99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB0244

 

Introduced , by Rep. John E. Bradley

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide for the issuance of In God We Trust license plates. Provides that the applicant shall pay an additional fee of $20 for original issuance of the plates, of which $5 shall be deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that an additional fee of $20 shall be charged for each renewal, of which $18 shall be deposited into the Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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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 3-699.14 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)
7    Sec. 3-699.14. In God We Trust 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 In God We Trust
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, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as
20vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section
213-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate
22"Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section
233-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her discretion,

 

 

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1shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
2under 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
5registration fee. Of this fee, $5 shall be deposited into the
6Illinois Veterans Assistance Fund and $15 shall be deposited
7into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
8used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
9processing costs.
10    For each registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in
11addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
12Of this fee, $18 shall be deposited into the Illinois Veterans
13Assistance Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
14State Special License Plate Fund.