104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1254 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 862/36.720 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.20 ILCS 862/26 rep.20 ILCS 862/28 rep.20 ILCS 862/32 rep.20 ILCS 862/34 rep.20 ILCS 862/36 rep.55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new60 ILCS 1/85-70 new65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep. Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Repeals provisions relating to the off-highway vehicle trails public access sticker and the Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, except as provided by specified provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a county, township, and municipality may enact any regulation as it relates to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle within its jurisdiction. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes registration fees for and some regulations of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and recreational off-highway vehicles. LRB104 05706 RTM 15736 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1254 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 20 ILCS 862/36.720 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.20 ILCS 862/26 rep.20 ILCS 862/28 rep.20 ILCS 862/32 rep.20 ILCS 862/34 rep.20 ILCS 862/36 rep.55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new60 ILCS 1/85-70 new65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep. 20 ILCS 862/36.7 20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep. 20 ILCS 862/26 rep. 20 ILCS 862/28 rep. 20 ILCS 862/32 rep. 20 ILCS 862/34 rep. 20 ILCS 862/36 rep. 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new 60 ILCS 1/85-70 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new 625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119 625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101 625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1 625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep. Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Repeals provisions relating to the off-highway vehicle trails public access sticker and the Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, except as provided by specified provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a county, township, and municipality may enact any regulation as it relates to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle within its jurisdiction. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes registration fees for and some regulations of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and recreational off-highway vehicles. LRB104 05706 RTM 15736 b LRB104 05706 RTM 15736 b A BILL FOR
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1254 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 862/36.720 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.20 ILCS 862/26 rep.20 ILCS 862/28 rep.20 ILCS 862/32 rep.20 ILCS 862/34 rep.20 ILCS 862/36 rep.55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new60 ILCS 1/85-70 new65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep. 20 ILCS 862/36.7 20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep. 20 ILCS 862/26 rep. 20 ILCS 862/28 rep. 20 ILCS 862/32 rep. 20 ILCS 862/34 rep. 20 ILCS 862/36 rep. 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new 60 ILCS 1/85-70 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new 625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119 625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101 625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1 625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.
20 ILCS 862/36.7
20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.
20 ILCS 862/26 rep.
20 ILCS 862/28 rep.
20 ILCS 862/32 rep.
20 ILCS 862/34 rep.
20 ILCS 862/36 rep.
55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new
60 ILCS 1/85-70 new
65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading
65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new
625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119
625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1
625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.
Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Repeals provisions relating to the off-highway vehicle trails public access sticker and the Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, except as provided by specified provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a county, township, and municipality may enact any regulation as it relates to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle within its jurisdiction. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes registration fees for and some regulations of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and recreational off-highway vehicles.
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1 AN ACT concerning government.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is
5 amended by changing Section 36.7 as follows:
6 (20 ILCS 862/36.7)
7 Sec. 36.7. Large non-highway vehicles. A large non-highway
8 vehicle may not be granted an off-highway vehicle trails
9 public access sticker under Section 25.5 or be operated on
10 lands or waters in public off-highway vehicle parks paid for,
11 operated, or supported by the grant program established under
12 subsection (d) of Section 15 under that Section.
13 (Source: P.A. 102-312, eff. 1-1-22.)
14 (20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.)
15 (20 ILCS 862/26 rep.)
16 (20 ILCS 862/28 rep.)
17 (20 ILCS 862/32 rep.)
18 (20 ILCS 862/34 rep.)
19 (20 ILCS 862/36 rep.)
20 Section 10. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is
21 amended by repealing Sections 25.5, 26, 28, 32, 34, and 36.
104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026 SB1254 Introduced 1/24/2025, by Sen. Andrew S. Chesney SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
20 ILCS 862/36.720 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.20 ILCS 862/26 rep.20 ILCS 862/28 rep.20 ILCS 862/32 rep.20 ILCS 862/34 rep.20 ILCS 862/36 rep.55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new60 ILCS 1/85-70 new65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep. 20 ILCS 862/36.7 20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep. 20 ILCS 862/26 rep. 20 ILCS 862/28 rep. 20 ILCS 862/32 rep. 20 ILCS 862/34 rep. 20 ILCS 862/36 rep. 55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new 60 ILCS 1/85-70 new 65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading 65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new 625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119 625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101 625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1 625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3 625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.
20 ILCS 862/36.7
20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.
20 ILCS 862/26 rep.
20 ILCS 862/28 rep.
20 ILCS 862/32 rep.
20 ILCS 862/34 rep.
20 ILCS 862/36 rep.
55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new
60 ILCS 1/85-70 new
65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading
65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new
625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119
625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1
625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.
Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Repeals provisions relating to the off-highway vehicle trails public access sticker and the Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Amends the Counties Code, Township Code, and Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that, except as provided by specified provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a county, township, and municipality may enact any regulation as it relates to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle within its jurisdiction. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Removes registration fees for and some regulations of all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and recreational off-highway vehicles.
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20 ILCS 862/36.7
20 ILCS 862/25.5 rep.
20 ILCS 862/26 rep.
20 ILCS 862/28 rep.
20 ILCS 862/32 rep.
20 ILCS 862/34 rep.
20 ILCS 862/36 rep.
55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new
60 ILCS 1/85-70 new
65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading
65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new
625 ILCS 5/2-119 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119
625 ILCS 5/3-101 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101
625 ILCS 5/3-808.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1
625 ILCS 5/3-821 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3
625 ILCS 5/11-1427.1 rep.
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1 Section 15. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
2 5-1192 as follows:
3 (55 ILCS 5/5-1192 new)
4 Sec. 5-1192. All-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle,
5 and recreational off-highway vehicle regulation.
6 (a) "All-terrain vehicle", "off-highway motorcycle", and
7 "recreational off-highway vehicle" have the meanings given to
8 those terms in Sections 1-101.8, 1-153.1, and 1-168.8 of the
9 Illinois Vehicle Code.
10 (b) Except as provided in Sections 11-1426.1 and 11-1427
11 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a township may regulate
12 all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and
13 recreational off-highway vehicles within its jurisdiction,
14 except within the jurisdiction of a municipality or township
15 that has adopted regulations concerning all-terrain vehicles,
16 off-highway motorcycles, or recreational off-highway vehicles.
17 Section 20. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
18 85-70 as follows:
19 (60 ILCS 1/85-70 new)
20 Sec. 85-70. All-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle,
21 and recreational off-highway vehicle regulation.
22 (a) "All-terrain vehicle", "off-highway motorcycle", and
23 "recreational off-highway vehicle" have the meanings given to
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1 those terms in Sections 1-101.8, 1-153.1, and 1-168.8 of the
2 Illinois Vehicle Code.
3 (b) Except as provided in Sections 11-1426.1 and 11-1427
4 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a township may regulate
5 all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and
6 recreational off-highway vehicles within its jurisdiction,
7 except within the jurisdiction of a municipality that has
8 adopted regulations concerning all-terrain vehicles,
9 off-highway motorcycles, or recreational off-highway vehicles.
10 Section 25. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
11 changing the heading of Division 40 of Article 11 and by adding
12 Section 11-40-3.2 as follows:
13 (65 ILCS 5/Art. 11 Div. 40 heading)
14 DIVISION 40. REGULATION SPEED, SAFETY AND
15 DISPOSITION OF VEHICLES
16 (65 ILCS 5/11-40-3.2 new)
17 Sec. 11-40-3.2. All-terrain vehicle, off-highway
18 motorcycle, and recreational off-highway vehicle regulation.
19 (a) "All-terrain vehicle", "off-highway motorcycle", and
20 "recreational off-highway vehicle" have the meanings given to
21 those terms in Sections 1-101.8, 1-153.1, and 1-168.8 of the
22 Illinois Vehicle Code.
23 (b) Except as provided in Sections 11-1426.1 and 11-1427
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1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, a municipality may regulate
2 all-terrain vehicles, off-highway motorcycles, and
3 recreational off-highway vehicles within its jurisdiction.
4 Section 30. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 2-119, 3-101, 3-808.1, 3-821, 11-1427.2, and
6 11-1427.3 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/2-119) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 2-119)
8 Sec. 2-119. Disposition of fees and taxes.
9 (a) All moneys received from Salvage Certificates shall be
10 deposited in the Common School Fund in the State treasury.
11 (b) Of the money collected for each certificate of title,
12 duplicate certificate of title, and corrected certificate of
13 title:
14 (1) $2.60 shall be deposited in the Park and
15 Conservation Fund;
16 (2) $0.65 shall be deposited in the Illinois Fisheries
17 Management Fund;
18 (3) $48 shall be disbursed under subsection (g) of
19 this Section;
20 (4) $4 shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle
21 License Plate Fund;
22 (5) $30 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
23 Fund; and
24 (6) $10 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
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1 Special Services Fund.
2 All remaining moneys collected for certificates of title,
3 and all moneys collected for filing of security interests,
4 shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.
5 The $20 collected for each delinquent vehicle registration
6 renewal fee shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
7 The moneys deposited in the Park and Conservation Fund
8 under this Section shall be used for the acquisition and
9 development of bike paths as provided for in Section 805-420
10 of the Department of Natural Resources (Conservation) Law of
11 the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. The moneys
12 deposited into the Park and Conservation Fund under this
13 subsection shall not be subject to administrative charges or
14 chargebacks, unless otherwise authorized by this Code.
15 If the balance in the Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund
16 exceeds $40,000,000 on the last day of a calendar month, then
17 during the next calendar month, the $4 that otherwise would be
18 deposited in that fund shall instead be deposited into the
19 Road Fund.
20 (c) All moneys collected for that portion of a driver's
21 license fee designated for driver education under Section
22 6-118 shall be placed in the Drivers Education Fund in the
23 State treasury.
24 (d) Of the moneys collected as a registration fee for each
25 motorcycle, motor driven cycle, and moped, 27% shall be
26 deposited in the Cycle Rider Safety Training Fund.
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1 (e) (Blank).
2 (f) Of the total money collected for a commercial
3 learner's permit (CLP) or original or renewal issuance of a
4 commercial driver's license (CDL) pursuant to the Uniform
5 Commercial Driver's License Act (UCDLA): (i) $6 of the total
6 fee for an original or renewal CDL, and $6 of the total CLP fee
7 when such permit is issued to any person holding a valid
8 Illinois driver's license, shall be paid into the
9 CDLIS/AAMVAnet/NMVTIS Trust Fund (Commercial Driver's License
10 Information System/American Association of Motor Vehicle
11 Administrators network/National Motor Vehicle Title
12 Information Service Trust Fund) and shall be used for the
13 purposes provided in Section 6z-23 of the State Finance Act
14 and (ii) $20 of the total fee for an original or renewal CDL or
15 CLP shall be paid into the Motor Carrier Safety Inspection
16 Fund, which is hereby created as a special fund in the State
17 treasury, to be used by the Illinois State Police, subject to
18 appropriation, to hire additional officers to conduct motor
19 carrier safety inspections pursuant to Chapter 18b of this
20 Code.
21 (g) Of the moneys received by the Secretary of State as
22 registration fees or taxes, certificates of title, duplicate
23 certificates of title, corrected certificates of title, or as
24 payment of any other fee under this Code, when those moneys are
25 not otherwise distributed by this Code, 37% shall be deposited
26 into the State Construction Account Fund, and 63% shall be
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1 deposited in the Road Fund. Moneys in the Road Fund shall be
2 used for the purposes provided in Section 8.3 of the State
3 Finance Act.
4 (h) (Blank).
5 (i) (Blank).
6 (j) (Blank).
7 (k) There is created in the State treasury a special fund
8 to be known as the Secretary of State Special License Plate
9 Fund. Money deposited into the Fund shall, subject to
10 appropriation, be used by the Office of the Secretary of State
11 (i) to help defray plate manufacturing and plate processing
12 costs for the issuance and, when applicable, renewal of any
13 new or existing registration plates authorized under this Code
14 and (ii) for grants made by the Secretary of State to benefit
15 Illinois Veterans Home libraries.
16 (l) The Motor Vehicle Review Board Fund is created as a
17 special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into the
18 Fund under paragraph (7) of subsection (b) of Section 5-101
19 and Section 5-109 shall, subject to appropriation, be used by
20 the Office of the Secretary of State to administer the Motor
21 Vehicle Review Board, including, without limitation, payment
22 of compensation and all necessary expenses incurred in
23 administering the Motor Vehicle Review Board under the Motor
24 Vehicle Franchise Act.
25 (m) Effective July 1, 1996, there is created in the State
26 treasury a special fund to be known as the Family
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1 Responsibility Fund. Moneys deposited into the Fund shall,
2 subject to appropriation, be used by the Office of the
3 Secretary of State for the purpose of enforcing the Illinois
4 Safety and Family Financial Responsibility Law.
5 (n) The Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund is created
6 as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys deposited into
7 the Fund shall, subject to appropriation, be used by the
8 Office of the State Fire Marshal for construction of the
9 Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial to be located at the State
10 Capitol grounds in Springfield, Illinois. Upon the completion
11 of the Memorial, moneys in the Fund shall be used in accordance
12 with Section 3-634.
13 (o) (Blank). Of the money collected for each certificate
14 of title for all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles,
15 $17 shall be deposited into the Off-Highway Vehicle Trails
16 Fund.
17 (p) For audits conducted on or after July 1, 2003 pursuant
18 to Section 2-124(d) of this Code, 50% of the money collected as
19 audit fees shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
20 (q) Beginning July 1, 2023, the additional fees imposed by
21 Public Act 103-8 in Sections 2-123, 3-821, and 6-118 shall be
22 deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund.
23 (Source: P.A. 102-538, eff. 8-20-21; 103-8, eff. 7-1-23;
24 103-605, eff. 7-1-24.)
25 (625 ILCS 5/3-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-101)
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1 Sec. 3-101. Certificate of title required.
2 (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a
3 vehicle which is in this State and for which no Illinois
4 certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
5 shall make application to the Secretary of State for an
6 Illinois certificate of title of the vehicle. Except as
7 provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle, excluding
8 vehicles acquired by insurance companies through a settlement
9 of an insurance claim or by lienholders taking title through
10 repossession, that is in this State for which no Illinois
11 certificate of title has been issued by the Secretary of State
12 and every owner of a vehicle that is in the State applying for
13 a duplicate certificate of title or a corrected certificate of
14 title, including a dealer lien release certificate of title,
15 must make application to the Secretary of State for an
16 Illinois duplicate certificate of title or corrected
17 certificate of title. A certificate of title issued to any
18 owner of a vehicle, excluding vehicles acquired by insurance
19 companies through a settlement of an insurance claim or by
20 lienholders taking title through repossession, in this State
21 showing an Illinois address for the owner that has been issued
22 by an entity other than the Secretary of State must be
23 converted to an Illinois title before the owner can transfer
24 ownership of the vehicle.
25 Under no circumstances shall a dealer required to obtain
26 an Illinois certificate of title pursuant to this Code be
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1 allowed to obtain an out-of-state certificate of title for
2 purposes of a vehicle held for sale in this State by the
3 dealer. Under no circumstances shall a dealer be allowed to
4 obtain an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of an
5 Illinois-issued dealer lien release certificate of title when
6 a dealer may have need of such title issuance. Nothing in this
7 Section shall be construed so as to allow a dealer to acquire
8 an out-of-state certificate of title in lieu of acquiring an
9 Illinois certificate of title for purposes of a vehicle held
10 for sale in this State by the dealer.
11 (b) Every owner of a motorcycle or motor driven cycle
12 purchased new on and after January 1, 1980 shall make
13 application to the Secretary of State for a certificate of
14 title. However, if such cycle is not properly manufactured or
15 equipped for general highway use pursuant to the provisions of
16 this Act, it shall not be eligible for license registration,
17 but shall be issued a distinctive certificate of title except
18 as provided in Sections 3-102 and 3-110 of this Act.
19 (c) The Secretary of State shall not register or renew the
20 registration of a vehicle unless a certificate of title has
21 been issued by the Secretary of State to the owner or an
22 application therefor has been delivered by the owner to the
23 Secretary of State.
24 (d) (Blank). Every owner of an all-terrain vehicle or
25 off-highway motorcycle purchased on or after January 1, 1998
26 shall make application to the Secretary of State for a
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1 certificate of title.
2 (e) Every owner of a low-speed vehicle manufactured after
3 January 1, 2010 shall make application to the Secretary of
4 State for a certificate of title.
5 (Source: P.A. 103-891, eff. 8-9-24.)
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-808.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-808.1)
7 Sec. 3-808.1. Permanent vehicle registration plate.
8 (a) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
9 at no charge, to the following:
10 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
11 owned and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
12 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
13 Assembly;
14 2. Special disability plates issued to vehicles owned
15 and operated by the State of Illinois or by any State
16 agency financed by funds appropriated by the General
17 Assembly.
18 (b) Permanent vehicle registration plates shall be issued,
19 for a one-time fee of $8.00, to the following:
20 1. Vehicles, other than medical transport vehicles,
21 operated by or for any county, township or municipal
22 corporation.
23 2. Vehicles owned by counties, townships or municipal
24 corporations for persons with disabilities.
25 3. Beginning with the 1991 registration year,
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1 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county
2 sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. These registration
3 plates shall contain the specific county code and unit
4 number.
5 4. (Blank). All-terrain vehicles owned by counties,
6 townships, or municipal corporations and used for law
7 enforcement purposes when the Manufacturer's Statement of
8 Origin is accompanied with a letter from the original
9 manufacturer or a manufacturer's franchised dealer stating
10 that this all-terrain vehicle has been converted to a
11 street worthy vehicle that meets the equipment
12 requirements set forth in Chapter 12 of this Code.
13 5. Beginning with the 2001 registration year,
14 municipally owned vehicles operated by or for any police
15 department. These registration plates shall contain the
16 designation "municipal police" and shall be numbered and
17 distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
18 6. Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
19 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
20 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
21 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS. These
22 registration plates shall display the designation "Fire
23 Department" and shall display the specific fire
24 department, fire district, fire unit, or MABAS division
25 number or letter.
26 7. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
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1 that do not require a school bus driver permit under
2 Section 6-104 to operate and are not registered under
3 Section 3-617 of this Code, and are owned by a public
4 school district from grades K-12 or a public community
5 college.
6 8. Beginning with the 2017 registration year, vehicles
7 of the first division or vehicles of the second division
8 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by a
9 medical facility or hospital of a municipality, county, or
10 township.
11 9. Beginning with the 2020 registration year, 2-axle
12 motor vehicles that (i) are designed and used as buses in a
13 public system for transporting more than 10 passengers;
14 (ii) are used as common carriers in the general
15 transportation of passengers and not devoted to any
16 specialized purpose; (iii) operate entirely within the
17 territorial limits of a single municipality or a single
18 municipality and contiguous municipalities; and (iv) are
19 subject to the regulation of the Illinois Commerce
20 Commission. The owner of a vehicle under this paragraph is
21 exempt from paying a flat weight tax or a mileage weight
22 tax under this Code.
23 (b-5) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, permanent
24 vehicle registration plates shall be issued for a one-time fee
25 of $8.00 to a county, township, or municipal corporation that
26 owns or operates vehicles used for the purpose of community
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1 workplace commuting as defined by the Secretary of State by
2 administrative rule. The design and color of the plates shall
3 be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The
4 Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this
5 subsection (b-5).
6 (c) Beginning with the 2012 registration year,
7 county-owned vehicles operated by or for any county sheriff
8 and designated deputy sheriffs that have been issued
9 registration plates under subsection (b) of this Section shall
10 be exempt from any fee for the transfer of registration from
11 one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county sheriff shall
12 report to the Secretary of State any transfer of registration
13 plates from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for
14 any county sheriff and designated deputy sheriffs. The
15 Secretary of State shall adopt rules to implement this
16 subsection (c).
17 (c-5) Beginning with the 2014 registration year,
18 municipally owned, fire district owned, or Mutual Aid Box
19 Alarm System (MABAS) owned vehicles operated by or for any
20 fire department, fire protection district, or MABAS that have
21 been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of this
22 Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
23 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each fire
24 department, fire protection district, of MABAS shall report to
25 the Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates
26 from one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any fire
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1 department, fire protection district, or MABAS. The Secretary
2 of State shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.
3 (d) Beginning with the 2013 registration year, municipally
4 owned vehicles operated by or for any police department that
5 have been issued registration plates under subsection (b) of
6 this Section shall be exempt from any fee for the transfer of
7 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each
8 municipal police department shall report to the Secretary of
9 State any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle to
10 another vehicle operated by or for any municipal police
11 department. The Secretary of State shall adopt rules to
12 implement this subsection (d).
13 (e) Beginning with the 2016 registration year, any vehicle
14 owned or operated by a county, township, or municipal
15 corporation that has been issued registration plates under
16 this Section is exempt from any fee for the transfer of
17 registration from one vehicle to another vehicle. Each county,
18 township, or municipal corporation shall report to the
19 Secretary of State any transfer of registration plates from
20 one vehicle to another vehicle operated by or for any county,
21 township, or municipal corporation.
22 (f) Beginning with the 2020 registration year, any vehicle
23 owned or operated by a public school district from grades
24 K-12, a public community college, or a medical facility or
25 hospital of a municipality, county, or township that has been
26 issued registration plates under this Section is exempt from
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1 any fee for the transfer of registration from one vehicle to
2 another vehicle. Each school district, public community
3 college, or medical facility or hospital shall report to the
4 Secretary any transfer of registration plates from one vehicle
5 to another vehicle operated by the school district, public
6 community college, or medical facility.
7 (g) Beginning with the 2025 registration year, vehicles
8 owned or operated by or for a private or public university
9 police department or a private or public college police
10 department, except for motor driven cycles and all-terrain
11 vehicles, may be registered under subsection (b) of this
12 Section. These registration plates shall contain the
13 designation "university police" or "college police" and shall
14 be numbered and distributed as prescribed by the Secretary of
15 State.
16 (Source: P.A. 103-135, eff. 1-1-24.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/3-821) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821)
18 Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous registration and title fees.
19 (a) Except as provided under subsection (h), the fee to be
20 paid to the Secretary of State for the following certificates,
21 registrations or evidences of proper registration, or for
22 corrected or duplicate documents shall be in accordance with
23 the following schedule:
24 Certificate of Title, except for a an all-terrain 25vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home, mini 24 Certificate of Title, except for a an all-terrain 25 vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home, mini
24 Certificate of Title, except for a an all-terrain
25 vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home, mini
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24 Certificate of Title, except for a an all-terrain
25 vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home, mini
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1motor home or van camper $1652 Certificate of Title for a motor home, mini motor 3home, or van camper $250 4 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle5or off-highway motorcycle$30 6 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle7or off-highway motorcycle used for production 8agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade$139 Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle$30 10 Transfer of Registration or any evidence of11proper registration $25 12 Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other13evidence of proper registration$314 Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each$2015 Duplicate Certificate of Title $50 16 Corrected Registration Card or Card for other17evidence of proper registration$318 Corrected Certificate of Title$5019 Salvage Certificate $20 20 Fleet Reciprocity Permit$1521 Prorate Decal$122 Prorate Backing Plate$323 Special Corrected Certificate of Title$15 24 Expedited Title Service (to be charged in 25addition to other applicable fees)$3026 Dealer Lien Release Certificate of Title$20 1 motor home or van camper $165 2 Certificate of Title for a motor home, mini motor 3 home, or van camper $250 4 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle 5 or off-highway motorcycle $30 6 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle 7 or off-highway motorcycle used for production 8 agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade $13 9 Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle $30 10 Transfer of Registration or any evidence of 11 proper registration $25 12 Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other 13 evidence of proper registration $3 14 Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each $20 15 Duplicate Certificate of Title $50 16 Corrected Registration Card or Card for other 17 evidence of proper registration $3 18 Corrected Certificate of Title $50 19 Salvage Certificate $20 20 Fleet Reciprocity Permit $15 21 Prorate Decal $1 22 Prorate Backing Plate $3 23 Special Corrected Certificate of Title $15 24 Expedited Title Service (to be charged in 25 addition to other applicable fees) $30 26 Dealer Lien Release Certificate of Title $20
1 motor home or van camper $165
2 Certificate of Title for a motor home, mini motor
3 home, or van camper $250
4 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
5 or off-highway motorcycle $30
6 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
7 or off-highway motorcycle used for production
8 agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade $13
9 Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle $30
10 Transfer of Registration or any evidence of
11 proper registration $25
12 Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other
13 evidence of proper registration $3
14 Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each $20
15 Duplicate Certificate of Title $50
16 Corrected Registration Card or Card for other
17 evidence of proper registration $3
18 Corrected Certificate of Title $50
19 Salvage Certificate $20
20 Fleet Reciprocity Permit $15
21 Prorate Decal $1
22 Prorate Backing Plate $3
23 Special Corrected Certificate of Title $15
24 Expedited Title Service (to be charged in
25 addition to other applicable fees) $30
26 Dealer Lien Release Certificate of Title $20
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1 motor home or van camper $165
2 Certificate of Title for a motor home, mini motor
3 home, or van camper $250
4 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
5 or off-highway motorcycle $30
6 Certificate of Title for an all-terrain vehicle
7 or off-highway motorcycle used for production
8 agriculture, or accepted by a dealer in trade $13
9 Certificate of Title for a low-speed vehicle $30
10 Transfer of Registration or any evidence of
11 proper registration $25
12 Duplicate Registration Card for plates or other
13 evidence of proper registration $3
14 Duplicate Registration Sticker or Stickers, each $20
15 Duplicate Certificate of Title $50
16 Corrected Registration Card or Card for other
17 evidence of proper registration $3
18 Corrected Certificate of Title $50
19 Salvage Certificate $20
20 Fleet Reciprocity Permit $15
21 Prorate Decal $1
22 Prorate Backing Plate $3
23 Special Corrected Certificate of Title $15
24 Expedited Title Service (to be charged in
25 addition to other applicable fees) $30
26 Dealer Lien Release Certificate of Title $20
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1 A special corrected certificate of title shall be issued
2 (i) to remove a co-owner's name due to the death of the
3 co-owner, to transfer title to a spouse if the decedent-spouse
4 was the sole owner on the title, or due to a divorce; (ii) to
5 change a co-owner's name due to a marriage; or (iii) due to a
6 name change under Article XXI of the Code of Civil Procedure.
7 There shall be no fee paid for a Junking Certificate.
8 There shall be no fee paid for a certificate of title
9 issued to a county when the vehicle is forfeited to the county
10 under Article 36 of the Criminal Code of 2012.
11 For purposes of this Section, the fee for a corrected
12 title application that also results in the issuance of a
13 duplicate title shall be the same as the fee for a duplicate
14 title.
15 (a-5) The Secretary of State may revoke a certificate of
16 title and registration card and issue a corrected certificate
17 of title and registration card, at no fee to the vehicle owner
18 or lienholder, if there is proof that the vehicle
19 identification number is erroneously shown on the original
20 certificate of title.
21 (a-10) The Secretary of State may issue, in connection
22 with the sale of a motor vehicle, a corrected title to a motor
23 vehicle dealer upon application and submittal of a lien
24 release letter from the lienholder listed in the files of the
25 Secretary. In the case of a title issued by another state, the
26 dealer must submit proof from the state that issued the last
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1 title. The corrected title, which shall be known as a dealer
2 lien release certificate of title, shall be issued in the name
3 of the vehicle owner without the named lienholder. If the
4 motor vehicle is currently titled in a state other than
5 Illinois, the applicant must submit either (i) a letter from
6 the current lienholder releasing the lien and stating that the
7 lienholder has possession of the title; or (ii) a letter from
8 the current lienholder releasing the lien and a copy of the
9 records of the department of motor vehicles for the state in
10 which the vehicle is titled, showing that the vehicle is
11 titled in the name of the applicant and that no liens are
12 recorded other than the lien for which a release has been
13 submitted. The fee for the dealer lien release certificate of
14 title is $20.
15 (b) The Secretary may prescribe the maximum service charge
16 to be imposed upon an applicant for renewal of a registration
17 by any person authorized by law to receive and remit or
18 transmit to the Secretary such renewal application and fees
19 therewith.
20 (c) If payment is delivered to the Office of the Secretary
21 of State as payment of any fee or tax under this Code, and such
22 payment is not honored for any reason, the registrant or other
23 person tendering the payment remains liable for the payment of
24 such fee or tax. The Secretary of State may assess a service
25 charge of $25 in addition to the fee or tax due and owing for
26 all dishonored payments.
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1 If the total amount then due and owing exceeds the sum of
2 $100 and has not been paid in full within 60 days from the date
3 the dishonored payment was first delivered to the Secretary of
4 State, the Secretary of State shall assess a penalty of 25% of
5 such amount remaining unpaid.
6 All amounts payable under this Section shall be computed
7 to the nearest dollar. Out of each fee collected for
8 dishonored payments, $5 shall be deposited in the Secretary of
9 State Special Services Fund.
10 (d) The minimum fee and tax to be paid by any applicant for
11 apportionment of a fleet of vehicles under this Code shall be
12 $15 if the application was filed on or before the date
13 specified by the Secretary together with fees and taxes due.
14 If an application and the fees or taxes due are filed after the
15 date specified by the Secretary, the Secretary may prescribe
16 the payment of interest at the rate of 1/2 of 1% per month or
17 fraction thereof after such due date and a minimum of $8.
18 (e) Trucks, truck tractors, truck tractors with loads, and
19 motor buses, any one of which having a combined total weight in
20 excess of 12,000 lbs. shall file an application for a Fleet
21 Reciprocity Permit issued by the Secretary of State. This
22 permit shall be in the possession of any driver operating a
23 vehicle on Illinois highways. Any foreign licensed vehicle of
24 the second division operating at any time in Illinois without
25 a Fleet Reciprocity Permit or other proper Illinois
26 registration, shall subject the operator to the penalties
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1 provided in Section 3-834 of this Code. For the purposes of
2 this Code, "Fleet Reciprocity Permit" means any second
3 division motor vehicle with a foreign license and used only in
4 interstate transportation of goods. The fee for such permit
5 shall be $15 per fleet which shall include all vehicles of the
6 fleet being registered.
7 (f) (Blank). For purposes of this Section, "all-terrain
8 vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used for production
9 agriculture" means any all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
10 motorcycle used in the raising of or the propagation of
11 livestock, crops for sale for human consumption, crops for
12 livestock consumption, and production seed stock grown for the
13 propagation of feed grains and the husbandry of animals or for
14 the purpose of providing a food product, including the
15 husbandry of blood stock as a main source of providing a food
16 product. "All-terrain vehicle or off-highway motorcycle used
17 in production agriculture" also means any all-terrain vehicle
18 or off-highway motorcycle used in animal husbandry,
19 floriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, and viticulture.
20 (g) All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by
21 Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited into the Capital Projects
22 Fund.
23 (h) The fee for a duplicate registration sticker or
24 stickers shall be the amount required under subsection (a) or
25 the vehicle's annual registration fee amount, whichever is
26 less.
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1 (i) All of the proceeds of (1) the additional fees imposed
2 by Public Act 101-32, and (2) the $5 additional fee imposed by
3 this amendatory Act of the 102nd General Assembly for a
4 certificate of title for a motor vehicle other than a an
5 all-terrain vehicle, off-highway motorcycle, or motor home,
6 mini motor home, or van camper shall be deposited into the Road
7 Fund.
8 (j) Beginning July 1, 2023, the $10 additional fee imposed
9 by this amendatory Act of the 103rd General Assembly for a
10 Certificate of Title shall be deposited into the Secretary of
11 State Special Services Fund.
12 (Source: P.A. 102-353, eff. 1-1-22; 103-8, eff. 7-1-23.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.2)
14 Sec. 11-1427.2. Special all-terrain vehicle or off-highway
15 motorcycle event. Nothing contained in Section 11-1427 or
16 11-1427.1 shall be construed to prohibit any local authority
17 of this State from designating a special all-terrain vehicle
18 or off-highway motorcycle event. In such case the provisions
19 of Section Sections 11-1427 and 11-1427.1 shall not apply to
20 areas or highways under the jurisdiction of that local
21 authority.
22 (Source: P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/11-1427.3)
24 Sec. 11-1427.3. Rules for all-terrain vehicles and
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1 off-highway motorcycles. The Department of Natural Resources
2 may adopt rules to implement and administer the provisions of
3 Sections 11-1427, 11-1427.1, and 11-1427.2.
4 (Source: P.A. 96-279, eff. 1-1-10.)
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