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90_HB0332
625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
625 ILCS 5/3-415 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that a person
shall provide proof that a motor vehicle is insured when
applying for registration or renewal of registration of a
motor vehicle.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Sections 3-405 and 3-415.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Sections 3-405 and 3-415 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
8 Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
9 (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration
10 under this Code shall make application to the Secretary of
11 State for the registration of such vehicle upon the
12 appropriate form or forms furnished by the Secretary. Every
13 such application shall bear the signature of the owner
14 written with pen and ink and contain:
15 1. The name, bona fide residence and mail address
16 of the owner or business address of the owner if a firm,
17 association or corporation. If the mailing address is a
18 post office box number, the address listed on the driver
19 license record may be used to verify residence.
20 2. A description of the vehicle, including such
21 information as is required in an application for a
22 certificate of title, determined under such standard
23 rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
24 3. Information, as may be required by the
25 Secretary, relating to the insurance policy for a motor
26 vehicle, including, but not limited to, the name of the
27 insurer which issued the policy.
28 4. Such further information as may reasonably be
29 required by the Secretary to enable him to determine
30 whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration
31 and the owner entitled to a certificate of title.
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1 5. An affirmation by the applicant that all
2 information set forth is true and correct. If the
3 application is for the registration of a motor vehicle,
4 the applicant also shall affirm that the motor vehicle is
5 insured as required by this Code, that such insurance
6 will be maintained throughout the period for which the
7 motor vehicle shall be registered, and that neither the
8 owner, nor any person operating the motor vehicle with
9 the owner's permission, shall operate the motor vehicle
10 unless the required insurance is in effect. If the
11 person signing the affirmation is not the sole owner of
12 the vehicle, such person shall be deemed to have affirmed
13 on behalf of all the owners of the vehicle. If the
14 person signing the affirmation is not an owner of the
15 vehicle, such person shall be deemed to have affirmed on
16 behalf of the owner or owners of the vehicle. The lack of
17 signature on the application shall not in any manner
18 exempt the owner or owners from any provisions,
19 requirements or penalties of this Code.
20 (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle
21 purchased from a dealer the application shall be accompanied
22 by a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin from the dealer, and
23 a statement showing any lien retained by the dealer.
24 (c) If the application is for the registration of a
25 motor vehicle, the applicant shall provide proof that the
26 motor vehicle is insured as required by this Code.
27 (Source: P.A. 87-206; 88-315.)
28 (625 ILCS 5/3-415) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-415)
29 Sec. 3-415. Application for and renewal of registration.
30 (a) Calendar year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
31 registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
32 required to be registered on a calendar registration year,
33 not later than December 1 of each year, upon proper
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1 application and by payment of the registration fee and tax
2 for such vehicle, as provided by law except that application
3 for renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
4 required to be registered on a staggered calendar year basis,
5 shall be made by the owner in the form and manner prescribed
6 by the Secretary of State.
7 (b) Fiscal year. Application for renewal of a vehicle
8 registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles
9 required to be registered on a fiscal registration year, not
10 later than June 1 of each year, upon proper application and
11 by payment of the registration fee and tax for such vehicle
12 as provided by law, except that application for renewal of a
13 vehicle registration, as to those vehicles required to be
14 registered on a staggered fiscal year basis, shall be made by
15 the owner in the form and manner prescribed by the Secretary
16 of State.
17 (c) Two calendar years. Application for renewal of a
18 vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
19 vehicles required to be registered for 2 calendar years, not
20 later than December 1 of the year preceding commencement of
21 the 2-year registration period, except that application for
22 renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
23 required to be registered for 2 years on a staggered
24 registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form
25 and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
26 (d) Two fiscal years. Application for renewal of a
27 vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those
28 vehicles required to be registered for 2 fiscal years, not
29 later than June 1 immediately preceding commencement of the
30 2-year registration period, except that application for
31 renewal of a vehicle registration, as to those vehicles
32 required to be registered for 2 fiscal years on a staggered
33 registration basis, shall be made by the owner in the form
34 and manner prescribed by the Secretary of State.
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1 (e) Time of application. The Secretary of State may
2 receive applications for renewal of registration and grant
3 the same and issue new registration cards and plates or
4 registration stickers at any time prior to expiration of
5 registration. No person shall display upon a vehicle, the new
6 registration plates or registration stickers prior to the
7 dates the Secretary of State in his discretion may select.
8 (f) Verification. The Secretary of State may further
9 require, as to vehicles for-hire, that applications be
10 accompanied by verification that fees due under the Illinois
11 Motor Carrier of Property Law, as amended, have been paid.
12 (g) Proof of insurance. If the application is for
13 renewal of a motor vehicle registration, the applicant shall
14 provide proof that the motor vehicle is insured as required
15 by this Code.
16 (Source: P.A. 80-230; 80-1185.)