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Public Act 91-0805

HB3312 Enrolled                                LRB9111457DHmb

    AN ACT concerning special license plates.

    Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section  5.   The  State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.541 as follows:

    (30 ILCS 105/5.541 new)
    Sec. 5.541.  The Organ Donor Awareness Fund.

    Section 10.  The Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
adding Sections 3-645, 3-646, and 3-647 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-645 new)
    Sec. 3-645.  Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
    (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to  residents
of  Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by
the Secretary of State.  The special  Vietnam  Veteran  plate
issued  under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
vehicles of the first division  and  motor  vehicles  of  the
second  division  weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
issued under this  Section  shall  expire  according  to  the
staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
of this Code.
    (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
under Section 3-412.
    (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

    (625 ILCS 5/3-646 new)
    Sec. 3-646.  Organ Donor Awareness license plates.
    (a)  The  Secretary,  upon receipt of an application made
in the form prescribed by the Secretary,  may  issue  special
registration  plates  designated  as  Organ  Donor  Awareness
license plates.  The special plates issued under this Section
shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger vehicles of the first
division and motor vehicles of the second  division  weighing
not more than 8,000 pounds.  Plates issued under this Section
shall   expire   according   to   the   multi-year  procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b)  The design and color of the plates is wholly  within
the  discretion  of the Secretary, except that the phrase "Be
An Organ Donor" shall be on the plates, and the design of the
plates shall incorporate a reference  to  the  Chicago  Bears
organization  and Walter Payton.  The Secretary may allow the
plates to be issued as vanity plates  or  personalized  under
Section  3-405.1  of the Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
stickers or decals as provided under Section  3-412  of  this
Code.
    (c)  An  applicant for the special plate shall be charged
a  $25  fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition   to   the
appropriate  registration  fee.   Of this additional fee, $10
shall be deposited into the Organ Donor  Awareness  Fund  and
$15  shall  be  deposited into the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund, to be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help
defray the administrative processing costs.
    For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $25 fee, in
addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
charged.  Of this additional fee, $23 shall be deposited into
the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and $2 shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
    (d)  The Organ Donor  Awareness  Fund  is  created  as  a
special fund in the State treasury.  Subject to appropriation
by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, 50% of
the moneys in the Organ Donor Awareness Fund shall be paid as
grants  to  the  Regional  Organ  Bank  of  Illinois, and the
remaining 50% of the moneys in that fund  shall  be  paid  as
grants to Mid-America Transplant Services.

    (625 ILCS 5/3-647 new)
    Sec. 3-647.  World War II Veteran License Plates.
    (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
State, may issue World  War  II  Veteran  license  plates  to
residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
prescribed  by the Secretary of State.  The special World War
II Veteran plate issued under this Section shall  be  affixed
only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division and motor
vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
under Section 3-412.
    (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special  License  Plate  Fund.  For  each  registration
renewal  period,  a  $2  fee,  in addition to the appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged  and  shall  be  deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

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