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| Public Act 103-0891 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||||
changing Sections 3-101, 3-111, and 3-111.1 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101) | ||||
Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required. | ||||
(a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a | ||||
vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois | ||||
certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State | ||||
shall make application to the Secretary of State for an | ||||
Illinois a certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as | ||||
provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding | ||||
vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement | ||||
of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through | ||||
repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois | ||||
certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State | ||||
and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for | ||||
a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of | ||||
title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title, | ||||
must make application to the Secretary of State for an | ||||
Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected | ||||
certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any | ||||
owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance | ||
companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by | ||
lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State | ||
showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued | ||
by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be | ||
converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer | ||
ownership of the vehicle. | ||
Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain | ||
an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be | ||
allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for | ||
purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the | ||
dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to | ||
obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an | ||
Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when | ||
a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this | ||
Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire | ||
an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an | ||
Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held | ||
for sale in this State by the dealer. | ||
(b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle | ||
purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make | ||
application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of | ||
title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or | ||
equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of | ||
this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration, | ||
but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except | ||
as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act. | ||
(c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the | ||
registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has | ||
been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an | ||
application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the | ||
Secretary of State. | ||
(d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway | ||
motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make | ||
application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of | ||
title. | ||
(e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after | ||
January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of | ||
State for a certificate of title. | ||
(Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 97-983, eff. 8-17-12.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111) | ||
Sec. 3-111. Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates. (a) If | ||
a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed | ||
or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the | ||
owner or legal representative of the owner named in the | ||
certificate, as shown by the records of the Secretary of | ||
State, shall promptly make application to the Secretary of | ||
State for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing | ||
information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. The | ||
duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This | ||
is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of | ||
a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed | ||
to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner | ||
or the owner's designee. A certificate of title or a duplicate | ||
certificate of title issued by another State showing an | ||
Illinois address for the owner cannot be used to transfer | ||
ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is to or from an | ||
insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle through | ||
repossession. | ||
(b) The Secretary of State shall not issue a duplicate | ||
certificate of title to any person within 15 days after the | ||
issuance of an original certificate of title to such person. | ||
(c) A person recovering an original certificate of title | ||
for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender | ||
the original certificate to the Secretary of State. | ||
(d) An application for a duplicate certificate of title | ||
must state the current vehicle odometer reading at the time of | ||
application and that the stated odometer reading is one of the | ||
following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage | ||
is in excess of its mechanical limits. | ||
(e) If a Display certificate of title is lost, stolen, | ||
mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or | ||
legal representative of the owner named in the original | ||
Display certificate of title and in the certificate of title, | ||
as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, shall | ||
promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon | ||
furnishing information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. | ||
The duplicate Display certificate of title shall contain the | ||
legend "Duplicate Display Certificate of Title." It shall be | ||
mailed to the owner or legal representative of the owner named | ||
in the original Display certificate of title and in the | ||
certificate of title. Such duplicate Display certificate of | ||
title shall be attached and displayed in the same manner and in | ||
the same place as the original Display certificate of title | ||
would have been attached and displayed had it not been lost, | ||
stolen, mutilated or destroyed or had it not become illegible. | ||
(Source: P.A. 86-444.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-111.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111.1) | ||
Sec. 3-111.1. Corrected certificates. An application for a | ||
corrected certificate of title must state the current vehicle | ||
odometer reading at the time of application and that the | ||
stated odometer reading is one of the following: actual | ||
mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage is in excess of its | ||
mechanical limits. The corrected certificate issued under this | ||
Section shall contain the notation "corrected". A certificate | ||
of title or a corrected certificate of title issued by another | ||
State showing an Illinois address for the owner cannot be used | ||
to transfer ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is | ||
to or from an insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle | ||
through repossession. The owner of a vehicle with a | ||
certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title issued | ||
by another state showing an Illinois address cannot transfer | ||
ownership of the vehicle without first converting the | ||
certificate of title to an Illinois certificate of title, | ||
except if the transfer is to or from an insurance company or a | ||
lienholder of the vehicle through repossession. | ||
(Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98.) | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||