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    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
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Section 3-603 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-603)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-603)



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    Sec. 3-603. Application for drive-away permits. 

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    (a) A dealer who has sold a vehicle of a type otherwise 
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required to
be registered under this Act to a nonresident of 
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this State who does not
have currently valid registration in 
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his home state, may provide
for the operation of such vehicle 
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without registration from the place of
sale to the place of 
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destination outside of the State of Illinois, by issuing
a

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drive-away permit in the manner prescribed by the Secretary of 
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State and by
affixing the permit to
such vehicle in the manner 
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prescribed by the Secretary of State. Any vehicle
being 
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operated pursuant to a drive-away permit may not
be used for

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any other purpose and such permits shall be effective only for 
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a period
of 30 7 days from the date of sale.

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    (b) Any dealer may make application to the Secretary of 
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State upon
the appropriate form for drive-away permits for 
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motor
vehicles sold
by such dealer. Along with such application 
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each applicant shall submit
proof of his status as a bona fide 
 


 






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dealer and any other information as
may be required by the 
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Secretary of State. A non-resident who has
purchased a motor 
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vehicle from a person who is not a dealer, may
likewise apply 
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to the Secretary of State for a drive-away permit
for display 
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upon such vehicle while being driven from Illinois to the
State 
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of residence of the applicant. Along with such application, the

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applicant shall submit proof of his non-residence and 
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eligibility for a
reciprocal exemption from registration in 
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Illinois.

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    All drive-away permits issued under such application
shall 
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bear
a distinguishing number and such other features as may be 
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required by
the Secretary of State.

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(Source: P.A. 92-680, eff. 7-16-02.)

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