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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

 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
 5    changing Section 3-600 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/3-600) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600)
 7        Sec. 3-600.  Requirements for issuance of special plates.
 8        (a)  The Secretary of State shall not issue a  series  of
 9    special  plates  that the General Assembly has authorized for
10    issuance before the effective date of this amendatory Act  of
11    the  93rd General Assembly unless applications, as prescribed
12    by the Secretary, have been received  for  10,000  plates  of
13    that series; except that the Secretary of State may prescribe
14    some  other required number of applications if that number is
15    sufficient  to  pay  for  the  total   cost   of   designing,
16    manufacturing and issuing the special license plate.
17        (a-1)  The  Secretary  of  State  may  issue  a series of
18    special plates that the General Assembly has  authorized  for
19    issuance  on  or  after the effective date of this amendatory
20    Act of the 93rd General Assembly  only  if  the  organization
21    seeking  issuance of the plates either has deposited with the
22    Secretary in cash an amount the Secretary has  determined  to
23    be  sufficient to cover the cost of designing, manufacturing,
24    and issuing 1,500 sets of the special plates or has  provided
25    the Secretary with a performance bond guaranteeing payment of
26    the  required  amount if necessary. If no formal organization
27    exists at the time that issuance of  the  special  plates  is
28    proposed,  the  individual or individuals seeking issuance of
29    the plates must form an organization to deposit the  required
30    moneys or post the required bond.
31        The  amount deposited with the Secretary, or any proceeds
 
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 1    from redemption of the performance bond, shall  be  deposited
 2    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
 3        (a-2)  Within 3 years after the date on which issuance of
 4    special  plates  under  subsection (a-1) is first authorized,
 5    the Secretary of State must receive applications for at least
 6    1,500 sets of the special plates. If the required  number  of
 7    applications  is  received  within  the  3-year  period,  the
 8    Secretary  shall  return  the  amount of any cash deposit and
 9    shall retain any interest realized on the principal.  If  the
10    required  number  of  applications is not received within the
11    3-year period, the Secretary may recall the special plates.
12        This subsection (a-2) does not apply to plates for  which
13    applicants must meet specified eligibility requirements.
14        (a-3)  Within  3  years  after the effective date of this
15    amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the Secretary of
16    State must have received applications for a total of at least
17    1,500 sets of every series of special plates that were issued
18    under subsection (a), except those special plates  for  which
19    the  applicant  must meet specified eligibility requirements.
20    If the required number of applications has not been  received
21    within  the  3-year  period,  the  Secretary  may  recall the
22    special plates.
23        (b)  The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of
24    special license plates,  shall  notify  all  law  enforcement
25    officials  of the design, color and other special features of
26    the special license plate series.
27        (c)  This Section shall  not  apply  to  special  license
28    plate  categories  in existence on the effective date of this
29    amendatory Act of  1990,  or  to  the  Secretary  of  State's
30    discretion as established in Section 3-611.
31    (Source: P.A. 86-1207.)

32        Section  99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect upon
33    becoming law.