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| Public Act 096-1547 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
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 Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund.
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Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||
Section 3-694 as
follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-694 new) | ||||
Sec. 3-694. Chicago Police Memorial Foundation license | ||||
plates.
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(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||
applications
made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may | ||||
issue special registration
plates designated as Chicago Police | ||||
Memorial Foundation license plates to active or retired law | ||||
enforcement officers and their family members, surviving | ||||
family members of deceased law enforcement officers, and | ||||
members of or donors to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation. | ||||
The special plates issued under 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.
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(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
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3-405.1 of the Code. Appropriate documentation, as determined | ||
by the
Secretary, shall accompany each application. The | ||
Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under | ||
Section 3-412 of this Code.
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(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 | ||
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund and $15 shall be
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deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate | ||
Fund, to be used by
the Secretary to help defray the | ||
administrative processing costs.
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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 Chicago Police | ||
Memorial Foundation Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
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Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(d) The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund is created | ||
as a special fund in the State
treasury. All moneys in the | ||
Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Fund shall be paid, subject | ||
to
appropriation
by the General Assembly
and approval by the | ||
Secretary, as grants to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation | ||
for
maintenance of a memorial and park, holding an annual | ||
memorial commemoration, giving scholarships to children of | ||
police officers killed or catastrophically injured in the line | ||
of
duty, providing financial assistance to police officers and | ||
their families when a police officer is killed or injured in | ||
the line of
duty, and paying the insurance premiums for police | ||
officers who are terminally ill.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. | ||