100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4054

 

Introduced , by Rep. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
35 ILCS 515/11  from Ch. 120, par. 1211
210 ILCS 117/Act title
210 ILCS 117/5
210 ILCS 117/10
210 ILCS 117/10.1 new
210 ILCS 117/15 rep.
210 ILCS 117/20 rep.
210 ILCS 117/25 rep.
210 ILCS 117/30 rep.
210 ILCS 117/35 rep.
210 ILCS 117/40 rep.
210 ILCS 117/45 rep.
210 ILCS 117/50 rep.
210 ILCS 117/55 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-117.1  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.1

    Amends the Abandoned Mobile Homes Act. Repeals and deletes provisions authorizing a municipality to remove and dispose of an abandoned mobile home within the municipality upon notice to each owner and each lienholder and provisions regarding various matters relating to the removal or disposal of an abandoned mobile home. Adds provisions authorizing a mobile home park owner or operator to commence a proceeding seeking a declaration by a court that a manufactured home has been abandoned and seeking removal of the manufactured home if specified conditions are met. Also adds provisions regarding: procedure; execution of judgments; disposition of property; responsibility for costs; and other matters. Defines "manufactured home resident" and "manufactured home owner". Makes corresponding changes in the Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act and the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes other changes.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Mobile Home Local Services Tax Act is
5amended by changing Section 11 as follows:
 
6    (35 ILCS 515/11)  (from Ch. 120, par. 1211)
7    Sec. 11. Before any mobile home subject to the tax imposed
8by this Act may be moved, the transporting company must obtain
9a permit from the county treasurer certifying that the tax on
10the mobile home has been paid for the current tax period and
11all previous tax periods for which taxes remain due. It shall
12be a Class B misdemeanor for any person or entity to move any
13mobile home or cause it to be moved a distance of more than one
14mile without having received such permit from the taxpayer. It
15shall be a Class B misdemeanor for any taxpayer to move any
16mobile home or cause it to be moved a distance of more than one
17mile without such permit having been issued by the county
18treasurer. This Section does not apply to (i) any person or
19entity who moves a mobile home or causes it to be moved
20pursuant to a court order, nor does this Section apply to any
21person or municipality that moves a mobile home under the
22Abandoned Mobile Home Act or (ii) a mobile home park owner that
23moves an abandoned mobile home for its disposal as scrap or

 

 

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1otherwise without further use as a mobile home.
2(Source: P.A. 94-358, eff. 7-29-05.)
 
3    Section 10. The Abandoned Mobile Home Act is amended by
4changing the title of the Act and Sections 5 and 10 and by
5adding Section 10.1 as follows:
 
6    (210 ILCS 117/Act title)
7An Act concerning authorizing municipalities and counties
8to remove and dispose of abandoned mobile homes, amending named
9Acts.
 
10    (210 ILCS 117/5)
11    Sec. 5. Legislative intent and policy. The General Assembly
12finds that abandoned mobile homes are a nuisance because they
13cause blight and depress property values. Existing laws create
14unnecessary impediments to their speedy and efficient removal
15and disposal. This Act is intended to provide local governments
16with the authority to remove abandoned mobile homes while
17protecting property rights.
18(Source: P.A. 88-516.)
 
19    (210 ILCS 117/10)
20    Sec. 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
21    "Manufactured home" means a factory-assembled, completely
22integrated structure designed for permanent habitation, with a

 

 

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1permanent chassis, and so constructed as to permit its
2transport, on wheels temporarily or permanently attached to its
3frame, and is a movable or portable unit that is (i) 8 body
4feet or more in width, (ii) 40 body feet or more in length, and
5(iii) 320 or more square feet, constructed to be towed on its
6own chassis (comprised of frame and wheels) from the place of
7its construction to the location, or subsequent locations, at
8which it is connected to utilities for year-round occupancy for
9use as a permanent habitation, and designed and situated so as
10to permit its occupancy as a dwelling place for one or more
11persons, and specifically includes a "manufactured home" as
12defined in subdivision (53) of Section 9-102 of the Uniform
13Commercial Code. The term shall include units containing parts
14that may be folded, collapsed, or telescoped when being towed
15and that may be expected to provide additional cubic capacity,
16and that are designed to be joined into one integral unit
17capable of being separated again into the components for
18repeated towing. The term excludes campers and recreational
19vehicles. The words "mobile home" and "manufactured home" are
20synonymous for the purposes of this Act.
21    "Abandoned mobile home" means a mobile home located inside
22a mobile home park that has no owner currently residing in the
23mobile home or authorized tenant of the owner currently
24residing in the mobile home to the best knowledge of the mobile
25home park owner municipality; has had its electricity, natural
26gas, sewer, and water payments declared delinquent by the

 

 

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1utility companies that are providing such services; and for
2which the Mobile Home Privilege Tax, imposed under the Mobile
3Home Local Services Tax Act, is delinquent for at least 3
4months. A mobile home affixed to a foundation and abandoned
5outside a mobile home park must be treated like other real
6property for condemnation purposes.
7    "Manufactured home owner" means a person who holds title to
8a manufactured home.
9    "Manufactured home resident" means a manufactured home
10owner who rents space in a mobile home park from a mobile home
11park owner or operator for the purpose of locating his or her
12manufactured home or a person who rents a manufactured home in
13a mobile home park from a mobile home park owner or operator.
14    "Municipality" means any city, village, incorporated town,
15or its duly authorized agent. If an abandoned mobile home is
16located in an unincorporated area, the county where the mobile
17home is located shall have all powers granted to a municipality
18under this Act.
19(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
20    (210 ILCS 117/10.1 new)
21    Sec. 10.1. Proceedings.
22    (a) A proceeding to remove an abandoned mobile home may be
23maintained in the circuit court in the county in which the
24manufactured home is situated.
25    (b) A mobile home park owner or operator may commence a

 

 

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1proceeding to obtain a judgment of the court declaring that a
2manufactured home has been abandoned upon proof of all of the
3following:
4        (1) The manufactured home has been vacant for a period
5    of not less than 180 days without notice to the mobile home
6    park owner or operator; however, the period shall be 90
7    days if a judgment of eviction with respect to the
8    manufactured home has been entered.
9        (2) The manufactured home resident has defaulted in the
10    payment of rent for a period of more than 60 days.
11        (3) The mobile home park owner or operator has notified
12    all known holders of liens against the manufactured home.
13    Before commencing a proceeding under this Act, the mobile
14    home park owner or operator shall cause a search to be done
15    to determine whether there are any lienholders with an
16    existing interest in the manufactured home.
17        (4) At least 2 of the following factors apply:
18            (A) the manufactured home resident has removed
19        substantially all of the personal property from the
20        manufactured home;
21            (B) utility service to the manufactured home has
22        been terminated or disconnected by the utility
23        provider or the manufactured home resident for at least
24        60 days;
25            (C) the manufactured home is in a state of
26        substantial disrepair that makes the manufactured home

 

 

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1        uninhabitable; or
2            (D) other objective evidence of abandonment that
3        the court finds reliable.
4    (c) A proceeding under this Act shall be commenced by
5filing a complaint. The complaint shall comply with the
6requirements of a complaint under the Code of Civil Procedure.
7The summons shall state that if the defendant fails to answer
8and establish any defense that he or she may have, then he or
9she may be precluded from asserting such defense or the claim
10on which it is based in any other proceeding or action, that a
11final judgment may be entered if the court finds that the
12plaintiff has made the requisite showing, and that the result
13of that final judgment shall be the loss of the manufactured
14home resident's home. Service of the summons and complaint,
15return of process, and filing of an answer or other responsive
16pleading shall conform to the requirements of the Code of Civil
17Procedure and Supreme Court Rules.
18    (d) Upon the entry of a judgment that a manufactured home
19has been abandoned, the mobile home park owner or operator
20shall execute the judgment and cause the removal of the
21manufactured home from the mobile home park within 30 days of
22delivery of the judgment.
23    (e) The judgment shall clearly recite that a declaration of
24abandonment has been granted and that the manufactured home
25will be removed from the mobile home park no later than the
2630th day after the delivery of the judgment.

 

 

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1    (f) In lieu of ordering the removal of the manufactured
2home, the court may, upon good cause shown, provide for an
3alternate disposition of the manufactured home, including, but
4not limited to, sale, assignment of title, or destruction.
5    (g) If any household goods or other personal property of
6the defendant remain in the manufactured home at the time of
7its disposition under this Act, then the mobile home park owner
8or operator shall provide for the storage of the household
9goods and personal property for a period of not less than 30
10days from the date of the final judgment of the court providing
11for the disposition of the manufactured home. If the household
12goods or other personal property are stored in a self-storage
13facility, then an amount equal to the charges imposed for such
14storage may be recovered from the defendant. Upon the
15expiration of such period, the mobile home park owner or
16operator: (1) has no further liability for the storage or
17safekeeping of such household goods or personal property; and
18(2) may provide for the destruction or other disposition of
19such household goods or personal property.
 
20    (210 ILCS 117/15 rep.)
21    (210 ILCS 117/20 rep.)
22    (210 ILCS 117/25 rep.)
23    (210 ILCS 117/30 rep.)
24    (210 ILCS 117/35 rep.)
25    (210 ILCS 117/40 rep.)

 

 

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1    (210 ILCS 117/45 rep.)
2    (210 ILCS 117/50 rep.)
3    (210 ILCS 117/55 rep.)
4    Section 15. The Abandoned Mobile Home Act is amended by
5repealing Sections 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, and 55.
 
6    Section 20. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7changing Section 3-117.1 as follows:
 
8    (625 ILCS 5/3-117.1)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.1)
9    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 99-932)
10    Sec. 3-117.1. When junking certificates or salvage
11certificates must be obtained.
12    (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4 of this Code, a person
13who possesses a junk vehicle shall within 15 days cause the
14certificate of title, salvage certificate, certificate of
15purchase, or a similarly acceptable out of state document of
16ownership to be surrendered to the Secretary of State along
17with an application for a junking certificate, except as
18provided in Section 3-117.2, whereupon the Secretary of State
19shall issue to such a person a junking certificate, which shall
20authorize the holder thereof to possess, transport, or, by an
21endorsement, transfer ownership in such junked vehicle, and a
22certificate of title shall not again be issued for such
23vehicle.
24    A licensee who possesses a junk vehicle and a Certificate

 

 

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1of Title, Salvage Certificate, Certificate of Purchase, or a
2similarly acceptable out-of-state document of ownership for
3such junk vehicle, may transport the junk vehicle to another
4licensee prior to applying for or obtaining a junking
5certificate, by executing a uniform invoice. The licensee
6transferor shall furnish a copy of the uniform invoice to the
7licensee transferee at the time of transfer. In any case, the
8licensee transferor shall apply for a junking certificate in
9conformance with Section 3-117.1 of this Chapter. The following
10information shall be contained on a uniform invoice:
11        (1) The business name, address and dealer license
12    number of the person disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle
13    or vehicle cowl;
14        (2) The name and address of the person acquiring the
15    vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl, and if that person
16    is a dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
17    number of that dealer;
18        (3) The date of the disposition of the vehicle, junk
19    vehicle or vehicle cowl;
20        (4) The year, make, model, color and description of
21    each vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl disposed of by
22    such person;
23        (5) The manufacturer's vehicle identification number,
24    Secretary of State identification number or Illinois
25    Department of State Police number, for each vehicle, junk
26    vehicle or vehicle cowl part disposed of by such person;

 

 

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1        (6) The printed name and legible signature of the
2    person or agent disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle or
3    vehicle cowl; and
4        (7) The printed name and legible signature of the
5    person accepting delivery of the vehicle, junk vehicle or
6    vehicle cowl.
7    The Secretary of State may certify a junking manifest in a
8form prescribed by the Secretary of State that reflects those
9vehicles for which junking certificates have been applied or
10issued. A junking manifest may be issued to any person and it
11shall constitute evidence of ownership for the vehicle listed
12upon it. A junking manifest may be transferred only to a person
13licensed under Section 5-301 of this Code as a scrap processor.
14A junking manifest will allow the transportation of those
15vehicles to a scrap processor prior to receiving the junk
16certificate from the Secretary of State.
17    (b) An application for a salvage certificate shall be
18submitted to the Secretary of State in any of the following
19situations:
20        (1) When an insurance company makes a payment of
21    damages on a total loss claim for a vehicle, the insurance
22    company shall be deemed to be the owner of such vehicle and
23    the vehicle shall be considered to be salvage except that
24    ownership of (i) a vehicle that has incurred only hail
25    damage that does not affect the operational safety of the
26    vehicle or (ii) any vehicle 9 model years of age or older

 

 

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1    may, by agreement between the registered owner and the
2    insurance company, be retained by the registered owner of
3    such vehicle. The insurance company shall promptly deliver
4    or mail within 20 days the certificate of title along with
5    proper application and fee to the Secretary of State, and a
6    salvage certificate shall be issued in the name of the
7    insurance company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
8    insurer making payment of damages on a total loss claim for
9    the theft of a vehicle shall not be required to apply for a
10    salvage certificate unless the vehicle is recovered and has
11    incurred damage that initially would have caused the
12    vehicle to be declared a total loss by the insurer.
13        (1.1) When a vehicle of a self-insured company is to be
14    sold in the State of Illinois and has sustained damaged by
15    collision, fire, theft, rust corrosion, or other means so
16    that the self-insured company determines the vehicle to be
17    a total loss, or if the cost of repairing the damage,
18    including labor, would be greater than 50% of its fair
19    market value without that damage, the vehicle shall be
20    considered salvage. The self-insured company shall
21    promptly deliver the certificate of title along with proper
22    application and fee to the Secretary of State, and a
23    salvage certificate shall be issued in the name of the
24    self-insured company. A self-insured company making
25    payment of damages on a total loss claim for the theft of a
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1    certificate of title if the vehicle is recovered without
2    damage. In such a situation, the self-insured shall fill
3    out and sign a form prescribed by the Secretary of State
4    which contains an affirmation under penalty of perjury that
5    the vehicle was recovered without damage and the Secretary
6    of State may, by rule, require photographs to be submitted.
7        (2) When a vehicle the ownership of which has been
8    transferred to any person through a certificate of purchase
9    from acquisition of the vehicle at an auction, other
10    dispositions as set forth in Sections 4-208 and 4-209 of
11    this Code, a lien arising under Section 18a-501 of this
12    Code, or a public sale under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act
13    shall be deemed salvage or junk at the option of the
14    purchaser. The person acquiring such vehicle in such manner
15    shall promptly deliver or mail, within 20 days after the
16    acquisition of the vehicle, the certificate of purchase,
17    the proper application and fee, and, if the vehicle is an
18    abandoned mobile home under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act,
19    a certification from a local law enforcement agency that
20    the vehicle was purchased or acquired at a public sale
21    under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act to the Secretary of
22    State and a salvage certificate or junking certificate
23    shall be issued in the name of that person. The salvage
24    certificate or junking certificate issued by the Secretary
25    of State under this Section shall be free of any lien that
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1    was acquired by the applicant under this Code.
2        (3) A vehicle which has been repossessed by a
3    lienholder shall be considered to be salvage only when the
4    repossessed vehicle, on the date of repossession by the
5    lienholder, has sustained damage by collision, fire,
6    theft, rust corrosion, or other means so that the cost of
7    repairing such damage, including labor, would be greater
8    than 33 1/3% of its fair market value without such damage.
9    If the lienholder determines that such vehicle is damaged
10    in excess of 33 1/3% of such fair market value, the
11    lienholder shall, before sale, transfer or assignment of
12    the vehicle, make application for a salvage certificate,
13    and shall submit with such application the proper fee and
14    evidence of possession. If the facts required to be shown
15    in subsection (f) of Section 3-114 are satisfied, the
16    Secretary of State shall issue a salvage certificate in the
17    name of the lienholder making the application. In any case
18    wherein the vehicle repossessed is not damaged in excess of
19    33 1/3% of its fair market value, the lienholder shall
20    comply with the requirements of subsections (f), (f-5), and
21    (f-10) of Section 3-114, except that the affidavit of
22    repossession made by or on behalf of the lienholder shall
23    also contain an affirmation under penalty of perjury that
24    the vehicle on the date of sale is not damaged in excess of
25    33 1/3% of its fair market value. If the facts required to
26    be shown in subsection (f) of Section 3-114 are satisfied,

 

 

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1    the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of title
2    as set forth in Section 3-116 of this Code. The Secretary
3    of State may by rule or regulation require photographs to
4    be submitted.
5        (4) A vehicle which is a part of a fleet of more than 5
6    commercial vehicles registered in this State or any other
7    state or registered proportionately among several states
8    shall be considered to be salvage when such vehicle has
9    sustained damage by collision, fire, theft, rust,
10    corrosion or similar means so that the cost of repairing
11    such damage, including labor, would be greater than 33 1/3%
12    of the fair market value of the vehicle without such
13    damage. If the owner of a fleet vehicle desires to sell,
14    transfer, or assign his interest in such vehicle to a
15    person within this State other than an insurance company
16    licensed to do business within this State, and the owner
17    determines that such vehicle, at the time of the proposed
18    sale, transfer or assignment is damaged in excess of 33
19    1/3% of its fair market value, the owner shall, before such
20    sale, transfer or assignment, make application for a
21    salvage certificate. The application shall contain with it
22    evidence of possession of the vehicle. If the fleet vehicle
23    at the time of its sale, transfer, or assignment is not
24    damaged in excess of 33 1/3% of its fair market value, the
25    owner shall so state in a written affirmation on a form
26    prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule or regulation.

 

 

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1    The Secretary of State may by rule or regulation require
2    photographs to be submitted. Upon sale, transfer or
3    assignment of the fleet vehicle the owner shall mail the
4    affirmation to the Secretary of State.
5        (5) A vehicle that has been submerged in water to the
6    point that rising water has reached over the door sill and
7    has entered the passenger or trunk compartment is a "flood
8    vehicle". A flood vehicle shall be considered to be salvage
9    only if the vehicle has sustained damage so that the cost
10    of repairing the damage, including labor, would be greater
11    than 33 1/3% of the fair market value of the vehicle
12    without that damage. The salvage certificate issued under
13    this Section shall indicate the word "flood", and the word
14    "flood" shall be conspicuously entered on subsequent
15    titles for the vehicle. A person who possesses or acquires
16    a flood vehicle that is not damaged in excess of 33 1/3% of
17    its fair market value shall make application for title in
18    accordance with Section 3-116 of this Code, designating the
19    vehicle as "flood" in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
20    of State. The certificate of title issued shall indicate
21    the word "flood", and the word "flood" shall be
22    conspicuously entered on subsequent titles for the
23    vehicle.
24        (6) When any licensed rebuilder, repairer, new or used
25    vehicle dealer, or remittance agent has submitted an
26    application for title to a vehicle (other than an

 

 

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1    application for title to a rebuilt vehicle) that he or she
2    knows or reasonably should have known to have sustained
3    damages in excess of 33 1/3% of the vehicle's fair market
4    value without that damage; provided, however, that any
5    application for a salvage certificate for a vehicle
6    recovered from theft and acquired from an insurance company
7    shall be made as required by paragraph (1) of this
8    subsection (b).
9    (c) Any person who without authority acquires, sells,
10exchanges, gives away, transfers or destroys or offers to
11acquire, sell, exchange, give away, transfer or destroy the
12certificate of title to any vehicle which is a junk or salvage
13vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
14    (d) Any person who knowingly fails to surrender to the
15Secretary of State a certificate of title, salvage certificate,
16certificate of purchase or a similarly acceptable out-of-state
17document of ownership as required under the provisions of this
18Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense
19and a Class 4 felony for a subsequent offense; except that a
20person licensed under this Code who violates paragraph (5) of
21subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a business offense
22and shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000
23for a first offense and is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
24second or subsequent violation.
25    (e) Any vehicle which is salvage or junk may not be driven
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1violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. A
2salvage vehicle displaying valid special plates issued under
3Section 3-601(b) of this Code, which is being driven to or from
4an inspection conducted under Section 3-308 of this Code, is
5exempt from the provisions of this subsection. A salvage
6vehicle for which a short term permit has been issued under
7Section 3-307 of this Code is exempt from the provisions of
8this subsection for the duration of the permit.
9(Source: P.A. 97-832, eff. 7-20-12.)
 
10    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 99-932)
11    Sec. 3-117.1. When junking certificates or salvage
12certificates must be obtained.
13    (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4 of this Code, a person
14who possesses a junk vehicle shall within 15 days cause the
15certificate of title, salvage certificate, certificate of
16purchase, or a similarly acceptable out of state document of
17ownership to be surrendered to the Secretary of State along
18with an application for a junking certificate, except as
19provided in Section 3-117.2, whereupon the Secretary of State
20shall issue to such a person a junking certificate, which shall
21authorize the holder thereof to possess, transport, or, by an
22endorsement, transfer ownership in such junked vehicle, and a
23certificate of title shall not again be issued for such
24vehicle.
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1of Title, Salvage Certificate, Certificate of Purchase, or a
2similarly acceptable out-of-state document of ownership for
3such junk vehicle, may transport the junk vehicle to another
4licensee prior to applying for or obtaining a junking
5certificate, by executing a uniform invoice. The licensee
6transferor shall furnish a copy of the uniform invoice to the
7licensee transferee at the time of transfer. In any case, the
8licensee transferor shall apply for a junking certificate in
9conformance with Section 3-117.1 of this Chapter. The following
10information shall be contained on a uniform invoice:
11        (1) The business name, address and dealer license
12    number of the person disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle
13    or vehicle cowl;
14        (2) The name and address of the person acquiring the
15    vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl, and if that person
16    is a dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
17    number of that dealer;
18        (3) The date of the disposition of the vehicle, junk
19    vehicle or vehicle cowl;
20        (4) The year, make, model, color and description of
21    each vehicle, junk vehicle or vehicle cowl disposed of by
22    such person;
23        (5) The manufacturer's vehicle identification number,
24    Secretary of State identification number or Illinois
25    Department of State Police number, for each vehicle, junk
26    vehicle or vehicle cowl part disposed of by such person;

 

 

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1        (6) The printed name and legible signature of the
2    person or agent disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle or
3    vehicle cowl; and
4        (7) The printed name and legible signature of the
5    person accepting delivery of the vehicle, junk vehicle or
6    vehicle cowl.
7    The Secretary of State may certify a junking manifest in a
8form prescribed by the Secretary of State that reflects those
9vehicles for which junking certificates have been applied or
10issued. A junking manifest may be issued to any person and it
11shall constitute evidence of ownership for the vehicle listed
12upon it. A junking manifest may be transferred only to a person
13licensed under Section 5-301 of this Code as a scrap processor.
14A junking manifest will allow the transportation of those
15vehicles to a scrap processor prior to receiving the junk
16certificate from the Secretary of State.
17    (b) An application for a salvage certificate shall be
18submitted to the Secretary of State in any of the following
19situations:
20        (1) When an insurance company makes a payment of
21    damages on a total loss claim for a vehicle, the insurance
22    company shall be deemed to be the owner of such vehicle and
23    the vehicle shall be considered to be salvage except that
24    ownership of (i) a vehicle that has incurred only hail
25    damage that does not affect the operational safety of the
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1    may, by agreement between the registered owner and the
2    insurance company, be retained by the registered owner of
3    such vehicle. The insurance company shall promptly deliver
4    or mail within 20 days the certificate of title along with
5    proper application and fee to the Secretary of State, and a
6    salvage certificate shall be issued in the name of the
7    insurance company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
8    insurer making payment of damages on a total loss claim for
9    the theft of a vehicle shall not be required to apply for a
10    salvage certificate unless the vehicle is recovered and has
11    incurred damage that initially would have caused the
12    vehicle to be declared a total loss by the insurer.
13        (1.1) When a vehicle of a self-insured company is to be
14    sold in the State of Illinois and has sustained damaged by
15    collision, fire, theft, rust corrosion, or other means so
16    that the self-insured company determines the vehicle to be
17    a total loss, or if the cost of repairing the damage,
18    including labor, would be greater than 70% of its fair
19    market value without that damage, the vehicle shall be
20    considered salvage. The self-insured company shall
21    promptly deliver the certificate of title along with proper
22    application and fee to the Secretary of State, and a
23    salvage certificate shall be issued in the name of the
24    self-insured company. A self-insured company making
25    payment of damages on a total loss claim for the theft of a
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1    certificate of title if the vehicle is recovered without
2    damage. In such a situation, the self-insured shall fill
3    out and sign a form prescribed by the Secretary of State
4    which contains an affirmation under penalty of perjury that
5    the vehicle was recovered without damage and the Secretary
6    of State may, by rule, require photographs to be submitted.
7        (2) When a vehicle the ownership of which has been
8    transferred to any person through a certificate of purchase
9    from acquisition of the vehicle at an auction, other
10    dispositions as set forth in Sections 4-208 and 4-209 of
11    this Code or , a lien arising under Section 18a-501 of this
12    Code, or a public sale under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act
13    shall be deemed salvage or junk at the option of the
14    purchaser. The person acquiring such vehicle in such manner
15    shall promptly deliver or mail, within 20 days after the
16    acquisition of the vehicle, the certificate of purchase
17    and , the proper application and fee, and, if the vehicle is
18    an abandoned mobile home under the Abandoned Mobile Home
19    Act, a certification from a local law enforcement agency
20    that the vehicle was purchased or acquired at a public sale
21    under the Abandoned Mobile Home Act to the Secretary of
22    State and a salvage certificate or junking certificate
23    shall be issued in the name of that person. The salvage
24    certificate or junking certificate issued by the Secretary
25    of State under this Section shall be free of any lien that
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1    was acquired by the applicant under this Code.
2        (3) A vehicle which has been repossessed by a
3    lienholder shall be considered to be salvage only when the
4    repossessed vehicle, on the date of repossession by the
5    lienholder, has sustained damage by collision, fire,
6    theft, rust corrosion, or other means so that the cost of
7    repairing such damage, including labor, would be greater
8    than 33 1/3% of its fair market value without such damage.
9    If the lienholder determines that such vehicle is damaged
10    in excess of 33 1/3% of such fair market value, the
11    lienholder shall, before sale, transfer or assignment of
12    the vehicle, make application for a salvage certificate,
13    and shall submit with such application the proper fee and
14    evidence of possession. If the facts required to be shown
15    in subsection (f) of Section 3-114 are satisfied, the
16    Secretary of State shall issue a salvage certificate in the
17    name of the lienholder making the application. In any case
18    wherein the vehicle repossessed is not damaged in excess of
19    33 1/3% of its fair market value, the lienholder shall
20    comply with the requirements of subsections (f), (f-5), and
21    (f-10) of Section 3-114, except that the affidavit of
22    repossession made by or on behalf of the lienholder shall
23    also contain an affirmation under penalty of perjury that
24    the vehicle on the date of sale is not damaged in excess of
25    33 1/3% of its fair market value. If the facts required to
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1    the Secretary of State shall issue a certificate of title
2    as set forth in Section 3-116 of this Code. The Secretary
3    of State may by rule or regulation require photographs to
4    be submitted.
5        (4) A vehicle which is a part of a fleet of more than 5
6    commercial vehicles registered in this State or any other
7    state or registered proportionately among several states
8    shall be considered to be salvage when such vehicle has
9    sustained damage by collision, fire, theft, rust,
10    corrosion or similar means so that the cost of repairing
11    such damage, including labor, would be greater than 33 1/3%
12    of the fair market value of the vehicle without such
13    damage. If the owner of a fleet vehicle desires to sell,
14    transfer, or assign his interest in such vehicle to a
15    person within this State other than an insurance company
16    licensed to do business within this State, and the owner
17    determines that such vehicle, at the time of the proposed
18    sale, transfer or assignment is damaged in excess of 33
19    1/3% of its fair market value, the owner shall, before such
20    sale, transfer or assignment, make application for a
21    salvage certificate. The application shall contain with it
22    evidence of possession of the vehicle. If the fleet vehicle
23    at the time of its sale, transfer, or assignment is not
24    damaged in excess of 33 1/3% of its fair market value, the
25    owner shall so state in a written affirmation on a form
26    prescribed by the Secretary of State by rule or regulation.

 

 

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1    The Secretary of State may by rule or regulation require
2    photographs to be submitted. Upon sale, transfer or
3    assignment of the fleet vehicle the owner shall mail the
4    affirmation to the Secretary of State.
5        (5) A vehicle that has been submerged in water to the
6    point that rising water has reached over the door sill and
7    has entered the passenger or trunk compartment is a "flood
8    vehicle". A flood vehicle shall be considered to be salvage
9    only if the vehicle has sustained damage so that the cost
10    of repairing the damage, including labor, would be greater
11    than 33 1/3% of the fair market value of the vehicle
12    without that damage. The salvage certificate issued under
13    this Section shall indicate the word "flood", and the word
14    "flood" shall be conspicuously entered on subsequent
15    titles for the vehicle. A person who possesses or acquires
16    a flood vehicle that is not damaged in excess of 33 1/3% of
17    its fair market value shall make application for title in
18    accordance with Section 3-116 of this Code, designating the
19    vehicle as "flood" in a manner prescribed by the Secretary
20    of State. The certificate of title issued shall indicate
21    the word "flood", and the word "flood" shall be
22    conspicuously entered on subsequent titles for the
23    vehicle.
24        (6) When any licensed rebuilder, repairer, new or used
25    vehicle dealer, or remittance agent has submitted an
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1    application for title to a rebuilt vehicle) that he or she
2    knows or reasonably should have known to have sustained
3    damages in excess of 33 1/3% of the vehicle's fair market
4    value without that damage; provided, however, that any
5    application for a salvage certificate for a vehicle
6    recovered from theft and acquired from an insurance company
7    shall be made as required by paragraph (1) of this
8    subsection (b).
9    (c) Any person who without authority acquires, sells,
10exchanges, gives away, transfers or destroys or offers to
11acquire, sell, exchange, give away, transfer or destroy the
12certificate of title to any vehicle which is a junk or salvage
13vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
14    (d) Any person who knowingly fails to surrender to the
15Secretary of State a certificate of title, salvage certificate,
16certificate of purchase or a similarly acceptable out-of-state
17document of ownership as required under the provisions of this
18Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense
19and a Class 4 felony for a subsequent offense; except that a
20person licensed under this Code who violates paragraph (5) of
21subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a business offense
22and shall be fined not less than $1,000 nor more than $5,000
23for a first offense and is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
24second or subsequent violation.
25    (e) Any vehicle which is salvage or junk may not be driven
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1violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. A
2salvage vehicle displaying valid special plates issued under
3Section 3-601(b) of this Code, which is being driven to or from
4an inspection conducted under Section 3-308 of this Code, is
5exempt from the provisions of this subsection. A salvage
6vehicle for which a short term permit has been issued under
7Section 3-307 of this Code is exempt from the provisions of
8this subsection for the duration of the permit.
9(Source: P.A. 99-932, eff. 6-1-17.)
 
10    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
11changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
12that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
13represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
14not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
15made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
16Public Act.