96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0448

 

Introduced 2/4/2009, by Rep. LaShawn K. Ford

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-815   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to double the flat weight tax rates to be paid each registration year for each Class motor vehicle of the second division, except for a Class B truck, recreational vehicles, and farm trucks.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
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 changing
5 Section 3-815 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
7     Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
8 division.
9     (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner of a
10 vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813,
11 and not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section
12 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
13 registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
14 weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
15 rates including the $10 registration fee:
16
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
17
REQUIRED BY LAW
18Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
19Including Vehicle each Fiscal
20and Maximum year
21LoadClass
228,000 lbs. and lessB$78
238,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D276 138

 

 

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112,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F484 242
216,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H980 490
326,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J1,260 630
428,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K1,684 842
532,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L1,964 982
636,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N2,404 1,202
740,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P2,780 1,390
845,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q3,076 1,538
950,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R3,396 1,698
1055,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S3,660 1,830
1159,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T3,940 1,970
1264,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V4,588 2,294
1373,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X5,244 2,622
1477,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z5,580 2,790
15     Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
16 shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
17 and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
18 the State Police Vehicle Fund.
19     (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination
20 of vehicles of the second division registered under Section
21 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or
22 a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
23 gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111
24 for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles
25 has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
26 subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each

 

 

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1 registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of
2 vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
3     (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
4 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
5 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
6 and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
7 commercial business, may be registered for each registration
8 year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
9 a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
10 following table of fees:
11
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
12Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
13Including Vehicle andEach
14Maximum LoadCalendar Year
158,000 lbs and less$78
168,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
1710,001 Lbs. and Over102
18
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
19Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
20Including Vehicle andEach
21Maximum LoadCalendar Year
223,000 Lbs. and Less$18
233,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
248,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
2510,001 Lbs. and Over50
26     Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.

 

 

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1     (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
2 own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
3 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the
4 transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
5 or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may
6 be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
7 registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper
8 application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the
9 highway use tax herein specified as follows:
10
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
11Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
12Including Truck andeach
13Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
1416,000 lbs. or lessVF$150
1516,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG226
1620,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH290
1724,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ378
1828,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK506
1932,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL610
2036,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP810
2145,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,026
2255,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,202
2364,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,290
2473,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,350
2577,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,490
26     In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck

 

 

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1 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat
2 weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
3     Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance
4 of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to
5 the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) of Section
6 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
7 elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
8 subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
9 registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
10 Special Hauling Vehicle.
11     (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
12 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
13     (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
14 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
15 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
16     (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
17 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary
18 of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as
19 provided for in Section 3-401.
20 (Source: P.A. 95-1009, eff. 12-15-08.)