Public Act 093-0723
 
SB2122 Enrolled LRB093 13660 DRH 19040 b

    AN ACT concerning vehicles.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-405 and 3-415 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-405)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
    Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
    (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under
this Code shall make application to the Secretary of State for
the registration of such vehicle upon the appropriate form or
forms furnished by the Secretary. Every such application shall
bear the signature of the owner written with pen and ink and
contain:
        1. The name, bona fide residence (except as otherwise
    provided in this paragraph 1) and mail address of the owner
    or business address of the owner if a firm, association or
    corporation. If the mailing address is a post office box
    number, the address listed on the driver license record may
    be used to verify residence. A police officer, a deputy
    sheriff, an elected sheriff, a law enforcement officer for
    the Department of State Police, or a fire investigator may
    elect to furnish the address of the headquarters of the
    governmental entity or police district where he or she
    works instead of his or her residence address, in which
    case that address shall be deemed to be his or her
    residence address for all purposes under this Chapter 3.
    The spouse and children of a person who may elect under
    this paragraph 1 to furnish the address of the headquarters
    of the government entity or police district where the
    person works instead of the person's residence address may,
    if they reside with that person, also elect to furnish the
    address of the headquarters of the government entity or
    police district where the person works as their residence
    address, in which case that address shall be deemed to be
    their residence address for all purposes under this Chapter
    3. In this paragraph 1: (A) "police officer" has the
    meaning ascribed to "policeman" in Section 10-3-1 of the
    Illinois Municipal Code; (B) "deputy sheriff" means a
    deputy sheriff appointed under Section 3-6008 of the
    Counties Code; (C) "elected sheriff" means a sheriff
    commissioned pursuant to Section 3-6001 of the Counties
    Code; and (D) "fire investigator" means a person classified
    as a peace officer under the Peace Officer Fire
    Investigation Act.
        2. A description of the vehicle, including such
    information as is required in an application for a
    certificate of title, determined under such standard
    rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
        3. Information, as may be required by the Secretary,
    relating to the insurance policy for the a motor vehicle,
    including, but not limited to, the name of the insurer
    which issued the policy, the policy number, and the
    expiration date of the policy.
        4. Such further information as may reasonably be
    required by the Secretary to enable him to determine
    whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration
    and the owner entitled to a certificate of title.
        5. An affirmation by the applicant that all information
    set forth is true and correct. If the application is for
    the registration of a motor vehicle, the applicant also
    shall affirm that the motor vehicle is insured as required
    by this Code, that such insurance will be maintained
    throughout the period for which the motor vehicle shall be
    registered, and that neither the owner, nor any person
    operating the motor vehicle with the owner's permission,
    shall operate the motor vehicle unless the required
    insurance is in effect. If the person signing the
    affirmation is not the sole owner of the vehicle, such
    person shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of all
    the owners of the vehicle. If the person signing the
    affirmation is not an owner of the vehicle, such person
    shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of the owner or
    owners of the vehicle. The lack of signature on the
    application shall not in any manner exempt the owner or
    owners from any provisions, requirements or penalties of
    this Code.
    (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle purchased
from a dealer the application shall be accompanied by a
Manufacturer's Statement of Origin from the dealer, and a
statement showing any lien retained by the dealer.
(Source: P.A. 91-575, eff. 8-14-99.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-415)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
    Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration.
(a) Calendar year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a calendar registration year, not
later than December 1 of each year, upon proper application and
by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle, as
provided by law except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered on a staggered calendar year basis, shall be made by
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
    (b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and by
payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle as
provided by law, except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered on a staggered fiscal year basis, shall be made by
the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary of
State.
    (c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a
vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
vehicles required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not
later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of the
2-year registration period, except that application for
renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 years on a staggered
registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and
manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a vehicle
registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not later than
June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the 2-year
registration period, except that application for renewal of a
vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
registered for 2 fiscal years on a staggered registration
basis, shall be made by the owner in the form and manner
prescribed by the Secretary of State.
    (e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may receive
applications for renewal of registration and grant the same and
issue new registration cards and plates or registration
stickers at any time prior to expiration of registration. No
person shall display upon a vehicle, the new registration
plates or registration stickers prior to the dates the
Secretary of State in his discretion may select.
    (f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
    (g) Applications for registration renewal shall include
information relating to the insurance policy for the motor
vehicle, including the name of the insurer that issued the
policy, the policy number, and the expiration date of the
policy.
(Source: P.A. 80-230; 80-1185.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2005.

Effective Date: 1/1/2005