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625 ILCS 5/15-301

    (625 ILCS 5/15-301) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-301)
    Sec. 15-301. Permits for excess size and weight.
    (a) The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may, in their discretion, upon application and good cause being shown therefor, issue a special permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles of a size or weight of vehicle or load exceeding the maximum specified in this Code or otherwise not in conformity with this Code upon any highway under the jurisdiction of the party granting such permit and for the maintenance of which the party is responsible. Applications and permits other than those in written or printed form may only be accepted from and issued to the company or individual making the movement. Except for an application to move directly across a highway, it shall be the duty of the applicant to establish in the application that the load to be moved by such vehicle or combination cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, the reasonableness of which shall be determined by the Secretary of the Department. For the purpose of over length movements, more than one object may be carried side by side as long as the height, width, and weight laws are not exceeded and the cause for the over length is not due to multiple objects. For the purpose of over height movements, more than one object may be carried as long as the cause for the over height is not due to multiple objects and the length, width, and weight laws are not exceeded. For the purpose of an over width movement, more than one object may be carried as long as the cause for the over width is not due to multiple objects and length, height, and weight laws are not exceeded. Except for transporting fluid milk products, no State or local agency shall authorize the issuance of excess size or weight permits for vehicles and loads that are divisible and that can be carried, when divided, within the existing size or weight maximums specified in this Chapter. Any excess size or weight permit issued in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be void at issue and any movement made thereunder shall not be authorized under the terms of the void permit. In any prosecution for a violation of this Chapter when the authorization of an excess size or weight permit is at issue, it is the burden of the defendant to establish that the permit was valid because the load to be moved could not reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, or was otherwise nondivisible.
    (a-1) As used in this Section, "extreme heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle" means a tow truck manufactured as a unit having a lifting capacity of not less than 50 tons, and having either 4 axles and an unladen weight of not more than 80,000 pounds or 5 axles and an unladen weight not more than 90,000 pounds. Notwithstanding otherwise applicable gross and axle weight limits, an extreme heavy duty tow and recovery vehicle may lawfully travel to and from the scene of a disablement and clear a disabled vehicle if the towing service has obtained an extreme heavy duty tow and recovery permit for the vehicle. The form and content of the permit shall be determined by the Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction.
    (b) The application for any such permit shall: (1) state whether such permit is requested for a single trip or for limited continuous operation; (2) (blank); (3) specifically describe and identify the vehicle or vehicles and load to be operated or moved; (4) state the routing requested, including the points of origin and destination, and may identify and include a request for routing to the nearest certified scale in accordance with the Department's rules and regulations, provided the applicant has approval to travel on local roads; and (5) (blank).
    (c) The Department or local authority when not inconsistent with traffic safety is authorized to issue or withhold such permit at its discretion; or, if such permit is issued at its discretion to prescribe the route or routes to be traveled, to limit the number of trips, to establish seasonal or other time limitations within which the vehicles described may be operated on the highways indicated, or otherwise to limit or prescribe conditions of operations of such vehicle or vehicles, when necessary to assure against undue damage to the road foundations, surfaces or structures, and may require such undertaking or other security as may be deemed necessary to compensate for any injury to any roadway or road structure. The Department shall maintain a daily record of each permit issued along with the fee and the stipulated dimensions, weights, conditions, and restrictions authorized and this record shall be presumed correct in any case of questions or dispute. The Department shall install an automatic device for recording telephone conversations involving permit applications. The Department and applicant waive all objections to the recording of the conversation.
    (d) The Department shall, upon application in writing from any local authority, issue an annual permit authorizing the local authority to move oversize highway construction, transportation, utility, and maintenance equipment over roads under the jurisdiction of the Department. The permit shall be applicable only to equipment and vehicles owned by or registered in the name of the local authority, and no fee shall be charged for the issuance of such permits.
    (e) As an exception to subsection (a) of this Section, the Department and local authorities, with respect to highways under their respective jurisdictions, in their discretion and upon application in writing, may issue a special permit for limited continuous operation, authorizing the applicant to move loads of agricultural commodities on a 2-axle single vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads not to exceed 35%, on a 3-axle or 4-axle vehicle registered by the Secretary of State with axle loads not to exceed 20%, and on a 5-axle vehicle registered by the Secretary of State not to exceed 10% above those provided in Section 15-111. The total gross weight of the vehicle, however, may not exceed the maximum gross weight of the registration class of the vehicle allowed under Section 3-815 or 3-818 of this Code.
    As used in this Section, "agricultural commodities" means:
        (1) cultivated plants or agricultural produce grown,
    
including, but not limited to, corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, grain sorghum, canola, and rice;
        (2) livestock, including, but not limited to, hogs,
    
equine, sheep, and poultry;
        (3) ensilage; and
        (4) fruits and vegetables.
    Permits may be issued for a period not to exceed 40 days and moves may be made of a distance not to exceed 50 miles from a field, an on-farm grain storage facility, a warehouse as defined in the Grain Code, or a livestock management facility as defined in the Livestock Management Facilities Act over any highway except the National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. The operator of the vehicle, however, must abide by posted bridge and posted highway weight limits. All implements of husbandry operating under this Section between sunset and sunrise shall be equipped as prescribed in Section 12-205.1.
    (e-1) A special permit shall be issued by the Department under this Section and shall be required from September 1 through December 31 for a vehicle that exceeds the maximum axle weight and gross weight limits under Section 15-111 of this Code or exceeds the vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the maximum limits under Section 15-111 of this Code and does not exceed the vehicle's registered gross weight by 10%. All other restrictions that apply to permits issued under this Section shall apply during the declared time period and no fee shall be charged for the issuance of those permits. Permits issued by the Department under this subsection (e-1) are only valid on federal and State highways under the jurisdiction of the Department, except interstate highways. With respect to highways under the jurisdiction of local authorities, the local authorities may, at their discretion, waive special permit requirements and set a divisible load weight limit not to exceed 10% above a vehicle's registered gross weight, provided that the vehicle's axle weight and gross weight do not exceed 10% above the maximum limits specified in Section 15-111. Permits issued under this subsection (e-1) shall apply to all registered vehicles eligible to obtain permits under this Section, including vehicles used in private or for-hire movement of divisible load agricultural commodities during the declared time period.
    (f) The form and content of the permit shall be determined by the Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and by local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction. Every permit shall be in written form and carried in the vehicle or combination of vehicles to which it refers and shall be open to inspection by any police officer or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit and no person shall violate any of the terms or conditions of such special permit. Violation of the terms and conditions of the permit shall not be deemed a revocation of the permit; however, any vehicle and load found to be off the route prescribed in the permit shall be held to be operating without a permit. Any off-route vehicle and load shall be required to obtain a new permit or permits, as necessary, to authorize the movement back onto the original permit routing. No rule or regulation, nor anything herein, shall be construed to authorize any police officer, court, or authorized agent of any authority granting the permit to remove the permit from the possession of the permittee unless the permittee is charged with a fraudulent permit violation as provided in subsection (i). However, upon arrest for an offense of violation of permit, operating without a permit when the vehicle is off route, or any size or weight offense under this Chapter when the permittee plans to raise the issuance of the permit as a defense, the permittee, or his agent, must produce the permit at any court hearing concerning the alleged offense.
    If the permit designates and includes a routing to a certified scale, the permittee, while en route to the designated scale, shall be deemed in compliance with the weight provisions of the permit provided the axle or gross weights do not exceed any of the permitted limits by more than the following amounts:
        Single axle               2000 pounds
        Tandem axle               3000 pounds
        Gross                     5000 pounds
    (g) The Department is authorized to adopt, amend, and make available to interested persons a policy concerning reasonable rules, limitations and conditions or provisions of operation upon highways under its jurisdiction in addition to those contained in this Section for the movement by special permit of vehicles, combinations, or loads which cannot reasonably be dismantled or disassembled, including manufactured and modular home sections and portions thereof. All rules, limitations and conditions or provisions adopted in the policy shall have due regard for the safety of the traveling public and the protection of the highway system and shall have been promulgated in conformity with the provisions of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The requirements of the policy for flagmen and escort vehicles shall be the same for all moves of comparable size and weight. When escort vehicles are required, they shall meet the following requirements:
        (1) All operators shall be 18 years of age or over
    
and properly licensed to operate the vehicle.
        (2) Vehicles escorting oversized loads more than 12
    
feet wide must be equipped with a rotating or flashing amber light mounted on top as specified under Section 12-215.
    The Department shall establish reasonable rules and regulations regarding liability insurance or self insurance for vehicles with oversized loads promulgated under the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Police vehicles may be required for escort under circumstances as required by rules and regulations of the Department.
    (h) Violation of any rule, limitation or condition or provision of any permit issued in accordance with the provisions of this Section shall not render the entire permit null and void but the violator shall be deemed guilty of violation of permit and guilty of exceeding any size, weight, or load limitations in excess of those authorized by the permit. The prescribed route or routes on the permit are not mere rules, limitations, conditions, or provisions of the permit, but are also the sole extent of the authorization granted by the permit. If a vehicle and load are found to be off the route or routes prescribed by any permit authorizing movement, the vehicle and load are operating without a permit. Any off-route movement shall be subject to the size and weight maximums, under the applicable provisions of this Chapter, as determined by the type or class highway upon which the vehicle and load are being operated.
    (i) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made under a fraudulent permit, the permit shall be void, and the person, firm, or corporation to whom such permit was granted, the driver of such vehicle in addition to the person who issued such permit and any accessory, shall be guilty of fraud and either one or all persons may be prosecuted for such violation. Any person, firm, or corporation committing such violation shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony and the Department shall not issue permits to the person, firm, or corporation convicted of such violation for a period of one year after the date of conviction. Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in addition to any penalties imposed for violation of other Sections of this Code.
    (j) Whenever any vehicle is operated or movement made in violation of a permit issued in accordance with this Section, the person to whom such permit was granted, or the driver of such vehicle, is guilty of such violation and either, but not both, persons may be prosecuted for such violation as stated in this subsection (j). Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of such violation shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined, for the first offense, not less than $50 nor more than $200 and, for the second offense by the same person, firm, or corporation within a period of one year, not less than $200 nor more than $300 and, for the third offense by the same person, firm, or corporation within a period of one year after the date of the first offense, not less than $300 nor more than $500 and the Department may, in its discretion, not issue permits to the person, firm, or corporation convicted of a third offense during a period of one year after the date of conviction or supervision for such third offense. If any violation is the cause or contributing cause in a motor vehicle crash causing damage to property, injury, or death to a person, the Department may, in its discretion, not issue a permit to the person, firm, or corporation for a period of one year after the date of conviction or supervision for the offense.
    (k) Whenever any vehicle is operated on local roads under permits for excess width or length issued by local authorities, such vehicle may be moved upon a State highway for a distance not to exceed one-half mile without a permit for the purpose of crossing the State highway.
    (l) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the Department, with respect to highways under its jurisdiction, and local authorities, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, may at their discretion authorize the movement of a vehicle in violation of any size or weight requirement, or both, that would not ordinarily be eligible for a permit, when there is a showing of extreme necessity that the vehicle and load should be moved without unnecessary delay.
    For the purpose of this subsection, showing of extreme necessity shall be limited to the following: shipments of livestock, hazardous materials, liquid concrete being hauled in a mobile cement mixer, or hot asphalt.
    (m) Penalties for violations of this Section shall be in addition to any penalties imposed for violating any other Section of this Code.
    (n) The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction and local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction, in their discretion and upon application in writing, may issue a special permit for continuous limited operation, authorizing the applicant to operate a tow truck that exceeds the weight limits provided for in subsection (a) of Section 15-111, provided:
        (1) no rear single axle of the tow truck exceeds
    
26,000 pounds;
        (2) no rear tandem axle of the tow truck exceeds
    
50,000 pounds;
        (2.1) no triple rear axle on a manufactured recovery
    
unit exceeds 60,000 pounds;
        (3) neither the disabled vehicle nor the disabled
    
combination of vehicles exceed the weight restrictions imposed by this Chapter 15, or the weight limits imposed under a permit issued by the Department prior to hookup;
        (4) the tow truck prior to hookup does not exceed the
    
weight restrictions imposed by this Chapter 15;
        (5) during the tow operation the tow truck does not
    
violate any weight restriction sign;
        (6) the tow truck is equipped with flashing,
    
rotating, or oscillating amber lights, visible for at least 500 feet in all directions;
        (7) the tow truck is specifically designed and
    
licensed as a tow truck;
        (8) the tow truck has a gross vehicle weight rating
    
of sufficient capacity to safely handle the load;
        (9) the tow truck is equipped with air brakes;
        (10) the tow truck is capable of utilizing the
    
lighting and braking systems of the disabled vehicle or combination of vehicles;
        (11) the tow commences at the initial point of wreck
    
or disablement and terminates at a point where the repairs are actually to occur;
        (12) the permit issued to the tow truck is carried in
    
the tow truck and exhibited on demand by a police officer; and
        (13) the movement shall be valid only on State routes
    
approved by the Department.
    (o) (Blank).
    (p) In determining whether a load may be reasonably dismantled or disassembled for the purpose of subsection (a), the Department shall consider whether there is a significant negative impact on the condition of the pavement and structures along the proposed route, whether the load or vehicle as proposed causes a safety hazard to the traveling public, whether dismantling or disassembling the load promotes or stifles economic development, and whether the proposed route travels less than 5 miles. A load is not required to be dismantled or disassembled for the purposes of subsection (a) if the Secretary of the Department determines there will be no significant negative impact to pavement or structures along the proposed route, the proposed load or vehicle causes no safety hazard to the traveling public, dismantling or disassembling the load does not promote economic development, and the proposed route travels less than 5 miles. The Department may promulgate rules for the purpose of establishing the divisibility of a load pursuant to subsection (a). Any load determined by the Secretary to be nondivisible shall otherwise comply with the existing size or weight maximums specified in this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 101-547, eff. 1-1-20; 102-124, eff. 7-23-21; 102-982, eff. 7-1-23.)

625 ILCS 5/15-302

    (625 ILCS 5/15-302) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-302)
    Sec. 15-302. Fees for special permits. The Department with respect to highways under its jurisdiction shall collect a fee from the applicant for the issuance of a permit to operate or move a vehicle or combination of vehicles or load as authorized in Section 15-301. The charge for each permit shall consist of:
        1. a service charge for special handling of a permit
    
when requested by an applicant;
        2. fees for any dimension, axle weight or gross
    
weight in excess of the maximum size or weight specified in this Chapter; and
        3. additional fees for special investigations as in
    
Section 15-311 and special police escort as in Section 15-312 when required.
    With respect to overweight fees, the charge shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the cost of the extra wear and tear on the mileage of highways over which the load is to be moved. With respect to over-dimension permits, the fee shall be sufficient to compensate in part for the special privilege of transporting oversize vehicle or vehicle combination and load and to compensate in part for the economic loss of operators of vehicles in regular operation due to inconvenience occasioned by the oversize movements.
    Fees to be paid by the applicant are to be at the rates specified in this Chapter. In determining the fees in Section 15-306 and paragraph (f) of Section 15-307, all weights shall be to the next highest 1,000 pounds and all distances shall be determined from the Illinois Official Highway Map.
    For repeated moves of like objects which cannot be dismantled or disassembled and which are monolithically structured for permanent use in the transported form, the fees specified in Sections 15-305, 15-306 and 15-307 for other than the first move shall be reduced by $4 provided the objects are to be moved from the same origin to the same destination, the number of trips will not be less than 5, the trips will be completed within 30 days, and all applications are submitted at one time. Round trip permits shall be the same as a single trip permit except the fee shall be computed based upon the total distance traveled, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load traveling both directions over the same route, provided a description including make and model of the equipment being transported is furnished to the Department. Limited continuous operation permits are to be valid for a period of 90 days or one year, and shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination or like load.
(Source: P.A. 100-728, eff. 1-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/15-303

    (625 ILCS 5/15-303) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-303)
    Sec. 15-303. Transmission Fees. When special transmission of permits is requested by an applicant, a service charge in an amount sufficient to defray the cost shall be charged.
(Source: P.A. 81-199.)

625 ILCS 5/15-304

    (625 ILCS 5/15-304) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-304)
    Sec. 15-304. Fees for house trailer combinations, or a unit carrying roof or floor trusses. Fees for special permits to move a house trailer, oversize storage building, modular home section, or a unit carrying roof or floor trusses in combination with a towing vehicle shall be paid by the applicant to the Department at the following rates:
90 DayAnnual
LimitedLimited
SingleContinuousContinuous
TripOperationOperation
    (a) Maximum overall width of 10 feet or less; maximum overall height of 14 feet 6 inches or less; or maximum overall length, including the towing vehicle, of 70
feet or less:$100.00$400.00
For the first 90 miles$12.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$15.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$18.00
For more than 270 miles$21.00
    (b) Maximum overall width of 12 feet or less, plus an additional 2 inch overhang on each side to allow for eaves, drip edges or guttering that is at least 9 feet above the surface of the pavement; maximum overall height of 14 feet 6 inches or less; or maximum overall length, including the towing vehicle, of 115 feet
or less:$150.00$600.00
For the first 90 miles$15.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$20.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$25.00
For more than 270 miles$30.00
    (c) Maximum overall width of 14 feet or less; maximum overall height of 15 feet or less; maximum overall length, including the towing vehicle, of 115 feet or less;
90 DayAnnual
LimitedLimited
SingleContinuousContinuous
TripOperationOperation
$250.00$1000.00
For the first 90 miles$25.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$30.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$35.00
For more than 270 miles$40.00
    (d) Maximum overall width of 14 feet 4 inches or less, maximum overall height of 15 feet or less; or maximum overall length, including the towing vehicle, of 115 feet or less:
90 DayAnnual
LimitedLimited
SingleContinuousContinuous
TripOperationOperation
$250.00$1000.00
For the first 90 miles$30.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$40.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$50.00
From 270 miles or more$60.00
    (e) Maximum overall width of 16 feet or less provided that a tolerance in width of up to 3 inches will be allowed for house trailer combinations; or maximum overall height of 15 feet or less; or maximum overall length, including the towing vehicle of 115 feet or less:
90 DayAnnual
LimitedLimited
Single TripContinuousContinuous
OnlyOperationOperation
For the first 90 miles$30.00$250.00$1000.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$40.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$50.00
From 270 miles or more$60.00
(Source: P.A. 89-219, eff. 1-1-96; 90-148, eff. 7-23-97.)

625 ILCS 5/15-305

    (625 ILCS 5/15-305) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-305)
    Sec. 15-305. Fees for legal weight but overdimension vehicles, combinations, and loads, other than house trailer combinations. Fees for special permits to move overdimension vehicles, combinations, and loads, other than house trailer combinations, shall be paid by the applicant to the Department at the following rates:

90 DayAnnual

LimitedLimited

SingleContinuousContinuous

TripOperationOperation
(a) Overall width of 10 feet or less, overall height of 14 feet 6 inches or less, and overall length of 70
feet or less$100.00$400.00
For the first 90 miles$12.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$15.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$18.00
For more than 270 miles$21.00
(b) Overall width of 12 feet or less, overall height of 14 feet 6 inches or less, and overall length
of 85 feet or less$150.00$600.00
For the first 90 miles$15.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$20.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$25.00
For more than 270 miles$30.00
(c) Overall width of 14 feet or less, overall height of 15 feet or less, and overall length of 100 feet or less


Single Trip

Only
For the first 90 miles$25.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$30.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$35.00
For more than 270 miles$40.00
(d) Overall width of 18 feet or less (authorized only under special conditions and for limited distances), overall height of 16 feet or less, and overall length of 120 feet or less


Single Trip

Only
For the first 90 miles$30.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$40.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$50.00
For more than 270 miles$60.00
(e) Overall width of more than 18 feet (authorized only under special conditions and for limited distances), overall height more than 16 feet, and overall length more than 120 feet


Single Trip

Only
For the first 90 miles$50.00
From 90 miles to 180 miles$75.00
From 180 miles to 270 miles$100.00
For more than 270 miles$125.00
    Permits issued under this Section shall be for a vehicle, or vehicle combination and load not exceeding legal weights, and, in the case of the limited continuous operation, shall be for the same vehicle, vehicle combination, or like load.
    Escort requirements shall be as prescribed in the Department's rules and regulations. Fees for the Illinois State Police vehicle escort, when required, shall be in addition to the permit fees.
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)

625 ILCS 5/15-306

    (625 ILCS 5/15-306) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-306)
    Sec. 15-306. Fees for Overweight-Axle Loads. Fees for special permits to move legal gross weight vehicles, combinations of vehicles and loads with overweight-axle loads shall be paid by the applicant to the Department as follows:
    For each overweight single axle or tandem axle group, the flat rate fees herein scheduled for increments of 45 miles or fraction thereof including issuance fee predicated upon a 20,000 pound single axle equivalency.
20,000 Pound Single Axle Equivalency Fees
Axle weight2-Axle3-Axle
in excessSingle AxleTandemTandem
of legal
1-6000 lbs.$5$5$5
6001-11,000 lbs.876
11,001-17,000 lbs.not permitted87
17,001-22,000 lbs.not permittednot permitted9
22,001-29,000 lbs.not permittednot permitted11
(Source: P.A. 96-34, eff. 1-1-10 (see Section 60-50 of P.A. 96-37 for effective date of changes made by P.A. 96-34).)

625 ILCS 5/15-307

    (625 ILCS 5/15-307) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-307)
    Sec. 15-307. Fees for overweight-gross loads. Fees for special permits to move vehicles, combinations of vehicles and loads with overweight-gross loads shall be paid at the flat rate fees established in this Section for weights in excess of legal gross weights, by the applicant to the Department.
    (a) With respect to fees for overweight-gross loads listed in this Section and for overweight-axle loads listed in Section 15-306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever is the greater, but not for both.
    (b) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section 15-306, with respect to combinations of vehicles consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a tandem axle composed of 2 consecutive axles drawing a semitrailer, or other vehicle approved by the Department, equipped with a tandem axle composed of 3 consecutive axles, weighing over 80,000 pounds but not more than 88,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$10
From 45 miles to 90 miles12.50
From 90 miles to 135 miles15.00
From 135 miles to 180 miles17.50
From 180 miles to 225 miles20.00
For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in excess of the rate for 225 miles, an additional2.50
    For such combinations weighing over 88,000 pounds but not more than 100,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles15
From 45 miles to 90 miles25
From 90 miles to 135 miles35
From 135 miles to 180 miles45
From 180 miles to 225 miles55
For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in excess of the rate for 225 miles, an additional10
    For such combination weighing over 100,000 pounds but not more than 110,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$20
From 45 miles to 90 miles32.50
From 90 miles to 135 miles45
From 135 miles to 180 miles57.50
From 180 miles to 225 miles70
For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional12.50
    For such combinations weighing over 110,000 pounds but not more than 120,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$30
From 46 miles to 90 miles55
From 90 miles to 135 miles80
From 135 miles to 180 miles105
From 180 miles to 225 miles130
For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional25
    Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also shall include fees for overwidth dimensions of 4 feet or less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged an additional fee of $15.
    (c) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and Section 15-306 of this Chapter, with respect to combinations of vehicles consisting of a 3-axle truck tractor with a tandem axle composed of 2 consecutive axles drawing a semitrailer, or other vehicle approved by the Department, equipped with a tandem axle composed of 2 consecutive axles, weighing over 80,000 pounds but not more than 88,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$20
From 45 miles to 90 miles32.50
From 90 miles to 135 miles45
From 135 miles to 180 miles57.50
From 180 miles to 225 miles70
For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional12.50
    For such combination weighing over 88,000 pounds but not more than 100,000 pounds gross weight, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$30
From 46 miles to 90 miles55
From 90 miles to 135 miles80
From 135 miles to 180 miles105
From 180 miles to 225 miles130
For each additional 45 miles or part thereof in excess of the rate for 225 miles an additional25
    Payment of overweight fees for the above combinations also shall include fees for overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
    (d) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in Section 15-306 of this Chapter, with respect to a 3 (or more) axle mobile crane or water well-drilling vehicle consisting of a single axle and a tandem axle or 2 tandem axle groups composed of 2 consecutive axles each, with a distance of extreme axles not less than 18 feet, weighing not more than 60,000 pounds gross with no single axle weighing more than 21,000 pounds, or any tandem axle group to exceed 40,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$12.50
For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof9.00
    For such vehicles weighing over 60,000 pounds but not more than 68,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than 21,000 pounds and no tandem axle group exceeding 48,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$20
For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof12.50
    Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
    (e) In lieu of the fees stated in this Section and in Section 15-306 of this Chapter, with respect to a 4 (or more) axle mobile crane or water well drilling vehicle consisting of 2 sets of tandem axles composed of 2 or more consecutive axles each with a distance between extreme axles of not less than 23 feet weighing not more than 72,000 pounds with axle weights on one set of tandem axles not more than 34,000 pounds, and weight in the other set of tandem axles not to exceed 40,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$15
For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof10
    For such vehicles weighing over 72,000 pounds but not more than 76,000 pounds with axle weights on either set of tandem axles not more than 44,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$20
For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof12.50
    Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged an additional fee of $15.
    (f) In lieu of fees stated in this Section and in Section 15-306 of this Chapter, with respect to a two axle mobile crane or water well-drilling vehicle consisting of 2 single axles weighing not more than 48,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than 25,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$15
For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof10
    For such vehicles weighing over 48,000 pounds but not more than 54,000 pounds with no single axle weighing more than 28,000 pounds, the fees shall be at the following rates:
    DistanceRate
For the first 45 miles$20
For each additional 45 miles or portion thereof12.50
    Payment of overweight fees for the above vehicle shall include overwidth dimension of 4 feet or less, overheight and overlength. Any overwidth in excess of 4 feet shall be charged an additional overwidth fee of $15.
    (g) Fees for special permits to move vehicles, combinations of vehicles, and loads with overweight gross loads not included in the fee categories shall be paid by the applicant to the Department at the rate of $50 plus 3.5 cents per ton-mile in excess of legal weight.
    With respect to fees for overweight gross loads not included in the schedules specified in paragraphs (a) through (e) of Section 15-307 and for overweight axle loads listed in Section 15-306, one fee only shall be charged, whichever is the greater, but not both. An additional fee in accordance with the schedule set forth in Section 15-305 shall be charged for each overdimension.
    (h) Fees for special permits for continuous limited operation authorizing the applicant to operate vehicles that exceed the weight limits provided for in subsection (a) of Section 15-111.
    All single axles excluding the steer axle and axles within a tandem are limited to 24,000 pounds or less unless otherwise noted in this subsection (h). Loads up to 12 feet wide and 110 feet in length shall be included within this permit. Fees shall be $250 for a quarterly and $1,000 for an annual permit. Front tag axle and double tandem trailers are not eligible.
    The following configurations qualify for the quarterly and annual permits:
        (1) 3 or more axles, total gross weight of 68,000
    
pounds or less, front tandem or axle 21,000 pounds or less, rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 or 3 axles, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle;
        (2) 4 or more axles, total gross weight of 76,000
    
pounds or less, front tandem 44,000 pounds or less on 2 axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, rear tandem 44,000 pounds or less on 2 axles and 23,000 pounds or less on single axle or 48,000 pounds or less on 3 axles, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle;
        (3) 5 or more axles, total gross weight of 100,000
    
pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle, rear tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 axles, 25,000 pounds or less on single axle;
        (4) 6 or more axles, total gross weight of 120,000
    
pounds or less, front tandem 48,000 pounds or less on 2 axles, front axle 20,000 pounds or less, single axle 25,000 pounds or less, or rear tandem 60,000 pounds or less on 3 axles, 21,000 pounds or less on single axles within a tandem.
(Source: P.A. 102-124, eff. 7-23-21.)

625 ILCS 5/15-308

    (625 ILCS 5/15-308) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-308)
    Sec. 15-308. Fees for overweight trucks hauling agricultural commodities. Fees for special permits for increased axle loads to be used for hauling agricultural commodities, as defined in subsection (e) of Section 15-301; limited continuous operation permit only, $5 per axle.
(Source: P.A. 93-971, eff. 8-20-04.)

625 ILCS 5/15-308.1

    (625 ILCS 5/15-308.1)
    Sec. 15-308.1. Fees for moving oversize or overweight equipment to the site of rail derailments. Fees for permits to move oversize or overweight equipment to the sites of train derailments shall include all equipment otherwise eligible to obtain single trip permits under normal situations. The permit shall be valid for a period of one year and can be used at any time for movement to the site of a train derailment during an emergency. The amount of the fee shall be $500.
(Source: P.A. 90-273, eff. 7-30-97.)

625 ILCS 5/15-308.2

    (625 ILCS 5/15-308.2)
    Sec. 15-308.2. Fees for special permits for tow trucks. The fee for a special permit to operate a tow truck pursuant to subsection (n) of Section 15-301 is $50 quarterly and $200 annually.
(Source: P.A. 100-863, eff. 8-14-18.)

625 ILCS 5/15-308.3

    (625 ILCS 5/15-308.3)
    Sec. 15-308.3. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07. Repealed by P.A. 99-717, eff. 8-5-16.)

625 ILCS 5/15-309

    (625 ILCS 5/15-309) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-309)
    Sec. 15-309. Fees for Moves Directly across Highway. Fees for special permits for vehicles or vehicle combinations exceeding the legal sizes and weights specified in this Chapter either empty or hauling material directly across a highway making repeated moves in the course of industrial operations, for a period of 6 months; limited continuous operation permit only, $15.
(Source: P.A. 81-199.)

625 ILCS 5/15-310

    (625 ILCS 5/15-310) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-310)
    Sec. 15-310. Fees for Buildings and Special Moves.
    Fees for special permits for moving buildings or large machines.
    (a) When moved on house moving equipment or on own trucks or tracks fees will be based on maximum overall dimensions, plus engineering investigation and police escort fees when required; single trip only.
    (b) When moved on a vehicle or vehicle combination applicable overdimension and overweight fees shall apply; single trip only.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

625 ILCS 5/15-311

    (625 ILCS 5/15-311) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-311)
    Sec. 15-311. Fees for Engineering Inspections or Field Investigations. Engineering inspections or field investigations will be made by the Department and the following fees shall be paid by the applicant: for normal field investigations, or for special engineering investigations requiring assessment of work to be done on the highway and final inspection, $40 per hour.
(Source: P.A. 84-566.)

625 ILCS 5/15-312

    (625 ILCS 5/15-312) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-312)
    Sec. 15-312. Fees for police escort. When State Police escorts are required by the Department of Transportation for the safety of the motoring public, the following fees shall be paid by the applicant:
        (1) to the Department of Transportation: $40 per hour
    
per vehicle based upon the pre-estimated time of the movement to be agreed upon between the Department and the applicant, with a minimum fee of $80 per vehicle; and
        (2) to the Illinois State Police: $75 per hour per
    
State Police vehicle based upon the actual time of the movement, with a minimum fee of $300 per State Police vehicle. The Illinois State Police shall remit the moneys to the State Treasurer, who shall deposit the moneys into the State Police Operations Assistance Fund.
    The actual time of the movement shall be the time the police escort is required to pick up the movement to the time the movement is completed. Any delays or breakdowns shall be considered part of the movement time. Any fraction of an hour shall be rounded up to the next whole hour.
(Source: P.A. 102-505, eff. 8-20-21.)

625 ILCS 5/15-313

    (625 ILCS 5/15-313) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-313)
    Sec. 15-313. Supplemental Permit Fee. The Department shall collect a fee of $5 and other applicable fees to cover the cost of processing an application for supplemental special permit. This fee shall be charged for each supplemental special permit issued. In addition, if the supplemental permit provides for an increase in size or weight or both over that specified in the original special permit, additional fees shall be charged as provided in Sections 15-303 through 15-312 as applicable, to correct for the increase.
(Source: P.A. 81-199.)

625 ILCS 5/15-314

    (625 ILCS 5/15-314) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-314)
    Sec. 15-314. Payment of fees. The Department shall prescribe the time and method of payment of all appropriate fees authorized by Section 15-302 through 15-313.
    The Department may, at its discretion, establish credit accounts with billing to be made at intervals not exceeding one month.
    Failure to pay invoices in full within a period of 30 days after the billing date shall be sufficient cause for the Department to withhold issuance of any further permits or credit to the individual, company, or subsidiary firm.
    The Department is authorized to charge a service fee of $3 for a dishonored payment returned for any reason. All money received by the Department under the provisions of this Section shall be deposited in the Road Fund. No refund shall be made to applicant following issuance of a permit if move is not completed.
(Source: P.A. 99-324, eff. 1-1-16.)

625 ILCS 5/15-315

    (625 ILCS 5/15-315) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-315)
    Sec. 15-315. Exemptions to requirement of fees.
    (a) The requirements as to fees authorized by Sections 15-302 through 15-314 shall not apply to the owner of the vehicle or vehicle combination if owned by the United States, this State, or any political subdivision of this State, or any municipality therein.
    (b) The provisions of Sections 15-302 through 15-314 requiring fees for a permit shall not modify, alter or in any manner affect either the provisions of Section 15-301, or the policy of the Department adopted for the administration of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 83-831.)

625 ILCS 5/15-316

    (625 ILCS 5/15-316) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-316)
    Sec. 15-316. When the Department or local authority may restrict right to use highways.
    (a) Except as provided in subsection (g), local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may by ordinance or resolution prohibit the operation of vehicles upon any such highway or impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles to be operated upon any such highway, for a total period of not to exceed 90 days, measured in either consecutive or nonconsecutive days at the discretion of local authorities, in any one calendar year, whenever any said highway by reason of deterioration, rain, snow, or other climate conditions will be seriously damaged or destroyed unless the use of vehicles thereon is prohibited or the permissible weights thereof reduced.
    (b) The local authority enacting any such ordinance or resolution shall erect or cause to be erected and maintained signs designating the provision of the ordinance or resolution at each end of that portion of any highway affected thereby, and the ordinance or resolution shall not be effective unless and until such signs are erected and maintained. To be effective, an ordinance or resolution passed to designate a Class II roadway need not require that signs be erected, but the designation shall be reported to the Department.
    (c) Local authorities with respect to highways under their jurisdiction may also, by ordinance or resolution, prohibit the operation of trucks or other commercial vehicles, or may impose limitations as the weight thereof, on designated highways, which prohibitions and limitations shall be designated by appropriate signs placed on such highways.
    (c-1) (Blank).
    (c-5) Highway commissioners, with respect to roads under their authority, may not permanently post a road or portion thereof at a reduced weight limit unless the decision to do so is made in accordance with Section 6-201.22 of the Illinois Highway Code.
    (d) The Department shall likewise have authority as hereinbefore granted to local authorities to determine by resolution and to impose restrictions as to the weight of vehicles operated upon any highway under the jurisdiction of said department, and such restrictions shall be effective when signs giving notice thereof are erected upon the highway or portion of any highway affected by such resolution.
    (d-1) (Blank).
    (d-2) (Blank).
    (e) When any vehicle is operated in violation of this Section, the owner or driver of the vehicle shall be deemed guilty of a violation and either the owner or the driver of the vehicle may be prosecuted for the violation. Any person, firm, or corporation convicted of violating this Section shall be fined $50 for any weight exceeding the posted limit up to the axle or gross weight limit allowed a vehicle as provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111 and $75 per every 500 pounds or fraction thereof for any weight exceeding that which is provided for in subsections (a) or (b) of Section 15-111.
    (f) A municipality is authorized to enforce a county weight limit ordinance applying to county highways within its corporate limits and is entitled to the proceeds of any fines collected from the enforcement.
    (g) An ordinance or resolution enacted by a county or township pursuant to subsection (a) of this Section shall not apply to cargo tank vehicles with two or three permanent axles when delivering propane for emergency heating purposes if the cargo tank is loaded at no more than 50 percent capacity, the gross vehicle weight of the vehicle does not exceed 32,000 pounds, and the driver of the cargo tank vehicle notifies the appropriate agency or agencies with jurisdiction over the highway before driving the vehicle on the highway pursuant to this subsection. The cargo tank vehicle must have an operating gauge on the cargo tank which indicates the amount of propane as a percent of capacity of the cargo tank. The cargo tank must have the capacity displayed on the cargo tank, or documentation of the capacity of the cargo tank must be available in the vehicle. For the purposes of this subsection, propane weighs 4.2 pounds per gallon. This subsection does not apply to municipalities. Nothing in this subsection shall allow cargo tank vehicles to cross bridges with posted weight restrictions if the vehicle exceeds the posted weight limit.
(Source: P.A. 101-328, eff. 1-1-20.)

625 ILCS 5/15-317

    (625 ILCS 5/15-317) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-317)
    Sec. 15-317. Special weight limitation on elevated structures.
    (a) No person shall operate a vehicle or combination of vehicles over a bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway with a gross weight which is greater than the maximum weight permitted by the Department, when such structure is sign posted as provided in this Section.
    (b) The Department upon request from any local authority shall, or upon its own initiative may, conduct an investigation of any bridge or other elevated structure constituting a part of a highway, and if it finds that such structure cannot with safety to itself withstand the weight of vehicles otherwise permissible under this Chapter the Department shall determine and declare the maximum weight of vehicles which such structure can withstand, and shall cause or permit suitable signs stating maximum weight to be erected and maintained before each end of such structure.
    (c) Upon the trial of any person charged with a violation of this Section proof of the determination of the maximum allowable weight by the Department and the existence of the signs, constitutes conclusive evidence of the maximum weight which can be maintained with safety to such bridge or structure.
(Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

625 ILCS 5/15-318

    (625 ILCS 5/15-318) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-318)
    Sec. 15-318. Liability if highway or structure damaged. (a) Any person driving any vehicle, object or contrivance upon any highway or highway structure is liable for all damage which the highway or structure may sustain as a result of any illegal operation, driving or moving of such vehicle, object or contrivance, or as a result of operating, driving, or moving any vehicle, object, or contrivance exceeding the maximum dimensions or weighing in excess of the maximum weight specified in this Chapter but authorized by a special permit issued as provided in this Chapter. The measure of liability is the cost of repairing a facility partially damaged or the depreciated replacement cost of a facility damaged beyond repair together with all other expenses incurred by the authorities in control of the highway or highway structure in providing a temporary detour, including a temporary structure, to serve the needs of traffic during the period of repair or replacement of the damaged highway or highway structure.
    (b) Whenever such driver is not the owner of such vehicle, object, or contrivance, but is so operating, driving, or moving the same with the express or implied permission of such owner, then the owner and driver are jointly and severally liable to the extent provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.
    (c) Recovery may be had in a civil action brought by the authorities in control of such highway or highway structure.
(Source: P.A. 81-199.)

625 ILCS 5/15-319

    (625 ILCS 5/15-319) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-319)
    Sec. 15-319. (Repealed).
(Source: P.A. 83-831. Repealed by P.A. 100-728, eff. 1-1-19.)

625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16

 
    (625 ILCS 5/Ch. 16 heading)
CHAPTER 16. ENFORCEMENT, PENALTIES AND DISPOSITION
OF FINES AND FORFEITURES, AND CRIMINAL CASES