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| Public Act 096-1240 | ||||
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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 5.755 as follows: | ||||
(30 ILCS 105/5.755 new) | ||||
Sec. 5.755. The Fraternal Order of Police Fund. | ||||
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 3-689 as follows: | ||||
(625 ILCS 5/3-689 new) | ||||
Sec. 3-689. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police 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 Fraternal Order of | ||||
Police license plates to residents of Illinois who are members | ||||
in good standing of the Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois | ||||
State Lodge and meet other eligibility requirements prescribed | ||||
by the Secretary of State. 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, 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. | ||
(b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the | ||
discretion of the Secretary, except that the Illinois Fraternal | ||
Order of Police emblem shall appear on the plates. 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 plates are not required to designate | ||
"Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of 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 | ||
Fraternal Order of Police 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 Fraternal Order of | ||
Police Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of | ||
State Special License Plate Fund. | ||
(d) The Fraternal Order of Police Fund is created as a | ||
special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fraternal | ||
Order of Police Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation, | ||
as grants to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police to increase | ||
the efficiency and professionalism of law enforcement officers | ||
in Illinois, to educate the public about law enforcement | ||
issues, to more firmly establish the public confidence in law | ||
enforcement, to create partnerships with the public, and to | ||
honor the service of law enforcement officers dedicated to the | ||
protection of life and property.
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Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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