Sen. Patrick J. Joyce

Filed: 3/23/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 273

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 273 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 13-101, 13-103, 13-103.1, 13-103.3, 13-106,
613-107, 13-108, 13-109, and 13-110 and by adding Sections
713-103.4 and 13-105.2 as follows:
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/13-101)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-101)
9    Sec. 13-101. Submission to safety test; certificate of
10safety. To promote the safety of the general public, every
11owner of a second division vehicle, medical transport vehicle,
12tow truck, first division vehicle including a taxi which is
13used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit,
14motor vehicle used for driver education training, or contract
15carrier transporting employees in the course of their
16employment on a highway of this State in a vehicle designed to

 

 

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1carry 15 or fewer passengers shall, before operating the
2vehicle upon the highways of Illinois, submit it to a "safety
3test" and secure a certificate of safety furnished by the
4Department as set forth in Section 13-109. Each second
5division motor vehicle that pulls or draws a trailer,
6semitrailer or pole trailer, with a gross weight of 10,001 lbs
7or more or is registered for a gross weight of 10,001 lbs or
8more, motor bus, religious organization bus, school bus,
9senior citizen transportation vehicle, and limousine shall be
10subject to inspection by the Department and the Department is
11authorized to establish rules and regulations for the
12implementation of such inspections.
13    The owners of each salvage vehicle shall submit it to a
14"safety test" and secure a certificate of safety furnished by
15the Department prior to its salvage vehicle inspection
16pursuant to Section 3-308 of this Code. In implementing and
17enforcing the provisions of this Section, the Department and
18other authorized State agencies shall do so in a manner that is
19not inconsistent with any applicable federal law or regulation
20so that no federal funding or support is jeopardized by the
21enactment or application of these provisions.
22    However, none of the provisions of Chapter 13 requiring
23safety tests or a certificate of safety shall apply to:
24        (a) farm tractors, machinery and implements, wagons,
25    wagon-trailers or like farm vehicles used primarily in
26    agricultural pursuits;

 

 

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1        (b) vehicles other than school buses, tow trucks and
2    medical transport vehicles owned or operated by a
3    municipal corporation or political subdivision having a
4    population of 1,000,000 or more inhabitants and which are
5    subject to safety tests imposed by local ordinance or
6    resolution;
7        (c) a semitrailer or trailer having a gross weight of
8    5,000 pounds or less including vehicle weight and maximum
9    load;
10        (d) recreational vehicles;
11        (e) vehicles registered as and displaying Illinois
12    antique vehicle plates and vehicles registered as
13    expanded-use antique vehicles and displaying expanded-use
14    antique vehicle plates;
15        (f) house trailers equipped and used for living
16    quarters;
17        (g) vehicles registered as and displaying Illinois
18    permanently mounted equipment plates or similar vehicles
19    eligible therefor but registered as governmental vehicles
20    provided that if said vehicle is reclassified from a
21    permanently mounted equipment plate so as to lose the
22    exemption of not requiring a certificate of safety, such
23    vehicle must be safety tested within 30 days of the
24    reclassification;
25        (h) vehicles owned or operated by a manufacturer,
26    dealer or transporter displaying a special plate or plates

 

 

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1    as described in Chapter 3 of this Code while such vehicle
2    is being delivered from the manufacturing or assembly
3    plant directly to the purchasing dealership or
4    distributor, or being temporarily road driven for quality
5    control testing, or from one dealer or distributor to
6    another, or are being moved by the most direct route from
7    one location to another for the purpose of installing
8    special bodies or equipment, or driven for purposes of
9    demonstration by a prospective buyer with the dealer or
10    his agent present in the cab of the vehicle during the
11    demonstration;
12        (i) pole trailers and auxiliary axles;
13        (j) special mobile equipment;
14        (k) vehicles properly registered in another State
15    pursuant to law and displaying a valid registration plate
16    or digital registration plate, except vehicles of contract
17    carriers transporting employees in the course of their
18    employment on a highway of this State in a vehicle
19    designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers are only exempted
20    to the extent that the safety testing requirements
21    applicable to such vehicles in the state of registration
22    are no less stringent than the safety testing requirements
23    applicable to contract carriers that are lawfully
24    registered in Illinois;
25        (l) water-well boring apparatuses or rigs;
26        (m) any vehicle which is owned and operated by the

 

 

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1    federal government and externally displays evidence of
2    such ownership; and
3        (n) second division vehicles registered for a gross
4    weight of 10,000 pounds or less, except when such second
5    division motor vehicles pull or draw a trailer,
6    semi-trailer or pole trailer having a gross weight of or
7    registered for a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds;
8    motor buses; religious organization buses; school buses;
9    senior citizen transportation vehicles; medical transport
10    vehicles; tow trucks; and any property carrying vehicles
11    being operated in commerce that are registered for a gross
12    weight of more than 8,000 lbs but less than 10,001 lbs.
13    The safety test shall include the testing and inspection
14of brakes, lights, horns, reflectors, rear vision mirrors,
15mufflers, safety chains, windshields and windshield wipers,
16warning flags and flares, frame, axle, cab and body, or cab or
17body, wheels, steering apparatus, and other safety devices and
18appliances required by this Code and such other safety tests
19as the Department may by rule or regulation require, for
20second division vehicles, school buses, medical transport
21vehicles, tow trucks, first division vehicles including taxis
22which are used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver
23permit, motor vehicles used for driver education training,
24vehicles designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers operated by
25a contract carrier transporting employees in the course of
26their employment on a highway of this State, trailers, and

 

 

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1semitrailers subject to inspection.
2    For tow trucks, the safety test and inspection shall also
3include the inspection of winch mountings, body panels, body
4mounts, wheel lift swivel points, and sling straps, and other
5tests and inspections the Department by rule requires for tow
6trucks.
7    For driver education vehicles used by public high schools,
8the vehicle must also be equipped with dual control brakes, a
9mirror on each side of the vehicle so located as to reflect to
10the driver a view of the highway for a distance of at least 200
11feet to the rear, and a sign visible from the front and the
12rear identifying the vehicle as a driver education car.
13    For trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, buses
14engaged in interstate commerce as defined Section 1-133 of
15this Code, and first division vehicles including taxis which
16are used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver
17permit, the safety test shall be conducted in accordance with
18the Minimum Periodic Inspection Standards promulgated by the
19Federal Highway Administration of the U.S. Department of
20Transportation and contained in Appendix G to Subchapter B of
21Chapter III of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
22Those standards, as now in effect, are made a part of this
23Code, in the same manner as though they were set out in full in
24this Code.
25    The passing of the safety test shall not be a bar at any
26time to prosecution for operating a second division vehicle,

 

 

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1medical transport vehicle, motor vehicle used for driver
2education training, or vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer
3passengers operated by a contract carrier as provided in this
4Section that is unsafe, as determined by the standards
5prescribed in this Code.
6(Source: P.A. 100-956, eff. 1-1-19; 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/13-103)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103)
8    Sec. 13-103. Official testing stations - Fee - Permit -
9Bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 $10 and the filing of an
10application by the proprietor of a company or municipality any
11vehicle service station or public or private garage upon forms
12furnished by the Department, accompanied by proof of
13experience, training and ability of the operator of the
14testing equipment, together with proof of installation of
15approved testing equipment as defined in Section 13-102 and
16the giving of a bond conditioned upon faithful observance of
17this Section and of rules and regulations issued by the
18Department in the amount of $10,000 $1,000 with security
19approved by the Department, the Department shall issue a
20permit to the proprietor of such company or municipality
21vehicle service station or garage to operate an Official
22Testing Station. Such permit shall expire 12 months following
23its issuance, but may be renewed annually by complying with
24the requirements set forth in this Section and upon the
25payment of a renewal fee of $50 $10. Proprietors of official

 

 

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1testing stations for which permits have been issued prior to
2the effective date of this Act may renew such permits for the
3renewal fee of $50 $10 on the expiration of each 12 months
4following issuance of such permits, by complying with the
5requirements set forth in this Section. However, any city,
6village or incorporated town shall upon application to the
7Department and without payment of any fee or filing of any
8bond, but upon proof of experience, training and ability of
9the operator of the testing equipment, and proof of the
10installation of approved testing equipment as defined in
11Section 13-102, be issued a permit to operate such testing
12station as an Official Testing Station under this Act. The
13permit so issued shall at all times be displayed in a prominent
14place in the official vehicle service station, garage or
15municipal testing station which is licensed as an Official
16Testing Station under this Act. No person or company vehicle
17service station, garage or municipality municipal testing
18station shall in any manner claim or represent himself or
19itself to be an official testing station unless a permit has
20been issued to him or it as provided in this Section.
21    Any person or municipality who or which has received a
22permit under this Section may test his or its own second
23division vehicles and issue certificates of safety and conduct
24emission inspections of his or its own second division
25vehicles in accordance with the requirements of Section
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1owned, operated or controlled by him or it.
2    Each such permit issued by the Department shall state on
3its face the location of the official testing station to be
4operated under the permit and safety tests shall be made only
5at such location. However, the Department may, upon
6application, authorize a change in the location of the
7official testing station and the removal of the testing
8equipment to the new location. Upon approval of such
9application, the Department shall issue an endorsement which
10the applicant shall affix to his permit. Such endorsement
11constitutes authority for the applicant to make such change in
12location and to remove his testing equipment at the times and
13to the places stated in the endorsement.
14(Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.)
 
15    (625 ILCS 5/13-103.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-103.1)
16    Sec. 13-103.1. Annual certification of certified safety
17testers and certified diesel emission testers - Fee - Renewal.
18Only certified safety testers are authorized to perform safety
19tests and affix Certificates of Safety to vehicles. The
20Department shall annually certify those certified safety
21testers and certified diesel emission testers who have met its
22requirements. Certified safety Safety testers' and certified
23diesel emission testers' certificates shall expire 12 months
24following the date of issue, but may be renewed annually by
25complying with the requirements as established by the

 

 

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1Department.
2(Source: P.A. 80-606.)
 
3    (625 ILCS 5/13-103.3)
4    Sec. 13-103.3. Official portable emissions testing
5company; fee; permit; bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50
6$10 and the filing of an application by the proprietor of any
7vehicle service company upon forms furnished by the
8Department, accompanied by proof of experience, training, and
9ability of the operator of the testing equipment, together
10with proof of approved testing equipment as defined in Section
1113-102 and the giving of a bond conditioned upon faithful
12observance of this Section and of rules adopted by the
13Department in the amount of $10,000 $1,000 with security
14approved by the Department, the Department shall issue a
15permit to the proprietor of the vehicle service company to
16operate an official portable emissions testing company. An
17official portable emissions testing company shall only conduct
18portable emissions inspections for diesel fleets with 5 or
19more diesel vehicles required to be inspected under subsection
20(a) of Section 13-109.1, and only at the fleet owner's place of
21business. A permit issued under this Section shall expire 12
22months following its issuance, but may be renewed annually by
23complying with this Section and upon the payment of a renewal
24fee of $50 $10. No person or vehicle service company shall
25operate as an official portable emissions testing company

 

 

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1without having been issued a permit as provided in this
2Section.
3    A permittee under this Section may test second division
4vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by the permittee to
5conduct emission inspections of such vehicles in accordance
6with Section 13-109.1. A permittee under this Section may
7conduct interstate inspections on interstate carriers in
8accordance with 49 CFR Part 396.
9    Each permit issued by the Department shall state on its
10face the location of the recordkeeping office of the
11proprietor of the official portable emissions testing company.
12However, the Department, upon application, may authorize a
13change in the location of the recordkeeping office. Upon the
14approval of such an application, the Department shall issue an
15endorsement to be fixed by the applicant to the permit. Such an
16endorsement constitutes authority for the applicant to make
17the change in location.
18(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
19    (625 ILCS 5/13-103.4 new)
20    Sec. 13-103.4. Official mobile safety testing company;
21fee; permit; bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 and the
22filing of an application by the proprietor of a company or
23municipality seeking to perform mobile safety inspections upon
24forms furnished by the Department, accompanied by proof of
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1testing equipment, together with proof of approved testing
2equipment as defined in Section 13-102 and the giving of a bond
3conditioned upon faithful observance of this Section and rules
4adopted by the Department in the amount of $10,000 with
5security approved by the Department, the Department shall
6issue a permit to the proprietor to operate an official mobile
7safety testing company. An official mobile safety testing
8company must maintain a physical office in this State. The
9permit shall expire 12 months following its issuance, but may
10be renewed annually by complying with the requirements set
11forth in this Section and upon the payment of a renewal fee of
12$50. The permit so issued shall at all times be displayed in a
13prominent place in the official mobile safety testing vehicle
14as well as at the required physical office of the testing
15company. No person or official mobile safety testing company
16shall in any manner claim or represent himself, herself, or
17itself to be an official mobile safety testing company unless
18a permit has been issued to the person or company as provided
19in this Section.
20    Any person or municipality that has received a permit
21under this Section may test the second division vehicles owned
22by the person or municipality and issue certificates of safety
23vehicles owned by the person or municipality in accordance
24with the requirements of Section 13-109.1 with respect to any
25such vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by the person or
26municipality.

 

 

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1    Each such permit issued by the Department shall state on
2its face the location of the physical office of the official
3mobile safety testing company. The physical office shall be
4the location in which all records are stored and retained.
5Official mobile safety testing companies shall only perform
6safety tests of vehicles at the vehicle owner's place of
7business with a 48-hour advance notice to the Department. The
8Department may, upon application, authorize a change in the
9location of the physical office to a new location. Upon the
10approval of such an application, the Department shall issue an
11endorsement, which the applicant shall affix to his or her
12permit. Such an endorsement constitutes authority for the
13applicant to operate.
14    As used in this Section, "official mobile safety testing
15company" means a safety testing company permitted to test
16trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, and buses
17engaged in interstate commerce as defined Section 1-133 of
18this Code. The safety test shall be conducted in accordance
19with the Minimum Periodic Inspection Standards promulgated by
20the Federal Highway Administration of the United States
21Department of Transportation and contained in Appendix G to
22Subchapter B of Chapter III of Title 49 of the Code of Federal
23Regulations.
24    The Department shall adopt rules to implement this
25Section.
 

 

 

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1    (625 ILCS 5/13-105.2 new)
2    Sec. 13-105.2. Inspection of official mobile safety
3testing companies. Employees specifically authorized by the
4Department to conduct inspections shall inspect all official
5mobile safety testing companies at frequent intervals. Such
6employees shall have access to all records relating to tests
7and work done or parts sold as a result of such tests, to
8ascertain whether the tests are properly, fairly, and honestly
9made, and may examine the owner of the official mobile safety
10testing company or any officer or employee thereof under oath.
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/13-106)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-106)
12    Sec. 13-106. Rates and charges by official testing
13stations, official mobile testing companies, and official
14portable emissions testing companies; schedule to be filed.
15Every operator of an official testing station or official
16portable emissions testing company shall file with the
17Department, in the manner prescribed by the Department, a
18schedule of all rates and charges made by him for performing
19the tests provided for in Section 13-101 and Section 13-109.1.
20Such rate or charge shall include an amount to reimburse the
21operator of the official testing station or official portable
22emissions testing company for the purchase from the Department
23of the certificate of safety required by this chapter, not to
24exceed that fee paid to the Department by the operator
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1just and reasonable and the Department upon its own initiative
2or upon complaint of any person or corporation may require the
3testing station operator to appear for a hearing and prove
4that the rates so filed are just and reasonable. A "just and
5reasonable" rate or charge, for the purposes of this Section,
6means a rate or charge which is the same, or nearly the same,
7as the prevailing rate or charge for the same or similar tests
8made in the community where the station is located. No
9operator may change this schedule of rates and charges until
10the proposed changes are filed with and approved by the
11Department. No license may be issued to any official testing
12station or official portable emissions testing company unless
13the applicant has filed with the Department a proposed
14schedule of rates and charges and unless such rates and
15charges have been approved by the Department. No operator of
16an official testing station or official portable emissions
17testing company shall charge more or less than the rates so
18filed with and approved by the Department.
19(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
20    (625 ILCS 5/13-107)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-107)
21    Sec. 13-107. Investigation of complaints against official
22testing stations, official mobile testing companies, and
23official portable emissions testing companies. The Department
24shall, upon its own motion, or upon charges made in writing
25verified under oath, investigate complaints that an official

 

 

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1testing station or official portable emissions testing company
2is willfully falsifying records or tests, either for the
3purpose of selling parts or services not actually required, or
4for the purpose of issuing a certificate of safety for a
5vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers operated by a
6contract carrier transporting employees in the course of their
7employment on a highway of this State, second division
8vehicle, or medical transport vehicle that is not in safe
9mechanical condition as determined by the standards of this
10Chapter in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of
11the rules and regulations issued by the Department.
12    The Secretary of Transportation, for the purpose of more
13effectively carrying out the provisions of Chapter 13, may
14appoint such a number of inspectors as he may deem necessary.
15Such inspectors shall inspect and investigate applicants for
16official testing station or official portable emissions
17testing company permits and investigate and report violations.
18With respect to enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter
1913, such inspectors shall have and may exercise throughout the
20State all the powers of police officers.
21    The Secretary must authorize to each inspector and to any
22other employee of the Department exercising the powers of a
23peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly
24states that the badge is authorized by the Department and (ii)
25contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be
26authorized by the Department. Nothing in this Section

 

 

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1prohibits the Secretary from issuing shields or other
2distinctive identification to employees not exercising the
3powers of a peace officer if the Secretary determines that a
4shield or distinctive identification is needed by the employee
5to carry out his or her responsibilities.
6(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/13-108)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-108)
8    Sec. 13-108. Hearing on complaint against official testing
9station, official mobile testing company, or official portable
10emissions testing company; suspension or revocation of permit.
11If it appears to the Department, either through its own
12investigation or upon charges verified under oath, that any of
13the provisions of this Chapter or the rules and regulations of
14the Department are being violated, the Department shall, after
15notice to the person, firm, or corporation charged with such
16violation, conduct a hearing. At least 10 days prior to the
17date of such hearing the Department shall cause to be served
18upon the person, firm, or corporation charged with such
19violation, a copy of such charge or charges by registered mail
20or by the personal service thereof, together with a notice
21specifying the time and place of such hearing. At the time and
22place specified in such notice, the person, firm, or
23corporation charged with such violation shall be given an
24opportunity to appear in person or by counsel and to be heard
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1of the Department designated in writing by him to conduct such
2hearing. If it appears from the hearing that such person,
3firm, or corporation is guilty of the charge preferred against
4the person, firm, or corporation, the Secretary of
5Transportation may order the permit suspended or revoked, and
6the bond forfeited. Any such revocation or suspension shall
7not be a bar to subsequent arrest and prosecution for
8violation of this Chapter.
9(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/13-109)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-109)
11    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-982)
12    Sec. 13-109. Safety test prior to application for license -
13 Subsequent tests - Repairs - Retest.
14    (a) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 13, each
15second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a
16taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus
17driver permit, and medical transport vehicle, except those
18vehicles other than school buses or medical transport vehicles
19owned or operated by a municipal corporation or political
20subdivision having a population of 1,000,000 or more
21inhabitants which are subjected to safety tests imposed by
22local ordinance or resolution, operated in whole or in part
23over the highways of this State, motor vehicle used for driver
24education training, and each vehicle designed to carry 15 or
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1employees in the course of their employment on a highway of
2this State, shall be subjected to the safety test provided for
3in Chapter 13 of this Code. Tests shall be conducted at an
4official testing station within 6 months prior to the
5application for registration as provided for in this Code.
6Subsequently each vehicle shall be subject to tests (i) at
7least every 6 months, (ii) in the case of school buses and
8first division vehicles including taxis which are used for a
9purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, at least
10every 6 months or 10,000 miles, whichever occurs first, (iii)
11in the case of driver education vehicles used by public high
12schools, at least every 12 months for vehicles over 5 model
13years of age or having an odometer reading of over 75,000
14miles, whichever occurs first, or (iv) in the case of truck
15tractors, semitrailers, and property-carrying vehicles
16registered for a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds but
17less than 26,001 pounds, at least every 12 months, and
18according to schedules established by rules and regulations
19promulgated by the Department. Any component subject to
20regular inspection which is damaged in a reportable accident
21must be reinspected before the bus or first division vehicle
22including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a
23school bus driver permit is returned to service.
24    (b) The Department shall also conduct periodic
25nonscheduled inspections of school buses, of buses registered
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1such inspection reveals that a vehicle is not in substantial
2compliance with the rules promulgated by the Department, the
3Department shall remove the Certificate of Safety from the
4vehicle, and shall place the vehicle out-of-service. A bright
5orange, triangular decal shall be placed on an out-of-service
6vehicle where the Certificate of Safety has been removed. The
7vehicle must pass a safety test at an official testing station
8before it is again placed in service.
9    (c) If the violation is not substantial a bright yellow,
10triangular sticker shall be placed next to the Certificate of
11Safety at the time the nonscheduled inspection is made. The
12Department shall reinspect the vehicle after 3 working days to
13determine that the violation has been corrected and remove the
14yellow, triangular decal. If the violation is not corrected
15within 3 working days, the Department shall place the vehicle
16out-of-service in accordance with procedures in subsection
17(b).
18    (d) If a violation is not substantial and does not
19directly affect the safe operation of the vehicle, the
20Department shall issue a warning notice requiring correction
21of the violation. Such correction shall be accomplished as
22soon as practicable and a report of the correction shall be
23made to the Department within 30 days in a manner established
24by the Department. If the Department has not been advised that
25the corrections have been made, and the violations still
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1in accordance with procedures in subsection (b).
2    (e) The Department is authorized to promulgate regulations
3to implement its program of nonscheduled inspections. Causing
4or allowing the operation of an out-of-service vehicle with
5passengers or unauthorized removal of an out-of-service
6sticker is a Class 3 felony. Causing or allowing the operation
7of a vehicle with a 3-day sticker for longer than 3 days with
8the sticker attached or the unauthorized removal of a 3-day
9sticker is a Class C misdemeanor.
10    (f) If a second division vehicle, first division vehicle
11including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a
12school bus driver permit, medical transport vehicle, or
13vehicle operated by a contract carrier as provided in
14subsection (a) of this Section is in safe mechanical
15condition, as determined pursuant to Chapter 13, the operator
16of the official testing station must at once issue to the
17second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a
18taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus
19driver permit, or medical transport vehicle a certificate of
20safety, in the form and manner prescribed by the Department,
21which shall be affixed to the vehicle by the certified safety
22tester who performed the safety tests. The owner of the second
23division vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi
24which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver
25permit, or medical transport vehicle or the contract carrier
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1second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a
2taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus
3driver permit, medical transport vehicle, or vehicle operated
4by a contract carrier in the manner prescribed by the
5Department.
6    (g) If a test shows that a second division vehicle, first
7division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose
8that requires a school bus driver permit, medical transport
9vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract carrier is not in
10safe mechanical condition as provided in this Section, it
11shall not be operated on the highways until it has been
12repaired and submitted to a retest at an official testing
13station. If the owner or contract carrier submits the vehicle
14to a retest at a different official testing station from that
15where it failed to pass the first test, he or she shall present
16to the operator of the second station the report of the
17original test, and shall notify the Department in writing,
18giving the name and address of the original testing station
19and the defects which prevented the issuance of a Certificate
20of Safety, and the name and address of the second official
21testing station making the retest.
22(Source: P.A. 100-160, eff. 1-1-18; 100-683, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
23    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-982)
24    Sec. 13-109. Safety test prior to application for license -
25 Subsequent tests - Repairs - Retest.

 

 

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1    (a) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 13, each
2second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a
3taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus
4driver permit, and medical transport vehicle, except those
5vehicles other than school buses or medical transport vehicles
6owned or operated by a municipal corporation or political
7subdivision having a population of 1,000,000 or more
8inhabitants which are subjected to safety tests imposed by
9local ordinance or resolution, operated in whole or in part
10over the highways of this State, motor vehicle used for driver
11education training, and each vehicle designed to carry 15 or
12fewer passengers operated by a contract carrier transporting
13employees in the course of their employment on a highway of
14this State, shall be subjected to the safety test provided for
15in Chapter 13 of this Code. Tests shall be conducted at an
16official testing station or by an official mobile safety
17testing company within 6 months prior to the application for
18registration as provided for in this Code. Subsequently each
19vehicle shall be subject to tests (i) at least every 6 months,
20(ii) in the case of school buses and first division vehicles
21including taxis which are used for a purpose that requires a
22school bus driver permit, at least every 6 months or 10,000
23miles, whichever occurs first, (iii) in the case of driver
24education vehicles used by public high schools, at least every
2512 months for vehicles over 5 model years of age or having an
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1or (iv) in the case of truck tractors, semitrailers, and
2property-carrying vehicles registered for a gross weight of
3more than 10,000 pounds but less than 26,001 pounds, at least
4every 12 months, and according to schedules established by
5rules and regulations promulgated by the Department. Any
6component subject to regular inspection which is damaged in a
7reportable crash must be reinspected before the bus or first
8division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose
9that requires a school bus driver permit is returned to
10service.
11    (b) The Department shall also conduct periodic
12nonscheduled inspections of school buses, of buses registered
13as charitable vehicles and of religious organization buses. If
14such inspection reveals that a vehicle is not in substantial
15compliance with the rules promulgated by the Department, the
16Department shall remove the Certificate of Safety from the
17vehicle, and shall place the vehicle out-of-service. A bright
18orange, triangular decal shall be placed on an out-of-service
19vehicle where the Certificate of Safety has been removed. The
20vehicle must pass a safety test at an official testing station
21or official mobile safety testing company before it is again
22placed in service.
23    (c) If the violation is not substantial a bright yellow,
24triangular sticker shall be placed next to the Certificate of
25Safety at the time the nonscheduled inspection is made. The
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1determine that the violation has been corrected and remove the
2yellow, triangular decal. If the violation is not corrected
3within 3 working days, the Department shall place the vehicle
4out-of-service in accordance with procedures in subsection
5(b).
6    (d) If a violation is not substantial and does not
7directly affect the safe operation of the vehicle, the
8Department shall issue a warning notice requiring correction
9of the violation. Such correction shall be accomplished as
10soon as practicable and a report of the correction shall be
11made to the Department within 30 days in a manner established
12by the Department. If the Department has not been advised that
13the corrections have been made, and the violations still
14exist, the Department shall place the vehicle out-of-service
15in accordance with procedures in subsection (b).
16    (e) The Department is authorized to promulgate regulations
17to implement its program of nonscheduled inspections. Causing
18or allowing the operation of an out-of-service vehicle with
19passengers or unauthorized removal of an out-of-service
20sticker is a Class 3 felony. Causing or allowing the operation
21of a vehicle with a 3-day sticker for longer than 3 days with
22the sticker attached or the unauthorized removal of a 3-day
23sticker is a Class C misdemeanor.
24    (f) If a second division vehicle, first division vehicle
25including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a
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1vehicle operated by a contract carrier as provided in
2subsection (a) of this Section is in safe mechanical
3condition, as determined pursuant to Chapter 13, the operator
4of the official testing station or official mobile safety
5testing company must at once issue to the second division
6vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used
7for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, or
8medical transport vehicle a certificate of safety, in the form
9and manner prescribed by the Department, which shall be
10affixed to the vehicle by the certified safety tester who
11performed the safety tests. The owner of the second division
12vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used
13for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, or
14medical transport vehicle or the contract carrier shall at all
15times display the Certificate of Safety on the second division
16vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used
17for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit,
18medical transport vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract
19carrier in the manner prescribed by the Department.
20    (g) If a test shows that a second division vehicle, first
21division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose
22that requires a school bus driver permit, medical transport
23vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract carrier is not in
24safe mechanical condition as provided in this Section, it
25shall not be operated on the highways until it has been
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1station or official mobile safety testing company. If the
2owner or contract carrier submits the vehicle to a retest at a
3different official testing station or official mobile safety
4testing company from that where it failed to pass the first
5test, he or she shall present to the operator of the second
6station the report of the original test, and shall notify the
7Department in writing, giving the name and address of the
8original testing station or official mobile safety testing
9company and the defects which prevented the issuance of a
10Certificate of Safety, and the name and address of the second
11official testing station or official mobile safety testing
12company making the retest.
13(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)
 
14    (625 ILCS 5/13-110)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-110)
15    Sec. 13-110. Certificate of safety. (a) Certificates of
16Safety shall be in contrasting colors, with a number on the
17face of the Certificate indicating the month of the next
18inspection period the vehicle is subject to inspection.
19Certificates for school buses shall also indicate the mileage
20at which the school bus shall be subject to inspection if it
21occurs before the next regular inspection period. The colors
22of Certificates of Safety shall be prescribed by the
23Department.
24    (b) Certificates of Safety, which remain the property of
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1Stations and official mobile safety testing companies by the
2Department at the fee of $1 each. Certificates of Safety which
3remain unused at the end of each inspection period will be
4redeemed for the same amount in a manner prescribed by the
5Department.
6    (c) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as a
7suggestion or direction to any owner to require him to have any
8repairs made or any work done by any official testing station
9or official mobile safety testing company, but all tests must
10be made at an official testing station to secure the issuance
11of a certificate of safety, and no certificate of safety
12issued by any other than an official testing station or
13official mobile safety testing company shall be deemed a
14compliance with this Chapter.
15(Source: P.A. 83-311.)
 
16    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
17changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
18that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
19represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
20not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
21made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
22Public Act.".