99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0787

 

Introduced , by Rep. Michael J. Madigan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
65 ILCS 5/8-11-4  from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-4

    Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning a tax on motor vehicles and motor bicycles.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
5changing Section 8-11-4 as follows:
 
6    (65 ILCS 5/8-11-4)  (from Ch. 24, par. 8-11-4)
7    Sec. 8-11-4. Each owner of a motor vehicle or motor bicycle
8may be required by any such city, village, or town within which
9he resides to pay a regular tax or license fee for the the use
10of such motor vehicle or motor bicycle.
11    In place of the regular license fee, any city, village or
12incorporated town may provide for a motor vehicle tax or
13license fee at a reduced rate for residents age 65 or over.
14    Any city, village or incorporated town of 40,000 or more
15inhabitants may appropriate monies annually from such funds,
16for the construction, maintenance and operation of testing
17stations for the inspection of equipment of motor vehicles as
18authorized by Section 11-40-2. The balance of such funds in
19cities, villages and incorporated towns of 40,000 or more
20inhabitants, and the total of such funds in other cities,
21incorporated towns and villages shall be used for the purpose
22of improving, paving, repairing or maintaining the streets and
23other public roadways within such city, incorporated town or

 

 

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1village, provided, that the actual cost of the collection of
2such fees and the disbursement thereof may be deducted from the
3total amount collected and in cities and villages of more than
43,000 inhabitants, not to exceed 35% of such fees may be used
5also for payment of salaries and wages of policemen engaged in
6the duty of regulating traffic.
7    This amendatory Act of 1973 is not a limit upon any
8municipality which is a home rule unit.
9(Source: P.A. 83-65.)