98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB0966
 
Introduced 1/25/2013, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



625 ILCS 5/3-658

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Adds the St. Louis Blues to the list of professional sports team logos available under the Professional Sports Teams license plates provisions.
  


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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 changing 
5Section 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, display 
20the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago
Bulls, the Chicago 
21Blackhawks, the Chicago Cubs, the
Chicago White Sox, the St. 
22Louis Rams, the St. Louis Blues, or the St. Louis Cardinals, at 
23the
applicant's option.  The Secretary may allow the plates to 
 
 
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1be issued as vanity
or personalized plates under Section 
23-405.1 of the Code.  The Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or 
3decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.

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

9Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the 
10administrative processing
costs.

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

16    (d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is created 
17as a special
fund in the State treasury. The Comptroller shall 
18order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all moneys 
19in the Professional Sports Teams Team Education Fund to the 
20Common School Fund every 6 months.

21(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12; 97-914, eff. 1-1-13; revised 
2210-18-12.)