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91_HB3312enr HB3312 Enrolled LRB9111457DHmb 1 AN ACT concerning special license plates. 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 3 represented in the General Assembly: 4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 5 Section 5.541 as follows: 6 (30 ILCS 105/5.541 new) 7 Sec. 5.541. The Organ Donor Awareness Fund. 8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by 9 adding Sections 3-645, 3-646, and 3-647 as follows: 10 (625 ILCS 5/3-645 new) 11 Sec. 3-645. Vietnam Veteran License Plates. 12 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 13 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 14 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of 15 State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents 16 of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by 17 the Secretary of State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate 18 issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger 19 vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the 20 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates 21 issued under this Section shall expire according to the 22 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 23 of this Code. 24 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 25 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The 26 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to 27 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with 28 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to 29 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) HB3312 Enrolled -2- LRB9111457DHmb 1 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe 2 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, 3 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided 4 under Section 3-412. 5 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 6 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. 7 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of 8 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration 9 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate 10 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited 11 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. 12 (625 ILCS 5/3-646 new) 13 Sec. 3-646. Organ Donor Awareness license plates. 14 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made 15 in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 16 registration plates designated as Organ Donor Awareness 17 license plates. The special plates issued under this Section 18 shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first 19 division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing 20 not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section 21 shall expire according to the multi-year procedure 22 established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. 23 (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within 24 the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase "Be 25 An Organ Donor" shall be on the plates, and the design of the 26 plates shall incorporate a reference to the Chicago Bears 27 organization and Walter Payton. The Secretary may allow the 28 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under 29 Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe 30 stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this 31 Code. 32 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged 33 a $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the HB3312 Enrolled -3- LRB9111457DHmb 1 appropriate registration fee. Of this additional fee, $10 2 shall be deposited into the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and 3 $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 4 License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help 5 defray the administrative processing costs. 6 For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 7 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be 8 charged. Of this additional fee, $23 shall be deposited into 9 the Organ Donor Awareness Fund and $2 shall be deposited into 10 the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. 11 (d) The Organ Donor Awareness Fund is created as a 12 special fund in the State treasury. Subject to appropriation 13 by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, 50% of 14 the moneys in the Organ Donor Awareness Fund shall be paid as 15 grants to the Regional Organ Bank of Illinois, and the 16 remaining 50% of the moneys in that fund shall be paid as 17 grants to Mid-America Transplant Services. 18 (625 ILCS 5/3-647 new) 19 Sec. 3-647. World War II Veteran License Plates. 20 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 21 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 22 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of 23 State, may issue World War II Veteran license plates to 24 residents of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements 25 prescribed by the Secretary of State. The special World War 26 II Veteran plate issued under this Section shall be affixed 27 only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor 28 vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 29 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire 30 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established 31 by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. 32 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 33 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The HB3312 Enrolled -4- LRB9111457DHmb 1 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to 2 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with 3 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to 4 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) 5 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe 6 the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, 7 shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided 8 under Section 3-412. 9 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 10 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. 11 This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of 12 State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration 13 renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate 14 registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited 15 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.