Public Act 103-0891
 
SB0898 EnrolledLRB103 03370 HEP 48376 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 
changing Sections 3-101, 3-111, and 3-111.1 as follows:
 
    (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 Illinois 
certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State 
shall make application to the Secretary of State for an 
Illinois a certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as 
provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding 
vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement 
of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through 
repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois 
certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State 
and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for 
a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of 
title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title, 
must make application to the Secretary of State for an 
Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected 
certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any 
owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance 
companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by 
lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State 
showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued 
by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be 
converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer 
ownership of the vehicle.
    Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain 
an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be 
allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for 
purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the 
dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to 
obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an 
Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when 
a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this 
Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire 
an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an 
Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held 
for sale in this State by the dealer. 
    (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.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-111)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111)
    Sec. 3-111. Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates. (a) If 
a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed 
or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the 
owner or legal representative of the owner named in the 
certificate, as shown by the records of the Secretary of 
State, shall promptly make application to the Secretary of 
State for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing 
information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. The 
duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This 
is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of 
a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed 
to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner 
or the owner's designee. A certificate of title or a duplicate 
certificate of title issued by another State showing an 
Illinois address for the owner cannot be used to transfer 
ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is to or from an 
insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle through 
repossession. 
    (b) The Secretary of State shall not issue a duplicate 
certificate of title to any person within 15 days after the 
issuance of an original certificate of title to such person.
    (c) A person recovering an original certificate of title 
for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender 
the original certificate to the Secretary of State.
    (d) An application for a duplicate certificate of title 
must state the current vehicle odometer reading at the time of 
application and that the stated odometer reading is one of the 
following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage 
is in excess of its mechanical limits.
    (e) If a Display certificate of title is lost, stolen, 
mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or 
legal representative of the owner named in the original 
Display certificate of title and in the certificate of title, 
as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, shall 
promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon 
furnishing information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. 
The duplicate Display certificate of title shall contain the 
legend "Duplicate Display Certificate of Title." It shall be 
mailed to the owner or legal representative of the owner named 
in the original Display certificate of title and in the 
certificate of title. Such duplicate Display certificate of 
title shall be attached and displayed in the same manner and in 
the same place as the original Display certificate of title 
would have been attached and displayed had it not been lost, 
stolen, mutilated or destroyed or had it not become illegible.
(Source: P.A. 86-444.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-111.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111.1)
    Sec. 3-111.1. Corrected certificates. An application for a 
corrected certificate of title must state the current vehicle 
odometer reading at the time of application and that the 
stated odometer reading is one of the following: actual 
mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage is in excess of its 
mechanical limits. The corrected certificate issued under this 
Section shall contain the notation "corrected". A certificate 
of title or a corrected certificate of title issued by another 
State showing an Illinois address for the owner cannot be used 
to transfer ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is 
to or from an insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle 
through repossession. The owner of a vehicle with a 
certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title issued 
by another state showing an Illinois address cannot transfer 
ownership of the vehicle without first converting the 
certificate of title to an Illinois certificate of title, 
except if the transfer is to or from an insurance company or a 
lienholder of the vehicle through repossession. 
(Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.