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1 AN ACT concerning special license plates.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
5 Section 5.541 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.541 new)
7 Sec. 5.541. The Organ Donor Awareness Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 adding Sections 3-645, 3-646, and 3-647 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-645 new)
11 Sec. 3-645. Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
12 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
13 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
14 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
15 State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents
16 of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by
17 the Secretary of State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate
18 issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
19 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the
20 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
21 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
22 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
23 of this Code.
24 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
25 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
26 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
27 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
28 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
29 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
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1 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
2 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
3 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
4 under Section 3-412.
5 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
6 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
7 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
8 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
9 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
10 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
11 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
12 (625 ILCS 5/3-646 new)
13 Sec. 3-646. Organ Donor Awareness license plates.
14 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
15 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
16 registration plates designated as Organ Donor Awareness
17 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
18 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
19 division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing
20 not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section
21 shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
22 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
23 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
24 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase "Be
25 An Organ Donor" shall be on the plates, and the design of the
26 plates shall incorporate a reference to the Chicago Bears
27 organization and Walter Payton. The Secretary may allow the
28 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under
29 Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
30 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this
31 Code.
32 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
33 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
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1 appropriate registration fee. Of this additional fee, $10
2 shall be deposited into the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and
3 $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
4 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help
5 defray the administrative processing costs.
6 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
7 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
8 charged. Of this additional fee, $23 shall be deposited into
9 the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
10 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
11 (d) The Organ Donor Awareness Fund is created as a
12 special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation
13 by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, 50% of
14 the moneys in the Organ Donor Awareness Fund shall be paid as
15 grants to the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois, and the
16 remaining 50% of the moneys in that fund shall be paid as
17 grants to Mid-America Transplant Services.
18 (625 ILCS 5/3-647 new)
19 Sec. 3-647. World War II Veteran License Plates.
20 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
21 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
22 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
23 State, may issue World War II Veteran license plates to
24 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
25 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special World War
26 II Veteran plate issued under this Section shall be affixed
27 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
28 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
29 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
30 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
31 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
32 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
33 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
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1 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
2 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
3 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
4 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
5 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
6 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
7 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
8 under Section 3-412.
9 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
10 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
11 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
12 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
13 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
14 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
15 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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