Public Act 098-0096
 
HB1815 EnrolledLRB098 05715 MLW 35754 b



    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly: 



 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-699 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
    Sec. 3-699. Diabetes Awareness license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
registration plates
designated as Diabetes Awareness license 
plates. The special plates
issued
under this Section shall be 
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division 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.
    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the

discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary, in his or 
her discretion, may
allow the plates to be issued as vanity or 
personalized plates under Section
3-405.1 of this Code. The 
Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under 
Section 3-412 of this Code. 
    (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 
Diabetes Research Checkoff Fund and $15
shall be deposited into 
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund,
to be used 
by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing

costs. 
    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 Diabetes Research 
Checkoff Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
the
Secretary of 
State Special License Plate Fund.