103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB3126
 
Introduced 2/17/2023, by Rep. Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



625 ILCS 5/3-118  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-118

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Repeals language making certain provisions for reassignment by dealers applicable to salvage certificates.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-118 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-118)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-118)


7    Sec. 3-118. Application for salvage or junking 
8certificate;  contents. 

9    (a) An application for a salvage certificate or junking 
10certificate
shall be made upon the forms prescribed by the 
11Secretary of State and contain:

12        1.  The name and address of the owner;

13        2.  A description of the vehicle including, so far as 
14    the following
data exists: its make, year-model, 
15    identifying number, type of body,
whether new or used;

16        3.  The date of purchase by applicant; and

17        4.  Any further information reasonably required by the 
18    Secretary of State.

19    (b) The application for salvage certificate must also 
20contain the
current odometer reading and that the stated 
21odometer reading is one of the
following: actual mileage, not 
22the actual mileage or mileage is in
excess of its mechanical 
23limits.

 
 
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1    (b-5)    Each application for a salvage certificate for a 
2motor vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle 
3Title Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report 
4prior to the Secretary issuing a salvage certificate. 
5    (c) A salvage certificate may be assigned to any person 
6licensed under
this Act as a rebuilder, automotive parts 
7recycler, or scrap processor, or to an
out-of-state salvage 
8vehicle buyer.  A salvage certificate for a vehicle that has 
9come from a police impoundment may be assigned to a municipal 
10fire department. A junking certificate may be assigned
to 
11anyone.  The provisions for reassignment by dealers under 
12paragraph (a)
of Section 3-113 shall apply to salvage 
13certificates, except as provided
in Section 3-117.2. A salvage 
14certificate may be assigned reassigned to one other
person to 
15whom a salvage certificate may be assigned pursuant to this 
16Section.

17(Source: P.A. 99-414, eff. 8-20-15.)