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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Section 3-634 as follows:
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6 | (625 ILCS 5/3-634)
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7 | Sec. 3-634. Illinois Fire Fighters' License Plate.
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8 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||||
9 | the form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue | ||||||
10 | special registration plates
designated to be Illinois Fire | ||||||
11 | Fighters' Memorial license plates. The special
plates issued | ||||||
12 | under
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles | ||||||
13 | of the first division,
motor vehicles of the second
division | ||||||
14 | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds,
recreational vehicles as | ||||||
15 | defined in Section 1-169 of this Code,
and subject to the
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16 | staggered registration system. Plates issued under this | ||||||
17 | Section shall
expire according to the multi-year
procedure | ||||||
18 | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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19 | (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly | ||||||
20 | within the discretion
of the Secretary of State. The Secretary | ||||||
21 | of State may, in his or her
discretion, allow the plates to be | ||||||
22 | issued as vanity plates or personalized in
accordance with | ||||||
23 | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
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1 | designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | ||||||
2 | Section 3-412
of this Code. The Secretary of State shall | ||||||
3 | prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under Section 3-412.
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4 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original | ||||||
5 | issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
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6 | this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
7 | of State
Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall be
deposited | ||||||
8 | into the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
For each | ||||||
9 | registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition to the
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10 | appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $2 | ||||||
11 | shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
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12 | Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Illinois Fire | ||||||
13 | Fighters' Memorial Fund.
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14 | (d) In addition to the purpose specified in Section | ||||||
15 | 2-119(n), moneys in
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund | ||||||
16 | shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) and | ||||||
17 | subject to appropriation by
the General Assembly and approval | ||||||
18 | by the Secretary, be used exclusively for the following | ||||||
19 | purposes: | ||||||
20 | (1) maintaining
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial;
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21 | (2) holding an annual memorial
commemoration and Medal | ||||||
22 | of Honor ceremony and related activities; and | ||||||
23 | (3) providing scholarships , for graduate study, | ||||||
24 | undergraduate study, or both, to children and spouses of | ||||||
25 | fire fighters
killed in the line of duty. | ||||||
26 | (e) No more than 10% of the annual proceeds of the Illinois |
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1 | Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund may, subject to appropriation by | ||||||
2 | the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary, be used for | ||||||
3 | exhibits for and the maintenance of the Illinois Fire Fighter | ||||||
4 | Museum.
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5 | (Source: P.A. 93-717, eff. 7-13-04; 94-322, eff. 1-1-06.)
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6 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
7 | becoming law.
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