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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  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Section 3-600 as follows:

 6        (625 ILCS 5/3-600) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-600)
 7        Sec. 3-600.  Requirements for issuance of special plates.
 8        (a)  The  Secretary  of State shall not issue a series of
 9    special plates that the General Assembly has  authorized  for
10    issuance  before the effective date of this amendatory Act of
11    the 93rd General Assembly unless applications, as  prescribed
12    by  the  Secretary,  have  been received for 10,000 plates of
13    that series; except that the Secretary of State may prescribe
14    some other required number of applications if that number  is
15    sufficient   to   pay   for  the  total  cost  of  designing,
16    manufacturing and issuing the special license plate.
17        (a-1)  The Secretary of  State  may  issue  a  series  of
18    special  plates  that the General Assembly has authorized for
19    issuance on or after the effective date  of  this  amendatory
20    Act  of  the  93rd  General Assembly only if the organization
21    seeking issuance of the plates either has deposited with  the
22    Secretary  in  cash an amount the Secretary has determined to
23    be sufficient to cover the cost of designing,  manufacturing,
24    and  issuing 1,500 sets of the special plates or has provided
25    the Secretary with a performance bond guaranteeing payment of
26    the required amount if necessary. If no  formal  organization
27    exists  at  the  time  that issuance of the special plates is
28    proposed, the individual or individuals seeking  issuance  of
29    the  plates must form an organization to deposit the required
30    moneys or post the required bond.
31        The amount deposited with the Secretary, or any  proceeds
 
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 1    from  redemption  of the performance bond, shall be deposited
 2    into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
 3        (a-2)  Within 3 years after the date on which issuance of
 4    special plates under subsection (a-1)  is  first  authorized,
 5    the Secretary of State must receive applications for at least
 6    1,500  sets  of the special plates. If the required number of
 7    applications  is  received  within  the  3-year  period,  the
 8    Secretary shall return the amount of  any  cash  deposit  and
 9    shall  retain  any interest realized on the principal. If the
10    required number of applications is not  received  within  the
11    3-year period, the Secretary shall recall the special plates.
12        This  subsection (a-2) does not apply to plates for which
13    applicants must meet specified eligibility requirements.
14        (a-3)  Within 3 years after the effective  date  of  this
15    amendatory Act of the 93rd General Assembly, the Secretary of
16    State must have received applications for a total of at least
17    1,500 sets of every series of special plates that were issued
18    under  subsection  (a), except those special plates for which
19    the applicant must meet specified  eligibility  requirements.
20    If  the required number of applications has not been received
21    within the 3-year period,  the  Secretary  shall  recall  the
22    special plates.
23        (b)  The Secretary of State, upon issuing a new series of
24    special  license  plates,  shall  notify  all law enforcement
25    officials of the design, color and other special features  of
26    the special license plate series.
27        (c)  This  Section  shall  not  apply  to special license
28    plate categories in existence on the effective date  of  this
29    amendatory  Act  of  1990,  or  to  the  Secretary of State's
30    discretion as established in Section 3-611.
31    (Source: P.A. 86-1207.)

32        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
33    becoming law.