Illinois Ass'n of Remittance Agents v. Powell

In 1966, the Secretary of State inaugurated a program of authorizing banks to issue and distribute passenger vehicle license plates. A bank desirous of doing so entered into an agreement with the Secretary which set forth his requirements and the procedures to follow. There are, as we know, other means of obtaining license plates, such as mailing an application to the Secretary or seeking out the services of a licensed remittance agent. Banks furnishing this service have steadily increased from an initial twenty-three to now around eighty-seven. Likewise, the number of plates distributed…