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90_HB1618

      625 ILCS 5/1-102.02       from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-102.02
      625 ILCS 5/3-101          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
          Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Changes definition  of
      all-terrain vehicle. Increases the maximum manufacturer's dry
      weight  from  600 pounds to 750 pounds and the minimum number
      of  low-pressure  tires  from  3  to  4  to  qualify  as   an
      all-terrain   vehicle.    Provides   that   an  owner  of  an
      all-terrain vehicle purchased new on or after January 1, 1998
      must make  application  to  the  Secretary  of  State  for  a
      certificate of title.  Effective January 1, 1998.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
 2    Sections 1-102.02 and 3-101.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended by
 6    changing Sections 1-102.02 and 3-101 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/1-102.02) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-102.02)
 8        Sec.  1-102.02.   All-terrain  vehicle.   Any   motorized
 9    off-highway vehicle device 50 inches or less in width, having
10    a  manufacturer's  dry  weight  of  750  600  pounds or less,
11    traveling on 4 3 or more low-pressure tires, designed with  a
12    seat  or  saddle  for  operator  use  only, and handlebars or
13    steering wheel for steering control.
14    (Source: P.A. 85-830.)
15        (625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
16        Sec. 3-101.  Certificate of title required. (a) Except as
17    provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle which  is
18    in  this State and for which no certificate of title has been
19    issued by the Secretary of State shall  make  application  to
20    the  Secretary  of  State  for  a certificate of title of the
21    vehicle.
22        (b)  Every owner of a motorcycle or  motor  driven  cycle
23    purchased  new  on and after January 1, 1980, and every owner
24    of an all-terrain vehicle purchased new on and after  January
25    1, 1998, shall make application to the Secretary of State for
26    a  certificate  of  title.   However,  if  such  cycle is not
27    properly manufactured or equipped  for  general  highway  use
28    pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act, it shall not be
29    eligible for license registration,  but  shall  be  issued  a
30    distinctive  certificate  of  title  except  as  provided  in
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 1    Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
 2        (c)  The  Secretary  of State shall not register or renew
 3    the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate  of  title
 4    has  been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an
 5    application therefor has been delivered by the owner  to  the
 6    Secretary of State.
 7    (Source: P.A. 81-561.)
 8        Section  99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes effect
 9    January 1, 1998.

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