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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 3-600 and adding Section 3-600.1 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-600) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600)
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7 | Sec. 3-600. Requirements for issuance of special plates.
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8 | (a) The Secretary of State shall issue only special plates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | that have been authorized by the General Assembly. The | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Secretary of State shall not issue a series of special plates
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11 | unless applications, as prescribed by the Secretary, have been | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | received for
10,000 plates of that series; except that the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Secretary of State may
prescribe some other required number of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | applications if that number is
sufficient to pay for the total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | cost of designing, manufacturing and
issuing the special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | license plate. Where a special plate is authorized by law to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | raise funds for a specific civic group, charitable entity, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | other identified organization, and where the Secretary of State | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | has not received the required number of applications to issue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | that special plate within 2 years of the effective date of the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Public Act authorizing the special plate, the Secretary of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | State's authority to issue the special plate is nullified.
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23 | (b) The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of |
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1 | special license
plates, shall notify all law enforcement | ||||||
2 | officials of the design, color and
other special features of | ||||||
3 | the special license plate series.
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4 | (c) This Section shall not apply to the
Secretary of | ||||||
5 | State's discretion as established in Section 3-611.
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6 | (d) If a law authorizing a special license plate provides | ||||||
7 | that the sponsoring organization is to designate a charitable | ||||||
8 | entity as the recipient of the funds from the sale of that | ||||||
9 | license plate, the designated charitable entity must be in | ||||||
10 | compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of | ||||||
11 | the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | ||||||
12 | In addition, the charitable entity must annually provide the | ||||||
13 | Secretary of State's office a letter of compliance issued by | ||||||
14 | the Illinois Attorney General's office verifying the entity is | ||||||
15 | in compliance with the Acts. | ||||||
16 | In the case of a law in effect before the effective date of | ||||||
17 | this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the name of | ||||||
18 | the charitable entity which is to receive the funds shall be | ||||||
19 | provided to the Secretary of State within one year after the | ||||||
20 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | ||||||
21 | Assembly. In the case of a law that takes effect on or after | ||||||
22 | the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General | ||||||
23 | Assembly, the name of the charitable entity which is to receive | ||||||
24 | the funds shall be provided to the Secretary of State within | ||||||
25 | one year after the law takes effect. If the organization fails | ||||||
26 | to designate an appropriate charitable entity within the |
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1 | one-year period, or if the designated charitable entity fails | ||||||
2 | to annually provide the Secretary of State a letter of | ||||||
3 | compliance issued by the Illinois Attorney General's office, | ||||||
4 | any funds collected from the sale of plates authorized for that | ||||||
5 | organization and not previously disbursed shall be transferred | ||||||
6 | to the General Revenue Fund, and the special plates shall be | ||||||
7 | discontinued. | ||||||
8 | (e) If fewer than 1,000 sets of any special license plate | ||||||
9 | authorized by law and issued by the Secretary of State are | ||||||
10 | actively registered for 2 consecutive calendar years, the | ||||||
11 | Secretary of State may discontinue the issuance of that special | ||||||
12 | license plate. | ||||||
13 | (f) Where special license plates have been discontinued | ||||||
14 | pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, all | ||||||
15 | previously issued plates of that type shall be recalled. Owners | ||||||
16 | of vehicles which were registered with recalled plates shall | ||||||
17 | not be charged a reclassification or registration sticker | ||||||
18 | replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates for those | ||||||
19 | vehicles. | ||||||
20 | (g) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, the | ||||||
21 | provisions of Section 3-600.1 control the issuance and | ||||||
22 | re-issuance of special plates. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)
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24 | (625 ILCS 5/3-600.1 new) | ||||||
25 | Sec. 3-600.1. Special plates; issuance and reissuance. |
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1 | (a) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, an | ||||||
2 | organization may apply to the Secretary of State and the | ||||||
3 | Secretary may authorize the issuance of a new series of special | ||||||
4 | plates. The Secretary shall not issue a series of special | ||||||
5 | plates
unless enough applications, as prescribed by the | ||||||
6 | Secretary, have been received to pay for the total cost of | ||||||
7 | designing, manufacturing, and
issuing the special license | ||||||
8 | plate. Where a special plate is authorized to raise funds for a | ||||||
9 | specific civic group, charitable entity, or other identified | ||||||
10 | organization, and where the Secretary of State has not received | ||||||
11 | the required number of applications to issue that special plate | ||||||
12 | within 2 years of the Secretary's approval of the special | ||||||
13 | plate, the Secretary may revoke its authorization of the new | ||||||
14 | plate. | ||||||
15 | (b) The Secretary, upon issuing a new series of special | ||||||
16 | license
plates, shall notify all law enforcement officials of | ||||||
17 | the design, color, and
other special features of the special | ||||||
18 | license plate series. | ||||||
19 | (c) Except for as provided under subsection (e), this | ||||||
20 | Section shall not affect the issuance or reissuance of special | ||||||
21 | license plate categories in
existence on the effective date of | ||||||
22 | this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, or the
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23 | Secretary's discretion under Section 3-611 of this Code. | ||||||
24 | (d) If the Secretary issues a special license plate with a | ||||||
25 | sponsoring organization that is to designate a charitable | ||||||
26 | entity as the recipient of the funds from the sale of that |
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1 | license plate, the designated charitable entity must be in | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | In addition, the charitable entity must annually provide the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Secretary of State's office a letter of compliance issued by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | the Illinois Attorney General's office verifying the entity is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | in compliance with the Acts. If the organization fails to | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | annually provide the Secretary a letter of compliance issued by | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the Illinois Attorney General's office, any funds collected | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | from the sale of plates authorized for that organization and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | not previously disbursed shall be transferred to the General | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Revenue Fund, and the special plates shall be discontinued. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (e) If fewer than 1,000 sets of any special license plate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | issued by the Secretary are actively registered for 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | consecutive calendar years, the Secretary may discontinue the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | issuance of that special license plate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (f) Where special license plates have been discontinued | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, all | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | previously issued plates of that type shall be recalled. Owners | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | of vehicles which were registered with recalled plates shall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | not be charged a reclassification or registration sticker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates for those | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | vehicles.
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