Section 625 ILCS 5/3-653 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Pet Friendly license plates(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Pet Friendly license plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, autocycles, and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code. 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 plates is wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, except that the phrase "I am pet friendly" shall be on the plates. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.(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 additional fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Pet Population Control 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 additional fee, $25 shall be deposited into the Pet Population Control Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
Amended by P.A. 103-0843,§ 5, eff. 1/1/2025.Amended with no change by P.A. 095-0331,§ 1005, eff. 8/21/2007.Amended by P.A. 094-0639, § 920, eff. 8/22/2005. P.A. 92-520, eff. 6-1-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02.See also 625 ILCS 5/3-656, 625 ILCS 5/3-660, and 625 ILCS 5/3-661 , which have been renumbered from 625 ILCS 5/3-653.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.