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625 ILCS 5/3-637

    (625 ILCS 5/3-637)
    (Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 103-843)
    Sec. 3-637.

D.A.R.E.
license plate.

(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates
designated to be D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) license plates.
The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the second division weighing
not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined by Section
1-169 of this Code.
Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion
of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany the application.
The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the
plates to be issued as
vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
Code.

(c) An applicant shall be charged a $45 fee for original issuance in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, if applicable.  Of this fee, $10
shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall
be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the
applicant's address,
has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be deposited into
the State D.A.R.E. Fund;
$10 shall be deposited
into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as indicated by the
applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be
deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the
applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be
deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund;
and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.

For each registration renewal period, a $29 fee, in addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.  Of this fee, $9 shall be
deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $9 shall be deposited into the
County D.A.R.E. Fund if the
county, as indicated by the applicant's address,
has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee
shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund;
$9 shall be deposited
into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as indicated by the
applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be
deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the
applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be
deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund;
and $2 shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The State D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in the State
Treasury.  All money in the State D.A.R.E. Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to the Illinois D.A.R.E. Officers Association for its
D.A.R.E. program.

The County D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury.
All money in the County D.A.R.E. Fund shall be distributed, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly, to the Secretary.  The
Secretary shall make grants of this money to counties for their
D.A.R.E. programs based on the proportion of money the County D.A.R.E. Fund has
received from each county, as indicated by the applicant's address.

The Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in the State
Treasury.  All money in the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund shall be distributed,
subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the Secretary.
 The Secretary shall make grants of this money to municipalities
for their D.A.R.E. programs based on the proportion of money the Municipal
D.A.R.E. Fund has received from each municipality, as indicated by the
applicant's address.

(Source: P.A. 97-206, eff. 7-28-11.)

    (Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 103-843)
    Sec. 3-637. D.A.R.E. license plate.

(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates designated to be D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) license plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, autocycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany the application. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.

(c) An applicant shall be charged a $45 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if applicable. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $10 shall be deposited into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $10 fee shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

For each registration renewal period, a $29 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $9 shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $9 shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; $9 shall be deposited into the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund if the municipality, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be deposited into the County D.A.R.E. Fund if the county, as indicated by the applicant's address, has a D.A.R.E. program, otherwise the $9 fee shall be deposited into the State D.A.R.E. Fund; and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

(d) The State D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All money in the State D.A.R.E. Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to the Illinois D.A.R.E. Officers Association for its D.A.R.E. program.

The County D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All money in the County D.A.R.E. Fund shall be distributed, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make grants of this money to counties for their D.A.R.E. programs based on the proportion of money the County D.A.R.E. Fund has received from each county, as indicated by the applicant's address.

The Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. All money in the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund shall be distributed, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly, to the Secretary. The Secretary shall make grants of this money to municipalities for their D.A.R.E. programs based on the proportion of money the Municipal D.A.R.E. Fund has received from each municipality, as indicated by the applicant's address.

(Source: P.A. 103-843, eff. 1-1-25.)