Public Act 097-0983
 
HB4862 EnrolledLRB097 17322 HEP 62523 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 
Section 3-101 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 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.)

 
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.