Illinois 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3747 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/17/2023

                    103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3747 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:   625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new  Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that an application for a certificate of title must contain the Illinois residence of the owner. In a provision regarding junking or salvage certificates, insurance companies, and salvage dealers: defines "proof of full payment" as either a photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount paid, and the date of payment; and provides that no other additional requirements shall be required of the insurer. Provides that an insurer must issue a release statement that authorizes the used motor vehicle dealer or automotive dismantler to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder if the insurer does not take ownership of a vehicle. Requires that upon receiving a release statement from an insurer, the used motor vehicle dealer shall send notice to the owner and any lienholder of the vehicle informing the owner or lienholder that the vehicle is available for pick up. Provides that the notice shall include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to the used motor vehicle dealer. Provides that if the owner or any lienholder of the vehicle does not pick up the vehicle within 30 days after notice was sent to the owner and any lienholder, the vehicle shall be considered abandoned.  LRB103 30059 MXP 56482 b   A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3747 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:  625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3  625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new  Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that an application for a certificate of title must contain the Illinois residence of the owner. In a provision regarding junking or salvage certificates, insurance companies, and salvage dealers: defines "proof of full payment" as either a photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount paid, and the date of payment; and provides that no other additional requirements shall be required of the insurer. Provides that an insurer must issue a release statement that authorizes the used motor vehicle dealer or automotive dismantler to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder if the insurer does not take ownership of a vehicle. Requires that upon receiving a release statement from an insurer, the used motor vehicle dealer shall send notice to the owner and any lienholder of the vehicle informing the owner or lienholder that the vehicle is available for pick up. Provides that the notice shall include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to the used motor vehicle dealer. Provides that if the owner or any lienholder of the vehicle does not pick up the vehicle within 30 days after notice was sent to the owner and any lienholder, the vehicle shall be considered abandoned.  LRB103 30059 MXP 56482 b     LRB103 30059 MXP 56482 b   A BILL FOR
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3747 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3  625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new
625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104
625 ILCS 5/3-117.3
625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that an application for a certificate of title must contain the Illinois residence of the owner. In a provision regarding junking or salvage certificates, insurance companies, and salvage dealers: defines "proof of full payment" as either a photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount paid, and the date of payment; and provides that no other additional requirements shall be required of the insurer. Provides that an insurer must issue a release statement that authorizes the used motor vehicle dealer or automotive dismantler to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder if the insurer does not take ownership of a vehicle. Requires that upon receiving a release statement from an insurer, the used motor vehicle dealer shall send notice to the owner and any lienholder of the vehicle informing the owner or lienholder that the vehicle is available for pick up. Provides that the notice shall include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to the used motor vehicle dealer. Provides that if the owner or any lienholder of the vehicle does not pick up the vehicle within 30 days after notice was sent to the owner and any lienholder, the vehicle shall be considered abandoned.
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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 Sections 3-104, 3-117.3, and 3-116.1 and by adding
6  Section 4-208.1 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, Illinois residence, mail address, and, if
13  available, email address of the owner;
14  2. A description of the vehicle including, so far as
15  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, and as to manufactured homes as defined in Section
19  1-144.03 of this Code, the square footage based upon the
20  outside dimensions excluding the length of the tongue and
21  hitch, and, as to vehicles of the second division, whether
22  for-hire, not-for-hire, or both for-hire and not-for-hire;
23  3. The date of purchase by applicant and, if

 

103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3747 Introduced , by Rep. Natalie A. Manley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new 625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104 625 ILCS 5/3-117.3  625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new
625 ILCS 5/3-104 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-104
625 ILCS 5/3-117.3
625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes language providing that an application for a certificate of title must contain the Illinois residence of the owner. In a provision regarding junking or salvage certificates, insurance companies, and salvage dealers: defines "proof of full payment" as either a photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount paid, and the date of payment; and provides that no other additional requirements shall be required of the insurer. Provides that an insurer must issue a release statement that authorizes the used motor vehicle dealer or automotive dismantler to release the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder if the insurer does not take ownership of a vehicle. Requires that upon receiving a release statement from an insurer, the used motor vehicle dealer shall send notice to the owner and any lienholder of the vehicle informing the owner or lienholder that the vehicle is available for pick up. Provides that the notice shall include an invoice for any outstanding charges owed to the used motor vehicle dealer. Provides that if the owner or any lienholder of the vehicle does not pick up the vehicle within 30 days after notice was sent to the owner and any lienholder, the vehicle shall be considered abandoned.
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1  applicable, the name and address of the person from whom
2  the vehicle was acquired and the names and addresses of
3  any lienholders in the order of their priority and
4  signatures of owners;
5  4. The current odometer reading at the time of
6  transfer and that the stated odometer reading is one of
7  the following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or
8  mileage is in excess of its mechanical limits; and
9  5. Any further information the Secretary of State
10  reasonably requires to identify the vehicle and to enable
11  him to determine whether the owner is entitled to a
12  certificate of title and the existence or nonexistence of
13  security interests in the vehicle.
14  (a-5) The Secretary of State shall designate on the
15  prescribed application form a space where the owner of a
16  vehicle may designate a beneficiary, to whom ownership of the
17  vehicle shall pass in the event of the owner's death.
18  (b) If the application refers to a vehicle purchased from
19  a dealer, it must also be signed by the dealer as well as the
20  owner, and the dealer must promptly mail or deliver the
21  application and required documents to the Secretary of State.
22  (c) If the application refers to a vehicle last previously
23  registered in another State or country, the application must
24  contain or be accompanied by:
25  1. Any certified document of ownership so recognized
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1  the Secretary of State, and
2  2. Any other information and documents the Secretary
3  of State reasonably requires to establish the ownership of
4  the vehicle and the existence or nonexistence of security
5  interests in it.
6  (d) If the application refers to a new vehicle it must be
7  accompanied by the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin, or
8  other documents as required and acceptable by the Secretary of
9  State, with such assignments as may be necessary to show title
10  in the applicant.
11  (e) If an application refers to a vehicle rebuilt from a
12  vehicle previously salvaged, that application shall comply
13  with the provisions set forth in Sections 3-302 through 3-304
14  of this Code.
15  (f) An application for a certificate of title for any
16  vehicle, whether purchased in Illinois or outside Illinois,
17  and even if previously registered in another State, must be
18  accompanied by either an exemption determination from the
19  Department of Revenue showing that no tax imposed pursuant to
20  the Use Tax Act or the vehicle use tax imposed by Section
21  3-1001 of the Illinois Vehicle Code is owed by anyone with
22  respect to that vehicle, or a receipt from the Department of
23  Revenue showing that any tax so imposed has been paid. An
24  application for a certificate of title for any vehicle
25  purchased outside Illinois, even if previously registered in
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1  determination from the Department of Revenue showing that no
2  tax imposed pursuant to the Municipal Use Tax Act or the County
3  Use Tax Act is owed by anyone with respect to that vehicle, or
4  a receipt from the Department of Revenue showing that any tax
5  so imposed has been paid. In the absence of such a receipt for
6  payment or determination of exemption from the Department, no
7  certificate of title shall be issued to the applicant.
8  If the proof of payment of the tax or of nonliability
9  therefor is, after the issuance of the certificate of title
10  and display certificate of title, found to be invalid, the
11  Secretary of State shall revoke the certificate and require
12  that the certificate of title and, when applicable, the
13  display certificate of title be returned to him.
14  (g) If the application refers to a vehicle not
15  manufactured in accordance with federal safety and emission
16  standards, the application must be accompanied by all
17  documents required by federal governmental agencies to meet
18  their standards before a vehicle is allowed to be issued title
19  and registration.
20  (h) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
21  sale by a sheriff, it must be accompanied by the required fee
22  and a bill of sale issued and signed by a sheriff. The bill of
23  sale must identify the new owner's name and address, the year
24  model, make and vehicle identification number of the vehicle,
25  court order document number authorizing such sale, if
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1  order of priority, if applicable.
2  (i) If the application refers to a vehicle for which a
3  court of law determined the ownership, it must be accompanied
4  with a certified copy of such court order and the required fee.
5  The court order must indicate the new owner's name and
6  address, the complete description of the vehicle, if known,
7  the name and address of the lienholder, if any, and must be
8  signed and dated by the judge issuing such order.
9  (j) If the application refers to a vehicle sold at public
10  auction pursuant to the Labor and Storage Lien (Small Amount)
11  Act, it must be accompanied by an affidavit or affirmation
12  furnished by the Secretary of State along with the documents
13  described in the affidavit or affirmation and the required
14  fee.
15  (k) The Secretary may provide an expedited process for the
16  issuance of vehicle titles. Expedited title applications must
17  be delivered to the Secretary of State's Vehicle Services
18  Department in Springfield by express mail service or hand
19  delivery. Applications must be complete, including necessary
20  forms, fees, and taxes. Applications received before noon on a
21  business day will be processed and shipped that same day.
22  Applications received after noon on a business day will be
23  processed and shipped the next business day. The Secretary
24  shall charge an additional fee of $30 for this service, and
25  that fee shall cover the cost of return shipping via an express
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1  expedited services shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
2  License Plate Fund. In the event the Vehicle Services
3  Department determines that the volume of expedited title
4  requests received on a given day exceeds the ability of the
5  Vehicle Services Department to process those requests in an
6  expedited manner, the Vehicle Services Department may decline
7  to provide expedited services, and the additional fee for the
8  expedited service shall be refunded to the applicant.
9  (l) If the application refers to a homemade trailer, (i)
10  it must be accompanied by the appropriate documentation
11  regarding the source of materials used in the construction of
12  the trailer, as required by the Secretary of State, (ii) the
13  trailer must be inspected by a Secretary of State employee
14  prior to the issuance of the title, and (iii) upon approval of
15  the Secretary of State, the trailer must have a vehicle
16  identification number, as provided by the Secretary of State,
17  stamped or riveted to the frame.
18  (m) The holder of a Manufacturer's Statement of Origin to
19  a manufactured home may deliver it to any person to facilitate
20  conveying or encumbering the manufactured home. Any person
21  receiving any such Manufacturer's Statement of Origin so
22  delivered holds it in trust for the person delivering it.
23  (n) Within 45 days after the completion of the first
24  retail sale of a manufactured home, the Manufacturer's
25  Statement of Origin to that manufactured home must be
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1  with an application for a certificate of title for that
2  manufactured home or in accordance with Section 3-116.1.
3  (o) Each application for certificate of title for a motor
4  vehicle shall be verified by the National Motor Vehicle Title
5  Information System (NMVTIS) for a vehicle history report prior
6  to the Secretary issuing a certificate of title.
7  (p) The Secretary, at the Secretary's discretion, may use
8  any commercially available title history service to assist in
9  determining the proper title designation of a motor vehicle
10  before the issuance of a certificate of title.
11  (Source: P.A. 102-154, eff. 1-1-22.)
12  (625 ILCS 5/3-117.3)
13  Sec. 3-117.3. Junking or salvage certificates; insurance
14  company; salvage dealer.
15  (a) For purposes of this Section, "salvage dealer" means a
16  licensed dealer who primarily sells salvage vehicles on behalf
17  of insurance companies and obtains a "salvage dealer"
18  designation through the used dealer application process under
19  Section 5-102 of this Code.
20  (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
21  contrary, an insurance company or salvage dealer may, after
22  completing a record search for any owner of a vehicle or a
23  lienholder of record, obtain free of any lien a junking
24  certificate or salvage certificate in the insurance company's
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1  salvage certificate to the Secretary of State. The application
2  shall include, but is not limited to, proof of full payment, in
3  whole or in part, to the vehicle owner or, if applicable, any
4  lienholder of record and proof of notice to the vehicle owner
5  and any lienholder via certified mail or other proof of
6  service that a transfer of title shall occur no earlier than 30
7  days after the date the notice is sent. Upon approval of the
8  application, the Secretary shall issue to the insurance
9  company a junking certificate or salvage certificate free of
10  any lien in the insurance company's name. For the purposes of
11  this subsection, "proof of full payment" means either a
12  photocopy of a deposited insurance claim check or, for an
13  electronic claims payment, a screen shot from the insurer's
14  proprietary claim system that shows the payee, the amount
15  paid, and the date of payment. No other additional
16  requirements shall be required of the insurer.
17  An insurance company or salvage dealer shall not sell a
18  salvage vehicle with a title obtained under this subsection
19  (b) to anyone not authorized to buy salvage vehicles under
20  this Code.
21  This subsection (b) shall apply only to a motor vehicle
22  titled in this State that has been through an insurance claims
23  process and the owner of the vehicle or lienholder, if
24  applicable, has received compensation in exchange for
25  relinquishing the ownership rights of the vehicle to an
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1  and the insurance company is unable to obtain an endorsed
2  certificate of title within 30 days of payment to the owner or
3  lienholder.
4  (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
5  contrary, a salvage dealer may, after completing a record
6  search for any owner of a vehicle or a lienholder of record,
7  obtain free of any lien a junking certificate or salvage
8  certificate in his or her name by submitting an application
9  for a junking certificate or a salvage certificate to the
10  Secretary of State which shall include, but is not limited to,
11  proof of notice via certified mail or other proof of service to
12  the vehicle owner or any lienholder that a transfer of title
13  shall occur no earlier than 30 days after the date the notice
14  is sent. The notice shall inform the vehicle owner or
15  lienholder that upon payment of any applicable charges, the
16  vehicle may be removed from the salvage dealer's facility.
17  Upon approval of the application, the Secretary shall issue to
18  the salvage dealer a junking certificate or salvage
19  certificate free of any lien in the salvage dealer's name.
20  A salvage dealer shall not sell a salvage vehicle with a
21  title obtained under this subsection (c) to anyone not
22  authorized to buy salvage vehicles under this Code.
23  This subsection (c) shall apply only to a motor vehicle
24  titled in this State and in possession of a salvage dealer by
25  request of an insurance company licensed under the Illinois
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1  to an insurance claim and the insurance company denies
2  coverage of the vehicle or does not take ownership of the
3  vehicle within 45 days of possession by the salvage dealer.
4  (d) A vehicle owner or lienholder may send notice of
5  dispute of the transfer of title under this Section within 30
6  days after the required notice is sent by the insurance
7  company or salvage dealer. If a dispute between a vehicle
8  owner or lienholder and an insurance company or salvage dealer
9  cannot be resolved within 45 days after the required notice to
10  the vehicle owner or lienholder is sent, the vehicle owner or
11  lienholder, within 90 days after sending notice of dispute,
12  shall petition a court of competent jurisdiction for an order
13  to determine ownership of the vehicle and shall notify the
14  Secretary of State of the filing of the petition. If a vehicle
15  owner or lienholder does not file a petition within the 90-day
16  period, the title to the vehicle shall be issued to the
17  insurance company or salvage dealer under this Section.
18  (e) Any person who without authority acquires, sells,
19  exchanges, gives away, transfers, or destroys or offers to
20  acquire, sell, exchange, give away, transfer, or destroy the
21  certificate of title to any vehicle which is a junk or salvage
22  vehicle shall be guilty of a Class 3 felony.
23  (f) Any person who knowingly fails to surrender to the
24  Secretary of State a certificate of title, salvage
25  certificate, or certificate of purchase is guilty of a Class A
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1  second and subsequent offense.
2  (g) Any vehicle which is salvage or junk may not be driven
3  or operated on roads and highways within this State. A
4  violation of this subsection (g) is a Class A misdemeanor. A
5  salvage vehicle displaying valid special plates issued under
6  subsection (b) of Section 3-601 of this Code, which is being
7  driven to or from an inspection conducted under Section 3-308
8  of this Code, is exempt from the provisions of this subsection
9  (g). A salvage vehicle for which a short term permit has been
10  issued under Section 3-307 of this Code is exempt from the
11  provisions of this subsection (g) for the duration of the
12  permit.
13  (h) The Secretary of State may adopt any rules necessary
14  to implement this Section.
15  (Source: P.A. 100-104, eff. 11-9-17.)
16  (625 ILCS 5/4-208.1 new)
17  Sec. 4-208.1. Vehicles subject to insurance claim -
18  abandoned.
19  (a) If an insurer requests a used motor vehicle dealer,
20  the primary business of which is the sale of salvage vehicles
21  on behalf of insurers, to take possession of a vehicle that is
22  the subject of an insurance claim and subsequently the insurer
23  does not take ownership of the vehicle, the insurer may direct
24  the used motor vehicle dealer to release the vehicle to the
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1  vehicle dealer with a release statement authorizing the used
2  motor vehicle dealer or the automotive dismantler to release
3  the vehicle to the vehicle's owner or lienholder.
4  (b) Upon receiving a release statement from an insurer,
5  the used motor vehicle dealer shall send notice to the owner
6  and any lienholder of the vehicle informing the owner or
7  lienholder that the vehicle is available for pick up. The
8  notice shall include an invoice for any outstanding charges
9  owed to the used motor vehicle dealer. The notice shall inform
10  the owner and any lienholder that the owner or lienholder has
11  30 days from the date of the notice, and upon payment of
12  applicable charges owed to the used motor vehicle dealer, to
13  pick up the vehicle from the used motor vehicle dealer. Notice
14  under this subsection must be sent by certified mail or by
15  another commercially available delivery service providing
16  proof of delivery to the last known address or the address on
17  record with the Department.
18  (c) If the owner or any lienholder of the vehicle does not
19  pick up the vehicle within 30 days after notice was sent to the
20  owner and any lienholder in accordance with this subsection,
21  the vehicle shall be considered abandoned, the vehicle's
22  certificate of title is deemed to be assigned to the used motor
23  vehicle dealer, and the used motor vehicle dealer, without
24  surrendering the certificate of title, may request on a form
25  provided by the Department that the Department shall issue a
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1  request shall be accompanied by a copy of the notice required
2  by this subsection, and proof of delivery of the notice
3  required by this subsection sent to the owner and any
4  lienholder. Notwithstanding any outstanding liens against the
5  vehicle, the Department shall issue a lien-free salvage
6  certificate of title for the vehicle to the used motor vehicle
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