No vehicle authorized under this Title and Chapter, shall be operated on any street or alley in the City of Carthage unless the owner(s) thereof shall have first registered such vehicle with the City of Cartilage in accordance with the following requirements:
A. Registration of such vehicle shall be administered by the Chief of Police of the City of Carthage, or his designee, an application for registration may be made on a form prescribed by die City of Carthage. Said form shall include a statement under oath or penalties of perjury that the vehicle proposed to be registered meets the definition of the vehicles defined by the state statute or in Section 9-9-1 of this Chapter and shall be accomplished by an annual registration fee of one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00) and proof of liability insurance for said vehicle having at least the same limits of coverage as required from time to time for motor vehicles under the mandatory insurance law of the State of Illinois.
B. Vehicles registered under this Chapter and Section of the City of Carthage Municipal Code shall by issued a sticker from the City of Carthage which shall be affixed to the rear of the vehicle and shall be viewable to a Police Officer from outside of said vehicle.
C. Tire registration of said vehicle shall be effective for a period of one calendar year and shall be renewed annually on May 1 of each year for one hundred and twenty-five dollars ($125.00) in die same manner as the original registration, with the exception that renewals do not require the inspection that is defined in Section 9-9-6 of this chapter as long as there have not been any violations of this chapter.
D. The registration of said vehicles shall not be transferrable in the event of a change of ownership. A new registration fee will be required of the new owner(s). No refund of the original registration fee is allowed in the event of the change of ownership.
E. The registration of said vehicles shall be subject to revocation by the Chief of Police of the City of Carthage in the event of a violation of the requirements of Section 11-1426.1 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1, or any of the provisions of this Ordinance. A revocation of such registration shall be made in writing and shall set forth the provisions of the state statute or this Ordinance that has been violated. No refund of the registration fee is allowed in the event of revocation of said permit
F. In the event that the registration of a vehicle is revoked due to a failure to maintain the required liability insurance or the failure tire condition of the vehicle in compliance with the state statute of this chapter, including, but not limited to, maintaining the required safety systems. The Chief of Police of the City; or his/her designee in his/her discretion may reinstate the registration upon documentation of reinstatement of the required insurance coverage or of the repair of modification of the vehicle to cure any deficiencies, as applicable, if the Chief of Police of the City of Carthage determines that the violation was not intentional and is not likely to recur. (Ord. 2022-7, 6-28-2022)