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State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2633 Introduced 12/3/2013, by Sen. David Koehler SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Recreational Trails of Illinois Act. Provides that the fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually. Provides that the fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters and below shall be $10 annually. Provides additional exemptions to the requirement of operators of an off-highway vehicle displaying an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Effective immediately.
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1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Recreational Trails of Illinois Act is |
5 | | amended by changing Sections 26 and 34 as follows:
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6 | | (20 ILCS 862/26) |
7 | | Sec. 26. Operation of off-highway vehicles without an |
8 | | Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. Except as hereinafter |
9 | | provided, no person shall, on or after July 1, 2013, operate |
10 | | any off-highway vehicle within the State unless the off-highway |
11 | | vehicle has attached an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp |
12 | | purchased and displayed in accordance with the provisions of |
13 | | this Act. The Department shall adopt rules for the purchase of |
14 | | Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamps. The fee for an Off-Highway |
15 | | Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle with an engine capacity of |
16 | | over 75 cubic centimeters shall be $15 annually and shall |
17 | | expire the March 31st following the year displayed on the |
18 | | Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp. The Department shall deposit |
19 | | $5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for |
20 | | vehicles with an engine capacity of over 75 cubic centimeters |
21 | | into the Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The |
22 | | Department shall deposit $10 from the sale of each Off-Highway |
23 | | Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of |
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1 | | over 75 cubic centimeters into the Park and Conservation Fund. |
2 | | The fee for an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for a vehicle |
3 | | with an engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below shall |
4 | | be $10 annually. The Department shall deposit $5 from the sale |
5 | | of each Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp for vehicles with an |
6 | | engine capacity of 75 cubic centimeters or below into the |
7 | | Conservation Police Operations Assistance Fund. The Department |
8 | | shall deposit $5 from the sale of each Off-Highway Vehicle |
9 | | Usage Stamp for vehicles with an engine capacity of 75 cubic |
10 | | centimeters or below into the Park and Conservation Fund. The |
11 | | monies deposited into the Conservation Police Operations |
12 | | Assistance Fund or the Park and Conservation Fund under this |
13 | | Section shall not be subject to administrative charges or |
14 | | chargebacks unless otherwise authorized by this Act.
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15 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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16 | | (20 ILCS 862/34) |
17 | | Sec. 34. Exception from display of Off-Highway Vehicle |
18 | | Usage Stamps. The operator of an off-highway vehicle shall not |
19 | | be required to display an Off-Highway Vehicle Usage Stamp if |
20 | | the off-highway vehicle is: |
21 | | (1) owned and used by the United States, the State of |
22 | | Illinois, another state, or a political subdivision |
23 | | thereof, but these off-highway vehicles shall prominently |
24 | | display the name of the owner on the off-highway vehicle; |
25 | | (2) operated on lands where the operator, his or her |
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1 | | immediate family, or both are the sole owners of the land |
2 | | owner permanently resides ; this exception shall not apply |
3 | | to clubs, associations, or lands leased for hunting or |
4 | | recreational purposes , or to off-highway vehicles being |
5 | | used by outfitters as defined in the Wildlife Code as part |
6 | | of their outfitting business ; |
7 | | (3) used only on local, national, or international or |
8 | | national competition circuits in events for which written |
9 | | permission has been obtained by the sponsoring or |
10 | | sanctioning body from the governmental unit having |
11 | | jurisdiction over the location of any event held in this |
12 | | State; |
13 | | (4) (blank); while being used for activities |
14 | | associated with farming or livestock production |
15 | | operations; or |
16 | | (5) while being used on an off-highway vehicle grant |
17 | | assisted site and the off-highway vehicle displays a |
18 | | Off-Highway Vehicle Access decal ; .
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19 | | (6) used in conjunction with a bona fide commercial |
20 | | business, including, but not limited to, agricultural and |
21 | | livestock production; |
22 | | (7) a golf cart, regardless of whether the golf cart is |
23 | | currently being used for golfing purposes; |
24 | | (8) displaying a valid motor vehicle registration |
25 | | issued by the Secretary of State or any other state; |
26 | | (9) operated by an individual who either possesses an |
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1 | | Illinois Identification Card issued to the operator by the |
2 | | Secretary of State that lists a Class P2 (or P2O or any |
3 | | successor classification) or P2A disability or an original |
4 | | or photocopy of a valid motor vehicle disability placard |
5 | | issued to the operator by the Secretary of State, or is |
6 | | assisting a disabled person with a Class P2 (or P2O or any |
7 | | successor classification) or P2A disability while using |
8 | | the same off-highway vehicle as the disabled individual; or |
9 | | (10) used only at commercial riding parks. |
10 | | For the purposes of this Section, "golf cart" means a |
11 | | machine specifically designed for the purposes of transporting |
12 | | one or more persons and their golf clubs. |
13 | | For the purposes of this Section, "local, national, or |
14 | | international competition circuit" means any competition |
15 | | circuit sponsored or sanctioned by an international, national, |
16 | | or state organization, including, but not limited to, the |
17 | | American Motorcyclist Association, or sponsored, sanctioned, |
18 | | or both by an affiliate organization of an international, |
19 | | national, or state organization which sanctions competitions, |
20 | | including trials or practices leading up to or in connection |
21 | | with those competitions. |
22 | | For the purposes of this Section, "commercial riding parks" |
23 | | mean commercial properties used for the recreational operation |
24 | | of off-highway vehicles by the paying members of the park or |
25 | | paying guests. |
26 | | (Source: P.A. 97-1136, eff. 1-1-13.)
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