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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 3-801 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-801)
7 Sec. 3-801. Registration.
8 (a) Except as provided herein for new residents, every
9 owner of any vehicle which shall be operated upon the public
10 highways of this State shall, within 24 hours after becoming
11 the owner or at such time as such vehicle becomes subject to
12 registration under the provisions of this Act, file in an
13 office of the Secretary of State, an application for
14 registration properly completed and executed. New residents
15 need not secure registration until 30 days after establishing
16 residency in this State, provided the vehicle is properly
17 registered in another jurisdiction. By the expiration of
18 such 30 day statutory grace period, a new resident shall
19 comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for Illinois
20 vehicle registration. All applications for registration shall
21 be accompanied by all documentation required under the
22 provisions of this Act. The appropriate registration fees and
23 taxes provided for in this Article of this Chapter shall be
24 paid to the Secretary of State with the application for
25 registration of vehicles subject to registration under this
26 Act.
27 (b) Any resident of this State, who has been serving as
28 a member of the United States Armed Services outside of the
29 State of Illinois, need not secure registration until 45 days
30 after returning to this State, provided the vehicle displays
31 temporary military registration.
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1 (c) When an application is submitted by mail, the
2 applicant may not submit cash or postage stamps for payment
3 of fees or taxes due. The Secretary in his discretion, may
4 decline to accept a personal or company check in payment of
5 fees or taxes. An application submitted to a dealer, or a
6 remittance made to the Secretary of State shall be deemed in
7 compliance with this Section.
8 (d) For the purposes of this Article VIII regarding
9 registration and license fees, vehicles of the second
10 division weighing 8,000 pounds or less and not used for
11 commercial purposes may display registration plates issued to
12 first division vehicles.
13 (Source: P.A. 85-1209.)
14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
15 becoming law.