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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Sections 3-104, 3-117.3, and 3-116.1 and by adding
6Section 4-208.1 as follows:
 
7    (625 ILCS 5/3-104)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
8    Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
9    (a) The application for a certificate of title for a
10vehicle in this State must be made by the owner to the
11Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
12        1. The name, Illinois residence or Illinois place of
13    business, mail address, and, if available, email address
14    of the owner. For the purposes of this subsection
15    "Illinois place of business" means an Illinois location
16    leased or owned by a business, or in the case of an
17    insurance carrier, their contracted salvage disposal
18    vendor;
19        2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
20    the following data exists: Its make, year-model,
21    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
22    to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this
23    Code, and as to manufactured homes as defined in Section

 

 

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1    1-144.03 of this Code, the square footage based upon the
2    outside dimensions excluding the length of the tongue and
3    hitch, and, as to vehicles of the second division, whether
4    for-hire, not-for-hire, or both for-hire and not-for-hire;
5        3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if
6    applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
7    the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of
8    any lienholders in the order of their priority and
9    signatures of owners;
10        4. The current odometer reading at the time of
11    transfer and that the stated odometer reading is one of
12    the following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
13    mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
14        5. Any further information the Secretary of State
15    reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
16    him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
17    certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
18    security interests in the vehicle.
19    (a-5) The Secretary of State shall designate on the
20prescribed application form a space where the owner of a
21vehicle may designate a beneficiary, to whom ownership of the
22vehicle shall pass in the event of the owner's death.
23    (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from
24a dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
25owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
26application and required documents to the Secretary of State.

 

 

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1    (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
2registered in another State or country, the application must
3contain or be accompanied by:
4        1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
5    and issued by the other State or country and acceptable to
6    the Secretary of State, and
7        2. Any other information and documents the Secretary
8    of State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of
9    the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
10    interests in it.
11    (d) If the application refers to a new vehicle it must be
12accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or
13other documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of
14State, with such assignments as may be necessary to show title
15in the applicant.
16    (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
17vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
18with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
19of this Code.
20    (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
21vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois,
22and even if previously registered in another State, must be
23accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
24Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
25the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
263-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with

 

 

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1respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
2Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
3application for a certificate of title for any vehicle
4purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
5another state, must be accompanied by either an exemption
6determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
7tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
8Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
9a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
10so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
11payment or determination of exemption from the Department, no
12certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
13    If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
14therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title
15and display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
16Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
17that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the
18display certificate of title be returned to him.
19    (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not
20manufactured in accordance with federal safety and emission
21standards, the application must be accompanied by all
22documents required by federal governmental agencies to meet
23their standards before a vehicle is allowed to be issued title
24and registration.
25    (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
26sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee

 

 

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1and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of
2sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
3model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
4court order document number authorizing such sale, if
5applicable, and the name and address of any lienholders in
6order of priority, if applicable.
7    (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
8court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
9with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
10The court order must indicate the new owner's name and
11address, the complete description of the vehicle, if known,
12the name and address of the lienholder, if any, and must be
13signed and dated by the judge issuing such order.
14    (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
15auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
16Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
17furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
18described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required
19fee.
20    (k) The Secretary may provide an expedited process for the
21issuance of vehicle titles. Expedited title applications must
22be delivered to the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services
23Department in Springfield by express mail service or hand
24delivery. Applications must be complete, including necessary
25forms, fees, and taxes. Applications received before noon on a
26business day will be processed and shipped that same day.

 

 

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1Applications received after noon on a business day will be
2processed and shipped the next business day. The Secretary
3shall charge an additional fee of $30 for this service, and
4that fee shall cover the cost of return shipping via an express
5mail service. All fees collected by the Secretary of State for
6expedited services shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
7License Plate Fund. In the event the Vehicle Services
8Department determines that the volume of expedited title
9requests received on a given day exceeds the ability of the
10Vehicle Services Department to process those requests in an
11expedited manner, the Vehicle Services Department may decline
12to provide expedited services, and the additional fee for the
13expedited service shall be refunded to the applicant.
14    (l) If the application refers to a homemade trailer, (i)
15it must be accompanied by the appropriate documentation
16regarding the source of materials used in the construction of
17the trailer, as required by the Secretary of State, (ii) the
18trailer must be inspected by a Secretary of State employee
19prior to the issuance of the title, and (iii) upon approval of
20the Secretary of State, the trailer must have a vehicle
21identification number, as provided by the Secretary of State,
22stamped or riveted to the frame.
23    (m) The holder of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin to
24a manufactured home may deliver it to any person to facilitate
25conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. Any person
26receiving any such Manufacturer's Statement of Origin so

 

 

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1delivered holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
2    (n) Within 45 days after the completion of the first
3retail sale of a manufactured home, the Manufacturer's
4Statement of Origin to that manufactured home must be
5surrendered to the Secretary of State either in conjunction
6with an application for a certificate of title for that
7manufactured home or in accordance with Section 3-116.1.
8    (o) Each application for certificate of title for a motor
9vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle Title
10Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report prior
11to the Secretary issuing a certificate of title.
12    (p) The Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may use
13any commercially available title history service to assist in
14determining the proper title designation of a motor vehicle
15before the issuance of a certificate of title.
16(Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
17    (625 ILCS 5/3-117.3)
18    Sec. 3-117.3. Junking or salvage certificates; insurance
19company; salvage dealer.
20    (a) For purposes of this Section, "salvage dealer" means a
21licensed dealer who primarily sells salvage vehicles on behalf
22of insurance companies and obtains a "salvage dealer"
23designation through the used dealer application process under
24Section 5-102 of this Code.
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1contrary, an insurance company or salvage dealer may, after
2completing a record search for any owner of a vehicle or a
3lienholder of record, obtain free of any lien a junking
4certificate or salvage certificate in the insurance company's
5name by submitting an application for a junking certificate or
6salvage certificate to the Secretary of State. The application
7shall include, but is not limited to, proof of full payment, in
8whole or in part, to the vehicle owner or, if applicable, any
9lienholder of record and proof of notice to the vehicle owner
10and any lienholder via certified mail or other proof of
11service that a transfer of title shall occur no earlier than 30
12days after the date the notice is sent. Upon approval of the
13application, the Secretary shall issue to the insurance
14company a junking certificate or salvage certificate free of
15any lien in the insurance company's name. For the purposes of
16this subsection, "proof of full payment" means either a
17photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an
18electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's
19proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount
20paid, and the date of payment. No other additional
21requirements shall be required of the insurer.
22    An insurance company or salvage dealer shall not sell a
23salvage vehicle with a title obtained under this subsection
24(b) to anyone not authorized to buy salvage vehicles under
25this Code.
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1titled in this State that has been through an insurance claims
2process and the owner of the vehicle or lienholder, if
3applicable, has received compensation in exchange for
4relinquishing the ownership rights of the vehicle to an
5insurance company licensed under the Illinois Insurance Code
6and the insurance company is unable to obtain an endorsed
7certificate of title within 30 days of payment to the owner or
8lienholder.
9    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
10contrary, a salvage dealer may, after completing a record
11search for any owner of a vehicle or a lienholder of record,
12obtain free of any lien a junking certificate or salvage
13certificate in his or her name by submitting an application
14for a junking certificate or a salvage certificate to the
15Secretary of State which shall include, but is not limited to,
16proof of notice via certified mail or other proof of service to
17the vehicle owner or any lienholder that a transfer of title
18shall occur no earlier than 30 days after the date the notice
19is sent. The notice shall inform the vehicle owner or
20lienholder that upon payment of any applicable charges, the
21vehicle may be removed from the salvage dealer's facility.
22Upon approval of the application, the Secretary shall issue to
23the salvage dealer a junking certificate or salvage
24certificate free of any lien in the salvage dealer's name.
25    A salvage dealer shall not sell a salvage vehicle with a
26title obtained under this subsection (c) to anyone not

 

 

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1authorized to buy salvage vehicles under this Code.
2    This subsection (c) shall apply only to a motor vehicle
3titled in this State and in possession of a salvage dealer by
4request of an insurance company licensed under the Illinois
5Insurance Code to take possession of the motor vehicle subject
6to an insurance claim and the insurance company denies
7coverage of the vehicle or does not take ownership of the
8vehicle within 45 days of possession by the salvage dealer.
9    (d) A vehicle owner or lienholder may send notice of
10dispute of the transfer of title under this Section within 30
11days after the required notice is sent by the insurance
12company or salvage dealer. If a dispute between a vehicle
13owner or lienholder and an insurance company or salvage dealer
14cannot be resolved within 45 days after the required notice to
15the vehicle owner or lienholder is sent, the vehicle owner or
16lienholder, within 90 days after sending notice of dispute,
17shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order
18to determine ownership of the vehicle and shall notify the
19Secretary of State of the filing of the petition. If a vehicle
20owner or lienholder does not file a petition within the 90-day
21period, the title to the vehicle shall be issued to the
22insurance company or salvage dealer under this Section.
23    (e) Any person who without authority acquires, sells,
24exchanges, gives away, transfers, or destroys or offers to
25acquire, sell, exchange, give away, transfer, or destroy the
26certificate of title to any vehicle which is a junk or salvage

 

 

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1vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
2    (f) Any person who knowingly fails to surrender to the
3Secretary of State a certificate of title, salvage
4certificate, or certificate of purchase is guilty of a Class A
5misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a
6second and subsequent offense.
7    (g) Any vehicle which is salvage or junk may not be driven
8or operated on roads and highways within this State. A
9violation of this subsection (g) is a Class A misdemeanor. A
10salvage vehicle displaying valid special plates issued under
11subsection (b) of Section 3-601 of this Code, which is being
12driven to or from an inspection conducted under Section 3-308
13of this Code, is exempt from the provisions of this subsection
14(g). A salvage vehicle for which a short term permit has been
15issued under Section 3-307 of this Code is exempt from the
16provisions of this subsection (g) for the duration of the
17permit.
18    (h) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules necessary
19to implement this Section.
20(Source: P.A. 100-104, eff. 11-9-17.)