Rep. Natalie A. Manley

Filed: 3/14/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3747

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3747 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
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

 

 

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1    insurance carrier, their contracted salvage disposal
2    vendor;
3        2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
4    the following data exists: Its make, year-model,
5    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
6    to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this
7    Code, and as to manufactured homes as defined in Section
8    1-144.03 of this Code, the square footage based upon the
9    outside dimensions excluding the length of the tongue and
10    hitch, and, as to vehicles of the second division, whether
11    for-hire, not-for-hire, or both for-hire and not-for-hire;
12        3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if
13    applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
14    the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of
15    any lienholders in the order of their priority and
16    signatures of owners;
17        4. The current odometer reading at the time of
18    transfer and that the stated odometer reading is one of
19    the following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
20    mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
21        5. Any further information the Secretary of State
22    reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
23    him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
24    certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
25    security interests in the vehicle.
26    (a-5) The Secretary of State shall designate on the

 

 

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1prescribed application form a space where the owner of a
2vehicle may designate a beneficiary, to whom ownership of the
3vehicle shall pass in the event of the owner's death.
4    (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from
5a dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
6owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
7application and required documents to the Secretary of State.
8    (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
9registered in another State or country, the application must
10contain or be accompanied by:
11        1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
12    and issued by the other State or country and acceptable to
13    the Secretary of State, and
14        2. Any other information and documents the Secretary
15    of State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of
16    the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
17    interests in it.
18    (d) If the application refers to a new vehicle it must be
19accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or
20other documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of
21State, with such assignments as may be necessary to show title
22in the applicant.
23    (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
24vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
25with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
26of this Code.

 

 

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1    (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
2vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois,
3and even if previously registered in another State, must be
4accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
5Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
6the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
73-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
8respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
9Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
10application for a certificate of title for any vehicle
11purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
12another state, must be accompanied by either an exemption
13determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
14tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
15Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
16a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
17so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
18payment or determination of exemption from the Department, no
19certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
20    If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
21therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title
22and display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
23Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
24that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the
25display certificate of title be returned to him.
26    (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not

 

 

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1manufactured in accordance with federal safety and emission
2standards, the application must be accompanied by all
3documents required by federal governmental agencies to meet
4their standards before a vehicle is allowed to be issued title
5and registration.
6    (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
7sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee
8and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of
9sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
10model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
11court order document number authorizing such sale, if
12applicable, and the name and address of any lienholders in
13order of priority, if applicable.
14    (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
15court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
16with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
17The court order must indicate the new owner's name and
18address, the complete description of the vehicle, if known,
19the name and address of the lienholder, if any, and must be
20signed and dated by the judge issuing such order.
21    (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
22auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
23Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
24furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
25described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required
26fee.

 

 

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1    (k) The Secretary may provide an expedited process for the
2issuance of vehicle titles. Expedited title applications must
3be delivered to the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services
4Department in Springfield by express mail service or hand
5delivery. Applications must be complete, including necessary
6forms, fees, and taxes. Applications received before noon on a
7business day will be processed and shipped that same day.
8Applications received after noon on a business day will be
9processed and shipped the next business day. The Secretary
10shall charge an additional fee of $30 for this service, and
11that fee shall cover the cost of return shipping via an express
12mail service. All fees collected by the Secretary of State for
13expedited services shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
14License Plate Fund. In the event the Vehicle Services
15Department determines that the volume of expedited title
16requests received on a given day exceeds the ability of the
17Vehicle Services Department to process those requests in an
18expedited manner, the Vehicle Services Department may decline
19to provide expedited services, and the additional fee for the
20expedited service shall be refunded to the applicant.
21    (l) If the application refers to a homemade trailer, (i)
22it must be accompanied by the appropriate documentation
23regarding the source of materials used in the construction of
24the trailer, as required by the Secretary of State, (ii) the
25trailer must be inspected by a Secretary of State employee
26prior to the issuance of the title, and (iii) upon approval of

 

 

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1the Secretary of State, the trailer must have a vehicle
2identification number, as provided by the Secretary of State,
3stamped or riveted to the frame.
4    (m) The holder of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin to
5a manufactured home may deliver it to any person to facilitate
6conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. Any person
7receiving any such Manufacturer's Statement of Origin so
8delivered holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
9    (n) Within 45 days after the completion of the first
10retail sale of a manufactured home, the Manufacturer's
11Statement of Origin to that manufactured home must be
12surrendered to the Secretary of State either in conjunction
13with an application for a certificate of title for that
14manufactured home or in accordance with Section 3-116.1.
15    (o) Each application for certificate of title for a motor
16vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle Title
17Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report prior
18to the Secretary issuing a certificate of title.
19    (p) The Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may use
20any commercially available title history service to assist in
21determining the proper title designation of a motor vehicle
22before the issuance of a certificate of title.
23(Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)
 
24    (625 ILCS 5/3-117.3)
25    Sec. 3-117.3. Junking or salvage certificates; insurance

 

 

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1company; salvage dealer.
2    (a) For purposes of this Section, "salvage dealer" means a
3licensed dealer who primarily sells salvage vehicles on behalf
4of insurance companies and obtains a "salvage dealer"
5designation through the used dealer application process under
6Section 5-102 of this Code.
7    (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
8contrary, an insurance company or salvage dealer may, after
9completing a record search for any owner of a vehicle or a
10lienholder of record, obtain free of any lien a junking
11certificate or salvage certificate in the insurance company's
12name by submitting an application for a junking certificate or
13salvage certificate to the Secretary of State. The application
14shall include, but is not limited to, proof of full payment, in
15whole or in part, to the vehicle owner or, if applicable, any
16lienholder of record and proof of notice to the vehicle owner
17and any lienholder via certified mail or other proof of
18service that a transfer of title shall occur no earlier than 30
19days after the date the notice is sent. Upon approval of the
20application, the Secretary shall issue to the insurance
21company a junking certificate or salvage certificate free of
22any lien in the insurance company's name. For the purposes of
23this subsection, "proof of full payment" means either a
24photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an
25electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's
26proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount

 

 

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1paid, and the date of payment. No other additional
2requirements shall be required of the insurer.
3    An insurance company or salvage dealer shall not sell a
4salvage vehicle with a title obtained under this subsection
5(b) to anyone not authorized to buy salvage vehicles under
6this Code.
7    This subsection (b) shall apply only to a motor vehicle
8titled in this State that has been through an insurance claims
9process and the owner of the vehicle or lienholder, if
10applicable, has received compensation in exchange for
11relinquishing the ownership rights of the vehicle to an
12insurance company licensed under the Illinois Insurance Code
13and the insurance company is unable to obtain an endorsed
14certificate of title within 30 days of payment to the owner or
15lienholder.
16    (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
17contrary, a salvage dealer may, after completing a record
18search for any owner of a vehicle or a lienholder of record,
19obtain free of any lien a junking certificate or salvage
20certificate in his or her name by submitting an application
21for a junking certificate or a salvage certificate to the
22Secretary of State which shall include, but is not limited to,
23proof of notice via certified mail or other proof of service to
24the vehicle owner or any lienholder that a transfer of title
25shall occur no earlier than 30 days after the date the notice
26is sent. The notice shall inform the vehicle owner or

 

 

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1lienholder that upon payment of any applicable charges, the
2vehicle may be removed from the salvage dealer's facility.
3Upon approval of the application, the Secretary shall issue to
4the salvage dealer a junking certificate or salvage
5certificate free of any lien in the salvage dealer's name.
6    A salvage dealer shall not sell a salvage vehicle with a
7title obtained under this subsection (c) to anyone not
8authorized to buy salvage vehicles under this Code.
9    This subsection (c) shall apply only to a motor vehicle
10titled in this State and in possession of a salvage dealer by
11request of an insurance company licensed under the Illinois
12Insurance Code to take possession of the motor vehicle subject
13to an insurance claim and the insurance company denies
14coverage of the vehicle or does not take ownership of the
15vehicle within 45 days of possession by the salvage dealer.
16    (d) A vehicle owner or lienholder may send notice of
17dispute of the transfer of title under this Section within 30
18days after the required notice is sent by the insurance
19company or salvage dealer. If a dispute between a vehicle
20owner or lienholder and an insurance company or salvage dealer
21cannot be resolved within 45 days after the required notice to
22the vehicle owner or lienholder is sent, the vehicle owner or
23lienholder, within 90 days after sending notice of dispute,
24shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order
25to determine ownership of the vehicle and shall notify the
26Secretary of State of the filing of the petition. If a vehicle

 

 

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1owner or lienholder does not file a petition within the 90-day
2period, the title to the vehicle shall be issued to the
3insurance company or salvage dealer under this Section.
4    (e) Any person who without authority acquires, sells,
5exchanges, gives away, transfers, or destroys or offers to
6acquire, sell, exchange, give away, transfer, or destroy the
7certificate of title to any vehicle which is a junk or salvage
8vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
9    (f) Any person who knowingly fails to surrender to the
10Secretary of State a certificate of title, salvage
11certificate, or certificate of purchase is guilty of a Class A
12misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class 4 felony for a
13second and subsequent offense.
14    (g) Any vehicle which is salvage or junk may not be driven
15or operated on roads and highways within this State. A
16violation of this subsection (g) is a Class A misdemeanor. A
17salvage vehicle displaying valid special plates issued under
18subsection (b) of Section 3-601 of this Code, which is being
19driven to or from an inspection conducted under Section 3-308
20of this Code, is exempt from the provisions of this subsection
21(g). A salvage vehicle for which a short term permit has been
22issued under Section 3-307 of this Code is exempt from the
23provisions of this subsection (g) for the duration of the
24permit.
25    (h) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules necessary
26to implement this Section.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 100-104, eff. 11-9-17.)".