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92_HB3973 LRB9212753DHmg 1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 3-815 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815) 7 Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second 8 division. 9 (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this Code, 10 every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered 11 under Section 3-813, and not registered under the mileage 12 weight tax under Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of 13 State, for each registration year, for the use of the public 14 highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the 15 following table, the rates including the $10 registration 16 fee: 17 SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX 18 REQUIRED BY LAW 19 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 20 Including Vehicle each Fiscal 21 and Maximum year 22 Load Class 23 8,000 lbs. and less B $78 24 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 138 25 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 242 26 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 490 27 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 630 28 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 842 29 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 982 30 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 1,202 31 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1,390 -2- LRB9212753DHmg 1 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1,538 2 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1,698 3 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1,830 4 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 1,970 5 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 2,294 6 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2,622 7 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2,790 8 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or 9 combination of vehicles of the second division registered 10 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the 11 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that 12 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b) 13 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or 14 combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to 15 the registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary 16 of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall 17 designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle. 18 (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping 19 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck 20 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational 21 purposes, and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned 22 by a commercial business, may be registered for each 23 registration year upon the filing of a proper application and 24 the payment of a registration fee and highway use tax, 25 according to the following table of fees: 26 MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER 27 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 28 Including Vehicle and Each 29 Maximum Load Calendar Year 30 8,000 lbs and less $78 31 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 90 32 10,001 Lbs. and Over 102 33 CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER 34 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees -3- LRB9212753DHmg 1 Including Vehicle and Each 2 Maximum Load Calendar Year 3 3,000 Lbs. and Less $18 4 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 30 5 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 38 6 10,001 Lbs. and Over 50 7 Every house trailer must be registered under Section 8 3-819. 9 (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the 10 owner's own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising 11 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in 12 the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable 13 fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first 14 processing, may be registered by the owner under this 15 paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon 16 filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10 17 registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as 18 follows: 19 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES 20 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Amount for 21 Including Truck and each 22 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year 23 16,000 lbs. or less VF $150 24 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 226 25 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 290 26 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 378 27 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 506 28 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 610 29 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 810 30 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 1,026 31 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 1,202 32 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,290 33 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,350 34 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 1,490 -4- LRB9212753DHmg 1 In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck 2 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the 3 flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck. 4 Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a 5 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are 6 subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) 7 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of 8 vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration 9 fee in subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for 10 each registration year shall be designated by the Secretary 11 as a Special Hauling Vehicle. 12 (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum 13 load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this 14 Code. 15 (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck 16 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed 17 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle. 18 (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by 19 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the 20 Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be 21 punished as provided for in Section 3-401. 22 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)