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VEHICLES (625 ILCS 5/) Illinois Vehicle Code. 625 ILCS 5/13-103.3 (625 ILCS 5/13-103.3) Sec. 13-103.3. Official portable emissions testing company; fee; permit; bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 and the filing of an application by the proprietor of any company upon forms furnished by the Department, accompanied by proof of experience, training, and ability of the operator of the testing equipment, together with proof of approved testing equipment as defined in Section 13-102 and the giving of a bond conditioned upon faithful observance of this Section and of rules adopted by the Department in the amount of $10,000 with security approved by the Department, the Department shall issue a permit to the proprietor of the vehicle service company to operate an official portable emissions testing company. An official portable emissions testing company shall only conduct portable emissions inspections for diesel fleets with 5 or more diesel vehicles required to be inspected under subsection (a) of Section 13-109.1, and only at the fleet owner's place of business. A permit issued under this Section shall expire 12 months following its issuance, but may be renewed annually by complying with this Section and upon the payment of a renewal fee of $50. No person or company shall operate as an official portable emissions testing company without having been issued a permit as provided in this Section. A permittee under this Section may test second division vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by the permittee to conduct emission inspections of such vehicles in accordance with Section 13-109.1. Each permit issued by the Department shall state on its face the location of the recordkeeping office of the proprietor of the official portable emissions testing company. However, the Department, upon application, may authorize a change in the location of the recordkeeping office. Upon the approval of such an application, the Department shall issue an endorsement to be fixed by the applicant to the permit. Such an endorsement constitutes authority for the applicant to make the change in location.
(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22; 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .) |
625 ILCS 5/13-103.4 (625 ILCS 5/13-103.4) Sec. 13-103.4. Official mobile safety testing company; fee; permit; bond. Upon the payment of a fee of $50 and the filing of an application by the proprietor of a company or municipality seeking to perform mobile safety inspections upon forms furnished by the Department, accompanied by proof of experience, training, and ability of the operator of the testing equipment, together with proof of approved testing equipment as defined in Section 13-102 and the giving of a bond conditioned upon faithful observance of this Section and rules adopted by the Department in the amount of $10,000 with security approved by the Department, the Department shall issue a permit to the proprietor to operate an official mobile safety testing company. An official mobile safety testing company must maintain a physical office in this State. The permit shall expire 12 months following its issuance, but may be renewed annually by complying with the requirements set forth in this Section and upon the payment of a renewal fee of $50. The permit so issued shall at all times be displayed in a prominent place in the official mobile safety testing vehicle as well as at the required physical office of the testing company. No person or official mobile safety testing company shall in any manner claim or represent himself, herself, or itself to be an official mobile safety testing company unless a permit has been issued to the person or company as provided in this Section. Any person or municipality that has received a permit under this Section may test the second division vehicles owned by the person or municipality and issue certificates of safety vehicles owned by the person or municipality in accordance with the requirements of Section 13-109.1 with respect to any such vehicles owned, operated, or controlled by the person or municipality. Each such permit issued by the Department shall state on its face the location of the physical office of the official mobile safety testing company. The physical office shall be the location in which all records are stored and retained. Official mobile safety testing companies shall only perform safety tests of vehicles at the vehicle owner's place of business with a 48-hour advance notice to the Department. The Department may, upon application, authorize a change in the location of the physical office to a new location. Upon the approval of such an application, the Department shall issue an endorsement, which the applicant shall affix to his or her permit. Such an endorsement constitutes authority for the applicant to operate. As used in this Section, "official mobile safety testing company" means a safety testing company permitted to test trucks, truck tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, and buses engaged in interstate commerce as defined Section 1-133 of this Code. The safety test shall be conducted in accordance with the Minimum Periodic Inspection Standards promulgated by the Federal Highway Administration of the United States Department of Transportation and contained in Appendix G to Subchapter B of Chapter III of Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The Department shall adopt rules to implement this Section. (Source: P.A. 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .) |
625 ILCS 5/13-104
(625 ILCS 5/13-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-104)
Sec. 13-104.
Obtaining or issuing a certificate of safety without proper test-
Suspension or revocation of license.
Any motor vehicle owner, driver or operator who accepts, obtains or
attempts to obtain a certificate of safety without securing a test, or by a
test which is known by him to have been improperly made, shall be guilty of
a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than
$100.00 for the first such certificate so accepted or obtained, or
attempted to be obtained; and for the second such certificate obtained or
attempted to be obtained, not less than $25.00 nor more than $200.00; and
for each certificate after the second certificate, obtained or attempted to
be obtained, not less than $100.00 nor more than $300.00. The same
penalties shall apply to official testing station operators who issue
certificates of safety in violation of this Chapter.
When a license is suspended, the suspension shall be for not less than
30 nor more than 180 days. When a license is revoked, the owner of the
station cannot make an application for a new license within the period of
twelve months after the date of the revocation and then, upon his making an
application, the Department of Transportation shall consider this record in
deciding whether or not to grant the license.
(Source: P.A. 78-255.)
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625 ILCS 5/13-105
(625 ILCS 5/13-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-105)
Sec. 13-105.
Inspection of official testing stations.
Employees specifically authorized by the Department so to do shall
inspect all "Official Testing Stations" at frequent intervals. Such
employees shall have access to all records relating to tests and work done
or parts sold as a result of such tests, to ascertain whether or not tests
are properly, fairly and honestly made, and may examine the owner of the
official testing station or any officer or employee thereof under oath.
The Department shall conduct periodic nonscheduled inspection on owners
premises of vehicles owned and operated by licensed "Independent Official
Testing Stations."
(Source: P.A. 86-447.)
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625 ILCS 5/13-105.1 (625 ILCS 5/13-105.1) Sec. 13-105.1. Inspection of official portable emissions testing company. Employees specifically authorized by the Department shall inspect, at frequent intervals, vehicles, equipment, and the recordkeeping office used by an official portable emissions testing company. Department employees under this Section shall have access to all records, relating to tests and work done or parts sold as a result of such tests, to ascertain whether tests are properly, fairly, and honestly made. Department employees under this Section may examine the owner of an official portable emissions company or any officer or employee thereof under oath. The Department shall conduct periodic nonscheduled inspections of the premises of vehicles owned and operated by a licensed official portable emissions testing company.
(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22 .) |
625 ILCS 5/13-105.2 (625 ILCS 5/13-105.2) Sec. 13-105.2. Inspection of official mobile safety testing companies. Employees specifically authorized by the Department to conduct inspections shall inspect all official mobile safety testing companies at frequent intervals. Such employees shall have access to all records relating to tests and work done or parts sold as a result of such tests, to ascertain whether the tests are properly, fairly, and honestly made, and may examine the owner of the official mobile safety testing company or any officer or employee thereof under oath. (Source: P.A. 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .) |
625 ILCS 5/13-106
(625 ILCS 5/13-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-106)
Sec. 13-106. Rates and charges by official testing stations, official mobile testing companies, and official portable emissions testing companies; schedule
to be filed. Every operator of an official testing station or official portable emissions testing company shall file with
the Department, in the manner prescribed by the Department, a schedule of
all rates and charges made by him for performing the tests
provided for in
Section 13-101 and Section 13-109.1. Such rate or charge shall include an
amount to reimburse
the operator of the official testing station or official portable emissions testing company for the purchase from the
Department
of the certificate of safety required by this chapter, not to exceed that
fee paid to the Department by the operator authorized by this chapter.
Such rates and charges shall be just and reasonable and the Department upon
its own initiative or upon complaint of any person or corporation may require
the testing station operator to appear for a hearing and prove that the
rates so filed are just and reasonable. A "just and reasonable" rate or
charge, for the purposes of this Section, means a rate or charge which is
the same, or nearly the same, as the prevailing rate or charge for the same
or similar tests made in the community where the station is located. No
operator may change this schedule of rates and charges until the proposed
changes are filed with and approved by the Department. No license may be
issued to any official testing station or official portable emissions testing company unless the applicant has filed with
the Department a proposed schedule of rates and charges and unless such
rates and charges have been approved by the Department. No operator of
an official testing station or official portable emissions testing company shall charge more or less than the rates so
filed with and approved by the Department.
(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22; 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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625 ILCS 5/13-107
(625 ILCS 5/13-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-107)
Sec. 13-107. Investigation of complaints against official testing stations, official mobile testing companies, and official portable emissions testing companies. The Department shall, upon its own motion, or upon charges made in
writing verified under oath, investigate complaints that an official
testing station or official portable emissions testing company is willfully falsifying records or tests,
either for the
purpose of selling parts or services not actually required, or for the
purpose of issuing a certificate of safety for a vehicle designed to carry 15
or fewer passengers operated by a contract carrier transporting
employees in the course of their employment on a highway of this State,
second division
vehicle,
or medical transport vehicle
that is not in safe mechanical condition as determined by the standards of
this Chapter in violation of the provisions of this Chapter or of the rules
and regulations issued by the Department.
The Secretary of Transportation, for the purpose of more effectively
carrying out the provisions of Chapter 13, may appoint such a number of
inspectors as he may deem necessary. Such inspectors shall inspect and
investigate applicants for official testing station or official portable emissions testing company permits and investigate
and report violations. With respect to enforcement of the
provisions of this Chapter 13, such inspectors shall have and may exercise
throughout the State all the powers of police officers.
The Secretary must authorize to each inspector and to any other employee of
the Department exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that,
on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is authorized by the Department
and (ii) contains a unique identifying number. No other badge shall be
authorized by the Department.
Nothing in this Section prohibits the Secretary from issuing shields or other
distinctive identification to employees not exercising the powers of a peace
officer if the Secretary determines that a shield or distinctive identification
is needed by the employee to carry out his or her responsibilities.
(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22; 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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625 ILCS 5/13-108
(625 ILCS 5/13-108) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-108)
Sec. 13-108. Hearing on complaint against official testing station, official mobile testing company, or official portable emissions testing company; suspension or
revocation of permit. If it appears to the Department, either through its own investigation or
upon charges verified under oath, that any of the provisions of this
Chapter or the rules and regulations of the Department are being violated,
the Department shall, after notice to the person, firm, or corporation
charged with such violation, conduct a hearing. At least 10 days prior to
the date of such hearing the Department shall cause to be served upon the
person, firm, or corporation charged with such violation, a copy of such
charge or charges by registered mail or by the personal service thereof,
together with a notice specifying the time and place of such hearing. At
the time and place specified in such notice, the person, firm, or corporation
charged with such violation shall be given an opportunity to appear in
person or by counsel and to be heard by the Secretary of Transportation or
an officer or employee of the Department designated in writing by him to
conduct such hearing. If it appears from the hearing that such person, firm,
or corporation is guilty of the charge preferred against the person, firm, or corporation, the
Secretary of Transportation may order the permit suspended or revoked, and
the bond forfeited. Any such revocation or suspension shall not be a bar to
subsequent arrest and prosecution for violation of this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 102-566, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22; 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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625 ILCS 5/13-109
(625 ILCS 5/13-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-109)
Sec. 13-109. Safety test prior to application for
license - Subsequent tests - Repairs - Retest. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 13, each second division
vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, and medical transport vehicle, except those vehicles other than
school buses or medical transport vehicles owned or operated by a municipal
corporation or political subdivision having a population of 1,000,000 or
more inhabitants which are subjected to safety tests imposed by local
ordinance or resolution, operated in whole or in part over the highways
of this State, motor vehicle used for driver education training, and each vehicle designed to carry 15 or fewer passengers
operated by a contract carrier transporting employees in the course of
their employment
on a highway of this State, shall be subjected to the safety
test provided for in Chapter
13 of this Code. Tests shall be conducted at an official testing station
or by an official mobile safety testing company within 6 months prior to the application for registration as provided
for in this Code. Subsequently each vehicle shall be subject to tests (i) at
least every 6 months, (ii) in the case of school buses and first division vehicles including taxis which are used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, at least every 6
months or 10,000 miles, whichever occurs first, (iii) in the case of driver education vehicles used by public high schools, at least every 12 months for vehicles over 5 model years of age or having an odometer reading of over 75,000 miles, whichever occurs first, or (iv) in the case of truck tractors, semitrailers, and property-carrying vehicles registered for a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds but less than 26,001 pounds, at least every 12 months, and according to
schedules established by rules and regulations promulgated by the
Department. Any component subject to regular inspection which is
damaged in a reportable crash must be reinspected before the bus or first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit is
returned to service.
(b) The Department shall also conduct periodic nonscheduled inspections
of school buses, of buses registered as charitable vehicles and of
religious organization buses. If such inspection reveals that a vehicle is
not in substantial compliance with the rules promulgated by the Department,
the Department shall remove the Certificate of Safety from the vehicle, and
shall place the vehicle out-of-service. A bright orange, triangular decal
shall be placed on an out-of-service vehicle where the Certificate of
Safety has been removed. The vehicle must pass a safety test at an
official testing station or official mobile safety testing company before it is again placed in service.
(c) If the violation is not substantial a bright yellow, triangular
sticker shall be placed next to the Certificate of Safety at the time the
nonscheduled inspection is made. The Department shall reinspect the
vehicle after 3 working days to determine that the violation has been
corrected and remove the yellow, triangular decal. If the violation is not
corrected within 3 working days, the Department shall place the vehicle
out-of-service in accordance with procedures in subsection (b).
(d) If a violation is not substantial and does not directly affect the
safe operation of the vehicle, the Department shall issue a warning notice
requiring correction of the violation. Such correction shall be
accomplished as soon as practicable and a report of the correction shall be
made to the Department within 30 days in a manner established by the
Department. If the Department has not been advised that the corrections
have been made, and the violations still exist, the Department shall place
the vehicle out-of-service in accordance with procedures in subsection
(b).
(e) The Department is authorized to promulgate regulations to implement its
program of nonscheduled inspections. Causing or allowing the operation of
an out-of-service vehicle with passengers or unauthorized removal of an
out-of-service sticker is a Class 3 felony. Causing or allowing the
operation of a vehicle with a 3-day sticker for longer than 3 days with the
sticker attached or the unauthorized removal of a 3-day sticker is a Class C
misdemeanor.
(f) If a second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, medical transport vehicle, or
vehicle operated by a contract carrier as provided in subsection (a) of this
Section is in safe
mechanical condition, as determined pursuant to Chapter 13, the operator of
the official testing station or official mobile safety testing company must at once issue to the second division
vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, or medical transport vehicle a certificate of safety, in the form
and manner prescribed by the Department, which shall be affixed to the
vehicle by the certified safety tester who performed the safety tests. The
owner of the second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, or medical transport vehicle or the
contract carrier shall at
all times display the Certificate of Safety on the second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, medical transport vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract carrier
in the manner prescribed by the Department.
(g) If a test shows that a second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used for a purpose that requires a school bus driver permit, medical
transport
vehicle, or vehicle operated by a contract carrier is not in safe
mechanical condition as provided in this Section, it
shall not be operated on the highways until it has been repaired and
submitted to a retest at an official testing station or official mobile safety testing company. If the owner or
contract carrier submits
the vehicle to a retest at
a
different official testing station or official mobile safety testing company from that where it failed to pass the
first test, he or she shall present to the operator of the second station the
report of the original test, and shall notify the Department in writing,
giving the name and address of the original testing station or official mobile safety testing company and the defects
which prevented the issuance of a Certificate of Safety, and the name and
address of the second official testing station or official mobile safety testing company making the retest.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23; 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .)
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625 ILCS 5/13-109.1
(625 ILCS 5/13-109.1)
Sec. 13-109.1. Annual emission inspection tests;
standards; penalties;
funds. (a) For each diesel powered vehicle that (i) is registered for a gross
weight of
more than 16,000 pounds, (ii) is registered within an affected area, and
(iii) is a 2 year
or older model year, an annual emission
inspection test
shall be conducted at an official testing station or by an official portable emissions testing company certified by the Illinois
Department
of Transportation to perform
diesel emission inspections pursuant to the standards set forth in
subsection
(b) of this
Section. This annual emission inspection test may be conducted in conjunction
with a
semi-annual safety test.
(a-5) (Blank).
(b) Diesel emission inspections conducted under this Chapter 13 shall be
conducted in accordance with the Society of Automotive Engineers Recommended
Practice J1667
"Snap-Acceleration Smoke Test Procedure for Heavy-Duty Diesel Powered
Vehicles" and the cutpoint standards set forth in the United States
Environmental Protection Agency guidance
document "Guidance to States on Smoke Opacity Cutpoints to be used with the
SAE J1667 In-Use Smoke Test Procedure". Those procedures and standards, as
now in effect, are made a part of this Code, in the same manner as though they
were set out in full in this Code.
Notwithstanding the above cutpoint standards, for motor vehicles that are
model years 1973 and
older, until
December 31,
2002, the level of peak smoke opacity shall not exceed 70 percent. Beginning
January
1, 2003, for motor vehicles that are model years 1973 and older, the level of
peak smoke
opacity shall not exceed 55 percent.
(c) If the annual emission inspection under subsection (a) reveals
that the vehicle is not in compliance with
the
diesel emission standards set forth in subsection (b) of this Section, the
operator of the
official
testing station or official portable emissions testing company shall issue a warning notice requiring correction of the
violation. The correction shall be made and the vehicle submitted to an
emissions retest at an official testing station or official portable emissions testing company certified by the Department to
perform diesel emission inspections within 30 days from the issuance of the
warning notice requiring correction of the violation.
If, within 30 days from the issuance of the warning notice, the vehicle is
not in compliance with the diesel
emission standards set forth in subsection (b) as determined by an emissions
retest at an official testing station or through an official portable emissions testing company, the certified emissions testing operator or the Department shall place the vehicle out-of-service in
accordance with the rules promulgated by the Department. Operating a vehicle
that has been placed out-of-service under this subsection (c) is a petty
offense punishable by a $1,000 fine.
The vehicle must pass a diesel emission inspection at an official testing
station before it is again placed in service.
The Secretary of State, Illinois State Police, and other law enforcement
officers shall enforce this Section.
No emergency vehicle, as defined in Section 1-105, may be placed out-of-service
pursuant to this Section.
The Department, an official testing station, or an official portable emissions testing company may issue a certificate of
waiver subsequent to a reinspection of a vehicle that failed the emissions
inspection. Certificate of waiver shall be issued upon determination that
documented proof demonstrates that emissions repair costs for the noncompliant
vehicle of at least $3,000 have been spent in an effort to achieve
compliance with the emission standards set forth in subsection (b). The
Department of Transportation shall adopt rules for the implementation of this
subsection including standards of documented proof as well as the criteria by
which a waiver shall be granted.
(c-5) (Blank).
(d) (Blank).
(Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-566, eff. 1-1-22; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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625 ILCS 5/13-109.2
(625 ILCS 5/13-109.2)
Sec. 13-109.2.
Pollution Control Board diesel emission standards and
tests. Within 8 months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the
91st General Assembly, the Pollution Control Board shall amend its heavy-duty
diesel smoke opacity standards and test procedures to be consistent with the
procedures and standards set forth in Section 13-109.1.
(Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.)
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625 ILCS 5/13-109.3
(625 ILCS 5/13-109.3)
Sec. 13-109.3.
Exemption from diesel emissions inspections.
Second division vehicles being operated on plates issued pursuant to
subsection (c) of Section 3-815
are exempt from the diesel emissions inspection requirements set forth
in this Chapter.
(Source: P.A. 91-254, eff. 7-1-00.)
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625 ILCS 5/13-110 (625 ILCS 5/13-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-110) Sec. 13-110. Certificate of safety. (a) Certificates of Safety shall be in contrasting colors, with a number on the face of the Certificate indicating the month of the next inspection period the vehicle is subject to inspection. Certificates for school buses shall also indicate the mileage at which the school bus shall be subject to inspection if it occurs before the next regular inspection period. The colors of Certificates of Safety shall be prescribed by the Department. (b) Certificates of Safety, which remain the property of the State of Illinois, will be provided to Official Testing Stations and official mobile safety testing companies by the Department at the fee of $1 each. Certificates of Safety which remain unused at the end of each inspection period will be redeemed for the same amount in a manner prescribed by the Department. (c) Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed as a suggestion or direction to any owner to require him to have any repairs made or any work done by any official testing station or official mobile safety testing company, but all tests must be made at an official testing station to secure the issuance of a certificate of safety, and no certificate of safety issued by any other than an official testing station or official mobile safety testing company shall be deemed a compliance with this Chapter. (Source: P.A. 103-476, eff. 1-1-24 .) |
625 ILCS 5/13-111
(625 ILCS 5/13-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-111)
Sec. 13-111. Operation without certificate of safety attached; effective date
of certificate.
(a) Except as provided for in Chapter 13, no person shall operate any
vehicle required to be inspected by this Chapter upon the highways of this
State unless there is affixed to that vehicle a certificate of safety then in
effect. The Secretary of State, State Police, and other police officers shall
enforce this Section. The Department shall determine the expiration date of the
certificate of safety.
The certificates, all forms and records, reports of tests and retests,
and the full procedure and methods of making the tests and retests, shall
be in the form prescribed by the Department.
(b) Every person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
of a petty offense with a minimum fine of $95 and a maximum fine of $250; unless the violation is contemporaneous with a motor vehicle crash, in which case the person is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 102-982, eff. 7-1-23 .)
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