Sen. John G. Mulroe
Filed: 3/8/2011
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1360 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1360 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 3-696 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)
7    Sec. 3-696. Corporate-sponsored license plate program.
8    (a) The Secretary of State shall develop a system for 
9generating and administering corporate-sponsored license 
10plates. The Secretary may enter into agreements with any 
11business entity, advertising firm, or for-profit business that 
12provides the Secretary the required legal documentation to use 
13corporate logos on Illinois license plates; provided, however, 
14that any agreement entered into under this Section must result 
15in (i) a discount in registration fees; and (ii) generate 
16revenue for the State.
 
 
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1    (b) The special plates issued under this Section shall be 
2affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or 
3motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 
48,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire 
5according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 
63-414.1 of this Code. 
7    (b) The design of corporate-sponsored license plates must 
8be approved by the Secretary and the Secretary shall have the 
9authority to approve or reject any design submitted under this 
10subsection. Plates issued under this Section may not display 
11the name or logo of more than one company. The plates may be 
12issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with 
13Section 3-405.1 of this Code, but must be approved by the 
14corporate sponsor and the Secretary before issuance.
15    (c) An applicant for a corporate-sponsored license plate 
16shall be charged a fee for original issuance and renewal 
17negotiated in accordance with the requirements of this Section, 
18at a discount from the applicable registration fee. For each 
19original issuance and renewal, the corporate sponsor shall be 
20charged a fee negotiated in accordance with the requirements of 
21this Section.
22    (d) The Secretary is not required to issue 
23corporate-sponsored license plates until a sufficient number 
24of applications have been received to cover the total costs of 
25issuance.
26    (e) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement the 
 
 
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1corporate-sponsored license plate program created by this 
2Section.".