98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB4270
 
Introduced , by Rep. Jerry F. Costello, II
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
20 ILCS 862/34

     Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the operator of an off-highway vehicle shall not be required to display an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp if the off-highway vehicle is operated  on any private land with the permission of the land owner. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is 
5amended  by changing Section 34 as follows:
 
6    (20 ILCS 862/34)
7    Sec. 34. Exception from display of Off-Highway Vehicle 
8Usage Stamps. The operator of an off-highway vehicle shall not 
9be required to display an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp if 
10the off-highway vehicle is:
11        (1) owned and used by the United States, the State of 
12    Illinois, another state, or a political subdivision 
13    thereof, but these off-highway vehicles shall prominently 
14    display the name of the owner on the off-highway vehicle;
15        (2) operated on lands where the owner permanently 
16    resides;  this exception shall not apply to clubs, 
17    associations, lands leased for hunting or recreational 
18    purposes, or to off-highway vehicles being used by 
19    outfitters as defined in the  Wildlife Code as part of their 
20    outfitting business;
21        (2.5) operated  on any private land with the permission 
22    of the land owner; 
23        (3) used only on international or national competition 
 
 
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1    circuits in events for which written permission has been 
2    obtained by the sponsoring or sanctioning body from the 
3    governmental unit having jurisdiction over the location of 
4    any event held in this State;
5        (4) while being used for activities associated with 
6    farming or livestock production operations; or
7        (5) while being used on an off-highway vehicle grant 
8    assisted site and the off-highway vehicle displays a 
9    Off-Highway Vehicle Access decal.

10(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
 
11    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
12becoming law.