96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0034

 

Introduced 1/30/2009, by Sen. Bill Brady

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-803   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803
625 ILCS 5/3-815   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815
625 ILCS 5/3-819   from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that registration plates for farm trucks and trailers may, at the vehicle owner's option, be issued for periods of 4 months, rather than one year. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide by rule for the issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the 4-month periods of the year. Provides that the owner of a truck or trailer registered under these provisions must affix the proper decal to the truck or trailer's registration plate in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. Effective January 1, 2010.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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 changing
5 Sections 3-803, 3-815, and 3-819 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-803)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803)
7     Sec. 3-803. Reductions.
8     (a) Reduction of fees and taxes prescribed in this Chapter
9 shall be applicable only to vehicles newly-acquired by the
10 owner after the beginning of a registration period or which
11 become subject to registration after the beginning of a
12 registration period as specified in this Act. The Secretary of
13 State may deny a reduction as to any vehicle operated in this
14 State without being properly and timely registered in Illinois
15 under this Chapter, of a vehicle in violation of any provision
16 of this Chapter, or upon detection of such violation by an
17 audit, or upon determining that such vehicle was operated in
18 Illinois before such violation. Bond or other security in the
19 proper amount may be required by the Secretary of State while
20 the matter is under investigation. Reductions shall be granted
21 if a person becomes the owner after the dates specified or if a
22 vehicle becomes subject to registration under this Act, as
23 amended, after the dates specified.

 

 

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1     (b) Vehicles of the First Division. The annual fees and
2 taxes prescribed by Section 3-806 shall be reduced by 50% on
3 and after June 15, except as provided in Sections 3-414 and
4 3-802 of this Act.
5     (c) Vehicles of the Second Division. The annual fees and
6 taxes prescribed by Sections 3-402, 3-402.1, 3-815 and 3-819
7 and paid on a calendar year for such vehicles shall be reduced
8 on a quarterly basis if the vehicle becomes subject to
9 registration on and after March 31, June 30 or September 30.
10 Where such fees and taxes are payable on a fiscal year basis,
11 they shall be reduced on a quarterly basis on and after
12 September 30, December 31 or March 31.
13     (d) Two-year Registrations. The fees and taxes prescribed
14 by Section 3-808 for 2-year registrations shall not be reduced
15 in any event. However, the fees and taxes prescribed for all
16 other 2-year registrations by this Act, shall be reduced as
17 follows:
18     By 25% on and after June 15;
19     By 50% on and after December 15;
20     By 75% on and after the next ensuing June 15.
21     (e) The registration fees and taxes imposed upon certain
22 vehicles shall not be reduced by any amount in any event in the
23 following instances:
24     Permits under Sections 3-403 and 3-811;
25     Municipal Buses under Section 3-807;
26     Governmental or charitable vehicles under Section 3-808;

 

 

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1     Farm Machinery under Section 3-809;
2     Soil and conservation equipment under Section 3-809.1;
3     Special Plates under Section 3-810;
4     Permanently mounted equipment under Section 3-812;
5     Registration fee under Section 3-813;
6     Semitrailer fees under Section 3-814;
7     Farm trucks under Section 3-815;
8     Mileage weight tax option under Section 3-818;
9     Farm trailers under Section 3-819;
10     Duplicate plates under Section 3-820;
11     Fees under Section 3-821;
12     Search Fees under Section 3-823.
13     (f) The reductions provided for shall not apply to any
14 vehicle of the first or second division registered by the same
15 applicant in the prior registration year.
16     The changes to this Section made by Public Act 84-210 take
17 effect with the 1986 Calendar Registration Year.
18     (g) Reductions shall in no event result in payment of a fee
19 or tax less than $6, and the Secretary of State shall
20 promulgate schedules of fees reflecting applicable reductions.
21 Where any reduced amount is not stated in full dollars, the
22 Secretary of State may adjust the amount due to the nearest
23 full dollar amount.
24     (h) The reductions provided for in subsections (a) through
25 (g) of this Section shall not apply to those vehicles of the
26 first or second division registered on a staggered registration

 

 

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1 basis.
2     (i) A vehicle which becomes subject to registration during
3 the last month of the current registration year is exempt from
4 any applicable reduced fourth quarter or second semiannual
5 registration fee, and may register for the subsequent
6 registration year as its initial registration. This subsection
7 does not include those apportioned and prorated fees under
8 Sections 3-402 and 3-402.1 of this Code.
9 (Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
 
10     (625 ILCS 5/3-815)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
11     Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
12 division.
13     (a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner of a
14 vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813,
15 and not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section
16 3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
17 registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
18 weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
19 rates including the $10 registration fee:
20
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
21
REQUIRED BY LAW
22Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
23Including Vehicle each Fiscal
24and Maximum year
25LoadClass

 

 

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18,000 lbs. and lessB$78
28,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs.D138
312,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs.F242
416,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs.H490
526,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs.J630
628,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs.K842
732,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs.L982
836,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs.N1,202
940,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs.P1,390
1045,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs.Q1,538
1150,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs.R1,698
1255,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs.S1,830
1359,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs.T1,970
1464,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs.V2,294
1573,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs.X2,622
1677,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs.Z2,790
17     (a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination
18 of vehicles of the second division registered under Section
19 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or
20 a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
21 gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111
22 for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles
23 has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
24 subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
25 registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of
26 vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.

 

 

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1     (b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
2 trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
3 camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
4 and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
5 commercial business, may be registered for each registration
6 year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
7 a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
8 following table of fees:
9
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
10Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
11Including Vehicle andEach
12Maximum LoadCalendar Year
138,000 lbs and less$78
148,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs90
1510,001 Lbs. and Over102
16
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
17Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
18Including Vehicle andEach
19Maximum LoadCalendar Year
203,000 Lbs. and Less$18
213,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs.30
228,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs.38
2310,001 Lbs. and Over50
24     Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
25     (c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
26 own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising

 

 

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1 operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the
2 transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
3 or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may
4 be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
5 registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper
6 application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the
7 highway use tax herein specified as follows:
8
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
9Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Amount for
10Including Truck andeach
11Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
1216,000 lbs. or lessVF$150
1316,001 to 20,000 lbs.VG226
1420,001 to 24,000 lbs.VH290
1524,001 to 28,000 lbs.VJ378
1628,001 to 32,000 lbs.VK506
1732,001 to 36,000 lbs.VL610
1836,001 to 45,000 lbs.VP810
1945,001 to 54,999 lbs.VR1,026
2055,000 to 64,000 lbs.VT1,202
2164,001 to 73,280 lbs.VV1,290
2273,281 to 77,000 lbs.VX1,350
2377,001 to 80,000 lbs.VZ1,490
24     In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
25 registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat
26 weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.

 

 

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1     Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance
2 of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to
3 the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) of Section
4 15-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
5 elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
6 subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
7 registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
8 Special Hauling Vehicle.
9     (c-1) A farm truck eligible for yearly registration under
10 subsection (c) may, at the owner's option, instead be
11 registered under this subsection (c-1) for a period of 4
12 months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly
13 registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
14 issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the
15 4-month periods of the year: July through October, November
16 through February and March through June. The owner of a truck
17 registered under this subsection (c-1) must affix to the
18 truck's rear registration plate, in the manner prescribed by
19 the Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during
20 which the vehicle is operated. A farm truck registered under
21 this subsection (c-1) may not be registered for more than 2
22 4-month periods in a registration year.
23     (d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
24 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
25     (e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
26 registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed

 

 

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1 59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
2     (f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
3 failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary
4 of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as
5 provided for in Section 3-401.
6 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
 
7     (625 ILCS 5/3-819)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
8     Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
9     (a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle
10 of the second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of
11 Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for his own
12 agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations
13 and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized only in the
14 transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
15 or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and
16 any trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement
17 of husbandry may be registered under this paragraph in lieu of
18 registration under paragraph (b) of this Section upon the
19 filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
20 registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the
21 public highways of this State, at the following rates which
22 include the $10 registration fee:
23SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
24Gross Weight in Lbs.ClassTotal Amount
25Including Vehicleeach

 

 

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1and Maximum LoadFiscal Year
210,000 lbs. or lessVDD $60
310,001 to 14,000 lbs.VDE106
414,001 to 20,000 lbs.VDG166
520,001 to 28,000 lbs.VDJ378
628,001 to 36,000 lbs.VDL650
7     An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
8 registrations.
9     (a-1) A farm trailer eligible for yearly registration under
10 subsection (a) may, at the owner's option, instead be
11 registered under this subsection (a-1) for a period of 4
12 months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly
13 registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
14 issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the
15 4-month periods of the year: July through October, November
16 through February and March through June. The owner of a trailer
17 registered under this subsection (a-1) must affix to the
18 trailer's registration plate, in the manner prescribed by the
19 Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during which
20 the trailer is used. A farm trailer registered under this
21 subsection (a-1) may not be registered for more than 2 4-month
22 periods in a registration year.
23     (b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable
24 trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used
25 with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the
26 Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight

 

 

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1 tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the
2 following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10
3 required by Section 3-813):
4SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
5WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
6BY LAW
7Gross Weight in Lbs.Total Fees
8Including Vehicle andeach
9Maximum LoadClassFiscal Year
103,000 lbs. and lessTA$18
115,000 lbs. and more than 3,000TB54
128,000 lbs. and more than 5,000TC58
1310,000 lbs. and more than 8,000TD106
1414,000 lbs. and more than 10,000TE170
1520,000 lbs. and and more than 14,000TG258
1632,000 lbs. and more than 20,000TK722
1736,000 lbs. and more than 32,000TL1,082
1840,000 lbs. and more than 36,000TN1,502
19     (c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
20 provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
21 (Source: P.A. 91-37, eff. 7-1-99.)
 
22     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
23 1, 2010.