UTV/Golf Cart Licensing
UTV/Golf Cart Licensing Fee Schedule
Golf Carts/UTV's $50.00 Annual, renewal in April
Replacement Sticker $ 5.00
Requirement. Any person, firm or corporation, residing within the city or whose principal place of business is within the city, or having a UTV/Golf Cart registered by the state to an address within the city, shall license such vehicle with the city.
1) The term "motor vehicle" as used in this chapter, shall be construed to include cars, trucks and motor homes. It also includes motorized golf carts and utility task vehicles that meet the requirements for vehicle licensing in Chapter 40, Article VIII of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Earlville. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to apply to or affect bicycles, tricycles or such other vehicles as are propelled by human power exclusively or operated on rails or motorized wheelchairs, motorcycles, or motorbikes.
Exemptions.
1) Governmental entities shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
Fees imposed; payment before November 1.
1) The annual fee to be paid for vehicle licenses shall be as provided on the city fee schedule.
2) Business or vehicle dealers that have their principal business location within the city shall be required to pay $20.00 per plate but no more than $120.00, regardless of the number of UTV/Golf Carts owned or operated. This does not include a business/dealer UTV/Golf Cart that is also used for personal use.
Payment after May 1.
1) If the fee is not paid by May 1 of each year, the late charge for the vehicle license will be double the original fee.
2) If the fee is not paid by June 1, the person will be subject to penalties for violation of this chapter as well as the late charge for the UTV/Golf Cart license
New residents. new residents of the city shall be given a 30-eay grace period in which to purchase a city sticker without incurring a late fee.
Refund not given. No refunds of fees paid shall be given as a result of a person or business moving out of the city or as a result of the person or business disposing of the UTV/Golf Cart before year's end.
License applications. Every owner of a motor vehicle for which a city vehicle license is required shall file an application for a UTV/Golf Cart sticker with the city clerk's office, upon a form provided, and provide a copy of the UTV/Golf Cart current registration from the Illinois Secretary of State's office.
UTV/Golf Cart stickers.
Issuance upon payment of fee. Upon payment of the appropriate fee as provided on the city fee schedule, the city shall issue, or cause to be issued, a UTV/Golf Cart sticker authorizing the use of the UTV/Golf Cart in question within the city until the expiration of the sticker. The sticker shall be numbered serially and shall bear the number and the year for which the sticker is issued. The expiration date shall be shown on the sticker.
Attach to vehicle. Each UTV/Golf Cart sticker shall be attached to the UTV/Golf Cart so it is to be readily readable at all times.
Time of payment; license year.
Annual payment. The license fee herein required shall be paid annually, before May 1, and the sticker displayed no later than May 1.
Acquisition of vehicle. The owner or operator of any motor vehicle acquired after April 1, shall pay the license fee and display the sticker for the motor vehicle within 30 days of acquisition of the vehicle.
Transfer/replacement of stickers.
UTV/Golf Cart owners. There will be a $5.00 charge for a replacement sticker.
Disposition of fee revenues. The revenues derived from the payment of license fees shall be used for the purpose of improving, paving, repairing or maintaining the streets and other public roadways within the city.
Penalties. Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be first given a written warning. The person shall have ten days to correct the violation. For each subsequent violation, a violator shall be liable to the city to pay a fine in the amount of $60.00 for the first violation and $100.00 for any subsequent violations. Notice of the fine shall be given by delivery of a notice of municipal fine to the violator.