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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:
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(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 |
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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.)
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(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 |
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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 |
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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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