625 ILCS 5/3-816
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. 3-816)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 July 1 of each licensing year.  Effective with the 1984 registration year the owners of semitrailers registered  under Section 3-814 shall have the option of paying the designated fees to the  Secretary in the following manner:If registered in the first year the owner shall have the option of paying  $30 the first year and the remaining $30 by the start of the second year;If registered in the second year the owner shall have the option of paying  $24 the first year and the remaining $24 by the start of the third year;If registered in the third year the owner shall pay $36 for each semitrailer;If registered in the fourth year the owner shall pay $24 for each semitrailer; andIf registered in the fifth year the owner shall pay $12 for each semitrailer.    Every such owner who elects to pay such tax in such installments shall file  with the Secretary of State a surety bond or certificate of deposit, as  hereinafter provided, in the amount of the sum of the second installment  of taxes on his vehicle.Such bond shall be in the form approved by the Secretary of State and  with a surety company approved by the Department of Insurance to  transact business in this State, as surety, and shall be conditioned  upon such owner's paying to the State of Illinois all monies becoming  due by reason of his operation of the second division motor vehicle in  this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.The State Treasurer shall issue a certificate of deposit to any such  owner who deposits with the State Treasurer securities of the Federal  Government or the State of Illinois endorsed in blank by such owner, or  a certificate of deposit issued by any bank or savings and loan association  authorized to do business in Illinois, payable to the Secretary of State on or  after July 1 of the year of registration.  Such certificate of deposit and  securities shall be approved by and deposited with the State Treasurer, and  shall have a current market value in the total amount which would cover all  monies becoming due and payable to the State of Illinois by reason of his  operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, together with all  penalties and interest thereon.The liability of the surety hereunder shall be absolute and upon  notice from the Secretary of State that the second installment has not  been paid on July 1 of any licensing year the surety shall immediately  pay the second installment to the Secretary of State.Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment of  such owner's taxes has not been paid on July 1 of any licensing year,  the State Treasurer shall sell such securities and deliver the proceeds  thereof to the Secretary of State to satisfy all monies becoming due by  reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor vehicle in  this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.If the owner's liability for the second installment is evidenced by a  certificate of deposit payable to the Secretary of State, the Secretary  of State shall, upon failure of the owner to pay the second installment  by July 1, endorse the certificate of deposit which is in the custody of  the State Treasurer, and thereafter the State Treasurer shall present  the certificate of deposit for payment to the proper bank or savings and  loan association.  Upon receipt of payment, the State Treasurer shall forward  to the Secretary of State all monies due by reason of such owner's operation of  a second division motor vehicle in this State, and return the excess, if any,  to the owner on whose behalf the certificate of deposit was previously  deposited.The State Treasurer shall return securities or proceeds in excess of  that needed to satisfy the Secretary of State for all monies becoming  due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor  vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.  Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment has  been paid, the State Treasurer shall return such certificate of deposit  or securities deposited with him under this Section to the owner  thereof.(b) The flat weight tax required by Section 3-815 to be paid on a fiscal  year basis may be paid, if the owner so elects, in equal semi-annual  installments due on July 1st and January 1st of each registration year.  From  July 1, 1983 through November 30, 1983, the flat weight tax required  by Section  3-814 for semitrailers previously registered on a fiscal year basis may be  paid, if the owner so elects, by paying the Secretary of State $33 at the time  of registration and the remaining $25 by January 1, 1985 for each 5 1/2 year  semitrailer plate.  Every such owner who elects to pay such tax in such  installments shall file with the Secretary of State a surety bond or  certificate of deposit, as hereinafter provided, in the amount of the sum of  the second installment of taxes on his vehicle.Such bond shall be in the form approved by the Secretary of State and  with a surety company approved by the Department of Insurance to  transact business in this State, as surety, and shall be conditioned  upon such owner's paying to the State of Illinois all monies becoming  due by reason of his operation of the second division motor vehicle in  this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.The liability of the surety hereunder shall be absolute and upon  notice from the Secretary of State that the second installment has not  been paid on January 1st of any registration year the surety shall  immediately pay the second installment to the Secretary of State.Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment of  such owner's taxes has not been paid on January 1st of any registration  year, the State Treasurer shall sell such securities and deliver the  proceeds thereof to the Secretary of State to satisfy all monies  becoming due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division  motor vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest  thereon.If the owner's liability for the second installment is evidenced by a  certificate of deposit payable to the Secretary of State, the Secretary  of State shall, upon failure of the owner to pay the second installment  by January 1st, endorse the certificate of deposit which is in the  custody of the State Treasurer, and thereafter the State Treasurer shall  present the certificate of deposit for payment to the proper bank or savings  and loan association.  Upon receipt of payment, the State Treasurer shall  forward to the Secretary of State all monies due by reason of such owner's  operation of a second division motor vehicle in this State, and return the  excess, if any, to the owner on whose behalf the certificate of deposit was  previously deposited.The State Treasurer shall return securities or proceeds in excess of  that needed to satisfy the Secretary of State for all monies becoming  due by reason of such owner's operation of a second division motor  vehicle in this State, together with all penalties and interest thereon.  Upon notice by the Secretary of State that the second installment has  been paid, the State Treasurer shall return such certificate of deposit  or securities deposited with him under this Section to the owner  thereof.(c) The flat weight tax required under Section 3-815 for vehicles  registered in accordance with Section 3-402.1 may be paid, if the owner  elects, in equal semi-annual installments due on April 1 and October 1 of  each licensing year.(d) In the event any surety pays for any second installment under  this Section, the surety shall have recourse only against the principal  and owner of the vehicles involved and shall have no right or privilege  to demand revocation or suspension of the registration plates  or registration stickers of the vehicles involved.  Such surety may, however,  impress a lien as provided in Section 3-828.    (Source: P.A. 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)