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625 ILCS 5/3-703 (2026)

Improper use of evidences of registration or certificate of title

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(625 ILCS 5/3-703) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-703)
    Sec. 3-703. Improper use of evidences of registration or certificate of title. No person shall lend to another any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate or digital registration plate, registration sticker or digital registration sticker, special plate or permit or other evidences of proper registration issued to him if the person desiring to borrow the same would not be entitled to the use thereof, nor shall any person knowingly permit the use of any of the same by one not entitled thereto, nor shall any person display upon a vehicle any registration card, registration sticker or digital registration sticker, registration plate or digital registration plate or other evidences of proper registration not issued for such vehicle or not otherwise lawfully used thereon under this Code. No person shall duplicate, alter or attempt to reproduce in any manner a registration plate or digital registration plate or registration sticker or digital registration sticker issued under this Code. No person shall make fraudulent use of evidences of registration or certificates of title issued erroneously by the Secretary of State. No person shall manufacture, advertise, distribute or sell any certificate of title, registration card, registration plate or digital registration plate, registration sticker or digital registration sticker, special plate or permit or other evidences of proper registration which purports to have been issued under this Code. The Secretary of State may request the Attorney General to seek a restraining order in the circuit court against any person who violates this Section by advertising such fraudulent items. Any violation of this Section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(Source: P.A. 101-395, eff. 8-16-19.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1994–2022 · leading case: People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022).
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People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 3× “” Section 3- 707 states: “[n]o person shall operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy” (625 ILCS 5/3-707 (West 1998)), while section 3-703 provides that “[n]o person shall lend to another *** nor shall any person display upon a…”
People v. Sroga, 2020 IL App (1st) 171992-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). · cites it 10× “¶2 Years after petitioner Kevin Sroga was convicted and sentenced to 12 months’ probation for violating section 4-104(a)(4) of the Illinois Vehicle Code (Vehicle Code) (625 ILCS 5/4- No.”
People v. Miller, 626 N.E.2d 759 (Ill. App. Ct. 1994). “3-703 (now 625 ILCS 5/3-703 (West 1992).) In order to prove that defendant committed the unlawful possession of a stolen motor vehicle, the State must prove that defendant possessed a motor vehicle which she knew was stolen.”
People v. Allen, 2012 IL App (4th) 110297 (Ill. App. Ct. 2012). · cites it 2× “OPINION ¶1 In January 2011, after a bench trial, defendant, Loyd Dale Allen, was found guilty in absentia of driving under the influence (DUI) (625 ILCS 5/11-501(a)(2) (West 2010)), disobeying a stop sign (625 ILCS 5/11-1204(b) (West 2010)), improper lane usage (625 ILCS…”
People v. Sroga, 2022 IL 126978 (Ill. 2022). · cites it 3× “” Section 3- 707 states: “[n]o person shall operate a motor vehicle unless the motor vehicle is covered by a liability insurance policy” (625 ILCS 5/3-707 (West 1998)), while section 3-703 provides that “[n]o person shall lend to another *** nor shall any person display upon a…”
People v. Grove, 792 N.E.2d 819 (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “) See 625 ILCS 5/3-703 (West 2000) (prohibiting the improper use of evidence of registration).”
People v. O'BRIEN, 754 N.E.2d 327 (Ill. 2001). “Section 3-703 provides that "[n]o person shall * * * knowingly permit the use of any [evidence of vehicle registration] *332 by one not entitled thereto.”
People v. Grove Opinion text corrected (Ill. App. Ct. 2003). “) See 625 ILCS 5/3-703 (West 2000) (prohibiting the improper use of evidence of registration).”
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