Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/3-814) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-814) Sec. 3-814. Semitrailer registration fees. Effective with the 1984 registration year to the end of the 1998 registration year, an owner of a semitrailer shall pay to the Secretary of State, for the use of the public highways of thi…

(625 ILCS 5/3-814.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-814.1) Sec. 3-814.1. Apportionable trailer and semitrailer fees. Beginning April 1, 1994 through March 31, 1998, an owner of an apportionable trailer or apportionable semitrailer registered under Section 3-402.1 shall pay an annual re…

(625 ILCS 5/3-814.2) Sec. 3-814.2. Optional registration of converter devices. (a) The Secretary of State may provide for optional registration of devices that convert a semitrailer to a trailer and are exempt from vehicle registration requirements. The rules adopted for purposes…

(625 ILCS 5/3-814.3) Sec. 3-814.3. Registration of fleets of semitrailers or apportionable semitrailers. The Secretary of State may provide for the registration of large fleets of semitrailers or apportionable semitrailers by accepting the appropriate fees and issuing the registr…

(625 ILCS 5/3-814.4) Sec. 3-814.4. Registration of fleet vehicles. The Secretary may issue fleet vehicle registration plates or digital registration plates to owners of vehicle fleets registered in accordance with Section 3-405.3 of this Code in bulk before plates are assigned to…

(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 and 3-804.3, every owner of a vehicle of the second division registered under Section 3-813, and not registered under the milea…

(625 ILCS 5/3-815.1) Sec. 3-815.1. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19. Repealed internally, eff. 7-1-20.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-816) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-816) Sec. 3-816. Installment Payments. (a) The flat weight tax required to be paid by Section 3-815 for any vehicles on a calendar year basis may be paid if the owner so elects, in equal semi-annual installments due on January 1 and Jul…

(625 ILCS 5/3-818) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-818) Sec. 3-818. Mileage weight tax option. (a) Any owner of a vehicle of the second division may elect to pay a mileage weight tax for such vehicle in lieu of the flat weight tax set out in Section 3-815. Such election shall be binding…

(625 ILCS 5/3-819) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-819) Sec. 3-819. Trailer; 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, horticu…

(625 ILCS 5/3-820) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-820) Sec. 3-820. Duplicate Number Plates. (a) Upon filing in the Office of the Secretary of State an affidavit to the effect that an original number plate for a vehicle is lost or destroyed, a duplicate number plate shall be furnished u…

(625 ILCS 5/3-821) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-821) Sec. 3-821. Miscellaneous registration and title fees. (a) Except as provided under subsection (h), the fee to be paid to the Secretary of State for the following certificates, registrations or evidences of proper registration, or …

(625 ILCS 5/3-821.1) Sec. 3-821.1. Fees for record searches. The fee to be paid to the Secretary of State by any towing service requesting a record search shall be in the amount the Secretary of State prescribes by rule. (Source: P.A. 89-433, eff. 12-15-95.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-821.2) Sec. 3-821.2. Delinquent registration renewal fee. (a) For registration renewal periods beginning on or after January 1, 2005, the Secretary of State may impose a delinquent registration renewal fee of $20 for the registration renewal of all passenger vehicle…

(625 ILCS 5/3-822) Sec. 3-822. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 76-1586. Repealed by P.A. 94-239, eff. 1-1-06.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-824) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-824) Sec. 3-824. When fees returnable. (a) Whenever any application to the Secretary of State is accompanied by any fee as required by law and such application is refused or rejected, said fee shall be returned to said applicant. (b) Wh…

(625 ILCS 5/3-824.5) Sec. 3-824.5. Applicability of fee and tax increases. The fee and tax increases in this Code made by this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly that apply to registrations apply to registration year 2001 and thereafter. The registration fees and taxes i…

(625 ILCS 5/3-825) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-825) Sec. 3-825. Certificate of Safety. Every application for registration of a motor vehicle which is subject to vehicle inspection may be accompanied by proof that a valid and unrevoked Certificate of Safety has been issued for each s…

(625 ILCS 5/3-827) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-827) Sec. 3-827. (Repealed). (Source: Repealed by P.A. 88-415.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-828) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-828) Sec. 3-828. Lien for violations. Any vehicle used in violation of the provision of this Act shall be subject to a lien for the full amount of all unpaid registration fees, flat weight taxes, and penalties. Such lien shall not relea…

(625 ILCS 5/3-829) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-829) Sec. 3-829. Foreclosure of Lien - Service of Processes - Notices. In any action to foreclose the lien imposed by Section 3-828 service of process on all known owners and parties in interest shall be made in the manner now prescribe…

(625 ILCS 5/3-830) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-830) Sec. 3-830. Notice of pendency of action - Time and number of publications - Default. The notice required by Section 3-829 may be given at any time after commencement of the suit, and shall be published at least once each week for …

(625 ILCS 5/3-831) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-831) Sec. 3-831. Secretary to institute suits. The Secretary of State may institute, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, a suit or suits in the circuit court to enforce the collection of any fees, taxes, interest, penalt…

(625 ILCS 5/3-832) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-832) Sec. 3-832. Service of Process. The operation, with the consent of the owner, upon the highways of the State of any motor vehicle of the second division shall be deemed an appointment by the owner of the driver of the vehicle as th…

(625 ILCS 5/3-833) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-833) Sec. 3-833. Unlawful acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to own or operate a vehicle on the public highways of this State without complying with this Act. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-834) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-834) Sec. 3-834. Violations of this Chapter 3. (a) It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions of this Chapter 3, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, unless such violation is by this Code or other law…

(625 ILCS 5/3-900) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-900) Sec. 3-900. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 88-470. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-901) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-901) Sec. 3-901. Purpose of Article. Many persons throughout the State hold themselves out to the public as being engaged in, and have engaged in, accepting money from members of the public for remittance to the State of Illinois, and i…

(625 ILCS 5/3-902) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-902) Sec. 3-902. Application of Article. This Article shall not apply to any person who, in connection with the issuance of a license to him to conduct a business in this State other than a remitter's license, shall have filed, pursuant…

(625 ILCS 5/3-903) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-903) Sec. 3-903. License. It shall be unlawful for any person to act as a "remittance agent" in the State of Illinois without first having obtained or renewed a license and posted a bond, as hereafter provided. (Source: P.A. 97-832, eff…

(625 ILCS 5/3-904) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-904) Sec. 3-904. Application; contents; affidavits; prelicense education certification. (a) Any person who desires to act as a "remittance agent" shall first file with the Secretary of State a written application for a license. The appl…

(625 ILCS 5/3-904.2) Sec. 3-904.2. Remittance agent background check. Each applicant for a remittance license shall have his or her fingerprints submitted to the Department of State Police in an electronic format that complies with the form and manner for requesting and furnishin…

(625 ILCS 5/3-904.5) Sec. 3-904.5. Remittance agent prelicensing education program courses. (a) An applicant for a license as a remittance agent shall complete a minimum of 8 hours of prelicensing education program courses under this Section prior to submitting an application to …

(625 ILCS 5/3-905) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-905) Sec. 3-905. Bond; fee; duration of license. Such applicant shall, with his application, deposit with the Secretary of State a bond as hereinafter provided, for each location at which the applicant intends to act as a remittance age…

(625 ILCS 5/3-906) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-906) Sec. 3-906. Denial. The Secretary of State shall deny any application under this Article upon any of the following grounds: (1) That the application contains any false or fraudulent statement; or (2) That the applicant has failed t…

(625 ILCS 5/3-907) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-907) Sec. 3-907. Suspension or revocation. Such license may be suspended or revoked by the Secretary of State for the violation of any provision of this Act or any rule or regulation of the Secretary of State and for any reason which, h…

(625 ILCS 5/3-908) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-908) Sec. 3-908. Location. A licensee may not do business at a location not set forth in his license, but the Secretary of State may issue an amended license covering an additional location or locations, upon application therefor, the p…

(625 ILCS 5/3-909) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-909) Sec. 3-909. Money accepted for remittance - Obligations of licensee. Each licensee shall forward to the remittee all money accepted for remittance not later than the fifth calendar day after the date upon which such money was recei…

(625 ILCS 5/3-910) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-910) Sec. 3-910. Records of transactions. Each licensee shall maintain for a period of three years the following records with reference to each transaction involving a remittance: 1. The address of the location at which the transaction …

(625 ILCS 5/3-911) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-911) Sec. 3-911. Examination of business. The Secretary of State or any of his representatives designated by him may examine the business of any person who acts, or may be acting, as a remittance agent, to determine whether such person …

(625 ILCS 5/3-912) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-912) Sec. 3-912. Rules and regulations. The Secretary of State may make such rules, regulations, direction, orders, decisions and findings as may be necessary for the enforcement of this Act and the purposes sought to be attained herein…

(625 ILCS 5/3-913) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-913) Sec. 3-913. Hearings. Hearings under this Article shall be governed by Section 2-118 of this Act and the Administrative Review Law as amended, shall apply to and govern all proceedings for judicial review of any final order issued …

(625 ILCS 5/3-914) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-914) Sec. 3-914. Violations - Injunction. The violation of any provision of this Act by any remittance agent may be restrained by the issuance of an injunction by the circuit court, against him and any other person who shall aid or abet…

(625 ILCS 5/3-915) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-915) Sec. 3-915. Any person who violates, or who aids or abets another in the violation, of any provision of this Act or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder, or does any act prohibited by this Act, or who fails, neglects, or r…

(625 ILCS 5/3-916) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-916) Sec. 3-916. Issuance of license - Effect. The issuance of a license pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall not be construed to grant to any remittance agent the authority to act as agent for the State of Illinois or any of it…

(625 ILCS 5/3-917) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-917) Sec. 3-917. Recovery of damages. Any person who shall have been damaged by reason of the failure of any "remittance agent" to fulfill the conditions of any bond filed pursuant to the provisions of this Act may maintain a suit there…

(625 ILCS 5/3-918) Sec. 3-918. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14. Repealed by P.A. 98-787, eff. 7-25-14.)

(625 ILCS 5/4-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-100) Sec. 4-100. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-572. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/4-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-101) Sec. 4-101. Applicability of this Chapter. The provisions of this Chapter apply to all vehicles. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.)

(625 ILCS 5/4-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 4-102) Sec. 4-102. Offenses relating to motor vehicles and other vehicles - Misdemeanors. (a) It is a violation of this Chapter for: (1) A person, without authority to do so, to damage a vehicle or to damage or remove any part of a vehicl…