(625 ILCS 5/3-633)
Sec. 3-633. Universal Charitable Organization license plate.
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue Universal Charitable Organization license plates to residents of Illinois on behalf of organizations that meet the requirements of Title 26, Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code formed for any bona fide charitable, benevolent, philanthropic, or patriotic purpose. The Secretary of State may prescribe rules establishing additional eligibility criteria for charitable organizations under this Section. The special Universal Charitable Organization plate issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. Charitable organizations deemed eligible by the Secretary of State shall design charitable decals to be affixed on plates issued under this Section. The Secretary may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of charitable decals.
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Charitable organizations may establish a fee for the purchase of their charitable decal and shall report by July 31 of each year to the Secretary of State Vehicle Services Department the sticker fee, the number of charitable decals sold, the total revenue received from the sale of charitable decals during the previous fiscal year, and any other information deemed necessary by the Secretary of State.
(Source: P.A. 89-564, eff. 7-1-97; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97.)
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