Full Text of SB1644 97th General Assembly
SB1644eng 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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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 1-190.05, 3-401, 3-815, 3-818, 12-202, 15-111, | 6 | | 15-112, 15-113, 15-301, and 15-307 and by adding Section | 7 | | 1-105.4 as follows: | 8 | | (625 ILCS 5/1-105.4 new) | 9 | | Sec. 1-105.4. Auxiliary power unit, or APU. Small engines | 10 | | used on commercial trucks to provide power for auxiliary loads, | 11 | | such as heating, air conditioning, and lighting in sleeper | 12 | | berths, which allows the operator to shut off the main engine | 13 | | while resting. Auxiliary power units may also be referred to as | 14 | | idle reduction units.
| 15 | | (625 ILCS 5/1-190.05)
| 16 | | Sec. 1-190.05. Special hauling vehicle. A vehicle or | 17 | | combination of
vehicles transporting asphalt or concrete in the | 18 | | plastic state or a vehicle or
combination of vehicles that is | 19 | | subject to the weight limitations in
subsection subsections (a) | 20 | | and (b) of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or
| 21 | | combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the | 22 | | registration
fees stated in subsection (a) or (c) of Section |
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| 1 | | 3-815 or Section 3-818, $100
to the Secretary of State for each | 2 | | registration year.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)
| 4 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-401) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-401)
| 5 | | Sec. 3-401. Effect of provisions.
| 6 | | (a) It shall be unlawful for any
person to violate any | 7 | | provision of this Chapter or to drive or move or
for an owner | 8 | | knowingly to permit to be driven or moved upon any highway
any | 9 | | vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder which is | 10 | | not
registered or for which the appropriate fee has not been | 11 | | paid when and
as required hereunder, except that when | 12 | | application accompanied by
proper fee has been made for | 13 | | registration of a vehicle it may be
operated temporarily | 14 | | pending complete registration upon displaying a
duplicate | 15 | | application duly verified or other evidence of such
application | 16 | | or otherwise under rules and regulations promulgated by the
| 17 | | Secretary of State.
| 18 | | (b) The appropriate fees required to be paid under the | 19 | | various
provisions of this Act for registration of vehicles | 20 | | shall mean the fee
or fees which would have been paid | 21 | | initially, if proper and timely
application had been made to | 22 | | the Secretary of State for the appropriate
registration | 23 | | required, whether such registration be a flat weight
| 24 | | registration, a single trip permit, a reciprocity permit or a
| 25 | | supplemental application to an original prorate application |
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| 1 | | together
with payment of fees due under the supplemental | 2 | | application for prorate
decals.
| 3 | | (c) Effective October 1, 1984, no vehicle required to pay a | 4 | | Federal
Highway
Users Tax shall be registered unless proof of | 5 | | payment, in a form prescribed
and approved by the Secretary of | 6 | | State, is submitted with the appropriate
registration. | 7 | | Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, failure
of | 8 | | the applicant to comply with this paragraph shall be deemed | 9 | | grounds for
the Secretary to refuse registration.
| 10 | | (c-1) A vehicle may not be registered by the Secretary of | 11 | | State unless that vehicle:
| 12 | | (1) was originally manufactured for operation on | 13 | | highways; | 14 | | (2) is a modification of a vehicle that was originally | 15 | | manufactured for operation on highways; or | 16 | | (3) was assembled from component parts designed for use | 17 | | in vehicles to be operated on highways.
| 18 | | (d) Second division vehicles.
| 19 | | (1) A vehicle of the second division moved or operated | 20 | | within this State
shall have had paid for it the | 21 | | appropriate registration fees and flat weight
tax, as
| 22 | | evidenced by the Illinois registration issued for that | 23 | | vehicle, for the gross
weight of the vehicle and load being | 24 | | operated or moved within this State.
Second division | 25 | | vehicles of foreign jurisdictions operated within this | 26 | | State
under a single trip permit, fleet reciprocity plan, |
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| 1 | | prorate registration plan,
or apportional registration | 2 | | plan, instead of second division vehicle
registration | 3 | | under Article VIII of this Chapter, must have had paid for | 4 | | it the
appropriate
registration fees and flat weight tax in | 5 | | the base jurisdiction of that vehicle,
as evidenced by the | 6 | | maximum gross weight shown on the foreign registration
| 7 | | cards, plus any appropriate fees required under this Code.
| 8 | | (2) If a vehicle and load are operated in this State | 9 | | and the
appropriate fees and taxes have not been paid or | 10 | | the vehicle and load exceed
the registered gross weight for | 11 | | which the
required fees and taxes have been paid by 2001 | 12 | | pounds or more, the operator or
owner shall be fined as | 13 | | provided in Section 15-113 of this Code. However, an
owner | 14 | | or operator shall not be subject to arrest under this | 15 | | subsection for any
weight in excess of 80,000 pounds. | 16 | | Further, for any unregistered vehicle or
vehicle | 17 | | displaying expired registration, no fine shall exceed the | 18 | | actual
cost of what the appropriate registration for that | 19 | | vehicle and load should have
been as established in | 20 | | subsection (a) of Section 3-815 of
this Chapter regardless | 21 | | of the route
traveled. For purposes of this paragraph (2), | 22 | | "appropriate registration" means the full annual cost of | 23 | | the required registration and its associated fees.
| 24 | | (3) Any person operating a legal combination of | 25 | | vehicles displaying valid
registration shall not be | 26 | | considered in violation of the registration provision
of |
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| 1 | | this subsection unless the total gross weight of the | 2 | | combination exceeds the
total licensed weight of the | 3 | | vehicles in the combination.
The gross weight of a vehicle | 4 | | exempt from the registration requirements of
this Chapter | 5 | | shall not be included when determining the total gross | 6 | | weight of
vehicles in combination.
| 7 | | (4) If the defendant claims that he or she had | 8 | | previously paid the
appropriate Illinois registration fees | 9 | | and taxes for this vehicle before the
alleged violation, | 10 | | the defendant shall have the burden of proving the | 11 | | existence
of the payment by competent evidence. Proof of | 12 | | proper Illinois registration
issued by the Secretary of | 13 | | State, or the appropriate registration authority
from the | 14 | | foreign state, shall be the only competent evidence of | 15 | | payment.
| 16 | | (Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
| 17 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
| 18 | | Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second | 19 | | division.
| 20 | | (a) Except
as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner
of a | 21 | | vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813, | 22 | | and
not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section | 23 | | 3-818, shall
pay to the Secretary of State, for each | 24 | | registration year, for the use
of the public highways, a flat | 25 | | weight tax at the rates set forth in the
following table, the |
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| 1 | | rates including the $10 registration fee:
| 2 | | SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
| 3 | | REQUIRED BY LAW
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4 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Fees |
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5 | | Including Vehicle |
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each Fiscal |
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6 | | and Maximum |
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year |
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7 | | Load |
Class |
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8 | | 8,000 lbs. and less |
B |
$98 |
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9 | | 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. |
D |
138 |
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10 | | 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. |
F |
242 |
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11 | | 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. |
H |
490 |
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12 | | 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. |
J |
630 |
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13 | | 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. |
K |
842 |
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14 | | 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. |
L |
982 |
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15 | | 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. |
N |
1,202 |
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16 | | 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. |
P |
1,390 |
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17 | | 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. |
Q |
1,538 |
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18 | | 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. |
R |
1,698 |
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19 | | 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. |
S |
1,830 |
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20 | | 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. |
T |
1,970 |
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21 | | 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. |
V |
2,294 |
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22 | | 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. |
X |
2,622 |
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23 | | 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. |
Z |
2,790 |
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24 | | Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge | 25 | | shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs. | 26 | | and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into |
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| 1 | | the State Police Vehicle Fund.
| 2 | | All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this | 3 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited | 4 | | into the Capital Projects Fund. | 5 | | (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | 6 | | of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | 7 | | 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | 8 | | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
| 9 | | gross weight limitations in subsection (a) (b) of Section | 10 | | 15-111 for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of | 11 | | vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration | 12 | | fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
| 13 | | registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of | 14 | | vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
| 15 | | (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping | 16 | | trailer,
motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck | 17 | | camper or van camper
used primarily for recreational purposes, | 18 | | and not used commercially, nor
for hire, nor owned by a | 19 | | commercial business, may be registered for each
registration | 20 | | year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment
of | 21 | | a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the | 22 | | following table of
fees:
| 23 | | MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
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24 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Total Fees |
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25 | | Including Vehicle and |
Each |
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26 | | Maximum Load |
Calendar Year |
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| 1 | | 8,000 lbs and less |
$78 |
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2 | | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs |
90 |
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3 | | 10,001 Lbs. and Over |
102 |
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4 | | CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
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5 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
Total Fees |
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6 | | Including Vehicle and |
Each |
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7 | | Maximum Load |
Calendar Year |
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8 | | 3,000 Lbs. and Less |
$18 |
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9 | | 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. |
30 |
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10 | | 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. |
38 |
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11 | | 10,001 Lbs. and Over |
50 |
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12 | | Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
| 13 | | (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's | 14 | | own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising | 15 | | operations and
not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the | 16 | | transportation for-hire
of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit | 17 | | or vegetables from farm to the
point of first processing,
may | 18 | | be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
| 19 | | registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper | 20 | | application
and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the | 21 | | highway use tax
herein specified as follows:
| 22 | | SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
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23 | | Gross Weight in Lbs. |
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Total Amount for |
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24 | | Including Truck and |
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each |
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25 | | Maximum Load |
Class |
Fiscal Year |
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26 | | 16,000 lbs. or less |
VF |
$150 |
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| 1 | | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
VG |
226 |
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2 | | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. |
VH |
290 |
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3 | | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. |
VJ |
378 |
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4 | | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. |
VK |
506 |
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5 | | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
VL |
610 |
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6 | | 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. |
VP |
810 |
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7 | | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. |
VR |
1,026 |
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8 | | 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. |
VT |
1,202 |
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9 | | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. |
VV |
1,290 |
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10 | | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. |
VX |
1,350 |
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11 | | 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. |
VZ |
1,490 |
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12 | | In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck | 13 | | registration
as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat | 14 | | weight tax due
hereunder before operating such truck.
| 15 | | Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance | 16 | | of 42 feet or
less between extreme axles, that are subject to | 17 | | the weight limitations in
subsection (a) and (b) of Section | 18 | | 15-111 for which the owner of the combination
of
vehicles has | 19 | | elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in | 20 | | subsection
(c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each | 21 | | registration year
shall be designated by the Secretary as a | 22 | | Special Hauling Vehicle.
| 23 | | (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | 24 | | provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
| 25 | | (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
| 26 | | registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed |
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| 1 | | 59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle.
| 2 | | (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by | 3 | | failure to pay
the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary | 4 | | of State as set forth in
the above tables shall be punished as | 5 | | provided for in Section 3-401.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 95-1009, eff. 12-15-08; 96-34, eff. 7-13-09.)
| 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818)
| 8 | | Sec. 3-818. (a) Mileage weight tax option. Any owner of a | 9 | | vehicle of
the second division may elect to pay a mileage | 10 | | weight tax for such vehicle
in lieu of the flat weight tax set | 11 | | out in Section 3-815. Such election
shall be binding to the end | 12 | | of the registration year. Renewal of this
election must be | 13 | | filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1
of each | 14 | | registration period. In such event the owner shall, at the time
| 15 | | of making such election, pay the $10 registration fee and the | 16 | | minimum
guaranteed mileage weight tax, as hereinafter | 17 | | provided, which payment
shall permit the owner to operate that | 18 | | vehicle the maximum mileage in
this State hereinafter set | 19 | | forth. Any vehicle being operated on
mileage plates cannot be | 20 | | operated outside of this State. In addition
thereto, the owner | 21 | | of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight tax at the
following | 22 | | rates for each mile traveled in this State in excess of the
| 23 | | maximum mileage provided under the minimum guaranteed basis:
| 24 | | BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR
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Minimum |
Mileage |
Weight Tax |
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2 | | |
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Guaranteed |
Permitted |
for Mileage |
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3 | | Gross Weight |
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Mileage |
Under |
in excess of |
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4 | | Vehicle and |
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Weight |
Guaranteed |
Guaranteed |
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5 | | Load |
Class |
Tax |
Tax |
Mileage |
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6 | | 12,000 lbs. or less |
MD |
$73 |
5,000 |
26 Mills |
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7 | | 12,001 to 16,000 lbs. |
MF |
120 |
6,000 |
34 Mills |
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8 | | 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
MG |
180 |
6,000 |
46 Mills |
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9 | | 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. |
MH |
235 |
6,000 |
63 Mills |
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10 | | 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. |
MJ |
315 |
7,000 |
63 Mills |
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11 | | 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. |
MK |
385 |
7,000 |
83 Mills |
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12 | | 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
ML |
485 |
7,000 |
99 Mills |
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13 | | 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. |
MN |
615 |
7,000 |
128 Mills |
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14 | | 40,001 to 45,000 lbs. |
MP |
695 |
7,000 |
139 Mills |
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15 | | 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. |
MR |
853 |
7,000 |
156 Mills |
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16 | | 55,000 to 59,500 lbs. |
MS |
920 |
7,000 |
178 Mills |
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17 | | 59,501 to 64,000 lbs. |
MT |
985 |
7,000 |
195 Mills |
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18 | | 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. |
MV |
1,173 |
7,000 |
225 Mills |
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19 | | 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. |
MX |
1,328 |
7,000 |
258 Mills |
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20 | | 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. |
MZ |
1,415 |
7,000 |
275 Mills |
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21 | | TRAILER
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Maximum |
Mileage |
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23 | | |
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Minimum |
Mileage |
Weight Tax |
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24 | | |
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Guaranteed |
Permitted |
for Mileage |
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25 | | Gross Weight |
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Mileage |
Under |
in excess of |
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26 | | Vehicle and |
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Weight |
Guaranteed |
Guaranteed |
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| 1 | | Load |
Class |
Tax |
Tax |
Mileage |
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2 | | 14,000 lbs. or less |
ME |
$75 |
5,000 |
31 Mills |
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3 | | 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. |
MF |
135 |
6,000 |
36 Mills |
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4 | | 20,001 to 36,000 lbs. |
ML |
540 |
7,000 |
103 Mills |
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5 | | 36,001 to 40,000 lbs. |
MM |
750 |
7,000 |
150 Mills |
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6 | | (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | 7 | | of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | 8 | | 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | 9 | | a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
| 10 | | gross weight limitations in subsection (a) (b) of Section | 11 | | 15-111 for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of | 12 | | vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration | 13 | | fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
| 14 | | registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of | 15 | | vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
| 16 | | In preparing rate schedules on registration applications, | 17 | | the Secretary
of State shall add to the above rates, the $10 | 18 | | registration fee. The
Secretary may decline to accept any | 19 | | renewal filed after July 1st.
| 20 | | The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | 21 | | provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
| 22 | | Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which he | 23 | | has
elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily | 24 | | record upon forms
prescribed by the Secretary of State, showing | 25 | | the mileage covered by
that vehicle in this State. Such record | 26 | | shall contain the license number
of the vehicle and the miles |
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| 1 | | traveled by the vehicle in this State for
each day of the | 2 | | calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain records
of fuel | 3 | | consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel purchases | 4 | | therefor.
On or before the 10th day of July the owner
shall | 5 | | certify to the Secretary of State upon forms prescribed | 6 | | therefor,
summaries of his daily records which shall show the | 7 | | miles traveled by
the vehicle in this State during the | 8 | | preceding 12 months and such other
information as the Secretary | 9 | | of State may require. The daily record and
fuel records shall | 10 | | be filed, preserved and available for audit for a
period of 3 | 11 | | years. Any owner filing a return hereunder shall certify
that | 12 | | such return is a true, correct and complete return. Any person | 13 | | who
willfully makes a false return hereunder is guilty of | 14 | | perjury and shall
be punished in the same manner and to the | 15 | | same extent as is provided
therefor.
| 16 | | At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to | 17 | | the
Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate | 18 | | herein imposed.
| 19 | | Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who elects | 20 | | to pay on
a mileage weight tax basis and who operates the | 21 | | vehicle within this
State, shall file with the Secretary of | 22 | | State a bond in the amount of
$500. The bond shall be in a form | 23 | | approved by the Secretary of State and with
a surety company
| 24 | | approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to transact
| 25 | | business in this State as surety, and shall be conditioned upon | 26 | | such
applicant's paying to the State of Illinois all money |
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| 1 | | becoming
due by
reason of the operation of the second division | 2 | | vehicle in this State,
together with all penalties and interest | 3 | | thereon.
| 4 | | Upon notice from the Secretary that the registrant has | 5 | | failed to pay the
excess mileage fees, the surety shall | 6 | | immediately pay the fees together with
any penalties and | 7 | | interest thereon in an amount not to exceed the limits of the
| 8 | | bond.
| 9 | | (Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
| 10 | | (625 ILCS 5/12-202) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 12-202)
| 11 | | Sec. 12-202. Clearance, identification and side marker | 12 | | lamps.
| 13 | | (a) Second division vehicles with a GVWR over 10,000 pounds | 14 | | Every motor vehicle of the second division , the length of which
| 15 | | together with any trailer or trailers in tow thereof, is more | 16 | | than 25 feet
or the width of which is more than 80 inches | 17 | | exclusive of mirrors, bumpers
and other required safety | 18 | | devices, while being operated on the highways of
this State | 19 | | during the period from sunset to sunrise, shall display on the
| 20 | | front of the vehicle 2 yellow or amber lights, one on each | 21 | | upper front
corner of the vehicle, which shall be plainly | 22 | | visible at a distance of at
least 500 feet; also on the rear | 23 | | thereof in a horizontal line, 3 red lights
plainly visible at a | 24 | | distance of not less than 500 feet; also on the front
of the | 25 | | body of that vehicle near the lower left hand corner one yellow |
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amber tinted reflector, and near the lower right hand corner | 2 | | one yellow or
amber tinted reflector; also red reflectors on | 3 | | the rear of the body of that
vehicle, not more than 12 inches | 4 | | from the lower left and right hand
corners. All motor vehicles | 5 | | of the second division more than 20 feet long,
and all trailers | 6 | | and semitrailers, except trailers and semitrailers having
a | 7 | | gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less including the weight of | 8 | | the trailer
and maximum load, while being operated on the | 9 | | highways of this State during
the period from sunset to | 10 | | sunrise, shall display on each side of the
vehicle at | 11 | | approximately the one-third points of the length of the same, | 12 | | at
a height not exceeding 5 feet above the surface of the road, | 13 | | and reflecting
on a line approximately at right angles to the | 14 | | center line of the vehicle,
2 amber tinted reflectors. After | 15 | | January, 1974, all new motor vehicles of
the second division | 16 | | more than 20 feet long, and all trailers and
semitrailers | 17 | | except trailers and semitrailers having a gross weight of
3,000 | 18 | | pounds or less including the weight of the trailer and maximum | 19 | | load
sold as new in this State, while being operated on the | 20 | | highways of this
State during period from sunset to sunrise, | 21 | | shall display on each side of
the vehicle, not more than 12 | 22 | | inches from the front, one amber tinted
reflector, and not more | 23 | | than 12 inches from the rear one red reflector at a
height not | 24 | | exceeding 5 feet above the surface of the road, and reflecting
| 25 | | on a line approximately at right angles to the center line of | 26 | | the vehicle,
approved by the Department.
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| 1 | | (b) Every trailer and semitrailer having a gross weight of | 2 | | 3,000 pounds
or less including the weight of the trailer and | 3 | | maximum load, towed either
by a motor vehicle of the first | 4 | | division or a motor vehicle of the second
division shall be | 5 | | equipped with 2 red reflectors, which will be visible
when hit | 6 | | by headlight beams 300 feet away at night, on the rear of the | 7 | | body
of such trailer, not more than 12 inches from the lower | 8 | | left hand and lower
right hand corners.
| 9 | | (c) Every vehicle designated in paragraph (a) or (b) of | 10 | | this Section
that is manufactured after December 31, 1973, | 11 | | shall, at the places and
times specified in paragraph (a) or | 12 | | (b) of this Section, display reflectors
and clearance, | 13 | | identification, and side marker lamps in conformance with
the | 14 | | specifications prescribed by the Department.
| 15 | | (Source: P.A. 78-1297.)
| 16 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111)
| 17 | | Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights.
| 18 | | (a) No On non-designated highways, no vehicle or | 19 | | combination of vehicles
equipped
with pneumatic tires may be | 20 | | operated, unladen or with load,
when the total weight on | 21 | | transmitted to the road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 | 22 | | pounds on a single axle ; or 34,000 pounds on a tandem axle with
| 23 | | no axle within the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds ; except:
| 24 | | (1) when a different limit is established and posted in | 25 | | accordance with
Section 15-316 of this Code;
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| 1 | | (2) vehicles for which the Department of | 2 | | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 3 | | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code;
| 4 | | (3) tow trucks subject to the conditions provided in | 5 | | subsection (d)
may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single | 6 | | rear axle or 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle;
| 7 | | (4) any single axle of a 2-axle truck weighing 36,000 | 8 | | pounds or
less and not a part of a combination of vehicles, | 9 | | shall not exceed 20,000
pounds;
| 10 | | (5) any single axle of a 2-axle truck equipped with a | 11 | | personnel
lift or digger derrick, weighing 36,000 pounds or | 12 | | less, owned and operated by a
public utility, shall not | 13 | | exceed 20,000 pounds;
| 14 | | (6) any single axle of a 2-axle truck specially | 15 | | equipped with a front
loading compactor used exclusively | 16 | | for garbage, refuse, or recycling may not
exceed 20,000 | 17 | | pounds per axle, provided that the gross weight of the | 18 | | vehicle
does not exceed 40,000 pounds;
| 19 | | (7) a truck, not in combination and specially equipped | 20 | | with a
selfcompactor or an industrial roll-off hoist and | 21 | | roll-off container, used
exclusively for garbage or refuse | 22 | | operations may, when laden, transmit upon the
road surface | 23 | | the following maximum
weights: 22,000 pounds on a single | 24 | | axle; 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle;
| 25 | | (8) a truck, not in combination and used exclusively | 26 | | for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, |
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| 1 | | transmit upon the road surface the
following maximum | 2 | | weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | 3 | | tandem axle;
| 4 | | (9) tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a | 5 | | Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | 6 | | model year of 2014 and
first
registered in Illinois prior | 7 | | to January 1, 2015, with a distance
greater than
72 inches | 8 | | but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, | 9 | | is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed | 10 | | 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed | 11 | | 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
after | 12 | | the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois | 13 | | after
December 31,
2014 may not exceed a combined weight of | 14 | | 34,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and neither | 15 | | axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds;
| 16 | | (10) a 4-axle truck mixer
registered as a Special | 17 | | Hauling Vehicle, used
exclusively for the mixing and | 18 | | transportation of concrete in the plastic state and | 19 | | manufactured
prior to or in the model year of 2014 and | 20 | | first registered in
Illinois prior to
January 1, 2015, is | 21 | | allowed the following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any | 22 | | single axle; 36,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles greater | 23 | | than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches; and 34,000 | 24 | | pounds on any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but | 25 | | not more than 72 inches;
| 26 | | (11) 4-axle vehicles or a 5 or more axle combination of |
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| 1 | | vehicles: The
weight
transmitted upon the road surface | 2 | | through any series of 3 axles whose centers
are
more than | 3 | | 96 inches apart, measured between extreme axles in the | 4 | | series, may
not exceed those allowed in the table contained | 5 | | in subsection (f) of this
Section. No axle or tandem axle | 6 | | of the series may exceed the maximum weight
permitted under | 7 | | this Section for a single or tandem axle.
| 8 | | No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with other | 9 | | than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with load, | 10 | | upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on the | 11 | | road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 12 | | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 13 | | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| 14 | | (b) On non-designated highways, the gross weight of | 15 | | vehicles and
combination of vehicles including
the weight of | 16 | | the vehicle or combination and its maximum load shall be
| 17 | | subject to the federal bridge formula provided in subsection | 18 | | (f) of this Section.
| 19 | | VEHICLES OPERATING ON CRAWLER TYPE TRACKS ..... 40,000 pounds
| 20 | | TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH SELFCOMPACTORS
| 21 | | OR ROLL-OFF HOISTS AND ROLL-OFF CONTAINERS FOR GARBAGE,
| 22 | | REFUSE, OR RECYCLING HAULS ONLY AND TRUCKS USED FOR
| 23 | | THE COLLECTION OF RENDERING MATERIALS
| 24 | | On Highway Not Part of National System
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| 1 | | of Interstate and Defense Highways
| 2 | | with 2 axles 36,000 pounds
| 3 | | with 3 axles 54,000 pounds
| 4 | | TWO AXLE TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH
| 5 | | A FRONT LOADING COMPACTOR USED EXCLUSIVELY
| 6 | | FOR THE COLLECTION OF GARBAGE, REFUSE, OR RECYCLING
| 7 | | with 2 axles 40,000 pounds
| 8 | | A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special Hauling | 9 | | Vehicle, used exclusively for mixing and transportation of | 10 | | concrete in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the | 11 | | model year of 2014, and first registered in Illinois before | 12 | | January 1, 2015, is allowed a maximum gross weight listed in | 13 | | the table of subsection (f) of this Section for 4 axles. This | 14 | | vehicle, while loaded with concrete in the plastic state, is | 15 | | not subject to the series of 3 axles requirement provided for | 16 | | in subdivision (a)(11) of this Section, but no axle or tandem | 17 | | axle of the series may exceed the maximum weight permitted | 18 | | under subdivision (a)(10) of this Section. | 19 | | (b-1) As used in this Section, a "recycling haul" or | 20 | | "recycling operation" means the hauling of segregated, | 21 | | non-hazardous, non-special, homogeneous non-putrescible | 22 | | materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or plastic, for | 23 | | subsequent use in the secondary materials market.
| 24 | | (c) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may |
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| 1 | | permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 1/2% | 2 | | above those
provided for herein, but the increase shall not | 3 | | become effective until the
city has officially notified the | 4 | | Department of the passage of the
ordinance and shall not apply | 5 | | to those vehicles when outside of the limits
of the city, nor | 6 | | shall the gross weight of any 2 axle motor vehicle
operating | 7 | | over any street of the city exceed 40,000 pounds.
| 8 | | (d) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | 9 | | (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | 10 | | transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of public | 11 | | utility facilities or properties or water wells.
| 12 | | A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck and a | 13 | | disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, that | 14 | | exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, may be | 15 | | operated on a public highway in this State
provided that | 16 | | neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being towed nor
| 17 | | the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight limitations | 18 | | permitted
under this Chapter. During the towing operation, | 19 | | neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle combination shall exceed
| 20 | | 24,000 pounds on a single
rear axle and
44,000 pounds on a | 21 | | tandem rear axle, provided the towing vehicle:
| 22 | | (1) is specifically designed as a tow truck having a | 23 | | gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds and | 24 | | is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
brakes are | 25 | | required only if the towing vehicle is towing a vehicle,
| 26 | | semitrailer, or tractor-trailer combination that is |
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| 1 | | equipped with air brakes;
| 2 | | (2) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 3 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet in | 4 | | all directions;
| 5 | | (3) is capable of utilizing the lighting and braking | 6 | | systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | (4) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles from | 9 | | the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any additional | 10 | | movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon issuance of | 11 | | authorization for that movement under the provisions of
| 12 | | Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this Code. The towing | 13 | | vehicle, however,
may tow any disabled vehicle from the
| 14 | | initial point of wreck or disablement to a point where | 15 | | repairs are actually to
occur. This movement shall be valid | 16 | | only on State routes.
The tower must abide by posted bridge | 17 | | weight
limits.
| 18 | | Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | 19 | | the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | 20 | | plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | 21 | | only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered | 22 | | by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | 23 | | vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | 24 | | plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | 25 | | displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that | 26 | | vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of |
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| 1 | | the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | 2 | | issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
| 3 | | temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back | 4 | | carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however, | 5 | | the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the | 6 | | gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of | 7 | | the roll-back carrier.
| 8 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 9 | | additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | 10 | | prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer | 11 | | from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | 12 | | violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
| 13 | | roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | 14 | | opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | 15 | | officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | 16 | | nearest place of
safety.
| 17 | | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | 18 | | rating, or
GVWR, shall mean the value specified by the | 19 | | manufacturer as the loaded
weight of the tow truck.
| 20 | | (e) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | 21 | | pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon | 22 | | the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | 23 | | any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | 24 | | through 15-319 of this Chapter.
| 25 | | (f) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with
pneumatic tires | 26 | | may be operated, unladen or with load,
when the total weight on |
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| 1 | | the road surface
exceeds the following: 20,000 pounds on a | 2 | | single axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle with no axle within | 3 | | the tandem exceeding 20,000 pounds; 80,000
pounds gross weight | 4 | | for vehicle combinations of 5 or more axles;
or a total weight | 5 | | on a group of 2 or more consecutive axles in excess of that
| 6 | | weight produced by the application of the following formula: W | 7 | | = 500 times the
sum of (LN divided by N-1) + 12N + 36, where "W" | 8 | | equals overall total weight on
any group of 2 or more | 9 | | consecutive axles to the nearest 500 pounds, "L" equals
the
| 10 | | distance measured to the nearest foot between extremes of any | 11 | | group of 2 or
more consecutive axles, and "N" equals the number | 12 | | of axles in the group under
consideration.
| 13 | | The above formula when expressed in tabular form results in | 14 | | allowable loads
as follows:
| 15 | | Distance measured
| 16 | | to the nearest
| 17 | | foot between the
| 18 | | extremes of any Maximum weight in pounds
| 19 | | group of 2 or of any group of
| 20 | | more consecutive 2 or more consecutive axles
| 21 | | axles
|
|
22 | | feet |
2 axles |
3 axles |
4 axles |
5 axles |
6 axles |
|
23 | | 4 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
24 | | 5 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
25 | | 6 |
34,000 |
| | | |
|
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34,000 |
| | | |
|
2 | | 8 |
38,000* |
42,000 |
| | |
|
3 | | 9 |
39,000 |
42,500 |
| | |
|
4 | | 10 |
40,000 |
43,500 |
| | |
|
5 | | 11 |
|
44,000 |
| | |
|
6 | | 12 |
|
45,000 |
50,000 |
| |
|
7 | | 13 |
|
45,500 |
50,500 |
| |
|
8 | | 14 |
|
46,500 |
51,500 |
| |
|
9 | | 15 |
|
47,000 |
52,000 |
| |
|
10 | | 16 |
|
48,000 |
52,500 |
58,000 |
|
|
11 | | 17 |
|
48,500 |
53,500 |
58,500 |
|
|
12 | | 18 |
|
49,500 |
54,000 |
59,000 |
|
|
13 | | 19 |
|
50,000 |
54,500 |
60,000 |
|
|
14 | | 20 |
|
51,000 |
55,500 |
60,500 |
66,000 |
|
15 | | 21 |
|
51,500 |
56,000 |
61,000 |
66,500 |
|
16 | | 22 |
|
52,500 |
56,500 |
61,500 |
67,000 |
|
17 | | 23 |
|
53,000 |
57,500 |
62,500 |
68,000 |
|
18 | | 24 |
|
54,000 |
58,000 |
63,000 |
68,500 |
|
19 | | 25 |
|
54,500 |
58,500 |
63,500 |
69,000 |
|
20 | | 26 |
|
55,500 |
59,500 |
64,000 |
69,500 |
|
21 | | 27 |
|
56,000 |
60,000 |
65,000 |
70,000 |
|
22 | | 28 |
|
57,000 |
60,500 |
65,500 |
71,000 |
|
23 | | 29 |
|
57,500 |
61,500 |
66,000 |
71,500 |
|
24 | | 30 |
|
58,500 |
62,000 |
66,500 |
72,000 |
|
25 | | 31 |
|
59,000 |
62,500 |
67,500 |
72,500 |
|
26 | | 32 |
|
60,000 |
63,500 |
68,000 |
73,000 |
|
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64,000 |
68,500 |
74,000 |
|
2 | | 34 |
|
|
64,500 |
69,000 |
74,500 |
|
3 | | 35 |
|
|
65,500 |
70,000 |
75,000 |
|
4 | | 36 |
|
|
66,000 |
70,500 |
75,500 |
|
5 | | 37 |
|
|
66,500 |
71,000 |
76,000 |
|
6 | | 38 |
|
|
67,500 |
72,000 |
77,000 |
|
7 | | 39 |
|
|
68,000 |
72,500 |
77,500 |
|
8 | | 40 |
|
|
68,500 |
73,000 |
78,000 |
|
9 | | 41 |
|
|
69,500 |
73,500 |
78,500 |
|
10 | | 42 |
|
|
70,000 |
74,000 |
79,000 |
|
11 | | 43 |
|
|
70,500 |
75,000 |
80,000 |
|
12 | | 44 |
|
|
71,500 |
75,500 |
|
|
13 | | 45 |
|
|
72,000 |
76,000 |
|
|
14 | | 46 |
|
|
72,500 |
76,500 |
|
|
15 | | 47 |
|
|
73,500 |
77,500 |
|
|
16 | | 48 |
|
|
74,000 |
78,000 |
|
|
17 | | 49 |
|
|
74,500 |
78,500 |
|
|
18 | | 50 |
|
|
75,500 |
79,000 |
|
|
19 | | 51 |
|
|
76,000 |
80,000 |
|
|
20 | | 52 |
|
|
76,500 |
| |
|
21 | | 53 |
|
|
77,500 |
| |
|
22 | | 54 |
|
|
78,000 |
| |
|
23 | | 55 |
|
|
78,500 |
| |
|
24 | | 56 |
|
|
79,500 |
| |
|
25 | | 57 |
|
|
80,000 |
| |
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26 | | *If the distance between 2 axles is 96 inches or less, the 2 |
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| 1 | | axles are
tandem axles and the maximum total weight may not | 2 | | exceed 34,000 pounds,
notwithstanding the higher limit | 3 | | resulting from the application of the formula.
| 4 | | Vehicles not in a combination having more than 4 axles may | 5 | | not exceed the
weight in the table in this subsection (a) (f) | 6 | | for 4 axles measured between the
extreme axles of the
vehicle.
| 7 | | Vehicles in a combination having more than 6 axles may not | 8 | | exceed the weight
in the table in this subsection (a) (f) for 6 | 9 | | axles measured between the extreme
axles of the
combination.
| 10 | | Local authorities, with respect
to streets and highways | 11 | | under their jurisdiction, without additional
fees, may also by | 12 | | ordinance or resolution allow the weight limitations of this
| 13 | | subsection, provided the maximum gross weight on any one axle | 14 | | shall not exceed
20,000 pounds and the maximum total weight on | 15 | | any tandem axle
shall not exceed
34,000 pounds, on designated | 16 | | highways when appropriate regulatory signs giving
notice are | 17 | | erected upon the street or highway or portion of any street or
| 18 | | highway affected by the ordinance or resolution.
| 19 | | The following are exceptions to the above formula:
| 20 | | (1) Vehicles for which a different limit is established | 21 | | and posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code | 22 | | Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a total | 23 | | weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance | 24 | | between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of | 25 | | tandem axles is 36 feet or more .
| 26 | | (2) Vehicles for which the Department of |
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| 1 | | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 2 | | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | 3 | | These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula | 4 | | Vehicles for which a different limit is established and | 5 | | posted in
accordance with Section 15-316 of this Code .
| 6 | | (3) Cities having a population of more than 50,000 may | 7 | | permit by
ordinance axle loads on 2 axle motor vehicles 33 | 8 | | 1/2% above those
provided for herein, but the increase | 9 | | shall not become effective until the
city has officially | 10 | | notified the Department of the passage of the
ordinance and | 11 | | shall not apply to those vehicles when outside of the | 12 | | limits
of the city, nor shall the gross weight of any 2 | 13 | | axle motor vehicle
operating over any street of the city | 14 | | exceed 40,000 pounds Vehicles for which the Department of | 15 | | Transportation and local
authorities issue overweight
| 16 | | permits under authority of Section 15-301 of this Code. | 17 | | These vehicles are
not subject
to the bridge formula .
| 18 | | (4) Weight limitations shall not apply to vehicles | 19 | | (including loads)
operated by a public utility when | 20 | | transporting equipment required for
emergency repair of | 21 | | public utility facilities or properties or water wells Tow | 22 | | trucks subject to the conditions provided in subsection (d)
| 23 | | may not exceed 24,000 pounds on a single rear axle or | 24 | | 44,000 pounds on a tandem
rear axle .
| 25 | | (5) Two consecutive sets of tandem axles may carry a | 26 | | total weight of
34,000
pounds each if the overall distance |
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| 1 | | between the first and last axles of the
consecutive sets of | 2 | | tandem axles is 36 feet or more, notwithstanding the lower | 3 | | limit resulting from the application of the above formula A | 4 | | tandem axle on a 3-axle truck registered as a Special | 5 | | Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the model year | 6 | | of 2014, and
registered in Illinois prior to January 1, | 7 | | 2015, with a distance
between 2
axles
in a series greater | 8 | | than 72 inches but not more than 96 inches may not exceed
a | 9 | | total weight of 36,000 pounds and neither axle of the | 10 | | series may exceed 20,000
pounds .
| 11 | | (6) A truck, not in combination and used exclusively | 12 | | for the collection of
rendering materials,
may, when laden, | 13 | | transmit upon the road surface,
except when on part of the | 14 | | National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, the
| 15 | | following maximum weights:
22,000 pounds on a single axle; | 16 | | 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle A truck not in combination, | 17 | | equipped with a self compactor or an
industrial roll-off | 18 | | hoist and roll-off container, used exclusively for | 19 | | garbage,
refuse, or recycling operations, may, when laden, | 20 | | transmit upon the road surface,
except when on part of the | 21 | | National System of Interstate and Defense
Highways, the | 22 | | following maximum weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; | 23 | | 40,000 pounds on a tandem axle; 36,000 pounds gross weight | 24 | | on a
2-axle vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle | 25 | | vehicle.
This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula .
| 26 | | (7) A truck not in combination, equipped with a self |
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| 1 | | compactor or an
industrial roll-off hoist and roll-off | 2 | | container, used exclusively for garbage,
refuse, or | 3 | | recycling operations, may, when laden, transmit upon the | 4 | | road surface,
except when on part of the National System of | 5 | | Interstate and Defense
Highways, the following maximum | 6 | | weights: 22,000 pounds on a
single axle; 40,000 pounds on a | 7 | | tandem axle; 40,000 pounds gross weight on a
2-axle | 8 | | vehicle; 54,000 pounds gross weight on a 3-axle vehicle.
| 9 | | This vehicle is not subject to the bridge formula | 10 | | Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special Hauling | 11 | | Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured prior to | 12 | | or in the model year of 2014, and
registered in Illinois | 13 | | prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles
with a
distance of | 14 | | 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not exceed the
| 15 | | following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a single axle; | 16 | | 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 pounds gross | 17 | | weight. This combination of vehicles is
not subject
to the | 18 | | bridge formula. For all those combinations of vehicles that | 19 | | include a
semitrailer manufactured after the effective | 20 | | date of this amendatory Act of
the 92nd General Assembly, | 21 | | the overall distance between the first and last
axles of | 22 | | the 2 sets of
tandems must be 18 feet 6 inches or
more. Any | 23 | | combination of vehicles that has had its cargo
container | 24 | | replaced in its entirety after December 31, 2014 may not
| 25 | | exceed
the weights allowed by the bridge formula .
| 26 | | (8) Tandem axles on a 3-axle truck registered as a |
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| 1 | | Special Hauling
Vehicle, manufactured prior to or in the | 2 | | model year of 2014 and
first
registered in Illinois prior | 3 | | to January 1, 2015, with a distance
greater than
72 inches | 4 | | but not more than 96 inches between any series of 2 axles, | 5 | | is
allowed a combined weight on the series not to exceed | 6 | | 36,000 pounds and neither
axle of the series may exceed | 7 | | 20,000 pounds. Any vehicle of this type
manufactured
after | 8 | | the model year of 2014 or first registered in Illinois | 9 | | after
December 31,
2014 may not exceed a combined weight of | 10 | | 34,000 pounds through the
series of
2 axles and neither | 11 | | axle of the series may exceed 20,000 pounds A 4-axle truck | 12 | | mixer registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle, used | 13 | | exclusively for the mixing and transportation of concrete | 14 | | in the plastic state, manufactured before or in the model | 15 | | year of 2014, first registered in Illinois before January | 16 | | 1, 2015, and not operated on a highway that is part of the | 17 | | National System of Interstate Highways, is allowed the | 18 | | following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on any single | 19 | | axle; 36,000 pounds on a series of axles greater than 72 | 20 | | inches but not more than 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on | 21 | | any series of 2 axles greater than 40 inches but not more | 22 | | than 72 inches. The gross weight of this vehicle may not | 23 | | exceed the weights allowed by the bridge formula for 4 | 24 | | axles. The bridge formula does not apply to any series of 3 | 25 | | axles while the vehicle is transporting concrete in the | 26 | | plastic state, but no axle or tandem axle of the series may |
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| 1 | | exceed the maximum weight permitted under this subsection | 2 | | (f) . | 3 | | (9) A 4-axle truck mixer registered as a Special | 4 | | Hauling Vehicle, used exclusively for the mixing and | 5 | | transportation of concrete in the plastic state, | 6 | | manufactured before or in the model year of 2014, first | 7 | | registered in Illinois before January 1, 2015, and not | 8 | | operated on a highway that is part of the National System | 9 | | of Interstate Highways, is allowed the following maximum | 10 | | weights: 20,000 pounds on any single axle; 36,000 pounds on | 11 | | a series of axles greater than 72 inches but not more than | 12 | | 96 inches; and 34,000 pounds on any series of 2 axles | 13 | | greater than 40 inches but not more than 72 inches. The | 14 | | gross weight of this vehicle may not exceed the weights | 15 | | allowed by the bridge formula for 4 axles. The bridge | 16 | | formula does not apply to any series of 3 axles while the | 17 | | vehicle is transporting concrete in the plastic state, but | 18 | | no axle or tandem axle of the series may exceed the maximum | 19 | | weight permitted under this paragraph (9) of subsection | 20 | | (a). | 21 | | (10) Combinations of vehicles, registered as Special | 22 | | Hauling Vehicles that
include a semitrailer manufactured | 23 | | prior to or in the model year of 2014, and
registered in | 24 | | Illinois prior to January 1, 2015, having 5 axles
with a
| 25 | | distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, may not | 26 | | exceed the
following maximum weights: 20,000 pounds on a |
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| 1 | | single axle; 34,000 pounds on a
tandem axle; and 72,000 | 2 | | pounds gross weight. This combination of vehicles is
not | 3 | | subject
to the bridge formula. For all those combinations | 4 | | of vehicles that include a
semitrailer manufactured after | 5 | | the effective date of P.A. 92-0417, the overall distance | 6 | | between the first and last
axles of the 2 sets of
tandems | 7 | | must be 18 feet 6 inches or
more. Any combination of | 8 | | vehicles that has had its cargo
container replaced in its | 9 | | entirety after December 31, 2014 may not
exceed
the weights | 10 | | allowed by the bridge formula. | 11 | | (11) The maximum weight allowed on a vehicle with | 12 | | crawler type tracks is 40,000 pounds. | 13 | | (12) A combination of vehicles, including a tow truck | 14 | | and a disabled vehicle
or disabled combination of vehicles, | 15 | | that exceeds the weight restriction
imposed by this Code, | 16 | | may be operated on a public highway in this State
provided | 17 | | that neither the disabled vehicle nor any vehicle being | 18 | | towed nor
the tow truck itself shall exceed the weight | 19 | | limitations permitted
under this Chapter. During the | 20 | | towing operation, neither the tow truck nor
the vehicle | 21 | | combination shall exceed
24,000 pounds on a single
rear | 22 | | axle and
44,000 pounds on a tandem rear axle, provided the | 23 | | towing vehicle: | 24 | | (i) is specifically designed as a tow truck having | 25 | | a gross vehicle
weight
rating of at least 18,000 pounds | 26 | | and is equipped with air brakes, provided that
air
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| 1 | | brakes are required only if the towing vehicle is | 2 | | towing a vehicle,
semitrailer, or tractor-trailer | 3 | | combination that is equipped with air brakes; | 4 | | (ii) is equipped with flashing, rotating, or | 5 | | oscillating amber lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | 6 | | in all directions; | 7 | | (iii) is capable of utilizing the lighting and | 8 | | braking systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 9 | | of vehicles; and | 10 | | (iv) does not engage in a tow exceeding 20 miles | 11 | | from the initial point of
wreck or disablement. Any | 12 | | additional movement of the vehicles may occur only
upon | 13 | | issuance of authorization for that movement under the | 14 | | provisions of
Sections 15-301 through 15-319 of this | 15 | | Code. The towing vehicle, however,
may tow any disabled | 16 | | vehicle to a point where repairs are actually to
occur. | 17 | | This movement shall be valid only on State routes.
The | 18 | | tower must abide by posted bridge weight
limits. | 19 | | Gross weight limits shall not apply to the combination of | 20 | | the tow truck
and vehicles being towed. The tow truck license | 21 | | plate must cover the
operating empty weight of the tow truck | 22 | | only. The weight
of each vehicle being towed shall be covered | 23 | | by a valid license plate issued to
the owner or operator of the | 24 | | vehicle being towed and displayed on that vehicle.
If no valid | 25 | | plate issued to the owner or operator of that vehicle is | 26 | | displayed
on that vehicle, or the plate displayed on that |
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| 1 | | vehicle does not cover the
weight of the vehicle, the weight of | 2 | | the vehicle shall be covered by
the third tow truck plate | 3 | | issued to the owner or operator of the tow truck and
| 4 | | temporarily affixed to the vehicle being towed. If a roll-back | 5 | | carrier is registered and being used as a tow truck, however, | 6 | | the license plate or plates for the tow truck must cover the | 7 | | gross vehicle weight, including any load carried on the bed of | 8 | | the roll-back carrier. | 9 | | The Department may by rule or regulation prescribe | 10 | | additional requirements.
However, nothing in this Code shall | 11 | | prohibit a tow truck under
instructions of a police officer | 12 | | from legally clearing a disabled vehicle,
that may be in | 13 | | violation of weight limitations of this Chapter, from the
| 14 | | roadway to the berm or shoulder of the highway.
If in the | 15 | | opinion of the police officer that location is unsafe, the | 16 | | officer
is authorized to have the disabled vehicle towed to the | 17 | | nearest place of
safety. | 18 | | For the purpose of this subsection, gross vehicle weight | 19 | | rating, or
GVWR, means the value specified by the manufacturer | 20 | | as the loaded
weight of the tow truck. | 21 | | (b) As used in this Section, "recycling haul" or "recycling | 22 | | operation" means the hauling of non-hazardous, non-special, | 23 | | non-putrescible materials, such as paper, glass, cans, or | 24 | | plastic, for subsequent use in the secondary materials market. | 25 | | (c) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | 26 | | pneumatic tires
shall be operated, unladen or with load, upon |
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| 1 | | the highways of this State in
violation of the provisions of | 2 | | any permit issued under the provisions of
Sections 15-301 | 3 | | through 15-319 of this Chapter. | 4 | | (d) No vehicle or combination of vehicles equipped with | 5 | | other than pneumatic
tires may be operated, unladen or with | 6 | | load, upon the highways of this State
when the gross weight on | 7 | | the road surface through any wheel exceeds 800
pounds per inch | 8 | | width of tire tread or when the gross weight on the road
| 9 | | surface through any axle exceeds 16,000 pounds.
| 10 | | (e) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of | 11 | | vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated structure constituting | 12 | | part of a highway with a
gross weight that is greater than the | 13 | | maximum weight permitted by the
Department, when the structure | 14 | | is sign posted as provided in this Section. | 15 | | (f) The Department upon request from any local authority | 16 | | shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | 17 | | of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | 18 | | of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | 19 | | safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | 20 | | permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
| 21 | | declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | 22 | | withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | 23 | | maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | 24 | | the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | 25 | | of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is | 26 | | greater than the posted maximum weight. |
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| 1 | | (f-1) A vehicle and load not exceeding 80,000 pounds is | 2 | | allowed travel on non-designated highways so long as there is | 3 | | no sign prohibiting that access.
| 4 | | (g) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | 5 | | of subsection
(e) or (f) of this Section, proof of the | 6 | | determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | 7 | | and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | 8 | | of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | 9 | | bridge or structure No person shall operate a vehicle or | 10 | | combination of vehicles over
a bridge or other elevated | 11 | | structure constituting part of a highway with a
gross weight | 12 | | that is greater than the maximum weight permitted by the
| 13 | | Department, when the structure is sign posted as provided in | 14 | | this Section .
| 15 | | (h) The Department upon request from any local authority | 16 | | shall, or upon
its own initiative may, conduct an investigation | 17 | | of any bridge or other
elevated structure constituting a part | 18 | | of a highway, and if it finds that
the structure cannot with | 19 | | safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles
otherwise | 20 | | permissible under this Code the Department shall determine and
| 21 | | declare the maximum weight of vehicles that the structures can | 22 | | withstand,
and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating | 23 | | maximum weight to be
erected and maintained before each end of | 24 | | the structure. No person shall
operate a vehicle or combination | 25 | | of vehicles over any structure with a
gross weight that is | 26 | | greater than the posted maximum weight.
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| 1 | | (i) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation | 2 | | of subsections
(g) or (h) of this Section, proof of the | 3 | | determination of the maximum
allowable weight by the Department | 4 | | and the existence of the signs,
constitutes conclusive evidence | 5 | | of the maximum weight that can be
maintained with safety to the | 6 | | bridge or structure.
| 7 | | (Source: P.A. 95-51, eff. 1-1-08; 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-37, | 8 | | eff. 7-13-09.)
| 9 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-112)
| 10 | | Sec. 15-112. Officers to weigh vehicles and require removal | 11 | | of excess loads.
| 12 | | (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the | 13 | | weight of a
vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the | 14 | | driver to stop and submit
to a weighing of the same either by | 15 | | means of a portable or stationary
scales that have been tested | 16 | | and approved at a frequency prescribed by the
Illinois | 17 | | Department of Agriculture, or for those scales operated by the | 18 | | State,
when such tests are requested
by
the
Department of State | 19 | | Police, whichever is more frequent.
If such scales are not | 20 | | available at the
place where such vehicle
is stopped, the | 21 | | police officer shall require that such vehicle be driven
to the | 22 | | nearest available scale that has been tested and approved | 23 | | pursuant to
this Section
by the
Illinois Department of | 24 | | Agriculture. Notwithstanding any provisions of the
Weights and | 25 | | Measures Act or the United States Department of Commerce NIST
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| 1 | | handbook 44, multi or single draft weighing is an acceptable | 2 | | method of weighing
by law enforcement for determining a | 3 | | violation of Chapter 3 or 15 of this Code.
Law enforcement is | 4 | | exempt from the requirements of commercial weighing
| 5 | | established in NIST handbook 44.
| 6 | | Within 18 months after the effective date of this
| 7 | | amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, all municipal and | 8 | | county
officers,
technicians, and employees who set up and | 9 | | operate portable scales for wheel
load or axle load or both and | 10 | | issue citations based
on the use
of portable scales for wheel | 11 | | load or axle load or both
and who have not successfully | 12 | | completed initial classroom and field training
regarding the | 13 | | set up and operation of portable scales, shall attend and
| 14 | | successfully complete
initial classroom and field training | 15 | | administered by the Illinois Law
Enforcement
Training | 16 | | Standards Board.
| 17 | | (b) Whenever an officer, upon weighing a vehicle and the | 18 | | load,
determines that the weight is unlawful, such officer | 19 | | shall require the
driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable | 20 | | place and remain standing until
such portion of the load is | 21 | | removed as may be necessary to reduce the
weight of the vehicle | 22 | | to the limit permitted under this Chapter, or to
the limit | 23 | | permitted under the terms of a permit issued pursuant to
| 24 | | Sections 15-301 through 15-318 and shall forthwith
arrest the | 25 | | driver or owner. All material so unloaded shall be cared for
by | 26 | | the owner or operator of the vehicle at the risk of such owner |
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| 1 | | or operator;
however, whenever a 3 or 4 axle vehicle with a | 2 | | tandem axle
dimension greater than 72 inches, but less than 96 | 3 | | inches and registered as a
Special Hauling Vehicle is | 4 | | transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state that | 5 | | exceeds axle weight or gross weight limits by less than
4,000 | 6 | | pounds, the owner or operator of the vehicle shall accept the
| 7 | | arrest ticket or tickets for the alleged violations under this | 8 | | Section and
proceed without shifting or reducing the load being | 9 | | transported or may shift or
reduce the load under the | 10 | | provisions of subsection (d) or (e) of this Section,
when | 11 | | applicable. Any fine imposed following an overweight violation | 12 | | by a
vehicle registered as a Special Hauling Vehicle | 13 | | transporting asphalt or
concrete in the plastic state shall be | 14 | | paid as provided in subsection
4
of paragraph (a) of Section | 15 | | 16-105 of this Code.
| 16 | | (c) The Department of Transportation may, at the request of | 17 | | the
Department of State Police, erect appropriate regulatory | 18 | | signs on any
State highway directing second division vehicles | 19 | | to a scale. The
Department of Transportation may also, at the | 20 | | direction of any State Police
officer, erect portable | 21 | | regulating signs on any highway directing second
division | 22 | | vehicles to a portable scale. Every such
vehicle, pursuant to | 23 | | such sign, shall stop and be weighed.
| 24 | | (d) Whenever any axle load of a vehicle exceeds the axle or | 25 | | tandem axle
weight limits permitted by paragraph (a) or (f) of | 26 | | Section 15-111 by 2000
pounds or less, the owner or operator of |
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| 1 | | the vehicle must shift or
remove the excess so as to comply | 2 | | with paragraph (a) or (f) of Section
15-111. No overweight | 3 | | arrest ticket shall be issued to the owner or operator
of the | 4 | | vehicle by any officer if the excess weight is shifted or
| 5 | | removed as
required by this paragraph.
| 6 | | (e) Whenever the gross weight of a vehicle with a | 7 | | registered gross
weight of 77,000 80,000 pounds or less exceeds | 8 | | the weight limits of paragraph
(a) (b) or (f) of Section 15-111 | 9 | | of this Chapter by 2000 pounds or less,
the owner or operator | 10 | | of the vehicle must remove the excess. Whenever
the gross | 11 | | weight of a vehicle with a registered gross weight over of | 12 | | 77,000 80,000 pounds
or more exceeds the weight limits of | 13 | | paragraph (a) (b) or (f) of Section 15-111
by 1,000 pounds or | 14 | | less or 2,000 pounds or less if weighed on wheel load
weighers, | 15 | | the owner or operator of the vehicle
must remove the excess. In | 16 | | either case no arrest ticket for any
overweight violation of | 17 | | this Code shall be issued to the owner or operator
of the | 18 | | vehicle by any officer if the excess weight is removed as | 19 | | required
by this paragraph.
A person who has been granted a | 20 | | special permit under Section 15-301 of this
Code shall not be | 21 | | granted a tolerance on wheel load weighers.
| 22 | | (e-5) Auxiliary power or idle reduction unit (APU) weight. | 23 | | (1) A vehicle with a fully functional APU shall be | 24 | | allowed an additional 400 pounds or the certified unit | 25 | | weight, whichever is less. The additional pounds may be | 26 | | allowed in gross, axles, or bridge formula weight limits |
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| 1 | | above the legal weight limits except when overweight on an | 2 | | axle or axles of the towed unit or units in combination. | 3 | | This tolerance shall be given in addition to the limits in | 4 | | subsection (d) of this Section. | 5 | | (2) An operator of a vehicle equipped with an APU shall | 6 | | carry written certification showing the weight of the APU, | 7 | | which shall be displayed upon the request of any law | 8 | | enforcement officer. | 9 | | (3) The operator may be required to demonstrate or | 10 | | certify that the APU is fully functional at all times. | 11 | | (4) This allowance may not be granted above the weight | 12 | | limits specified on any loads permitted under Section | 13 | | 15-301 of this Code. | 14 | | (f) Whenever an axle load of a vehicle exceeds axle weight | 15 | | limits
allowed by the provisions of a permit an arrest ticket | 16 | | shall be issued,
but the owner or operator of the vehicle may | 17 | | shift the load so as to
comply with the provisions of the | 18 | | permit. Where such shifting of a load
to comply with the permit | 19 | | is accomplished, the owner or operator of the
vehicle may then | 20 | | proceed.
| 21 | | (g) Any driver of a vehicle who refuses to stop and submit | 22 | | his
vehicle and load to weighing after being directed to do so | 23 | | by an officer
or removes or causes the removal of the load or | 24 | | part of it prior to
weighing is guilty of a business offense | 25 | | and shall be fined not less
than $500 nor more than $2,000.
| 26 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10.)
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| 1 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113)
| 2 | | Sec. 15-113. Violations; Penalties.
| 3 | | (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the | 4 | | provisions of
Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section | 5 | | 3-401, the owner or driver of such
vehicle shall be deemed | 6 | | guilty of such violation and either the owner or the
driver of | 7 | | such vehicle may be prosecuted for such violation.
Any person | 8 | | charged with a violation of any of these provisions who pleads | 9 | | not
guilty shall be present in court for the trial on the | 10 | | charge.
Any person, firm or corporation convicted of any | 11 | | violation of
Section 15-111 including, but not limited to, a | 12 | | maximum axle or gross limit
specified on a regulatory sign | 13 | | posted in accordance with paragraph (e) or (f) (g) or
(h) of | 14 | | Section 15-111, shall be fined according to the following | 15 | | schedule:
| 16 | | Up to and including 2000 pounds overweight, the fine is $100 | 17 | | From 2001 through 2500 pounds overweight, the fine is $270 | 18 | | From 2501 through 3000 pounds overweight, the fine is $330 | 19 | | From 3001 through 3500 pounds overweight, the fine is $520 | 20 | | From 3501 through 4000 pounds overweight, the fine is $600 |
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| 1 | | From 4001 through 4500 pounds overweight, the fine is $850 | 2 | | From 4501 through 5000 pounds overweight, the fine is $950 | 3 | | From 5001 or more pounds overweight, the fine shall be computed | 4 | | by assessing $1500 for the first 5000 pounds overweight and | 5 | | $150 for each additional increment of 500 pounds overweight or | 6 | | fraction thereof. | 7 | | In addition any person, firm or corporation convicted of 4 | 8 | | or more violations
of Section 15-111 within any 12 month period | 9 | | shall be fined an additional
amount of $5,000 for the fourth | 10 | | and each subsequent conviction within the 12
month period. | 11 | | Provided, however, that with regard to a firm or corporation,
a | 12 | | fourth or subsequent conviction shall mean a fourth or | 13 | | subsequent
conviction attributable to any one employee-driver.
| 14 | | (b) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the | 15 | | provisions of
Sections 15-102, 15-103 or 15-107, the owner or | 16 | | driver of
such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of such violation | 17 | | and either may be
prosecuted for such violation. Any person, | 18 | | firm or corporation convicted
of any violation of Sections | 19 | | 15-102, 15-103 or 15-107 shall be fined for
the first or second | 20 | | conviction an amount equal to not less than $50 nor
more than | 21 | | $500, and for the third and subsequent convictions by the same
| 22 | | person, firm or corporation within a period of one year after |
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| 1 | | the date of
the first offense, not less than $500 nor more than | 2 | | $1,000.
| 3 | | (c) All proceeds of the additional fines imposed by this | 4 | | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited | 5 | | into the Capital Projects Fund. | 6 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
| 7 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
| 8 | | Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
| 9 | | (a) The Department with respect to highways under its | 10 | | jurisdiction
and local authorities with respect to highways | 11 | | under their jurisdiction
may, in their discretion, upon | 12 | | application and good cause being shown
therefor, issue a | 13 | | special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or
move a | 14 | | vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of | 15 | | vehicle or
load exceeding the maximum specified in this Act or | 16 | | otherwise not in
conformity with this Act upon any highway | 17 | | under the jurisdiction of the
party granting such permit and | 18 | | for the maintenance of which the party is
responsible. | 19 | | Applications and permits other than those in written or
printed | 20 | | form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or
| 21 | | individual making the movement. Except for an application to | 22 | | move directly
across a highway, it shall be the duty of the | 23 | | applicant to establish in the
application that the load to be | 24 | | moved by such vehicle or combination is
composed of a single | 25 | | nondivisible object that cannot reasonably be
dismantled or
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| 1 | | disassembled. For the purpose of
over length movements,
more | 2 | | than one object may be carried side by side as long as the | 3 | | height, width,
and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause | 4 | | for the over length is not due
to multiple objects. For the | 5 | | purpose of over height movements, more than one
object may be | 6 | | carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to
| 7 | | multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not | 8 | | exceeded. For
the purpose of an over width movement, more than | 9 | | one object may be carried as
long as the cause for the over | 10 | | width is not due to multiple objects and length,
height, and | 11 | | weight laws are not exceeded. No state or local agency shall
| 12 | | authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits for | 13 | | vehicles and loads
that are divisible and that can be carried, | 14 | | when divided, within the existing
size or weight maximums | 15 | | specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight
permit | 16 | | issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be | 17 | | void at
issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be | 18 | | authorized under the terms
of the void permit. In any | 19 | | prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when
the | 20 | | authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue, | 21 | | it is the
burden of the defendant to establish that the permit | 22 | | was valid because the load
to be moved could not reasonably be | 23 | | dismantled or disassembled, or was
otherwise nondivisible.
| 24 | | (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state | 25 | | whether
such permit is requested for a single trip or for | 26 | | limited continuous
operation; (2) state if the applicant is an |
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| 1 | | authorized carrier under the
Illinois Motor Carrier of Property | 2 | | Law, if so, his certificate,
registration or permit number | 3 | | issued by the Illinois Commerce
Commission; (3) specifically | 4 | | describe and identify the vehicle or
vehicles and load to be | 5 | | operated or moved except that for vehicles or
vehicle | 6 | | combinations registered by the Department as provided in | 7 | | Section
15-319 of this Chapter, only the Illinois Department of | 8 | | Transportation's
(IDT) registration number or classification | 9 | | need be given; (4) state the
routing requested including the | 10 | | points of origin and destination, and may
identify and include | 11 | | a request for routing to the nearest certified scale
in | 12 | | accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, | 13 | | provided the
applicant has approval to travel on local roads; | 14 | | and (5) state if the
vehicles or loads are being transported | 15 | | for hire. No permits for the
movement of a vehicle or load for | 16 | | hire shall be issued to any applicant who
is required under the | 17 | | Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law to have a
certificate, | 18 | | registration or permit and does not have such certificate,
| 19 | | registration or permit.
| 20 | | (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent | 21 | | with
traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such | 22 | | permit at its
discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its | 23 | | discretion to prescribe
the route or routes to be traveled, to | 24 | | limit the number of trips, to
establish seasonal or other time | 25 | | limitations within which the vehicles
described may be operated | 26 | | on the highways indicated, or otherwise to
limit or prescribe |
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| 1 | | conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles,
when | 2 | | necessary to assure against undue damage to the road | 3 | | foundations,
surfaces or structures, and may require such | 4 | | undertaking or other
security as may be deemed necessary to | 5 | | compensate for any injury to any
roadway or road structure. The | 6 | | Department shall maintain a daily record of
each permit issued | 7 | | along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions,
weights, | 8 | | conditions and restrictions authorized and this record shall be
| 9 | | presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The | 10 | | Department shall
install an automatic device for recording | 11 | | applications received and permits
issued by telephone. In | 12 | | making application by telephone, the Department and
applicant | 13 | | waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
| 14 | | (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from | 15 | | any local
authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the | 16 | | local authority to
move oversize highway construction, | 17 | | transportation, utility and maintenance
equipment over roads | 18 | | under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit
shall be | 19 | | applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or | 20 | | registered
in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall | 21 | | be charged for the
issuance of such permits.
| 22 | | (e) As an exception to paragraph (a) of this Section, the | 23 | | Department
and local authorities, with respect to highways | 24 | | under their respective
jurisdictions, in their discretion and | 25 | | upon application in writing may
issue a special permit for | 26 | | limited continuous operation, authorizing the
applicant to |
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| 1 | | move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2 axle single
| 2 | | vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads | 3 | | not to exceed
35%, on a 3 or 4 axle
vehicle registered by the | 4 | | Secretary of State with axle loads
not to exceed 20%, and on a | 5 | | 5 axle vehicle registered by the
Secretary of State not to | 6 | | exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total | 7 | | gross weight of the vehicle, however,
may not exceed the | 8 | | maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle | 9 | | allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code. | 10 | | As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities"
means: | 11 | | (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown
| 12 | | including, but is not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat, | 13 | | oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice; | 14 | | (2) livestock, including but not limited to hogs, | 15 | | equine, sheep, and poultry; | 16 | | (3) ensilage; and | 17 | | (4) fruits and vegetables.
| 18 | | Permits may be issued for a
period not to exceed 40 days | 19 | | and moves may be made of a distance not to
exceed 50 miles from | 20 | | a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as | 21 | | defined in the Illinois Grain Code, or a livestock management | 22 | | facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act | 23 | | over any
highway except the National System of Interstate and | 24 | | Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle,
however, must | 25 | | abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All | 26 | | implements of husbandry operating under this Section between |
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| 1 | | sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section | 2 | | 12-205.1.
| 3 | | (e-1) Upon a declaration by the Governor that an emergency | 4 | | harvest situation
exists, a special permit issued by the | 5 | | Department under this Section shall not
be required from | 6 | | September 1 through December 31 during harvest season
| 7 | | emergencies, provided that the weight does not exceed 20% above | 8 | | the limits
provided in Section 15-111. All other restrictions | 9 | | that apply to permits
issued under this Section shall apply | 10 | | during the declared time period. With
respect to highways under | 11 | | the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local
authorities | 12 | | may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements | 13 | | during
harvest season emergencies. This permit exemption shall | 14 | | apply to all vehicles
eligible to obtain permits under this | 15 | | Section, including commercial vehicles in
use during the | 16 | | declared time period.
| 17 | | (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined | 18 | | by the
Department with respect to highways under its | 19 | | jurisdiction and by local
authorities with respect to highways | 20 | | under their jurisdiction. Every permit
shall be in written form | 21 | | and carried in the vehicle or combination of
vehicles to which | 22 | | it refers and shall be open to inspection by any
police officer | 23 | | or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit
and no | 24 | | person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such
| 25 | | special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the | 26 | | permit
shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, |
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| 1 | | any vehicle and load
found to be off the route prescribed in | 2 | | the permit shall be held to be
operating without a permit. Any | 3 | | off route vehicle and load shall be required
to obtain a new | 4 | | permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back
| 5 | | onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor | 6 | | anything herein
shall be construed to authorize any police | 7 | | officer, court, or authorized agent
of any authority granting | 8 | | the permit to remove the permit from the possession
of the | 9 | | permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent | 10 | | permit
violation as provided in paragraph (i). However, upon | 11 | | arrest for an offense of
violation of permit, operating without | 12 | | a permit when the vehicle is off route,
or any size or weight | 13 | | offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to
raise | 14 | | the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his | 15 | | agent,
must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning | 16 | | the alleged offense.
| 17 | | If the permit designates and includes a routing to a | 18 | | certified scale, the
permitee, while enroute to the designated | 19 | | scale, shall be deemed in compliance
with the weight provisions | 20 | | of the permit provided the axle or gross weights
do not exceed | 21 | | any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
| 22 | | Single axle 2000 pounds
| 23 | | Tandem axle 3000 pounds
| 24 | | Gross 5000 pounds
| 25 | | (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and to | 26 | | make
available to interested persons a policy concerning |
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| 1 | | reasonable rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions of | 2 | | operation upon highways
under its jurisdiction in addition to | 3 | | those contained in this Section
for the movement by special | 4 | | permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads
which cannot | 5 | | reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including
| 6 | | manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. | 7 | | All rules,
limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in | 8 | | the policy shall
have due regard for the safety of the | 9 | | traveling public and the protection
of the highway system and | 10 | | shall have been promulgated in conformity with
the provisions | 11 | | of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The
requirements | 12 | | of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the
same | 13 | | for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort | 14 | | vehicles are
required, they shall meet the following | 15 | | requirements:
| 16 | | (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over and | 17 | | properly
licensed to operate the vehicle.
| 18 | | (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than | 19 | | 12-feet wide must
be equipped with a rotating or flashing | 20 | | amber light mounted on top as specified
under Section | 21 | | 12-215.
| 22 | | The Department shall establish reasonable rules and | 23 | | regulations
regarding liability insurance or self insurance | 24 | | for vehicles with
oversized loads promulgated under The | 25 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure
Act. Police vehicles may be | 26 | | required for escort under circumstances as
required by rules |
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| 1 | | and regulations of the Department.
| 2 | | (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or | 3 | | provision of
any permit issued in accordance with the | 4 | | provisions of this Section
shall not render the entire permit | 5 | | null and void but the violator shall
be deemed guilty of | 6 | | violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size,
weight or | 7 | | load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit.
| 8 | | The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere | 9 | | rules, limitations,
conditions, or provisions of the permit, | 10 | | but are also the sole extent of the
authorization granted by | 11 | | the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be
off the route | 12 | | or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement,
the | 13 | | vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off route | 14 | | movement
shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, | 15 | | under the applicable
provisions of this Chapter, as determined | 16 | | by the type or class highway upon
which the vehicle and load | 17 | | are being operated.
| 18 | | (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under | 19 | | a
fraudulent permit the permit shall be void, and the person, | 20 | | firm, or
corporation to whom such permit was granted, the | 21 | | driver of such vehicle
in addition to the person who issued | 22 | | such permit and any accessory,
shall be guilty of fraud and | 23 | | either one or all persons may be prosecuted
for such violation. | 24 | | Any person, firm, or corporation committing such
violation | 25 | | shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall
| 26 | | not issue permits to the person, firm or corporation convicted |
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| 1 | | of such
violation for a period of one year after the date of | 2 | | conviction.
Penalties for violations of this Section shall be | 3 | | in addition to any
penalties imposed for violation of other | 4 | | Sections of this Act.
| 5 | | (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in | 6 | | violation
of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, | 7 | | the person to whom
such permit was granted, or the driver of | 8 | | such vehicle, is guilty of
such violation and either, but not | 9 | | both, persons may be prosecuted for
such violation as stated in | 10 | | this subsection (j). Any person, firm or
corporation convicted | 11 | | of such violation shall be guilty of a petty
offense and shall | 12 | | be fined for the first offense, not less than $50 nor
more than | 13 | | $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm or
| 14 | | corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor | 15 | | more
than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, | 16 | | firm or
corporation within a period of one year after the date | 17 | | of the first
offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and | 18 | | the Department shall
not issue permits to the person, firm or | 19 | | corporation convicted of a
third offense during a period of one | 20 | | year after the date of conviction
for such third offense.
| 21 | | (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under | 22 | | permits
for excess width or length issued by local authorities, | 23 | | such vehicle may
be moved upon a State highway for a distance | 24 | | not to exceed one-half mile
without a permit for the purpose of | 25 | | crossing the State highway.
| 26 | | (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, |
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| 1 | | the Department,
with respect to highways under its | 2 | | jurisdiction, and local authorities, with
respect to highways | 3 | | under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize
the | 4 | | movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight | 5 | | requirement, or
both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for | 6 | | a permit, when there is a
showing of extreme necessity that the | 7 | | vehicle and load should be moved without
unnecessary delay.
| 8 | | For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme | 9 | | necessity shall be
limited to the following: shipments of | 10 | | livestock, hazardous materials, liquid
concrete being hauled | 11 | | in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
| 12 | | (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in | 13 | | addition to any
penalties imposed for violating any other | 14 | | Section of this Code.
| 15 | | (n) The Department with respect to highways under its | 16 | | jurisdiction and
local
authorities with respect to highways | 17 | | under their jurisdiction, in their
discretion and upon
| 18 | | application in writing, may issue a special permit for | 19 | | continuous limited
operation,
authorizing the applicant to | 20 | | operate a tow-truck that exceeds the weight limits
provided
for | 21 | | in subsection (a) (d) of Section 15-111, provided:
| 22 | | (1) no rear single axle of the tow-truck exceeds 26,000 | 23 | | pounds;
| 24 | | (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow-truck exceeds 50,000 | 25 | | pounds;
| 26 | | (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery |
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| 1 | | unit exceeds 60,000
pounds;
| 2 | | (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled | 3 | | combination of vehicles
exceed the
weight restrictions | 4 | | imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed
| 5 | | under a
permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
| 6 | | (4) the tow-truck prior to hookup does not exceed the | 7 | | weight restrictions
imposed
by this Chapter 15;
| 8 | | (5) during the tow operation the tow-truck does not | 9 | | violate any weight
restriction
sign;
| 10 | | (6) the tow-truck is equipped with flashing, rotating, | 11 | | or oscillating
amber
lights,
visible for at least 500 feet | 12 | | in all directions;
| 13 | | (7) the tow-truck is specifically designed and | 14 | | licensed as a tow-truck;
| 15 | | (8) the tow-truck has a gross vehicle weight rating of | 16 | | sufficient
capacity to safely
handle the load;
| 17 | | (9) the tow-truck is equipped with air brakes;
| 18 | | (10) the tow-truck is capable of utilizing the lighting | 19 | | and braking
systems of the
disabled vehicle or combination | 20 | | of vehicles;
| 21 | | (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck or | 22 | | disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are | 23 | | actually to occur;
| 24 | | (12) the permit issued to the tow-truck is carried in | 25 | | the tow-truck
and
exhibited on demand by a police officer; | 26 | | and
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| 1 | | (13) the movement shall be valid only on state routes | 2 | | approved by the
Department.
| 3 | | (o) The Department, with respect to highways under its
| 4 | | jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways | 5 | | under
their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon | 6 | | application in
writing, may issue a special permit for | 7 | | continuous limited
operation, authorizing the applicant to | 8 | | transport raw milk that exceeds
the weight limits provided for | 9 | | in subsection (a) subsections (b) and (f) of Section 15-111 of | 10 | | this Code, provided:
| 11 | | (1) no single axle exceeds 20,000 pounds;
| 12 | | (2) no gross weight exceeds 80,000 pounds;
| 13 | | (3) permits issued by the State are good only for | 14 | | federal
and State highways and are not applicable to | 15 | | interstate highways;
and
| 16 | | (4) all road and bridge postings must be obeyed.
| 17 | | (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-666, eff. 10-11-07.)
| 18 | | (625 ILCS 5/15-307) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-307)
| 19 | | Sec. 15-307. Fees for Overweight-Gross Loads. Fees for | 20 | | special permits to move vehicles, combinations of vehicles
and | 21 | | loads with overweight-gross loads shall be paid at the flat | 22 | | rate fees
established in this Section for weights in excess of | 23 | | legal gross weights,
by the applicant to the Department.
| 24 | | (a) With respect to fees for overweight-gross loads listed | 25 | | in this
Section and for overweight-axle loads listed in Section |
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| 1 | | 15-306, one fee
only shall be charged, whichever is the | 2 | | greater, but not for both.
| 3 | | (b) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section | 4 | | 15-306,
with respect to combinations of vehicles consisting of | 5 | | a 3-axle truck
tractor with a tandem axle composed of 2 | 6 | | consecutive axles drawing a
semitrailer, or other vehicle | 7 | | approved by the Department, equipped with
a tandem axle | 8 | | composed of 3 consecutive axles,
weighing over 80,000 pounds | 9 | | but not more than 88,000 pounds gross
weight, the fees shall be | 10 | | at the following rates:
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11 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
12 | | For the first 45 miles |
$10 |
|
13 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles |
12.50 |
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14 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
15.00 |
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15 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
17.50 |
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16 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
20.00 |
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17 | | For each additional 45 miles or part |
|
|
18 | | thereof in excess of the rate for |
|
|
19 | | 225 miles, an additional |
2.50 |
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20 | | For such combinations weighing over 88,000 pounds but not | 21 | | more than 100,000
pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 22 | | following rates: |
|
23 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
24 | | For the first 45 miles |
15 |
|
25 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles |
25 |
|
26 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
35 |
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| 1 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
45 |
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2 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
55 |
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3 | | For each additional 45 miles or part |
|
|
4 | | thereof in excess of the rate for |
|
|
5 | | 225 miles, an additional |
10 |
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6 | | For such combination weighing over 100,000 pounds but not | 7 | | more than
110,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 8 | | following rates: |
|
9 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
10 | | For the first 45 miles |
$20 |
|
11 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles |
32.50 |
|
12 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
45 |
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13 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
57.50 |
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14 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
70 |
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15 | | For each additional 45 miles or part |
|
|
16 | | thereof in excess of the rate for |
|
|
17 | | 225 miles an additional |
12.50 |
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18 | | For such combinations weighing over 110,000 pounds but not | 19 | | more than 120,000
pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 20 | | following rates: |
|
21 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
22 | | For the first 45 miles |
$30 |
|
23 | | From 46 miles to 90 miles |
55 |
|
24 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
80 |
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25 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
105 |
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26 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
130 |
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2 | | thereof in excess of the rate |
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3 | | for 225 miles an additional |
25 |
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4 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also | 5 | | shall
include fees for overwidth dimensions of 4 feet or less, | 6 | | overheight and
overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet | 7 | | shall be charged an additional
fee of $15. |
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8 | | (c) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section | 9 | | 15-306 of
this Chapter, with respect to combinations of | 10 | | vehicles consisting of a
3-axle truck tractor with a tandem | 11 | | axle composed of 2 consecutive axles
drawing a semitrailer, or | 12 | | other vehicle approved by the Department,
equipped with a | 13 | | tandem axle composed of 2
consecutive axles, weighing over | 14 | | 80,000 pounds but not more than 88,000
pounds gross weight, the | 15 | | fees shall be at the following rates: |
|
16 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
17 | | For the first 45 miles |
$20 |
|
18 | | From 45 miles to 90 miles |
32.50 |
|
19 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
45 |
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20 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
57.50 |
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21 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
70 |
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22 | | For each additional 60 miles or part |
|
|
23 | | thereof in excess of the rate for |
|
|
24 | | 225 miles an additional |
12.50 |
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| 1 | | For such combination weighing over 88,000 pounds but not | 2 | | more than 100,000
pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the | 3 | | following rates: |
|
4 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
5 | | For the first 45 miles |
$30 |
|
6 | | From 46 miles to 90 miles |
55 |
|
7 | | From 90 miles to 135 miles |
80 |
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8 | | From 135 miles to 180 miles |
105 |
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9 | | From 180 miles to 225 miles |
130 |
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10 | | For each additional 45 miles or part |
|
|
11 | | thereof in excess of the rate for |
|
|
12 | | 225 miles an additional |
25 |
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13 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also | 14 | | shall include
fees for overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, | 15 | | overheight and overlength.
Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet | 16 | | shall be charged an additional overwidth fee
of $15. |
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17 | | (d) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in | 18 | | Section 15-306
of this Chapter, with respect to a 3 (or more) | 19 | | axle mobile crane or water
well-drilling vehicle
consisting of | 20 | | a single axle and a tandem axle or 2 tandem axle groups
| 21 | | composed of 2 consecutive axles each, with a distance of | 22 | | extreme axles
not less than 18 feet, weighing not more than | 23 | | 60,000 pounds gross with
no single axle weighing more than | 24 | | 21,000 pounds, or any tandem axle
group to exceed 40,000 | 25 | | pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates: |
|
26 | | Distance |
Rate |
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| 1 | | For the first 45 miles |
$12.50 |
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2 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof |
9.00 |
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3 | | For such vehicles weighing over 60,000 pounds but not more | 4 | | than 68,000
pounds with no single axle weighing more than | 5 | | 21,000 pounds and no tandem
axle group exceeding 48,000 pounds, | 6 | | the fees shall be at the following rates: |
|
7 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
8 | | For the first 45 miles |
$20 |
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9 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof |
12.50 |
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10 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall | 11 | | include
overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and | 12 | | overlength. Any overwidth
in excess of 4 feet shall be charged | 13 | | an additional overwidth fee of $15. |
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14 | | (e) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in | 15 | | Section 15-306
of this Chapter, with respect to a 4 (or more) | 16 | | axle mobile crane or water
well drilling vehicle
consisting of | 17 | | 2 sets of tandem axles composed of 2 or more consecutive
axles | 18 | | each with a distance between extreme axles of not less than 23
| 19 | | feet weighing not more than 72,000 pounds with axle weights on | 20 | | one set
of tandem axles not more than 34,000 pounds, and weight | 21 | | in the
other set of tandem axles not to exceed 40,000 pounds, | 22 | | the fees shall be
at the following rates: |
|
23 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
24 | | For the first 45 miles |
$15 |
|
25 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof |
10 |
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| 1 | | For such vehicles weighing over 72,000 pounds but not more | 2 | | than 76,000
pounds with axle weights on either set of tandem | 3 | | axles not more than 44,000
pounds, the fees shall be at the | 4 | | following rates: |
|
5 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
6 | | For the first 45 miles |
$20 |
|
7 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof |
12.50 |
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8 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall | 9 | | include
overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and | 10 | | overlength. Any
overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged | 11 | | an additional fee of $15. |
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12 | | (f) In lieu of fees stated in this Section and in Section | 13 | | 15-306 of
this Chapter, with respect to a two axle mobile crane | 14 | | or water
well-drilling vehicle consisting of 2 single axles | 15 | | weighing not more than
48,000 pounds with no single axle | 16 | | weighing more than 25,000 pounds, the
fees shall be at the | 17 | | following rates: |
|
18 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
19 | | For the first 45 miles |
$15 |
|
20 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof |
10 |
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21 | | For such vehicles weighing over 48,000 pounds but not more | 22 | | than 54,000
pounds with no single axle weighing more than | 23 | | 28,000 pounds, the fees shall
be at the following rates: |
|
24 | | Distance |
Rate |
|
25 | | For the first 45 miles |
$20 |
|
26 | | For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof |
12.50 |
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| 1 | | Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall | 2 | | include
overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and | 3 | | overlength. Any
overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged | 4 | | an additional overwidth fee of
$15.
| 5 | | (g) Fees for special permits to move vehicles, combinations | 6 | | of vehicles,
and loads with overweight gross loads not included
| 7 | | in the fee categories shall be paid by the applicant to the | 8 | | Department at
the rate of $50 plus 3.5 cents per ton-mile in | 9 | | excess of legal weight.
| 10 | | With respect to fees for overweight gross loads not | 11 | | included in the schedules
specified in paragraphs (a) through | 12 | | (e) of Section 15-307 and for overweight
axle loads listed in | 13 | | Section 15-306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever
is the | 14 | | greater, but not both. An additional fee in accordance with the
| 15 | | schedule set forth in Section 15-305 shall be charged for each | 16 | | overdimension.
| 17 | | (h) Fees for special permits for continuous limited | 18 | | operation authorizing the applicant to operate vehicles that | 19 | | exceed the weight limits provided for in subsection (a) (d) of | 20 | | Section 15-111. | 21 | | All single axles excluding the steer axle and axles within | 22 | | a tandem are limited to 24,000 pounds or less unless otherwise | 23 | | noted in this subsection (h). Loads up to 12 feet wide and 110 | 24 | | feet in length shall be included within this permit. Fees shall | 25 | | be $250 for a quarterly and $1,000 for an annual permit. Front | 26 | | tag axle and double tandem trailers are not eligible. |
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| 1 | | The following configurations qualify for the quarterly and | 2 | | annual permits: | 3 | | (1) 3 or more axles, total gross weight of 68,000 | 4 | | pounds or less, front tandem or axle 21,000 pounds or less, | 5 | | rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 or 3 axles, 25,000 | 6 | | pounds or less on single axle; | 7 | | (2) 4 or more axles, total gross weight of 76,000 | 8 | | pounds or less, front tandem 44,000 pounds or less on 2 | 9 | | axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, rear tandem 44,000 | 10 | | pounds or less on 2 axles and 23,000 pounds or less on | 11 | | single axle or 48,000 pounds or less on 3 axles, 25,000 | 12 | | pounds or less on single axle; | 13 | | (3) 5 or more axles, total gross weight of 100,000 | 14 | | pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 | 15 | | axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, 25,000 pounds or | 16 | | less on single axle, rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 | 17 | | axles, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle; | 18 | | (4) 6 or more axles, total gross weight of 120,000 | 19 | | pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 | 20 | | axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, single axle 25,000 | 21 | | pounds or less, or rear tandem 60,000 pounds or less on 3 | 22 | | axles, 21,000 pounds or less on single axles within a | 23 | | tandem.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10.)
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