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Public Act 098-0820


 

Public Act 0820 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  
  

 


 
Public Act 098-0820
 
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    AN ACT concerning State government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is
amended by changing Sections 26 and 34 as follows:
 
    (20 ILCS 862/26)
    Sec. 26. Operation of off-highway vehicles without an
Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Except as hereinafter
provided, no person shall, on or after July 1, 2013, operate
any off-highway vehicle within the State unless the off-highway
vehicle has attached an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp
purchased and displayed in accordance with the provisions of
this Act. The Department shall adopt rules for the purchase of
Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamps. The fee for an Off-Highway
Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of
over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually and shall
expire the March 31st following the year displayed on the
Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. The Department shall deposit
$5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for
vehicles with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters
into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The
Department shall deposit $10 from the sale of each Off-Highway
Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of
over 75 cubic centimeters into the Park and Conservation Fund.
The fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle
with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below shall
be $10 annually. The Department shall deposit $5 from the sale
of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an
engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below into the
Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Department
shall deposit $5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle
Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of 75 cubic
centimeters or below into the Park and Conservation Fund. The
monies deposited into the Conservation Police Operations
Assistance Fund or the Park and Conservation Fund under this
Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or
chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
    (20 ILCS 862/34)
    Sec. 34. Exception from display of Off-Highway Vehicle
Usage Stamps. The operator of an off-highway vehicle shall not
be required to display an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp if
the off-highway vehicle is:
        (1) owned and used by the United States, the State of
    Illinois, another state, or a political subdivision
    thereof, but these off-highway vehicles shall prominently
    display the name of the owner on the off-highway vehicle;
        (2) operated on lands where the operator, his or her
    immediate family, or both are the sole owners of the land
    owner permanently resides; this exception shall not apply
    to clubs, associations, or lands leased for hunting or
    recreational purposes, or to off-highway vehicles being
    used by outfitters as defined in the Wildlife Code as part
    of their outfitting business;
        (3) used only on local, national, or international or
    national competition circuits in events for which written
    permission has been obtained by the sponsoring or
    sanctioning body from the governmental unit having
    jurisdiction over the location of any event held in this
    State;
        (4) (blank); while being used for activities
    associated with farming or livestock production
    operations; or
        (5) while being used on an off-highway vehicle grant
    assisted site and the off-highway vehicle displays a
    Off-Highway Vehicle Access decal; .
        (6) used in conjunction with a bona fide commercial
    business, including, but not limited to, agricultural and
    livestock production;
        (7) a golf cart, regardless of whether the golf cart is
    currently being used for golfing purposes;
        (8) displaying a valid motor vehicle registration
    issued by the Secretary of State or any other state;
        (9) operated by an individual who either possesses an
    Illinois Identification Card issued to the operator by the
    Secretary of State that lists a Class P2 (or P2O or any
    successor classification) or P2A disability or an original
    or photocopy of a valid motor vehicle disability placard
    issued to the operator by the Secretary of State, or is
    assisting a disabled person with a Class P2 (or P2O or any
    successor classification) or P2A disability while using
    the same off-highway vehicle as the disabled individual; or
        (10) used only at commercial riding parks.
    For the purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a
machine specifically designed for the purposes of transporting
one or more persons and their golf clubs.
    For the purposes of this Section, "local, national, or
international competition circuit" means any competition
circuit sponsored or sanctioned by an international, national,
or state organization, including, but not limited to, the
American Motorcyclist Association, or sponsored, sanctioned,
or both by an affiliate organization of an international,
national, or state organization which sanctions competitions,
including trials or practices leading up to or in connection
with those competitions.
    For the purposes of this Section, "commercial riding parks"
mean commercial properties used for the recreational operation
of off-highway vehicles by the paying members of the park or
paying guests.
(Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/1/2014