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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding 
5Section 3-694 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-694 new)
7    Sec. 3-694. ABATE license plate.
8    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
9the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue 
10special registration plates designated as ABATE license 
11plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be 
12affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motor 
13vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 
14pounds, and motorcycles. If the Secretary of State issues the 
15special plates for passenger vehicles of the first division or 
16motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 
178,000 pounds, then the Secretary of State must also make the 
18special plates available for  motorcycles. Plates issued under 
19this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure 
20established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21    (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly 
22within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The Secretary 
23of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
 
 
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1issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with 
2Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of State shall 
3prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412. 
4    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
5issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. For 
6each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the 
7appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. The additional 
8fees shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
9License Plate Fund.
  
 
10    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
111, 2012.