98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB3343

Introduced , by Rep. Kay Hatcher

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
35 ILCS 105/3-5
35 ILCS 120/2-5
625 ILCS 5/3-1001 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-1001

Amends the Use Tax Act, the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act, and the motor vehicle privilege tax provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Exempts from these taxes motor vehicles sold to an Illinois resident who is a service member on active duty or returning to Illinois from active duty and who applies for registration in Illinois while on active duty or within one year after leaving active duty.
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A BILL FOR

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1 AN ACT concerning revenue.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Use Tax Act is amended by changing Section
53-5 as follows:
6 (35 ILCS 105/3-5)
7 Sec. 3-5. Exemptions. Use of the following tangible
8personal property is exempt from the tax imposed by this Act:
9 (1) Personal property purchased from a corporation,
10society, association, foundation, institution, or
11organization, other than a limited liability company, that is
12organized and operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise
13for the benefit of persons 65 years of age or older if the
14personal property was not purchased by the enterprise for the
15purpose of resale by the enterprise.
16 (2) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit
17Illinois county fair association for use in conducting,
18operating, or promoting the county fair.
19 (3) Personal property purchased by a not-for-profit arts or
20cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
21the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
22Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
23organized and operated primarily for the presentation or

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1support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
2services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
3music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
4orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
5organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
6and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
7of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
8an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
9tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
10number issued by the Department.
11 (4) Personal property purchased by a governmental body, by
12a corporation, society, association, foundation, or
13institution organized and operated exclusively for charitable,
14religious, or educational purposes, or by a not-for-profit
15corporation, society, association, foundation, institution, or
16organization that has no compensated officers or employees and
17that is organized and operated primarily for the recreation of
18persons 55 years of age or older. A limited liability company
19may qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
20limited liability company is organized and operated
21exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
221987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
23shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active exemption
24identification number issued by the Department.
25 (5) Until July 1, 2003, a passenger car that is a
26replacement vehicle to the extent that the purchase price of

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1the car is subject to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
2 (6) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again on September 1,
32004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
4equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
5used, and including that manufactured on special order,
6certified by the purchaser to be used primarily for graphic
7arts production, and including machinery and equipment
8purchased for lease. Equipment includes chemicals or chemicals
9acting as catalysts but only if the chemicals or chemicals
10acting as catalysts effect a direct and immediate change upon a
11graphic arts product.
12 (7) Farm chemicals.
13 (8) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
14coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
15United States of America, or the government of any foreign
16country, and bullion.
17 (9) Personal property purchased from a teacher-sponsored
18student organization affiliated with an elementary or
19secondary school located in Illinois.
20 (10) A motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle
21of the second division that is a self-contained motor vehicle
22designed or permanently converted to provide living quarters
23for recreational, camping, or travel use, with direct walk
24through to the living quarters from the driver's seat, or a
25motor vehicle of the second division that is of the van
26configuration designed for the transportation of not less than

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17 nor more than 16 passengers, as defined in Section 1-146 of
2the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is used for automobile renting,
3as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
4Act.
5 (11) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
6including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
7purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
8State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
9replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
10machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
11implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
12Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
13chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
14be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
15but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
16under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
17hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
18plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
19this item (11). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry
20boxes shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
21required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
22vehicle required to be licensed if the selling price of the
23tender is separately stated.
24 Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision
25farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
26installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not

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1limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
2or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
3limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
4software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
5such equipment.
6 Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
7sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
8computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
9facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
10to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
11crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
12agricultural chemicals. This item (11) is exempt from the
13provisions of Section 3-90.
14 (12) Fuel and petroleum products sold to or used by an air
15common carrier, certified by the carrier to be used for
16consumption, shipment, or storage in the conduct of its
17business as an air common carrier, for a flight destined for or
18returning from a location or locations outside the United
19States without regard to previous or subsequent domestic
20stopovers.
21 (13) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
22stated on customers' bills for the purchase and consumption of
23food and beverages purchased at retail from a retailer, to the
24extent that the proceeds of the service charge are in fact
25turned over as tips or as a substitute for tips to the
26employees who participate directly in preparing, serving,

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1hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function with
2respect to which the service charge is imposed.
3 (14) Until July 1, 2003, oil field exploration, drilling,
4and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
5rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
6tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
7and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
8individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
9drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
10equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
11required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
12 (15) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
13repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
14manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
15used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
16photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
17 (16) Until July 1, 2003, and beginning again on the
18effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
19Assembly and thereafter, coal and aggregate exploration,
20mining, offhighway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
21reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
22equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
23excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
24Illinois Vehicle Code.
25 (17) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
26equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the

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1retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
2production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
3as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
4use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
5 (18) Manufacturing and assembling machinery and equipment
6used primarily in the process of manufacturing or assembling
7tangible personal property for wholesale or retail sale or
8lease, whether that sale or lease is made directly by the
9manufacturer or by some other person, whether the materials
10used in the process are owned by the manufacturer or some other
11person, or whether that sale or lease is made apart from or as
12an incident to the seller's engaging in the service occupation
13of producing machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or
14other similar items of no commercial value on special order for
15a particular purchaser.
16 (19) Personal property delivered to a purchaser or
17purchaser's donee inside Illinois when the purchase order for
18that personal property was received by a florist located
19outside Illinois who has a florist located inside Illinois
20deliver the personal property.
21 (20) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
22for direct agricultural production.
23 (21) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
24meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
25Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
26Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or

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1Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
2racing for prizes. This item (21) is exempt from the provisions
3of Section 3-90, and the exemption provided for under this item
4(21) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
5claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
62008 for such taxes paid during the period beginning May 30,
72000 and ending on January 1, 2008.
8 (22) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
9any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
10analysis, or treatment of hospital patients purchased by a
11lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or
12longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
13otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
14hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
15identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
16Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
17manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
18any other non-exempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
19tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
20case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
21the time the non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
22or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
23purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
24Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
25has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
26collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have

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1a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
2If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
3reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
4Department.
5 (23) Personal property purchased by a lessor who leases the
6property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
7effect at the time the lessor would otherwise be subject to the
8tax imposed by this Act, to a governmental body that has been
9issued an active sales tax exemption identification number by
10the Department under Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation
11Tax Act. If the property is leased in a manner that does not
12qualify for this exemption or used in any other non-exempt
13manner, the lessor shall be liable for the tax imposed under
14this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based
15on the fair market value of the property at the time the
16non-qualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt
17to collect an amount (however designated) that purports to
18reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this Act or the
19Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax has not been
20paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly collects any such
21amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have a legal right to
22claim a refund of that amount from the lessor. If, however,
23that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any reason, the
24lessor is liable to pay that amount to the Department.
25 (24) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
26December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or

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1before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
2disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
3disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
4manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
5corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
6that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
7number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
8who reside within the declared disaster area.
9 (25) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
10December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
11before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
12performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
13but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
14bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
15line extensions, water distribution and purification
16facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
17sewage treatment facilities, resulting from a State or
18federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
19when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
20declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
21 (26) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds purchased
22at a "game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is
23used in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
24provisions of Section 3-90.
25 (27) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
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1corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
2foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
3to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
4purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
5limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
6or institution organized and operated exclusively for
7educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
8private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
9branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
10that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
11course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
12vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
13operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
14than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
15follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
16industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
17 (28) Beginning January 1, 2000, personal property,
18including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
19benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
20a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
21the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
22district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
23parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
24does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
25private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
26entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from

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1another individual or entity that sold the property for the
2purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
3from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
4exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
5 (29) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
62001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
7serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
8items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
9January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
10for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
11vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
12gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
13coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
14is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
15 (30) Beginning January 1, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
16food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
17premises where it is sold (other than alcoholic beverages, soft
18drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
19consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
20drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
21materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
22use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
23assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
24resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
25the Nursing Home Care Act, or in a licensed facility as defined
26in the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Specialized Mental

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1Health Rehabilitation Act.
2 (31) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
3of the 92nd General Assembly, computers and communications
4equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and equipment used
5in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of hospital patients
6purchased by a lessor who leases the equipment, under a lease
7of one year or longer executed or in effect at the time the
8lessor would otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this
9Act, to a hospital that has been issued an active tax exemption
10identification number by the Department under Section 1g of the
11Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the equipment is leased in a
12manner that does not qualify for this exemption or is used in
13any other nonexempt manner, the lessor shall be liable for the
14tax imposed under this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
15case may be, based on the fair market value of the property at
16the time the nonqualifying use occurs. No lessor shall collect
17or attempt to collect an amount (however designated) that
18purports to reimburse that lessor for the tax imposed by this
19Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, if the tax
20has not been paid by the lessor. If a lessor improperly
21collects any such amount from the lessee, the lessee shall have
22a legal right to claim a refund of that amount from the lessor.
23If, however, that amount is not refunded to the lessee for any
24reason, the lessor is liable to pay that amount to the
25Department. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
26Section 3-90.

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1 (32) Beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act
2of the 92nd General Assembly, personal property purchased by a
3lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
4longer executed or in effect at the time the lessor would
5otherwise be subject to the tax imposed by this Act, to a
6governmental body that has been issued an active sales tax
7exemption identification number by the Department under
8Section 1g of the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act. If the
9property is leased in a manner that does not qualify for this
10exemption or used in any other nonexempt manner, the lessor
11shall be liable for the tax imposed under this Act or the
12Service Use Tax Act, as the case may be, based on the fair
13market value of the property at the time the nonqualifying use
14occurs. No lessor shall collect or attempt to collect an amount
15(however designated) that purports to reimburse that lessor for
16the tax imposed by this Act or the Service Use Tax Act, as the
17case may be, if the tax has not been paid by the lessor. If a
18lessor improperly collects any such amount from the lessee, the
19lessee shall have a legal right to claim a refund of that
20amount from the lessor. If, however, that amount is not
21refunded to the lessee for any reason, the lessor is liable to
22pay that amount to the Department. This paragraph is exempt
23from the provisions of Section 3-90.
24 (33) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
25the use in this State of motor vehicles of the second division
26with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 8,000 pounds and that

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1are subject to the commercial distribution fee imposed under
2Section 3-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July
31, 2004 and through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of
4motor vehicles of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle
5weight rating in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject
6to the commercial distribution fee imposed under Section
73-815.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are
8primarily used for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005,
9this exemption applies to repair and replacement parts added
10after the initial purchase of such a motor vehicle if that
11motor vehicle is used in a manner that would qualify for the
12rolling stock exemption otherwise provided for in this Act. For
13purposes of this paragraph, the term "used for commercial
14purposes" means the transportation of persons or property in
15furtherance of any commercial or industrial enterprise,
16whether for-hire or not.
17 (34) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
18used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
19supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental
20Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
21corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
22Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
23exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
24 (35) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
25equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
26upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,

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1completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
2aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
3the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
4repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
5materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
6supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
7maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
8engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
9such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
10limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
11lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
12films. This exemption applies only to those organizations that
13(i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate
14an approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
15Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
16operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
17Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft operated
18by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
19service pursuant to authority issued under Part 121 or Part 129
20of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
21 (36) Tangible personal property purchased by a
22public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
2311-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
24constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
25only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
26transferred to the municipality without any further

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1consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
2of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
3retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
4issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
5the development of the municipal convention hall. This
6exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
7provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
8This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 3-90.
9 (37) A motor vehicle sold to an Illinois resident who is a
10service member on active duty or returning to Illinois from
11active duty and who applies for registration of the motor
12vehicle in Illinois while on active duty or within one year
13after leaving active duty. For purposes of this exemption:
14"active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order
15of the President of the United States, an act of the Congress
16of the United States, or an order of the Governor; and "service
17member" means a member of the armed services or reserve forces
18of the United States or a member of the Illinois National
19Guard.
20(Source: P.A. 96-116, eff. 7-31-09; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10;
2196-532, eff. 8-14-09; 96-759, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff.
227-2-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-227, eff. 1-1-12; 97-431, eff.
238-16-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; 97-767, eff. 7-9-12.)
24 Section 10. The Retailers' Occupation Tax Act is amended by
25changing Section 2-5 as follows:

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1 (35 ILCS 120/2-5)
2 Sec. 2-5. Exemptions. Gross receipts from proceeds from the
3sale of the following tangible personal property are exempt
4from the tax imposed by this Act:
5 (1) Farm chemicals.
6 (2) Farm machinery and equipment, both new and used,
7including that manufactured on special order, certified by the
8purchaser to be used primarily for production agriculture or
9State or federal agricultural programs, including individual
10replacement parts for the machinery and equipment, including
11machinery and equipment purchased for lease, and including
12implements of husbandry defined in Section 1-130 of the
13Illinois Vehicle Code, farm machinery and agricultural
14chemical and fertilizer spreaders, and nurse wagons required to
15be registered under Section 3-809 of the Illinois Vehicle Code,
16but excluding other motor vehicles required to be registered
17under the Illinois Vehicle Code. Horticultural polyhouses or
18hoop houses used for propagating, growing, or overwintering
19plants shall be considered farm machinery and equipment under
20this item (2). Agricultural chemical tender tanks and dry boxes
21shall include units sold separately from a motor vehicle
22required to be licensed and units sold mounted on a motor
23vehicle required to be licensed, if the selling price of the
24tender is separately stated.
25 Farm machinery and equipment shall include precision

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1farming equipment that is installed or purchased to be
2installed on farm machinery and equipment including, but not
3limited to, tractors, harvesters, sprayers, planters, seeders,
4or spreaders. Precision farming equipment includes, but is not
5limited to, soil testing sensors, computers, monitors,
6software, global positioning and mapping systems, and other
7such equipment.
8 Farm machinery and equipment also includes computers,
9sensors, software, and related equipment used primarily in the
10computer-assisted operation of production agriculture
11facilities, equipment, and activities such as, but not limited
12to, the collection, monitoring, and correlation of animal and
13crop data for the purpose of formulating animal diets and
14agricultural chemicals. This item (2) is exempt from the
15provisions of Section 2-70.
16 (3) Until July 1, 2003, distillation machinery and
17equipment, sold as a unit or kit, assembled or installed by the
18retailer, certified by the user to be used only for the
19production of ethyl alcohol that will be used for consumption
20as motor fuel or as a component of motor fuel for the personal
21use of the user, and not subject to sale or resale.
22 (4) Until July 1, 2003 and beginning again September 1,
232004 through August 30, 2014, graphic arts machinery and
24equipment, including repair and replacement parts, both new and
25used, and including that manufactured on special order or
26purchased for lease, certified by the purchaser to be used

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1primarily for graphic arts production. Equipment includes
2chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts but only if the
3chemicals or chemicals acting as catalysts effect a direct and
4immediate change upon a graphic arts product.
5 (5) A motor vehicle of the first division, a motor vehicle
6of the second division that is a self contained motor vehicle
7designed or permanently converted to provide living quarters
8for recreational, camping, or travel use, with direct walk
9through access to the living quarters from the driver's seat,
10or a motor vehicle of the second division that is of the van
11configuration designed for the transportation of not less than
127 nor more than 16 passengers, as defined in Section 1-146 of
13the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is used for automobile renting,
14as defined in the Automobile Renting Occupation and Use Tax
15Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section
162-70.
17 (6) Personal property sold by a teacher-sponsored student
18organization affiliated with an elementary or secondary school
19located in Illinois.
20 (7) Until July 1, 2003, proceeds of that portion of the
21selling price of a passenger car the sale of which is subject
22to the Replacement Vehicle Tax.
23 (8) Personal property sold to an Illinois county fair
24association for use in conducting, operating, or promoting the
25county fair.
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1cultural organization that establishes, by proof required by
2the Department by rule, that it has received an exemption under
3Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and that is
4organized and operated primarily for the presentation or
5support of arts or cultural programming, activities, or
6services. These organizations include, but are not limited to,
7music and dramatic arts organizations such as symphony
8orchestras and theatrical groups, arts and cultural service
9organizations, local arts councils, visual arts organizations,
10and media arts organizations. On and after the effective date
11of this amendatory Act of the 92nd General Assembly, however,
12an entity otherwise eligible for this exemption shall not make
13tax-free purchases unless it has an active identification
14number issued by the Department.
15 (10) Personal property sold by a corporation, society,
16association, foundation, institution, or organization, other
17than a limited liability company, that is organized and
18operated as a not-for-profit service enterprise for the benefit
19of persons 65 years of age or older if the personal property
20was not purchased by the enterprise for the purpose of resale
21by the enterprise.
22 (11) Personal property sold to a governmental body, to a
23corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
24organized and operated exclusively for charitable, religious,
25or educational purposes, or to a not-for-profit corporation,
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1that has no compensated officers or employees and that is
2organized and operated primarily for the recreation of persons
355 years of age or older. A limited liability company may
4qualify for the exemption under this paragraph only if the
5limited liability company is organized and operated
6exclusively for educational purposes. On and after July 1,
71987, however, no entity otherwise eligible for this exemption
8shall make tax-free purchases unless it has an active
9identification number issued by the Department.
10 (12) Tangible personal property sold to interstate
11carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
12commerce or to lessors under leases of one year or longer
13executed or in effect at the time of purchase by interstate
14carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
15commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
16provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
17Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
18or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
19 (12-5) On and after July 1, 2003 and through June 30, 2004,
20motor vehicles of the second division with a gross vehicle
21weight in excess of 8,000 pounds that are subject to the
22commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
23the Illinois Vehicle Code. Beginning on July 1, 2004 and
24through June 30, 2005, the use in this State of motor vehicles
25of the second division: (i) with a gross vehicle weight rating
26in excess of 8,000 pounds; (ii) that are subject to the

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1commercial distribution fee imposed under Section 3-815.1 of
2the Illinois Vehicle Code; and (iii) that are primarily used
3for commercial purposes. Through June 30, 2005, this exemption
4applies to repair and replacement parts added after the initial
5purchase of such a motor vehicle if that motor vehicle is used
6in a manner that would qualify for the rolling stock exemption
7otherwise provided for in this Act. For purposes of this
8paragraph, "used for commercial purposes" means the
9transportation of persons or property in furtherance of any
10commercial or industrial enterprise whether for-hire or not.
11 (13) Proceeds from sales to owners, lessors, or shippers of
12tangible personal property that is utilized by interstate
13carriers for hire for use as rolling stock moving in interstate
14commerce and equipment operated by a telecommunications
15provider, licensed as a common carrier by the Federal
16Communications Commission, which is permanently installed in
17or affixed to aircraft moving in interstate commerce.
18 (14) Machinery and equipment that will be used by the
19purchaser, or a lessee of the purchaser, primarily in the
20process of manufacturing or assembling tangible personal
21property for wholesale or retail sale or lease, whether the
22sale or lease is made directly by the manufacturer or by some
23other person, whether the materials used in the process are
24owned by the manufacturer or some other person, or whether the
25sale or lease is made apart from or as an incident to the
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1machines, tools, dies, jigs, patterns, gauges, or other similar
2items of no commercial value on special order for a particular
3purchaser.
4 (15) Proceeds of mandatory service charges separately
5stated on customers' bills for purchase and consumption of food
6and beverages, to the extent that the proceeds of the service
7charge are in fact turned over as tips or as a substitute for
8tips to the employees who participate directly in preparing,
9serving, hosting or cleaning up the food or beverage function
10with respect to which the service charge is imposed.
11 (16) Petroleum products sold to a purchaser if the seller
12is prohibited by federal law from charging tax to the
13purchaser.
14 (17) Tangible personal property sold to a common carrier by
15rail or motor that receives the physical possession of the
16property in Illinois and that transports the property, or
17shares with another common carrier in the transportation of the
18property, out of Illinois on a standard uniform bill of lading
19showing the seller of the property as the shipper or consignor
20of the property to a destination outside Illinois, for use
21outside Illinois.
22 (18) Legal tender, currency, medallions, or gold or silver
23coinage issued by the State of Illinois, the government of the
24United States of America, or the government of any foreign
25country, and bullion.
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1and production equipment, including (i) rigs and parts of rigs,
2rotary rigs, cable tool rigs, and workover rigs, (ii) pipe and
3tubular goods, including casing and drill strings, (iii) pumps
4and pump-jack units, (iv) storage tanks and flow lines, (v) any
5individual replacement part for oil field exploration,
6drilling, and production equipment, and (vi) machinery and
7equipment purchased for lease; but excluding motor vehicles
8required to be registered under the Illinois Vehicle Code.
9 (20) Photoprocessing machinery and equipment, including
10repair and replacement parts, both new and used, including that
11manufactured on special order, certified by the purchaser to be
12used primarily for photoprocessing, and including
13photoprocessing machinery and equipment purchased for lease.
14 (21) Until July 1, 2003, and beginning again on the
15effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
16Assembly and thereafter, coal and aggregate exploration,
17mining, offhighway hauling, processing, maintenance, and
18reclamation equipment, including replacement parts and
19equipment, and including equipment purchased for lease, but
20excluding motor vehicles required to be registered under the
21Illinois Vehicle Code.
22 (22) Fuel and petroleum products sold to or used by an air
23carrier, certified by the carrier to be used for consumption,
24shipment, or storage in the conduct of its business as an air
25common carrier, for a flight destined for or returning from a
26location or locations outside the United States without regard

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1to previous or subsequent domestic stopovers.
2 (23) A transaction in which the purchase order is received
3by a florist who is located outside Illinois, but who has a
4florist located in Illinois deliver the property to the
5purchaser or the purchaser's donee in Illinois.
6 (24) Fuel consumed or used in the operation of ships,
7barges, or vessels that are used primarily in or for the
8transportation of property or the conveyance of persons for
9hire on rivers bordering on this State if the fuel is delivered
10by the seller to the purchaser's barge, ship, or vessel while
11it is afloat upon that bordering river.
12 (25) Except as provided in item (25-5) of this Section, a
13motor vehicle sold in this State to a nonresident even though
14the motor vehicle is delivered to the nonresident in this
15State, if the motor vehicle is not to be titled in this State,
16and if a drive-away permit is issued to the motor vehicle as
17provided in Section 3-603 of the Illinois Vehicle Code or if
18the nonresident purchaser has vehicle registration plates to
19transfer to the motor vehicle upon returning to his or her home
20state. The issuance of the drive-away permit or having the
21out-of-state registration plates to be transferred is prima
22facie evidence that the motor vehicle will not be titled in
23this State.
24 (25-5) The exemption under item (25) does not apply if the
25state in which the motor vehicle will be titled does not allow
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1in that state to an Illinois resident but titled in Illinois.
2The tax collected under this Act on the sale of a motor vehicle
3in this State to a resident of another state that does not
4allow a reciprocal exemption shall be imposed at a rate equal
5to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in the state in
6which the purchaser is a resident, except that the tax shall
7not exceed the tax that would otherwise be imposed under this
8Act. At the time of the sale, the purchaser shall execute a
9statement, signed under penalty of perjury, of his or her
10intent to title the vehicle in the state in which the purchaser
11is a resident within 30 days after the sale and of the fact of
12the payment to the State of Illinois of tax in an amount
13equivalent to the state's rate of tax on taxable property in
14his or her state of residence and shall submit the statement to
15the appropriate tax collection agency in his or her state of
16residence. In addition, the retailer must retain a signed copy
17of the statement in his or her records. Nothing in this item
18shall be construed to require the removal of the vehicle from
19this state following the filing of an intent to title the
20vehicle in the purchaser's state of residence if the purchaser
21titles the vehicle in his or her state of residence within 30
22days after the date of sale. The tax collected under this Act
23in accordance with this item (25-5) shall be proportionately
24distributed as if the tax were collected at the 6.25% general
25rate imposed under this Act.
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1this Act on the sale of an aircraft, as defined in Section 3 of
2the Illinois Aeronautics Act, if all of the following
3conditions are met:
4 (1) the aircraft leaves this State within 15 days after
5 the later of either the issuance of the final billing for
6 the sale of the aircraft, or the authorized approval for
7 return to service, completion of the maintenance record
8 entry, and completion of the test flight and ground test
9 for inspection, as required by 14 C.F.R. 91.407;
10 (2) the aircraft is not based or registered in this
11 State after the sale of the aircraft; and
12 (3) the seller retains in his or her books and records
13 and provides to the Department a signed and dated
14 certification from the purchaser, on a form prescribed by
15 the Department, certifying that the requirements of this
16 item (25-7) are met. The certificate must also include the
17 name and address of the purchaser, the address of the
18 location where the aircraft is to be titled or registered,
19 the address of the primary physical location of the
20 aircraft, and other information that the Department may
21 reasonably require.
22 For purposes of this item (25-7):
23 "Based in this State" means hangared, stored, or otherwise
24used, excluding post-sale customizations as defined in this
25Section, for 10 or more days in each 12-month period
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1 "Registered in this State" means an aircraft registered
2with the Department of Transportation, Aeronautics Division,
3or titled or registered with the Federal Aviation
4Administration to an address located in this State.
5 This paragraph (25-7) is exempt from the provisions of
6Section 2-70.
7 (26) Semen used for artificial insemination of livestock
8for direct agricultural production.
9 (27) Horses, or interests in horses, registered with and
10meeting the requirements of any of the Arabian Horse Club
11Registry of America, Appaloosa Horse Club, American Quarter
12Horse Association, United States Trotting Association, or
13Jockey Club, as appropriate, used for purposes of breeding or
14racing for prizes. This item (27) is exempt from the provisions
15of Section 2-70, and the exemption provided for under this item
16(27) applies for all periods beginning May 30, 1995, but no
17claim for credit or refund is allowed on or after January 1,
182008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88) for such taxes
19paid during the period beginning May 30, 2000 and ending on
20January 1, 2008 (the effective date of Public Act 95-88).
21 (28) Computers and communications equipment utilized for
22any hospital purpose and equipment used in the diagnosis,
23analysis, or treatment of hospital patients sold to a lessor
24who leases the equipment, under a lease of one year or longer
25executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
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1identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
2this Act.
3 (29) Personal property sold to a lessor who leases the
4property, under a lease of one year or longer executed or in
5effect at the time of the purchase, to a governmental body that
6has been issued an active tax exemption identification number
7by the Department under Section 1g of this Act.
8 (30) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
9December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
10before December 31, 2004, personal property that is donated for
11disaster relief to be used in a State or federally declared
12disaster area in Illinois or bordering Illinois by a
13manufacturer or retailer that is registered in this State to a
14corporation, society, association, foundation, or institution
15that has been issued a sales tax exemption identification
16number by the Department that assists victims of the disaster
17who reside within the declared disaster area.
18 (31) Beginning with taxable years ending on or after
19December 31, 1995 and ending with taxable years ending on or
20before December 31, 2004, personal property that is used in the
21performance of infrastructure repairs in this State, including
22but not limited to municipal roads and streets, access roads,
23bridges, sidewalks, waste disposal systems, water and sewer
24line extensions, water distribution and purification
25facilities, storm water drainage and retention facilities, and
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1federally declared disaster in Illinois or bordering Illinois
2when such repairs are initiated on facilities located in the
3declared disaster area within 6 months after the disaster.
4 (32) Beginning July 1, 1999, game or game birds sold at a
5"game breeding and hunting preserve area" as that term is used
6in the Wildlife Code. This paragraph is exempt from the
7provisions of Section 2-70.
8 (33) A motor vehicle, as that term is defined in Section
91-146 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, that is donated to a
10corporation, limited liability company, society, association,
11foundation, or institution that is determined by the Department
12to be organized and operated exclusively for educational
13purposes. For purposes of this exemption, "a corporation,
14limited liability company, society, association, foundation,
15or institution organized and operated exclusively for
16educational purposes" means all tax-supported public schools,
17private schools that offer systematic instruction in useful
18branches of learning by methods common to public schools and
19that compare favorably in their scope and intensity with the
20course of study presented in tax-supported schools, and
21vocational or technical schools or institutes organized and
22operated exclusively to provide a course of study of not less
23than 6 weeks duration and designed to prepare individuals to
24follow a trade or to pursue a manual, technical, mechanical,
25industrial, business, or commercial occupation.
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1including food, purchased through fundraising events for the
2benefit of a public or private elementary or secondary school,
3a group of those schools, or one or more school districts if
4the events are sponsored by an entity recognized by the school
5district that consists primarily of volunteers and includes
6parents and teachers of the school children. This paragraph
7does not apply to fundraising events (i) for the benefit of
8private home instruction or (ii) for which the fundraising
9entity purchases the personal property sold at the events from
10another individual or entity that sold the property for the
11purpose of resale by the fundraising entity and that profits
12from the sale to the fundraising entity. This paragraph is
13exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
14 (35) Beginning January 1, 2000 and through December 31,
152001, new or used automatic vending machines that prepare and
16serve hot food and beverages, including coffee, soup, and other
17items, and replacement parts for these machines. Beginning
18January 1, 2002 and through June 30, 2003, machines and parts
19for machines used in commercial, coin-operated amusement and
20vending business if a use or occupation tax is paid on the
21gross receipts derived from the use of the commercial,
22coin-operated amusement and vending machines. This paragraph
23is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
24 (35-5) Beginning August 23, 2001 and through June 30, 2016,
25food for human consumption that is to be consumed off the
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1drinks, and food that has been prepared for immediate
2consumption) and prescription and nonprescription medicines,
3drugs, medical appliances, and insulin, urine testing
4materials, syringes, and needles used by diabetics, for human
5use, when purchased for use by a person receiving medical
6assistance under Article V of the Illinois Public Aid Code who
7resides in a licensed long-term care facility, as defined in
8the Nursing Home Care Act, or a licensed facility as defined in
9the ID/DD Community Care Act or the Specialized Mental Health
10Rehabilitation Act.
11 (36) Beginning August 2, 2001, computers and
12communications equipment utilized for any hospital purpose and
13equipment used in the diagnosis, analysis, or treatment of
14hospital patients sold to a lessor who leases the equipment,
15under a lease of one year or longer executed or in effect at
16the time of the purchase, to a hospital that has been issued an
17active tax exemption identification number by the Department
18under Section 1g of this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the
19provisions of Section 2-70.
20 (37) Beginning August 2, 2001, personal property sold to a
21lessor who leases the property, under a lease of one year or
22longer executed or in effect at the time of the purchase, to a
23governmental body that has been issued an active tax exemption
24identification number by the Department under Section 1g of
25this Act. This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of
26Section 2-70.

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1 (38) Beginning on January 1, 2002 and through June 30,
22016, tangible personal property purchased from an Illinois
3retailer by a taxpayer engaged in centralized purchasing
4activities in Illinois who will, upon receipt of the property
5in Illinois, temporarily store the property in Illinois (i) for
6the purpose of subsequently transporting it outside this State
7for use or consumption thereafter solely outside this State or
8(ii) for the purpose of being processed, fabricated, or
9manufactured into, attached to, or incorporated into other
10tangible personal property to be transported outside this State
11and thereafter used or consumed solely outside this State. The
12Director of Revenue shall, pursuant to rules adopted in
13accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act,
14issue a permit to any taxpayer in good standing with the
15Department who is eligible for the exemption under this
16paragraph (38). The permit issued under this paragraph (38)
17shall authorize the holder, to the extent and in the manner
18specified in the rules adopted under this Act, to purchase
19tangible personal property from a retailer exempt from the
20taxes imposed by this Act. Taxpayers shall maintain all
21necessary books and records to substantiate the use and
22consumption of all such tangible personal property outside of
23the State of Illinois.
24 (39) Beginning January 1, 2008, tangible personal property
25used in the construction or maintenance of a community water
26supply, as defined under Section 3.145 of the Environmental

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1Protection Act, that is operated by a not-for-profit
2corporation that holds a valid water supply permit issued under
3Title IV of the Environmental Protection Act. This paragraph is
4exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
5 (40) Beginning January 1, 2010, materials, parts,
6equipment, components, and furnishings incorporated into or
7upon an aircraft as part of the modification, refurbishment,
8completion, replacement, repair, or maintenance of the
9aircraft. This exemption includes consumable supplies used in
10the modification, refurbishment, completion, replacement,
11repair, and maintenance of aircraft, but excludes any
12materials, parts, equipment, components, and consumable
13supplies used in the modification, replacement, repair, and
14maintenance of aircraft engines or power plants, whether such
15engines or power plants are installed or uninstalled upon any
16such aircraft. "Consumable supplies" include, but are not
17limited to, adhesive, tape, sandpaper, general purpose
18lubricants, cleaning solution, latex gloves, and protective
19films. This exemption applies only to those organizations that
20(i) hold an Air Agency Certificate and are empowered to operate
21an approved repair station by the Federal Aviation
22Administration, (ii) have a Class IV Rating, and (iii) conduct
23operations in accordance with Part 145 of the Federal Aviation
24Regulations. The exemption does not include aircraft operated
25by a commercial air carrier providing scheduled passenger air
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1of the Federal Aviation Regulations.
2 (41) Tangible personal property sold to a
3public-facilities corporation, as described in Section
411-65-10 of the Illinois Municipal Code, for purposes of
5constructing or furnishing a municipal convention hall, but
6only if the legal title to the municipal convention hall is
7transferred to the municipality without any further
8consideration by or on behalf of the municipality at the time
9of the completion of the municipal convention hall or upon the
10retirement or redemption of any bonds or other debt instruments
11issued by the public-facilities corporation in connection with
12the development of the municipal convention hall. This
13exemption includes existing public-facilities corporations as
14provided in Section 11-65-25 of the Illinois Municipal Code.
15This paragraph is exempt from the provisions of Section 2-70.
16 (42) A motor vehicle sold to an Illinois resident who is a
17service member on active duty or returning to Illinois from
18active duty and who applies for registration of the motor
19vehicle in Illinois while on active duty or within one year
20after leaving active duty. For purposes of this exemption:
21"active duty" means active duty pursuant to an executive order
22of the President of the United States, an act of the Congress
23of the United States, or an order of the Governor; and "service
24member" means a member of the armed services or reserve forces
25of the United States or a member of the Illinois National
26Guard.

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1(Source: P.A. 96-116, eff. 7-31-09; 96-339, eff. 7-1-10;
296-532, eff. 8-14-09; 96-759, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff.
37-2-10; 97-38, eff. 6-28-11; 97-73, eff. 6-30-11; 97-227, eff.
41-1-12; 97-431, eff. 8-16-11; 97-636, eff. 6-1-12; 97-767, eff.
57-9-12.)
6 Section 15. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7changing Section 3-1001 as follows:
8 (625 ILCS 5/3-1001) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-1001)
9 Sec. 3-1001. A tax is hereby imposed on the privilege of
10using, in this State, any motor vehicle as defined in Section
111-146 of this Code acquired by gift, transfer, or purchase, and
12having a year model designation preceding the year of
13application for title by 5 or fewer years prior to October 1,
141985 and 10 or fewer years on and after October 1, 1985 and
15prior to January 1, 1988. On and after January 1, 1988, the tax
16shall apply to all motor vehicles without regard to model year.
17Except that the tax shall not apply
18 (i) if the use of the motor vehicle is otherwise taxed
19 under the Use Tax Act;
20 (ii) if the motor vehicle is bought and used by a
21 governmental agency or a society, association, foundation
22 or institution organized and operated exclusively for
23 charitable, religious or educational purposes;
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1 the Use Tax Act by reason of subsection (a), (b), (c), (d),
2 (e) or (f) of Section 3-55 of that Act dealing with the
3 prevention of actual or likely multistate taxation;
4 (iv) to implements of husbandry;
5 (v) when a junking certificate is issued pursuant to
6 Section 3-117(a) of this Code;
7 (vi) when a vehicle is subject to the replacement
8 vehicle tax imposed by Section 3-2001 of this Act;
9 (vii) when the transfer is a gift to a beneficiary in
10 the administration of an estate and the beneficiary is a
11 surviving spouse.
12 The tax shall also not apply to a motor vehicle sold to an
13Illinois resident who is a service member on active duty or
14returning to Illinois from active duty and who applies for
15registration of the motor vehicle in Illinois while on active
16duty or within one year after leaving active duty. For purposes
17of this exemption: "active duty" means active duty pursuant to
18an executive order of the President of the United States, an
19act of the Congress of the United States, or an order of the
20Governor; and "service member" means a member of the armed
21services or reserve forces of the United States or a member of
22the Illinois National Guard.
23 Prior to January 1, 1988, the rate of tax shall be 5% of
24the selling price for each purchase of a motor vehicle covered
25by Section 3-1001 of this Code. Except as hereinafter provided,
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1for transactions in which the selling price of the motor
2vehicle is less than $15,000:
3Number of Years Transpired AfterApplicable Tax
4Model Year of Motor Vehicle
51 or less$390
62290
73215
84165
95115
10690
11780
12865
13950
141040
15over 1025
16Except as hereinafter provided, beginning January 1, 1988, the
17rate of tax shall be as follows for transactions in which the
18selling price of the motor vehicle is $15,000 or more:
19Selling PriceApplicable Tax
20$15,000 - $19,999$ 750
21$20,000 - $24,999$1,000
22$25,000 - $29,999$1,250
23$30,000 and over$1,500
24For the following transactions, the tax rate shall be $15 for
25each motor vehicle acquired in such transaction:
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1 mother, father, brother, sister or child of the transferor;
2 (ii) when the transfer is a gift to a beneficiary in
3 the administration of an estate and the beneficiary is not
4 a surviving spouse;
5 (iii) when a motor vehicle which has once been
6 subjected to the Illinois retailers' occupation tax or use
7 tax is transferred in connection with the organization,
8 reorganization, dissolution or partial liquidation of an
9 incorporated or unincorporated business wherein the
10 beneficial ownership is not changed.
11 A claim that the transaction is taxable under subparagraph
12(i) shall be supported by such proof of family relationship as
13provided by rules of the Department.
14 For a transaction in which a motorcycle, motor driven cycle
15or moped is acquired the tax rate shall be $25.
16 On and after October 1, 1985, 1/12 of $5,000,000 of the
17moneys received by the Department of Revenue pursuant to this
18Section shall be paid each month into the Build Illinois Fund
19and the remainder into the General Revenue Fund.
20 The tax imposed by this Section shall be abated and no
21longer imposed when the amount deposited to secure the bonds
22issued pursuant to the Build Illinois Bond Act is sufficient to
23provide for the payment of the principal of, and interest and
24premium, if any, on the bonds, as certified to the State
25Comptroller and the Director of Revenue by the Director of the
26Governor's Office of Management and Budget.

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1(Source: P.A. 96-554, eff. 1-1-10.)