97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3530

 

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Mike Jacobs

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/1-123.2 new
625 ILCS 5/3-804.3 new
625 ILCS 5/3-806  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806
625 ILCS 5/3-815  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Defines "former military vehicle" as a vehicle or trailer, regardless of size, weight, or year of manufacture, that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces and is maintained to depict or represent military design or markings, and does not include a vehicle used for any commercial or production agriculture purpose. Provides that the owner of a former military vehicle may register the vehicle for a fee not to exceed $100 for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or less; $150 for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of over 26,000 pounds; $25 for a trailer with a weight of 3,000 pounds or less; or $75 for a trailer with a weight of over 3,000 pounds. Provides that the Secretary of State may prescribe that former military vehicle plates be issued for a definite or an indefinite term, such term to correspond to the term of registration plates issued generally as provided by law. Provides that any person requesting former military vehicle plates may also apply to have vanity or personalized plates. Provides that a vehicle registered as a former military vehicle is not subject to weight tax requirements. Effective immediately.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 3-806 and 3-815 and by adding Sections 1-123.2 and
63-804.3 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-123.2 new)
8    Sec. 1-123.2. Former military vehicle. A vehicle or
9trailer, regardless of size, weight, or year of manufacture,
10that was manufactured for use in any country's military forces
11and is maintained to depict or represent military design or
12markings. A former military vehicle does not include a vehicle
13used for any commercial or production agriculture purpose.
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/3-804.3 new)
15    Sec. 3-804.3. Former military vehicles.
16    (a) The owner of a former military vehicle may register the
17vehicle for a fee not to exceed:
18        (1) $100 for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
19    rating of 26,000 pounds or less;
20        (2) $150 for a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight
21    rating of over 26,000 pounds;
22        (3) $25 for a trailer with a weight of 3,000 pounds or

 

 

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1    less; or
2        (4) $75 for a trailer with a weight of over 3,000
3    pounds.
4    (b) The Secretary may prescribe, in the Secretary's
5discretion, that former military vehicle plates be issued for a
6definite or an indefinite term, such term to correspond to the
7term of registration plates issued generally, as provided in
8Section 3-414.1. Any person requesting former military vehicle
9plates under this Section may also apply to have vanity or
10personalized plates as provided under Section 3-405.1.
11    (c) A vehicle registered as a former military vehicle is
12not subject to Section 3-815 and 3-818 of this Code.
13    
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/3-806)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806)
15    Sec. 3-806. Registration Fees; Motor Vehicles of the First
16Division. Every owner of any other motor vehicle of the first
17division, except as provided in Sections 3-804, 3-804.01,
183-804.3, 3-805, 3-806.3, 3-806.7, and 3-808, and every second
19division vehicle weighing 8,000 pounds or less, shall pay the
20Secretary of State an annual registration fee at the following
21rates:
 
22SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES
23REQUIRED BY LAW
24Beginning with the 2010 registration year

 

 

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1Annual
2Fee
3Motor vehicles of the first
4division other than
5Motorcycles, Motor Driven
6Cycles and Pedalcycles$98
7Motorcycles, Motor Driven
8Cycles and Pedalcycles 38
9    Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
10shall be collected in addition to the above fees for motor
11vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, motor driven
12cycles, and pedalcycles to be deposited into the State Police
13Vehicle Fund.
14    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
15Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
16Fund.
17(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 96-747, eff. 1-1-10;
1896-1000, eff. 7-2-10; 97-412, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
20    Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
21division.
22    (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3,
23every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered
24under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage
25weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of

 

 

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1State, for each registration year, for the use of the public
2highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
3following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
4
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
5
REQUIRED BY LAW
6Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
7Including Vehicle each Fiscal
8and Maximum year
9LoadClass
108,000 lbs. and lessB$98
118,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D138
1212,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F242
1316,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H490
1426,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J630
1528,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K842
1632,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L982
1736,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N1,202
1840,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P1,390
1945,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q1,538
2050,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R1,698
2155,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S1,830
2259,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T1,970
2364,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V2,294
2473,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X2,622
2577,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z2,790
26    Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge

 

 

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1shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
2and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
3the State Police Vehicle Fund.
4    All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this
5amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited
6into the Capital Projects Fund.
7    (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination
8of vehicles of the second division registered under Section
93-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or
10a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
11gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section 15-111
12for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles
13has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
14subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
15registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of
16vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
17    (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
18trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
19camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
20and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
21commercial business, may be registered for each registration
22year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
23a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
24following table of fees:
25
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
26Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees

 

 

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1Including Vehicle andEach
2Maximum LoadCalendar Year
38,000 lbs and less$78
48,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
510,001 Lbs. and Over102
6
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
7Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
8Including Vehicle andEach
9Maximum LoadCalendar Year
103,000 Lbs. and Less$18
113,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
128,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
1310,001 Lbs. and Over50
14    Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
15    (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
16own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
17operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the
18transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
19or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may
20be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
21registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper
22application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the
23highway use tax herein specified as follows:
24
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
25Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
26Including Truck andeach

 

 

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1Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
216,000 lbs. or lessVF$150
316,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG226
420,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH290
524,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ378
628,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK506
732,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL610
836,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP810
945,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,026
1055,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,202
1164,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,290
1273,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,350
1377,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,490
14    In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
15registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat
16weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
17    Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance
18of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to
19the weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section 15-111 for
20which the owner of the combination of vehicles has elected to
21pay, in addition to the registration fee in subsection (c),
22$125 to the Secretary of State for each registration year shall
23be designated by the Secretary as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
24    (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
25provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
26    (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck

 

 

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1registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
259,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
3    (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
4failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary
5of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as
6provided for in Section 3-401.
7(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 7-13-09; 97-201, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
8    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
9becoming law.