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| Public Act 097-0914 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 3-658 and by adding Section 3-806.9 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-658)
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Sec. 3-658. Professional Sports Teams license plates.
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(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||
the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special | ||||
registration plates designated
as Professional Sports Teams | ||||
license plates. The special plates issued under
this Section
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shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||||
division, motorcycles, and motor
vehicles of the second | ||||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
issued | ||||
under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year | ||||
procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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(b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the | ||||
discretion of
the Secretary, except that the plates shall, | ||||
subject to the permission of the
applicable team owner, display | ||||
the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago
Bulls, the Chicago | ||||
Blackhawks, the Chicago Cubs, the
Chicago White Sox, the St. | ||||
Louis Rams, or the St. Louis Cardinals, at the
applicant's | ||||
option. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as | ||||
vanity
or personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of the | ||
Code. The Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or decals as | ||
provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
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(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||
$40 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||
registration fee. Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||
Professional Sports Teams Education Fund
and $15 shall be | ||
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
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Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the | ||
administrative processing
costs.
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For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in | ||
addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||
Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the Professional | ||
Sports Teams Education Fund and $2 shall be
deposited into the | ||
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is created | ||
as a special
fund in the State treasury. The Comptroller shall | ||
order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all moneys | ||
in the Professional Sports Team Education Fund to the Common | ||
School Fund every 6 months. All moneys in the Professional | ||
Sports Teams
Education Fund shall, subject to appropriation by | ||
the General Assembly and distribution
by the Secretary, be | ||
deposited every 6 months into the Common School
Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-806.9 new) | ||
Sec. 3-806.9. Expedited vehicle registration. The | ||
Secretary of State may provide an expedited process for the | ||
issuance of vehicle registration plates. Expedited | ||
registration applications must be complete, including | ||
necessary forms, fees, and taxes. The Secretary shall charge an | ||
additional fee of not more than $10 for this service, and that | ||
fee shall cover the cost of shipping the vehicle registration | ||
plates via an express mail service. All fees collected by the | ||
Secretary for expedited registration services shall be | ||
deposited into the Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund. | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-696 rep.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-806.8 rep.) | ||
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by | ||
repealing Section 3-696 as added by Public Act 97-221 and | ||
Section 3-806.8.
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