97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3789
 
Introduced 2/10/2012, by Sen. Donne E. Trotter
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



625 ILCS 5/3-634

     Amends provisions of the Illinois Vehicle Code limiting, to no more than 10%  of the annual proceeds of the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund, the use of the Fund  for exhibits for and the maintenance of the  Illinois Fire Fighter Museum. Provides that the limit may be exceeded to pay for emergency repairs related to the structural stability of the Illinois Fire Fighter Museum.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
5Section 3-634 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-634)



7    Sec. 3-634. Illinois Fire Fighters' License Plate. 

8    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
9the form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue 
10special registration plates
designated to be Illinois Fire 
11Fighters' Memorial license plates.  The special
plates issued 
12under
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles 
13of the first division,
motor vehicles of the second
division 
14weighing not more than 8,000 pounds,
recreational vehicles as 
15defined in Section 1-169 of this Code,
 and subject to the

16staggered registration system.  Plates issued under this 
17Section shall
expire according to the multi-year
procedure 
18established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

19    (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly 
20within the discretion
of the Secretary of State. The Secretary 
21of State may, in his or her
discretion, allow the plates to be 
22issued as vanity plates or personalized in
accordance with 
23Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to

 
 
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1designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
2Section 3-412
of this Code.  The Secretary of State shall 
3prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under Section 3-412.

4    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original 
5issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of

6this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary 
7of State
Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall be
deposited 
8into the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
For each 
9registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition to the

10appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $2 
11shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License

12Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Illinois Fire 
13Fighters' Memorial Fund.

14    (d) In addition to the purpose specified in Section 
152-119(n), moneys in
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund 
16shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) and 
17subject to appropriation by
the General Assembly and 
18distribution by the Secretary, be used exclusively for the 
19following purposes:
20        (1) maintaining
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial;


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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1Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund may, subject to appropriation by 
2the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, be used 
3for exhibits for and the maintenance of the  Illinois Fire 
4Fighter Museum, except that the 10% limit may be exceeded to 
5pay for emergency repairs related to the structural stability 
6of the Illinois Fire Fighter Museum.
 

7(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)