98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2723
 
Introduced 1/28/2014, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
30 ILCS 105/5.855 new
625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new

     Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois Elks Association Fund. Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Authorizes the Secretary of State to issue Illinois Elks Association specialty license plates. Makes the cost of issuance for these plates $30, with $15 going to the Illinois Elks Association Fund and $15 going to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Makes renewal costs $17, with $15 going to the Illinois Elks Association Fund and $2 going to the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Allows distribution of moneys in the Illinois Elks Association Fund, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary of State, to the Illinois Elks Association or charitable entities it designates.
  


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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 5.855 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.855 new)
7    Sec. 5.855. The Illinois Elks Association Fund.
 
8    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
9Section 3-699.14 as follows:
 
10    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new)
11    Sec. 3-699.14. Illinois Elks Association 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 Illinois Elks 
15Association license plates. The special plates issued under 
16this
Section 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. Appropriate 
2documentation,
as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany 
3each
application. The Secretary may allow the plates to be 
4issued as
vanity plates or personalized plates under Section 
53-405.1 of
this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or 
6decals as
provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
7    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a

8$30 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate

9registration fee. Of this fee, $15 shall be deposited into the

10Illinois Elks Association Fund and $15 shall be deposited into 
11the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used 
12by
the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing

13costs. For each registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in

14addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.

15Of this fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Illinois Elks 
16Association
Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary 
17of State
Special License Plate Fund.
18    (d) The Illinois Elks Association Fund is created as a 
19special
fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Illinois 
20Elks Association Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation 
21by the
General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as 
22grants
to the Illinois Elks Association or to charitable 
23entities designated
by the Illinois Elks Association.