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92_HB3973

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 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
 
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 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
 
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 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
 
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 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.)

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