95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4665


 
Introduced , by Rep. David Reis
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













625 ILCS 5/3-680 new










    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of In God We Trust license plates. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
















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    AN ACT concerning transportation.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-680 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-680  new)
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    Sec. 3-680. In God We Trust license plates.
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
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applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
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issue special registration
plates designated as
In God We Trust

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license plates.
The special plates issued under this Section 
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shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first 
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division or motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not 
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more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall 
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expire according to the multi-year
procedure established by 
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Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be 
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wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.
The Secretary 
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may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as

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vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 
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3-405.1 of this Code.
The plates are not required to designate 
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"Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
subsection (b) of Section 
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3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary, in his or her
discretion, 
 


 






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shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided

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under Section 3-412. 
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    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
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issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This 
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additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State 
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Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal 
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period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration 
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fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into the Secretary 
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of State Special License Plate Fund.