95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB5185

 

Introduced , by Rep. Paul D. Froehlich

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-101   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
625 ILCS 5/3-104   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104
625 ILCS 5/3-405   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
625 ILCS 5/3-408   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-408
625 ILCS 5/3-704   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that: the Secretary of State shall not register, renew the registration of, or issue a title for a motorcycle intended for highway use unless its owner possesses a valid driver's license with the proper classification; the application for a certificate of title for, or registration of, a motorcycle intended for highway use shall include the driver's license number and classification of the owner; the Secretary of State shall refuse registration or any transfer of registration of a motorcycle intended for highway use if the owner does not possess a valid driver's license with the proper classification; and the Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title, registration card, registration sticker, registration plate, disability parking decal or device, or any nonresident or other permit if the vehicle is a motorcycle intended for highway use and its owner does not possess a valid driver's license with the proper classification. Effective January 1, 2009.


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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,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 Sections 3-101, 3-104, 3-405, 3-408, and 3-704 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
7     Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.
8     (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a
9 vehicle which is in this State and for which no certificate of
10 title has been issued by the Secretary of State shall make
11 application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
12 title of the vehicle.
13     (b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
14 purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make
15 application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
16 title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or
17 equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of
18 this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration,
19 but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except
20 as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
21     (c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the
22 registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has
23 been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an

 

 

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1 application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the
2 Secretary of State.
3     (c-5) The Secretary of State shall not register, renew the
4 registration of, or issue a title for a motorcycle intended for
5 highway use unless its owner possesses a valid driver's license
6 with the proper classification.
7     (d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
8 motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make
9 application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
10 title.
11 (Source: P.A. 90-287, eff. 1-1-98.)
 
12     (625 ILCS 5/3-104)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
13     Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
14     (a) The application for a certificate of title for a
15 vehicle in this State must be made by the owner to the
16 Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
17         1. The name, Illinois residence and mail address of the
18     owner;
19         2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
20     the following data exists: Its make, year-model,
21     identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
22     to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this Code,
23     the square footage of the house trailer based upon the
24     outside dimensions of the house trailer excluding the
25     length of the tongue and hitch, and, as to vehicles of the

 

 

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1     second division, whether for-hire, not-for-hire, or both
2     for-hire and not-for-hire;
3         3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if
4     applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
5     the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of any
6     lienholders in the order of their priority and signatures
7     of owners;
8         4. The current odometer reading at the time of transfer
9     and that the stated odometer reading is one of the
10     following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
11     mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits;
12         4.5. The driver's license number and classification of
13     the owner if the vehicle being titled is a motorcycle
14     intended for highway use; and
15         5. Any further information the Secretary of State
16     reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
17     him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
18     certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
19     security interests in the vehicle.
20     (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from a
21 dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
22 owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
23 application and required documents to the Secretary of State.
24     (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
25 registered in another State or country, the application must
26 contain or be accompanied by:

 

 

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1         1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
2     and issued by the other State or country and acceptable to
3     the Secretary of State, and
4         2. Any other information and documents the Secretary of
5     State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the
6     vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
7     interests in it.
8     (d) If the application refers to a new vehicle it must be
9 accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or other
10 documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of State,
11 with such assignments as may be necessary to show title in the
12 applicant.
13     (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
14 vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
15 with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
16 of this Code.
17     (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
18 vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois, and
19 even if previously registered in another State, must be
20 accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
21 Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
22 the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
23 3-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
24 respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
25 Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
26 application for a certificate of title for any vehicle

 

 

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1 purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
2 another state, must be accompanied by either an exemption
3 determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
4 tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
5 Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
6 a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
7 so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
8 payment or determination of exemption from the Department, no
9 certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
10     If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
11 therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title and
12 display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
13 Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
14 that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the display
15 certificate of title be returned to him.
16     (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not manufactured
17 in accordance with federal safety and emission standards, the
18 application must be accompanied by all documents required by
19 federal governmental agencies to meet their standards before a
20 vehicle is allowed to be issued title and registration.
21     (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
22 sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee
23 and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of
24 sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
25 model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
26 court order document number authorizing such sale, if

 

 

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1 applicable, and the name and address of any lienholders in
2 order of priority, if applicable.
3     (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
4 court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
5 with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
6 The court order must indicate the new owner's name and address,
7 the complete description of the vehicle, if known, the name and
8 address of the lienholder, if any, and must be signed and dated
9 by the judge issuing such order.
10     (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
11 auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
12 Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
13 furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
14 described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required fee.
15 (Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98; 90-422, eff. 8-15-97;
16 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
 
17     (625 ILCS 5/3-405)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
18     Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
19     (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under
20 this Code shall make application to the Secretary of State for
21 the registration of such vehicle upon the appropriate form or
22 forms furnished by the Secretary. Every such application shall
23 bear the signature of the owner written with pen and ink and
24 contain:
25         1. The name, domicile address, as defined in Section

 

 

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1     1-115.5 of this Code, (except as otherwise provided in this
2     paragraph 1) and mail address of the owner or business
3     address of the owner if a firm, association or corporation.
4     If the mailing address is a post office box number, the
5     address listed on the driver license record may be used to
6     verify residence. A police officer, a deputy sheriff, an
7     elected sheriff, a law enforcement officer for the
8     Department of State Police, or a fire investigator may
9     elect to furnish the address of the headquarters of the
10     governmental entity or police district where he or she
11     works instead of his or her domicile address, in which case
12     that address shall be deemed to be his or her domicile
13     address for all purposes under this Chapter 3. The spouse
14     and children of a person who may elect under this paragraph
15     1 to furnish the address of the headquarters of the
16     government entity or police district where the person works
17     instead of the person's domicile address may, if they
18     reside with that person, also elect to furnish the address
19     of the headquarters of the government entity or police
20     district where the person works as their domicile address,
21     in which case that address shall be deemed to be their
22     domicile address for all purposes under this Chapter 3. In
23     this paragraph 1: (A) "police officer" has the meaning
24     ascribed to "policeman" in Section 10-3-1 of the Illinois
25     Municipal Code; (B) "deputy sheriff" means a deputy sheriff
26     appointed under Section 3-6008 of the Counties Code; (C)

 

 

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1     "elected sheriff" means a sheriff commissioned pursuant to
2     Section 3-6001 of the Counties Code; and (D) "fire
3     investigator" means a person classified as a peace officer
4     under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation Act.
5         2. A description of the vehicle, including such
6     information as is required in an application for a
7     certificate of title, determined under such standard
8     rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
9         3. Information relating to the insurance policy for the
10     motor vehicle, including the name of the insurer which
11     issued the policy, the policy number, and the expiration
12     date of the policy.
13         3.5. The driver's license number and classification of
14     the owner if the vehicle being titled is a motorcycle
15     intended for highway use.
16         4. Such further information as may reasonably be
17     required by the Secretary to enable him to determine
18     whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration
19     and the owner entitled to a certificate of title.
20         5. An affirmation by the applicant that all information
21     set forth is true and correct. If the application is for
22     the registration of a motor vehicle, the applicant also
23     shall affirm that the motor vehicle is insured as required
24     by this Code, that such insurance will be maintained
25     throughout the period for which the motor vehicle shall be
26     registered, and that neither the owner, nor any person

 

 

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1     operating the motor vehicle with the owner's permission,
2     shall operate the motor vehicle unless the required
3     insurance is in effect. If the person signing the
4     affirmation is not the sole owner of the vehicle, such
5     person shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of all
6     the owners of the vehicle. If the person signing the
7     affirmation is not an owner of the vehicle, such person
8     shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of the owner or
9     owners of the vehicle. The lack of signature on the
10     application shall not in any manner exempt the owner or
11     owners from any provisions, requirements or penalties of
12     this Code.
13     (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle purchased
14 from a dealer the application shall be accompanied by a
15 Manufacturer's Statement of Origin from the dealer, and a
16 statement showing any lien retained by the dealer.
17 (Source: P.A. 95-207, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
18     (625 ILCS 5/3-408)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-408)
19     Sec. 3-408. Grounds for refusing registration or
20 certificate of title. The Secretary of State shall refuse
21 registration or any transfer of registration upon any of the
22 following grounds:
23         1. That the application contains any false or
24     fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed to
25     furnish required information or reasonable additional

 

 

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1     information requested by the Secretary of State or that the
2     applicant is not entitled to the issuance of a certificate
3     of title or registration of the vehicle under Chapter 3;
4         2. That the Secretary of State has reasonable ground to
5     believe that the vehicle is a stolen or embezzled vehicle
6     or that the granting of registration would constitute a
7     fraud against the rightful owner or other person having
8     valid lien upon such vehicle;
9         3. That the registration of the vehicle stands
10     suspended or revoked for any reason as provided in the
11     motor-vehicle laws of this State;
12         4. That the required fee has not been paid;
13         5. (a) In the case of medical transport vehicles and
14     vehicles designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers operated
15     by a contract carrier transporting employees in the course
16     of their employment on a highway of this State, that the
17     application does not contain a copy of a completed Vehicle
18     Inspection Report issued by the Department of
19     Transportation which certifies that the vehicle has been
20     determined to be in safe mechanical condition by a safety
21     test administered within the preceding 6 months; and (b) in
22     the case of medical transport vehicles, other than vehicles
23     owned or operated by a unit of local government, proof of
24     financial responsibility; or
25         6. That the applicant is 90 days or more delinquent in
26     court ordered child support payments or has been

 

 

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1     adjudicated in arrears in an amount equal to 90 days'
2     obligation or more and has been found in contempt of court
3     for failure to pay the support, subject to the requirements
4     and procedures of Article VII of Chapter 7 of the Illinois
5     Vehicle Code; or
6         7. That the owner of a motorcycle intended for highway
7     use does not possess a valid driver's license with the
8     proper classification.
9 (Source: P.A. 92-108, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
10     (625 ILCS 5/3-704)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
11     Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or
12 revoke a registration or certificate of title; authority to
13 suspend or revoke the registration of a vehicle.
14     (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
15 registration of a vehicle or a certificate of title,
16 registration card, registration sticker, registration plate,
17 disability parking decal or device, or any nonresident or other
18 permit in any of the following events:
19         1. When the Secretary of State is satisfied that such
20     registration or that such certificate, card, plate,
21     registration sticker or permit was fraudulently or
22     erroneously issued;
23         2. When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or
24     wrecked or is not properly equipped;
25         3. When the Secretary of State determines that any

 

 

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1     required fees have not been paid to the Secretary of State,
2     to the Illinois Commerce Commission, or to the Illinois
3     Department of Revenue under the Motor Fuel Tax Law, and the
4     same are not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
5         4. When a registration card, registration plate,
6     registration sticker or permit is knowingly displayed upon
7     a vehicle other than the one for which issued;
8         5. When the Secretary of State determines that the
9     owner has committed any offense under this Chapter
10     involving the registration or the certificate, card,
11     plate, registration sticker or permit to be suspended or
12     revoked;
13         6. When the Secretary of State determines that a
14     vehicle registered not-for-hire is used or operated
15     for-hire unlawfully, or used or operated for purposes other
16     than those authorized;
17         7. When the Secretary of State determines that an owner
18     of a for-hire motor vehicle has failed to give proof of
19     financial responsibility as required by this Act;
20         8. When the Secretary determines that the vehicle is
21     not subject to or eligible for a registration;
22         9. When the Secretary determines that the owner of a
23     vehicle registered under the mileage weight tax option
24     fails to maintain the records specified by law, or fails to
25     file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle is
26     not equipped with an operable and operating speedometer or

 

 

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1     odometer;
2         10. When the Secretary of State is so authorized under
3     any other provision of law;
4         11. When the Secretary of State determines that the
5     holder of a disability parking decal or device has
6     committed any offense under Chapter 11 of this Code
7     involving the use of a disability parking decal or device;
8         12. When the Secretary of State determines that the
9     vehicle is a motorcycle intended for highway use and its
10     owner does not possess a valid driver's license with the
11     proper classification.
12     (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
13 title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
14 of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
15 or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
16 identification number is erroneously shown on the original
17 certificate of title.
18     (b) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke the
19 registration of a vehicle as follows:
20         1. When the Secretary of State determines that the
21     owner of a vehicle has not paid a civil penalty or a
22     settlement agreement arising from the violation of rules
23     adopted under the Illinois Motor Carrier Safety Law or the
24     Illinois Hazardous Materials Transportation Act or that a
25     vehicle, regardless of ownership, was the subject of
26     violations of these rules that resulted in a civil penalty

 

 

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1     or settlement agreement which remains unpaid.
2         2. When the Secretary of State determines that a
3     vehicle registered for a gross weight of more than 16,000
4     pounds within an affected area is not in compliance with
5     the provisions of Section 13-109.1 of the Illinois Vehicle
6     Code.
7         3. When the Secretary of State is notified by the
8     United States Department of Transportation that a vehicle
9     is in violation of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety
10     Regulations, as they are now or hereafter amended, and is
11     prohibited from operating.
12 (Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06; 94-619, eff. 1-1-06; 94-759,
13 eff. 5-12-06; 95-287, eff. 1-1-08.)
 
14     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
15 1, 2009.