Public Act 90-0530 of the 90th General Assembly

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Public Act 90-0530

HB0221 Enrolled                                LRB9001305NTsb

    AN ACT to amend  the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  adding
Section 3-639.

    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 3-639 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
    Sec.   3-639.  Deceased  police  officer  or  firefighter
plates.
    (a)  The Secretary, upon receipt of all  applicable  fees
and   applications   made  in  the  form  prescribed  by  the
Secretary, may  issue  special  registration  plates  to  the
surviving  spouse  or,  if no spouse exists, the parents of a
police officer or firefighter who has died  in  the  line  of
duty  in  this  State.  The special plates issued pursuant to
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
the  first  division or 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 special plates shall be
wholly within the discretion of  the  Secretary.  Appropriate
documentation,   as   determined   by  the  Secretary,  shall
accompany each application.
    (c)  An applicant for the special plate shall be  charged
a   $15   fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition  to  the
appropriate registration fee.  This additional fee  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  $2  fee, in
addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
charged.  This additional fee shall  be  deposited  into  the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.

    Section  99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes effect
January 1, 1998.

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