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92_HB3627
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1 AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
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 5.545 as follows:
6 (30 ILCS 105/5.545 new)
7 Sec. 5.546. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Scholarship Fund.
8 Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
9 changing Section 3-412 and adding Section 3-648 as follows:
10 (625 ILCS 5/3-412) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-412)
11 Sec. 3-412. Registration plates and registration
12 stickers to be furnished by the Secretary of State.
13 (a) The Secretary of State upon registering a vehicle
14 subject to annual registration for the first time shall
15 issue or shall cause to be issued to the owner one
16 registration plate for a motorcycle, trailer, semitrailer,
17 motorized pedalcycle or truck-tractor, 2 registration plates
18 for other motor vehicles and, where applicable, current
19 registration stickers for motor vehicles of the first
20 division. The provisions of this Section may be made
21 applicable to such vehicles of the second division, as the
22 Secretary of State may, from time to time, in his discretion
23 designate. On subsequent annual registrations during the term
24 of the registration plate as provided in Section 3-414.1, the
25 Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued registration
26 stickers as evidence of current registration. However, the
27 issuance of annual registration stickers to vehicles
28 registered under the provisions of Section 3-402.1 of this
29 Code may not be required if the Secretary deems the issuance
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1 unnecessary.
2 (b) Every registration plate shall have displayed upon
3 it the registration number assigned to the vehicle for which
4 it is issued, the name of this State, which may be
5 abbreviated, the year number for which it was issued, which
6 may be abbreviated, the phrase "Land of Lincoln", except as
7 provided in Sections 3-626, 3-628, 3-629, 3-633, 3-634,
8 3-637, 3-638, and 3-642, 3-645, 3-647, and 3-648, and such
9 other letters or numbers as the Secretary may prescribe.
10 However, for apportionment plates issued to vehicles
11 registered under Section 3-402.1, the phrase "Land of
12 Lincoln" may be omitted to allow for the word "apportioned"
13 to be displayed. The Secretary may in his discretion
14 prescribe that letters be used as prefixes only on
15 registration plates issued to vehicles of the first division
16 which are registered under this Code and only as suffixes on
17 registration plates issued to other vehicles. Every
18 registration sticker issued as evidence of current
19 registration shall designate the year number for which it is
20 issued and such other letters or numbers as the Secretary may
21 prescribe and shall be of a contrasting color with the
22 registration plates and registration stickers of the previous
23 year.
24 (c) Each registration plate and the required letters and
25 numerals thereon, except the year number for which issued,
26 shall be of sufficient size to be plainly readable from a
27 distance of 100 feet during daylight, and shall be coated
28 with reflectorizing material. The dimensions of the plate
29 issued to vehicles of the first division shall be 6 by 12
30 inches.
31 (d) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
32 passenger motor vehicle rented without a driver the same type
33 of registration plates as the type of plates issued for a
34 private passenger vehicle.
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1 (e) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
2 passenger car used as a taxicab or livery, distinctive
3 registration plates.
4 (f) The Secretary of State shall issue for every
5 motorcycle distinctive registration plates distinguishing
6 between motorcycles having 150 or more cubic centimeters
7 piston displacement, or having less than 150 cubic centimeter
8 piston displacement.
9 (g) Registration plates issued to vehicles for-hire may
10 display a designation as determined by the Secretary that
11 such vehicles are for-hire.
12 (h) The Secretary of State shall issue for each electric
13 vehicle distinctive registration plates which shall
14 distinguish between electric vehicles having a maximum
15 operating speed of 45 miles per hour or more and those having
16 a maximum operating speed of less than 45 miles per hour.
17 (i) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
18 and private ambulance registration plates identifying the
19 vehicle as an ambulance. The Secretary shall forward to the
20 Department of Public Aid registration information for the
21 purpose of verification of claims filed with the Department
22 by ambulance owners for payment for services to public
23 assistance recipients.
24 (j) The Secretary of State shall issue for every public
25 and private medical carrier or rescue vehicle livery
26 registration plates displaying numbers within ranges of
27 numbers reserved respectively for medical carriers and rescue
28 vehicles. The Secretary shall forward to the Department of
29 Public Aid registration information for the purpose of
30 verification of claims filed with the Department by owners of
31 medical carriers or rescue vehicles for payment for services
32 to public assistance recipients.
33 (Source: P.A. 89-424, eff. 6-1-96; 89-564, eff. 7-1-97;
34 89-612, eff. 8-9-96; 89-621, eff. 1-1-97; 89-639, eff.
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1 1-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-533, eff. 11-14-97; 90-655,
2 eff. 7-30-98.)
3 (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
4 Sec. 3-648. Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity license plates.
5 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
6 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
7 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
8 State, may issue special registration plates designated as
9 Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity license plates to residents of
10 Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
11 Secretary of State. The special plate issued under this
12 Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the
13 first division, motor vehicles of the second division
14 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational
15 vehicles as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
16 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
17 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
18 of this Code.
19 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
20 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State,
21 except that the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Insignia shall
22 appear on the plates. The Secretary may, in his or her
23 discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
24 personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of
25 this Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land Of
26 Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of
27 this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility
28 requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall approve and
29 prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
30 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original
31 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
32 this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
33 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $5 shall be
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1 deposited into the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Scholarship Fund.
2 For each registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in addition
3 to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of
4 this additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
5 of State Special License Plate Fund and $18 shall be
6 deposited into the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Scholarship Fund.
7 (d) The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Scholarship Fund is
8 created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys
9 in the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Scholarship Fund shall,
10 subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval
11 by the Secretary, be used by the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
12 Scholarship Foundation Inc., a recognized charitable
13 organization that meets the requirements of Title 26, Section
14 501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to provide grants for
15 scholarships for higher education. The scholarship recipients
16 must be undergraduate members of an Illinois Chapter of Phi
17 Kappa Psi and must be Illinois residents and must attend a
18 college or university located within the State of Illinois.
19 The State Treasurer shall require the Phi Kappa Psi
20 Fraternity Scholarship Foundation to establish a separate
21 account for receipt of the proceeds of the Phi Kappa Psi
22 Fraternity Scholarship Fund. That account shall be subject to
23 audit either annually or at another interval, as determined
24 by the State Treasurer. Proceeds from the Phi Kappa Psi
25 Fraternity Scholarship Fund shall be transferred on a
26 quarterly basis by the State Treasurer's office to this
27 separate account.