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| Public Act 099-0080 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Sections 3-414, 3-414.1, and 3-415 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-414) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-414)
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Sec. 3-414. Expiration of registration.
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(a) Every vehicle registration under this Chapter and every | ||||
registration
card and registration plate or registration | ||||
sticker issued hereunder to a
vehicle shall be for the periods | ||||
specified in this Chapter and shall expire
at midnight on the | ||||
day and date specified in this Section as follows:
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1. When registered on a calendar year basis commencing | ||||
January 1,
expiration shall be on the 31st day of December | ||||
or at such other date as
may be selected in the discretion | ||||
of the Secretary of State; however,
through December 31, | ||||
2004, registrations of apportionable vehicles, | ||||
motorcycles, motor driven cycles
and pedalcycles shall | ||||
commence on the first day of April and shall expire
March | ||||
31st of the following calendar year;
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1.1. Beginning January 1, 2005, registrations of | ||||
motorcycles and motor driven cycles shall commence on | ||||
January 1 and shall expire on December 31 or on another | ||||
date that may be selected by the Secretary; registrations | ||
of apportionable vehicles and pedalcycles, however, shall | ||
commence on the first day of April and shall expire March | ||
31 of the following calendar year;
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2. When registered on a 2 calendar year basis | ||
commencing January 1
of an even-numbered year, expiration | ||
shall be on the 31st day of
December of the ensuing | ||
odd-numbered year, or at such other later date
as may be | ||
selected in the discretion of the Secretary of State not
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beyond March 1 next;
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3. When registered on a fiscal year basis commencing | ||
July 1,
expiration shall be on the 30th day of June or at | ||
such other later date
as may be selected in the discretion | ||
of the Secretary of State not
beyond September 1 next;
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4. When registered on a 2 fiscal year basis commencing | ||
July 1 of an
even-numbered year, expiration shall be on the | ||
30th day of June of the
ensuing even-numbered year, or at | ||
such other later date as may be
selected in the discretion | ||
of the Secretary of State not beyond
September 1 next;
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5. When registered on a 4 fiscal year basis commencing | ||
July 1 of an
even-numbered year, expiration shall be on the | ||
30th day of June of the
second ensuing even-numbered year, | ||
or at such other later date as may be
selected in the | ||
discretion of the Secretary of State not beyond
September 1 | ||
next;
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(b) Vehicle registrations of vehicles of the first division | ||
shall be
for a calendar year, 2 calendar year, or 3 calendar | ||
year, or 5 calendar year basis as provided for in this
Chapter.
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Vehicle registrations of vehicles under Sections 3-807, | ||
3-808 and
3-809 shall be on an indefinite term basis or a 2 | ||
calendar year basis as
provided for in this Chapter.
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Vehicle registrations for vehicles of the second division | ||
shall be
for a fiscal year, 2 fiscal year or calendar year | ||
basis as provided for
in this Chapter.
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Motor vehicles registered under the provisions of
Section | ||
3-402.1 shall
be issued multi-year registration plates with a | ||
new registration card
issued annually upon payment of the | ||
appropriate fees. Motor vehicles registered under the | ||
provisions of Section 3-405.3 shall be issued multi-year | ||
registration plates with a new multi-year registration card | ||
issued pursuant to subsections (j), and (k), and (l) of this | ||
Section upon payment of the appropriate fees. Apportionable
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trailers and apportionable semitrailers registered under the | ||
provisions of
Section 3-402.1 shall be issued multi-year | ||
registration plates and cards
that will be subject to | ||
revocation for failure to pay annual fees required
by Section | ||
3-814.1. The Secretary shall determine when these vehicles
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shall be issued new registration plates.
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(c) Every vehicle registration specified in Section 3-810 | ||
and every
registration card and registration plate or | ||
registration sticker issued
thereunder shall expire on the 31st | ||
day of December of each year or at
such other date as may be | ||
selected in the discretion of the Secretary of
State.
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(d) Every vehicle registration for a vehicle of the second | ||
division
weighing over 8,000 pounds,
except as provided in | ||
paragraph (g) of this Section, and every
registration card and | ||
registration plate or registration sticker, where
applicable, | ||
issued hereunder to such vehicles shall be issued for a
fiscal | ||
year commencing on July 1st of each registration year. However,
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the Secretary of State may, pursuant to an agreement or | ||
arrangement or
declaration providing for apportionment of a | ||
fleet of vehicles with
other jurisdictions, provide for | ||
registration of such vehicles under
apportionment or for all of | ||
the vehicles registered in Illinois by an
applicant who | ||
registers some of his vehicles under apportionment on a
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calendar year basis instead, and the fees or taxes to be paid | ||
on a
calendar year basis shall be identical to those specified | ||
in this Act
for a fiscal year registration. Provision for | ||
installment payment may
also be made.
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(e) Semitrailer registrations under apportionment may be | ||
on a
calendar year under a reciprocal agreement or arrangement | ||
and all other
semitrailer registrations shall be on fiscal year | ||
or 2 fiscal year or 4
fiscal year basis as provided for in this | ||
Chapter.
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(f) The Secretary of State may convert annual registration | ||
plates or
2-year registration plates, whether registered on a | ||
calendar year or fiscal
year basis, to multi-year plates. The | ||
determination of which plate categories
and when to convert to | ||
multi-year plates is solely within the discretion of the
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Secretary of State.
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(g) After January 1, 1975, each registration, registration | ||
card and
registration plate or registration sticker, where | ||
applicable, issued for
a recreational vehicle or recreational | ||
or camping trailer, except a
house trailer, used exclusively by | ||
the owner for recreational purposes,
and not used commercially | ||
nor as a truck or bus, nor for hire, shall be
on a calendar year | ||
basis; except that the Secretary of State shall
provide for | ||
registration and the issuance of registration cards and
plates | ||
or registration stickers, where applicable, for one 6-month
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period in order to accomplish an orderly transition from a | ||
fiscal year
to a calendar year basis. Fees and taxes due under | ||
this Act for a
registration year shall be appropriately reduced | ||
for such 6-month
transitional registration period.
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(h) The Secretary of State may, in order to accomplish an | ||
orderly
transition for vehicles registered under Section | ||
3-402.1 of this Code from
a calendar year registration to a | ||
March 31st expiration, require applicants
to pay fees and taxes | ||
due under this Code on a 15 month registration basis.
However, | ||
if in the discretion of the Secretary of State this creates an
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undue hardship on any applicant the Secretary may allow the | ||
applicant to
pay 3 month fees and taxes at the time of | ||
registration and the additional
12 month fees and taxes to be | ||
payable no later than March 31 of the year
after this | ||
amendatory Act of 1991 takes effect.
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(i) The Secretary of State may stagger registrations, or | ||
change the annual expiration date, as necessary
for the | ||
convenience of the public and the efficiency of his Office. In
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order to appropriately and effectively accomplish any such | ||
staggering, the
Secretary of State is authorized to prorate all | ||
required registration fees, rounded to the nearest dollar,
but | ||
in no event for a period longer than 18 months, at a monthly | ||
rate for
a 12 month registration fee.
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(j) The Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with | ||
a rental owner, as defined in Section 3-400 of this Code, who | ||
registers a fleet of motor vehicles of the first division | ||
pursuant to Section 3-405.3 of this Code to provide for the | ||
registration of the rental owner's vehicles on a 2 or 3 | ||
calendar year basis and the issuance of multi-year registration | ||
plates with a new registration card
issued up to every 3 years. | ||
(k) The Secretary of State may provide multi-year | ||
registration cards for any registered fleet of motor vehicles | ||
of the first or second division that are registered pursuant to | ||
Section 3-405.3 of this Code. Each motor vehicle of the | ||
registered fleet must carry an unique multi-year registration | ||
card that displays the vehicle identification number of the | ||
registered motor vehicle. The Secretary of State shall | ||
promulgate rules in order to implement multi-year | ||
registrations. | ||
(l) Beginning with the 2018 registration year, the | ||
Secretary of State may enter into an agreement with a rental | ||
owner, as defined in Section 3-400 of this Code, who registers | ||
a fleet of motor vehicles of the first division under Section | ||
3-405.3 of this Code to provide for the registration of the | ||
rental owner's vehicle on a 5 calendar year basis. Motor | ||
vehicles registered on a 5 calendar year basis shall be issued | ||
a distinct registration plate that expires on a 5-year cycle. | ||
The Secretary may prorate the registration of these | ||
registration plates to the length of time remaining in the | ||
5-year cycle. The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to | ||
implement this subsection. | ||
(Source: P.A. 95-287, eff. 1-1-08; 96-747, eff. 1-1-10; | ||
96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-414.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-414.1)
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Sec. 3-414.1. Term of multi-year registration plates.
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(a) Registration
plates issued for motor vehicles shall be | ||
valid for
an indefinite term of not
less than one year. | ||
Registration plates issued as two-year or five-year
plates may | ||
be issued as multi-year plates at the discretion of the
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Secretary of State. Current renewal registration stickers,
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when necessary, are to be attached as provided in Section | ||
3-413. The Secretary
may in his discretion prescribe a term | ||
greater than one year or may extend
the term of current | ||
registration plates for an additional calendar year
by | ||
appropriate public announcement made before August 1 of the | ||
current
registration
year.
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(b) Registration plates issued to owners of vehicles | ||
subject to annual
registration for the first time during the | ||
term of the plates shall be valid
until the expiration of the | ||
term. Current annual registration stickers
are to be attached | ||
as provided in Section 3-413.
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(Source: P.A. 89-245, eff. 1-1-96.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
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Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration. | ||
(a) Calendar
year. Application for renewal of a vehicle | ||
registration shall be made by
the owner, as to those vehicles | ||
required to be registered on a calendar
registration year, not | ||
later than December 1 of each year, upon proper
application
and | ||
by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as | ||
provided
by law except that application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle registration, as
to those vehicles required to be | ||
registered on a staggered calendar year
basis, shall be made by | ||
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||
State.
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(b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
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registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
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required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
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later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
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payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
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provided by law, except that application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle registration,
as to those vehicles required to be | ||
registered on a staggered fiscal year
basis, shall be made by | ||
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||
State.
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(c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those | ||
vehicles
required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not | ||
later than
December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the | ||
2-year
registration period, except that application for | ||
renewal of a vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles | ||
required to be registered for 2 years
on a staggered | ||
registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form
and | ||
manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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(d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
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registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
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required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
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June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
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registration period, except that application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle
registration, as to those vehicles required to be | ||
registered for 2 fiscal
years on a staggered registration | ||
basis, shall be made by the owner in the
form and manner | ||
prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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(d-5) Three calendar years. Application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those | ||
vehicles
required to be registered for 3 calendar years, not | ||
later than
December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the | ||
3-year
registration period. | ||
(d-10) Five calendar years. Application for renewal of a | ||
vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those | ||
vehicles required to be registered for 5 calendar years, not | ||
later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the | ||
5-year registration period. | ||
(e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
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applications for renewal of registration and grant the same
and | ||
issue new registration cards and plates or registration
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stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration.
No | ||
person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
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plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the | ||
Secretary of State
in his discretion
may select.
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(f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
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require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
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accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
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Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
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(g) (Blank). | ||
(Source: P.A. 98-539, eff. 1-1-14; 98-787, eff. 7-25-14.)
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