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1+103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1425 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-117.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.1 Amends the Certificate of Title Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions concerning total loss claims for vehicles, provides that if the registered owner of a vehicle 9 model years of age or older does not agree to retain the vehicle, then the insurance company shall take possession of the vehicle. LRB103 03727 BMS 48733 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB1425 Introduced , by Rep. David Friess SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 625 ILCS 5/3-117.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.1 625 ILCS 5/3-117.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.1 Amends the Certificate of Title Article of the Illinois Vehicle Code. In provisions concerning total loss claims for vehicles, provides that if the registered owner of a vehicle 9 model years of age or older does not agree to retain the vehicle, then the insurance company shall take possession of the vehicle. LRB103 03727 BMS 48733 b LRB103 03727 BMS 48733 b A BILL FOR
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311 1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
412 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
513 3 represented in the General Assembly:
614 4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
715 5 changing Section 3-117.1 as follows:
816 6 (625 ILCS 5/3-117.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-117.1)
917 7 Sec. 3-117.1. When junking certificates or salvage
1018 8 certificates must be obtained.
1119 9 (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4 and Section 3-117.3 of
1220 10 this Code, a person who possesses a junk vehicle shall within
1321 11 15 days cause the certificate of title, salvage certificate,
1422 12 certificate of purchase, or a similarly acceptable
1523 13 out-of-state document of ownership to be surrendered to the
1624 14 Secretary of State along with an application for a junking
1725 15 certificate, except as provided in Section 3-117.2, whereupon
1826 16 the Secretary of State shall issue to such a person a junking
1927 17 certificate, which shall authorize the holder thereof to
2028 18 possess, transport, or, by an endorsement, transfer ownership
2129 19 in such junked vehicle, and a certificate of title shall not
2230 20 again be issued for such vehicle. The owner of a junk vehicle
2331 21 is not required to surrender the certificate of title under
2432 22 this subsection if (i) there is no lienholder on the
2533 23 certificate of title or (ii) the owner of the junk vehicle has
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3468 1 a valid lien release from the lienholder releasing all
3569 2 interest in the vehicle and the owner applying for the junk
3670 3 certificate matches the current record on the certificate of
3771 4 title file for the vehicle.
3872 5 A licensee who possesses a junk vehicle and a Certificate
3973 6 of Title, Salvage Certificate, Certificate of Purchase, or a
4074 7 similarly acceptable out-of-state document of ownership for
4175 8 such junk vehicle, may transport the junk vehicle to another
4276 9 licensee prior to applying for or obtaining a junking
4377 10 certificate, by executing a uniform invoice. The licensee
4478 11 transferor shall furnish a copy of the uniform invoice to the
4579 12 licensee transferee at the time of transfer. In any case, the
4680 13 licensee transferor shall apply for a junking certificate in
4781 14 conformance with Section 3-117.1 of this Chapter. The
4882 15 following information shall be contained on a uniform invoice:
4983 16 (1) The business name, address, and dealer license
5084 17 number of the person disposing of the vehicle, junk
5185 18 vehicle, or vehicle cowl;
5286 19 (2) The name and address of the person acquiring the
5387 20 vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl and, if that person
5488 21 is a dealer, the Illinois or out-of-state dealer license
5589 22 number of that dealer;
5690 23 (3) The date of the disposition of the vehicle, junk
5791 24 vehicle, or vehicle cowl;
5892 25 (4) The year, make, model, color, and description of
5993 26 each vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl disposed of by
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70104 1 such person;
71105 2 (5) The manufacturer's vehicle identification number,
72106 3 Secretary of State identification number, or Illinois
73107 4 State Police number for each vehicle, junk vehicle, or
74108 5 vehicle cowl part disposed of by such person;
75109 6 (6) The printed name and legible signature of the
76110 7 person or agent disposing of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or
77111 8 vehicle cowl; and
78112 9 (7) The printed name and legible signature of the
79113 10 person accepting delivery of the vehicle, junk vehicle, or
80114 11 vehicle cowl.
81115 12 The Secretary of State may certify a junking manifest in a
82116 13 form prescribed by the Secretary of State that reflects those
83117 14 vehicles for which junking certificates have been applied or
84118 15 issued. A junking manifest may be issued to any person and it
85119 16 shall constitute evidence of ownership for the vehicle listed
86120 17 upon it. A junking manifest may be transferred only to a person
87121 18 licensed under Section 5-301 of this Code as a scrap
88122 19 processor. A junking manifest will allow the transportation of
89123 20 those vehicles to a scrap processor prior to receiving the
90124 21 junk certificate from the Secretary of State.
91125 22 (b) An application for a salvage certificate shall be
92126 23 submitted to the Secretary of State in any of the following
93127 24 situations:
94128 25 (1) When an insurance company makes a payment of
95129 26 damages on a total loss claim for a vehicle, the insurance
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106140 1 company shall be deemed to be the owner of such vehicle and
107141 2 the vehicle shall be considered to be salvage except that
108142 3 ownership of (i) a vehicle that has incurred only hail
109143 4 damage that does not affect the operational safety of the
110144 5 vehicle or (ii) any vehicle 9 model years of age or older
111145 6 may, by agreement between the registered owner and the
112146 7 insurance company, be retained by the registered owner of
113147 8 such vehicle; however, if the registered owner does not
114148 9 agree to retain a vehicle 9 model years of age or older,
115149 10 then the insurance company shall take possession of the
116150 11 vehicle. The insurance company shall promptly deliver or
117151 12 mail within 20 days the certificate of title along with
118152 13 proper application and fee to the Secretary of State, and
119153 14 a salvage certificate shall be issued in the name of the
120154 15 insurance company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an
121155 16 insurer making payment of damages on a total loss claim
122156 17 for the theft of a vehicle shall not be required to apply
123157 18 for a salvage certificate unless the vehicle is recovered
124158 19 and has incurred damage that initially would have caused
125159 20 the vehicle to be declared a total loss by the insurer.
126160 21 (1.1) When a vehicle of a self-insured company is to
127161 22 be sold in the State of Illinois and has sustained damaged
128162 23 by collision, fire, theft, rust corrosion, or other means
129163 24 so that the self-insured company determines the vehicle to
130164 25 be a total loss, or if the cost of repairing the damage,
131165 26 including labor, would be greater than 70% of its fair
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142176 1 market value without that damage, the vehicle shall be
143177 2 considered salvage. The self-insured company shall
144178 3 promptly deliver the certificate of title along with
145179 4 proper application and fee to the Secretary of State, and
146180 5 a salvage certificate shall be issued in the name of the
147181 6 self-insured company. A self-insured company making
148182 7 payment of damages on a total loss claim for the theft of a
149183 8 vehicle may exchange the salvage certificate for a
150184 9 certificate of title if the vehicle is recovered without
151185 10 damage. In such a situation, the self-insured shall fill
152186 11 out and sign a form prescribed by the Secretary of State
153187 12 which contains an affirmation under penalty of perjury
154188 13 that the vehicle was recovered without damage and the
155189 14 Secretary of State may, by rule, require photographs to be
156190 15 submitted.
157191 16 (2) When a vehicle the ownership of which has been
158192 17 transferred to any person through a certificate of
159193 18 purchase from acquisition of the vehicle at an auction,
160194 19 other dispositions as set forth in Sections 4-208 and
161195 20 4-209 of this Code, or a lien arising under Section
162196 21 18a-501 of this Code shall be deemed salvage or junk at the
163197 22 option of the purchaser. The person acquiring such vehicle
164198 23 in such manner shall promptly deliver or mail, within 20
165199 24 days after the acquisition of the vehicle, the certificate
166200 25 of purchase, the proper application and fee, and, if the
167201 26 vehicle is an abandoned mobile home under the Abandoned
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178212 1 Mobile Home Act, a certification from a local law
179213 2 enforcement agency that the vehicle was purchased or
180214 3 acquired at a public sale under the Abandoned Mobile Home
181215 4 Act to the Secretary of State and a salvage certificate or
182216 5 junking certificate shall be issued in the name of that
183217 6 person. The salvage certificate or junking certificate
184218 7 issued by the Secretary of State under this Section shall
185219 8 be free of any lien that existed against the vehicle prior
186220 9 to the time the vehicle was acquired by the applicant
187221 10 under this Code.
188222 11 (3) A vehicle which has been repossessed by a
189223 12 lienholder shall be considered to be salvage only when the
190224 13 repossessed vehicle, on the date of repossession by the
191225 14 lienholder, has sustained damage by collision, fire,
192226 15 theft, rust corrosion, or other means so that the cost of
193227 16 repairing such damage, including labor, would be greater
194228 17 than 50% of its fair market value without such damage. If
195229 18 the lienholder determines that such vehicle is damaged in
196230 19 excess of 50% of such fair market value, the lienholder
197231 20 shall, before sale, transfer, or assignment of the
198232 21 vehicle, make application for a salvage certificate, and
199233 22 shall submit with such application the proper fee and
200234 23 evidence of possession. If the facts required to be shown
201235 24 in subsection (f) of Section 3-114 are satisfied, the
202236 25 Secretary of State shall issue a salvage certificate in
203237 26 the name of the lienholder making the application. In any
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214248 1 case wherein the vehicle repossessed is not damaged in
215249 2 excess of 50% of its fair market value, the lienholder
216250 3 shall comply with the requirements of subsections (f),
217251 4 (f-5), and (f-10) of Section 3-114, except that the
218252 5 affidavit of repossession made by or on behalf of the
219253 6 lienholder shall also contain an affirmation under penalty
220254 7 of perjury that the vehicle on the date of sale is not
221255 8 damaged in excess of 50% of its fair market value. If the
222256 9 facts required to be shown in subsection (f) of Section
223257 10 3-114 are satisfied, the Secretary of State shall issue a
224258 11 certificate of title as set forth in Section 3-116 of this
225259 12 Code. The Secretary of State may by rule or regulation
226260 13 require photographs to be submitted.
227261 14 (4) A vehicle which is a part of a fleet of more than 5
228262 15 commercial vehicles registered in this State or any other
229263 16 state or registered proportionately among several states
230264 17 shall be considered to be salvage when such vehicle has
231265 18 sustained damage by collision, fire, theft, rust,
232266 19 corrosion or similar means so that the cost of repairing
233267 20 such damage, including labor, would be greater than 50% of
234268 21 the fair market value of the vehicle without such damage.
235269 22 If the owner of a fleet vehicle desires to sell, transfer,
236270 23 or assign his interest in such vehicle to a person within
237271 24 this State other than an insurance company licensed to do
238272 25 business within this State, and the owner determines that
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250284 1 or assignment is damaged in excess of 50% of its fair
251285 2 market value, the owner shall, before such sale, transfer
252286 3 or assignment, make application for a salvage certificate.
253287 4 The application shall contain with it evidence of
254288 5 possession of the vehicle. If the fleet vehicle at the
255289 6 time of its sale, transfer, or assignment is not damaged
256290 7 in excess of 50% of its fair market value, the owner shall
257291 8 so state in a written affirmation on a form prescribed by
258292 9 the Secretary of State by rule or regulation. The
259293 10 Secretary of State may by rule or regulation require
260294 11 photographs to be submitted. Upon sale, transfer or
261295 12 assignment of the fleet vehicle the owner shall mail the
262296 13 affirmation to the Secretary of State.
263297 14 (5) A vehicle that has been submerged in water to the
264298 15 point that rising water has reached over the door sill and
265299 16 has entered the passenger or trunk compartment is a "flood
266300 17 vehicle". A flood vehicle shall be considered to be
267301 18 salvage only if the vehicle has sustained damage so that
268302 19 the cost of repairing the damage, including labor, would
269303 20 be greater than 50% of the fair market value of the vehicle
270304 21 without that damage. The salvage certificate issued under
271305 22 this Section shall indicate the word "flood", and the word
272306 23 "flood" shall be conspicuously entered on subsequent
273307 24 titles for the vehicle. A person who possesses or acquires
274308 25 a flood vehicle that is not damaged in excess of 50% of its
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286320 1 accordance with Section 3-116 of this Code, designating
287321 2 the vehicle as "flood" in a manner prescribed by the
288322 3 Secretary of State. The certificate of title issued shall
289323 4 indicate the word "flood", and the word "flood" shall be
290324 5 conspicuously entered on subsequent titles for the
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292326 7 (6) When any licensed rebuilder, repairer, new or used
293327 8 vehicle dealer, or remittance agent has submitted an
294328 9 application for title to a vehicle (other than an
295329 10 application for title to a rebuilt vehicle) that he or she
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299333 14 application for a salvage certificate for a vehicle
300334 15 recovered from theft and acquired from an insurance
301335 16 company shall be made as required by paragraph (1) of this
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303337 18 (c) Any person who without authority acquires, sells,
304338 19 exchanges, gives away, transfers or destroys or offers to
305339 20 acquire, sell, exchange, give away, transfer or destroy the
306340 21 certificate of title to any vehicle which is a junk or salvage
307341 22 vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
308342 23 (d) Except as provided under subsection (a), any person
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322356 1 ownership as required under the provisions of this Section is
323357 2 guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class
324358 3 4 felony for a subsequent offense; except that a person
325359 4 licensed under this Code who violates paragraph (5) of
326360 5 subsection (b) of this Section is guilty of a business offense
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328362 7 for a first offense and is guilty of a Class 4 felony for a
329363 8 second or subsequent violation.
330364 9 (e) Any vehicle which is salvage or junk may not be driven
331365 10 or operated on roads and highways within this State. A
332366 11 violation of this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. A
333367 12 salvage vehicle displaying valid special plates issued under
334368 13 Section 3-601(b) of this Code, which is being driven to or from
335369 14 an inspection conducted under Section 3-308 of this Code, is
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337371 16 vehicle for which a short term permit has been issued under
338372 17 Section 3-307 of this Code is exempt from the provisions of
339373 18 this subsection for the duration of the permit.
340374 19 (Source: P.A. 101-81, eff. 7-12-19; 102-319, eff. 1-1-22;
341375 20 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-813, eff. 5-13-22.)
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