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625 ILCS 5/3-101

(625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)

Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.

(a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle which
is in this State and for which no certificate of title has been issued by
the Secretary of State shall make application to the Secretary of State
for a certificate of title of the vehicle.

(b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle purchased new
on and after January 1, 1980 shall make application to the Secretary of
State for a certificate of title.  However, if such cycle is not properly
manufactured or equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions
of this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration, but shall
be issued a distinctive certificate of title except as provided in Sections
3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.

(c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the registration
of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary
of State to the owner or an application therefor has been delivered by the
owner to the Secretary of State.

(d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle
purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make application to the
Secretary of State for a certificate of title.

(e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of title.

(Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 97-983, eff. 8-17-12.)