Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3386 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/17/2023

                    103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3386 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405   Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to accept forms and documents that are manually signed and scanned or signed with a digital signature as an alternative to physical hard copies when processing applications for vehicle registration.  LRB103 25931 MXP 52282 b   A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3386 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405 625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new  625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405 Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to accept forms and documents that are manually signed and scanned or signed with a digital signature as an alternative to physical hard copies when processing applications for vehicle registration.  LRB103 25931 MXP 52282 b     LRB103 25931 MXP 52282 b   A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3386 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405 625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new  625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new
625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to accept forms and documents that are manually signed and scanned or signed with a digital signature as an alternative to physical hard copies when processing applications for vehicle registration.
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1  AN ACT concerning transportation.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5  changing Section 3-405 and by adding Section 2-106.1 as
6  follows:
7  (625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new)
8  Sec. 2-106.1. Alternative registration forms and
9  documents.
10  (a) As used in this Section, "digital signature" has the
11  same meaning as defined in the Financial Institutions
12  Electronic Documents and Digital Signature Act.
13  (b) The Secretary shall accept forms and documents that
14  are manually signed and scanned or signed with a digital
15  signature in place of physical hard copies of such forms and
16  documents when processing vehicle registration applications.
17  (625 ILCS 5/3-405) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405)
18  (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 102-1069)
19  Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
20  (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under
21  this Code shall make application to the Secretary of State for
22  the registration of such vehicle upon the appropriate form or

 

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3386 Introduced , by Rep. Curtis J. Tarver, II SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405 625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new  625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
625 ILCS 5/2-106.1 new
625 ILCS 5/3-405 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Requires the Secretary of State to accept forms and documents that are manually signed and scanned or signed with a digital signature as an alternative to physical hard copies when processing applications for vehicle registration.
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1  forms furnished by the Secretary. Every such application shall
2  bear the signature of the owner written with pen and ink and
3  contain:
4  1. The name, domicile address, as defined in Section
5  1-115.5 of this Code, (except as otherwise provided in
6  this paragraph 1), mail address of the owner or business
7  address of the owner if a firm, association, or
8  corporation, and, if available, email address of the
9  owner. If the mailing address is a post office box number,
10  the address listed on the driver license record may be
11  used to verify residence. A police officer, a deputy
12  sheriff, an elected sheriff, a law enforcement officer for
13  the Illinois State Police, a fire investigator, a state's
14  attorney, an assistant state's attorney, a state's
15  attorney special investigator, or a judicial officer may
16  elect to furnish the address of the headquarters of the
17  governmental entity, police district, or business address
18  where he or she works instead of his or her domicile
19  address, in which case that address shall be deemed to be
20  his or her domicile address for all purposes under this
21  Chapter 3. The spouse and children of a person who may
22  elect under this paragraph 1 to furnish the address of the
23  headquarters of the government entity, police district, or
24  business address where the person works instead of the
25  person's domicile address may, if they reside with that
26  person, also elect to furnish the address of the

 

 

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1  headquarters of the government entity, police district, or
2  business address where the person works as their domicile
3  address, in which case that address shall be deemed to be
4  their domicile address for all purposes under this Chapter
5  3. In this paragraph 1: (A) "police officer" has the
6  meaning ascribed to "policeman" in Section 10-3-1 of the
7  Illinois Municipal Code; (B) "deputy sheriff" means a
8  deputy sheriff appointed under Section 3-6008 of the
9  Counties Code; (C) "elected sheriff" means a sheriff
10  commissioned pursuant to Section 3-6001 of the Counties
11  Code; (D) "fire investigator" means a person classified as
12  a peace officer under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
13  Act; (E) "state's attorney", "assistant state's attorney",
14  and "state's attorney special investigator" mean a state's
15  attorney, assistant state's attorney, and state's attorney
16  special investigator commissioned or appointed under
17  Division 3-9 of the Counties Code; and (F) "judicial
18  officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of
19  the Judicial Privacy Act.
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. (Blank).
25  4. Such further information as may reasonably be
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1  whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration
2  and the owner entitled to a certificate of title.
3  5. An affirmation by the applicant that all
4  information set forth is true and correct. If the
5  application is for the registration of a motor vehicle,
6  the applicant also shall affirm that the motor vehicle is
7  insured as required by this Code, that such insurance will
8  be maintained throughout the period for which the motor
9  vehicle shall be registered, and that neither the owner,
10  nor any person operating the motor vehicle with the
11  owner's permission, shall operate the motor vehicle unless
12  the required insurance is in effect. If the person signing
13  the affirmation is not the sole owner of the vehicle, such
14  person shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of all
15  the owners of the vehicle. If the person signing the
16  affirmation is not an owner of the vehicle, such person
17  shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of the owner or
18  owners of the vehicle. The lack of signature on the
19  application shall not in any manner exempt the owner or
20  owners from any provisions, requirements or penalties of
21  this Code.
22  (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle
23  purchased from a dealer the application shall be accompanied
24  by a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin from the dealer, and a
25  statement showing any lien retained by the dealer.
26  (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21.)

 

 

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1  (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 102-1069)
2  Sec. 3-405. Application for registration.
3  (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under
4  this Code shall make application to the Secretary of State for
5  the registration of such vehicle upon the appropriate form or
6  forms furnished by the Secretary. Except as provided in
7  Section 2-106.1, every Every such original application shall
8  bear the signature of the owner written with pen and ink and
9  contain:
10  1. The name, domicile address, as defined in Section
11  1-115.5 of this Code, (except as otherwise provided in
12  this paragraph 1), mail address of the owner or business
13  address of the owner if a firm, association, or
14  corporation, and, if available, email address of the
15  owner. If the mailing address is a post office box number,
16  the address listed on the driver license record may be
17  used to verify residence. A police officer, a deputy
18  sheriff, an elected sheriff, a law enforcement officer for
19  the Illinois State Police, a fire investigator, a state's
20  attorney, an assistant state's attorney, a state's
21  attorney special investigator, or a judicial officer may
22  elect to furnish the address of the headquarters of the
23  governmental entity, police district, or business address
24  where he or she works instead of his or her domicile
25  address, in which case that address shall be deemed to be

 

 

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1  his or her domicile address for all purposes under this
2  Chapter 3. The spouse and children of a person who may
3  elect under this paragraph 1 to furnish the address of the
4  headquarters of the government entity, police district, or
5  business address where the person works instead of the
6  person's domicile address may, if they reside with that
7  person, also elect to furnish the address of the
8  headquarters of the government entity, police district, or
9  business address where the person works as their domicile
10  address, in which case that address shall be deemed to be
11  their domicile address for all purposes under this Chapter
12  3. In this paragraph 1: (A) "police officer" has the
13  meaning ascribed to "policeman" in Section 10-3-1 of the
14  Illinois Municipal Code; (B) "deputy sheriff" means a
15  deputy sheriff appointed under Section 3-6008 of the
16  Counties Code; (C) "elected sheriff" means a sheriff
17  commissioned pursuant to Section 3-6001 of the Counties
18  Code; (D) "fire investigator" means a person classified as
19  a peace officer under the Peace Officer Fire Investigation
20  Act; (E) "state's attorney", "assistant state's attorney",
21  and "state's attorney special investigator" mean a state's
22  attorney, assistant state's attorney, and state's attorney
23  special investigator commissioned or appointed under
24  Division 3-9 of the Counties Code; and (F) "judicial
25  officer" has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 1-10 of
26  the Judicial Privacy Act.

 

 

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1  2. A description of the vehicle, including such
2  information as is required in an application for a
3  certificate of title, determined under such standard
4  rating as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
5  3. (Blank).
6  3.5. A space for a voluntary disclosure of a condition
7  that impedes effective communication under Section
8  3-405.5.
9  4. Such further information as may reasonably be
10  required by the Secretary to enable him to determine
11  whether the vehicle is lawfully entitled to registration
12  and the owner entitled to a certificate of title.
13  5. An affirmation by the applicant that all
14  information set forth is true and correct. If the
15  application is for the registration of a motor vehicle,
16  the applicant also shall affirm that the motor vehicle is
17  insured as required by this Code, that such insurance will
18  be maintained throughout the period for which the motor
19  vehicle shall be registered, and that neither the owner,
20  nor any person operating the motor vehicle with the
21  owner's permission, shall operate the motor vehicle unless
22  the required insurance is in effect. If the person signing
23  the affirmation is not the sole owner of the vehicle, such
24  person shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of all
25  the owners of the vehicle. If the person signing the
26  affirmation is not an owner of the vehicle, such person

 

 

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1  shall be deemed to have affirmed on behalf of the owner or
2  owners of the vehicle. The lack of signature on the
3  application shall not in any manner exempt the owner or
4  owners from any provisions, requirements or penalties of
5  this Code.
6  (b) When such application refers to a new vehicle
7  purchased from a dealer the application shall be accompanied
8  by a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin from the dealer, and a
9  statement showing any lien retained by the dealer.
10  (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 102-1069, eff. 7-1-23.)
11  Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes
12  changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
13  that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
14  represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
15  not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
16  made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
17  Public Act.

 

 

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