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90_HB3197

      625 ILCS 5/3-405          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
      625 ILCS 5/3-408          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-408
      625 ILCS 5/3-415          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415
      625 ILCS 5/3-704          from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704
          Amends the Vehicle Code.  Provides that every application
      for registration or renewal of registration of a vehicle must
      be accompanied by evidence  of  insurance  coverage  for  the
      vehicle   as   required   under   the  "Mandatory  Insurance"
      provisions of the Code. Provides that if  an  application  is
      not   accompanied  by  the  required  evidence  of  insurance
      coverage, the Secretary of State shall send to the  applicant
      by  regular  first-class  mail a written notice to submit the
      required evidence  of  insurance  coverage  within  45  days.
      Provides for denial or revocation of registration if evidence
      of insurance coverage is not submitted.
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 1        AN  ACT  to  amend  the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
 2    Sections 3-405, 3-408, 3-415, and 3-704.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.   The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is amended by
 6    changing Sections 3-405, 3-408, 3-415, and 3-704 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/3-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
 8        Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
 9        (a)  Every owner of a  vehicle  subject  to  registration
10    under  this  Code  shall make application to the Secretary of
11    State  for  the  registration  of  such  vehicle   upon   the
12    appropriate  form  or forms furnished by the Secretary. Every
13    such application  shall  bear  the  signature  of  the  owner
14    written with pen and ink and contain:
15             1.  The  name,  bona fide residence and mail address
16        of the owner or business address of the owner if a  firm,
17        association  or corporation.  If the mailing address is a
18        post office box number, the address listed on the  driver
19        license record may be used to verify residence.
20             2.  A  description  of  the  vehicle, including such
21        information as  is  required  in  an  application  for  a
22        certificate  of  title,  determined  under  such standard
23        rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
24             3.  Information,  as  may   be   required   by   the
25        Secretary,  relating  to the insurance policy for a motor
26        vehicle, including, but not limited to, the name  of  the
27        insurer which issued the policy.
28             4.  Such  further  information  as may reasonably be
29        required by the Secretary  to  enable  him  to  determine
30        whether  the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration
31        and the owner entitled to a certificate of title.
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 1             5.  An  affirmation  by  the  applicant   that   all
 2        information  set  forth  is  true  and  correct.  If  the
 3        application  is  for the registration of a motor vehicle,
 4        the applicant also shall affirm that the motor vehicle is
 5        insured as required by this  Code,  that  such  insurance
 6        will  be  maintained  throughout the period for which the
 7        motor vehicle shall be registered, and that  neither  the
 8        owner,  nor  any  person operating the motor vehicle with
 9        the owner's permission, shall operate the  motor  vehicle
10        unless  the  required  insurance  is  in  effect.  If the
11        person signing the affirmation is not the sole  owner  of
12        the vehicle, such person shall be deemed to have affirmed
13        on  behalf  of  all  the  owners  of the vehicle.  If the
14        person signing the affirmation is not  an  owner  of  the
15        vehicle,  such person shall be deemed to have affirmed on
16        behalf of the owner or owners of the vehicle. The lack of
17        signature on the application  shall  not  in  any  manner
18        exempt   the   owner   or  owners  from  any  provisions,
19        requirements or penalties of this Code.
20        (b)  When  such  application  refers  to  a  new  vehicle
21    purchased from a dealer the application shall be  accompanied
22    by  a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin from the dealer, and
23    a statement showing any lien retained by the dealer.
24        (c) Every application for registration of a vehicle shall
25    be accompanied by evidence  of  insurance  coverage  for  the
26    vehicle as required under Section 7-602 of this Code.
27    (Source: P.A. 87-206; 88-315.)
28        (625 ILCS 5/3-408) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-408)
29        Sec.   3-408.   Grounds   for  refusing  registration  or
30    certificate of title. The  Secretary of  State  shall  refuse
31    registration  or any transfer of registration upon any of the
32    following grounds:
33             1.  That  the  application  contains  any  false  or
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 1        fraudulent statement or that the applicant has failed  to
 2        furnish  required  information  or  reasonable additional
 3        information requested by the Secretary of State  or  that
 4        the  applicant  is  not  entitled  to  the  issuance of a
 5        certificate of title or registration of the vehicle under
 6        Chapter 3.;
 7             2.  That  the  Secretary  of  State  has  reasonable
 8        ground to  believe  that  the  vehicle  is  a  stolen  or
 9        embezzled  vehicle  or  that the granting of registration
10        would constitute a fraud against the  rightful  owner  or
11        other person having valid lien upon such vehicle.;
12             3.  That  the  registration  of  the  vehicle stands
13        suspended or revoked for any reason as  provided  in  the
14        motor-vehicle laws of this State.;
15             4.  That the required fee has not been paid.; or
16             5.  (a)  In  the case of medical transport vehicles,
17        that the  application  does  not  contain  a  copy  of  a
18        completed   Vehicle   Inspection  Report  issued  by  the
19        Department of Transportation  which  certifies  that  the
20        vehicle  has  been  determined  to  be in safe mechanical
21        condition  by  a  safety  test  administered  within  the
22        preceding 6 months;  and  (b)  in  the  case  of  medical
23        transport vehicles, other than vehicles owned or operated
24        by  a  unit  of  local  government,  proof  of  financial
25        responsibility.
26             6.  In  the  case of an application for registration
27        of a vehicle or for renewal of  a  vehicle  registration,
28        that  the  application was not accompanied by evidence of
29        insurance coverage for  the  vehicle  as  required  under
30        subsection  (c)  of  Section  3-405  or subsection (g) of
31        Section 3-415.  If the application was not accompanied by
32        the  required  evidence  of   insurance   coverage,   the
33        Secretary of State shall send to the applicant by regular
34        first-class  mail a written notice to submit the required
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 1        evidence of insurance coverage to the Secretary of  State
 2        within  45 days after the date the notice was postmarked.
 3        In the case of an application for renewal  of  a  vehicle
 4        registration,  the notice shall include a warning that if
 5        the applicant does not submit the  required  evidence  of
 6        insurance  coverage  to the Secretary of State within the
 7        45-day period, the Secretary of  State  will  revoke  the
 8        vehicle's  registration  pursuant  to  subsection  (b) of
 9        Section 3-704.
10    (Source: P.A. 82-949.)
11        (625 ILCS 5/3-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
12        Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration.
13        (a) Calendar year.  Application for renewal of a  vehicle
14    registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
15    required  to  be  registered on a calendar registration year,
16    not  later  than  December  1  of  each  year,  upon   proper
17    application  and  by  payment of the registration fee and tax
18    for such vehicle, as provided by law except that  application
19    for  renewal  of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
20    required to be registered on a staggered calendar year basis,
21    shall be made by the owner in the form and manner  prescribed
22    by the Secretary of State.
23        (b)  Fiscal  year.   Application for renewal of a vehicle
24    registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
25    required to be registered on a fiscal registration year,  not
26    later  than  June 1 of each year, upon proper application and
27    by payment of the registration fee and tax for  such  vehicle
28    as  provided by law, except that application for renewal of a
29    vehicle registration, as to those  vehicles  required  to  be
30    registered on a staggered fiscal year basis, shall be made by
31    the  owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary
32    of State.
33        (c)  Two calendar years.  Application for  renewal  of  a
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 1    vehicle  registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
 2    vehicles required to be registered for 2 calendar years,  not
 3    later  than  December 1 of the year preceding commencement of
 4    the 2-year registration period, except that  application  for
 5    renewal  of  a  vehicle  registration,  as  to those vehicles
 6    required  to  be  registered  for  2  years  on  a  staggered
 7    registration basis, shall be made by the owner  in  the  form
 8    and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
 9        (d)  Two  fiscal  years.   Application  for  renewal of a
10    vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to  those
11    vehicles  required  to  be registered for 2 fiscal years, not
12    later than June 1 immediately preceding commencement  of  the
13    2-year  registration  period,  except  that  application  for
14    renewal  of  a  vehicle  registration,  as  to those vehicles
15    required to be registered for 2 fiscal years on  a  staggered
16    registration  basis,  shall  be made by the owner in the form
17    and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
18        (e)  Time of application.  The  Secretary  of  State  may
19    receive  applications  for  renewal of registration and grant
20    the same and issue  new  registration  cards  and  plates  or
21    registration  stickers  at  any  time  prior to expiration of
22    registration. No person shall display upon a vehicle, the new
23    registration plates or registration  stickers  prior  to  the
24    dates the Secretary of State in his discretion may select.
25        (f)  Verification.   The  Secretary  of State may further
26    require,  as  to  vehicles  for-hire,  that  applications  be
27    accompanied by verification that fees due under the  Illinois
28    Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
29        (g)  Evidence  of  insurance coverage.  Every application
30    for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be accompanied by
31    evidence of insurance coverage for the  vehicle  as  required
32    under Section 7-602 of this Code.
33    (Source: P.A. 80-230; 80-1185.)
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 1        (625 ILCS 5/3-704) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-704)
 2        Sec. 3-704. Authority of Secretary of State to suspend or
 3    revoke a registration or certificate of title.
 4        (a)  The  Secretary  of  State  may suspend or revoke the
 5    registration  of  a  vehicle  or  a  certificate  of   title,
 6    registration  card, registration sticker, registration plate,
 7    person with disabilities parking  decal  or  device,  or  any
 8    nonresident or other permit in any of the following events:
 9             1.  When  the  Secretary  of State is satisfied that
10        such registration or that such certificate, card,  plate,
11        registration   sticker  or  permit  was  fraudulently  or
12        erroneously issued;
13             2.  When a registered vehicle has been dismantled or
14        wrecked or is not properly equipped;
15             3.  When the Secretary of State determines that  any
16        required  fees have not been paid to either the Secretary
17        of State or the Illinois Commerce Commission and the same
18        are not paid upon reasonable notice and demand;
19             4.  When a registration  card,  registration  plate,
20        registration  sticker  or  permit  is knowingly displayed
21        upon a vehicle other than the one for which issued;
22             5.  When the Secretary of State determines that  the
23        owner  has  committed  any  offense  under  this  Chapter
24        involving  the  registration  or  the  certificate, card,
25        plate, registration sticker or permit to be suspended  or
26        revoked;
27             6.  When  the  Secretary  of State determines that a
28        vehicle  registered  not-for-hire  is  used  or  operated
29        for-hire unlawfully, or used  or  operated  for  purposes
30        other than those authorized;
31             7.  When  the  Secretary of State determines that an
32        owner of a for-hire motor  vehicle  has  failed  to  give
33        proof  of  financial  responsibility  as required by this
34        Act;
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 1             8.  When the Secretary determines that  the  vehicle
 2        is not subject to or eligible for a registration;
 3             9.  When  the Secretary determines that the owner of
 4        a vehicle registered under the mileage weight tax  option
 5        fails  to maintain the records specified by law, or fails
 6        to file the reports required by law, or that such vehicle
 7        is  not  equipped  with   an   operable   and   operating
 8        speedometer or odometer;
 9             10.  When  the  Secretary  of State is so authorized
10        under any other provision of law; or
11             11.  When the Secretary of State determines that the
12        holder of a person with  disabilities  parking  decal  or
13        device has committed any offense under Chapter 11 of this
14        Code  involving  the  use  of  a person with disabilities
15        parking decal or device.
16        (b) The Secretary of State shall revoke the  registration
17    of  a  vehicle and any registration card, registration plate,
18    and registration sticker applicable  to  the  vehicle  if  an
19    applicant  for  renewal  of the vehicle registration fails to
20    submit evidence of insurance coverage within  45  days  after
21    being  sent  a  notice to do so as provided in paragraph 6 of
22    Section 3-408.
23    (Source: P.A. 90-106, eff. 1-1-98.)

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