Public Act 099-0294
 
HB3269 EnrolledLRB099 07634 RJF 27765 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 3-635 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-635)
    Sec. 3-635. Master Mason 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 Master Mason
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. Appropriate
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany
each application.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the
Master Mason 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 $25 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Master Mason Fund
and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund.
    (d) The Master Mason Fund is created as a special fund in
the State treasury. All money in the Master Mason Fund shall be
paid, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and
distribution by the Secretary, as grants to The Illinois
Masonic Charities Fund Foundation for the Prevention of Drug
and Alcohol Abuse Among Children, Inc., a not-for-profit
corporation, for charitable purposes the purpose of providing
Model Student Assistance Programs in public and private schools
in Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)