Rep. Randy E. Frese

Filed: 4/5/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6149

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6149 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5changing Section 3-699.14 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14)
7    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a
8delayed effective date)
9    Sec. 3-699.14. Universal special license plates.
10    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
11Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications
12made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue
13Universal special license plates to residents of Illinois on
14behalf of organizations that have been authorized by the
15General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special license
16plates. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the

 

 

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1Secretary, shall accompany each application. Authorized
2organizations shall be designated by amendment to this Section.
3When applying for a Universal special license plate the
4applicant shall inform the Secretary of the name of the
5authorized organization from which the applicant will obtain a
6decal to place on the plate. The Secretary shall make a record
7of that organization and that organization shall remain
8affiliated with that plate until the plate is surrendered,
9revoked, or otherwise cancelled. The authorized organization
10may charge a fee to offset the cost of producing and
11distributing the decal, but that fee shall be retained by the
12authorized organization and shall be separate and distinct from
13any registration fees charged by the Secretary. No decal,
14sticker, or other material may be affixed to a Universal
15special license plate other than a decal authorized by the
16General Assembly in this Section or a registration renewal
17sticker. The special plates issued under this Section shall be
18affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
19including motorcycles and autocycles, or motor vehicles of the
20second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
21issued under this Section shall expire according to the
22multi-year procedure under Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
23    (b) The design, color, and format of the Universal special
24license plate shall be wholly within the discretion of the
25Secretary. Universal special license plates are not required to
26designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of

 

 

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1Section 3-412 of this Code. The design shall allow for the
2application of a decal to the plate. Organizations authorized
3by the General Assembly to issue decals for Universal special
4license plates shall comply with rules adopted by the Secretary
5governing the requirements for and approval of Universal
6special license plate decals. The Secretary may, in his or her
7discretion, allow Universal special license plates to be issued
8as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section
93-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary of State must make a
10version of the special registration plates authorized under
11this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles and
12autocycles.
13    (c) When authorizing a Universal special license plate, the
14General Assembly shall set forth whether an additional fee is
15to be charged for the plate and, if a fee is to be charged, the
16amount of the fee and how the fee is to be distributed. When
17necessary, the authorizing language shall create a special fund
18in the State treasury into which fees may be deposited for an
19authorized Universal special license plate. Additional fees
20may only be charged if the fee is to be paid over to a State
21agency or to a charitable entity that is in compliance with the
22registration and reporting requirements of the Charitable
23Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act. Any charitable
24entity receiving fees for the sale of Universal special license
25plates shall annually provide the Secretary of State a letter
26of compliance issued by the Attorney General verifying that the

 

 

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1entity is in compliance with the Charitable Trust Act and the
2Solicitation for Charity Act.
3    (d) Upon original issuance and for each registration
4renewal period, in addition to the appropriate registration
5fee, if applicable, the Secretary shall collect any additional
6fees, if required, for issuance of Universal special license
7plates. The fees shall be collected on behalf of the
8organization designated by the applicant when applying for the
9plate. All fees collected shall be transferred to the State
10agency on whose behalf the fees were collected, or paid into
11the special fund designated in the law authorizing the
12organization to issue decals for Universal special license
13plates. All money in the designated fund shall be distributed
14by the Secretary subject to appropriation by the General
15Assembly.
16    (e) The following organizations may issue decals for
17Universal special license plates with the original and renewal
18fees and fee distribution as follows:
19        (1) Illinois Veterans' Homes.
20            (A) Original issuance: $26, which shall be
21        deposited into the Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
22            (B) Renewal: $26, which shall be deposited into the
23        Illinois Veterans' Homes Fund.
24(Source: P.A. 99-483, eff. 7-1-16.)
 
25    Section 95. No acceleration or delay. Where this Act makes

 

 

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1changes in a statute that is represented in this Act by text
2that is not yet or no longer in effect (for example, a Section
3represented by multiple versions), the use of that text does
4not accelerate or delay the taking effect of (i) the changes
5made by this Act or (ii) provisions derived from any other
6Public Act.".