HB4728eng 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB4728 Engrossed LRB094 16463 DRH 51723 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 18c-4401 and 18c-4603 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/18c-4401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4401)

Sec. 18c-4401. Registration required.

(1) General provisions. No intrastate public carrier and no interstate motor carrier of property shall operate over the public roads of this State without a registration issued pursuant to this Article and in effect at the time operations are conducted. As used in this Article, "interstate carrier" includes any private carrier that is required to register under federal law.

(2) Interstate intercorporate hauling and single-source leasing. Persons or entities engaged in interstate compensated intercorporate hauling, and interstate private carriers which lease equipment, with drivers, are interstate carriers for purposes of this Article notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter. However, the Commission may:

(a) Exempt such carriers from the requirements of this Article;

(b) Subject any such exemption to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Commission deems necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter; and

(c) Revoke any exemption granted hereunder if it deems revocation necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Chapter.

(Source: P.A. 89-444, eff. 1-25-96.)

(625 ILCS 5/18c-4603) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 18c-4603)

Sec. 18c-4603. Issuance of Cab Cards and Identifiers. (1) Applications for Cards and Identifiers. Applications for cab cards and identifiers shall be on forms prescribed by the Commission and shall be accompanied by the per vehicle franchise or franchise renewal fee prescribed by the Commission.

(2) Expiration and Renewal of Cab Cards and Identifiers. Identifiers issued by or under authority of the Commission shall expire automatically on January 31 of each year, or on such other date as the Commission may prescribe. It shall be the responsibility of each carrier to insure that the cab cards and identifiers in its vehicles are current.

(3) Issuance of Cards and Identifiers. Applications and fees for cab cards and identifiers may be filed with, and cards or identifiers may be issued by, the Commission or its agent. The Commission shall issue intrastate cab cards and identifiers and interstate identifiers as proof of payment of franchise and franchise renewal fees by licensed intrastate and registered interstate carriers. Upon payment of the intrastate fee by a licensed intrastate motor carrier of property, the Commission shall issue a current Illinois cab card with identifier printed thereon. Upon payment of the interstate fee by a registered interstate motor carrier of property, the Commission shall issue a current Illinois interstate identifier which the carrier shall affix to the interstate cab card.

(Source: P.A. 85-553.)