625 ILCS 5/3-818
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 3 - Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles

 (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 to the end of the registration year. Renewal of this  election must be filed with the Secretary of State on or before July 1  of each registration period. In such event the owner shall, at the time  of making such election, pay the $10 registration fee and the minimum  guaranteed mileage weight tax, as hereinafter provided, which payment  shall permit the owner to operate that vehicle the maximum mileage in  this State hereinafter set forth. Any vehicle being operated on  mileage plates cannot be operated outside of this State. In addition  thereto, the owner of that vehicle shall pay a mileage weight tax at the  following rates for each mile traveled in this State in excess of the  maximum mileage provided under the minimum guaranteed basis:  BUS, TRUCK OR TRUCK TRACTOR       Maximum Mileage      Minimum Mileage Weight Tax      Guaranteed Permitted for Mileage   Gross Weight  Mileage Under in excess of   Vehicle and  Weight Guaranteed Guaranteed   Load Class Tax Tax Mileage   12,000 lbs. or less MD $173 5,000 26 Mills   12,001 to 16,000 lbs. MF 220 6,000 34 Mills   16,001 to 20,000 lbs. MG 280 6,000 46 Mills   20,001 to 24,000 lbs. MH 335 6,000 63 Mills   24,001 to 28,000 lbs. MJ 415 7,000 63 Mills   28,001 to 32,000 lbs. MK 485 7,000 83 Mills   32,001 to 36,000 lbs. ML 585 7,000 99 Mills   36,001 to 40,000 lbs. MN 715 7,000 128 Mills   40,001 to 45,000 lbs. MP 795 7,000 139 Mills   45,001 to 54,999 lbs. MR 953 7,000 156 Mills   55,000 to 59,500 lbs. MS 1,020 7,000 178 Mills   59,501 to 64,000 lbs. MT 1,085 7,000 195 Mills   64,001 to 73,280 lbs.  MV 1,273 7,000 225 Mills   73,281 to 77,000 lbs.  MX 1,428 7,000 258 Mills   77,001 to 80,000 lbs.  MZ 1,515 7,000 275 Mills   TRAILER       Maximum Mileage      Minimum Mileage Weight Tax      Guaranteed Permitted for Mileage   Gross Weight  Mileage Under in excess of   Vehicle and  Weight Guaranteed Guaranteed   Load Class Tax Tax Mileage   14,000 lbs. or less ME $175 5,000 31 Mills   14,001 to 20,000 lbs. MF 235 6,000 36 Mills   20,001 to 36,000 lbs. ML 640 7,000 103 Mills   36,001 to 40,000 lbs. MM 850 7,000 150 Mills  Of the fees collected under this subsection, $1 of the fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special Services Fund and $99 of the fees shall be deposited into the Road Fund.(a-1) A Special Hauling Vehicle is a vehicle or combination of vehicles of  the second  division registered under Section 3-813 transporting asphalt or concrete in the  plastic state or a vehicle or combination of vehicles that are subject to the  gross weight limitations in subsection (a) of Section 15-111 for which the  owner of the  vehicle or combination of vehicles has elected to pay, in addition to the  registration fee in subsection (a), $125 to the Secretary of State  for each  registration year.  The Secretary shall designate this class of vehicle as  a Special Hauling Vehicle.In preparing rate schedules on registration applications, the Secretary  of State shall add to the above rates, the $10 registration fee. The  Secretary may decline to accept any renewal filed after July 1st.The number of axles necessary to carry the maximum load provided  shall be determined from Chapter 15 of this Code.Every owner of a second division motor vehicle for which he has  elected to pay a mileage weight tax shall keep a daily record upon forms  prescribed by the Secretary of State, showing the mileage covered by  that vehicle in this State. Such record shall contain the license number  of the vehicle and the miles traveled by the vehicle in this State for  each day of the calendar month. Such owner shall also maintain records  of fuel consumed by each such motor vehicle and fuel purchases therefor.  On or before the 10th day of July the owner  shall certify to the Secretary of State upon forms prescribed therefor,  summaries of his daily records which shall show the miles traveled by  the vehicle in this State during the preceding 12 months and such other  information as the Secretary of State may require. The daily record and  fuel records shall be filed, preserved and available for audit for a  period of 3 years. Any owner filing a return hereunder shall certify  that such return is a true, correct and complete return. Any person who  willfully makes a false return hereunder is guilty of perjury and shall  be punished in the same manner and to the same extent as is provided  therefor.At the time of filing his return, each owner shall pay to the  Secretary of State the proper amount of tax at the rate herein imposed.Every owner of a vehicle of the second division who elects to pay on  a mileage weight tax basis and who operates the vehicle within this  State, shall file with the Secretary of State a bond in the amount of  $500.  The bond shall be in a form approved by the Secretary of State and with  a surety company  approved by the Illinois Department of Insurance to transact  business in this State as surety, and shall be conditioned upon such  applicant's paying to the State of Illinois all money becoming  due by  reason of the operation of the second division vehicle in this State,  together with all penalties and interest thereon.Upon notice from the Secretary that the registrant has failed to pay the  excess mileage fees, the surety shall immediately pay the fees together with  any penalties and interest thereon in an amount not to exceed the limits of the  bond.(b)   Beginning January 1, 2016, upon the request of the  vehicle owner, a $10 surcharge shall be collected in addition  to the above fees for vehicles in the 12,000 lbs. and less mileage  weight plate category as described in subsection (a) to be  deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate  Fund. The $10 surcharge is to identify vehicles in the 12,000  lbs. and less mileage weight plate category as a covered farm  vehicle. The $10 surcharge is an annual flat fee that shall be  based on an applicant's new or existing registration year for  each vehicle in the 12,000 lbs. and less mileage weight plate  category. A designation as a covered farm vehicle under this  subsection (b) shall not alter a vehicle's registration as a  registration in the 12,000 lbs. or less mileage weight category.  The Secretary shall adopt any rules necessary to implement this  subsection (b). (Source: P.A. 101-32, eff. 6-28-19.)