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90_HB0798
625 ILCS 5/3-639 new
625 ILCS 5/3-634
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to authorize special
license plates designated as Fire Fighter license plates.
Provides for increased fees for these plates, to be deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
Changes the caption of the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial
license plate provisions.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by changing and
2 renumbering Section 3-629, added by Public Act 89-612, and
3 adding Section 3-639.
4 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5 represented in the General Assembly:
6 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
7 changing and renumbering Section 3-629, added by Public Act
8 89-612, and adding Section 3-639 as follows:
9 (625 ILCS 5/3-634)
10 Sec. 3-634. 3-629. Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial
11 License Plate.
12 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made
13 in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue
14 special registration plates designated to be Illinois Fire
15 Fighters' Memorial license plates. The special plates issued
16 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
17 vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the second
18 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, recreational
19 vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code, and
20 subject to the staggered registration system. Plates issued
21 under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
22 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
23 (b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
24 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
25 Secretary of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the
26 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
27 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
28 not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
29 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
30 of State shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
31 Section 3-412.
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1 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original
2 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
3 this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the
4 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall
5 be deposited into the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
6 For each registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition
7 to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of
8 this fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
9 Special License Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
10 the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
11 (Source: P.A. 89-612, eff. 8-9-96; revised 10-8-96.)
12 (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
13 Sec. 3-639. Fire Fighter plate.
14 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
15 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
16 Secretary, may issue special registration plates to fire
17 fighters designated as Fire Fighter license plates.
18 The special plates issued under this Section shall be
19 affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or
20 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
21 8,000 pounds.
22 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
23 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
24 this Code.
25 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
26 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
27 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
28 accompany each application.
29 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
30 a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the
31 appropriate registration fee. This $15 fee shall be
32 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
33 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
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1 administrative processing costs.
2 For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in
3 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
4 charged. This $2 fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
5 of State Special License Plate Fund.