102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB4434
 
Introduced 1/21/2022, by Rep. Eva Dina Delgado
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
625 ILCS 5/3-658

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State, in issuing professional sports teams license plates, shall include the option to display the logo of the Chicago Sky or the Chicago Red Stars.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-658 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-658)



7    Sec. 3-658.  Professional Sports Teams license plates. 

8    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
9the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
10registration plates designated
as Professional Sports Teams 
11license plates.  The special plates issued under
this Section

12shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first 
13division, motorcycles, and motor
vehicles of the second 
14division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.  Plates
issued 
15under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year 
16procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

17    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the 
18discretion of
the Secretary, except that the plates shall, 
19subject to the permission of the
applicable team owner, 
20display the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago
Bulls, the 
21Chicago Blackhawks, the Chicago Cubs, the
Chicago White Sox, 
22the Chicago Sky, the Chicago Red Stars, the St. Louis Rams, or 
23the St. Louis Cardinals, at the
applicant's option.  The 
 
 
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1Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity
or 
2personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of the Code.  The 
3Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or decals as provided under 
4Section 3-412 of this Code.

5    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
6$40 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
7registration fee.  Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
8Professional Sports Teams Education Fund
and $15 shall be 
9deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate

10Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the 
11administrative processing
costs.

12    For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in 
13addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be 
14charged.  Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the 
15Professional Sports Teams Education Fund and $2 shall be

16deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate 
17Fund.

18    (d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is 
19created as a special
fund in the State treasury. The 
20Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall 
21transfer all moneys in the Professional Sports Teams Education 
22Fund to the Common School Fund every 6 months.

23(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12; 97-914, eff. 1-1-13; 
2498-463, eff. 8-16-13.)