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| Public Act 095-0534 |
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AN ACT concerning vehicles.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||
Section 5.675 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.675 new)
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Sec. 5.675. The Support Our Troops Fund. | ||||
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 3-664 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/3-664 new) | ||||
Sec. 3-664. Support Our Troops license plates. | ||||
(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||
applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | ||||
issue special registration plates designated as Support Our | ||||
Troops license plates. 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 and color of the special plates shall be | ||||
wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, except that the | ||
emblem of the organization Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., | ||
and its "Support Our Troops!" mark shall appear on the plate. | ||
The address of the organization's Internet web site may appear | ||
on the plate, and the organization may alternate the mark to | ||
"Salute our Heroes!" in a manner that respects inventory. The | ||
field of the plate may be colored. The Secretary may, in his or | ||
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or | ||
personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this | ||
Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land of | ||
Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of | ||
this Code. The Secretary, in his or her discretion, shall | ||
approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under | ||
Section 3-412. | ||
(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||
$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||
registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||
Support Our Troops Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the | ||
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund to be used by the | ||
Secretary to help defray the administrative processing costs. | ||
For each registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to | ||
the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this | ||
fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Support Our Troops Fund | ||
and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special | ||
License Plate Fund. | ||
(d) The Support Our Troops Fund is created as a special | ||
fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Support Our | ||
Troops Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation by the | ||
General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, as grants to | ||
Illinois Support Our Troops, Inc., a not-for-profit public | ||
purpose charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3), | ||
for charitable assistance to the troops and their families in | ||
accordance with its Articles of Incorporation. | ||
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||