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VEHICLES
(625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code.

625 ILCS 5/2-126

    (625 ILCS 5/2-126) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-126)
    Sec. 2-126. Employees and agents of the Secretary of State, designated by him, who are employed at Drivers License Exam Stations throughout the State are authorized to deposit, on a temporary basis, fees and moneys collected at such stations in banks or savings and loan associations designated by the Secretary of State. Provided, however, that when such funds collected amount to $500 or more, or on the next succeeding 1st or 15th (disregarding Sundays and holidays) day of each month, whichever is earlier, such fees and moneys shall be forwarded to the Secretary of State by such designated banks or savings and loan associations for deposit with the State Treasurer.
    No bank or savings and loan association shall receive public funds as permitted by this Section, unless it has complied with the requirements established pursuant to Section 6 of "An Act relating to certain investments of public funds by public agencies", approved July 23, 1943, as now or hereafter amended.
(Source: P.A. 83-541.)

625 ILCS 5/2-127

    (625 ILCS 5/2-127) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-127)
    Sec. 2-127. The Secretary of State shall compile and maintain a listing of those services and agencies, both public and private, that provide transportation to senior citizens and shall make this information available to the public through the Drivers License Exam Stations.
(Source: P.A. 86-424.)

625 ILCS 5/2-127.5

    (625 ILCS 5/2-127.5)
    Sec. 2-127.5. Literacy and English as a second language classes. At Secretary of State Driver Service facilities, the Secretary shall provide a pamphlet or post information informing customers of the availability of literacy and English as a second language classes. The Secretary may satisfy this requirement by providing the Internet address of a not-for-profit entity offering this information.
(Source: P.A. 101-53, eff. 1-1-20.)

625 ILCS 5/2-128

    (625 ILCS 5/2-128)
    Sec. 2-128. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 94-470, eff. 8-4-05. Repealed internally, eff. 1-1-07.)

625 ILCS 5/2-129

    (625 ILCS 5/2-129)
    Sec. 2-129. Expiration dates. All expiration periods set forth in this Code shall be subject to the provisions of Section 30 of the Secretary of State Act.
(Source: P.A. 101-640, eff. 6-12-20.)

625 ILCS 5/2-130

    (625 ILCS 5/2-130)
    Sec. 2-130. User of automated license plate readers; prohibitions.
    (a) As used in this Section:
    "Automated license plate reader" or "ALPR" means an electronic device that is mounted on a law enforcement vehicle or positioned in a stationary location and that is capable of recording data on or taking a photograph of a vehicle or its license plate and comparing the collected data and photographs to existing law enforcement databases for investigative purposes. "ALPR" includes a device that is owned or operated by a person or an entity other than a law enforcement agency to the extent that data collected by the reader is shared with a law enforcement agency.
    "ALPR information" means information gathered by an ALPR or created from the analysis of data generated by an ALPR.
    "ALPR systems" means multi-agency or vendor agreements that allow the sharing of ALPR information collected in Illinois.
    "ALPR user" means a person or entity that owns or operates an ALPR device.
    "Law enforcement agency" means a State or local agency, unit of local government, or private entity charged with the enforcement of State, county, or municipal laws or with managing custody of detained persons in any state or jurisdiction.
    (b) An ALPR user shall not sell, share, allow access to, or transfer ALPR information to any state or local jurisdiction for the purpose of investigating or enforcing a law that:
        (1) denies or interferes with a person's right to
    
choose or obtain reproductive health care services or any lawful health care services as defined by the Lawful Health Care Activity Act; or
        (2) permits the detention or investigation of a
    
person based on the person's immigration status.
    (c) Any ALPR user in this State, including any law enforcement agency of this State that uses ALPR systems, shall not share ALPR information with an out-of-state law enforcement agency without first obtaining a written declaration from the out-of-state law enforcement agency that it expressly affirms that ALPR information obtained shall not be used in a manner that violates subsection (b). If a written declaration of affirmation is not executed, the law enforcement agency shall not share the ALPR information with the out-of-state law enforcement agency.
    (d) ALPR information shall be held confidentially to the fullest extent permitted by law.
    (e) Nothing in this Act shall define or limit any rights under the Reproductive Health Act.
(Source: P.A. 103-540, eff. 1-1-24.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 3

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 3 heading)
CHAPTER 3. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE AND
REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 3 Art. I

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 3 Art. I heading)
ARTICLE I. CERTIFICATES OF TITLE

625 ILCS 5/3-100

    (625 ILCS 5/3-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-100)
    Sec. 3-100. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them:
    "Electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or any other form of technology that entails capabilities similar to these technologies.
    "Electronic record" means a record generated, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means for use in an information system or for transmission from one information system to another.
    "Electronic signature" means a signature in electronic form attached to or logically associated with an electronic record.
    "Owner" means a person who holds legal document of ownership of a vehicle, limited to a certificate of origin, certificate of title, salvage certificate, or junking certificate. However, in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale or lease thereof with the right of purchase upon performance of the conditions stated in the agreement and with an immediate right of possession vested in the conditional vendee or lessee, or in the event a mortgagor of such vehicle is entitled to possession, then such conditional vendee or lessee or mortgagor shall be deemed the owner for the purpose of this Chapter, except as provided under paragraph (c) of Section 3-118.
    "Record" means information that is inscribed, stored, or otherwise fixed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
    "Signature" or "signed" includes any symbol executed or adopted, or any security procedure employed or adopted, using electronic means or otherwise, by or on behalf of a person with intent to authenticate a record.
    "Vehicle" means a vehicle as defined in Section 1-217 of this Code. Unless otherwise specified, "vehicle" also means a "manufactured home" as defined in Section 1-144.03 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)

625 ILCS 5/3-100.1

    (625 ILCS 5/3-100.1)
    Sec. 3-100.1. Use of electronic records.
    (a) To the extent authorized by the Secretary of State and in accordance with standards and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of State:
        (1) Certificates, certifications, affidavits,
    
applications, assignments, statements, notices, documents, and other records required under this Chapter may be created, distributed, and received in electronic form.
        (2) Signatures required under this Chapter may be
    
made as electronic signatures or may be waived.
        (3) Delivery of records required under this Chapter
    
may be made by any means, including electronic delivery.
        (4) Fees and taxes required to be paid under this
    
Chapter may be made by electronic means; provided that any forms, records, electronic records, and methods of electronic payment relating to the filing and payment of taxes shall be prescribed by the Department of Revenue.
    (a-5) No later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of State shall implement, manage, and administer an electronic lien and title system that will permit a lienholder to perfect, assign, and release a lien under this Code. The system may include the points in subsection (a) as to the identified objectives of the program. The Secretary shall establish by administrative rule the standards and procedures relating to the management and implementation of the mandatory electronic lien and title system established under this subsection. The Secretary may charge a reasonable fee for performing the services and functions relating to the management and administration of the system. The fee shall be set by administrative rule adopted by the Secretary.
    (b) Electronic records accepted by the Secretary of State have the same force and effect as records created on paper by writing, typing, printing, or similar means. The procedures established by the Secretary of State concerning the acceptance of electronic filings and electronic records shall ensure that the electronic filings and electronic records are received and stored accurately and that they are readily available to satisfy any statutory requirements that call for a written record.
    (c) Electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of State shall have the same force and effect as manual signatures.
    (d) Electronic delivery of records accepted by the Secretary of State shall have the same force and effect as physical delivery of records.
    (e) Electronic records and electronic signatures accepted by the Secretary of State shall be admissible in all administrative, quasi-judicial, and judicial proceedings. In any such proceeding, nothing in the application of the rules of evidence shall apply so as to deny the admissibility of an electronic record or electronic signature into evidence on the sole ground that it is an electronic record or electronic signature, or on the grounds that it is not in its original form or is not an original. Information in the form of an electronic record shall be given due evidentiary weight by the trier of fact.
    (f) The Secretary may contract with a private contractor to carry out the Secretary's duties under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-490, eff. 1-1-20; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-431, eff. 8-20-21.)

625 ILCS 5/3-100.2

    (625 ILCS 5/3-100.2)
    Sec. 3-100.2. Electronic access; agreements with submitters.
    (a) No later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of State shall require a licensee under Chapter 3 or 5 of this Code to submit any record required to be submitted to the Secretary of State by using electronic media deemed feasible by the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State may also require the licensee to submit the original paper record. The Secretary of State shall also require a person or licensee to receive any record to be provided by the Secretary of State by using electronic media deemed feasible by the Secretary of State, instead of providing the original paper record.
    (b) No later than July 1, 2022, electronic submittal, receipt, and delivery of records and electronic signatures shall be supported by a signed agreement between the Secretary of State and the submitter. The agreement shall require, at a minimum, each record to include all information necessary to complete a transaction, certification by the submitter upon its best knowledge as to the truthfulness of the data to be submitted to the Secretary of State, and retention by the submitter of supporting records.
    (c) No later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of State shall establish minimum transaction volume levels, audit and security standards, technological requirements, and other terms and conditions he or she deems necessary for approval of the electronic delivery process.
    (d) When an agreement is made to accept electronic records, the Secretary of State shall not be required to produce a written record for the submitter with whom the Secretary of State has the agreement until requested to do so by the submitter.
    (e) No later than July 1, 2022, the Secretary of State shall provide electronic notification to the lienholder submitter to verify the notation and perfection of the lienholder's security interest in a vehicle on the certificate of title required to be created as an electronic record under Section 3-100.1. Upon receipt of an electronic message from a lienholder submitter with a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is an electronic record that the lien should be released, the Secretary of State shall enter the appropriate electronic record of the release of lien and print and mail a paper certificate of title to the owner or lienholder at no expense. The Secretary of State may also mail the certificate to any other person that delivers to the Secretary of State an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate. If another lienholder holds a properly perfected security interest in the vehicle as reflected in the records of the Secretary of State, the certificate shall be delivered to that lienholder instead of the owner.
    (f) The Secretary may contract with a private contractor to carry out the Secretary's duties under this Section.
(Source: P.A. 101-490, eff. 1-1-20; 102-154, eff. 1-1-22; 102-431, eff. 8-20-21.)

625 ILCS 5/3-100.3

    (625 ILCS 5/3-100.3)
    Sec. 3-100.3. Rules. The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this Article.
(Source: P.A. 91-772, eff. 1-1-01.)

625 ILCS 5/3-101

    (625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
    Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.
    (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle which is in this State and for which no certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State shall make application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of title of the vehicle.
    (b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration, but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
    (c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the Secretary of State.
    (d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of title.
    (e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of title.
(Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 97-983, eff. 8-17-12.)