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1     AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
5 Section 3-684 as follows:
 
6     (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)
7     Sec. 3-684. In God We Trust license plates.
8     (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
9 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
10 issue special registration plates designated as In God We Trust
11 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
12 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
13 division or motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
14 more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall
15 expire according to the multi-year procedure established by
16 Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
17     (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
18 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary
19 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as
20 vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section
21 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate
22 "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section
23 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her discretion,

 

 

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1 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
2 under Section 3-412.
3     (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
4 $20 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
5 registration fee. Of this fee, $5 shall be deposited into the
6 Illinois Military Family Relief Fund and $15 shall be deposited
7 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
8 used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
9 processing costs.
10     For each registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in
11 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
12 Of this fee, $18 shall be deposited into the Illinois Military
13 Family Relief Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
14 of State Special License Plate Fund.