Public Act 102-1099
 
HB4434 EnrolledLRB102 21397 RAM 30513 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
changing Section 3-658 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-658)
    Sec. 3-658. Professional Sports Teams license plates.
    (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
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.
    (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.
    (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
Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
administrative processing costs.
    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
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
Fund.
    (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.
(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12; 97-914, eff. 1-1-13;
98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2023