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92_SB0223
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1 AN ACT concerning the Illinois Vehicle Code.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
5 adding Section 3-648 as follows:
6 (625 ILCS 5/3-648 new)
7 Sec. 3-648. Emergency services plates.
8 (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an
9 application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
10 issue special vehicle registration plates designated as
11 Emergency Services license plates. The special plates issued
12 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
13 vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the second
14 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, recreational
15 vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code, and
16 subject to the staggered registration system. Plates issued
17 under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
18 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
19 (b) The original application and subsequent renewals of
20 Emergency Services plates must be accompanied by a letter
21 from the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
22 or the chief officer of an Emergency Management Services and
23 Disaster Agency stating that the applicant is employed by the
24 respective agency. An Emergency Service license plate shall
25 not be issued to a person who is not employed by either the
26 Illinois Emergency Management Agency or an Emergency
27 Management Services and Disaster Agency.
28 (c) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
29 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
30 Secretary of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the
31 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
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1 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
2 not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
3 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
4 of State shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
5 Section 3-412.
6 (d) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
7 issuance of the plate in addition to the applicable
8 registration fee. This additional $15 fee shall be deposited
9 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For
10 each registration renewal period, an applicant shall be
11 charged a $2 fee in addition to the applicable renewal
12 registration fee. This additional $2 fee shall be deposited
13 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.