SB1360sam001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. John G. Mulroe

Filed: 3/8/2011

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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1360

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1360 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"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 develop a system for generating and administering corporate-sponsored license plates. The Secretary may enter into agreements with any business entity, advertising firm, or for-profit business that provides the Secretary the required legal documentation to use corporate logos on Illinois license plates; provided, however, that any agreement entered into under this Section must result in (i) a discount in registration fees; and (ii) generate revenue for the State.

(b) The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design of corporate-sponsored license plates must be approved by the Secretary and the Secretary shall have the authority to approve or reject any design submitted under this subsection. Plates issued under this Section may not display the name or logo of more than one company. The plates may be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code, but must be approved by the corporate sponsor and the Secretary before issuance.

(c) An applicant for a corporate-sponsored license plate shall be charged a fee for original issuance and renewal negotiated in accordance with the requirements of this Section, at a discount from the applicable registration fee. For each original issuance and renewal, the corporate sponsor shall be charged a fee negotiated in accordance with the requirements of this Section.

(d) The Secretary 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.

(e) The Secretary shall adopt rules to implement the corporate-sponsored license plate program created by this Section.".