97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB3505
 
Introduced 2/24/2011, by Rep. Luis Arroyo
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 


  
625 ILCS 5/3-600  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600
625 ILCS 5/3-696 new
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Provides that, upon receipt of a request of an incumbent alderman of the City of Chicago, accompanied by the appropriate application and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue one set of special Chicago alderman registration plates
to the alderman. Provides that the special plates shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Provides that the design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates shall bear the alderman's ward number and the seal of the City of Chicago.



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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 changing 
5Section 3-600 and adding Section 3-696 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-600)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600)



7    Sec. 3-600. Requirements for issuance of special plates. 

8    (a) The Secretary of State shall issue only special plates 
9that have been authorized by the General Assembly. The 
10Secretary of State shall not issue a series of special plates

11unless applications, as prescribed by the Secretary, have been 
12received for
10,000 plates of that series; except that: (1)  the 
13Secretary of State may
prescribe some other required number of 
14applications if that number is
sufficient to pay for the total 
15cost of designing, manufacturing and
issuing the special 
16license plate; and (2) the Secretary of State shall issue 
17Chicago alderman license plates as provided in Section 3-696.

18    (b) The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of 
19special license
plates, shall notify all law enforcement 
20officials of the design, color and
other special features of 
21the special license plate series.

22    (c) This Section shall not apply to special license plate 
23categories in
existence on the effective date of this 
 
 
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1amendatory Act of 1990,  or to the
Secretary of State's 
2discretion as established in Section 3-611.

3(Source: P.A. 95-359, eff. 1-1-08.)

 
4    (625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)
5    Sec. 3-696. Chicago alderman license plates.
6    (a) Upon receipt of a request of an incumbent alderman of 
7the City of Chicago, accompanied by the appropriate application 
8and fee, the Secretary of State shall issue one set of special 
9Chicago alderman registration plates
to the alderman. The 
10special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only 
11to
passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles 
12of the second
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. 
13Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the 
14multi-year
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
15Code, but may not be displayed by a person after that person 
16ceases to serve as alderman.
17    (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly 
18within the
discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates 
19shall bear the alderman's ward number and the seal of the City 
20of Chicago.  Appropriate documentation, as determined by the

21Secretary, shall accompany each application.