Section 1010.730 Intrastate Movements, Foreign Vehicles

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Illinois Administrative Code › Title 92 TRANSPORTATION › CHAPTER II: SECRETARY OF STATE › Part 1010 CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES › Section 1010.730 Intrastate Movements, Foreign Vehicles

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Section 1010

Section 1010.730  Intrastate

Movements, Foreign Vehicles

a)         Any motor vehicle operated upon the highways of the State of

Illinois "intrastate" shall be properly registered in and display the

current and valid registration plates and card of the State of Illinois except

herein provided.

b)         Movements that are "Intrastate"

The following movements of commercial vehicles are all deemed

to be "intrastate", and must be made with motor vehicles properly

registered in Illinois:

1)         Transportation of property, cargo or freight from any Illinois

point of origin to any Illinois destination.

2)         Transportation of property, cargo, or freight from any

Illinois point of origin to an Illinois dock, terminal, or warehouse for

subsequent reloading or further transport.

3)         Transportation wherein cargo or freight is loaded within

Illinois for an Illinois destination.

4)         Transportation of persons from any Illinois point of origin to

any Illinois destination except when incidental to and concurrent with an

interstate movement by a bus, part of a bus fleet prorated with Illinois along

its interstate route.

c)         Movements that may be "Intrastate" but which may be

made on foreign plates

1)         The following movements are permitted by law to be made with

motor vehicles properly registered in other states:

A)        "Non-Commercial" vehicle may be operated

"intrastate" within Illinois, for personal or recreational purposes

by the non-resident owner or operator, until he becomes a resident.  Any

non-resident who changes his address and moves into Illinois, or who becomes

gainfully employed for a period of more than 60 days and has an abode within

Illinois, shall be deemed a resident for registration purpose

on-Commercial" vehicle may be operated

"intrastate" within Illinois, for personal or recreational purposes

by the non-resident owner or operator, until he becomes a resident.  Any

non-resident who changes his address and moves into Illinois, or who becomes

gainfully employed for a period of more than 60 days and has an abode within

Illinois, shall be deemed a resident for registration purpose.

B)        A "Commercial" vehicle registered in another

jurisdiction as part of a fleet registered prorate in Illinois may conduct a

bonafide intrastate operation incidental to its interstate operations if it is

displaying a current and valid Illinois Prorate Decal together with a current

and valid foreign registration plate in any of the following intrastate

movements but no combination thereof:

i)          Interstate movements in the normal course of operations and

such intrastate cargo or freight on such unit may not constitute more than 40%

of the entire cargo or freight of the vehicle conducting such movement;

ii)         All of the cargo or freight on the vehicle consists of cargo

or freight which has an origin or ultimate destination outside of Illinois.

iii)        Cargo or freight may be added in Illinois on a vehicle which

was brought into Illinois for delivery to another point in Illinois or beyond

provided that such carrier retains 60% of his interstate cargo on the vehicle

at the time the freight is picked up and such carrier is limited to only one

intrastate movement on said vehicle.

2)         Foreign registered trucks and truck tractors must possess in

the cab of the vehicle an Illinois reciprocity permit or display a prorate

decal if 12,001 pounds or more

int in Illinois or beyond

provided that such carrier retains 60% of his interstate cargo on the vehicle

at the time the freight is picked up and such carrier is limited to only one

intrastate movement on said vehicle.

2)         Foreign registered trucks and truck tractors must possess in

the cab of the vehicle an Illinois reciprocity permit or display a prorate

decal if 12,001 pounds or more.

d)         Movements that are "Interstate" and not

"Intrastate"

The following movements of a vehicle are deemed to be

"interstate" and may be made by a vehicle "property

registered" elsewhere, so long as such vehicle possesses in the cab of the

vehicle a valid or current Illinois Reciprocity Permit, or displays a valid or

current Prorate Decal, if 12,001 pounds or more:

1)         Multiple dropoffs or deliveries by a vehicle of cargo or

freight hauled into Illinois from out-of-state and any such vehicle destined

for more than one Illinois destination;

2)         Partial dropoff or delivery by a vehicle of cargo or freight

hauled into Illinois and any such vehicle with one or more Illinois

destinations, with final dropoff or delivery of cargo or freight at an

out-of-state destination;

3)         Multiple pickups by a vehicle of "interstate" cargo

or freight to be hauled directly out-of-state including cases where partial

dropoff or delivery of "interstate" cargo or freight hauled into

Illinois on the same vehicle was made.

4)         Movement of an empty semitrailer and/or trailer between

Illinois points incidental to an interstate shipment of cargo or freight and

not normal "spotting" operation.

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