Full Text of SB0898 103rd General Assembly
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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 | 5 | | changing Sections 3-101, 3-111, and 3-111.1 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101) | 7 | | Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required. | 8 | | (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a | 9 | | vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois | 10 | | certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State | 11 | | shall make application to the Secretary of State for an | 12 | | Illinois a certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as | 13 | | provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding | 14 | | vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement | 15 | | of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through | 16 | | repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois | 17 | | certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State | 18 | | and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for | 19 | | a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of | 20 | | title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title, | 21 | | must make application to the Secretary of State for an | 22 | | Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected | 23 | | certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any |
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| 1 | | owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance | 2 | | companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by | 3 | | lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State | 4 | | showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued | 5 | | by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be | 6 | | converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer | 7 | | ownership of the vehicle. | 8 | | Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain | 9 | | an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be | 10 | | allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for | 11 | | purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the | 12 | | dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to | 13 | | obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an | 14 | | Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when | 15 | | a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this | 16 | | Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire | 17 | | an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an | 18 | | Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held | 19 | | for sale in this State by the dealer. | 20 | | (b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle | 21 | | purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make | 22 | | application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of | 23 | | title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or | 24 | | equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of | 25 | | this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration, | 26 | | but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except |
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| 1 | | as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act. | 2 | | (c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the | 3 | | registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has | 4 | | been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an | 5 | | application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the | 6 | | Secretary of State. | 7 | | (d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway | 8 | | motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make | 9 | | application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of | 10 | | title. | 11 | | (e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after | 12 | | January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of | 13 | | State for a certificate of title. | 14 | | (Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 97-983, eff. 8-17-12.) | 15 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111) | 16 | | Sec. 3-111. Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates. (a) If | 17 | | a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed | 18 | | or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the | 19 | | owner or legal representative of the owner named in the | 20 | | certificate, as shown by the records of the Secretary of | 21 | | State, shall promptly make application to the Secretary of | 22 | | State for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing | 23 | | information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. The | 24 | | duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This | 25 | | is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of |
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| 1 | | a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed | 2 | | to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner | 3 | | or the owner's designee. A certificate of title or a duplicate | 4 | | certificate of title issued by another State showing an | 5 | | Illinois address for the owner cannot be used to transfer | 6 | | ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is to or from an | 7 | | insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle through | 8 | | repossession. | 9 | | (b) The Secretary of State shall not issue a duplicate | 10 | | certificate of title to any person within 15 days after the | 11 | | issuance of an original certificate of title to such person. | 12 | | (c) A person recovering an original certificate of title | 13 | | for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender | 14 | | the original certificate to the Secretary of State. | 15 | | (d) An application for a duplicate certificate of title | 16 | | must state the current vehicle odometer reading at the time of | 17 | | application and that the stated odometer reading is one of the | 18 | | following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage | 19 | | is in excess of its mechanical limits. | 20 | | (e) If a Display certificate of title is lost, stolen, | 21 | | mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or | 22 | | legal representative of the owner named in the original | 23 | | Display certificate of title and in the certificate of title, | 24 | | as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, shall | 25 | | promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon | 26 | | furnishing information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. |
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| 1 | | The duplicate Display certificate of title shall contain the | 2 | | legend "Duplicate Display Certificate of Title." It shall be | 3 | | mailed to the owner or legal representative of the owner named | 4 | | in the original Display certificate of title and in the | 5 | | certificate of title. Such duplicate Display certificate of | 6 | | title shall be attached and displayed in the same manner and in | 7 | | the same place as the original Display certificate of title | 8 | | would have been attached and displayed had it not been lost, | 9 | | stolen, mutilated or destroyed or had it not become illegible. | 10 | | (Source: P.A. 86-444.) | 11 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-111.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111.1) | 12 | | Sec. 3-111.1. Corrected certificates. An application for a | 13 | | corrected certificate of title must state the current vehicle | 14 | | odometer reading at the time of application and that the | 15 | | stated odometer reading is one of the following: actual | 16 | | mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage is in excess of its | 17 | | mechanical limits. The corrected certificate issued under this | 18 | | Section shall contain the notation "corrected". A certificate | 19 | | of title or a corrected certificate of title issued by another | 20 | | State showing an Illinois address for the owner cannot be used | 21 | | to transfer ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is | 22 | | to or from an insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle | 23 | | through repossession. The owner of a vehicle with a | 24 | | certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title issued | 25 | | by another state showing an Illinois address cannot transfer |
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| 1 | | ownership of the vehicle without first converting the | 2 | | certificate of title to an Illinois certificate of title, | 3 | | except if the transfer is to or from an insurance company or a | 4 | | lienholder of the vehicle through repossession. | 5 | | (Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98.) | 6 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 7 | | becoming law. |
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