Public Act 095-0795
 
HB5607 Enrolled LRB095 16762 LCT 42797 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-680 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-680 new)
    Sec. 3-680. Illinois Police Association license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated as Illinois Police Association
license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall
expire according to the multi-year procedure established by
Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates
to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section
3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code. The
Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with
Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the
Illinois Police Association Fund and $15 shall be deposited
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be
used by the Secretary to help defray the administrative
processing costs.
    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Illinois Police
Association Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The Illinois Police Association Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Illinois
Police Association Fund shall be used, subject to
appropriation, for providing death benefits for the families of
police officers killed in the line of duty, and for providing
scholarships, for graduate study, undergraduate study, or
both, to children and spouses of police officers killed in the
line of duty.
 
    Section 97. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.708 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.708 new)
    Sec. 5.708. The Illinois Police Association Fund.