Public Act 099-0414
 
HB2503 EnrolledLRB099 07952 RJF 28092 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-104, 3-118, and 3-824 and by adding Section 3-104.5
as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-104)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104)
    Sec. 3-104. Application for certificate of title.
    (a) The application for a certificate of title for a
vehicle in this State must be made by the owner to the
Secretary of State on the form prescribed and must contain:
        1. The name, Illinois residence and mail address of the
    owner;
        2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
    the following data exists: Its make, year-model,
    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used, as
    to house trailers as defined in Section 1-128 of this Code,
    and as to manufactured homes as defined in Section 1-144.03
    of this Code, the square footage based upon the outside
    dimensions excluding the length of the tongue and hitch,
    and, as to vehicles of the second division, whether
    for-hire, not-for-hire, or both for-hire and not-for-hire;
        3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if
    applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
    the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of any
    lienholders in the order of their priority and signatures
    of owners;
        4. The current odometer reading at the time of transfer
    and that the stated odometer reading is one of the
    following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
    mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
        5. Any further information the Secretary of State
    reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
    him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
    certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
    security interests in the vehicle.
    (a-5) The Secretary of State shall designate on the
prescribed application form a space where the owner of a
vehicle may designate a beneficiary, to whom ownership of the
vehicle shall pass in the event of the owner's death.
    (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from a
dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
application and required documents to the Secretary of State.
    (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
registered in another State or country, the application must
contain or be accompanied by:
        1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
    and issued by the other State or country and acceptable to
    the Secretary of State, and
        2. Any other information and documents the Secretary of
    State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of the
    vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
    interests in it.
    (d) If the application refers to a new vehicle it must be
accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or other
documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of State,
with such assignments as may be necessary to show title in the
applicant.
    (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
of this Code.
    (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois, and
even if previously registered in another State, must be
accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
3-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
application for a certificate of title for any vehicle
purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
another state, must be accompanied by either an exemption
determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
payment or determination of exemption from the Department, no
certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
    If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title and
display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the display
certificate of title be returned to him.
    (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not manufactured
in accordance with federal safety and emission standards, the
application must be accompanied by all documents required by
federal governmental agencies to meet their standards before a
vehicle is allowed to be issued title and registration.
    (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee
and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of
sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
court order document number authorizing such sale, if
applicable, and the name and address of any lienholders in
order of priority, if applicable.
    (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
The court order must indicate the new owner's name and address,
the complete description of the vehicle, if known, the name and
address of the lienholder, if any, and must be signed and dated
by the judge issuing such order.
    (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required fee.
    (k) The Secretary may provide an expedited process for the
issuance of vehicle titles. Expedited title applications must
be delivered to the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services
Department in Springfield by express mail service or hand
delivery. Applications must be complete, including necessary
forms, fees, and taxes. Applications received before noon on a
business day will be processed and shipped that same day.
Applications received after noon on a business day will be
processed and shipped the next business day. The Secretary
shall charge an additional fee of $30 for this service, and
that fee shall cover the cost of return shipping via an express
mail service. All fees collected by the Secretary of State for
expedited services shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
License Plate Fund. In the event the Vehicle Services
Department determines that the volume of expedited title
requests received on a given day exceeds the ability of the
Vehicle Services Department to process those requests in an
expedited manner, the Vehicle Services Department may decline
to provide expedited services, and the additional fee for the
expedited service shall be refunded to the applicant.
    (l) If the application refers to a homemade trailer, (i) it
must be accompanied by the appropriate documentation regarding
the source of materials used in the construction of the
trailer, as required by the Secretary of State, (ii) the
trailer must be inspected by a Secretary of State employee
prior to the issuance of the title, and (iii) upon approval of
the Secretary of State, the trailer must have a vehicle
identification number, as provided by the Secretary of State,
stamped or riveted to the frame.
    (m) The holder of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin to a
manufactured home may deliver it to any person to facilitate
conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. Any person
receiving any such Manufacturer's Statement of Origin so
delivered holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
    (n) Within 45 days after the completion of the first retail
sale of a manufactured home, the Manufacturer's Statement of
Origin to that manufactured home must be surrendered to the
Secretary of State either in conjunction with an application
for a certificate of title for that manufactured home or in
accordance with Section 3-116.1.
    (o) Each application for certificate of title for a motor
vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle Title
Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report prior
to the Secretary issuing a certificate of title.
(Source: P.A. 97-918, eff. 1-1-13; 98-749, eff. 7-16-14.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-104.5 new)
    Sec. 3-104.5. Application NMVTIS warnings or errors.
    (a) Each application for a certificate of title or a
salvage certificate for a motor vehicle that is verified by the
National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) that
is returned with a warning or error shall be reviewed by the
Secretary of State, or his or her designees, as to whether the
warning or error warrants a change to the type of title or
brand that is issued to a motor vehicle. If the Secretary needs
supplemental information to verify or corroborate the
information received from a NMVTIS report, then the Secretary
may use any available commercial title history services or
other Secretary of State resources to assist in determining the
vehicle's proper designation.
    (b) Any motor vehicle application for a certificate of
title or a salvage certificate that another state has
previously issued a title or brand indicating that the status
of the motor vehicle is equivalent to a junk vehicle, as
defined in Section 1-134.1 of this Code, shall receive a title
with a "prior out of state junk" brand if that history item was
issued 120 months or more before the date of the submission of
the current application for title.
    (c) Any motor vehicle application for a certificate of
title or a salvage certificate that is returned with a NMVTIS
warning or error indicating that another state has previously
issued a title or brand indicating the status of the motor
vehicle is equivalent to a junk vehicle, as defined in Section
1-134.1 of this Code, shall be issued a junk certificate that
reflects the motor vehicle's structural history, if the
previously issued title or brand from another state was issued
less than 120 months before the date of the submission of the
current application for title.
    (d) Any motor vehicle application for a certificate of
title or a salvage certificate that is returned with a NMVTIS
warning or error indicating a brand or label from another
jurisdiction, that does not have a similar or comparable brand
or label in this State, shall include a notation or brand on
the certificate of title stating "previously branded".
    (e) Any motor vehicle that is subject to the federal Truth
in Mileage Act, and is returned with a NMVTIS warning or error
indicating the stated mileage of the vehicle on the application
for certificate of title is 1,500 or fewer miles less than a
previously recorded mileage for the vehicle, shall be deemed as
having an acceptable margin of error and the higher of the 2
figures shall be indicated on the new certificate of title, if
the previous mileage was recorded within 90 days of the date of
the current application for title and if there are no
indications of fraud or malfeasance, or of altering or
tampering with the odometer.
    (f) Any applicant for a certificate of title or a salvage
certificate who receives an alternative salvage or junk
certificate, or who receives a certificate of title with a
brand or label indicating the vehicle was previously rebuilt
prior out of state junk, previously branded, or flood, may
contest the Secretary's designations by requesting an
administrative hearing under Section 2-116 of this Code.
    (g) The Secretary may adopt any rules necessary to
implement this Section.
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-118)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-118)
    Sec. 3-118. Application for salvage or junking
certificate; contents.
    (a) An application for a salvage certificate or junking
certificate shall be made upon the forms prescribed by the
Secretary of State and contain:
        1. The name and address of the owner;
        2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
    the following data exists: its make, year-model,
    identifying number, type of body, whether new or used;
        3. The date of purchase by applicant; and
        4. Any further information reasonably required by the
    Secretary of State.
    (b) The application for salvage certificate must also
contain the current odometer reading and that the stated
odometer reading is one of the following: actual mileage, not
the actual mileage or mileage is in excess of its mechanical
limits.
    (b-5) Each application for a salvage certificate for a
motor vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle
Title Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report
prior to the Secretary issuing a salvage certificate.
    (c) A salvage certificate may be assigned to any person
licensed under this Act as a rebuilder, automotive parts
recycler, or scrap processor, or to an out-of-state salvage
vehicle buyer. A salvage certificate for a vehicle that has
come from a police impoundment may be assigned to a municipal
fire department. A junking certificate may be assigned to
anyone. The provisions for reassignment by dealers under
paragraph (a) of Section 3-113 shall apply to salvage
certificates, except as provided in Section 3-117.2. A salvage
certificate may be reassigned to one other person to whom a
salvage certificate may be assigned pursuant to this Section.
(Source: P.A. 95-301, eff. 1-1-08; 95-783, eff. 1-1-09.)
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-824)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-824)
    Sec. 3-824. When fees returnable.
    (a) Whenever any application to the Secretary of State is
accompanied by any fee as required by law and such application
is refused or rejected, said fee shall be returned to said
applicant.
    (b) Whenever the Secretary of State collects any fee not
required to be paid under the provisions of this Act, the same
shall be refunded to the person paying the same upon
application therefor made within 6 months after the date of
such payment, except as follows: (1) whenever a refund is
determined to be due and owing as a result of an audit, by this
State or any other state or province, in accordance with
Section 2-124 of this Code, of a prorate or apportion license
fee payment pursuant to any reciprocal compact or agreement
between this State and any other state or province, and the
Secretary for any reason fails to promptly make such refund,
the licensee shall have one year from the date of the
notification of the audit result to file, with the Secretary,
an application for refund found to be due and owing as a result
of such audit; and (2) whenever a person eligible for a reduced
registration fee pursuant to Section 3-806.3 of this Code has
paid in excess of the reduced registration fee owed, the refund
applicant shall have 2 years from the date of overpayment to
apply with the Secretary for a refund of that part of payment
made in excess of the established reduced registration fee.
    (c) Whenever a person dies after making application for
registration, application for a refund of the registration fees
and taxes may be made if the vehicle is then sold or disposed
of so that the registration plates, registration sticker and
card are never used. The Secretary of State shall refund the
registration fees and taxes upon receipt within 6 months after
the application for registration of an application for refund
accompanied with the unused registration plates or
registration sticker and card and proof of both the death of
the applicant and the sale or disposition of the vehicle.
    (d) Any application for refund received after the times
specified in this Section shall be denied and the applicant in
order to receive a refund must apply to the Court of Claims.
    (d-5) Refunds may be granted for any title-related
transaction if a title application has not been processed by
the Secretary of State. If any application for a certificate of
title under Section 3-104 or salvage title under Section 3-118
is verified by the National Motor Vehicle Title Information
System (NMVTIS), and receives a warning or error from the
NMVTIS reporting that the vehicle requires either a salvage
certificate or a junk certificate in lieu of the original
applied certificate of title or salvage title, then the
applicant shall have 6 months to apply for a refund of cost, or
the difference of the certificate of title or salvage
certificate.
    (e) The Secretary of State is authorized to maintain a two
signature revolving checking account with a suitable
commercial bank for the purpose of depositing and
withdrawal-for-return those monies received and determined
upon receipt to be in excess of the amount or amounts required
by law.
    (f) Refunds on audits performed by Illinois or another
member of the International Registration Plan shall be made in
accordance with the procedures as set forth in the agreement.
(Source: P.A. 92-69, eff. 7-12-01.)
 
    Section 10. "AN ACT concerning transportation", approved
August 5, 2013, (Public Act 98-176), as amended by "AN ACT
concerning transportation", approved July 16, 2014, (Public
Act 98-722), is amended by changing Section 99 as follows:
 
    (P.A. 98-176, Sec. 99)
    Sec. 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 2015
July 8, 2015.
(Source: P.A. 98-176; 98-722)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.