Full Text of SB2520 99th General Assembly
SB2520sam001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Sen. Pamela J. Althoff Filed: 5/17/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2520
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2520 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended | 5 | | by changing Sections 3-2, 3-5, 3-9, 3-11, and 3A-1 as follows:
| 6 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-2)
| 7 | | Sec. 3-2. Identification number application. The owner of | 8 | | each watercraft
requiring numbering by this State shall file an | 9 | | application for number with
the Department on forms approved by | 10 | | it. The application shall be signed by
the owner of the | 11 | | watercraft and shall be accompanied by a fee as follows:
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12 | | A. (Blank). |
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13 | | B. Class 1 (all watercraft less |
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14 | | than 16 feet in length, except |
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15 | | non-powered watercraft.) ......................... | up to $28 $18 |
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16 | | C. Class 2 (all watercraft 16 |
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| 1 | | feet or more but less than 26 feet in length |
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2 | | except canoes, kayaks, and non-motorized paddle | 3 | | boats) . |
up to $60 $50 |
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4 | | D. Class 3 (all watercraft 26 feet or more |
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5 | | but less than 40 feet in length) ................. |
$150 |
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6 | | E. Class 4 (all watercraft 40 feet in length |
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7 | | or more) ......................................... |
$200 |
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8 | | Upon receipt of the application in approved form, and when | 9 | | satisfied
that no tax imposed pursuant to the "Municipal Use | 10 | | Tax Act" or the "County
Use Tax Act" is owed, or that such tax | 11 | | has been paid, the Department shall
enter the same upon the | 12 | | records of its office and issue to the applicant a
certificate | 13 | | of number stating the number awarded to the watercraft and
the | 14 | | name and address of the owner.
| 15 | | The Department shall deposit 20% of all money collected | 16 | | from watercraft registrations into the Conservation Police | 17 | | Operations Assistance Fund. The monies deposited into the | 18 | | Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund under this | 19 | | Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or | 20 | | chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 22 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-5) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-5)
| 23 | | Sec. 3-5. Transfer of Identification Number. The purchaser | 24 | | of a watercraft
shall, within 15 days after acquiring same, | 25 | | make application to the Department
for transfer to him of the |
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| 1 | | certificate of number issued to the watercraft
giving his name, | 2 | | address and the number of the boat. The purchaser shall apply
| 3 | | for a transfer-renewal for a fee as prescribed under Section | 4 | | 3-2 of this Act
for approximately 3 years. All transfers will | 5 | | bear September 30 June 30 expiration dates in
the calendar year | 6 | | of expiration. Upon receipt of the application and fee,
| 7 | | together with proof that any tax imposed under the Municipal | 8 | | Use Tax Act
or County Use Tax Act has been paid or that no such | 9 | | tax is owed, the Department
shall transfer the certificate of | 10 | | number issued to the watercraft to the new
owner.
| 11 | | Unless the application is made and fee paid, and proof of | 12 | | payment of
municipal use tax or county use tax or nonliability | 13 | | therefor is made,
within 30 days, the watercraft shall be | 14 | | deemed to be without certificate of
number and it shall be | 15 | | unlawful for any person to operate the watercraft until
the | 16 | | certificate is issued.
| 17 | | Non-powered watercraft are exempt from this Section. | 18 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 19 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-9) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-9)
| 20 | | Sec. 3-9. Certificate of Number. Every certificate of | 21 | | number awarded
pursuant to this Act shall continue in full | 22 | | force and effect for
approximately 3 years unless sooner | 23 | | terminated or discontinued in
accordance with this Act. All new | 24 | | certificates issued will bear September 30 June 30
expiration | 25 | | dates in the calendar year 3 years after the issuing date.
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| 1 | | Provided however, that the Department may, for purposes of | 2 | | implementing
this Section, adopt rules for phasing in the | 3 | | issuance of new certificates
and provide for 1, 2 or 3 year | 4 | | expiration dates and pro-rated payments or
charges for each | 5 | | registration.
| 6 | | All certificates shall be renewed for 3 years from the | 7 | | nearest September 30 June 30
for a fee as prescribed in Section | 8 | | 3-2 of this Act. All certificates
will be invalid after October | 9 | | 15 July 15 of the year of expiration. All certificates
expiring | 10 | | in a given year shall be renewed between January 1 and | 11 | | September 30 June 30 of
that year, in order to allow sufficient | 12 | | time for processing.
| 13 | | The Department shall issue "registration expiration | 14 | | decals" with all new
certificates of number, all certificates | 15 | | of number transferred and renewed
and all certificates of | 16 | | number renewed. The decals issued for each year
shall be of a | 17 | | different and distinct color from the decals of each other
year | 18 | | currently displayed. The decals shall be affixed to each side | 19 | | of the
bow of the watercraft, except for federally documented | 20 | | vessels, in the
manner prescribed by the rules and regulations | 21 | | of the Department.
Federally documented vessels shall have | 22 | | decals affixed to the watercraft on
each side of the federally | 23 | | documented name of the vessel in the manner
prescribed by the | 24 | | rules and regulations of the Department.
| 25 | | The Department shall fix a day and month of the year on | 26 | | which
certificates of number due to expire shall lapse and no |
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force and effect unless renewed pursuant to | 2 | | this Act.
| 3 | | No number or registration expiration decal other than the | 4 | | number awarded
or the registration expiration decal issued to a | 5 | | watercraft or
granted reciprocity pursuant to this Act shall be | 6 | | painted, attached, or
otherwise displayed on either side of the | 7 | | bow of such watercraft.
A person engaged in the operation of a | 8 | | licensed boat livery shall pay a
fee as prescribed under | 9 | | Section 3-2 of this Act for each watercraft used in
the livery | 10 | | operation.
| 11 | | A person engaged in the manufacture or sale of watercraft | 12 | | of
a type otherwise required to be numbered hereunder, upon | 13 | | application to the
Department upon forms prescribed by it, may | 14 | | obtain certificates of number
for use in the testing or | 15 | | demonstrating of such watercraft upon
payment of $10 for each | 16 | | registration. Certificates of number so issued may
be used by | 17 | | the applicant in the testing or demonstrating of watercraft
by | 18 | | temporary placement of the numbers assigned by such
| 19 | | certificates on the watercraft so tested or demonstrated.
| 20 | | Non-powered watercraft are exempt from this Section. | 21 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 22 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-11) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313-11)
| 23 | | Sec. 3-11. Penalty. No person
shall at any time falsely | 24 | | alter or change in any manner a
certificate of number or water | 25 | | usage stamp issued under the provisions hereof, or falsify any
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| 1 | | record required by this Act, or counterfeit any form of license | 2 | | provided
for by this Act.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
| 4 | | (625 ILCS 45/3A-1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 313A-1)
| 5 | | Sec. 3A-1. Certificate of title required.
| 6 | | (a) Every owner of a watercraft over 21 feet in length | 7 | | required to be numbered by this State and
for which no | 8 | | certificate of title has been issued by the Department of
| 9 | | Natural Resources shall make application to the Department
of | 10 | | Natural Resources for a certificate of title either
before or | 11 | | at the same time he next applies for issuance, transfer or | 12 | | renewal of
a certificate of number. All watercraft already | 13 | | covered by a number in full
force and effect which has been | 14 | | awarded to it pursuant to Federal law is exempt
from titling | 15 | | requirements in this Act.
| 16 | | (b) The Department shall not issue, transfer or renew a | 17 | | certificate of
number unless a certificate of title has been | 18 | | issued by the Department of
Natural Resources or an application | 19 | | for a certificate of
title has been delivered to the | 20 | | Department.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 89-445, eff. 2-7-96.)
| 22 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-1.5 rep.) | 23 | | (625 ILCS 45/3-7.5 rep.) | 24 | | Section 10. The Boat Registration and Safety Act is amended |
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| 1 | | by repealing Sections 3-1.5 and 3-7.5.".
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