by this Act, shall be reduced as
17follows:
18    By 25% on and after June 15;
19    By 50% on and after December 15;
20    By 75% on and after the next ensuing June 15.
21    (e) The registration fees and taxes imposed upon certain
22vehicles shall not be reduced by any amount in any event in the
23following instances:
24    Permits under Sections 3-403 and 3-811;
25    Municipal Buses under Section 3-807;
26    Governmental or charitable vehicles under Section 3-808;

 

 

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1    Farm Machinery under Section 3-809;
2    Soil and conservation equipment under Section 3-809.1;
3    Special Plates under Section 3-810;
4    Permanently mounted equipment under Section 3-812;
5    Registration fee under Section 3-813;
6    Semitrailer fees under Section 3-814;
7    Farm trucks under Section 3-815;
8    Mileage weight tax option under Section 3-818;
9    Farm trailers under Section 3-819;
10    Duplicate plates under Section 3-820;
11    Fees under Section 3-821;
12    Search Fees under Section 3-823.
13    (f) The reductions provided for shall not apply to any
14vehicle of the first or second division registered by the same
15applicant in the prior registration year.
16    The changes to this Section made by Public Act 84-210 take
17effect with the 1986 Calendar Registration Year.
18    (g) Reductions shall in no event result in payment of a fee
19or tax less than $6, and the Secretary of State shall
20promulgate schedules of fees reflecting applicable reductions.
21Where any reduced amount is not stated in full dollars, the
22Secretary of State may adjust the amount due to the nearest
23full dollar amount.
24    (h) The reductions provided for in subsections (a) through
25(g) of this Section shall not apply to those vehicles of the
26first or second division registered on a staggered registration

 

 

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1basis.
2    (i) A vehicle which becomes subject to registration during
3the last month of the current registration year is exempt from
4any applicable reduced fourth quarter or second semiannual
5registration fee, and may register for the subsequent
6registration year as its initial registration. This subsection
7does not include those apportioned and prorated fees under
8Sections 3-402 and 3-402.1 of this Code.
9(Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
11    Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
12division.
13    (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner of a
14vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813,
15and not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section
163-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
17registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
18weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
19rates including the $10 registration fee:
20
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
21
REQUIRED BY LAW
22Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
23Including Vehicle each Fiscal
24and Maximum year
25LoadClass

 

 

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18,000 lbs. and lessB$98
28,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D138
312,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F242
416,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H490
526,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J630
628,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K842
732,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L982
836,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N1,202
940,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P1,390
1045,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q1,538
1150,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R1,698
1255,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S1,830
1359,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T1,970
1464,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V2,294
1573,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X2,622
1677,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z2,790
17    Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
18shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
19and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
20the State Police Vehicle Fund.
21    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this
22amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited
23into the Capital Projects Fund.
24    (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination
25of vehicles of the second division registered under Section
263-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or

 

 

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1a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
2gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111
3for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles
4has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
5subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
6registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of
7vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
8    (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
9trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
10camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
11and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
12commercial business, may be registered for each registration
13year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
14a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
15following table of fees:
16
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
17Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
18Including Vehicle andEach
19Maximum LoadCalendar Year
208,000 lbs and less$78
218,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
2210,001 Lbs. and Over102
23
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
24Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
25Including Vehicle andEach
26Maximum LoadCalendar Year

 

 

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13,000 Lbs. and Less$18
23,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
38,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
410,001 Lbs. and Over50
5    Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
6    (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
7own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
8operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the
9transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
10or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may
11be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
12registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper
13application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the
14highway use tax herein specified as follows:
15
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
16Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
17Including Truck andeach
18Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
1916,000 lbs. or lessVF$150
2016,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG226
2120,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH290
2224,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ378
2328,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK506
2432,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL610
2536,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP810
2645,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,026

 

 

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155,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,202
264,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,290
373,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,350
477,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,490
5    In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
6registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat
7weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
8    Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance
9of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to
10the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) of Section
1115-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
12elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
13subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
14registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
15Special Hauling Vehicle.
16    (c-1) A farm truck eligible for yearly registration under
17subsection (c) may, at the owner's option, instead be
18registered under this subsection (c-1) for a period of 4
19months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly
20registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
21issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the
224-month periods of the year: July through October, November
23through February and March through June. The owner of a truck
24registered under this subsection (c-1) must affix to the
25truck's rear registration plate, in the manner prescribed by
26the Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during

 

 

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1which the vehicle is operated. A farm truck registered under
2this subsection (c-1) may not be registered for more than 2
34-month periods in a registration year.
4    (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
5provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
6    (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
7registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
859,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
9    (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
10failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary
11of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as
12provided for in Section 3-401.
13(Source: P.A. 95-1009, eff. 12-15-08; 96-34, eff. 7-13-09.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/3-819)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
15    Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
16    (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle
17of the second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of
18Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for his own
19agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations
20and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized only in the
21transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
22or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and
23any trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement
24of husbandry may be registered under this paragraph in lieu of
25registration under paragraph (b) of this Section upon the

 

 

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1filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
2registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the
3public highways of this State, at the following rates which
4include the $10 registration fee:
5SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
6Gross Weight in Lbs.ClassTotal Amount
7Including Vehicleeach
8and Maximum LoadFiscal Year
910,000 lbs. or lessVDD $60
1010,001 to 14,000 lbs.VDE106
1114,001 to 20,000 lbs.VDG166
1220,001 to 28,000 lbs.VDJ378
1328,001 to 36,000 lbs.VDL650
14    An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
15registrations.
16    (a-1) A farm trailer eligible for yearly registration under
17subsection (a) may, at the owner's option, instead be
18registered under this subsection (a-1) for a period of 4
19months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly
20registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
21issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the
224-month periods of the year: July through October, November
23through February and March through June. The owner of a trailer
24registered under this subsection (a-1) must affix to the
25trailer's registration plate, in the manner prescribed by the
26Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during which

 

 

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1the trailer is used. A farm trailer registered under this
2subsection (a-1) may not be registered for more than 2 4-month
3periods in a registration year.
4    (b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable
5trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used
6with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the
7Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight
8tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the
9following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10
10required by Section 3-813):
11SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
12WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
13BY LAW
14Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
15Including Vehicle andeach
16Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
173,000 lbs. and lessTA$18
185,000 lbs. and more than 3,000TB54
198,000 lbs. and more than 5,000TC58
2010,000 lbs. and more than 8,000TD106
2114,000 lbs. and more than 10,000TE170
2220,000 lbs. and more than 14,000TG258
2332,000 lbs. and more than 20,000TK722
2436,000 lbs. and more than 32,000TL1,082
2540,000 lbs. and more than 36,000TN1,502
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1provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
2(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
41, 2012.