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90_SB1944
625 ILCS 5/3-629
625 ILCS 5/5-102.1 from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102.1
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for
distribution of moneys in the State College and University
Trust Fund to public colleges and universities by April 1
(rather than on January 1). Provides that applications for
certain off site sale or exhibition permits must be received
by the Secretary of State before (rather than at least 10
days before) the beginning date of the sale or exhibition.
Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing
2 Sections 3-629 and 5-102.1.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 changing Sections 3-629 and 5-102.1 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-629)
8 Sec. 3-629. Collegiate license plates; scholarship fund.
9 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the
10 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
11 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
12 State, may issue collegiate license plates. The collegiate
13 plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to
14 passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles
15 of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds
16 and subject to the staggered registration system. Plates
17 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
18 staggered multi-year procedure established under Section
19 3-414.1 of this Code.
20 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
21 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
22 Secretary of State may, at his or her discretion, issue the
23 plates for any public or degree-granting, not-for-profit
24 private college or university located in this State. The
25 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
26 be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
27 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
28 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
29 of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe
30 the eligibility requirements including a minimum level of
31 specialized license plates requests and, in his or her
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1 discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
2 provided under Section 3-412.
3 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
4 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
5 the original issuance fee in the case of a public university
6 or college, $25 shall be deposited into the State College and
7 University Trust Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the
8 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund to be used by
9 the Secretary of State, subject to appropriation, to help
10 defray the administrative costs of issuing the plate. Of the
11 original issuance fee in the case of a degree-granting,
12 not-for-profit private college or university, $25 shall be
13 deposited into the University Grant Fund and $15 shall be
14 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
15 Fund to be used by the Secretary of State, subject to
16 appropriation, to help defray the administrative cost of
17 issuing the plate. In addition to the regular renewal fee,
18 an applicant shall be charged $27 for the renewal of each set
19 of license plates issued under this Section; $25 shall be
20 deposited into the State College and University Trust Fund in
21 the case of a public university or college or into the
22 University Grant Fund in the case of a degree-granting,
23 not-for-profit private college or university, and $2 shall be
24 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
25 Fund plates for all collegiate plates.
26 (d) The State College and University Trust Fund is
27 created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys
28 in the State College and University Trust Fund shall be
29 appropriated to the Board of Higher Education for
30 distribution distributed on January 1 of each year to each
31 public university or college in proportion to the number of
32 plates sold in regard to that university or college according
33 to subsection (c) for administration of the Higher Education
34 License Plate Grant program. Receipts Moneys deposited into
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1 the State College and University Trust Fund during the
2 preceding calendar year shall be distributed to participating
3 the public institutions by April 1. This revenue shall be
4 used university or college for the sole purpose of
5 scholarship grant awards.
6 (e) The University Grant Fund is created as a special
7 fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the University
8 Grant Fund shall be appropriated to the Illinois Student
9 Assistance Commission to make reimbursements to participating
10 private colleges and universities under the Higher Education
11 License Plate Grant Program.
12 (Source: P.A. 89-424, eff. 6-1-96; 89-626, eff. 8-9-96;
13 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-278, eff. 7-31-97.)
14 (625 ILCS 5/5-102.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 5-102.1)
15 Sec. 5-102.1. Permits for off site sales and
16 exhibitions.
17 (a) A licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer licensed
18 under Section 5-101 or 5-102 shall not engage in any off site
19 sale without an off site sale permit issued by the Secretary
20 under this Section.
21 The Secretary shall issue an off site sale permit to a
22 dealer if:
23 (1) an application therefor is received by the
24 Secretary at least 10 days prior to the beginning date of
25 the proposed off site sale, accompanied by a fee of $25;
26 (2) the applicant is a licensed new vehicle dealer
27 or used vehicle dealer in good standing; and
28 (3) the Secretary determines that the proposed off
29 site sale will conform with the requirements imposed by
30 law.
31 However, in no event shall an off site sale permit be
32 issued to any licensed new or used vehicle dealer for any off
33 site sale to be conducted outside that dealer's relevant
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1 market area, as that term is defined in this Chapter, except
2 that this restriction shall not apply to off site sales of
3 motor homes or recreational vehicles.
4 The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
5 self-contained motor homes, mini motor homes, van campers,
6 and recreational trailers, including trailers designed and
7 used to transport vessels or watercraft.
8 An off site sale permit does not authorize the sale of
9 vehicles on a Sunday.
10 (b) Only a new or used vehicle dealer licensed under
11 Section 5-101 or 5-102 may participate in a display
12 exhibition and shall obtain a display exhibition permit
13 issued by the Secretary under this Section.
14 The Secretary shall issue a display exhibition permit to
15 a dealer if:
16 (1) an application therefor is received by the
17 Secretary at least 10 days prior to the beginning date of
18 the proposed exhibition, accompanied by a fee of $10;
19 (2) the applicant is a licensed new vehicle dealer
20 or used vehicle dealer in good standing; and
21 (3) the Secretary determines that the proposed
22 exhibition will conform with the requirements imposed by
23 law.
24 A display exhibition permit shall be valid for a period
25 of no longer than 30 days.
26 (c) A licensed new or used motor vehicle dealer under
27 Section 5-101 or 5-102, or any other person as defined in
28 this Section, may participate in a trade show exhibition and
29 must obtain a trade show exhibition permit issued by the
30 Secretary under this Section.
31 The Secretary shall issue a trade show exhibition permit
32 if:
33 (1) an application is received by the Secretary at
34 least 10 days before the beginning date of the proposed
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1 trade show exhibition, accompanied by a fee of $10;
2 (2) the applicant is a licensed new vehicle dealer
3 or used vehicle dealer in good standing; and
4 (3) the Secretary determines that the proposed
5 trade show exhibition shall conform with the requirements
6 imposed by law.
7 A trade show exhibition permit shall be valid for a
8 period of no longer than 30 days.
9 The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to
10 self-contained motor homes, mini motor homes, van campers,
11 and recreational trailers, including trailers designed and
12 used to transport vessels or watercraft.
13 The term "any other person" shall mean new or used
14 vehicle dealers licensed by other states; provided however, a
15 trade show exhibition of new vehicles shall only be
16 participated in by licensed new vehicle dealers, at least 2
17 of which must be licensed under Section 5-101.
18 (d) An Illinois or out-of-state licensed new or used
19 trailer dealer, manufactured home dealer, motor home dealer,
20 mini motor home dealer, or van camper dealer shall not engage
21 in any off site sale or trade show exhibition without first
22 acquiring a permit issued by the Secretary under this
23 subsection. The Secretary shall issue a permit to an
24 Illinois dealer if:
25 (1) an application is received by the Secretary at
26 least 10 days before the beginning date of the proposed
27 off site sale or trade show exhibition, accompanied by a
28 fee of $25;
29 (2) the applicant is a licensed new or used vehicle
30 dealer in good standing; and
31 (3) the Secretary determines that the proposed off
32 site sale or trade show exhibition will conform with the
33 requirements imposed by law.
34 The Secretary shall issue a permit to an out-of-state
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1 dealer if the requirements of subdivisions (1), (2), and (3)
2 of this subsection (d) are met and at least 2 licensed
3 Illinois dealers will participate in the off site sale or
4 trade show exhibition.
5 A permit issued pursuant to this subsection shall allow
6 for the sale of vehicles at either an off site sale or at a
7 trade show exhibition. The permit shall be valid for a
8 period not to exceed 30 days.
9 (e) The Secretary of State may adopt rules regulating
10 the conduct of off site sales and exhibitions, and governing
11 the issuance and enforcement of the permits authorized under
12 this Section.
13 (Source: P.A. 88-470; 88-588, eff. 1-1-95; 88-685, eff.
14 1-24-95; 89-235, eff. 8-4-95; 89-551, eff. 1-1-97.)
15 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16 becoming law.