Violations
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You may be asked by a law enforcement offi cer or an agent of the Illinois
Department of Revenue to show your license for inspection. If you do not
provide the original valid license or copy of the valid license to the offi cer or
agent, you will be subject to a traffi c citation for failing to display a motor fuel
use tax license.
On each qualifi ed motor vehicle, you must display two valid motor fuel use tax
decals; one properly affi xed on each external side of the vehicle.
If you do not display two valid decals, you will be subject to a traffi c citation for
operating without displaying motor fuel use tax decals.
If you are the driver of any qualifi ed motor vehicle and do not possess a
valid motor fuel use tax license or display valid decals, you must have a valid
single-trip permit for interstate motor fuel use tax.
If you do not provide a valid single-trip permit for inspection by a law enforce-ment
offi cial, you will be subject to a traffi c citation for operating a qualifi ed
motor vehicle without displaying a single-trip permit.
You must not operate a qualifi ed motor vehicle in Illinois with a revoked motor
fuel use tax license.
If a qualifi ed motor vehicle is operated in Illinois with a revoked motor fuel use
tax license, the vehicle will be placed out of service. The vehicle cannot be
operated in Illinois until reinstatement of the motor fuel use tax license.
If a qualifi ed motor vehicle is found to be operating in Illinois without a valid
Motor Fuel Use Tax license and decals;
Single Trip Permit; or
30-day IFTA temporary permit
then the person required to obtain a license or permit under Section 13a.4 or
Section 13a.5 of the Motor Fuel Tax Law must pay a minimum $1,000 penalty.
There is a $2,000 penalty for each subsequent occurrence.
Traffi c offenses
Failure to display Motor
Fuel Use Tax license
Failure to display Motor
Fuel Use Tax decals
Failure to display Motor
Fuel Use Tax single-trip
permit
Operating with a revoked
Motor Fuel Use Tax
license
Civil Penalty
