104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
SB1254

 

Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
20 ILCS 862/36.7
20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.
20 ILCS 862/26 rep.
20 ILCS 862/28 rep.
20 ILCS 862/32 rep.
20 ILCS 862/34 rep.
20 ILCS 862/36 rep.
55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new
60 ILCS 1/85-70 new
65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading
65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new
625 ILCS 5/2-119  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119
625 ILCS 5/3-101  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
625 ILCS 5/3-808.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1
625 ILCS 5/3-821  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.

    Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Repeals provisions relating to the off-highway vehicle trails public access sticker and the Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, except as provided by specified provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a county, township, and municipality may enact any regulation as it relates to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle within its jurisdiction. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes registration fees for and some regulations of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and recreational off-highway vehicles.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is
5amended by changing Section 36.7 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 862/36.7)
7    Sec. 36.7. Large non-highway vehicles. A large non-highway
8vehicle may not be granted an off-highway vehicle trails
9public access sticker under Section 25.5 or be operated on
10lands or waters in public off-highway vehicle parks paid for,
11operated, or supported by the grant program established under
12subsection (d) of Section 15 under that Section.
13(Source: P.A. 102-312, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
14    (20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.)
15    (20 ILCS 862/26 rep.)
16    (20 ILCS 862/28 rep.)
17    (20 ILCS 862/32 rep.)
18    (20 ILCS 862/34 rep.)
19    (20 ILCS 862/36 rep.)
20    Section 10. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is
21amended by repealing Sections 25.5, 26, 28, 32, 34, and 36.
 

 

 

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1    Section 15. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
25-1192 as follows:
 
3    (55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new)
4    Sec. 5-1192. All-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle,
5and recreational off-highway vehicle regulation.
6    (a) "All-terrain vehicle", "off-highway motorcycle", and
7"recreational off-highway vehicle" have the meanings given to
8those terms in Sections 1-101.8, 1-153.1, and 1-168.8 of the
9Illinois Vehicle Code.
10    (b) Except as provided in Sections 11-1426.1 and 11-1427
11of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a township may regulate
12all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and
13recreational off-highway vehicles within its jurisdiction,
14except within the jurisdiction of a municipality or township
15that has adopted regulations concerning all-terrain vehicles,
16off-highway motorcycles, or recreational off-highway vehicles.
 
17    Section 20. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
1885-70 as follows:
 
19    (60 ILCS 1/85-70 new)
20    Sec. 85-70. All-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle,
21and recreational off-highway vehicle regulation.
22    (a) "All-terrain vehicle", "off-highway motorcycle", and
23"recreational off-highway vehicle" have the meanings given to

 

 

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1those terms in Sections 1-101.8, 1-153.1, and 1-168.8 of the
2Illinois Vehicle Code.
3    (b) Except as provided in Sections 11-1426.1 and 11-1427
4of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a township may regulate
5all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and
6recreational off-highway vehicles within its jurisdiction,
7except within the jurisdiction of a municipality that has
8adopted regulations concerning all-terrain vehicles,
9off-highway motorcycles, or recreational off-highway vehicles.
 
10    Section 25. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
11changing the heading of Division 40 of Article 11 and by adding
12Section 11-40-3.2 as follows:
 
13    (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading)
14
DIVISION 40. REGULATION SPEED, SAFETY AND
15
DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES

 
16    (65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new)
17    Sec. 11-40-3.2. All-terrain vehicle, off-highway
18motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle regulation.
19    (a) "All-terrain vehicle", "off-highway motorcycle", and
20"recreational off-highway vehicle" have the meanings given to
21those terms in Sections 1-101.8, 1-153.1, and 1-168.8 of the
22Illinois Vehicle Code.
23    (b) Except as provided in Sections 11-1426.1 and 11-1427

 

 

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1of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a municipality may regulate
2all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and
3recreational off-highway vehicles within its jurisdiction.
 
4    Section 30. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 2-119, 3-101, 3-808.1, 3-821, 11-1427.2, and
611-1427.3 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/2-119)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119)
8    Sec. 2-119. Disposition of fees and taxes.
9    (a) All moneys received from Salvage Certificates shall be
10deposited in the Common School Fund in the State treasury.
11    (b) Of the money collected for each certificate of title,
12duplicate certificate of title, and corrected certificate of
13title:
14        (1) $2.60 shall be deposited in the Park and
15    Conservation Fund;
16        (2) $0.65 shall be deposited in the Illinois Fisheries
17    Management Fund;
18        (3) $48 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of
19    this Section;
20        (4) $4 shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
21    License Plate Fund;
22        (5) $30 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
23    Fund; and
24        (6) $10 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State

 

 

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1    Special Services Fund.
2    All remaining moneys collected for certificates of title,
3and all moneys collected for filing of security interests,
4shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.
5    The $20 collected for each delinquent vehicle registration
6renewal fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
7    The moneys deposited in the Park and Conservation Fund
8under this Section shall be used for the acquisition and
9development of bike paths as provided for in Section 805-420
10of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of
11the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The moneys
12deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund under this
13subsection shall not be subject to administrative charges or
14chargebacks, unless otherwise authorized by this Code.
15    If the balance in the Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund
16exceeds $40,000,000 on the last day of a calendar month, then
17during the next calendar month, the $4 that otherwise would be
18deposited in that fund shall instead be deposited into the
19Road Fund.
20    (c) All moneys collected for that portion of a driver's
21license fee designated for driver education under Section
226-118 shall be placed in the Drivers Education Fund in the
23State treasury.
24    (d) Of the moneys collected as a registration fee for each
25motorcycle, motor driven cycle, and moped, 27% shall be
26deposited in the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund.

 

 

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1    (e) (Blank).
2    (f) Of the total money collected for a commercial
3learner's permit (CLP) or original or renewal issuance of a
4commercial driver's license (CDL) pursuant to the Uniform
5Commercial Driver's License Act (UCDLA): (i) $6 of the total
6fee for an original or renewal CDL, and $6 of the total CLP fee
7when such permit is issued to any person holding a valid
8Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
9CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund (Commercial Driver's License
10Information System/American Association of Motor Vehicle
11Administrators network/National Motor Vehicle Title
12Information Service Trust Fund) and shall be used for the
13purposes provided in Section 6z-23 of the State Finance Act
14and (ii) $20 of the total fee for an original or renewal CDL or
15CLP shall be paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection
16Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State
17treasury, to be used by the Illinois State Police, subject to
18appropriation, to hire additional officers to conduct motor
19carrier safety inspections pursuant to Chapter 18b of this
20Code.
21    (g) Of the moneys received by the Secretary of State as
22registration fees or taxes, certificates of title, duplicate
23certificates of title, corrected certificates of title, or as
24payment of any other fee under this Code, when those moneys are
25not otherwise distributed by this Code, 37% shall be deposited
26into the State Construction Account Fund, and 63% shall be

 

 

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1deposited in the Road Fund. Moneys in the Road Fund shall be
2used for the purposes provided in Section 8.3 of the State
3Finance Act.
4    (h) (Blank).
5    (i) (Blank).
6    (j) (Blank).
7    (k) There is created in the State treasury a special fund
8to be known as the Secretary of State Special License Plate
9Fund. Money deposited into the Fund shall, subject to
10appropriation, be used by the Office of the Secretary of State
11(i) to help defray plate manufacturing and plate processing
12costs for the issuance and, when applicable, renewal of any
13new or existing registration plates authorized under this Code
14and (ii) for grants made by the Secretary of State to benefit
15Illinois Veterans Home libraries.
16    (l) The Motor Vehicle Review Board Fund is created as a
17special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into the
18Fund under paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 5-101
19and Section 5-109 shall, subject to appropriation, be used by
20the Office of the Secretary of State to administer the Motor
21Vehicle Review Board, including, without limitation, payment
22of compensation and all necessary expenses incurred in
23administering the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the Motor
24Vehicle Franchise Act.
25    (m) Effective July 1, 1996, there is created in the State
26treasury a special fund to be known as the Family

 

 

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1Responsibility Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall,
2subject to appropriation, be used by the Office of the
3Secretary of State for the purpose of enforcing the Illinois
4Safety and Family Financial Responsibility Law.
5    (n) The Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund is created
6as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into
7the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the
8Office of the State Fire Marshal for construction of the
9Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial to be located at the State
10Capitol grounds in Springfield, Illinois. Upon the completion
11of the Memorial, moneys in the Fund shall be used in accordance
12with Section 3-634.
13    (o) (Blank). Of the money collected for each certificate
14of title for all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles,
15$17 shall be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails
16Fund.
17    (p) For audits conducted on or after July 1, 2003 pursuant
18to Section 2-124(d) of this Code, 50% of the money collected as
19audit fees shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
20    (q) Beginning July 1, 2023, the additional fees imposed by
21Public Act 103-8 in Sections 2-123, 3-821, and 6-118 shall be
22deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund.
23(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-8, eff. 7-1-23;
24103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
 
25    (625 ILCS 5/3-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)

 

 

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1    Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.
2    (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a
3vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois
4certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
5shall make application to the Secretary of State for an
6Illinois certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as
7provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding
8vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement
9of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through
10repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois
11certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
12and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for
13a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of
14title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title,
15must make application to the Secretary of State for an
16Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected
17certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any
18owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance
19companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by
20lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State
21showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued
22by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be
23converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer
24ownership of the vehicle.
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1allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for
2purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the
3dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to
4obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an
5Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when
6a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this
7Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire
8an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an
9Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held
10for sale in this State by the dealer.
11    (b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
12purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make
13application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
14title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or
15equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of
16this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration,
17but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except
18as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
19    (c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the
20registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has
21been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an
22application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the
23Secretary of State.
24    (d) (Blank). Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or
25off-highway motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998
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1certificate of title.
2    (e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after
3January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of
4State for a certificate of title.
5(Source: P.A. 103-891, eff. 8-9-24.)
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
7    Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
8    (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
9at no charge, to the following:
10        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
11    owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
12    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
13    Assembly;
14        2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
15    and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
16    agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
17    Assembly.
18    (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
19for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
20        1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
21    operated by or for any county, township or municipal
22    corporation.
23        2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
24    corporations for persons with disabilities.
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1    county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
2    sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
3    plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
4    number.
5        4. (Blank). All-terrain vehicles owned by counties,
6    townships, or municipal corporations and used for law
7    enforcement purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of
8    Origin is accompanied with a letter from the original
9    manufacturer or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating
10    that this all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a
11    street worthy vehicle that meets the equipment
12    requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this Code.
13        5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
14    municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
15    department. These registration plates shall contain the
16    designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
17    distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
18        6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
19    municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
20    Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
21    fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
22    registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
23    Department" and shall display the specific fire
24    department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
25    number or letter.
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1    that do not require a school bus driver permit under
2    Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
3    Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
4    school district from grades K-12 or a public community
5    college.
6        8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
7    of the first division or vehicles of the second division
8    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
9    medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
10    township.
11        9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
12    motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
13    public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
14    (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
15    transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
16    specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
17    territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
18    municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
19    subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
20    Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
21    exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
22    tax under this Code.
23    (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
24vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
25of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
26owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community

 

 

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1workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
2administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
3be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
4Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
5subsection (b-5).
6    (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
7county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
8and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
9registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
10be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
11one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
12report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
13plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
14any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
15Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
16subsection (c).
17    (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
18municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
19Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
20fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
21been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
22Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
23registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
24department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
25the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
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1department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
2of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
3    (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
4owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
5have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
6this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
7registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
8municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
9State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
10another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
11department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
12implement this subsection (d).
13    (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
14owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
15corporation that has been issued registration plates under
16this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
17registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
18township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
19Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
20one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
21township, or municipal corporation.
22    (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
23owned or operated by a public school district from grades
24K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
25hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
26issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from

 

 

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1any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
2another vehicle. Each school district, public community
3college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
4Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
5to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
6community college, or medical facility.
7    (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
8owned or operated by or for a private or public university
9police department or a private or public college police
10department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
11vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
12Section. These registration plates shall contain the
13designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
14be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
15State.
16(Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/3-821)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821)
18    Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous registration and title fees.
19    (a) Except as provided under subsection (h), the fee to be
20paid to the Secretary of State for the following certificates,
21registrations or evidences of proper registration, or for
22corrected or duplicate documents shall be in accordance with
23the following schedule:
24    Certificate of Title, except for a an all-terrain
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1motor home or van camper $165
2    Certificate of Title for a motor home, mini motor
3home, or van camper $250
4    Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
5or off-highway motorcycle$30
6    Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
7or off-highway motorcycle used for production
8agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade$13
9    Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle$30
10    Transfer of Registration or any evidence of
11proper registration $25
12    Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other
13evidence of proper registration$3
14    Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each$20
15    Duplicate Certificate of Title $50
16    Corrected Registration Card or Card for other
17evidence of proper registration$3
18    Corrected Certificate of Title$50
19    Salvage Certificate $20
20    Fleet Reciprocity Permit$15
21    Prorate Decal$1
22    Prorate Backing Plate$3
23    Special Corrected Certificate of Title$15
24    Expedited Title Service (to be charged in
25addition to other applicable fees)$30
26    Dealer Lien Release Certificate of Title$20

 

 

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1    A special corrected certificate of title shall be issued
2(i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the
3co-owner, to transfer title to a spouse if the decedent-spouse
4was the sole owner on the title, or due to a divorce; (ii) to
5change a co-owner's name due to a marriage; or (iii) due to a
6name change under Article XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure.
7    There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
8    There shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title
9issued to a county when the vehicle is forfeited to the county
10under Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
11    For purposes of this Section, the fee for a corrected
12title application that also results in the issuance of a
13duplicate title shall be the same as the fee for a duplicate
14title.
15    (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
16title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
17of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
18or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
19identification number is erroneously shown on the original
20certificate of title.
21    (a-10) The Secretary of State may issue, in connection
22with the sale of a motor vehicle, a corrected title to a motor
23vehicle dealer upon application and submittal of a lien
24release letter from the lienholder listed in the files of the
25Secretary. In the case of a title issued by another state, the
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1title. The corrected title, which shall be known as a dealer
2lien release certificate of title, shall be issued in the name
3of the vehicle owner without the named lienholder. If the
4motor vehicle is currently titled in a state other than
5Illinois, the applicant must submit either (i) a letter from
6the current lienholder releasing the lien and stating that the
7lienholder has possession of the title; or (ii) a letter from
8the current lienholder releasing the lien and a copy of the
9records of the department of motor vehicles for the state in
10which the vehicle is titled, showing that the vehicle is
11titled in the name of the applicant and that no liens are
12recorded other than the lien for which a release has been
13submitted. The fee for the dealer lien release certificate of
14title is $20.
15    (b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service charge
16to be imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a registration
17by any person authorized by law to receive and remit or
18transmit to the Secretary such renewal application and fees
19therewith.
20    (c) If payment is delivered to the Office of the Secretary
21of State as payment of any fee or tax under this Code, and such
22payment is not honored for any reason, the registrant or other
23person tendering the payment remains liable for the payment of
24such fee or tax. The Secretary of State may assess a service
25charge of $25 in addition to the fee or tax due and owing for
26all dishonored payments.

 

 

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1    If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum of
2$100 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the date
3the dishonored payment was first delivered to the Secretary of
4State, the Secretary of State shall assess a penalty of 25% of
5such amount remaining unpaid.
6    All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed
7to the nearest dollar. Out of each fee collected for
8dishonored payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of
9State Special Services Fund.
10    (d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant for
11apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code shall be
12$15 if the application was filed on or before the date
13specified by the Secretary together with fees and taxes due.
14If an application and the fees or taxes due are filed after the
15date specified by the Secretary, the Secretary may prescribe
16the payment of interest at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or
17fraction thereof after such due date and a minimum of $8.
18    (e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads, and
19motor buses, any one of which having a combined total weight in
20excess of 12,000 lbs. shall file an application for a Fleet
21Reciprocity Permit issued by the Secretary of State. This
22permit shall be in the possession of any driver operating a
23vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign licensed vehicle of
24the second division operating at any time in Illinois without
25a Fleet Reciprocity Permit or other proper Illinois
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1provided in Section 3-834 of this Code. For the purposes of
2this Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means any second
3division motor vehicle with a foreign license and used only in
4interstate transportation of goods. The fee for such permit
5shall be $15 per fleet which shall include all vehicles of the
6fleet being registered.
7    (f) (Blank). For purposes of this Section, "all-terrain
8vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used for production
9agriculture" means any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
10motorcycle used in the raising of or the propagation of
11livestock, crops for sale for human consumption, crops for
12livestock consumption, and production seed stock grown for the
13propagation of feed grains and the husbandry of animals or for
14the purpose of providing a food product, including the
15husbandry of blood stock as a main source of providing a food
16product. "All-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used
17in production agriculture" also means any all-terrain vehicle
18or off-highway motorcycle used in animal husbandry,
19floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and viticulture.
20    (g) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
21Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
22Fund.
23    (h) The fee for a duplicate registration sticker or
24stickers shall be the amount required under subsection (a) or
25the vehicle's annual registration fee amount, whichever is
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1    (i) All of the proceeds of (1) the additional fees imposed
2by Public Act 101-32, and (2) the $5 additional fee imposed by
3this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly for a
4certificate of title for a motor vehicle other than a an
5all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home,
6mini motor home, or van camper shall be deposited into the Road
7Fund.
8    (j) Beginning July 1, 2023, the $10 additional fee imposed
9by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for a
10Certificate of Title shall be deposited into the Secretary of
11State Special Services Fund.
12(Source: P.A. 102-353, eff. 1-1-22; 103-8, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2)
14    Sec. 11-1427.2. Special all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
15motorcycle event. Nothing contained in Section 11-1427 or
1611-1427.1 shall be construed to prohibit any local authority
17of this State from designating a special all-terrain vehicle
18or off-highway motorcycle event. In such case the provisions
19of Section Sections 11-1427 and 11-1427.1 shall not apply to
20areas or highways under the jurisdiction of that local
21authority.
22(Source: P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
23    (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3)
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1off-highway motorcycles. The Department of Natural Resources
2may adopt rules to implement and administer the provisions of
3Sections 11-1427, 11-1427.1, and 11-1427.2.
4(Source: P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)
 
5    (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.)
6    Section 35. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7repealing Section 11-1427.1.