HB1200 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB1200

Introduced 02/08/11, by Rep. Joseph M. Lyons

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-696 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State shall contract with a private entity to develop a system for generating and administering corporate-sponsored license plates. Provides that the corporate-sponsored license plates shall display the name, likeness, or logo of Illinois companies, and the corporate-sponsored license plate may not display the name, likeness, or logo of more than one company. Provides that the private entity and the company displaying its name, likeness, or logo shall submit a design for the plate to the Secretary of State, who shall have the authority to approve or reject any design. Provides that an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a $25 fee for original issuance and renewal in addition to the appropriate registration fee. Provides that for each original issuance and renewal, the private entity shall be charged $75, and the private entity may collect this fee from the company displaying its name, likeness, or logo on the plate. Provides that the Secretary of State is not required to issue corporate-sponsored license plates until a sufficient number of applications have been received to cover the total costs of issuance.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

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 adding Section 3-696 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)

Sec. 3-696. Corporate-sponsored license plate program.

(a) The Secretary of State shall contract with a private entity to develop a system for generating and administering corporate-sponsored license plates.

(b) Corporate-sponsored license plates shall display the name, likeness, or logo of Illinois companies. The corporate-sponsored license plate may not display the name, likeness, or logo of more than one company. The private entity in subsection (a) of this Section and the company displaying its name, likeness, or logo shall submit a design for the plate to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall have the authority to approve or reject any design submitted under this subsection.

(c) An applicant for a corporate-sponsored license plate shall be charged a $25 fee for original issuance and renewal in addition to the appropriate registration fee. For each original issuance and renewal, the private entity in subsection (a) of this Section shall be charged $75, and the private entity may collect this fee from the company displaying its name, likeness, or logo under this Section.

(d) The Secretary of State is not required to issue corporate-sponsored license plates until a sufficient number of applications have been received to cover the total costs of issuance.