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Public Act 100-0734 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Section 3-815 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
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Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second | ||||||||||||||||||||
division.
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(a) Except
as provided in Section 3-806.3 and 3-804.3, | ||||||||||||||||||||
every owner
of a vehicle of the second division registered | ||||||||||||||||||||
under Section 3-813, and
not registered under the mileage | ||||||||||||||||||||
weight tax under Section 3-818, shall
pay to the Secretary of | ||||||||||||||||||||
State, for each registration year, for the use
of the public | ||||||||||||||||||||
highways, a flat weight tax at the rates set forth in the
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following table, the rates including the $10 registration fee:
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SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
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REQUIRED BY LAW
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Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the State Police Vehicle Fund.
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Beginning with the 2014 registration year, a $2 surcharge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
shall be collected in addition to the above fees for vehicles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
registered in the 8,000 lb. and less flat weight plate category | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
as described in this subsection (a) to be deposited into the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Park and Conservation Fund for the Department of Natural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resources to use for conservation efforts. The monies deposited | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
into the Park and Conservation Fund under this Section shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
not be subject to administrative charges or chargebacks unless | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
otherwise authorized by this Act. |
All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this | ||
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited | ||
into the Capital Projects Fund. | ||
(a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination | ||
of vehicles of
the second
division registered under Section | ||
3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the
plastic state or | ||
a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
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gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section 15-111 | ||
for which the
owner of the
vehicle or combination of vehicles | ||
has elected to pay, in addition to the
registration fee in | ||
subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State
for each
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registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of | ||
vehicle as
a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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(a-5) Beginning January 1, 2015, upon the request of the | ||
vehicle owner, a $10 surcharge shall be collected in addition | ||
to the above fees for vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat | ||
weight plate categories as described in subsection (a) to be | ||
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | ||
Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify vehicles in the 12,000 | ||
lbs. and less flat weight plate categories as a covered farm | ||
vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that shall be | ||
based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for | ||
each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate | ||
categories. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this | ||
subsection (a-5) shall not alter a vehicle's registration as a | ||
registration in the 12,000 lbs. or less flat weight category. |
The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this | ||
subsection (a-5). | ||
(a-10) Beginning January 1, 2019, upon the request of the | ||
vehicle owner, the Secretary of State shall collect a $10 | ||
surcharge in addition to the fees for second division vehicles | ||
in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate category described | ||
in subsection (a) that are issued a registration plate under | ||
Article VI of this Chapter. The $10 surcharge shall be | ||
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | ||
Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify a vehicle in the 8,000 | ||
lbs. and less flat weight plate category as a covered farm | ||
vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual, flat fee that shall be | ||
based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for | ||
each vehicle in the 8,000 lbs. and less flat weight plate | ||
category. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this | ||
subsection (a-10) shall not alter a vehicle's registration in | ||
the 8,000 lbs. or less flat weight category. The Secretary | ||
shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this subsection | ||
(a-10). | ||
(b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping | ||
trailer,
motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck | ||
camper or van camper
used primarily for recreational purposes, | ||
and not used commercially, nor
for hire, nor owned by a | ||
commercial business, may be registered for each
registration | ||
year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment
of | ||
a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the |
following table of
fees:
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MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
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CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
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Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
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(c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's | ||||||||||||||||
own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising | ||||||||||||||||
operations and
not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the | ||||||||||||||||
transportation for-hire
of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit | ||||||||||||||||
or vegetables from farm to the
point of first processing,
may | ||||||||||||||||
be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
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registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper | ||||||||||||||||
application
and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the | ||||||||||||||||
highway use tax
herein specified as follows:
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SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
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In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
registration
as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
weight tax due
hereunder before operating such truck.
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Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of 42 feet or
less between extreme axles, that are subject to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
the weight limitations in
subsection (a) of Section 15-111 for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
which the owner of the combination
of
vehicles has elected to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
pay, in addition to the registration fee in subsection
(c), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
$125 to the Secretary of State for each registration year
shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
be designated by the Secretary as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
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(d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load | ||
provided
shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
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(e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
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registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed | ||
59,500 gross
weight in pounds per vehicle.
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(f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by | ||
failure to pay
the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary | ||
of State as set forth in
the above tables shall be punished as | ||
provided for in Section 3-401.
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(Source: P.A. 97-201, eff. 1-1-12; 97-811, eff. 7-13-12; | ||
97-1136, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, eff. 8-16-13; 98-882, eff. | ||
8-13-14.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2019.
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