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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 3-696 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)
7    Sec. 3-696. Equestrian license plates.
8    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
9applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
10issue special registration
plates designated as equestrian

11license plates. The special plates issued under this Section 
12shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first 
13division or motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not 
14more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall 
15expire according to the multi-year
procedure established by 
16Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
17    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
18wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary 
19may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or

20personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The 
21Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or decals as provided under 
22Section 3-412 of this Code.
23    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
 
 
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1$15 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
2registration fee.  The $15 fee shall be
deposited into the 
3Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by

4the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing 
5costs. For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in 
6addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged 
7and shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
8License Plate Fund.