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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 3-819 and  by adding Section 1-106.8 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/1-106.8 new)
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    Sec. 1-106.8. Boat trailer. A trailer  designed exclusively 
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for carrying watercraft, as defined by Section 1-2 of the Boat 
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Registration and Safety Act.
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-819)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)



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    Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax. 

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    (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle 
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of the
second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of 
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Section 3-815 and
used exclusively by the owner for his own 
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agricultural, horticultural or
livestock raising operations 
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and not used for hire, or any farm trailer
utilized only in the 
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transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable
fruit 
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or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and 
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any
trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement 
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of husbandry may
be registered under this paragraph in lieu of 
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registration under paragraph
(b) of this Section upon the 
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filing of a proper application and the payment
of the $10 


 


 






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registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the

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public highways of this State, at the following rates which 
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include the $10
registration fee:






















































4SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
5Gross Weight in Lbs.ClassTotal Amount
6Including Vehicleeach
7and Maximum LoadFiscal Year
810,000 lbs. or lessVDD $60
910,001 to 14,000 lbs.VDE106
1014,001 to 20,000 lbs.VDG166
1120,001 to 28,000 lbs.VDJ378
1228,001 to 36,000 lbs.VDL650
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    An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer

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registrations.

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    (b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable 
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trailers
registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used 
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with a motor vehicle on
the public highways, shall pay to the 
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Secretary of State for each
registration year, except as 
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provided by subsection (d) of this Section, a flat weight tax, 
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for the use of the public highways
of this State, at the 
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following rates (which includes the registration
fee of $10 
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required by Section 3-813):


























23SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
24WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
25BY LAW
26Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees


 


 






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1Including Vehicle andeach
2Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
33,000 lbs. and lessTA$18
45,000 lbs. and more than 3,000TB54
58,000 lbs. and more than 5,000TC58
610,000 lbs. and more than 8,000TD106
714,000 lbs. and more than 10,000TE170
820,000 lbs. and more than 14,000TG258
932,000 lbs. and more than 20,000TK722
1036,000 lbs. and more than 32,000TL1,082
1140,000 lbs. and more than 36,000TN1,502
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    (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load 
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provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.

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    (d) The owner of a boat trailer used with a motor vehicle 
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on
the public highways shall pay to the Secretary of State for 
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each
3-year registration period a flat weight tax, for the use 
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of the public highways
of this State, at the rates specified in 
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subsection (b) of this Section for each fiscal year multiplied 
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by 3 (which includes the registration
fee of $10 required by 
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Section 3-813). 
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(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)

  
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2012.