093_SB1471eng SB1471 Engrossed LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 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 Sections 3-803, 3-815, and 3-819 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803) 7 Sec. 3-803. Reductions. 8 (a) Reduction of fees and taxes prescribed in this 9 Chapter shall be applicable only to vehicles newly-acquired 10 by the owner after the beginning of a registration period or 11 which become subject to registration after the beginning of a 12 registration period as specified in this Act. The Secretary 13 of State may deny a reduction as to any vehicle operated in 14 this State without being properly and timely registered in 15 Illinois under this Chapter, of a vehicle in violation of any 16 provision of this Chapter, or upon detection of such 17 violation by an audit, or upon determining that such vehicle 18 was operated in Illinois before such violation. Bond or 19 other security in the proper amount may be required by the 20 Secretary of State while the matter is under investigation. 21 Reductions shall be granted if a person becomes the owner 22 after the dates specified or if a vehicle becomes subject to 23 registration under this Act, as amended, after the dates 24 specified. 25 (b) Vehicles of the First Division. The annual fees and 26 taxes prescribed by Section 3-806 shall be reduced by 50% on 27 and after June 15, except as provided in Sections 3-414 and 28 3-802 of this Act. 29 (c) Vehicles of the Second Division. The annual fees 30 and taxes prescribed by Sections 3-402, 3-402.1, 3-815 and 31 3-819 and paid on a calendar year for such vehicles shall be SB1471 Engrossed -2- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 reduced on a quarterly basis if the vehicle becomes subject 2 to registration on and after March 31, June 30 or September 3 30. Where such fees and taxes are payable on a fiscal year 4 basis, they shall be reduced on a quarterly basis on and 5 after September 30, December 31 or March 31. 6 (d) Two-year Registrations. The fees and taxes 7 prescribed by Section 3-808 for 2-year registrations shall 8 not be reduced in any event. However, the fees and taxes 9 prescribed for all other 2-year registrations by this Act, 10 shall be reduced as follows: 11 By 25% on and after June 15; 12 By 50% on and after December 15; 13 By 75% on and after the next ensuing June 15. 14 (e) The registration fees and taxes imposed upon certain 15 vehicles shall not be reduced by any amount in any event in 16 the following instances: 17 Permits under Sections 3-403 and 3-811; 18 Municipal Buses under Section 3-807; 19 Governmental or charitable vehicles under Section 3-808; 20 Farm Machinery under Section 3-809; 21 Soil and conservation equipment under Section 3-809.1; 22 Special Plates under Section 3-810; 23 Permanently mounted equipment under Section 3-812; 24 Registration fee under Section 3-813; 25 Semitrailer fees under Section 3-814; 26Farm trucks under Section 3-815;27 Mileage weight tax option under Section 3-818; 28Farm trailers under Section 3-819;29 Duplicate plates under Section 3-820; 30 Fees under Section 3-821; 31 Security Fees under Section 3-822; 32 Search Fees under Section 3-823. 33 (f) The reductions provided for shall not apply to any 34 vehicle of the first or second division registered by the SB1471 Engrossed -3- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 same applicant in the prior registration year. 2 The changes to this Section made by Public Act 84-210 3 takeThis bill takeseffect with the 1986 Calendar 4 Registration Year. 5 (g) Reductions shall in no event result in payment of a 6 fee or tax less than $6, and the Secretary of State shall 7 promulgate schedules of fees reflecting applicable 8 reductions. Where any reduced amount is not stated in full 9 dollars, the Secretary of State may adjust the amount due to 10 the nearest full dollar amount. 11 (h) The reductions provided for in subsections (a) 12 through (g) of this Section shall not apply to those vehicles 13 of the first or second division registered on a staggered 14 registration basis. 15 (i) A vehicle which becomes subject to registration 16 during the last month of the current registration year is 17 exempt from any applicable reduced fourth quarter or second 18 semiannual registration fee, and may register for the 19 subsequent registration year as its initial registration. 20 This subsection does not include those apportioned and 21 prorated fees under Sections 3-402 and 3-402.1 of this Code. 22 (Source: P.A. 84-1311; revised 2-25-02.) 23 (625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815) 24 Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second 25 division. 26 (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner 27 of a vehicle of the second division registered under Section 28 3-813, and not registered under the mileage weight tax under 29 Section 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each 30 registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat 31 weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the 32 rates including the $10 registration fee: 33 SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX SB1471 Engrossed -4- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 REQUIRED BY LAW 2 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 3 Including Vehicle each Fiscal 4 and Maximum year 5 Load Class 6 8,000 lbs. and less B $78 7 8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 138 8 12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 242 9 16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 490 10 26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 630 11 28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 842 12 32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 982 13 36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 1,202 14 40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1,390 15 45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1,538 16 50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1,698 17 55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1,830 18 59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 1,970 19 64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 2,294 20 73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2,622 21 77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2,790 22 (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or 23 combination of vehicles of the second division registered 24 under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the 25 plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that 26 are subject to the gross weight limitations in subsection (b) 27 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the vehicle or 28 combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to 29 the registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary 30 of State for each registration year. The Secretary shall 31 designate this class of vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle. 32 (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping 33 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck 34 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational SB1471 Engrossed -5- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 purposes, and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned 2 by a commercial business, may be registered for each 3 registration year upon the filing of a proper application and 4 the payment of a registration fee and highway use tax, 5 according to the following table of fees: 6 MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER 7 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 8 Including Vehicle and Each 9 Maximum Load Calendar Year 10 8,000 lbs and less $78 11 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 90 12 10,001 Lbs. and Over 102 13 CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER 14 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 15 Including Vehicle and Each 16 Maximum Load Calendar Year 17 3,000 Lbs. and Less $18 18 3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 30 19 8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 38 20 10,001 Lbs. and Over 50 21 Every house trailer must be registered under Section 22 3-819. 23 (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the 24 owner's own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising 25 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in 26 the transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable 27 fruit or vegetables from farm to the point of first 28 processing, may be registered by the owner under this 29 paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (a), upon 30 filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10 31 registration fee and the highway use tax herein specified as 32 follows: 33 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES 34 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Amount for SB1471 Engrossed -6- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 Including Truck and each 2 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year 3 16,000 lbs. or less VF $150 4 16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 226 5 20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 290 6 24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 378 7 28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 506 8 32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 610 9 36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 810 10 45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 1,026 11 55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 1,202 12 64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,290 13 73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,350 14 77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 1,490 15 In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck 16 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the 17 flat weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck. 18 Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a 19 distance of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are 20 subject to the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) 21 of Section 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of 22 vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the registration 23 fee in subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for 24 each registration year shall be designated by the Secretary 25 as a Special Hauling Vehicle. 26 (c-1) A farm truck eligible for yearly registration 27 under subsection (c) may, at the owner's option, instead be 28 registered under this subsection (c-1) for a period of 4 29 months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly 30 registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the 31 issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the 32 4-month periods of the year: July through October, November 33 through February and March through June. The owner of a 34 truck registered under this subsection (c-1) must affix to SB1471 Engrossed -7- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 the truck's rear registration plate, in the manner prescribed 2 by the Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period 3 during which the vehicle is operated. A farm truck registered 4 under this subsection (c-1) may not be registered for more 5 than 2 4-month periods in a registration year. 6 (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum 7 load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this 8 Code. 9 (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck 10 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed 11 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle. 12 (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by 13 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the 14 Secretary of State as set forth in the above tables shall be 15 punished as provided for in Section 3-401. 16 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.) 17 (625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819) 18 Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax. 19 (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor 20 vehicle of the second division registered under paragraph (a) 21 or (c) of Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for 22 his own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising 23 operations and not used for hire, or any farm trailer 24 utilized only in the transportation for-hire of seasonal, 25 fresh, perishable fruit or vegetables from farm to the point 26 of first processing, and any trailer used with a farm tractor 27 that is not an implement of husbandry may be registered under 28 this paragraph in lieu of registration under paragraph (b) of 29 this Section upon the filing of a proper application and the 30 payment of the $10 registration fee and the highway use tax 31 herein for use of the public highways of this State, at the 32 following rates which include the $10 registration fee: 33 SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES SB1471 Engrossed -8- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 Gross Weight in Lbs. Class Total Amount 2 Including Vehicle each 3 and Maximum Load Fiscal Year 4 10,000 lbs. or less VDD $60 5 10,001 to 14,000 lbs. VDE 106 6 14,001 to 20,000 lbs. VDG 166 7 20,001 to 28,000 lbs. VDJ 378 8 28,001 to 36,000 lbs. VDL 650 9 An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer 10 registrations. 11 (a-1) A farm trailer eligible for yearly registration 12 under subsection (a) may, at the owner's option, instead be 13 registered under this subsection (a-1) for a period of 4 14 months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly 15 registration fee. The Secretary shall provide my rule for the 16 issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the 17 4-month periods of the year: July through October, November 18 through February and March through June. The owner of a 19 trailer registered under this subsection (a-1) must affix to 20 the trailer's registration plate, in the manner prescribed by 21 the Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during 22 which the trailer is used. A farm trailer registered under 23 this subsection (a-1) may not be registered for more than 2 24 4-month periods in a registration year. 25 (b) All other owners of trailers, other than 26 apportionable trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of 27 this Code, used with a motor vehicle on the public highways, 28 shall pay to the Secretary of State for each registration 29 year a flat weight tax, for the use of the public highways of 30 this State, at the following rates (which includes the 31 registration fee of $10 required by Section 3-813): 32 SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT 33 WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED 34 BY LAW SB1471 Engrossed -9- LRB093 07505 DRH 07677 b 1 Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees 2 Including Vehicle and each 3 Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year 4 3,000 lbs. and less TA $18 5 5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 TB 54 6 8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 TC 58 7 10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 TD 106 8 14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 TE 170 9 20,000 lbs. and and more than 14,000 TG 258 10 32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 TK 722 11 36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 TL 1,082 12 40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 TN 1,502 13 (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum 14 load provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this 15 Code. 16 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.) 17 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 18 January 1, 2004.