Bill Text: IL HB4690 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that beginning with the 2014 registration year, the Secretary of State (instead of the General Assembly) may authorize the issuance of special plates. Provides that the Secretary may not issue a new series of special plates unless enough applications have been received to offset the cost of producing the special plate. Provides that if a special plate is authorized to raise funds for a specific cause and the Secretary has not received the required number of applications within 2 years of date the plate is approved, the Secretary may revoke its approval of the new special plate. Provides that the Secretary shall notify all law enforcement officials of the design, color, and other special features of any new plates it issues. Provides, with exceptions, that the new provisions shall not affect the issuance or reissuance of special plates in existence on the effective date of the amendatory Act or the Secretary's discretion to make special designations in relation to certain categories of plates. Provides that revenues from special plates shall benefit only designated charitable entities, which must be in compliance with specified requirements. Provides that in the case of a failure to comply with the requirements, the special plates shall be discontinued and any undisbursed funds collected from the sale of plates authorized for that organization shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that if fewer than 1,000 sets of any special plate are actively registered for 2 consecutive calendar years, the Secretary may discontinue the issuance of that special plate, discontinued plates shall be recalled, and owners of vehicles registered with recalled plates shall not be charged a reclassification or sticker replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-09 - Tabled By Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos [HB4690 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2011-HB4690-Introduced.html

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2011 and 2012 HB4690 Introduced , by Rep. Sandra M. Pihos SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that beginning with the 2014 registration year, the Secretary of State (instead of the General Assembly) may authorize the issuance of special plates. Provides that the Secretary may not issue a new series of special plates unless enough applications have been received to offset the cost of producing the special plate. Provides that if a special plate is authorized to raise funds for a specific cause and the Secretary has not received the required number of applications within 2 years of date the plate is approved, the Secretary may revoke its approval of the new special plate. Provides that the Secretary shall notify all law enforcement officials of the design, color, and other special features of any new plates it issues. Provides, with exceptions, that the new provisions shall not affect the issuance or reissuance of special plates in existence on the effective date of the amendatory Act or the Secretary's discretion to made special designations in relation to certain categories of plates. Provides that revenues from special plates shall only benefit designated charitable entities, which must be in compliance with specified requirements. Provides that in the case of a failure to comply with the requirements, the special plates shall be discontinued and any undisbursed funds collected from the sale of plates authorized for that organization shall be transferred to the General Revenue Fund. Provides that if fewer than 1,000 sets of any special plate are actively registered for 2 consecutive calendar years, the Secretary may discontinue the issuance of that special plate and that discontinued plates shall be recalled and that owners of vehicles which were registered with recalled plates shall not be charged a reclassification or sticker replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates.
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A BILL FOR
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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 3-600 and adding Section 3-600.1 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-600) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600)
Sec. 3-600. Requirements for issuance of special plates.
(a) The Secretary of State shall issue only special plates
that have been authorized by the General Assembly. The
Secretary of State shall not issue a series of special plates
unless applications, as prescribed by the Secretary, have been
received for 10,000 plates of that series; except that the
Secretary of State may prescribe some other required number of
applications if that number is sufficient to pay for the total
cost of designing, manufacturing and issuing the special
license plate. Where a special plate is authorized by law to
raise funds for a specific civic group, charitable entity, or
other identified organization, and where the Secretary of State
has not received the required number of applications to issue
that special plate within 2 years of the effective date of the
Public Act authorizing the special plate, the Secretary of
State's authority to issue the special plate is nullified.
(b) The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of

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special license plates, shall notify all law enforcement
officials of the design, color and other special features of
the special license plate series.
(c) This Section shall not apply to the Secretary of
State's discretion as established in Section 3-611.
(d) If a law authorizing a special license plate provides
that the sponsoring organization is to designate a charitable
entity as the recipient of the funds from the sale of that
license plate, the designated charitable entity must be in
compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of
the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.
In addition, the charitable entity must annually provide the
Secretary of State's office a letter of compliance issued by
the Illinois Attorney General's office verifying the entity is
in compliance with the Acts.
In the case of a law in effect before the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, the name of
the charitable entity which is to receive the funds shall be
provided to the Secretary of State within one year after the
effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly. In the case of a law that takes effect on or after
the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General
Assembly, the name of the charitable entity which is to receive
the funds shall be provided to the Secretary of State within
one year after the law takes effect. If the organization fails
to designate an appropriate charitable entity within the

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one-year period, or if the designated charitable entity fails
to annually provide the Secretary of State a letter of
compliance issued by the Illinois Attorney General's office,
any funds collected from the sale of plates authorized for that
organization and not previously disbursed shall be transferred
to the General Revenue Fund, and the special plates shall be
discontinued.
(e) If fewer than 1,000 sets of any special license plate
authorized by law and issued by the Secretary of State are
actively registered for 2 consecutive calendar years, the
Secretary of State may discontinue the issuance of that special
license plate.
(f) Where special license plates have been discontinued
pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, all
previously issued plates of that type shall be recalled. Owners
of vehicles which were registered with recalled plates shall
not be charged a reclassification or registration sticker
replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates for those
vehicles.
(g) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, the
provisions of Section 3-600.1 control the issuance and
re-issuance of special plates.
(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)
(625 ILCS 5/3-600.1 new)
Sec. 3-600.1. Special plates; issuance and reissuance.

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(a) Beginning with the 2014 registration year, an
organization may apply to the Secretary of State and the
Secretary may authorize the issuance of a new series of special
plates. The Secretary shall not issue a series of special
plates unless enough applications, as prescribed by the
Secretary, have been received to pay for the total cost of
designing, manufacturing, and issuing the special license
plate. Where a special plate is authorized to raise funds for a
specific civic group, charitable entity, or other identified
organization, and where the Secretary of State has not received
the required number of applications to issue that special plate
within 2 years of the Secretary's approval of the special
plate, the Secretary may revoke its authorization of the new
plate.
(b) The Secretary, upon issuing a new series of special
license plates, shall notify all law enforcement officials of
the design, color, and other special features of the special
license plate series.
(c) Except for as provided under subsection (e), this
Section shall not affect the issuance or reissuance of special
license plate categories in existence on the effective date of
this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly, or the
Secretary's discretion under Section 3-611 of this Code.
(d) If the Secretary issues a special license plate with a
sponsoring organization that is to designate a charitable
entity as the recipient of the funds from the sale of that

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license plate, the designated charitable entity must be in
compliance with the registration and reporting requirements of
the Charitable Trust Act and the Solicitation for Charity Act.
In addition, the charitable entity must annually provide the
Secretary of State's office a letter of compliance issued by
the Illinois Attorney General's office verifying the entity is
in compliance with the Acts. If the organization fails to
annually provide the Secretary a letter of compliance issued by
the Illinois Attorney General's office, any funds collected
from the sale of plates authorized for that organization and
not previously disbursed shall be transferred to the General
Revenue Fund, and the special plates shall be discontinued.
(e) If fewer than 1,000 sets of any special license plate
issued by the Secretary are actively registered for 2
consecutive calendar years, the Secretary may discontinue the
issuance of that special license plate.
(f) Where special license plates have been discontinued
pursuant to subsection (d) or (e) of this Section, all
previously issued plates of that type shall be recalled. Owners
of vehicles which were registered with recalled plates shall
not be charged a reclassification or registration sticker
replacement plate fee upon the issuance of new plates for those
vehicles.
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