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| Public Act 098-0820 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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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 Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is | ||||
amended by changing Sections 26 and 34 as follows: | ||||
(20 ILCS 862/26) | ||||
Sec. 26. Operation of off-highway vehicles without an | ||||
Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Except as hereinafter | ||||
provided, no person shall, on or after July 1, 2013, operate | ||||
any off-highway vehicle within the State unless the off-highway | ||||
vehicle has attached an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp | ||||
purchased and displayed in accordance with the provisions of | ||||
this Act. The Department shall adopt rules for the purchase of | ||||
Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamps. The fee for an Off-Highway | ||||
Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of | ||||
over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually and shall | ||||
expire the March 31st following the year displayed on the | ||||
Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. The Department shall deposit | ||||
$5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for | ||||
vehicles with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters | ||||
into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The | ||||
Department shall deposit $10 from the sale of each Off-Highway | ||||
Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of | ||||
over 75 cubic centimeters into the Park and Conservation Fund. | ||
The fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle | ||
with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below shall | ||
be $10 annually. The Department shall deposit $5 from the sale | ||
of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an | ||
engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below into the | ||
Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Department | ||
shall deposit $5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle | ||
Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of 75 cubic | ||
centimeters or below into the Park and Conservation Fund. The | ||
monies deposited into the Conservation Police Operations | ||
Assistance Fund or the Park and Conservation Fund under this | ||
Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or | ||
chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
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(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.) | ||
(20 ILCS 862/34) | ||
Sec. 34. Exception from display of Off-Highway Vehicle | ||
Usage Stamps. The operator of an off-highway vehicle shall not | ||
be required to display an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp if | ||
the off-highway vehicle is: | ||
(1) owned and used by the United States, the State of | ||
Illinois, another state, or a political subdivision | ||
thereof, but these off-highway vehicles shall prominently | ||
display the name of the owner on the off-highway vehicle; | ||
(2) operated on lands where the operator, his or her | ||
immediate family, or both are the sole owners of the land | ||
owner permanently resides; this exception shall not apply | ||
to clubs, associations, or lands leased for hunting or | ||
recreational purposes, or to off-highway vehicles being | ||
used by outfitters as defined in the Wildlife Code as part | ||
of their outfitting business; | ||
(3) used only on local, national, or international or | ||
national competition circuits in events for which written | ||
permission has been obtained by the sponsoring or | ||
sanctioning body from the governmental unit having | ||
jurisdiction over the location of any event held in this | ||
State; | ||
(4) (blank); while being used for activities | ||
associated with farming or livestock production | ||
operations; or | ||
(5) while being used on an off-highway vehicle grant | ||
assisted site and the off-highway vehicle displays a | ||
Off-Highway Vehicle Access decal; .
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(6) used in conjunction with a bona fide commercial | ||
business, including, but not limited to, agricultural and | ||
livestock production; | ||
(7) a golf cart, regardless of whether the golf cart is | ||
currently being used for golfing purposes; | ||
(8) displaying a valid motor vehicle registration | ||
issued by the Secretary of State or any other state; | ||
(9) operated by an individual who either possesses an | ||
Illinois Identification Card issued to the operator by the | ||
Secretary of State that lists a Class P2 (or P2O or any | ||
successor classification) or P2A disability or an original | ||
or photocopy of a valid motor vehicle disability placard | ||
issued to the operator by the Secretary of State, or is | ||
assisting a disabled person with a Class P2 (or P2O or any | ||
successor classification) or P2A disability while using | ||
the same off-highway vehicle as the disabled individual; or | ||
(10) used only at commercial riding parks. | ||
For the purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a | ||
machine specifically designed for the purposes of transporting | ||
one or more persons and their golf clubs. | ||
For the purposes of this Section, "local, national, or | ||
international competition circuit" means any competition | ||
circuit sponsored or sanctioned by an international, national, | ||
or state organization, including, but not limited to, the | ||
American Motorcyclist Association, or sponsored, sanctioned, | ||
or both by an affiliate organization of an international, | ||
national, or state organization which sanctions competitions, | ||
including trials or practices leading up to or in connection | ||
with those competitions. | ||
For the purposes of this Section, "commercial riding parks" | ||
mean commercial properties used for the recreational operation | ||
of off-highway vehicles by the paying members of the park or | ||
paying guests. | ||
(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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