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1 | AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 3-405 and 3-415 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
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7 | Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
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8 | (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under | ||||||
9 | this Code shall
make application to the Secretary of State for | ||||||
10 | the registration of such
vehicle upon the appropriate form or | ||||||
11 | forms furnished by the Secretary.
Every such application shall | ||||||
12 | bear the signature of the owner
written with pen and ink and | ||||||
13 | contain:
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14 | 1. The name, bona fide residence (except as otherwise | ||||||
15 | provided in this
paragraph 1) and mail address of the owner | ||||||
16 | or
business address of the owner if a firm, association or | ||||||
17 | corporation. If
the mailing address is a post office box | ||||||
18 | number, the address listed on the
driver license record may | ||||||
19 | be used to verify residence.
A police officer, a deputy | ||||||
20 | sheriff, an elected sheriff, a law enforcement
officer for | ||||||
21 | the Department of State Police, or a fire investigator may | ||||||
22 | elect to
furnish
the address of the headquarters of the | ||||||
23 | governmental entity or police district
where he or she
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24 | works instead of his or her residence address, in which | ||||||
25 | case that address shall
be deemed to be his or her | ||||||
26 | residence address for all purposes under this
Chapter 3.
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27 | The spouse and children of a person who may elect under | ||||||
28 | this paragraph 1 to
furnish the address of the headquarters | ||||||
29 | of the government entity or police
district where the | ||||||
30 | person works instead of the person's residence address may,
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31 | if they reside with that person, also elect to furnish the | ||||||
32 | address of the
headquarters of the government entity or |
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1 | police district where the person works
as their residence | ||||||
2 | address, in which case that address shall be deemed to be
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3 | their residence address for all purposes under this Chapter | ||||||
4 | 3.
In this paragraph 1: (A)
"police officer" has the | ||||||
5 | meaning ascribed to "policeman" in Section 10-3-1 of
the | ||||||
6 | Illinois Municipal Code; (B) "deputy sheriff" means a | ||||||
7 | deputy sheriff
appointed under Section 3-6008 of the | ||||||
8 | Counties Code; (C) "elected sheriff"
means a sheriff | ||||||
9 | commissioned pursuant to Section 3-6001 of the Counties | ||||||
10 | Code;
and (D) "fire
investigator" means a person classified | ||||||
11 | as a peace officer under the Peace
Officer Fire | ||||||
12 | Investigation Act.
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13 | 2. A description of the vehicle, including such | ||||||
14 | information as is
required in an application for a | ||||||
15 | certificate of title, determined under such
standard | ||||||
16 | rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
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17 | 3. Information , as may be required by the Secretary,
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18 | relating to the
insurance policy for the
a motor vehicle, | ||||||
19 | including , but not limited
to, the name of the insurer | ||||||
20 | which issued the policy , the policy number, and the | ||||||
21 | expiration date of the policy .
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22 | 4. Such further information as may reasonably be | ||||||
23 | required by the
Secretary to enable him to determine | ||||||
24 | whether the vehicle is
lawfully entitled to registration | ||||||
25 | and the owner entitled to a certificate
of title.
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26 | 5. An affirmation by the applicant that all information | ||||||
27 | set forth is
true and correct. If the
application is for | ||||||
28 | the registration of a motor vehicle, the applicant also
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29 | shall affirm that the motor vehicle is insured as required | ||||||
30 | by this Code,
that such insurance will be maintained | ||||||
31 | throughout the period for which the
motor vehicle shall be | ||||||
32 | registered, and that neither the owner, nor any
person | ||||||
33 | operating the motor vehicle with the owner's permission, | ||||||
34 | shall
operate the motor vehicle unless the required | ||||||
35 | insurance is in effect. If
the person signing the | ||||||
36 | affirmation is not the sole owner of the vehicle,
such |
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1 | person shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of all | ||||||
2 | the owners of
the vehicle. If the person signing the | ||||||
3 | affirmation is not an owner of the
vehicle, such person | ||||||
4 | shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of the
owner or | ||||||
5 | owners of the vehicle. The lack of signature on the | ||||||
6 | application
shall not in any manner exempt the owner or | ||||||
7 | owners from any provisions,
requirements or penalties of | ||||||
8 | this Code.
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9 | (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle purchased | ||||||
10 | from a
dealer the application shall be accompanied by a | ||||||
11 | Manufacturer's Statement
of Origin from the dealer, and a | ||||||
12 | statement showing any lien retained by the
dealer.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 91-575, eff. 8-14-99.)
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14 | (625 ILCS 5/3-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
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15 | Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration. | ||||||
16 | (a) Calendar
year. Application for renewal of a vehicle | ||||||
17 | registration shall be made by
the owner, as to those vehicles | ||||||
18 | required to be registered on a calendar
registration year, not | ||||||
19 | later than December 1 of each year, upon proper
application
and | ||||||
20 | by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as | ||||||
21 | provided
by law except that application for renewal of a | ||||||
22 | vehicle registration, as
to those vehicles required to be | ||||||
23 | registered on a staggered calendar year
basis, shall be made by | ||||||
24 | the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||||||
25 | State.
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26 | (b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
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27 | registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
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28 | required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
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29 | later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
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30 | payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
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31 | provided by law, except that application for renewal of a | ||||||
32 | vehicle registration,
as to those vehicles required to be | ||||||
33 | registered on a staggered fiscal year
basis, shall be made by | ||||||
34 | the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||||||
35 | State.
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1 | (c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a | ||||||
2 | vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those | ||||||
3 | vehicles
required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not | ||||||
4 | later than
December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the | ||||||
5 | 2-year
registration period, except that application for | ||||||
6 | renewal of a vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles | ||||||
7 | required to be registered for 2 years
on a staggered | ||||||
8 | registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form
and | ||||||
9 | manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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10 | (d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
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11 | registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
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12 | required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
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13 | June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
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14 | registration period, except that application for renewal of a | ||||||
15 | vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles required to be | ||||||
16 | registered for 2 fiscal
years on a staggered registration | ||||||
17 | basis, shall be made by the owner in the
form and manner | ||||||
18 | prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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19 | (e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
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20 | applications for renewal of registration and grant the same
and | ||||||
21 | issue new registration cards and plates or registration
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22 | stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration.
No | ||||||
23 | person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
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24 | plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the | ||||||
25 | Secretary of State
in his discretion
may select.
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26 | (f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
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27 | require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
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28 | accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
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29 | Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
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30 | (g) Applications for registration renewal shall include | ||||||
31 | information relating to the insurance policy for the motor | ||||||
32 | vehicle, including the name of the insurer that issued the | ||||||
33 | policy, the policy number, and the expiration date of the | ||||||
34 | policy.
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35 | (Source: P.A. 80-230; 80-1185.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
2 | 1, 2005. |