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625 ILCS 5/3-701

Operation of vehicles without evidence of registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer broken or disconnected

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(625 ILCS 5/3-701) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-701)
    Sec. 3-701. Operation of vehicles without evidence of registration - Operation under mileage plates when odometer broken or disconnected.
    (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, a vehicle upon any highway unless there shall be attached thereto and displayed thereon when and as required by law, proper evidence of registration in Illinois, as follows:
        (1) A vehicle required to be registered in Illinois.
    
A current and valid Illinois registration sticker or stickers and plate or plates or digital registration sticker or stickers and digital plate or plates, or an Illinois temporary registration permit, or a drive-away or in-transit permit, issued therefor by the Secretary of State.
        (2) A vehicle eligible for Reciprocity. A current and
    
valid reciprocal foreign registration plate or digital registration plate or plates properly issued to such vehicle or a temporary registration issued therefor, by the reciprocal State, and, in addition, when required by the Secretary, a current and valid Illinois Reciprocity Permit or Prorate Decal issued therefor by the Secretary of State; or except as otherwise expressly provided for in this Chapter.
        (3) A vehicle commuting for repairs in Illinois. A
    
dealer plate issued by a foreign state shall exempt a vehicle from the requirements of this Section if the vehicle is being operated for the purpose of transport to a repair facility in Illinois to have repairs performed on the vehicle displaying foreign dealer plates. The driver of the motor vehicle bearing dealer plates shall provide a work order or contract with the repair facility to a law enforcement officer upon request.
    (b) A person may operate or permit operation of a vehicle upon any highway a vehicle that has been properly registered but does not display a current and valid Illinois registration sticker or digital registration sticker if he or she has proof, in the form of a printed receipt from the Secretary, that he or she registered the vehicle but has not received a new registration sticker or digital registration sticker from the Secretary. This printed proof of registration is valid for 30 days from the expiration of the previous registration sticker's or digital registration sticker's date or 30 days from the purchase date of the new registration sticker or digital registration sticker, whichever occurs later.
    (c) No person shall operate, nor shall any owner knowingly permit to be operated, any vehicle of the second division for which the owner has made an election to pay the mileage tax in lieu of the annual flat weight tax, at any time when the odometer of such vehicle is broken or disconnected, or is inoperable or not operating.
(Source: P.A. 104-105, eff. 8-1-25.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2000–2023 · leading case: People v. Gonzalez
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People v. Gonzalez (2003) ill “See 625 ILCS 5/3-413 (West 1998) (governing display of vehicle registration plates); 625 ILCS 5/3-701 (West 1998) (prohibiting operation *266 of vehicle without proper evidence of registration); 625 ILCS 5/3-833 (West 1998) (making it unlawful for any person to own or operate a…”
People v. Wright (2000) ill “(West 1998)); the "Offenses Against Registration and Certificates of Title Laws" of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/3-701 et seq. (West 1998)); the "Dealers, Transporters, Wreckers and Rebuilders" laws of the Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/5-100 et seq.”
People v. Sroga (2022) ill · cites it 2× “We compared the absence of a mental state in section 3-707 with the express knowledge requirement in 3-701(1), section 3-702(a)(1), (b), and section 3-710 (625 ILCS 5/3-701(1), 3-702(a)(1), (b), 3-710 (West 1998)).”
People v. Hernandez (2012) illappct “625 ILCS 5/6-112 (West 2010) (license or permit must be in possession of the driver and displayed on demand); 625 ILCS 5/3-707(b) (West 2010) (proof of insurance must be displayed upon request); 625 ILCS 5/3-701 (West 2010) (proof of registration).”
People v. Sroga (2020) illappct · cites it 2× “See 625 ILCS 5/3-701, 3-702, 3-710 (West 2012).”
Youngberg v. Village of Round Lake Beach (2017) illappct “(West 2014)) prohibits the operation of unregistered motor vehicles on public highways (625 ILCS 5/3-701 (West 2014)) but does not proscribe storing an unregistered motor vehicle on private property.”
People v. Webb (2023) illappct · cites it 3× “” 625 ILCS 5/3-701(a) (West 2018). Vehicles registered in other states are required to display “[a] current and valid reciprocal foreign registration plate or digital registration plate or plates properly issued to such vehicle or a temporary registration issued therefor, by the…”
Youngberg v. The Village of Round Lake Beach (2017) illappct “(West 2014)) prohibits the operation of unregistered motor vehicles on public highways (625 ILCS 5/3-701 (West 2014)) but does not proscribe storing an unregistered motor vehicle on private property.”
People v. Sroga (2022) ill · cites it 2× “We compared the absence of a mental state in section 3-707 with the express knowledge requirement in 3-701(1), section 3-702(a)(1), (b), and section 3-710 (625 ILCS 5/3-701(1), 3-702(a)(1), (b), 3-710 (West 1998)).”
People v. O'BRIEN (2001) ill “Likewise, section 3-702(a)(1) provides that "[n]o person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated" a vehicle for which the registration has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked. (Emphasis added.”
People v. Chavez (2001) illappct “Driving an unregistered car is a violation of section 3-701 of the Illinois Vehicle Code (625 ILCS 5/3-701 (West 2000)) and cannot reasonably be confused with driving a car not registered to the driver, which is not a violation of the Illinois Vehicle Code.”
— 625 ILCS 5/3-701(1) — 4 cases
People v. Sroga (2022) ill “We compared the absence of a mental state in section 3-707 with the express knowledge requirement in 3-701(1), section 3-702(a)(1), (b), and section 3-710 (625 ILCS 5/3-701(1), 3-702(a)(1), (b), 3-710 (West 1998)).”
People v. Sroga (2022) ill “We compared the absence of a mental state in section 3-707 with the express knowledge requirement in 3-701(1), section 3-702(a)(1), (b), and section 3-710 (625 ILCS 5/3-701(1), 3-702(a)(1), (b), 3-710 (West 1998)).”
People v. Sroga (2020) illappct “See 625 ILCS 5/3-701, 3-702, 3-710 (West 2012).”
People v. O'BRIEN (2001) ill “Likewise, section 3-702(a)(1) provides that "[n]o person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated" a vehicle for which the registration has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked. (Emphasis added.”
— 625 ILCS 5/3-701(a) — 1 case
People v. Webb (2023) illappct “” 625 ILCS 5/3-701(a) (West 2018). Vehicles registered in other states are required to display “[a] current and valid reciprocal foreign registration plate or digital registration plate or plates properly issued to such vehicle or a temporary registration issued therefor, by the…”
— 625 ILCS 5/3-701(a)(2) — 1 case
People v. Webb (2023) illappct “” 625 ILCS 5/3-701(a) (West 2018). Vehicles registered in other states are required to display “[a] current and valid reciprocal foreign registration plate or digital registration plate or plates properly issued to such vehicle or a temporary registration issued therefor, by the…”
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