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90_HB1618eng

      625 ILCS 5/1-102.02       from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-102.02
      625 ILCS 5/3-101          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
          Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Changes definition  of
      all-terrain vehicle. Increases the maximum manufacturer's dry
      weight  from  600 pounds to 750 pounds and the minimum number
      of  low-pressure  tires  from  3  to  4  to  qualify  as   an
      all-terrain   vehicle.    Provides   that   an  owner  of  an
      all-terrain vehicle purchased new on or after January 1, 1998
      must make  application  to  the  Secretary  of  State  for  a
      certificate of title.  Effective January 1, 1998.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
 2    Sections 1-102.02 and 3-101.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended by
 6    changing Sections 1-102.02 and 3-101 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/1-102.02) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 1-102.02)
 8        Sec.  1-102.02.   All-terrain  vehicle.   Any   motorized
 9    off-highway vehicle device 50 inches or less in width, having
10    a  manufacturer's dry weight of 600 pounds or less, traveling
11    on 3 or more low-pressure tires,  designed  with  a  seat  or
12    saddle  for  operator  use  only,  and handlebars or steering
13    wheel for steering control.
14    (Source: P.A. 85-830.)
15        (625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
16        Sec. 3-101.  Certificate of title required. (a) Except as
17    provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle which  is
18    in  this State and for which no certificate of title has been
19    issued by the Secretary of State shall  make  application  to
20    the  Secretary  of  State  for  a certificate of title of the
21    vehicle.
22        (b)  Every owner of a motorcycle or  motor  driven  cycle
23    purchased  new  on and after January 1, 1980, and every owner
24    of an all-terrain vehicle purchased new on and after  January
25    1, 1998, shall make application to the Secretary of State for
26    a  certificate of title.  The fee to be paid to the Secretary
27    of State for  a  certificate  of  title  for  an  all-terrain
28    vehicle  is  $13 or as otherwise provided by law. However, if
29    such cycle is  not  properly  manufactured  or  equipped  for
30    general  highway  use pursuant to the provisions of this Act,
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 1    it shall not be eligible for license registration, but  shall
 2    be  issued  a  distinctive  certificate  of  title  except as
 3    provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
 4        (c)  The Secretary of State shall not register  or  renew
 5    the  registration  of a vehicle unless a certificate of title
 6    has been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or  an
 7    application  therefor  has been delivered by the owner to the
 8    Secretary of State.
 9    (Source: P.A. 81-561.)
10        Section 99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes  effect
11    January 1, 1998.

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