Short Title . This Act may be cited as the Illinois Vehicle Code. Portions of this Act may likewise be cited by a short title as ...

Definition of words and phrases . The following words and phrases when used in this Code shall, for the purpose of this Code, have the meanings respectively ...

Abandoned vehicle . For the purposes of Chapter 4, "abandoned vehicle" means any vehicle in a state of disrepair rendering the vehicle incapable of being driven in ...

Act . The word "Act" as used in this Code shall, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, mean "The Illinois Vehicle Code". (Source: P.A. 82-123.) ...

Administrative decision . The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Affirmation . A signed statement to the effect that the information provided by the signer is true and correct. The affirmation shall subject any person who ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 83-1473. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Agency . For the purposes of Chapters 13B and 13C, "Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. (Source: P.A. 94-526, eff. 1-1-06.) ...

Agricultural movements . The operation of a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles controlled and operated by a private motor carrier of property that is using the ...

All-terrain vehicle . Any motorized off-highway device designed to travel primarily off-highway, 50 inches or less in width, having a manufacturer's dry weight of 900 pounds or ...

Alley . A public way within a block, generally giving access to the rear of lots or buildings and not used for general traffic circulation. (Source: ...

Ambulance . Any publicly or privately owned vehicle which is specifically designed, constructed or modified and equipped, and is intended to be used for, and is maintained ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-101.8 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Antique vehicle . A motor vehicle that is more than 25 years of age or a bonafide replica thereof and which is driven on the highways only ...

Apportionable semitrailer . Through March 31, 1996, an apportionable semitrailer is a semitrailer that is paying annual fees to a foreign jurisdiction under the provisions of the ...

Apportionable trailer . A trailer involved in interstate commerce. (Source: P.A. 87-1040.) ...

Approved driver education course . (a) Any course of driver education approved by the State Board of Education, offered by public or private schools maintaining grades 9 ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 76-1586. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Article . The word "Article" as used in this Code shall, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, mean an Article of a Chapter of "The Illinois Vehicle ...

Authorized emergency vehicle . Emergency vehicles of municipal departments or public service corporations as are designated or authorized by proper local authorities; police vehicles; vehicles of the fire ...

Automotive parts recycler . A person who is in the business of acquiring previously owned vehicles and vehicle parts for the primary purpose of disposing of parts ...

Automated red light enforcement system . A system in a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more operated by a governmental agency, in cooperation with ...

Axle load . The total load transmitted to the road by all wheels whose centers may be included between 2 parallel transverse vertical planes 40 inches apart ...

Bicycle . Every device propelled by human power upon which any person may ride, having two tandem wheels except scooters and similar devices. (Source: P.A. 85-951.) ...

Bumper . Any device or system of devices protruding from and attached to the front and rear of a motor vehicle that has been designed to be ...

Bus . Every motor vehicle, other than a commuter van, designed for carrying more than 10 persons. (Source: P.A. 82-1011.) ...

Business district . The territory contiguous to and including a highway when within any 600 feet along such highway there are buildings in use for business or ...

Camping trailer . A trailer, not used commercially, constructed with partial side walls which fold for towing and unfold to provide temporary living quarters for recreational camping ...

Cancellation of driver's license . The annulment or termination by formal action of the Secretary of a person's driver's license because of some error or defect in ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-111.1b by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Certificate of purchase . A bill of sale given to a licensee making an acquisition of a vehicle under Sections 4-208 and 4-209 of this Code. ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-111.1c by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 81-1452. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Chapter . The word "Chapter" as used in this Code shall, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, mean a Chapter of "The Illinois Vehicle Code". (Source: ...

Charitable vehicle . (a) Any vehicle that is exclusively owned and operated by a religious or charitable not-for-profit organization and is used primarily in conducting the official ...

Chassis . Every frame or supportive element of a vehicle whether or not a manufacturer's identification number, serial number, or other identifying numbers are present on said ...

Chassis manufacturer . A person who manufactures and produces the frame upon which is mounted the body of a motor vehicle. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Code . The word "Code" as used in this Act shall, unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, mean "The Illinois Vehicle Code". (Source: P.A. 82-123.) ...

Collection costs . Collection costs consist of reasonable costs incurred in locating the owner, lienholder, or other legally entitled persons, and demanding payment, together with court costs ...

Commerce . Trade, commerce, or transportation. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Commercial driver instruction permit . A permit issued pursuant to Section 6-508 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Commercial driver's license (CDL) . A driver's license issued by a state to a person that authorizes that person to drive a certain class of commercial motor ...

Commercial driver license information system (CDLIS) . The information system established, pursuant to the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986 (CMVSA) (49 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.), ...

Commercial vehicle . Any vehicle operated for the transportation of persons or property in the furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise, For-Hire or Not-For-Hire, but not ...

Commuter van . A motor vehicle designed for the transportation of not less than 7 nor more than 16 passengers, which is: (1) used in a ridesharing ...

Controlled Access Highway . Every highway, street or roadway in respect to which owners or occupants of abutting lands and other persons have no legal right of ...

Conversion . A motor vehicle, other than a motor home, which has been modified by a person other than the manufacturer of the chassis of the motor ...

Converter or second stage manufacturer . A person who prior to the retail sale of a motor vehicle, assembles, installs or affixes a body, cab, or special ...

Converter Dolly . A vehicle consisting of a chassis equipped with one or more axles, a fifth wheel or an equivalent mechanism, and draw bar, the attachment ...

Counterfeit . To copy or imitate, without legal authority, with the intent of deceiving or defrauding. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Court . A court of law, traffic tribunal, or circuit court of Illinois, including a judge of a court of law, traffic tribunal, or circuit court of ...

Crosswalk . (a) That part of a roadway at an intersection included within the connections of the lateral lines of the sidewalks on opposite sides of the ...

Custom vehicle . A motor vehicle that is at least 25 years of age and of a model year after 1948 or a vehicle that has been ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-111.8 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-111.9 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-112.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Dealer . Every person engaged in the business of acquiring or disposing of vehicles or their essential parts and who has an established place of business for ...

Department . The Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois, acting directly or through its duly authorized officers and agents, except that in Chapter 5 and ...

Derelict vehicle . Any inoperable, unregistered, discarded motor vehicle, regardless of title, having lost its character as a substantial property and left unattended without justification on the ...

Disposition of vehicle or vehicle part . The purchase, exchange, transfer, sale, assignment or other change of ownership or possession or the junking or wrecking of a ...

Disqualification . Disqualification means any of the following 3 actions: (a) The suspension, revocation, or cancellation of a CDL by the State or jurisdiction of issuance. ...

Domicile . A true, fixed, and permanent legal home of a person or the place to which the person intends to return even though the person may ...

Domiciliary . A person who is domiciled. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Drive . To drive, operate, or be in physical control of a motor vehicle. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Driver . Every person who drives or is in actual physical control of a vehicle. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Driver's license . Any license to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this State. (Source: P.A. 84-1394.) ...

Driver License Compact . The Driver License Compact set forth in Chapter 6 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Driver's license or permit making implement . Any material, hardware, or software that is specially designed for or primarily used in the manufacture, assembly, issuance, or authentication ...

Electric personal assistive mobility device . A self-balancing 2 non-tandem wheeled device designed to transport only one person with an electric propulsion system that limits the maximum ...

Essential Parts . All integral and body parts of a vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder, the removal, alteration or substitution of which would ...

Explosives . Any chemical compound or mechanical mixture that is commonly used or intended for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and ...

Expressway . A freeway with full control access and with grade separations at intersections. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Farm to market agricultural transportation . The operation of a motor vehicle controlled and operated by a farmer who is a private motor carrier of property, who ...

Farm tractor . Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily as a farm implement for drawing wagons, plows, mowing machines and other implements of husbandry, and every ...

Fifth wheel assembly . A coupling device connecting 2 or more vehicles operating in combination. The lower half of a fifth wheel assembly mounted on a ...

Flammable liquid . Any liquid which has a flash point of 70 degrees Fahrenheit, or less, as determined by a tagliabue or equivalent closed-cup test device. ...

Fleet . 1 or more commercial motor vehicles. (Source: P.A. 79-1041.) ...

Fleet safety vehicle . Any motor vehicle which is used to supervise operations of vehicles of the second division on the highway so as to promote safety ...

For-hire . The operation of a vehicle for compensation and subject to federal regulation by the Interstate Commerce Commission or to state regulation by the Illinois Commerce ...

For-profit ridesharing arrangement . The transportation by motor vehicle of not more than 16 persons, including the driver, for which a fee is charged in accordance with ...

Foreign vehicle . Every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder brought into this State from another State, territory or country other than in the ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 83-1473. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Frame . The main longitudinal structural members of the chassis of the vehicle or, for vehicles with unitized body construction, the lowest main longitudinal structural members of ...

Fraudulent driver's license or permit . Any license or permit that purports to be an official driver's license or permit for which a computerized number and file ...

Freeway . A highway or street especially designed for through traffic and to, from, or over which owners of or persons having an interest in abutting land ...

Garbage . Any material or load consisting of waste from the facilities of the generator of the waste when transported for disposal or to a permitted recycling ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-122.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Grey Market Vehicle . A vehicle not originally manufactured in compliance with U. S. emission or safety standards. (Source: P.A. 86-444.) ...

Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . The value specified by the manufacturer or manufacturers as the maximum loaded weight of a single vehicle. The GVWR of ...

Gross weight . The weight of a vehicle whether operated singly or in combination without load plus the weight of the load thereon. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Highly restricted personal information . An individual's photograph or image, signature, social security number, and medical or disability information. (Source: P.A. 93-895, eff. 1-1-05.) ...

Highway . The entire width between the boundary lines of every way publicly maintained when any part thereof is open to the use of the public ...

Highway Designations . The Department of Transportation may designate streets or highways in the system of State highways as follows: (a) Class I highways include interstate ...

Headset receiver . Any device, other than a hearing aid, designed to be worn on a person's head that enables the wearer to hear or receive electronic ...

House trailer . (a) A trailer or semitrailer equipped and used for living quarters or for human habitation (temporarily or permanently) rather than for the transportation of ...

Identification Number . The numbers and letters, if any, on a vehicle or essential part, affixed by its manufacturer, the Illinois Secretary of State or the Illinois ...

Ignition interlock device . A device installed in a motor vehicle that prevents the vehicle from starting until the device has determined by an analysis of the ...

Implement of husbandry . Every vehicle designed and adapted exclusively for agricultural, horticultural, or livestock raising operations, including farm wagons, wagon trailers or like vehicles used in ...

Improved highway . Any roadway of concrete, brick, asphalt, macadam and crushed stone or gravel. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Intersection . The area embraced within the prolongation or connection of the lateral curb lines, or, if none, then the lateral boundary lines of the roadways of ...

Interstate or Interstate Commerce . Transportation between 2 or more States or transportation originating in one State and passing into or through other States for delivery in ...

Interstate carrier of property . Any person who is engaged in the transportation of property only by motor vehicle in whole or in part in interstate or ...

Interstate highway . Any highway which is now, or shall hereafter be, a part of the national system of interstate and defense highways within this State. ...

Intrastate or Intrastate Commerce . Transportation originating at any point or place within this State and destined to any other point or place within this State, irrespective ...

Junk vehicle . A junk vehicle is a vehicle which has been or is being disassembled, crushed, compressed, flattened, destroyed or otherwise reduced to a state in ...

Lane-control signal . An official traffic control device consisting of an electrically controlled and illuminated signal of a square or rectangular design and employing distinctive colors or ...

Laned roadway . A roadway which is divided into two or more clearly marked lanes for vehicular traffic. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Law enforcement agency . Every governmental enforcement agency or officer having authority to enforce the provisions of this Act or applicable local vehicle ordinances. (Source: P.A. ...

Lease . A written document vesting exclusive possession, use, control and responsibility of the lessee during the periods the vehicle is operated by or for the lessee ...

Legal name . The full given name and surname of an individual as recorded at birth, recorded at marriage, or deemed as the correct legal name for use ...

License to drive . Any driver's license or any other license or permit to operate a motor vehicle issued under the laws of this State including: ...

Licensee . A person licensed or required to be licensed under Sections 5-101, 5-102, 5-201 and 5-301 of this Code. (Source: P.A. 83-1473.) ...

Lienholder . A person holding a security interest in a vehicle. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Limousine . Any privately owned first division vehicle intended to be used for the transportation of persons for-hire when the payment is not based on a meter ...

Local authorities . Every county, municipal and other local board or body having authority to enact laws relating to traffic under the constitution and laws of ...

Local mass transit system . An organized system providing passenger transportation over regular routes within a designated municipality or area. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Mail . To deposit in the United States mail properly addressed and with postage prepaid. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Manufacturer . Every person engaged in the business of manufacturing and assembling vehicles or reconstructed vehicles, or engine and driveline components for vehicles. (Source: P. A. ...

Materially altered vehicle . Any vehicle which has been modified, rebuilt, repaired, reconstructed, restored or specially constructed. (Source: P.A. 83-1473.) ...

Maxi-cube vehicle . A combination of vehicles consisting of a truck-tractor, upon which is mounted a separable cargo carrying semi-trailer, and a trailing unit that is attached ...

Medical Carrier . Any publicly or privately owned vehicle which is specifically designed, constructed or modified and equipped, and is intended to be used for, and is ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98. Repealed by P.A. 92-703, eff. 7-19-02.) ...

Medical limitation or condition . A scientifically recognized condition that may medically impair a person's physical or mental health to the extent the person is unable to ...

Medical transport vehicle . Includes ambulances, medical carriers, and rescue vehicles. (Source: P.A. 82-433.) ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 76-2123. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 76-1586. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Model year . The year of manufacture of a vehicle based upon the annual production period of the vehicle as designated by the manufacturer and indicated on ...

Modified vehicle . Every vehicle of a type required to be registered under this Code altered by the addition, deletion, or modification of the body, chassis, component ...

Motor carrier . An operator of For-Hire vehicles pursuant to the Illinois Motor Carrier of Property Law. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Motor driven cycle . Every motorcycle and every motor scooter with less than 150 cubic centimeter piston displacement including motorized pedalcycles. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Motor home, mini motor home or van camper . A self-contained motor vehicle, not used commercially, designed or permanently converted to provide living quarters for recreational, camping ...

Motor vehicle . Every vehicle which is self-propelled and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires, but not operated upon rails, ...

Motorcycle . Every motor vehicle having a seat or saddle for the use of the rider and designed to travel on not more than 3 wheels in ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-145.001 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-148.3b by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Motorized Pedalcycle . A motorized pedalcycle is a motor-driven cycle whose speed attainable in one mile is 30 mph or less, which is equipped with a motor ...

Motorized wheelchair . Any self-propelled vehicle, including a three-wheeled vehicle, designed for and used by a person with disabilities, that is incapable of a speed in excess ...

Muffler . A device consisting of a series of chambers or baffle plates or other mechanical design for the purpose of receiving exhaust gas from an internal ...

Multipurpose passenger vehicle . A motor vehicle with motive power, except a trailer, designed to carry 10 persons or less that is constructed either on a truck ...

New Vehicle . A new vehicle which has not been previously sold to any person except a franchised distributor or franchised new vehicle dealer. (Source: P.A. ...

News media . A newspaper or other periodical issued at regular intervals whether in print or electronic format, a news service whether in print or electronic format, ...

Noncommercial vehicle . Any vehicle that is not a commercial vehicle. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Nondivisible load or vehicle . A load or vehicle that when separated into smaller loads or vehicles further dismantling would: (1) Compromise the intended use of ...

Nonresident . Every person who is not a resident of this State. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Nonresident's driving privilege . The privilege conferred upon a nonresident by the laws of this State pertaining to the operation by such person of a motor vehicle, ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-148.6 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Not-For-Hire . Operation of a commercial vehicle in furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise but not For-Hire. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Off-highway motorcycle . Any motorized device designed to travel primarily off-highway on 2 wheels, having a seat or saddle for the use of the operator, upon or ...

Official traffic-control devices . All signs, signals, markings, and devices which conform with the State Manual and not inconsistent with this Act placed or erected by authority ...

Operate . To ride in or on, other than as a passenger, use or control in any manner the operation of any device or vehicle whether motorized ...

Operator . Every person who operates or is in actual physical control of any device or vehicle whether motorized or propelled by human power. (Source: P.A. ...

Organ transport vehicle . A motor vehicle of the second division equipped and used exclusively for the transportation of organs for human transplant or the transportation of ...

Out-of-service order . A temporary prohibition against driving a commercial motor vehicle. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Out-of-state salvage vehicle buyer . A person who is licensed in another state for the primary purpose of acquiring salvage vehicles and who is issued an out-of-state ...

Owner . A person who holds legal title of a vehicle, or in the event a vehicle is the subject of an agreement for the conditional sale ...

Owner-operator . A commercial motor vehicle lessor who leases the commercial motor vehicle, with driver, to a lessee. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Park or Parking . Means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than when temporarily and actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or ...

Park district . Any park district formed under the Park District Code or any Submerged Land Park District as that term is defined in subsection (c) of ...

Passenger car . A motor vehicle of the First Division including a multipurpose passenger vehicle, that is designed for carrying not more than 10 persons. (Source: ...

Peace officer . Any person who by virtue of his or her public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make ...

Pedestrian . Any person afoot, including a person with a physical, hearing, or visual disability. (Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95.) ...

Penalties and offenses-definitions . The following words and phrases when used in this Act, shall for the purposes of this Act, have the meanings ascribed to them ...

Person . Every natural person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Person with disabilities . A natural person who, as determined by a licensed physician, by a physician assistant who has been delegated the authority to make this ...

Personally identifying information . Information that identifies an individual, including his or her driver identification number, name, address (but not the 5 digit zip code), and telephone ...

Photograph . Any color photograph or digitally produced and captured image of an applicant for a driver's license or permit. (Source: P.A. 90-191, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Pneumatic tire . Every tire in which compressed air is designed to support the load. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Pole trailer . Every vehicle without motive power designed to be drawn by another vehicle and attached to the towing vehicle by means of a reach or ...

Police officer . Every officer authorized to direct or regulate traffic or to make arrests and issue citations for violations of traffic regulations. (Source: P.A. 90-89, ...

Principal place of business . The place where any person transacts his principal business, or where he makes up and approves his payroll, maintains a central ...

Private road or driveway . Every way or place in private ownership and used for vehicular travel by the owner and those having express or implied permission ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-162.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Probationary license to drive . A conditional license granting full driving privileges during a period of suspension. (Source: P.A. 86-549.) ...

Processing costs . Processing costs consist of fees paid to the Secretary of State for a record search to determine the name and address of the last ...

Proof of financial responsibility . Proof of ability to respond in damages for any liability thereafter incurred resulting from the ownership, maintenance, use or operation of a ...

Public utility . Each firm lawfully licensed and engaged in any of the following: the transmission of telegraphic or telephonic messages; the production, storage, transmission, distribution, sale, ...

Railroad . A carrier of persons or property upon cars, other than streetcars, operated upon stationary rails. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Railroad-highway grade crossing . The intersection of stationary rails owned or used in the operation of a railroad corporation across a highway. (Source: P. A. 78-314.) ...

Railroad sign or signal . Any sign, signal or device, other than an official traffic control signal or device, erected in accordance with the laws governing same ...

Railroad train . A steam engine, electric or other motor, with or without cars coupled thereto, operated upon rails, except streetcars. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Rebuilder . A person who is in the business of returning a vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been previously issued back to its original or ...

Rebuilt vehicle . A vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been issued and which subsequently has been put back into its original or operating condition by ...

Recognized repair technician . A person professionally engaged in vehicle repair, employed by a going concern whose purpose is vehicle repair, or possessing nationally recognized certification for ...

Recreational vehicle . Every camping trailer, motor home, mini motor home, travel trailer, truck camper or van camper used primarily for recreational purposes and not used commercially ...

Refuse . Any material or load consisting of waste from the facilities of the generator of the waste when transported for disposal or to a permitted recycling ...

Registration - Registration Sticker . Registration. The registration certificate or certificates, registration plates and registration stickers issued under the laws of this State pertaining to the registration ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-111.1a by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Remittance agent . For the purposes of Article IX of Chapter 3, the term "remittance agent" means any person who holds himself or herself out to the ...

Remittee . The State of Illinois location where the remittance agent brings the money and application he or she receives from the general public (remitter) to be ...

Remitter . Any person who gives money to a remittance agent to submit to the State of Illinois and its licensing and taxing agencies for the payment ...

Repaired vehicle . A vehicle other than a rebuilt vehicle which has been put back into its original or operating condition by restoring, mending, straightening, replacing, altering ...

Replica trolley . A motor vehicle that is a replica of or is specifically designed to resemble a cable car or an antique trolley car, except that ...

Repairer . A person who is in the business of returning a vehicle other than a vehicle for which a salvage certificate has been issued back to ...

Rescue squad . A voluntary association of individuals or a fire department dedicated to saving lives through the rescue of persons entrapped in wrecked vehicles or other ...

Rescue vehicle . Any publicly or privately owned vehicle which is specifically designed, configured, and equipped for the performance of access and extrication of persons from hazardous ...

Residence district . The territory contiguous to and including a highway not comprising a business district when the property on such highway for a distance of 300 ...

Resident . (a) Every natural person who resides in this state shall be deemed a resident of this State. (b) In the case of a firm, ...

Restricted Driving Permit . A restricted driving permit is that document which grants and specifies limited privileges to drivers of motor vehicles who have had their full ...

Retail sale . The act or attempted act of selling vehicles or otherwise disposing of a vehicle to a person for use as a consumer. (Source: ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 76-1586. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Revocation of driver's license . The termination by formal action of the Secretary of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the public ...

Ridesharing arrangement . The transportation by motor vehicle of not more than 16 persons, including the driver, (1) for purposes incidental to another purpose of the driver, ...

Right-of-way . The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another vehicle or pedestrian approaching under such circumstances of ...

Road tractor . Every motor vehicle designed and used for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry any load thereon either independently or any ...

Roadway . That portion of a highway improved, designed or ordinarily used for vehicular travel, exclusive of the berm or shoulder. In the event a highway includes ...

Rooftop . The major uppermost portion of a bus body that is flat in a fore and aft direction. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Rural mail delivery vehicle . Every vehicle used to deliver U. S. mail on a rural mail delivery route. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Safety glazing material . Any glazing material so constructed, treated, or combined with other materials as to reduce substantially, in comparison with ordinary sheet glass or plate ...

Safety zone . The area or space officially set apart within a roadway for the exclusive use of pedestrians and which is protected or is so marked ...

School bus . (a) "School bus" means every motor vehicle, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this Section, owned or operated by or for any of ...

Scrap processor . A person who purchases a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle cowl for processing into a form other than a vehicle, junk vehicle, or vehicle ...

Seat safety belts . A set of belts or a harness meeting the specifications established by the Department of Transportation and installed in such manner as to ...

Second stage manufacturer or converter . A person who prior to the retail sale of a motor vehicle, assembles, installs or affixes a body, cab, or special ...

Secretary . The Illinois Secretary of State or his or her designee. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Secretary of State . The Secretary of State of Illinois. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Security agreement . A written agreement which reserves or creates a security interest. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Security interest . An interest in a vehicle reserved or created by agreement and which secures payment or performance of an obligation. The term includes the interest ...

Selling price . The consideration received for a motor vehicle subject to the tax imposed by Section 3-1001 valued in money, whether received in money or otherwise, ...

Semitrailer . Every vehicle without motive power, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor vehicle and ...

Servicing of vehicles . The altering or maintaining of the parts of a vehicle other than its essential parts. Regarding engines and transmissions, however, repair or ...

Serious traffic violation . (a) A conviction when operating a motor vehicle for: (1) a violation of subsection (a) of Section 11-402, ...

Shoulder . That portion of the highway adjacent to the roadway for accommodating stopped vehicles or for emergency use. (Source: P.A. 84-873.) ...

Sidewalk . That portion of a street between the curb lines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines, intended for use of ...

Signature . The name of a person as written by that person and captured in a manner acceptable to the Secretary of State. (Source: P.A. 90-191, ...

Situs or base of vehicle . The place where a vehicle is principally garaged, or from whence it is principally dispatched, or where the movements of such ...

Solid tire . Every tire of rubber or other resilient material which does not depend upon compressed air for the support of the load. (Source: P.A. ...

Special license plate . Registration plates issued by the Secretary of State that by statute require, in addition to the applicable registration fee, an additional fee that ...

Special hauling vehicle . A vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting asphalt or concrete in the plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that is ...

Special mobile equipment . Every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway, ...

Specially constructed vehicle . Every vehicle of a type required to be registered hereunder that: (a) has been materially altered from its original construction by the ...

Speed-change lane . An auxiliary lane, including tapered areas, primarily for the acceleration or deceleration of vehicles entering or leaving the through traffic lanes. (Source: P.A. ...

Stand or standing . Means the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise than when temporarily and actually engaged in receiving or discharging passengers. ...

State . A state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or a province of the Dominion of ...

State highways . Defined in the "Illinois Highway Code" as the same may from time to time be amended. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

State Police . The Illinois State Police. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Statutory summary alcohol or other drug related suspension of driver's privileges . The withdrawal by the circuit court of a person's license or privilege to operate a ...

Stinger-steered semitrailer . Every semitrailer which has its kingpin on a projection to the front of the structure of such semitrailer and is combined with the 5th ...

Stop . When required means complete cessation from movement. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Stop or stopping . Means any halting even momentarily of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in ...

Street . The entire width between boundary lines of every way publicly maintained, when any part thereof is open to the use of the public for purposes ...

Streetcar . A car other than a railroad train for transporting persons or property and operated upon rails principally within a municipality. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Street rod . A motor vehicle that is a 1948 or older vehicle or a vehicle that has been certified by an inspector of the National Street ...

Strobe lamp . A vehicular signaling device that generates flashes of light by inducing intermittent flows of electricity through a gas. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Suburban district . That portion of any city, village or incorporated town other than the business and residence districts. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-197.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Suspension of driver's license . The temporary withdrawal by formal action of the Secretary of a person's license or privilege to operate a motor vehicle on the ...

Suspension system . The system of devices consisting of but not limited to springs, spring shackles, shock absorbers, torsion bars, a frame, or any other supporting members ...

Sworn report . A confirmation of correctness and truth by an affidavit, oath, deposition or a verification by certification executed pursuant to Section 1-109 of the Code ...

Tandem axles . Any 2 or more single axles whose centers are more than 40 inches and not more than 96 inches apart, measured to the nearest ...

Tank vehicle . Any commercial motor vehicle that is designed to transport any liquid or gaseous material within a tank that is either permanently or temporarily attached ...

Through highway . Every highway or portion thereof on which vehicular traffic is given preferential right of way, and at the entrances to which vehicular traffic from ...

Tollroad or toll highway . All highways under the jurisdiction of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Tow-Truck . Every truck designed or altered and equipped for and used to push, tow, carry upon, or draw vehicles by means of a crane, hoist, towbar, ...

Tower . A person who owns or operates a tow-truck or a wrecker. (Source: P.A. 83-1473.) ...

Trackless trolley coach . Every motor vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Traffic . Pedestrians, ridden or herded animals, vehicles, streetcars and other conveyances either singly or together while using any highway for purposes of travel. (Source: P.A. ...

Traffic control signal . Any official traffic control device other than a railroad sign or signal, whether manually, electrically or mechanically operated, by which traffic is alternately ...

Trailer . Every vehicle without motive power in operation, other than a pole trailer, designed for carrying persons or property and for being drawn by a motor ...

Transportation . The actual movement of property or passengers by motor vehicle, together with loading, unloading, and any other accessorial or ancillary service provided by the carrier ...

Transporter . Every person engaged in the driveaway or towaway business of transporting vehicles, not his own, by driving, either singly or by the towbar, saddle mount ...

Travel trailer . A trailer, not used commercially, designed to provide living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use, and of a size or weight not requiring ...

Truck . Every motor vehicle designed, used, or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. (Source: P.A. 88-476.) ...

Truck camper . A truck, not used commercially, when equipped with a portable unit designed to be loaded onto the bed which is constructed to provide temporary ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-212.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Truck tractor . Every motor vehicle designed and used primarily for drawing other vehicles and not so constructed as to carry a load other than a part ...

Truckster . Every motor vehicle or motorcycle with 3 wheels designed, used or maintained primarily for the transportation of property. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 76-1586. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Type I school bus . A school bus with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating more than 10,000 pounds. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Type II school bus . A school bus with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,000 pounds or less. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Urban district . The territory contiguous to and including any street which is built up with structures devoted to business, industry or dwelling houses situated at intervals ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-214.8 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Urban area . An urban area is any incorporated or unincorporated area developed primarily for residential and/or business purposes. (Source: P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Used car dealer . Every person engaged in the business of buying, selling or exchanging used motor vehicles and who has an established place of business for ...

Used motor vehicle . Every motor vehicle which has been sold, bargained, exchanged, given away, or title transferred from the person who first acquired it from the ...

Vehicle . Every device, in, upon or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway or requiring a certificate ...

Vehicle cowl . The portion of the vehicle that separates the front compartment from the rear compartment, commonly referred to as the firewall, to which a vehicle ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P. A. 77-643. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Vehicle shell . Every sheet metal part of a vehicle whether or not attached to a chassis or part of a chassis. For the purposes of this ...

Verified evidence . A document that is confirmed or substantiated by a sworn report or any public record received from a court of competent jurisdiction. (Source: ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 76-1586. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 79-715. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-171.6 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 82-433. Repealed by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-171.8 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

(Blank) . (Source: Renumbered as 625 ILCS 5/1-158.5 by P.A. 90-89, eff. 1-1-98.) ...

Administration vested in Secretary of State . The Secretary of State is hereby vested with powers and duties and jurisdiction of administering Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, ...

Organization of administration . The Secretary of State shall organize the work of the administration of the portion of this Act delegated to him in such manner ...

Secretary of State to appoint subordinates . The Secretary of State shall appoint such subordinate officers, clerks, investigators, and other employees as may be necessary to carry ...

Powers and duties of the Secretary of State . (a) The administration of Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of this Act is ...

Offices of Secretary of State . The Secretary of State shall maintain offices in the State capital and in such other places in the State as he may ...

Secretary of State to prescribe forms . The Secretary of State shall prescribe or provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, registration cards, driver's licenses and ...

Authority to administer oaths . Officers and employees of the Secretary of State designated by him are, for the purpose of administering the motor vehicle laws and ...

Authority to certify copies of records . The Secretary of State is hereby authorized to prepare under the seal of the Secretary of State certified copies of ...

Records of Secretary of State . The Secretary of State may destroy any records of his office relating to the administration of any laws relating to the ...

Exchange of information . (a) The Secretary of State shall exchange information with the Illinois Department of Public Aid which may be necessary for the establishment of ...

Authority to grant or refuse applications . The Secretary of State shall examine and determine the genuineness, regularity and legality of every application ...

Seizure or confiscation of documents and plates . (a) The Secretary of State is authorized to take possession of any certificate of title, registration card, permit, license, ...

Distribution of synopsis laws . The Secretary of State may publish a synopsis or summary of the laws of this State regulating the operation of vehicles and ...

Secretary of State may subpoena witnesses and request the production of books and records . (a) The Secretary of State, or employees designated by him, may request ...

Giving of notice . Whenever the Secretary of State is authorized or required to give any notice under this Act or other law regulating the operation of ...

Investigators . (a) The Secretary of State, for the purpose of more effectively carrying out the provisions of the laws in relation to motor vehicles, shall have ...

Secretary of State Department of Police . (a) The Secretary of State and the officers, inspectors, and investigators appointed by him shall cooperate with the State Police ...

Injunction . Whenever it shall appear to the Secretary of State that any person is engaged or about to engage in any acts or practices which constitute ...

Hearings . (a) Upon the suspension, revocation or denial of the issuance of a license, permit, registration or certificate of title under this Code of any person ...

Opportunity for hearing; statutory summary alcohol or other drug related suspension . (a) A statutory summary suspension of driving privileges under Section 11-501.1 shall not become effective ...

Disposition of fees and taxes . (a) All moneys received from Salvage Certificates shall be deposited in the Common School Fund in the State Treasury. (b) ...

Disposition of fines and forfeitures . (a) Except as provided in subsection (f) of Section 11-605 of this Code, fines and penalties recovered under the provisions of ...

Local Government tax . (a) No owner of a vehicle who shall have obtained a certificate from the Secretary of State and paid the registration fee and ...

Remittance agents . The Secretary of State shall administer the law relating to remittance agents pursuant to the law. (Source: P.A. 76-1586.) ...

Sale and Distribution of Information . (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the Secretary may make the driver's license, vehicle and title registration lists, in ...

Audits, interest and penalties . (a) Audits. The Secretary of State or employees and agents designated by him, may audit the books, records, tax returns, reports, and ...

The Secretary of State may in his discretion set maximum fees charged by any person, firm, corporation or private institution within the State of Illinois concerning the acceptance ...

Employees and agents of the Secretary of State, designated by him, who are employed at Drivers License Exam Stations throughout the State are authorized to deposit, on a ...

The Secretary of State shall compile and maintain a listing of those services and agencies, both public and private, that provide transportation to senior citizens and shall make ...

License plate feasibility studies . (a) The Secretary of State shall undertake a study to determine the feasibility of establishing a standard license plate that would (i) ...

Definitions . For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words shall have the meanings ascribed to them: "Electronic" includes electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, or ...

Use of electronic records . (a) To the extent authorized by the Secretary of State and in accordance with standards and procedures prescribed by the Secretary of ...

Electronic access; agreements with submitters . (a) The Secretary of State may allow, but not require, a person to submit any record required to be submitted to ...

Rules . The Secretary of State may adopt rules to implement this Article. (Source: P.A. 91-772, eff. 1-1-01.) ...

Certificate of title required . (a) Except as provided in Section 3-102, every owner of a vehicle which is in this State and for which no certificate ...

Exclusions . No certificate of title need be obtained for: 1. A vehicle owned by the State of Illinois; or a vehicle owned by the United ...

Optional certificate of title . The owner of an implement of husbandry or special mobile equipment may apply for and obtain a certificate of title on it. ...

Application for certificate of title . (a) The application for a certificate of title for a vehicle in this State must be made by the owner to ...

(Repealed) . (Source: P.A. 83-449. Repealed by P.A. 90-665, eff. 1-1-99.) ...

Examination of records . The Secretary of State, upon receiving application for a first certificate of title, shall check the identifying number of the vehicle shown in ...

Certificate of title - Issuance - Records . (a) The Secretary of State shall file each application received and, when satisfied as to its genuineness and regularity, ...

Contents and effect . (a) Each certificate of title issued by the Secretary of State shall contain: 1. the date issued; 2. the ...

Presumption of tenancy . When a certificate of title is made out to 2 or more persons, it shall be presumed that the title is held as ...

Delivery . The certificate of title shall be mailed or delivered to the first lienholder named in it or, if none, to the owner. (Source: P.A. ...

Registration without certificate of title; bond . If the Secretary of State is not satisfied as to the ownership of the vehicle or that there are no ...

Refusing certificate of title . The Secretary of State shall refuse issuance of a certificate of title if any required fee is not paid or if he ...

Lost, stolen or mutilated certificates . (a) If a certificate of title is lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed or becomes illegible, the first lienholder or, if none, ...

Corrected certificates . An application for a corrected certificate of title must state the current vehicle odometer reading at the time of application and that the stated ...

Transfer . (a) If an owner transfers his interest in a vehicle, other than by the creation of a security interest, at the time of the delivery ...

Odometer . (a) All titles issued by the Secretary of State beginning January, 1990, shall provide for an odometer certification substantially as follows: "I certify to ...

Transfer to or from dealer; records . (a) After a dealer buys a vehicle and holds it for resale, the dealer must procure the certificate of title ...

Transfer by operation of law . (a) If the interest of an owner in a vehicle passes to another other than by voluntary transfer, the transferee shall, ...

Transfers to and from charitable organizations . When a charitable not-for-profit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code becomes ...

Fees - Registration cards - License plates . (a) An application for a certificate of title shall be accompanied by an application for, or a transfer of, ...

When Secretary of State to issue a certificate of title . (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of a properly assigned certificate of title, with an ...

When junking certificates or salvage certificates must be obtained . (a) Except as provided in Chapter 4 of this Code, a person who possesses a junk vehicle ...

Junk Vehicle Notification . Beginning July 1, 1989 a person licensed as a scrap processor pursuant to Section 5-301 of this Code who acquires a properly assigned ...

Application for salvage or junking certificate; contents . (a) An application for a salvage certificate or junking certificate shall be made upon the forms prescribed by ...

Whenever a certificate of title is issued for a vehicle with respect to which a salvage certificate has been previously issued, the new certificate of title shall bear ...

Excepted liens and security interests . This Article does not apply to or affect: (a) A lien given by statute or rule of law to a ...

Terminal rent adjustment clause leases . In the case of motor vehicles or trailers, a transaction does not create a sale or a security interest merely because ...

Perfection of security interest . (a) Unless excepted by Section 3-201, a security interest in a vehicle of a type for which a certificate of title is ...

Security interest . If an owner creates a security interest in a vehicle: (a) The owner shall immediately execute the application, in the space provided ...

Assignment by lienholder . (a) A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his security interest in the vehicle to a person other than the owner without affecting ...

Release of security interest . (a) Within 21 days after receiving payment to satisfy a security interest in a vehicle for which the certificate of title is ...

Duty of lienholder . A lienholder named in a certificate of title shall, upon written request of the owner or of another lienholder named on the certificate, ...

Exclusiveness of procedure . The method provided in this act of perfecting and giving notice of security interests subject to this act is exclusive. Security interests subject ...

Suspension or revocation of certificates . (a) The Secretary of State may suspend or revoke a certificate of title, upon notice and reasonable opportunity to be heard ...

Powers of Secretary of State . (a) The Secretary of State shall prescribe and provide suitable forms of applications, certificates of title, notices of security interests, and ...

Court review . A person aggrieved by an act or omission to act of the Secretary of State under this Article is also entitled to a review ...

New certificate of title for rebuilt vehicle . (a) For vehicles 8 model years of age or newer, the Secretary of State shall issue a new certificate ...

Application for title; contents . Every application for a certificate of title for a rebuilt vehicle shall be made upon a form prescribed by the Secretary of ...

Application for title - attachments . Every application for a certificate of title for a rebuilt vehicle shall be accompanied by the following: 1. The ...

Application for title - affirmation . The applicant applying for a certificate of title for a rebuilt vehicle shall sign a written affirmation which states the following: ...

Inspection fee . The fee for the inspection of a rebuilt vehicle shall be $94. All such fees received by the Secretary of State shall be ...

Retention of documents . The original documents required to be submitted to the Secretary of State pursuant to Sections 3-301 through 3-305 shall be retained by the ...

Short term permit . The Secretary of State shall issue at no charge a short term permit for any vehicle for which an application for a certificate ...

Inspection of rebuilt vehicles . (a) The Secretary of State shall inspect any vehicle 8 model years of age or newer for which an application for a ...

Definition . Notwithstanding the definition set forth in Chapter 1 of this Act, for the purposes of this Article, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed ...

Effect of provisions . (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this Chapter or to drive or move or for an ...

Vehicles subject to registration; exceptions . A. Exemptions and Policy. Every motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer and pole trailer when driven or moved upon a highway shall ...

Proportional Registration . Any owner or rental owner engaged in operating a fleet of apportionable vehicles in this state and one or more other states may, in ...

Audits . In addition to audit authority set forth in Section 2-124 of this Act, the Secretary of State, when this state is the base jurisdiction, may ...

Relation to Other State Laws . The provisions of Section 3-402.1 shall constitute complete authority for the registration of vehicles upon a proportional registration basis without reference ...

Administrative Agreements and Rules . The Secretary of State may enter into agreements, compacts, or arrangements with other jurisdictions or agents for such jurisdictions, such as the ...

Trip and Short-term permits . (a) The Secretary of State may issue a short-term permit to operate a nonregistered first or second division vehicle within the State ...

Vehicles of second division carrying persons or property - Required documents . The Secretary of State shall require an appropriate document, including but not limited to ...

Application for registration . (a) Every owner of a vehicle subject to registration under this Code shall make application to the Secretary of State for the registration ...

Application for vanity and personalized license plates . (a) Vanity license plates mean any license plates, assigned to a passenger motor vehicle of the first division, to ...

Improper plates . The Secretary of State shall refuse to issue any license plates bearing a combination of letters or numbers, or both, which creates a potential ...

Application for fleet vehicles . (a) An owner engaged in operating a fleet of motor vehicles of the first division in this State or a fleet of ...

Audits . In addition to audit authority set forth in Section 2-124 of this Code, the Secretary of State may audit the registration plates and the inventory ...

Application for specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicles . (a) In the event the vehicle to be registered is a specially constructed, reconstructed or foreign vehicle, such ...

Temporary permit or registration pending registration . (a) Temporary Permit. The Secretary of State in his discretion may grant a temporary permit or placard to operate a ...

Grounds for refusing registration or certificate of title . The Secretary of State shall refuse registration or any transfer of registration upon any of the following ...

Registration indexes . The Secretary of State shall file each application received and when satisfied as to the genuineness and regularity thereof, and that the applicant is ...

Secretary of State to issue registration card . (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle shall issue a registration card. (b) The registration card ...

Registration card to be carried and exhibited on demand . (a) Every registration card for a vehicle of the second division weighing more than 8,000 pounds or ...

Registration plates and registration stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State . (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle subject to annual registration ...

Display of registration plates, registration stickers and driveway decal permits . (a) Registration plates issued for a motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer, truck-tractor, apportioned ...

Expiration of registration . (a) Every vehicle registration under this Chapter and every registration card and registration plate or registration sticker issued hereunder to a vehicle shall ...

Term of multi-year registration plates . (a) Registration plates issued for motor vehicles shall be valid for an indefinite term of not less than one year. ...

Application for and renewal of registration . (a) Calendar year. Application for renewal of a vehicle registration shall be made by the owner, as to those vehicles ...

Notice of change of address or name . (a) Whenever any person after making application for or obtaining the registration of a vehicle shall move from the ...

Lost or damaged or stolen cards, plates and registration stickers . (a) In the event any registration card, plate, registration sticker or other Illinois evidence of proper registration ...

Registration under new identifying number . When the Secretary of State issues a new identifying number, such motor vehicle shall be registered under such identifying number in ...

Regulations governing change of motors . The Secretary of State is authorized to adopt and enforce such registration rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary and ...

Right of reassignment . (a) Every natural person shall have the right of reassignment of the license number issued to him during the current registration plate term, ...

Registration expires on transfer by owner . Whenever the owner of a registered vehicle transfers or assigns his title, or interest thereto, the registration of such vehicle ...

Transfer or return of vanity or personalized license plates . When any person who has been issued vanity or personalized license plates sells, trades or otherwise releases the ...

New owner must secure new registration . The transferee before operating or permitting the operation of such vehicle upon a highway shall apply for and obtain the ...

Transfers to dealers . When the transferee of a vehicle is a dealer who holds the same for resale and lawfully operates the same under dealers' number ...

Transfer by operation of law . Except in case of joint tenancy with the right of survivorship or surviving spouse or transfer pursuant to an order of ...

Transfer of Reciprocity Permit or Prorate Decals . Whenever the owner of a vehicle properly registered in another State transfers his interest thereto, Illinois evidence of proper ...

Operation of vehicles under special plates . (a) A manufacturer owning any unregistered vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this Act may operate ...

Certificate and special plates for dealers, manufacturers, and transporters . (a) Any dealer, manufacturer, or transporter may make application to the Secretary of State upon the appropriate ...

Application for drive-away permits . (a) A dealer who has sold a vehicle of a type otherwise required to be registered under this Act to a nonresident ...

Expiration of special plates . Every special plate issued, except those issued for dealers, manufacturers and transporters under Section 3-602 and persons with disabilities under Sections 3-609 ...

Manufacturers, engine and driveline component manufacturers, transporters, repossessors and dealers to maintain records . Every manufacturer, engine and driveline component manufacturer, repossessor, transporter or dealer shall keep ...

Members of General Assembly . Upon receipt of a request of a member of the General Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the Secretary of ...

Retired members of the General Assembly . Upon receipt of a request from a retired member of the General Assembly, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, ...

Amateur Radio Operators . Amateur radio operators may obtain the issuance of registration plates for motor vehicles of the first division, and second division motor vehicles under ...

Disabled Veterans' Plates . Any disabled veteran who has been or declared eligible for funds for the purchase of a motor vehicle of the first division or ...

Congressional Medal of Honor plates . Any resident of the State of Illinois who has been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, or an Illinois resident who is ...

Members of Congress . Upon receiving an application for a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle from a member of the Congress of the United States ...

Retired members of the Illinois congressional delegation . Upon receipt of a request from a retired member of the Illinois congressional delegation, accompanied by the appropriate ...

Special designations . The Secretary of State, in his discretion, may make special designations of certain designs or combinations of designs, or alphabetical letters or combination of ...

Repossessor plates . The Secretary, upon receipt of an application, made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State may issue to financial institutions, to lending ...

Special inaugural license plate . Any resident of Illinois, being a member of the Official Presidential Inaugural Committee, may, during the period from January through February 15th ...

Manufacturers of engine and driveline components . The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to ...

Honorary Consular License Plate . The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue Illinois Honorary Consular ...

Disability license plates . (a) Upon receiving an application for a certificate of registration for a motor vehicle of the first division or for a motor vehicle ...

Driver education plates . A High School operating passenger cars for a high school driver training program, may operate or move the same upon the highway without ...

Charitable vehicle plates . Charitable vehicle plates shall be of such color and design as prescribed by the Secretary. The fee for such plates shall be as ...

Sample Registration plates and stickers . The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue to any ...

The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to United States citizens, who ...

The Secretary, upon receipt of an application, made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to members of the Illinois National Guard, special registration ...

The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces Reserves ...

Purple Heart Plates . The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to recipients awarded the Purple ...

The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to retired members of the United States Armed Forces ...

Pearl Harbor Plates . The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to ...

Korean War Veteran license plates . (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in ...

Environmental License Plate . (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates ...

Bronze Star plates . (a) Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications ...

Collegiate license plates; scholarship fund . (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in ...

Violence prevention license plate . (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration ...

Sportsmen Series license plate . (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration ...