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92_SB2157eng SB2157 Engrossed LRB9216095DHfg 1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 5 changing Section 3-801 as follows: 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-801) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-801) 7 Sec. 3-801. Registration. 8 (a) Except as provided herein for new residents, every 9 owner of any vehicle which shall be operated upon the public 10 highways of this State shall, within 24 hours after becoming 11 the owner or at such time as such vehicle becomes subject to 12 registration under the provisions of this Act, file in an 13 office of the Secretary of State, an application for 14 registration properly completed and executed. New residents 15 need not secure registration until 30 days after establishing 16 residency in this State, provided the vehicle is properly 17 registered in another jurisdiction. By the expiration of 18 such 30 day statutory grace period, a new resident shall 19 comply with the provisions of this Act and apply for Illinois 20 vehicle registration. All applications for registration shall 21 be accompanied by all documentation required under the 22 provisions of this Act. The appropriate registration fees and 23 taxes provided for in this Article of this Chapter shall be 24 paid to the Secretary of State with the application for 25 registration of vehicles subject to registration under this 26 Act. 27 (b) Any resident of this State, who has been serving as 28 a member of the United States Armed Services outside of the 29 State of Illinois, need not secure registration until 45 days 30 after returning to this State, provided the vehicle displays 31 temporary military registration. SB2157 Engrossed -2- LRB9216095DHfg 1 (c) When an application is submitted by mail, the 2 applicant may not submit cash or postage stamps for payment 3 of fees or taxes due. The Secretary in his discretion, may 4 decline to accept a personal or company check in payment of 5 fees or taxes. An application submitted to a dealer, or a 6 remittance made to the Secretary of State shall be deemed in 7 compliance with this Section. 8 (d) For the purposes of this Article VIII regarding 9 registration and license fees, vehicles of the second 10 division weighing 8,000 pounds or less and not used for 11 commercial purposes may display registration plates issued to 12 first division vehicles. 13 (Source: P.A. 85-1209.) 14 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 15 becoming law.