98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB2908
 
Introduced 2/4/2014, by Sen. Steven M. Landek
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
625 ILCS 5/3-658

     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Adds the Chicago Fire and the Chicago Red Stars to the list of teams available for professional sports teams license plates.
  


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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 
22Chicago Fire, the Chicago Red Stars, the St. Louis Rams, or the 
23St. Louis Cardinals, at the
applicant's option.  The Secretary 
 
 
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1may allow the plates to be issued as vanity
or personalized 
2plates under Section 3-405.1 of the Code.  The Secretary shall

3prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of 
4this Code.

5    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
6$40 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
7registration fee.  Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the 
8Professional Sports Teams Education Fund
and $15 shall be 
9deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate

10Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the 
11administrative processing
costs.

12    For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in 
13addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.  
14Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the Professional 
15Sports Teams Education Fund and $2 shall be
deposited into the 
16Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

17    (d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is created 
18as a special
fund in the State treasury. The Comptroller shall 
19order transferred and the Treasurer shall transfer all moneys 
20in the Professional Sports Teams Education Fund to the Common 
21School Fund every 6 months.

22(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12; 97-914, eff. 1-1-13; 98-463, 
23eff. 8-16-13.)