Sen. Laura M. Murphy

Filed: 5/28/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 394

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 394 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 3-819 and 3-821 and by adding Section
61-216.5 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/1-216.5 new)
8    Sec. 1-216.5. Utility trailer. A trailer, as defined in
9Section 1-209 of this Code, consisting of only one axle,
10weighing under 3,000 pounds, and used primarily for personal
11or individual use and not commercially used nor owned by a
12commercial business.
 
13    (625 ILCS 5/3-819)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
14    Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
15    (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor

 

 

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1vehicle of the second division registered under paragraph (a)
2or (c) of Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for
3his own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
4operations and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized
5only in the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh,
6perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first
7processing, and any trailer used with a farm tractor that is
8not an implement of husbandry may be registered under this
9paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (b) of this
10Section upon the filing of a proper application and the
11payment of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax
12herein for use of the public highways of this State, at the
13following rates which include the $10 registration fee:
14SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
15Gross Weight in Lbs.ClassTotal Amount
16Including Vehicleeach
17and Maximum LoadFiscal Year
1810,000 lbs. or lessVDD $160
1910,001 to 14,000 lbs.VDE206
2014,001 to 20,000 lbs.VDG266
2120,001 to 28,000 lbs.VDJ478
2228,001 to 36,000 lbs.VDL750
23    An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
24registrations.
25    (b) Except as provided in subsection (b-5), all All other
26owners of trailers, other than apportionable trailers

 

 

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1registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used with a
2motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the
3Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight
4tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the
5following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10
6required by Section 3-813):
7SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
8WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
9BY LAW
10Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
11Including Vehicle andeach
12Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
132,000 lbs. and less UT $25
143,000 lbs. and more than 2,000 lessTA$118
155,000 lbs. and more than 3,000TB154
168,000 lbs. and more than 5,000TC158
1710,000 lbs. and more than 8,000TD206
1814,000 lbs. and more than 10,000TE270
1920,000 lbs. and more than 14,000TG358
2032,000 lbs. and more than 20,000TK822
2136,000 lbs. and more than 32,000TL1,182
2240,000 lbs. and more than 36,000TN1,602
23    Of the fees collected under this subsection, other than
24the fee collected for a Class UT trailer, $1 of the fees shall
25be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund
26and $99 of the additional fees shall be deposited into the Road

 

 

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1Fund.
2    (b-5) Every single-axle utility trailer used primarily for
3personal or individual use, and not used commercially nor for
4hire, nor owned by a commercial business, may be registered
5for each registration year upon the filing of a proper
6application and the payment of a registration fee and highway
7use tax, according to the following table of fees:
8SCHEDULE OF RECREATIONAL TRAILER
9USE TAX REQUIRED BY LAW
10Gross Weight in LbsTotal Fees
11Including Vehicle andeach
12Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
132,000 lbs and less UT $25
14    (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum
15load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this
16Code.
17(Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)
 
18    (625 ILCS 5/3-821)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821)
19    Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous registration and title fees.
20    (a) Except as provided under subsection (h), the fee to be
21paid to the Secretary of State for the following certificates,
22registrations or evidences of proper registration, or for
23corrected or duplicate documents shall be in accordance with
24the following schedule:
25    Certificate of Title, except for an all-terrain

 

 

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1vehicle or off-highway motorcycle, prior to July 1,
22019 $95
3    Certificate of Title, except for an all-terrain
4vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home, mini
5motor home or van camper, on and after July 1, 2019 $155 $150
6    Certificate of Title for a motor home, mini motor
7home, or van camper, on and after July 1, 2019 $250
8    Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
9or off-highway motorcycle$30
10    Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
11or off-highway motorcycle used for production
12agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade$13
13    Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle$30
14    Transfer of Registration or any evidence of
15proper registration $25
16    Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other
17evidence of proper registration$3
18    Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each$20
19    Duplicate Certificate of Title, prior to July 1,
202019 $95
21    Duplicate Certificate of Title, on and after July
221, 2019 $50
23    Corrected Registration Card or Card for other
24evidence of proper registration$3
25    Corrected Certificate of Title$50
26    Salvage Certificate, prior to July 1, 2019 $4

 

 

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1    Salvage Certificate, on and after July 1, 2019 $20
2    Fleet Reciprocity Permit$15
3    Prorate Decal$1
4    Prorate Backing Plate$3
5    Special Corrected Certificate of Title$15
6    Expedited Title Service (to be charged in addition
7to other applicable fees)$30
8    Dealer Lien Release Certificate of Title$20
9    A special corrected certificate of title shall be issued
10(i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the
11co-owner, to transfer title to a spouse if the decedent-spouse
12was the sole owner on the title, or due to a divorce; (ii) to
13change a co-owner's name due to a marriage; or (iii) due to a
14name change under Article XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure.
15    There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
16    There shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title
17issued to a county when the vehicle is forfeited to the county
18under Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
19    For purposes of this Section, the fee for a corrected
20title application that also results in the issuance of a
21duplicate title shall be the same as the fee for a duplicate
22title.
23    (a-1) A $5 surcharge shall be collected in addition to the
24above fees for a certificate of title for a motor vehicle other
25than an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, motor
26home, mini motor home, or van camper. This fee shall be

 

 

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1deposited into the State Police Vehicle Fund. This subsection
2is inoperative on and after January 1, 2027.
3    (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
4title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
5of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
6or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
7identification number is erroneously shown on the original
8certificate of title.
9    (a-10) The Secretary of State may issue, in connection
10with the sale of a motor vehicle, a corrected title to a motor
11vehicle dealer upon application and submittal of a lien
12release letter from the lienholder listed in the files of the
13Secretary. In the case of a title issued by another state, the
14dealer must submit proof from the state that issued the last
15title. The corrected title, which shall be known as a dealer
16lien release certificate of title, shall be issued in the name
17of the vehicle owner without the named lienholder. If the
18motor vehicle is currently titled in a state other than
19Illinois, the applicant must submit either (i) a letter from
20the current lienholder releasing the lien and stating that the
21lienholder has possession of the title; or (ii) a letter from
22the current lienholder releasing the lien and a copy of the
23records of the department of motor vehicles for the state in
24which the vehicle is titled, showing that the vehicle is
25titled in the name of the applicant and that no liens are
26recorded other than the lien for which a release has been

 

 

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1submitted. The fee for the dealer lien release certificate of
2title is $20.
3    (b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service charge
4to be imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a registration
5by any person authorized by law to receive and remit or
6transmit to the Secretary such renewal application and fees
7therewith.
8    (c) If payment is delivered to the Office of the Secretary
9of State as payment of any fee or tax under this Code, and such
10payment is not honored for any reason, the registrant or other
11person tendering the payment remains liable for the payment of
12such fee or tax. The Secretary of State may assess a service
13charge of $25 in addition to the fee or tax due and owing for
14all dishonored payments.
15    If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum of
16$100 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the date
17the dishonored payment was first delivered to the Secretary of
18State, the Secretary of State shall assess a penalty of 25% of
19such amount remaining unpaid.
20    All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed
21to the nearest dollar. Out of each fee collected for
22dishonored payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of
23State Special Services Fund.
24    (d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant for
25apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code shall be
26$15 if the application was filed on or before the date

 

 

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1specified by the Secretary together with fees and taxes due.
2If an application and the fees or taxes due are filed after the
3date specified by the Secretary, the Secretary may prescribe
4the payment of interest at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or
5fraction thereof after such due date and a minimum of $8.
6    (e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads, and
7motor buses, any one of which having a combined total weight in
8excess of 12,000 lbs. shall file an application for a Fleet
9Reciprocity Permit issued by the Secretary of State. This
10permit shall be in the possession of any driver operating a
11vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign licensed vehicle of
12the second division operating at any time in Illinois without
13a Fleet Reciprocity Permit or other proper Illinois
14registration, shall subject the operator to the penalties
15provided in Section 3-834 of this Code. For the purposes of
16this Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means any second
17division motor vehicle with a foreign license and used only in
18interstate transportation of goods. The fee for such permit
19shall be $15 per fleet which shall include all vehicles of the
20fleet being registered.
21    (f) For purposes of this Section, "all-terrain vehicle or
22off-highway motorcycle used for production agriculture" means
23any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used in the
24raising of or the propagation of livestock, crops for sale for
25human consumption, crops for livestock consumption, and
26production seed stock grown for the propagation of feed grains

 

 

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1and the husbandry of animals or for the purpose of providing a
2food product, including the husbandry of blood stock as a main
3source of providing a food product. "All-terrain vehicle or
4off-highway motorcycle used in production agriculture" also
5means any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used
6in animal husbandry, floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture,
7and viticulture.
8    (g) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
9Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
10Fund.
11    (h) The fee for a duplicate registration sticker or
12stickers shall be the amount required under subsection (a) or
13the vehicle's annual registration fee amount, whichever is
14less.
15    (i) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
16this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly shall be
17deposited into the Road Fund.
18(Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-32, eff. 6-28-19;
19101-604, eff. 12-13-19; 101-636, eff. 6-10-20.)".