Public Act 097-0983
 
HB4862 EnrolledLRB097 17322 HEP 62523 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    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
Section 3-101 as follows:
 
    (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.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/17/2012