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| Public Act 102-1099 | ||||
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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 | ||||
changing Section 3-658 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-658)
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Sec. 3-658. Professional Sports Teams license plates.
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(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||
the form
prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special | ||||
registration plates designated
as Professional Sports Teams | ||||
license plates. The special plates issued under
this Section
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shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||||
division, motorcycles, and motor
vehicles of the second | ||||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
issued | ||||
under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year | ||||
procedure
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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(b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the | ||||
discretion of
the Secretary, except that the plates shall, | ||||
subject to the permission of the
applicable team owner, | ||||
display the logo of the Chicago Bears, the Chicago
Bulls, the | ||||
Chicago Blackhawks, the Chicago Cubs, the
Chicago White Sox, | ||||
the Chicago Sky, the Chicago Red Stars, the Chicago Fire, the | ||||
St. Louis Rams, or the St. Louis Cardinals, at the
applicant's | ||||
option. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as | ||
vanity
or personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of the | ||
Code. The Secretary shall
prescribe stickers or decals as | ||
provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
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(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||
$40 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||
registration fee. Of this
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||
Professional Sports Teams Education Fund
and $15 shall be | ||
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
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Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the | ||
administrative processing
costs.
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For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in | ||
addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be | ||
charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be
deposited into the | ||
Professional Sports Teams Education Fund and $2 shall be
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deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | ||
Fund.
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(d) The Professional Sports Teams Education Fund is | ||
created as a special
fund in the State treasury. The | ||
Comptroller shall order transferred and the Treasurer shall | ||
transfer all moneys in the Professional Sports Teams Education | ||
Fund to the Common School Fund every 6 months.
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(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12; 97-914, eff. 1-1-13; | ||
98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)
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