Bill Text: IL SB3414 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that registration plates for farm trucks and trailers may, at the vehicle owner's option, be issued for periods of 4 months, rather than one year. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide by rule for the issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the 4-month periods of the year. Provides that the owner of a truck or trailer registered under these provisions must affix the proper decal to the truck or trailer's registration plate in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. Effective January 1, 2011.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3414 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3414-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB3414 Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Bill Brady SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
625 ILCS 5/3-803 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803
625 ILCS 5/3-815 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815
625 ILCS 5/3-819 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that registration plates for farm trucks and trailers may, at the vehicle owner's option, be issued for periods of 4 months, rather than one year. Provides that the Secretary of State shall provide by rule for the issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the 4-month periods of the year. Provides that the owner of a truck or trailer registered under these provisions must affix the proper decal to the truck or trailer's registration plate in the manner prescribed by the Secretary. Effective January 1, 2011.
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AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Sections 3-803, 3-815, and 3-819 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-803) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-803)
Sec. 3-803. Reductions.
(a) Reduction of fees and taxes prescribed in this Chapter
shall be applicable only to vehicles newly-acquired by the
owner after the beginning of a registration period or which
become subject to registration after the beginning of a
registration period as specified in this Act. The Secretary of
State may deny a reduction as to any vehicle operated in this
State without being properly and timely registered in Illinois
under this Chapter, of a vehicle in violation of any provision
of this Chapter, or upon detection of such violation by an
audit, or upon determining that such vehicle was operated in
Illinois before such violation. Bond or other security in the
proper amount may be required by the Secretary of State while
the matter is under investigation. Reductions shall be granted
if a person becomes the owner after the dates specified or if a
vehicle becomes subject to registration under this Act, as
amended, after the dates specified.

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(b) Vehicles of the First Division. The annual fees and
taxes prescribed by Section 3-806 shall be reduced by 50% on
and after June 15, except as provided in Sections 3-414 and
3-802 of this Act.
(c) Vehicles of the Second Division. The annual fees and
taxes prescribed by Sections 3-402, 3-402.1, 3-815 and 3-819
and paid on a calendar year for such vehicles shall be reduced
on a quarterly basis if the vehicle becomes subject to
registration on and after March 31, June 30 or September 30.
Where such fees and taxes are payable on a fiscal year basis,
they shall be reduced on a quarterly basis on and after
September 30, December 31 or March 31.
(d) Two-year Registrations. The fees and taxes prescribed
by Section 3-808 for 2-year registrations shall not be reduced
in any event. However, the fees and taxes prescribed for all
other 2-year registrations by this Act, shall be reduced as
follows:
By 25% on and after June 15;
By 50% on and after December 15;
By 75% on and after the next ensuing June 15.
(e) The registration fees and taxes imposed upon certain
vehicles shall not be reduced by any amount in any event in the
following instances:
Permits under Sections 3-403 and 3-811;
Municipal Buses under Section 3-807;
Governmental or charitable vehicles under Section 3-808;

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Farm Machinery under Section 3-809;
Soil and conservation equipment under Section 3-809.1;
Special Plates under Section 3-810;
Permanently mounted equipment under Section 3-812;
Registration fee under Section 3-813;
Semitrailer fees under Section 3-814;
Farm trucks under Section 3-815;
Mileage weight tax option under Section 3-818;
Farm trailers under Section 3-819;
Duplicate plates under Section 3-820;
Fees under Section 3-821;
Search Fees under Section 3-823.
(f) The reductions provided for shall not apply to any
vehicle of the first or second division registered by the same
applicant in the prior registration year.
The changes to this Section made by Public Act 84-210 take
effect with the 1986 Calendar Registration Year.
(g) Reductions shall in no event result in payment of a fee
or tax less than $6, and the Secretary of State shall
promulgate schedules of fees reflecting applicable reductions.
Where any reduced amount is not stated in full dollars, the
Secretary of State may adjust the amount due to the nearest
full dollar amount.
(h) The reductions provided for in subsections (a) through
(g) of this Section shall not apply to those vehicles of the
first or second division registered on a staggered registration

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basis.
(i) A vehicle which becomes subject to registration during
the last month of the current registration year is exempt from
any applicable reduced fourth quarter or second semiannual
registration fee, and may register for the subsequent
registration year as its initial registration. This subsection
does not include those apportioned and prorated fees under
Sections 3-402 and 3-402.1 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-815) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-815)
Sec. 3-815. Flat weight tax; vehicles of the second
division.
(a) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every owner of a
vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813,
and not registered under the mileage weight tax under Section
3-818, shall pay to the Secretary of State, for each
registration year, for the use of the public highways, a flat
weight tax at the rates set forth in the following table, the
rates including the $10 registration fee:
SCHEDULE OF FLAT WEIGHT TAX
REQUIRED BY LAW
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle each Fiscal
and Maximum year
Load Class

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8,000 lbs. and less B $98
8,001 lbs. to 12,000 lbs. D 138
12,001 lbs. to 16,000 lbs. F 242
16,001 lbs. to 26,000 lbs. H 490
26,001 lbs. to 28,000 lbs. J 630
28,001 lbs. to 32,000 lbs. K 842
32,001 lbs. to 36,000 lbs. L 982
36,001 lbs. to 40,000 lbs. N 1,202
40,001 lbs. to 45,000 lbs. P 1,390
45,001 lbs. to 50,000 lbs. Q 1,538
50,001 lbs. to 54,999 lbs. R 1,698
55,000 lbs. to 59,500 lbs. S 1,830
59,501 lbs. to 64,000 lbs. T 1,970
64,001 lbs. to 73,280 lbs. V 2,294
73,281 lbs. to 77,000 lbs. X 2,622
77,001 lbs. to 80,000 lbs. Z 2,790
Beginning with the 2010 registration year a $1 surcharge
shall be collected for vehicles registered in the 8,000 lbs.
and less flat weight plate category above to be deposited into
the State Police Vehicle Fund.
All of the proceeds of the additional fees imposed by this
amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly shall be deposited
into the Capital Projects Fund.
(a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination
of vehicles of the second division registered under Section
3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or

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a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the
gross weight limitations in subsection (b) of Section 15-111
for which the owner of the vehicle or combination of vehicles
has elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
registration year. The Secretary shall designate this class of
vehicle as a Special Hauling Vehicle.
(b) Except as provided in Section 3-806.3, every camping
trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck
camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes,
and not used commercially, nor for hire, nor owned by a
commercial business, may be registered for each registration
year upon the filing of a proper application and the payment of
a registration fee and highway use tax, according to the
following table of fees:
MOTOR HOME, MINI MOTOR HOME, TRUCK CAMPER OR VAN CAMPER
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle and Each
Maximum Load Calendar Year
8,000 lbs and less $78
8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs 90
10,001 Lbs. and Over 102
CAMPING TRAILER OR TRAVEL TRAILER
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle and Each
Maximum Load Calendar Year

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3,000 Lbs. and Less $18
3,001 Lbs. to 8,000 Lbs. 30
8,001 Lbs. to 10,000 Lbs. 38
10,001 Lbs. and Over 50
Every house trailer must be registered under Section 3-819.
(c) Farm Truck. Any truck used exclusively for the owner's
own agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising
operations and not-for-hire only, or any truck used only in the
transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, may
be registered by the owner under this paragraph in lieu of
registration under paragraph (a), upon filing of a proper
application and the payment of the $10 registration fee and the
highway use tax herein specified as follows:
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Amount for
Including Truck and each
Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
16,000 lbs. or less VF $150
16,001 to 20,000 lbs. VG 226
20,001 to 24,000 lbs. VH 290
24,001 to 28,000 lbs. VJ 378
28,001 to 32,000 lbs. VK 506
32,001 to 36,000 lbs. VL 610
36,001 to 45,000 lbs. VP 810
45,001 to 54,999 lbs. VR 1,026

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55,000 to 64,000 lbs. VT 1,202
64,001 to 73,280 lbs. VV 1,290
73,281 to 77,000 lbs. VX 1,350
77,001 to 80,000 lbs. VZ 1,490
In the event the Secretary of State revokes a farm truck
registration as authorized by law, the owner shall pay the flat
weight tax due hereunder before operating such truck.
Any combination of vehicles having 5 axles, with a distance
of 42 feet or less between extreme axles, that are subject to
the weight limitations in subsection (a) and (b) of Section
15-111 for which the owner of the combination of vehicles has
elected to pay, in addition to the registration fee in
subsection (c), $125 to the Secretary of State for each
registration year shall be designated by the Secretary as a
Special Hauling Vehicle.
(c-1) A farm truck eligible for yearly registration under
subsection (c) may, at the owner's option, instead be
registered under this subsection (c-1) for a period of 4
months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly
registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the
4-month periods of the year: July through October, November
through February and March through June. The owner of a truck
registered under this subsection (c-1) must affix to the
truck's rear registration plate, in the manner prescribed by
the Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during

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which the vehicle is operated. A farm truck registered under
this subsection (c-1) may not be registered for more than 2
4-month periods in a registration year.
(d) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load
provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
(e) An owner may only apply for and receive 5 farm truck
registrations, and only 2 of those 5 vehicles shall exceed
59,500 gross weight in pounds per vehicle.
(f) Every person convicted of violating this Section by
failure to pay the appropriate flat weight tax to the Secretary
of State as set forth in the above tables shall be punished as
provided for in Section 3-401.
(Source: P.A. 95-1009, eff. 12-15-08; 96-34, eff. 7-13-09.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819)
Sec. 3-819. Trailer; Flat weight tax.
(a) Farm Trailer. Any farm trailer drawn by a motor vehicle
of the second division registered under paragraph (a) or (c) of
Section 3-815 and used exclusively by the owner for his own
agricultural, horticultural or livestock raising operations
and not used for hire, or any farm trailer utilized only in the
transportation for-hire of seasonal, fresh, perishable fruit
or vegetables from farm to the point of first processing, and
any trailer used with a farm tractor that is not an implement
of husbandry may be registered under this paragraph in lieu of
registration under paragraph (b) of this Section upon the

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filing of a proper application and the payment of the $10
registration fee and the highway use tax herein for use of the
public highways of this State, at the following rates which
include the $10 registration fee:
SCHEDULE OF FEES AND TAXES
Gross Weight in Lbs. Class Total Amount
Including Vehicle each
and Maximum Load Fiscal Year
10,000 lbs. or less VDD $60
10,001 to 14,000 lbs. VDE 106
14,001 to 20,000 lbs. VDG 166
20,001 to 28,000 lbs. VDJ 378
28,001 to 36,000 lbs. VDL 650
An owner may only apply for and receive two farm trailer
registrations.
(a-1) A farm trailer eligible for yearly registration under
subsection (a) may, at the owner's option, instead be
registered under this subsection (a-1) for a period of 4
months, at a cost of one-third of the applicable yearly
registration fee. The Secretary shall provide by rule for the
issuance and display of distinctive decals for each of the
4-month periods of the year: July through October, November
through February and March through June. The owner of a trailer
registered under this subsection (a-1) must affix to the
trailer's registration plate, in the manner prescribed by the
Secretary, the proper decal for the 4-month period during which

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the trailer is used. A farm trailer registered under this
subsection (a-1) may not be registered for more than 2 4-month
periods in a registration year.
(b) All other owners of trailers, other than apportionable
trailers registered under Section 3-402.1 of this Code, used
with a motor vehicle on the public highways, shall pay to the
Secretary of State for each registration year a flat weight
tax, for the use of the public highways of this State, at the
following rates (which includes the registration fee of $10
required by Section 3-813):
SCHEDULE OF TRAILER FLAT
WEIGHT TAX REQUIRED
BY LAW
Gross Weight in Lbs. Total Fees
Including Vehicle and each
Maximum Load Class Fiscal Year
3,000 lbs. and less TA $18
5,000 lbs. and more than 3,000 TB 54
8,000 lbs. and more than 5,000 TC 58
10,000 lbs. and more than 8,000 TD 106
14,000 lbs. and more than 10,000 TE 170
20,000 lbs. and more than 14,000 TG 258
32,000 lbs. and more than 20,000 TK 722
36,000 lbs. and more than 32,000 TL 1,082
40,000 lbs. and more than 36,000 TN 1,502
(c) The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load

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provided shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.
(Source: P.A. 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January