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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding
5Section 5.826 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
7    Sec. 5.826. The American Red Cross Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
9Section 3-699 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
11    Sec. 3-699. American Red Cross license plates.
12    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
13applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
14issue special registration plates designated as American Red
15Cross license plates. The special plates issued under this
16Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
17first division or motor vehicles of the second division
18weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
19Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure
20established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be

 

 

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1within the discretion of the Secretary, but shall include the
2American Red Cross official logo. Appropriate documentation,
3as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany each
4application. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as
5vanity plates or personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of
6this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
7provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
8    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
9$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
10registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
11American Red Cross Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
12Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used by
13the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
14costs. For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in
15addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
16Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the American Red Cross
17Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
18Special License Plate Fund.
19    (d) The American Red Cross Fund is created as a special
20fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the American Red
21Cross Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the
22General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as grants
23to the American Red Cross or to charitable entities designated
24by the American Red Cross.