Chapter 625 — VEHICLES

(625 ILCS 5/13-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-105) Sec. 13-105. Inspection of official testing stations. Employees specifically authorized by the Department so to do shall inspect all "Official Testing Stations" at frequent intervals. Such employees shall have access to all recor…

(625 ILCS 5/13-105.1) Sec. 13-105.1. Inspection of official portable emissions testing company. Employees specifically authorized by the Department shall inspect, at frequent intervals, vehicles, equipment, and the recordkeeping office used by an official portable emissions testi…

(625 ILCS 5/13-105.2) Sec. 13-105.2. Inspection of official mobile safety testing companies. Employees specifically authorized by the Department to conduct inspections shall inspect all official mobile safety testing companies at frequent intervals. Such employees shall have acce…

(625 ILCS 5/13-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-106) Sec. 13-106. Rates and charges by official testing stations, official mobile testing companies, and official portable emissions testing companies; schedule to be filed. Every operator of an official testing station or official po…

(625 ILCS 5/13-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-107) Sec. 13-107. Investigation of complaints against official testing stations, official mobile testing companies, and official portable emissions testing companies. The Department shall, upon its own motion, or upon charges made in …

(625 ILCS 5/13-108) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-108) Sec. 13-108. Hearing on complaint against official testing station, official mobile testing company, or official portable emissions testing company; suspension or revocation of permit. If it appears to the Department, either thro…

(625 ILCS 5/13-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-109) Sec. 13-109. Safety test prior to application for license - Subsequent tests - Repairs - Retest. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Chapter 13, each second division vehicle, first division vehicle including a taxi which is used …

(625 ILCS 5/13-109.1) Sec. 13-109.1. Annual emission inspection tests; standards; penalties; funds. (a) For each diesel powered vehicle that (i) is registered for a gross weight of more than 16,000 pounds, (ii) is registered within an affected area, and (iii) is a 2 year or older…

(625 ILCS 5/13-109.2) Sec. 13-109.2. Pollution Control Board diesel emission standards and tests. Within 8 months of the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 91st General Assembly, the Pollution Control Board shall amend its heavy-duty diesel smoke opacity standards and t…

(625 ILCS 5/13-109.3) Sec. 13-109.3. Exemption from diesel emissions inspections. Second division vehicles being operated on plates issued pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 3-815 are exempt from the diesel emissions inspection requirements set forth in this Chapter. (Source: …

(625 ILCS 5/13-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-110) Sec. 13-110. Certificate of safety. (a) Certificates of Safety shall be in contrasting colors, with a number on the face of the Certificate indicating the month of the next inspection period the vehicle is subject to inspection. …

(625 ILCS 5/13-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-111) Sec. 13-111. Operation without certificate of safety attached; effective date of certificate. (a) Except as provided for in Chapter 13, no person shall operate any vehicle required to be inspected by this Chapter upon the highway…

(625 ILCS 5/13-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-112) Sec. 13-112. Exemption from local tests. Any second division vehicle or limousine displaying a certificate of safety issued under this Chapter is exempt from any test required by ordinance or otherwise in any city, village or inc…

(625 ILCS 5/13-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-113) Sec. 13-113. Sale or exchange of used vehicle without certificate of safety. No person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging motor vehicles shall sell, transfer or exchange any used second division vehicle or m…

(625 ILCS 5/13-114) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-114) Sec. 13-114. Interstate carriers of property. Any vehicle registered in Illinois and operated by an interstate carrier of property shall be exempt from the provisions of this Chapter provided such carrier has registered with the …

(625 ILCS 5/13-115) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-115) Sec. 13-115. School buses-pretrip inspections. Each day that a school bus is operated the driver shall conduct a pretrip inspection of the mechanical and safety equipment on the bus as prescribed by rule or regulation of the Depa…

(625 ILCS 5/13-116) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 13-116) Sec. 13-116. All funds collected by the Department under this Chapter shall be deposited in the road fund in the State Treasury. (Source: P.A. 80-606.)

(625 ILCS 5/13-116.1) Sec. 13-116.1. Emission inspection funding. The Department of Transportation shall be reimbursed for all expenses related to the training, equipment, recordkeeping, and conducting of diesel powered emission inspections pursuant to this Chapter 13 when that t…

(625 ILCS 5/13-117) Sec. 13-117. Home rule. A unit of local government within the affected areas, including home rule units, shall not require or conduct a diesel emission inspection program that does not meet or exceed the standards of the diesel emission inspections provided fo…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-1) Sec. 13C-1. Short title. This Chapter may be cited as the Vehicle Emissions Inspection Law of 2005. (Source: P.A. 94-526, eff. 1-1-06.)

(625 ILCS 5/13C-10) Sec. 13C-10. Program. (a) The Agency shall establish a program to begin February 1, 2007, to reduce the emission of pollutants by motor vehicles. This program shall be a replacement for and continuation of the program established under the Vehicle Emissions In…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-15) Sec. 13C-15. Inspections. (a) Computer-Matched Inspections and Notification. (1) The provisions of this subsection (a) are operative until the implementation of the registration denial inspection and notification mechanisms required by subsection (b). Beginnin…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-20) Sec. 13C-20. Rules and standards. (a) The rules and emission standards adopted under subsection (a) of Section 13B-20 of this Code shall apply to the program established under this Chapter and continue in effect until amended or repealed by the Board under thi…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-25) Sec. 13C-25. Performance of inspections. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the inspection of vehicles required under this Chapter shall be performed only: (i) by inspectors who have been certified by the Agency after successfully completing a course of…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-30) Sec. 13C-30. Waivers. (a) The Agency shall certify that a vehicle that has failed a vehicle emission retest qualifies for a waiver of the emission inspection standards if all of the following criteria are met: (1) The vehicle has received all repairs and adjus…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-35) Sec. 13C-35. Inquiries. The Agency shall develop a means of responding to inquiries from inspectors and members of the public concerning the program, including (i) when inspections are required, (ii) what kind of inspections are required, (iii) whether emissio…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-40) Sec. 13C-40. Grievance and damage claim requirements and procedures. (a) Emissions inspection and waiver denial grievance procedures. (1) Any person aggrieved by a decision regarding the failure of an emissions test or the denial of a waiver may file a petitio…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-45) Sec. 13C-45. Contracts. (a) The Agency may enter into contracts with one or more responsible parties to construct and operate official inspection stations, provide and maintain approved test equipment, administer tests, certify results, issue emission inspecti…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-5) Sec. 13C-5. Definitions. For the purposes of this Chapter: "Affected counties" means Cook County; DuPage County; Lake County; those parts of Kane County that are not included within any of the following ZIP code areas, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service o…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-50) Sec. 13C-50. Costs. (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a)(5) or (b)(7) of Section 13C-15, no fee shall be charged to motor vehicle owners for obtaining inspections required under this Chapter. The Vehicle Inspection Fund, which is a fund created in…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-55) Sec. 13C-55. Enforcement. (a) Computer-Matched Enforcement. (1) The provisions of this subsection (a) are operative until the implementation of the registration denial enforcement mechanism required by subsection (b). The Agency shall cooperate in the enforcem…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-60) Sec. 13C-60. Other offenses. (a) Any person who knowingly displays an emission inspection or exemption certificate for any vehicle other than the one for which the certificate was lawfully issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or duplicates…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-75) Sec. 13C-75. Home rule. The vehicle emission inspection program created by this Chapter is hereby declared to be the subject of exclusive State jurisdiction. Pursuant to subsection (h) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution, the exercise by a…

(625 ILCS 5/13C-80) Sec. 13C-80. Inspection replacement plan; report to General Assembly. By October 1, 2022, the Agency shall submit a written report to the General Assembly containing its plan to replace the dismantled official inspection stations located in the City of Chicago…

(625 ILCS 5/15-100) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-100) Sec. 15-100. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 87-1203. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.)

(625 ILCS 5/15-101) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-101) Sec. 15-101. Scope and effect of Chapter 15. (a) It is unlawful for any person to drive or move on, upon or across or for the owner to cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved on, upon or across any highway any vehicle or …

(625 ILCS 5/15-102) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-102) Sec. 15-102. Width of vehicles. (a) On Class III and non-designated State and local highways, the total outside width of any vehicle or load thereon shall not exceed 8 feet 6 inches. (b) Except during those times when, due to ins…

(625 ILCS 5/15-103) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-103) Sec. 15-103. Height of vehicles. The height of a vehicle from the under side of the tire to the top of the vehicle, inclusive of load, shall not exceed 13 feet, 6 inches on any highway in the State. A person convicted of violatin…

(625 ILCS 5/15-105) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-105) Sec. 15-105. Projecting loads on passenger vehicles. No passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any highway with any load carried thereon extending beyond the line of the fenders on the left side of such vehicle nor extending…

(625 ILCS 5/15-106) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-106) Sec. 15-106. Protruding members of vehicles. No vehicle with boom, arm, drill rig or other protruding component shall be operated upon any highway in this State unless such protruding component is fastened so as to prevent shifti…

(625 ILCS 5/15-107) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-107) Sec. 15-107. Length of vehicles. (a) The maximum length of a single vehicle on any highway of this State may not exceed 42 feet except the following: (1) Semitrailers. (2) Charter or regulated route buses may be up to 45 feet in …

(625 ILCS 5/15-108) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-108) Sec. 15-108. Planking edge of a pavement. No tractor, traction engine or other metal tired vehicle, weighing more than 4 tons, including the weight of the vehicle and its load, shall drive up onto, off or over the edge of any pav…

(625 ILCS 5/15-109) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-109) Sec. 15-109. Spilling loads on highways prohibited. (a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking or otherwis…

(625 ILCS 5/15-109.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-109.1) Sec. 15-109.1. Covers or tarpaulins required for certain loads. (a) No person shall operate or cause to be operated, on a highway, any second division vehicle loaded with dirt, aggregate, garbage, refuse, or other similar mat…

(625 ILCS 5/15-110) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-110) Sec. 15-110. Towed vehicles. (a) When one vehicle is towing another, the drawbar or other connection shall be of sufficient strength to pull all the weight towed thereby and the drawbar or other connection shall not exceed 15 fee…

(625 ILCS 5/15-111) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-111) (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-436) Sec. 15-111. Wheel and axle loads and gross weights. (a) No vehicle or combination of vehicles with pneumatic tires may be operated, unladen or with load, when the total weight o…

(625 ILCS 5/15-112) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-112) Sec. 15-112. Officers to weigh vehicles and require removal of excess loads. (a) Any police officer having reason to believe that the weight of a vehicle and load is unlawful shall require the driver to stop and submit to a weigh…

(625 ILCS 5/15-113) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113) Sec. 15-113. Violations; penalties. (a) Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the provisions of Section 15-111 or subsection (d) of Section 3-401, the owner or driver of such vehicle shall be deemed guilty of such viol…

(625 ILCS 5/15-113.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113.1) Sec. 15-113.1. Violations-sentence of permit moves. Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the provisions of a permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-318 of this Chapter by operating under …

(625 ILCS 5/15-113.2) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 15-113.2) Sec. 15-113.2. Violations-sentence of permit moves exceeding axle weights. Whenever any vehicle is operated in violation of the provisions of a permit issued under the provisions of Sections 15-301 through 15-318 of this Chap…