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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

 2        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 3    represented in the General Assembly:

 4        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is amended by
 5    changing Sections 3-803, 3-815, and 3-819 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/3-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803)
 7        Sec. 3-803.  Reductions.
 8        (a)  Reduction of  fees  and  taxes  prescribed  in  this
 9    Chapter  shall  be applicable only to vehicles newly-acquired
10    by the owner after the beginning of a registration period  or
11    which become subject to registration after the beginning of a
12    registration  period as specified in this Act.  The Secretary
13    of State may deny a reduction as to any vehicle  operated  in
14    this  State  without  being properly and timely registered in
15    Illinois under this Chapter, of a vehicle in violation of any
16    provision  of  this  Chapter,  or  upon  detection  of   such
17    violation  by an audit, or upon determining that such vehicle
18    was operated in Illinois  before  such  violation.   Bond  or
19    other  security  in  the proper amount may be required by the
20    Secretary of State while the matter is  under  investigation.
21    Reductions  shall  be  granted  if a person becomes the owner
22    after the dates specified or if a vehicle becomes subject  to
23    registration  under  this  Act,  as  amended, after the dates
24    specified.
25        (b)  Vehicles of the First Division.  The annual fees and
26    taxes prescribed by Section 3-806 shall be reduced by 50%  on
27    and  after  June 15, except as provided in Sections 3-414 and
28    3-802 of this Act.
29        (c)  Vehicles of the Second Division.   The  annual  fees
30    and  taxes  prescribed  by Sections 3-402, 3-402.1, 3-815 and
31    3-819 and paid on a calendar year for such vehicles shall  be
 
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 1    reduced  on  a quarterly basis if the vehicle becomes subject
 2    to registration on and after March 31, June 30  or  September
 3    30.   Where  such fees and taxes are payable on a fiscal year
 4    basis, they shall be reduced on  a  quarterly  basis  on  and
 5    after September 30, December 31 or March 31.
 6        (d)  Two-year   Registrations.    The   fees   and  taxes
 7    prescribed by Section 3-808 for  2-year  registrations  shall
 8    not  be  reduced  in  any event.  However, the fees and taxes
 9    prescribed for all other 2-year registrations  by  this  Act,
10    shall be reduced as follows:
11        By 25% on and after June 15;
12        By 50% on and after December 15;
13        By 75% on and after the next ensuing June 15.
14        (e)  The registration fees and taxes imposed upon certain
15    vehicles  shall  not be reduced by any amount in any event in
16    the following instances:
17        Permits under Sections 3-403 and 3-811;
18        Municipal Buses under Section 3-807;
19        Governmental or charitable vehicles under Section 3-808;
20        Farm Machinery under Section 3-809;
21        Soil and conservation equipment under Section 3-809.1;
22        Special Plates under Section 3-810;
23        Permanently mounted equipment under Section 3-812;
24        Registration fee under Section 3-813;
25        Semitrailer fees under Section 3-814;
26        Farm trucks under Section 3-815;
27        Mileage weight tax option under Section 3-818;
28        Farm trailers under Section 3-819;
29        Duplicate plates under Section 3-820;
30        Fees under Section 3-821;
31        Security Fees under Section 3-822;
32        Search Fees under Section 3-823.
33        (f)  The reductions provided for shall not apply  to  any
34    vehicle  of  the  first  or second division registered by the
 
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 1    same applicant in the prior registration year.
 2        The changes to this Section made  by  Public  Act  84-210
 3    take   This   bill   takes  effect  with  the  1986  Calendar
 4    Registration Year.
 5        (g)  Reductions shall in no event result in payment of  a
 6    fee  or  tax  less  than $6, and the Secretary of State shall
 7    promulgate   schedules   of   fees   reflecting    applicable
 8    reductions.   Where  any reduced amount is not stated in full
 9    dollars, the Secretary of State may adjust the amount due  to
10    the nearest full dollar amount.
11        (h)  The  reductions  provided  for  in  subsections  (a)
12    through (g) of this Section shall not apply to those vehicles
13    of  the  first  or  second division registered on a staggered
14    registration basis.
15        (i)  A vehicle  which  becomes  subject  to  registration
16    during  the  last  month  of the current registration year is
17    exempt from any applicable reduced fourth quarter  or  second
18    semiannual   registration  fee,  and  may  register  for  the
19    subsequent registration year  as  its  initial  registration.
20    This  subsection  does  not  include  those  apportioned  and
21    prorated fees under Sections 3-402 and 3-402.1 of this Code.
22    (Source: P.A. 84-1311; revised 2-25-02.)

23        (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
24        Sec.  3-815.  Flat  weight  tax;  vehicles  of the second
25    division.
26        (a)  Except as provided in Section 3-806.3,  every  owner
27    of  a vehicle of the second division registered under Section
28    3-813, and not registered under the mileage weight tax  under
29    Section  3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
30    registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
31    weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
32    rates including the $10 registration fee:
33                     SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
 
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 1                           REQUIRED BY LAW
 2    Gross Weight in Lbs.                               Total Fees
 3    Including Vehicle                                 each Fiscal
 4    and Maximum                                              year
 5    Load                               Class
 6    8,000 lbs. and less                  B                    $78
 7    8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.            D                    138
 8    12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.           F                    242
 9    16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.           H                    490
10    26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.           J                    630
11    28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.           K                    842
12    32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.           L                    982
13    36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.           N                  1,202
14    40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.           P                  1,390
15    45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.           Q                  1,538
16    50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.           R                  1,698
17    55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.           S                  1,830
18    59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.           T                  1,970
19    64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.           V                  2,294
20    73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.           X                  2,622
21    77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.           Z                  2,790
22        (a-1)  A  Special  Hauling  Vehicle  is  a   vehicle   or
23    combination  of  vehicles  of  the second division registered
24    under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete  in  the
25    plastic  state  or  a vehicle or combination of vehicles that
26    are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b)
27    of Section 15-111 for which  the  owner  of  the  vehicle  or
28    combination  of  vehicles  has elected to pay, in addition to
29    the registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary
30    of State for each registration  year.   The  Secretary  shall
31    designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
32        (b)  Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
33    trailer,  motor  home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
34    camper  or  van  camper  used  primarily   for   recreational
 
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 1    purposes,  and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned
 2    by  a  commercial  business,  may  be  registered  for   each
 3    registration year upon the filing of a proper application and
 4    the  payment  of  a  registration  fee  and  highway use tax,
 5    according to the following table of fees:
 6       MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
 7    Gross Weight in Lbs.                               Total Fees
 8    Including Vehicle and                                    Each
 9    Maximum Load                                    Calendar Year
10    8,000 lbs and less                                        $78
11    8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs                                   90
12    10,001 Lbs. and Over                                      102
13                  CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
14    Gross Weight in Lbs.                               Total Fees
15    Including Vehicle and                                    Each
16    Maximum Load                                    Calendar Year
17    3,000 Lbs. and Less                                       $18
18    3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.                                   30
19    8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.                                  38
20    10,001 Lbs. and Over                                       50
21        Every house trailer  must  be  registered  under  Section
22    3-819.
23        (c)  Farm  Truck.  Any  truck  used  exclusively  for the
24    owner's own agricultural, horticultural or livestock  raising
25    operations  and  not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in
26    the transportation for-hire of  seasonal,  fresh,  perishable
27    fruit   or  vegetables  from  farm  to  the  point  of  first
28    processing,  may  be  registered  by  the  owner  under  this
29    paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph  (a),  upon
30    filing  of  a  proper  application and the payment of the $10
31    registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified  as
32    follows:
33                     SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
34    Gross Weight in Lbs.                         Total Amount for
 
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 1    Including Truck and                                      each
 2    Maximum Load                   Class              Fiscal Year
 3    16,000 lbs. or less             VF                       $150
 4    16,001 to 20,000 lbs.           VG                        226
 5    20,001 to 24,000 lbs.           VH                        290
 6    24,001 to 28,000 lbs.           VJ                        378
 7    28,001 to 32,000 lbs.           VK                        506
 8    32,001 to 36,000 lbs.           VL                        610
 9    36,001 to 45,000 lbs.           VP                        810
10    45,001 to 54,999 lbs.           VR                      1,026
11    55,000 to 64,000 lbs.           VT                      1,202
12    64,001 to 73,280 lbs.           VV                      1,290
13    73,281 to 77,000 lbs.           VX                      1,350
14    77,001 to 80,000 lbs.           VZ                      1,490
15        In  the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
16    registration as authorized by law, the owner  shall  pay  the
17    flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
18        Any  combination  of  vehicles  having  5  axles,  with a
19    distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles,  that  are
20    subject  to  the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b)
21    of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the  combination  of
22    vehicles  has elected to pay, in addition to the registration
23    fee in subsection (c), $125 to the  Secretary  of  State  for
24    each  registration  year shall be designated by the Secretary
25    as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
26        (c-1)  A farm  truck  eligible  for  yearly  registration
27    under  subsection  (c) may, at the owner's option, instead be
28    registered under this subsection (c-1)  for  a  period  of  4
29    months,  at  a  cost  of  one-third  of the applicable yearly
30    registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
31    issuance and display of distinctive decals for  each  of  the
32    4-month  periods  of  the  year:  January  through April, May
33    through August, and September through December. The owner  of
34    a  truck registered under this subsection (c-1) must affix to
 
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 1    the truck's rear registration plate, in the manner prescribed
 2    by the Secretary, the proper decal  for  the  4-month  period
 3    during which the vehicle is operated.
 4        (d)  The  number  of axles necessary to carry the maximum
 5    load provided shall be determined from  Chapter  15  of  this
 6    Code.
 7        (e)  An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
 8    registrations,  and  only  2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
 9    59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
10        (f)  Every person convicted of violating this Section  by
11    failure  to  pay  the  appropriate  flat  weight  tax  to the
12    Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall  be
13    punished as provided for in Section 3-401.
14    (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)

15        (625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
16        Sec. 3-819.  Trailer; Flat weight tax.
17        (a)  Farm  Trailer.  Any  farm  trailer  drawn by a motor
18    vehicle of the second division registered under paragraph (a)
19    or (c) of Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for
20    his own  agricultural,  horticultural  or  livestock  raising
21    operations  and  not  used  for  hire,  or  any  farm trailer
22    utilized only in the  transportation  for-hire  of  seasonal,
23    fresh,  perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point
24    of first processing, and any trailer used with a farm tractor
25    that is not an implement of husbandry may be registered under
26    this paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (b) of
27    this Section upon the filing of a proper application and  the
28    payment  of  the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax
29    herein for use of the public highways of this State,  at  the
30    following rates which include the $10 registration fee:
31                     SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
32    Gross Weight in Lbs.       Class                 Total Amount
33    Including Vehicle                                        each
 
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 1    and Maximum Load                                  Fiscal Year
 2    10,000 lbs. or less        VDD                            $60
 3    10,001 to 14,000 lbs.      VDE                            106
 4    14,001 to 20,000 lbs.      VDG                            166
 5    20,001 to 28,000 lbs.      VDJ                            378
 6    28,001 to 36,000 lbs.      VDL                            650
 7        An  owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
 8    registrations.
 9        (a-1)  A farm trailer eligible  for  yearly  registration
10    under  subsection  (a) may, at the owner's option, instead be
11    registered under this subsection (a-1)  for  a  period  of  4
12    months,  at  a  cost  of  one-third  of the applicable yearly
13    registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
14    issuance and display of distinctive decals for  each  of  the
15    4-month  periods  of  the  year:  January  through April, May
16    through August, and September through December. The owner  of
17    a  trailer  registered under this subsection (a-1) must affix
18    to the trailer's registration plate, in the manner prescribed
19    by the Secretary, the proper decal  for  the  4-month  period
20    during which the trailer is used.
21        (b)  All   other   owners   of   trailers,   other   than
22    apportionable  trailers  registered  under Section 3-402.1 of
23    this Code, used with a motor vehicle on the public  highways,
24    shall  pay  to  the  Secretary of State for each registration
25    year a flat weight tax, for the use of the public highways of
26    this State,  at  the  following  rates  (which  includes  the
27    registration fee of $10 required by Section 3-813):
28                      SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
29                         WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
30                               BY LAW
31    Gross Weight in Lbs.                               Total Fees
32    Including Vehicle and                                    each
33    Maximum Load                           Class      Fiscal Year
34    3,000 lbs. and less                      TA               $18
 
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 1    5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000           TB                54
 2    8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000           TC                58
 3    10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000          TD               106
 4    14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000         TE               170
 5    20,000 lbs. and and more than 14,000     TG               258
 6    32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000         TK               722
 7    36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000         TL             1,082
 8    40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000         TN             1,502
 9        (c)  The  number  of axles necessary to carry the maximum
10    load provided shall be determined from  Chapter  15  of  this
11    Code.
12    (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)

13        Section  99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes effect
14    January 1, 2004.