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4-AN ACT concerning transportation.
5-Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6-represented in the General Assembly:
7-Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
8-changing Sections 3-101, 3-111, and 3-111.1 as follows:
9-(625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
10-Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.
11-(a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a
12-vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois
13-certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
14-shall make application to the Secretary of State for an
15-Illinois a certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as
16-provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding
17-vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement
18-of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through
19-repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois
20-certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
21-and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for
22-a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of
23-title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title,
24-must make application to the Secretary of State for an
25-Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected
26-certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any
3+1 AN ACT concerning transportation.
4+2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5+3 represented in the General Assembly:
6+4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7+5 changing Sections 3-101, 3-111, and 3-111.1 as follows:
8+6 (625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
9+7 Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.
10+8 (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a
11+9 vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois
12+10 certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
13+11 shall make application to the Secretary of State for an
14+12 Illinois a certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as
15+13 provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding
16+14 vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement
17+15 of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through
18+16 repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois
19+17 certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
20+18 and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for
21+19 a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of
22+20 title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title,
23+21 must make application to the Secretary of State for an
24+22 Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected
25+23 certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any
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33-owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance
34-companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by
35-lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State
36-showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued
37-by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be
38-converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer
39-ownership of the vehicle.
40-Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain
41-an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be
42-allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for
43-purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the
44-dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to
45-obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an
46-Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when
47-a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this
48-Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire
49-an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an
50-Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held
51-for sale in this State by the dealer.
52-(b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
53-purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make
54-application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
55-title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or
56-equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of
57-this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration,
58-but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except
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34+1 owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance
35+2 companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by
36+3 lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State
37+4 showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued
38+5 by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be
39+6 converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer
40+7 ownership of the vehicle.
41+8 Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain
42+9 an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be
43+10 allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for
44+11 purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the
45+12 dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to
46+13 obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an
47+14 Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when
48+15 a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this
49+16 Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire
50+17 an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an
51+18 Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held
52+19 for sale in this State by the dealer.
53+20 (b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
54+21 purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make
55+22 application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
56+23 title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or
57+24 equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of
58+25 this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration,
59+26 but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except
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61-as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
62-(c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the
63-registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has
64-been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an
65-application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the
66-Secretary of State.
67-(d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
68-motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make
69-application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
70-title.
71-(e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after
72-January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of
73-State for a certificate of title.
74-(Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 97-983, eff. 8-17-12.)
75-(625 ILCS 5/3-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111)
76-Sec. 3-111. Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates. (a) If
77-a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed
78-or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the
79-owner or legal representative of the owner named in the
80-certificate, as shown by the records of the Secretary of
81-State, shall promptly make application to the Secretary of
82-State for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing
83-information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. The
84-duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This
85-is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of
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89-to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner
90-or the owner's designee. A certificate of title or a duplicate
91-certificate of title issued by another State showing an
92-Illinois address for the owner cannot be used to transfer
93-ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is to or from an
94-insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle through
95-repossession.
96-(b) The Secretary of State shall not issue a duplicate
97-certificate of title to any person within 15 days after the
98-issuance of an original certificate of title to such person.
99-(c) A person recovering an original certificate of title
100-for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender
101-the original certificate to the Secretary of State.
102-(d) An application for a duplicate certificate of title
103-must state the current vehicle odometer reading at the time of
104-application and that the stated odometer reading is one of the
105-following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage
106-is in excess of its mechanical limits.
107-(e) If a Display certificate of title is lost, stolen,
108-mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or
109-legal representative of the owner named in the original
110-Display certificate of title and in the certificate of title,
111-as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, shall
112-promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon
113-furnishing information satisfactory to the Secretary of State.
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116-The duplicate Display certificate of title shall contain the
117-legend "Duplicate Display Certificate of Title." It shall be
118-mailed to the owner or legal representative of the owner named
119-in the original Display certificate of title and in the
120-certificate of title. Such duplicate Display certificate of
121-title shall be attached and displayed in the same manner and in
122-the same place as the original Display certificate of title
123-would have been attached and displayed had it not been lost,
124-stolen, mutilated or destroyed or had it not become illegible.
125-(Source: P.A. 86-444.)
126-(625 ILCS 5/3-111.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111.1)
127-Sec. 3-111.1. Corrected certificates. An application for a
128-corrected certificate of title must state the current vehicle
129-odometer reading at the time of application and that the
130-stated odometer reading is one of the following: actual
131-mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage is in excess of its
132-mechanical limits. The corrected certificate issued under this
133-Section shall contain the notation "corrected". A certificate
134-of title or a corrected certificate of title issued by another
135-State showing an Illinois address for the owner cannot be used
136-to transfer ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is
137-to or from an insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle
138-through repossession. The owner of a vehicle with a
139-certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title issued
140-by another state showing an Illinois address cannot transfer
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70+1 as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
71+2 (c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the
72+3 registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has
73+4 been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an
74+5 application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the
75+6 Secretary of State.
76+7 (d) Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
77+8 motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998 shall make
78+9 application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
79+10 title.
80+11 (e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after
81+12 January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of
82+13 State for a certificate of title.
83+14 (Source: P.A. 96-653, eff. 1-1-10; 97-983, eff. 8-17-12.)
84+15 (625 ILCS 5/3-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111)
85+16 Sec. 3-111. Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates. (a) If
86+17 a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed
87+18 or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, the
88+19 owner or legal representative of the owner named in the
89+20 certificate, as shown by the records of the Secretary of
90+21 State, shall promptly make application to the Secretary of
91+22 State for and may obtain a duplicate upon furnishing
92+23 information satisfactory to the Secretary of State. The
93+24 duplicate certificate of title shall contain the legend "This
94+25 is a duplicate certificate and may be subject to the rights of
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143-ownership of the vehicle without first converting the
144-certificate of title to an Illinois certificate of title,
145-except if the transfer is to or from an insurance company or a
146-lienholder of the vehicle through repossession.
147-(Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98.)
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105+1 a person under the original certificate." It shall be mailed
106+2 to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner
107+3 or the owner's designee. A certificate of title or a duplicate
108+4 certificate of title issued by another State showing an
109+5 Illinois address for the owner cannot be used to transfer
110+6 ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is to or from an
111+7 insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle through
112+8 repossession.
113+9 (b) The Secretary of State shall not issue a duplicate
114+10 certificate of title to any person within 15 days after the
115+11 issuance of an original certificate of title to such person.
116+12 (c) A person recovering an original certificate of title
117+13 for which a duplicate has been issued shall promptly surrender
118+14 the original certificate to the Secretary of State.
119+15 (d) An application for a duplicate certificate of title
120+16 must state the current vehicle odometer reading at the time of
121+17 application and that the stated odometer reading is one of the
122+18 following: actual mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage
123+19 is in excess of its mechanical limits.
124+20 (e) If a Display certificate of title is lost, stolen,
125+21 mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the owner or
126+22 legal representative of the owner named in the original
127+23 Display certificate of title and in the certificate of title,
128+24 as shown by the records of the Secretary of State, shall
129+25 promptly make application for and may obtain a duplicate upon
130+26 furnishing information satisfactory to the Secretary of State.
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141+1 The duplicate Display certificate of title shall contain the
142+2 legend "Duplicate Display Certificate of Title." It shall be
143+3 mailed to the owner or legal representative of the owner named
144+4 in the original Display certificate of title and in the
145+5 certificate of title. Such duplicate Display certificate of
146+6 title shall be attached and displayed in the same manner and in
147+7 the same place as the original Display certificate of title
148+8 would have been attached and displayed had it not been lost,
149+9 stolen, mutilated or destroyed or had it not become illegible.
150+10 (Source: P.A. 86-444.)
151+11 (625 ILCS 5/3-111.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-111.1)
152+12 Sec. 3-111.1. Corrected certificates. An application for a
153+13 corrected certificate of title must state the current vehicle
154+14 odometer reading at the time of application and that the
155+15 stated odometer reading is one of the following: actual
156+16 mileage, not the actual mileage or mileage is in excess of its
157+17 mechanical limits. The corrected certificate issued under this
158+18 Section shall contain the notation "corrected". A certificate
159+19 of title or a corrected certificate of title issued by another
160+20 State showing an Illinois address for the owner cannot be used
161+21 to transfer ownership of a vehicle, except if the transfer is
162+22 to or from an insurance company or a lienholder of the vehicle
163+23 through repossession. The owner of a vehicle with a
164+24 certificate of title or duplicate certificate of title issued
165+25 by another state showing an Illinois address cannot transfer
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177+2 certificate of title to an Illinois certificate of title,
178+3 except if the transfer is to or from an insurance company or a
179+4 lienholder of the vehicle through repossession.
180+5 (Source: P.A. 90-212, eff. 1-1-98.)
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