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Public Act 92-0702
HB6004 Enrolled LRB9213741DHmgA
AN ACT in relation to vehicles.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.570 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.570 new)
Sec. 5.570. The Illinois Pan Hellenic Trust Fund.
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
adding Section 3-654 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-654 new)
Sec. 3-654. Pan Hellenic 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 Pan Hellenic 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 an
emblem of a Pan Hellenic eligible member shall be on the
plate. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany each application. 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, may prescribe rules governing the requirements
and approval of the special plates.
(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 Illinois Pan Hellenic Trust 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 Illinois Pan Hellenic Trust
Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
(d) The Illinois Pan Hellenic Trust Fund is created as a
special fund in the State Treasury. The State Treasurer shall
create separate accounts within the Illinois Pan Hellenic
Trust Fund for each eligible member for which Pan Hellenic
license plates have been issued. Moneys in the Illinois Pan
Hellenic Trust Fund shall be allocated to each account in
proportion to the number of plates sold in regard to each
fraternity or sorority. All moneys in the Illinois Pan
Hellenic Trust Fund shall be distributed, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the
Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Alpha Kappa Alpha
Charitable Foundation, Illinois Delta Sigma Theta Charitable
Foundation, Illinois Zeta Phi Beta Charitable Foundation,
Illinois Sigma Gamma Rho Charitable Foundation, Illinois
Alpha Phi Alpha Charitable Foundation, Illinois Omega Psi Phi
Charitable Foundation, Illinois Kappa Alpha Psi Charitable
Foundation, Illinois Phi Beta Sigma Charitable Foundation, or
Illinois Iota Phi Theta Charitable Foundation for charitable
purposes sponsored by the African-American fraternity or
sorority.
Passed in the General Assembly May 31, 2002.
Approved July 19, 2002.
Effective January 01, 2003.
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