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 1                    AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 954
 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend Senate Bill 954,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    by  replacing  the  introductory clause of Section 5 with the
 4    following:
 5        "Section 5.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    changing Sections 3-104 and 6-514 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/3-104) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
 8        Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
 9        (a)  The  application  for  a  certificate of title for a
10    vehicle in this State must  be  made  by  the  owner  to  the
11    Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
12             1.  The  name,  residence  and  mail  address of the
13        owner;
14             2.  A description of the vehicle including,  so  far
15        as  the  following  data  exists:  Its  make, year-model,
16        identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
17        to house trailers as defined in  Section  1-128  of  this
18        Code,  the square footage of the house trailer based upon
19        the outside dimensions of the house trailer excluding the
20        length of the tongue and hitch, and, as  to  vehicles  of
21        the  second  division, whether for-hire, not-for-hire, or
22        both for-hire and not-for-hire;
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 1             3.  The  date  of  purchase  by  applicant  and,  if
 2        applicable, the name and address of the person from  whom
 3        the  vehicle  was acquired and the names and addresses of
 4        any lienholders  in  the  order  of  their  priority  and
 5        signatures of owners;
 6             4.  The  current  odometer  reading  at  the time of
 7        transfer and that the stated odometer reading is  one  of
 8        the  following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
 9        mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
10             5.  Any further information the Secretary  of  State
11        reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
12        him  to  determine  whether  the  owner  is entitled to a
13        certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
14        security interests in the vehicle.
15        (b)  If the application refers  to  a  vehicle  purchased
16    from  a  dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well
17    as the owner, and the dealer must promptly  mail  or  deliver
18    the  application  and  required documents to the Secretary of
19    State.
20        (c)  If  the  application  refers  to  a   vehicle   last
21    previously  registered  in  another  State  or  country,  the
22    application must contain or be accompanied by:
23             1.  Any   certified   document   of   ownership   so
24        recognized  and  issued by the other State or country and
25        acceptable to the Secretary of State, and
26             2.  Any  other   information   and   documents   the
27        Secretary  of  State reasonably requires to establish the
28        ownership  of  the   vehicle   and   the   existence   or
29        nonexistence of security interests in it.
30        (d)  If  the  application refers to a new vehicle it must
31    be accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin,  or
32    other  documents  as required and acceptable by the Secretary
33    of State, with such assignments as may be necessary  to  show
34    title in the applicant.
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 1        (e)  If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
 2    vehicle  previously  salvaged,  that application shall comply
 3    with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
 4    of this Code.
 5        (f)  An application for a certificate of  title  for  any
 6    vehicle,  whether  purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois,
 7    and even if previously registered in another State,  must  be
 8    accompanied  by  either  an  exemption determination from the
 9    Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
10    the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use  tax  imposed  by  Section
11    3-1001  of  the  Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
12    respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department  of
13    Revenue  showing  that  any tax so imposed has been paid.  An
14    application for  a  certificate  of  title  for  any  vehicle
15    purchased  outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
16    another state, must be accompanied  by  either  an  exemption
17    determination  from the Department of Revenue showing that no
18    tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal  Use  Tax  Act  or  the
19    County  Use  Tax  Act  is owed by anyone with respect to that
20    vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of Revenue  showing
21    that  any  tax  so  imposed has been paid.  In the absence of
22    such a receipt for payment or determination of exemption from
23    the Department, no certificate of title shall  be  issued  to
24    the applicant.
25        If  the  proof  of  payment of the tax or of nonliability
26    therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate  of  title
27    and  display  certificate  of title, found to be invalid, the
28    Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate  and  require
29    that  the  certificate  of  title  and,  when applicable, the
30    display certificate of title be returned to him.
31        (g)  If  the  application  refers  to   a   vehicle   not
32    manufactured  in  accordance with federal safety and emission
33    standards,  the  application  must  be  accompanied  by   all
34    documents  required  by federal governmental agencies to meet
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 1    their standards before a vehicle  is  allowed  to  be  issued
 2    title and registration.
 3        (h)  If  the  application  refers  to  a  vehicle sold at
 4    public sale by a sheriff,  it  must  be  accompanied  by  the
 5    required  fee  and  a  bill  of  sale  issued and signed by a
 6    sheriff.  The bill of sale must identify the new owner's name
 7    and address, the year model, make and vehicle  identification
 8    number   of   the   vehicle,   court  order  document  number
 9    authorizing such  sale,  if  applicable,  and  the  name  and
10    address   of   any  lienholders  in  order  of  priority,  if
11    applicable.
12        (i)  If the application refers to a vehicle for  which  a
13    court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
14    with  a  certified  copy of such court order and the required
15    fee.  The court order must indicate the new owner's name  and
16    address,  the  complete description of the vehicle, if known,
17    the name and address of the lienholder, if any, and  must  be
18    signed and dated by the judge issuing such order.
19        (j)  If  the  application  refers  to  a  vehicle sold at
20    public auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien  (Small
21    Amount)  Act,  it  must  be  accompanied  by  an affidavit or
22    affirmation furnished by the Secretary of  State  along  with
23    the  documents  described in the affidavit or affirmation and
24    the required fee.
25    (Source: P.A. 87-206; 88-45.)"; and
26    in Section 99, by replacing "1998" with the following:
27    "1998, and this Section and the provisions  changing  Section
28    3-104  of the Illinois Vehicle Code take effect upon becoming
29    law".

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