Public Act 098-0151
 
SB1439 EnrolledLRB098 04298 MLW 34325 b


  
    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
Section 5.826 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
    Sec. 5.826. The American Red Cross Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-699 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
    Sec. 3-699. American Red Cross license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
issue special registration
plates designated as
American Red 
Cross
license plates. The special plates issued under this 
Section shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the 
first division or 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 special plates shall be 
within the
discretion of the Secretary, but shall include the 
American Red Cross official logo.  Appropriate documentation, 
as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany each 
application.
The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as 
vanity plates 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

American Red Cross
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
American Red Cross

Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State 
Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The American Red Cross
Fund is created as a special 
fund in the State
treasury.  All moneys in the
American Red 
Cross
Fund shall be paid, subject to
appropriation
by the 
General Assembly
and distribution by the Secretary, as grants 
to the American Red Cross or to charitable entities designated
 
by the
American Red Cross.