Bill Text: IL HB4315 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Route 66 license plates can be affixed to motorcycles having an engine over 150cc. Requires the Secretary of State to issue a version of the Route 66 license plates in a form appropriate for motorcycles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0865 [HB4315 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB4315-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that Illinois Route 66 license plates can be affixed to motorcycles having an engine over 150cc. Requires the Secretary of State to issue a version of the Route 66 license plates in a form appropriate for motorcycles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-22 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0865 [HB4315 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB4315-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3-661 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-661)
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7 | Sec. 3-661. Illinois Route 66 license plates.
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8 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | issue special registration
plates designated as
Illinois Route | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 66
license plates.
The special plates issued under this Section | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | division , motorcycles having an engine over 150cc, or motor | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall expire according | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | to the multi-year
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | this Code.
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18 | (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.
The Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as
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21 | vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 3-405.1 of this Code.
The plates are not required to designate | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
subsection (b) of Section |
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1 | 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her
discretion, | ||||||
2 | shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
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3 | under Section 3-412. The Secretary must issue a version of the | ||||||
4 | special registration plates authorized under this Section in a | ||||||
5 | form appropriate for motorcycles.
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6 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
7 | $40
fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
8 | registration fee. Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||||||
9 | Illinois
Route 66 Heritage Project
Fund and $15
shall be | ||||||
10 | deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | ||||||
11 | Fund, to
be used by the Secretary to help defray the | ||||||
12 | administrative processing costs.
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13 | For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in | ||||||
14 | addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
15 | Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the Illinois
Route 66 | ||||||
16 | Heritage Project
Fund and $2 shall be deposited
into the | ||||||
17 | Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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18 | (d) The Illinois
Route 66 Heritage Project
Fund is created | ||||||
19 | as a special fund in the
State treasury.
Subject to | ||||||
20 | appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the
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21 | Secretary, Illinois Route 66 Heritage Project, Inc. shall use
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22 | all moneys in the Illinois
Route 66 Heritage Project
Fund
for | ||||||
23 | the development of tourism, through education and | ||||||
24 | interpretation,
preservation, and promotion of the former U.S. | ||||||
25 | Route 66 in Illinois.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)
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