No recreational non-highway vehicle shall be operated on any roadway of the village unless the owner(s) thereof shall have first registered the vehicle with the village in accordance with the following.
(A) Registration of recreational non-highway vehicles shall be administered by an official(s) designated by the Village Board, and applications for registration shall be made on a form prescribed by the village (which shall include the waiver of liability form), said form to include a statement under oath or penalties of perjury that the vehicle proposed to be registered meets the definition under this subchapter and complies with the safety requirements provided for in § 71.58 herein, and shall be accompanied by an annual registration fee of $35 and proof of liability insurance for said vehicle having at least the same limits as required from time to time for motor vehicles under the Mandatory Insurance Law of the state, being 625 ILCS 5/7-601 et seq.
(B) Registered recreational non-highway vehicles shall be issued a sticker which shall be affixed to the registered vehicle in a prominent visible location as directed by village staff.
(C) Registrations shall be effective for a period of one year (May 1 to April 30) and shall be renewed annually in the same manner as the original registration. Registrations obtained after May 1 of a given year will still expire on April 30, requiring a new registration, even if the initial registration covered less than a full year.
(D) Registrations shall not be transferrable in the event of change of ownership. If it is desired that more than one person is registered to operate a single recreational non-highway vehicle, each person shall separately complete an application, be approved, and sign the release, in substantially the related form.
(E) Registrations shall be subject to revocation by the village in the event of a violation of the requirements of 625 ILCS 5/11-1426.1, or any of the provisions of this subchapter. A revocation shall be made in writing and shall set forth the provision(s) of statute or ordinances found to be violated. Revocations may be appealed in writing to the Village Board within 14 days from the issuance of the revocation, and, if appealed, the Village Board shall hold a public hearing at which the affected owner may appear, present witnesses and evidence, and be represented by an attorney. The Village Board shall uphold the revocation if it determines by a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing that the violation which was the basis for the revocation occurred. During the appeal process, the revocation shall remain in full force and effect.
(F) In the event a registration is revoked due to a failure to maintain the required liability insurance or a failure to maintain the condition of the recreational non-highway vehicle in compliance with this subchapter, including, but not limited to, maintaining the required safety systems, the village, in its discretion, may reinstate the registration upon documentation of reinstatement of the required insurance or of the repair of modification of the vehicle necessary to cure any deficiencies, as applicable, if the village determines that the violation was not intentional and is not likely to recur.
(Ord. 2017-07, passed 10-17-2017)