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1 AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 267
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend Senate Bill 267 as follows:
3 on page 1, by replacing lines 8 and 9 with the following:
4 "Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 changing Sections 3-405.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623, 3-624,
6 3-625, 3-626, 3-627, 3-628, 3-629, 3-630, 3-631, 3-632,
7 3-633, 3-634, 3-635, 3-636, 3-637, 3-638, 3-639, 3-640,
8 3-641, 3-642, 3-643, 3-644, 3-645, 3-646, and 3-647 and
9 adding Section 3-648 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-405.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-405.1)
11 Sec. 3-405.1. Application for vanity and personalized
12 license plates.
13 (a) Vanity license plates mean any license plates,
14 assigned to a passenger motor vehicle of the first division,
15 to a motor vehicle of the second division registered at not
16 more than 8,000 pounds or to a recreational vehicle, which
17 display a registration number containing 4 to 7 letters as
18 requested by the owner of the vehicle and license plates
19 issued to retired members of Congress under Section 3-610.1
20 or to retired members of the General Assembly as provided in
21 Section 3-606.1. A license plate consisting of 3 letters and
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1 no numbers or of 1, 2 or 3 numbers, upon its becoming
2 available, is a vanity license plate. Personalized license
3 plates mean any license plates, assigned to a passenger motor
4 vehicle of the first division, to a motor vehicle of the
5 second division, or to a recreational vehicle, which display
6 a registration number containing a combination of letters and
7 numbers as prescribed by rule, as requested by the owner of
8 the vehicle.
9 (b) For any registration period commencing after 1979,
10 any person who is the registered owner of a passenger motor
11 vehicle of the first division, of a motor vehicle of the
12 second division registered at not more than 8,000 pounds or
13 of a recreational vehicle registered with the Secretary of
14 State or who makes application for an original registration
15 of such a motor vehicle or renewal registration of such a
16 motor vehicle may, upon payment of a fee prescribed in
17 Section 3-806.1, apply to the Secretary of State for
18 personalized license plates.
19 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection (c)
20 for plates issued under Sections 3-627, 3-631, and 3-632,
21 vanity and personalized license plates as issued under this
22 Section shall be the same color and design as other passenger
23 vehicle license plates and shall not in any manner conflict
24 with any other existing passenger, commercial, trailer,
25 motorcycle, or special license plate series.
26 However, Special registration plates issued under
27 Sections 3-611 and 3-616 for vehicles operated by or for
28 persons with disabilities may also be vanity or personalized
29 license plates.
30 The Secretary shall issue special registration plates as
31 vanity or personalized license plates when required to do so
32 under Article VI of this Chapter 3. If the Secretary
33 requires all registration numbers for a particular series of
34 special registration plates to include certain letters or
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1 numbers, the registration numbers of special registration
2 plates issued as vanity or personalized license plates shall
3 also include those letters or numbers. The Secretary may
4 determine the maximum and minimum length of registration
5 numbers of special registration plates issued as vanity or
6 personalized license plates. If special registration plates
7 are issued as vanity or personalized license plates, both the
8 fees for vanity or personalized license plates and the fees
9 for special registration plates shall be paid.
10 (d) Vanity and personalized license plates shall be
11 issued only to the registered owner of the vehicle on which
12 they are to be displayed, except as provided in Sections
13 3-611 and 3-616 for special registration plates for vehicles
14 operated by or for persons with disabilities.
15 (e) An applicant for the issuance of vanity or
16 personalized license plates or subsequent renewal thereof
17 shall file an application in such form and manner and by such
18 date as the Secretary of State may, in his discretion,
19 require.
20 No vanity nor personalized license plates shall be
21 approved, manufactured, or distributed that contain any
22 characters, symbols other than the international
23 accessibility symbol for vehicles operated by or for persons
24 with disabilities, foreign words, or letters of punctuation.
25 (f) Vanity and personalized license plates as issued
26 pursuant to this Act may be subject to the Staggered
27 Registration System as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
28 (Source: P.A. 88-685, eff. 1-24-95; 89-282, eff. 8-10-95;
29 89-611, eff. 1-1-97.)
30 (625 ILCS 5/3-620) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620)
31 Sec. 3-620. The Secretary, upon receipt of an
32 application made on the form prescribed by the Secretary of
33 State, may issue special registration plates to United
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1 States citizens, who are present or former members of the
2 United States armed forces or any of its allies, and who were
3 prisoners of war of World War I, World War II, the Korean
4 Conflict, and the Vietnamese conflict, or to the widowed
5 spouse of a former member of the United States armed forces,
6 providing that widowed spouse was married to the POW at the
7 time of death, and is a single person at the time of
8 application. The special plates issued pursuant to this
9 Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
10 first division subject to the staggered registration system
11 and vehicles of the second division having a gross weight of
12 8000 pounds or less and shall be issued without charge. Only
13 one set of plates may be issued at no fee.
14 The design and color of the prisoner of war plates shall
15 be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
16 If the Secretary issues special registration plates under
17 this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the
18 plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
19 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
20 (Source: P.A. 84-1308.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621)
22 Sec. 3-621. The Secretary, upon receipt of an
23 application, made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
24 State, may issue to members of the Illinois National Guard,
25 special registration plates. The special plates issued
26 pursuant to this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
27 vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the
28 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds subject
29 to the staggered registration system.
30 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
31 within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
32 If the Secretary issues special registration plates under
33 this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the
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1 plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
2 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
3 (Source: P.A. 84-986.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622)
5 Sec. 3-622. The Secretary, upon receipt of an
6 application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
7 State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces
8 Reserves who reside in Illinois, special registration plates.
9 The special plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be
10 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
11 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
12 8,000 pounds subject to the staggered registration system.
13 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly within
14 the discretion of the Secretary of State.
15 If the Secretary issues special registration plates under
16 this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the
17 plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
18 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
19 (Source: P.A. 84-986.)
20 (625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
21 Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates. The Secretary, upon
22 receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the
23 Secretary of State, may issue to recipients awarded the
24 Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces of the United
25 States who reside in Illinois, special registration plates.
26 The special plates issued pursuant to this Section should be
27 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 1st division or
28 motor vehicles of the 2nd division weighing not more than
29 8,000 pounds.
30 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
31 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
32 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
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1 standard registration fee shall accompany the application.
2 However, for an individual who has been issued Purple Heart
3 plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received a grant
4 under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
5 Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the original
6 issuance fee and regular annual fee for the registration of
7 the vehicle shall be as provided in Section 3-806.3 of this
8 Code.
9 If the Secretary issues special registration plates under
10 this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the
11 plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
12 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
13 (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/3-624) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-624)
15 Sec. 3-624. The Secretary, upon receipt of an
16 application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
17 State, may issue to retired members of the United States
18 Armed Forces who reside in Illinois, special registration
19 plates. The special plates issued pursuant to this Section
20 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
21 division or motor vehicles of the second division weighing
22 not more than 8,000 pounds and subject to the staggered
23 registration system. The design and color of such plates
24 shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of
25 State.
26 If the Secretary issues special registration plates under
27 this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the
28 plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
29 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
30 (Source: P.A. 86-165.)
31 (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
32 Sec. 3-625. Pearl Harbor Plates. The Secretary, upon
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1 receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the
2 Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates to
3 any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces
4 of the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl
5 Harbor on December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse of any
6 Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces of
7 the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor
8 on December 7, 1941, provided that the widowed spouse was
9 married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the time
10 of the participant's death and is a single person at the time
11 of application. The special plates issued pursuant to this
12 Section should be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
13 1st division or motor vehicles of the 2nd division weighing
14 not more than 8,000 pounds.
15 The design and color of such plates shall be wholly
16 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
17 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, and the
18 standard registration fee shall accompany the application.
19 If the Secretary issues special registration plates under
20 this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the
21 plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
22 plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
23 (Source: P.A. 89-571, eff. 7-26-96; 89-620, eff. 1-1-97.)
24 (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
25 Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
26 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
27 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
28 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
29 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
30 Korean War Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois
31 who participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
32 Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section
33 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
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1 division, motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
2 more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined
3 by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this
4 Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year
5 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
6 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
7 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If
8 the Secretary issues special registration plates under this
9 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
10 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
11 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
12 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
13 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
14 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
15 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
16 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
17 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
18 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
19 under Section 3-412.
20 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
21 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
22 this additional fee, $13 shall be deposited into the
23 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be
24 deposited into the Korean War Memorial Construction Fund.
25 For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition
26 to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged and
27 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
28 License Plate Fund.
29 (d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
30 as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the
31 Korean War Memorial Construction Fund shall, subject to
32 appropriation, be used by the Department of Veteran Affairs
33 to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
34 to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
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1 Upon the completion of the Memorial, the Department of
2 Veteran Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that the
3 construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
4 certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State
5 Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Fund and any
6 future deposits into the Fund into the Secretary of State
7 Special License Plate Fund.
8 (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
9 license plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received
10 a grant under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
11 Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall
12 pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the
13 registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
14 this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
15 of this Section.
16 (Source: P.A. 91-679, eff. 1-26-00.)
17 (625 ILCS 5/3-627)
18 Sec. 3-627. Environmental License Plate.
19 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
20 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
21 special registration plates designated to be environmental
22 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
23 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
24 division, motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
25 more than 8,000 pounds, and, as of January 1, 1996,
26 recreational vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this
27 Code. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
28 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
29 3-414.1 of this Code.
30 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
31 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
32 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
33 accompany the application. If the Secretary issues special
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1 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
2 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
3 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
4 3-405.1 of this Code. As of January 1, 1996, the Secretary
5 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
6 as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section
7 3-405.1 of this Code.
8 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
9 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
10 applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
11 State Parks Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
12 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
13 the Secretary of State to help defray the administrative
14 processing costs. For each registration renewal period, a
15 $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee,
16 shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into
17 the State Parks Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
18 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
19 (Source: P.A. 88-333; 88-670, eff. 12-2-94; 89-282, eff.
20 8-10-95.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/3-628)
22 Sec. 3-628. Bronze Star plates.
23 (a) Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any other
24 special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all
25 applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed
26 by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration
27 plates to residents of Illinois who have been awarded the
28 Bronze Star by the United States Armed Forces. The special
29 plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to
30 passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of
31 the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
32 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to
33 the staggered multi-year procedure established by Section
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1 3-414.1 of this Code.
2 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
3 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If
4 the Secretary issues special registration plates under this
5 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
6 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
7 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
8 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
9 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
10 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
11 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
12 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
13 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
14 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
15 under Section 3-412.
16 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
17 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
18 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
19 of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
20 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
21 registration fee, shall be charged and deposited into the
22 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
23 (Source: P.A. 88-589, eff. 8-14-94; 89-282, eff. 8-10-95.)
24 (625 ILCS 5/3-629)
25 Sec. 3-629. Collegiate license plates; scholarship fund.
26 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
27 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
28 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
29 State, may issue collegiate license plates. The collegiate
30 plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to
31 passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles
32 of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds
33 and subject to the staggered registration system. Plates
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1 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
2 staggered multi-year procedure established under Section
3 3-414.1 of this Code.
4 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
5 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
6 Secretary of State may, at his or her discretion, issue the
7 plates for any public or degree-granting, not-for-profit
8 private college or university located in this State. If the
9 Secretary issues special registration plates under this
10 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
11 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
12 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
13 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
14 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
15 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
16 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
17 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
18 the eligibility requirements including a minimum level of
19 specialized license plates requests and, in his or her
20 discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
21 provided under Section 3-412.
22 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
23 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
24 the original issuance fee in the case of a public university
25 or college, $25 shall be deposited into the State College and
26 University Trust Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
27 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund to be used by
28 the Secretary of State, subject to appropriation, to help
29 defray the administrative costs of issuing the plate. Of the
30 original issuance fee in the case of a degree-granting,
31 not-for-profit private college or university, $25 shall be
32 deposited into the University Grant Fund and $15 shall be
33 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
34 Fund to be used by the Secretary of State, subject to
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1 appropriation, to help defray the administrative cost of
2 issuing the plate. In addition to the regular renewal fee,
3 an applicant shall be charged $27 for the renewal of each set
4 of license plates issued under this Section; $25 shall be
5 deposited into the State College and University Trust Fund in
6 the case of a public university or college or into the
7 University Grant Fund in the case of a degree-granting,
8 not-for-profit private college or university, and $2 shall be
9 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
10 Fund plates for all collegiate plates.
11 (d) The State College and University Trust Fund is
12 created as a special fund in the State treasury. The State
13 Treasurer shall create separate accounts within the State
14 College and University Trust Fund for each public university
15 or college for which collegiate license plates have been
16 issued. Moneys in the State College and University Trust
17 Fund shall be allocated to each account in proportion to the
18 number of plates sold in regard to each public university or
19 college. Moneys deposited into the State College and
20 University Trust Fund during the preceding calendar year
21 shall be distributed, subject to appropriation, to each
22 participating public university or college. This revenue
23 shall be used for the sole purpose of scholarship grant
24 awards.
25 (e) The University Grant Fund is created as a special
26 fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the University
27 Grant Fund shall be appropriated to the Illinois Student
28 Assistance Commission to make reimbursements to participating
29 private colleges and universities under the Higher Education
30 License Plate Grant Program.
31 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-278, eff. 7-31-97;
32 90-774, eff. 8-14-98; 91-83, eff. 1-1-00.)
33 (625 ILCS 5/3-630)
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1 Sec. 3-630. Violence prevention license plate.
2 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
3 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
4 special registration plates designated to be Violence
5 Prevention plates. The special plates issued under this
6 Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
7 first division or motor vehicles of the second division
8 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under
9 this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
10 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
11 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
12 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
13 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
14 accompany the application. If the Secretary issues special
15 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
16 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
17 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
18 3-405.1 of this Code. Beginning January 1, 1999, the
19 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
20 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
21 Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
22 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 dollar fee for
23 original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration
24 fee, if applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into
25 the Violence Prevention Fund as created by this Act and $15
26 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
27 License Plate Fund to be used by the Secretary of State to
28 help defray the administrative processing costs. For each
29 registration renewal period a $27 fee, in addition to the
30 appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee,
31 $25 shall be deposited into the Violence Prevention Fund and
32 $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
33 License Plate Fund.
34 (Source: P.A. 89-353, eff. 8-17-95; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
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1 90-619, eff. 1-1-99.)
2 (625 ILCS 5/3-631)
3 Sec. 3-631. Sportsmen Series license plate.
4 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
5 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
6 special registration plates designated to be Sportsmen Series
7 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
8 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
9 division, motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
10 more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined
11 by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this
12 Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
13 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
14 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
15 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
16 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
17 accompany the application. If the Secretary issues special
18 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
19 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
20 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
21 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her
22 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
23 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of
24 this Code.
25 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
26 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
27 applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
28 Illinois Habitat Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
29 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
30 the Secretary of State to help defray the administrative
31 processing costs. For each registration renewal period, a
32 $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee,
33 shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into
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1 the Illinois Habitat Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
2 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
3 (Source: P.A. 89-611, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
4 (625 ILCS 5/3-632)
5 Sec. 3-632. Wildlife Prairie Park license plate.
6 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
7 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
8 special registration plates to be designated Wildlife Prairie
9 Park license plates. The special plates issued under this
10 Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
11 first division, motor vehicles of the second division
12 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
13 vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
14 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
15 multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this
16 Code.
17 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
18 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
19 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
20 accompany the application. If the Secretary issues special
21 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
22 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
23 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
24 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her
25 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
26 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of
27 this Code.
28 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
29 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
30 applicable. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
31 Wildlife Prairie Park Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
32 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used
33 by the Secretary of State to help defray the administrative
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1 processing costs. For each registration renewal period, a
2 $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee,
3 shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into
4 the Wildlife Prairie Park Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
5 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-611, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-633)
8 Sec. 3-633. Universal Charitable Organization license
9 plate.
10 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
11 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
12 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
13 State, may issue Universal Charitable Organization license
14 plates to residents of Illinois on behalf of organizations
15 that meet the requirements of Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) of
16 the United States Code formed for any bona fide charitable,
17 benevolent, philanthropic, or patriotic purpose. The
18 Secretary of State may prescribe rules establishing
19 additional eligibility criteria for charitable organizations
20 under this Section. The special Universal Charitable
21 Organization plate issued under this Section shall be affixed
22 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
23 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
24 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
25 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
26 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
27 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
28 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If
29 the Secretary issues special registration plates under this
30 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
31 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
32 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
33 not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
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1 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. Charitable
2 organizations deemed eligible by the Secretary of State shall
3 design charitable decals to be affixed on plates issued under
4 this Section. The Secretary may prescribe rules governing
5 the requirements and approval of charitable decals.
6 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
7 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
8 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
9 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
10 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
11 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
12 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
13 Charitable organizations may establish a fee for the purchase
14 of their charitable decal and shall report by July 31 of each
15 year to the Secretary of State Vehicle Services Department
16 the sticker fee, the number of charitable decals sold, the
17 total revenue received from the sale of charitable decals
18 during the previous fiscal year, and any other information
19 deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.
20 (Source: P.A. 89-564, eff. 7-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/3-634)
22 Sec. 3-634. Illinois Fire Fighters' License Plate.
23 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
24 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
25 special registration plates designated to be Illinois Fire
26 Fighters' Memorial license plates. The special plates issued
27 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
28 vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the second
29 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, recreational
30 vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code, and
31 subject to the staggered registration system. Plates issued
32 under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
33 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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1 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
2 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If the
3 Secretary issues special registration plates under this
4 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
5 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
6 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
7 of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
8 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
9 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
10 designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
11 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary of State shall
12 prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
13 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original
14 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
15 this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
16 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall
17 be deposited into the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
18 For each registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition
19 to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of
20 this fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
21 Special License Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
22 the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
23 (d) In addition to the purpose specified in Section
24 2-119(n), moneys in the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund
25 shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
26 approval by the Secretary, be used for maintaining the
27 Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial, for holding an annual
28 memorial commemoration, and for providing scholarships to
29 children of fire fighters killed in the line of duty.
30 (Source: P.A. 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 91-832, eff. 6-16-00.)
31 (625 ILCS 5/3-635)
32 Sec. 3-635. Master Mason plates.
33 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
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1 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
2 Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated
3 as Master Mason license plates.
4 The special plates issued under this Section shall be
5 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
6 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
7 8,000 pounds.
8 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
9 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
10 this Code.
11 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
12 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
13 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
14 accompany each application. If the Secretary issues special
15 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
16 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
17 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
18 3-405.1 of this Code.
19 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
20 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
21 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
22 deposited into the Master Mason Fund and $15 shall be
23 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
24 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
25 administrative processing costs.
26 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
27 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
28 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Master
29 Mason Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
30 State Special License Plate Fund.
31 (d) The Master Mason Fund is created as a special fund
32 in the State treasury. All money in the Master Mason Fund
33 shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General
34 Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to The
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1 Illinois Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and
2 Alcohol Abuse Among Children, Inc., a not-for-profit
3 corporation, for the purpose of providing Model Student
4 Assistance Programs in public and private schools in
5 Illinois.
6 (Source: P.A. 89-620, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-636)
8 Sec. 3-636. Knights of Columbus plates.
9 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
10 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
11 Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated
12 as Knights of Columbus license plates.
13 The special plates issued under this Section shall be
14 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
15 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
16 8,000 pounds.
17 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
18 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
19 this Code.
20 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
21 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
22 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
23 accompany each application. If the Secretary issues special
24 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
25 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
26 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
27 3-405.1 of this Code.
28 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
29 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
30 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
31 deposited into the Knights of Columbus Fund and $15 shall be
32 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
33 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
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1 administrative processing costs.
2 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
3 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
4 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the
5 Knights of Columbus Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
6 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
7 (d) The Knights of Columbus Fund is created as a special
8 fund in the State treasury. All money in the Knights of
9 Columbus Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the
10 General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants for
11 charitable purposes sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.
12 (Source: P.A. 89-620, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
13 (625 ILCS 5/3-637)
14 Sec. 3-637. D.A.R.E. license plate.
15 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
16 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
17 special registration plates designated to be D.A.R.E. (Drug
18 Abuse Resistance Education) license plates. The special
19 plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to
20 passenger vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of
21 the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and
22 recreational vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this
23 Code. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
24 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
25 this Code.
26 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
27 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate
28 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
29 accompany the application. If the Secretary issues special
30 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
31 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
32 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
33 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her
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1 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
2 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of
3 this Code.
4 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $45 fee for original
5 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if
6 applicable. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the
7 State D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall be deposited into the County
8 D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's
9 address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall
10 be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall be
11 deposited into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the
12 municipality, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a
13 D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be deposited
14 into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by
15 the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise
16 the $10 fee shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund;
17 and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
18 Special License Plate Fund.
19 For each registration renewal period, a $29 fee, in
20 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
21 charged. Of this fee, $9 shall be deposited into the State
22 D.A.R.E. Fund; $9 shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E.
23 Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's address,
24 has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be
25 deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $9 shall be deposited
26 into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as
27 indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program,
28 otherwise the $9 fee shall be deposited into the County
29 D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's
30 address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall
31 be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; and $2 shall be
32 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
33 Fund.
34 (d) The State D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund
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1 in the State Treasury. All money in the State D.A.R.E. Fund
2 shall be distributed, subject to appropriation by the General
3 Assembly, to the Illinois State Police for its D.A.R.E.
4 program.
5 The County D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in
6 the State Treasury. All money in the County D.A.R.E. Fund
7 shall be distributed, subject to appropriation by the General
8 Assembly, to the Illinois State Police. The Illinois State
9 Police shall make grants of this money to counties for their
10 D.A.R.E. programs based on the proportion of money the County
11 D.A.R.E. Fund has received from each county, as indicated by
12 the applicant's address.
13 The Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund
14 in the State Treasury. All money in the Municipal D.A.R.E.
15 Fund shall be distributed, subject to appropriation by the
16 General Assembly, to the Illinois State Police. The Illinois
17 State Police shall make grants of this money to
18 municipalities for their D.A.R.E. programs based on the
19 proportion of money the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund has received
20 from each municipality, as indicated by the applicant's
21 address.
22 (Source: P.A. 89-621, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
23 (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
24 Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran License Plates.
25 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
26 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
27 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
28 State, may issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents of
29 Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
30 Secretary of State. The special U.S. Veteran plate issued
31 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
32 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the
33 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
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1 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
2 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
3 of this Code.
4 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
5 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If
6 the Secretary issues special registration plates under this
7 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
8 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
9 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
10 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
11 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
12 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
13 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
14 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
15 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
16 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
17 under Section 3-412.
18 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
19 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
20 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
21 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
22 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
23 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
24 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
25 (Source: P.A. 89-639, eff. 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
26 (625 ILCS 5/3-639)
27 Sec. 3-639. Special registration plate for a president
28 of a village or incorporated town or mayor.
29 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
30 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
31 Secretary, may issue special registration plates to
32 presidents of villages and incorporated towns and mayors.
33 The special plates issued under this Section shall be
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1 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
2 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
3 8,000 pounds.
4 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
5 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
6 this Code.
7 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
8 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
9 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
10 accompany each application. If the Secretary issues special
11 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
12 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
13 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
14 3-405.1 of this Code.
15 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
16 a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the
17 appropriate registration fee. This additional fee shall be
18 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
19 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
20 administrative processing costs.
21 For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in
22 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
23 charged. This additional fee shall be deposited into the
24 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
25 (Source: P.A. 90-527, eff. 11-13-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
26 (625 ILCS 5/3-640)
27 Sec. 3-640. Illinois and Michigan Canal plates.
28 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
29 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
30 Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated
31 as Illinois and Michigan Canal license plates.
32 The special plates issued under this Section shall be
33 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
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1 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
2 8,000 pounds.
3 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
4 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
5 this Code.
6 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
7 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
8 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
9 accompany each application. If the Secretary issues special
10 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
11 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
12 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
13 3-405.1 of this Code.
14 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
15 a $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the
16 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be
17 deposited into the Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund and $15
18 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
19 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help
20 defray the administrative processing costs.
21 For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
22 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
23 charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
24 Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund and $2 shall be deposited
25 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
26 (d) The Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund is created as a
27 special fund in the State treasury. All money in the
28 Illinois and Michigan Canal Fund shall be used, subject to
29 appropriation by the General Assembly, by the Department of
30 Natural Resources for restoration and improvements of the
31 Illinois and Michigan Canal and its adjacent structures.
32 (Source: P.A. 90-527, eff. 11-13-97.)
33 (625 ILCS 5/3-641)
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1 Sec. 3-641. Deceased police officer or firefighter
2 plates.
3 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
4 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
5 Secretary, may issue special registration plates to the
6 surviving spouse or, if no spouse exists, the parents of a
7 police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of
8 duty in this State. The special plates issued pursuant to
9 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
10 the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
11 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
12 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
13 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
14 this Code.
15 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
16 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
17 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
18 accompany each application. If the Secretary issues special
19 registration plates under this Section, the Secretary shall,
20 upon request, issue the plates as vanity license plates or
21 personalized license plates in accordance with Section
22 3-405.1 of this Code.
23 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
24 a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the
25 appropriate registration fee. This additional fee shall be
26 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
27 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
28 administrative processing costs.
29 For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in
30 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
31 charged. This additional fee shall be deposited into the
32 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
33 (Source: P.A. 90-530, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/3-642)
2 Sec. 3-642. Silver Star plates.
3 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
4 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
5 Secretary, may issue special registration plates to residents
6 of Illinois who have been awarded the Silver Star by the
7 United States Armed Forces. The special plate issued under
8 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
9 the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
10 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
11 Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year
12 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
13 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
14 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. If the
15 Secretary issues special registration plates under this
16 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
17 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
18 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
19 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
20 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
21 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
22 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
23 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
24 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
25 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
26 under Section 3-412.
27 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
28 issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
29 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
30 of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
31 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
32 registration fee, shall be charged and deposited into the
33 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
34 (Source: P.A. 90-533, eff. 11-14-97; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)
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1 (625 ILCS 5/3-643)
2 Sec. 3-643. Mammogram license plates.
3 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
4 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
5 registration plates designated as Mammogram license plates.
6 The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed
7 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
8 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
9 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
10 according to the multi-year procedure established by Section
11 3-414.1 of this Code.
12 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
13 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the following
14 phrases shall be on the plates: (i) "Mammograms Save Lives"
15 and (ii) "The Susan G. Komen Foundation". If the Secretary
16 issues special registration plates under this Section, the
17 Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates as vanity
18 license plates or personalized license plates in accordance
19 with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary may allow
20 the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized
21 under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall
22 prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412
23 of this Code.
24 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
25 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
26 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
27 deposited into the Mammogram Fund and $15 shall be deposited
28 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
29 used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
30 processing costs.
31 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
32 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
33 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the
34 Mammogram Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
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1 of State Special License Plate Fund.
2 (d) The Mammogram Fund is created as a special fund in
3 the State treasury. All money in the Mammogram Fund shall be
4 paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
5 approval by the Secretary, as grants to the Susan G. Komen
6 Foundation for breast cancer research, education, screening,
7 and treatment.
8 (Source: P.A. 90-675, eff. 1-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
9 (625 ILCS 5/3-644)
10 Sec. 3-644. Police Memorial Committee license plates.
11 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
12 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
13 registration plates designated as Police Memorial Committee
14 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
15 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
16 division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing
17 not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section
18 shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
19 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
20 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
21 the discretion of the Secretary. If the Secretary issues
22 special registration plates under this Section, the Secretary
23 shall, upon request, issue the plates as vanity license
24 plates or personalized license plates in accordance with
25 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary may allow the
26 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under
27 Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
28 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this
29 Code.
30 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
31 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
32 appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be
33 deposited into the Police Memorial Committee Fund and $15
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1 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
2 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help
3 defray the administrative processing costs.
4 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
5 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
6 charged. Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Police
7 Memorial Committee Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
8 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
9 (d) The Police Memorial Committee Fund is created as a
10 special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Police
11 Memorial Committee Fund shall be paid, subject to
12 appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
13 Secretary, as grants to the Police Memorial Committee for
14 maintaining a memorial statue, holding an annual memorial
15 commemoration, and giving scholarships to children of police
16 officers killed in the line of duty.
17 (Source: P.A. 90-729, eff. 1-1-99; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)
18 (625 ILCS 5/3-645)
19 Sec. 3-645. Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
20 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
21 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
22 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
23 State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents
24 of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by
25 the Secretary of State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate
26 issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
27 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the
28 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
29 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
30 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
31 of this Code.
32 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
33 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If
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1 the Secretary issues special registration plates under this
2 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
3 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
4 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
5 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
6 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
7 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
8 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
9 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
10 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
11 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
12 under Section 3-412.
13 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
14 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
15 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
16 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
17 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
18 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
19 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
20 (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01.)
21 (625 ILCS 5/3-646)
22 Sec. 3-646. Organ Donor Awareness license plates.
23 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
24 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
25 registration plates designated as Organ Donor Awareness
26 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
27 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
28 division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing
29 not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section
30 shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
31 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
32 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within
33 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase "Be
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1 An Organ Donor" shall be on the plates, and the design of the
2 plates shall incorporate a reference to the Chicago Bears
3 organization and Walter Payton. If the Secretary issues
4 special registration plates under this Section, the Secretary
5 shall, upon request, issue the plates as vanity license
6 plates or personalized license plates in accordance with
7 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary may allow the
8 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under
9 Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
10 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this
11 Code.
12 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
13 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the
14 appropriate registration fee. Of this additional fee, $10
15 shall be deposited into the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and
16 $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
17 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help
18 defray the administrative processing costs.
19 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
20 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
21 charged. Of this additional fee, $23 shall be deposited into
22 the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
23 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
24 (d) The Organ Donor Awareness Fund is created as a
25 special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation
26 by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, 50% of
27 the moneys in the Organ Donor Awareness Fund shall be paid as
28 grants to the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois, and the
29 remaining 50% of the moneys in that fund shall be paid as
30 grants to Mid-America Transplant Services.
31 (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01.)
32 (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
33 Sec. 3-647. World War II Veteran License Plates.
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1 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
2 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
3 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
4 State, may issue World War II Veteran license plates to
5 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements
6 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special World War
7 II Veteran plate issued under this Section shall be affixed
8 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor
9 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
10 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire
11 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established
12 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
13 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
14 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. If
15 the Secretary issues special registration plates under this
16 Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue the plates
17 as vanity license plates or personalized license plates in
18 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary
19 may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
20 as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section
21 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
22 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
23 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
24 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion,
25 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
26 under Section 3-412.
27 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
28 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.
29 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
30 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration
31 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate
32 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited
33 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
34 (Source: P.A. 91-805, eff. 1-1-01.)"; and
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1 on page 1, by replacing lines 28 and 29 with the following:
2 "plates. If the Secretary issues special registration plates
3 under this Section, the Secretary shall, upon request, issue
4 the plates as vanity license plates or personalized license
5 plates in".