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Public Act 097-0755
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 3-634 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-634)
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Sec. 3-634. Illinois Fire Fighters' License Plate.
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(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in |
the form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue |
special registration plates
designated to be Illinois Fire |
Fighters' Memorial license plates. The special
plates issued |
under
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles |
of the first division,
motor vehicles of the second
division |
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds,
recreational vehicles as |
defined in Section 1-169 of this Code,
and subject to the
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staggered registration system. Plates issued under this |
Section shall
expire according to the multi-year
procedure |
established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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(b) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly |
within the discretion
of the Secretary of State. The Secretary |
of State may, in his or her
discretion, allow the plates to be |
issued as vanity plates or personalized in
accordance with |
Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
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designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of |
Section 3-412
of this Code. The Secretary of State shall |
prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under Section 3-412.
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(c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original |
issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
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this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary |
of State
Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall be
deposited |
into the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
For each |
registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition to the
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appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $2 |
shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License
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Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Illinois Fire |
Fighters' Memorial Fund.
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(d) In addition to the purpose specified in Section |
2-119(n), moneys in
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund |
shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) and |
subject to appropriation by
the General Assembly and |
distribution by the Secretary, be used exclusively for the |
following purposes: |
(1) maintaining
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial;
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(2) holding an annual memorial
commemoration and Medal |
of Honor ceremony and related activities; and |
(3) providing scholarships, for graduate study, |
undergraduate study, or both, to children and spouses of |
fire fighters
killed in the line of duty. |
(e) No more than 10% of the annual proceeds of the Illinois |
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Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund may, subject to appropriation by |
the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, be used |
for exhibits for and the maintenance of the Illinois Fire |
Fighter Museum, except that the 10% limit may be exceeded to |
pay for emergency repairs related to the structural stability |
of the Illinois Fire Fighter Museum. Prior to exceeding the 10% |
limit, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall obtain the |
approval of a majority of the members of the Illinois Fire |
Fighters Memorial Foundation.
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(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)
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