625 ILCS 5/3-659
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 625 - VEHICLES|625 ILCS 5/ - Illinois Vehicle Code.|Chapter 3 - Certificates Of Title And Registration Of Vehicles

Sec. 3-659.  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 distribution 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.  (Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)