94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB0038

 

Introduced 12/15/2004, by Rep. Timothy L. Schmitz

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-104   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that an application for a certificate of title to a vehicle must include the applicant's age. Provides that if an applicant for a certificate of title is under the age of 18 years and is not legally an emancipated minor, the application must be accompanied by a statement, signed by the applicant's parent or legal guardian, consenting to the application. Provides that if a vehicle has multiple owners, if any owner is a person under 18 and is not legally an emancipated minor, a parental statement of consent is also required, unless one of the other owners is the minor's parent or legal guardian. Provides that the Secretary of State shall adopt rules for implementing the new provision.


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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 changing
5 Section 3-104 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-104)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
7     Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
8     (a) The application for a certificate of title for a
9 vehicle in this State must be made by the owner to the
10 Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
11         1. The name, age, Illinois residence and mail address
12     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, as
16     to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this Code,
17     the square footage of the house trailer based upon the
18     outside dimensions of the house trailer excluding the
19     length of the tongue and hitch, and, as to vehicles of the
20     second division, whether for-hire, not-for-hire, or both
21     for-hire and not-for-hire;
22         3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if
23     applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
24     the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of any
25     lienholders in the order of their priority and signatures
26     of owners;
27         4. The current odometer reading at the time of transfer
28     and that the stated odometer reading is one of the
29     following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
30     mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
31         5. Any further information the Secretary of State
32     reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable

 

 

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1     him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
2     certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
3     security interests in the vehicle.
4     (a-1) If the owner listed on the application is a person
5 under the age of 18 years or, if multiple owners are listed,
6 any of the owners is a person under the age of 18 years and no
7 other owner is the parent or legal guardian of that person, the
8 application must be accompanied by one of the following:
9         (1) written documentation, acceptable to the Secretary
10     of State, establishing that the person under 18 years of
11     age is legally an emancipated minor; or
12         (2) A statement, signed by the parent or legal guardian
13     of the person under 18 years of age, consenting to the
14     application.
15     The Secretary shall adopt rules for implementing this
16 subsection (a-1).
17     (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from a
18 dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
19 owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
20 application and required documents to the Secretary of State.
21     (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
22 registered in another State or country, the application must
23 contain or be accompanied by:
24         1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
25     and issued by the other State or country and acceptable to
26     the Secretary of State, and
27         2. Any other information and documents the Secretary of
28     State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the
29     vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
30     interests in it.
31     (d) If the application refers to a new vehicle it must be
32 accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or other
33 documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of State,
34 with such assignments as may be necessary to show title in the
35 applicant.
36     (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a

 

 

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1 vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
2 with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
3 of this Code.
4     (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
5 vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois, and
6 even if previously registered in another State, must be
7 accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
8 Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
9 the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
10 3-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
11 respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
12 Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
13 application for a certificate of title for any vehicle
14 purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
15 another state, must be accompanied by either an exemption
16 determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
17 tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
18 Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
19 a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
20 so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
21 payment or determination of exemption from the Department, no
22 certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
23     If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
24 therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title and
25 display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
26 Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
27 that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the display
28 certificate of title be returned to him.
29     (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not manufactured
30 in accordance with federal safety and emission standards, the
31 application must be accompanied by all documents required by
32 federal governmental agencies to meet their standards before a
33 vehicle is allowed to be issued title and registration.
34     (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
35 sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee
36 and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of

 

 

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1 sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
2 model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
3 court order document number authorizing such sale, if
4 applicable, and the name and address of any lienholders in
5 order of priority, if applicable.
6     (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
7 court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
8 with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
9 The court order must indicate the new owner's name and address,
10 the complete description of the vehicle, if known, the name and
11 address of the lienholder, if any, and must be signed and dated
12 by the judge issuing such order.
13     (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
14 auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
15 Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
16 furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
17 described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required fee.
18 (Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98; 90-422, eff. 8-15-97;
19 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)