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Public Act 098-0376
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| HB0989 Enrolled | LRB098 03905 MLW 33923 b |
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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding |
Section 5.826 as follows:
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(30 ILCS 105/5.826 new) |
Sec. 5.826. The Public Safety Diver Fund.
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Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
Section 3-699 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-699 new) |
Sec. 3-699. Public Safety Diver license plates. |
(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 Public Safety |
Diver 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, and recreational vehicles as |
defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. 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. Appropriate |
documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany |
the application. 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 shall be charged a $45 fee for original |
issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee, if |
applicable. Of this fee, $30 shall be deposited into the Public |
Safety Diver Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary |
of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration |
renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the appropriate |
registration fee, shall be charged. Of this fee, $25 shall be |
deposited into the Public Safety Diver Fund and $2 shall be |
deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate |
Fund. |
(d) The Public Safety Diver Fund is created as a special |
fund in
the State treasury. All moneys in the Public Safety |
Diver Fund shall be
paid, subject to appropriation by the |
General Assembly and
distribution by the Secretary, to the |
Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board for the |
purposes of providing grants based on need for training, |
standards, and equipment to public safety disciplines within |
the State and to units of local government involved in public |
safety diving and water rescue services. |
(e) The Public Safety Diver Advisory Committee shall |