Bill Text: IL HB2263 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of In God We Trust license plates, for an additional charge of $20 at initial issuance and at renewal. 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. Provides that $5 of the original issuance fee and $18 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief Fund.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2014-12-03 - Session Sine Die [HB2263 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HB2263-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3-699 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 3-699. In God We Trust license plates | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | issue special registration
plates designated as
In God We Trust
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11 | license plates.
The special plates issued under this Section | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | shall be affixed only to
passenger vehicles of the first | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | division or motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | expire according to the multi-year
procedure established by | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary.
The Secretary | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as
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20 | vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 3-405.1 of this Code.
The plates are not required to designate | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
subsection (b) of Section | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary, in his or her
discretion, |
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1 | shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided
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2 | under Section 3-412. | ||||||
3 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
4 | $20
fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
5 | registration fee. Of this
fee, $5 shall be deposited into the | ||||||
6 | Illinois
Military Family Relief
Fund and $15
shall be deposited | ||||||
7 | into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to
be | ||||||
8 | used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative | ||||||
9 | processing costs. | ||||||
10 | For each registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in | ||||||
11 | addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
12 | Of this fee, $18 shall be
deposited into the Illinois
Military | ||||||
13 | Family Relief
Fund and $2 shall be deposited
into the Secretary | ||||||
14 | of State Special License Plate Fund.
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