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625 ILCS 5/3-702 (2026)

Operation of vehicle when registration cancelled, suspended or revoked

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(625 ILCS 5/3-702) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-702)
    Sec. 3-702. Operation of vehicle when registration cancelled, suspended or revoked.
    (a) No person shall operate, nor shall an owner knowingly permit to be operated, upon any highway:
        (1) A vehicle the registration of which has been
    
cancelled, suspended or revoked; or
        (2) A vehicle properly registered in another
    
Reciprocal State, the foreign registration of which, or the Illinois Reciprocity Permit or Decal of which, has been cancelled, suspended or revoked.
    (b) No person shall use, nor shall any owner use or knowingly permit the use of any Illinois registration plate or plates or digital registration plate or plates or registration sticker or digital registration sticker or any Illinois Reciprocity Permit or Prorate Decal which has been cancelled, suspended or revoked.
    (c) Any violation of this Section is a Class A misdemeanor unless:
        1. the registration of the motor vehicle has been
    
suspended for noninsurance, then the provisions of Section 3-708 of this Code apply in lieu of this Section.
        2. the registration of the motor vehicle has been
    
suspended for failure to purchase a vehicle tax sticker pursuant to Section 3-704.1 of this Code, then the violation shall be considered a business offense and the person shall be required to pay a fine in excess of $500, but not more than $1,000.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2000–2020 · leading case: Swanigan v. Trotter, 645 F. Supp. 2d 656 (N.D. Ill. 2009).
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Swanigan v. Trotter, 645 F. Supp. 2d 656 (N.D. Ill. 2009). · cites it 2× “) Trotter prepared an arrest report to indicate that he had cited Swanigan for the following offenses: 1) unlawful use of a weapon in violation of § 8-24-020 of Chicago’s Municipal Code; 2) operating a vehicle with suspended registration in violation of 625 ILCS 5/3-702; and 3)…”
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 2× “And third, the court “discern[ed] a clear legislative purpose to impose absolute liability” when considering section 3-707 in the context of other related provisions of the Vehicle Code, in particular several other provisions of chapter 3, article VII, that contained the…”
People v. O'BRIEN, 754 N.E.2d 327 (Ill. 2001). · cites it 2× “) 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1) (West 1998). Section 3-702(b) provides that "[n]o person shall use, nor shall any owner use or knowingly permit the use of" any vehicle registration that has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked.”
People v. O'Brien, 736 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “625 ILCS 5/3-702(c) (West 1998). The statutory scheme and language set forth in the Code evince both legislative intent to create absolute liability and an important public policy--highway safety and financial responsibility--favoring absolute liability.”
People v. O'BRIEN, 736 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). · cites it 2× “" 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1),(b) (West 1998). The operator (as opposed to an owner) of the vehicle is subject to absolute liability for this offense, which is also a Class A misdemeanor.”
— 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1) — 3 cases
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “And third, the court “discern[ed] a clear legislative purpose to impose absolute liability” when considering section 3-707 in the context of other related provisions of the Vehicle Code, in particular several other provisions of chapter 3, article VII, that contained the…”
People v. O'BRIEN, 754 N.E.2d 327 (Ill. 2001). “) 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1) (West 1998). Section 3-702(b) provides that "[n]o person shall use, nor shall any owner use or knowingly permit the use of" any vehicle registration that has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked.”
People v. O'BRIEN, 736 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “" 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1),(b) (West 1998). The operator (as opposed to an owner) of the vehicle is subject to absolute liability for this offense, which is also a Class A misdemeanor.”
— 625 ILCS 5/3-702(b) — 2 cases
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “And third, the court “discern[ed] a clear legislative purpose to impose absolute liability” when considering section 3-707 in the context of other related provisions of the Vehicle Code, in particular several other provisions of chapter 3, article VII, that contained the…”
People v. O'BRIEN, 754 N.E.2d 327 (Ill. 2001). “) 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1) (West 1998). Section 3-702(b) provides that "[n]o person shall use, nor shall any owner use or knowingly permit the use of" any vehicle registration that has been cancelled, suspended, or revoked.”
— 625 ILCS 5/3-702(c) — 2 cases
People v. O'Brien, 736 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “625 ILCS 5/3-702(c) (West 1998). The statutory scheme and language set forth in the Code evince both legislative intent to create absolute liability and an important public policy--highway safety and financial responsibility--favoring absolute liability.”
People v. O'BRIEN, 736 N.E.2d 639 (Ill. App. Ct. 2000). “" 625 ILCS 5/3-702(a)(1),(b) (West 1998). The operator (as opposed to an owner) of the vehicle is subject to absolute liability for this offense, which is also a Class A misdemeanor.”
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