SB3555 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3555

Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-658
625 ILCS 5/3-806.9 new
625 ILCS 5/3-696 rep.
625 ILCS 5/3-806.8 rep.

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds motorcycles to the list of vehicles for which the Secretary of State may issue Professional Sports Teams license plates. Provides that the Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Professional Sports Team Education Fund to the Common School Fund every 6 months (instead of "All moneys in the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, be deposited every 6 months into the Common School Fund"). Provides that the Secretary may provide an expedited process for the issuance of vehicle registration plates and contains additional provisions concerning applications and fees for expedited vehicle registration. Repeals a Section concerning a corporate-sponsored license plate study and a Section concerning a graduated registration fee study.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

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

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 3-658 and by adding Section 3-806.9 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-658)

Sec. 3-658. Professional Sports Teams 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 Professional Sports Teams license plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, 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 plates shall, subject to the permission of the applicable team owner, display the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago Bulls, the Chicago Blackhawks, the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago White Sox, the St. Louis Rams, or the St. Louis Cardinals, at the applicant's option. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates 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 $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Professional Sports Teams Education 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 $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. The Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Professional Sports Team Education Fund to the Common School Fund every 6 months. All moneys in the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, be deposited every 6 months into the Common School Fund.

(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-806.9 new)

Sec. 3-806.9. Expedited vehicle registration. The Secretary of State may provide an expedited process for the issuance of vehicle registration plates. Expedited registration applications must be complete, including necessary forms, fees, and taxes. The Secretary shall charge an additional fee of not more than $10 for this service, and that fee shall cover the cost of shipping the vehicle registration plates via an express mail service. All fees collected by the Secretary for expedited registration services shall be deposited into the Motor Vehicle License Plate Fund.

(625 ILCS 5/3-696 rep.)

(625 ILCS 5/3-806.8 rep.)

Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by repealing Section 3-696 as added by Public Act 97-221 and Section 3-806.8.