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90_SB0771ren 625 ILCS 5/3-112 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-112 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that, for purposes of the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act, the owner shall provide the transferee a certification that all taxes imposed upon the vehicle for the years the owner was the actual titleholder of the vehicle have been paid (now certification that the taxes owed by the owner have been paid). Provides that the transferee shall be liable only for the taxes he or she incurred while he or she was the actual titleholder. Provides that the county treasurer shall refund any taxes paid by the transferee that were imposed in years when the transferee was not the actual titleholder. Provides that these amendatory provisions shall apply retroactively to January 1, 1996. Effective immediately. LRB9003000KDks SB771 Re-enrolled LRB9003000KDks 1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing 2 Section 3-112. 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 Section 3-112 as follows: 7 (625 ILCS 5/3-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-112) 8 Sec. 3-112. Transfer. (a) If an owner transfers his 9 interest in a vehicle, other than by the creation of a 10 security interest, at the time of the delivery of the vehicle 11 he shall execute to the transferee an assignment and warranty 12 of title in the space provided on the certificate of title, 13 or as the Secretary of State prescribes, and cause the 14 certificate and assignment to be mailed or delivered to the 15 transferee or to the Secretary of State. 16 If the vehicle is subject to a tax under the Mobile Home 17 Local Services Tax Act in a county with a population of less 18 than 3,000,000, the owner shall also provide to the 19 transferee a certification by the treasurer of the county in 20 which the vehicle is situated that all taxes imposed upon the 21 vehicle for the years the owner was the actual titleholder of 22owed by the owner forthe vehicle have been paid. The 23 transferee shall be liable only for the taxes he or she 24 incurred while he or she was the actual titleholder of the 25 mobile home. The county treasurer shall refund any amount of 26 taxes paid by the transferee that were imposed in years when 27 the transferee was not the actual titleholder. The 28 provisions of this amendatory Act of 1997 apply retroactively 29 to January 1, 1996. In no event may the county treasurer 30 refund amounts paid by the transferee during any year except 31 the 10 years immediately preceding the year in which the SB771 Re-enrolled -2- LRB9003000KDks 1 refund is made. If the owner is a licensed dealer who has 2 purchased the vehicle and is holding it for resale, in lieu 3 of acquiring a certification from the county treasurer he 4 shall forward the certification received from the previous 5 owner to the next buyer of the vehicle. The owner shall 6 cause the certification to be mailed or delivered to the 7 Secretary of State with the certificate of title and 8 assignment. 9 (b) Except as provided in Section 3-113, the transferee 10 shall, promptly and within 5 business days after delivery to 11 him of the vehicle and the assigned title, execute the 12 application for a new certificate of title in the space 13 provided therefor on the certificate or as the Secretary of 14 State prescribes, and cause the certificate and application 15 to be mailed or delivered to the Secretary of State. 16 (c) Upon request of the owner or transferee, a 17 lienholder in possession of the certificate of title shall, 18 unless the transfer was a breach of his security agreement, 19 either deliver the certificate to the transferee for delivery 20 to the Secretary of State or, upon receipt from the 21 transferee of the owner's assignment, the transferee's 22 application for a new certificate and the required fee, mail 23 or deliver them to the Secretary of State. The delivery of 24 the certificate does not affect the rights of the lienholder 25 under his security agreement. 26 (d) If a security interest is reserved or created at the 27 time of the transfer, the certificate of title shall be 28 retained by or delivered to the person who becomes the 29 lienholder, and the parties shall comply with the provisions 30 of Section 3-203. 31 (e) Except as provided in Section 3-113 and as between 32 the parties, a transfer by an owner is not effective until 33 the provisions of this Section and Section 3-115 have been 34 complied with; however, an owner who has delivered possession SB771 Re-enrolled -3- LRB9003000KDks 1 of the vehicle to the transferee and has complied with the 2 provisions of this Section and Section 3-115 requiring action 3 by him as not liable as owner for any damages thereafter 4 resulting from operation of the vehicle. 5 (f) The Secretary of State shall not process any 6 application for a transfer of an interest in a vehicle if any 7 fees or taxes due under this Act from the transferor or the 8 transferee have not been paid upon reasonable notice and 9 demand. 10 (g) If the Secretary of State receives an application 11 for transfer of a vehicle subject to a tax under the Mobil 12 Home Local Services Tax Act in a county with a population of 13 less than 3,000,000, such application must be accompanied by 14 the required certification by the county treasurer or tax 15 assessor authorizing the issuance of the title. 16 (Source: P.A. 86-226; 86-460; 86-1028.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 18 becoming law.