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90_HB0221eng
625 ILCS 5/3-639 new from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code to provide that the
Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to
the surviving spouse or parents of a police officer or
firefighter who has died in the line of duty. Effective
immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding
2 Section 3-639.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by
6 adding Section 3-639 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
8 Sec. 3-639. Deceased police officer or firefighter
9 plates.
10 (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees
11 and applications made in the form prescribed by the
12 Secretary, may issue special registration plates to the
13 surviving spouse or, if no spouse exists, the parents of a
14 police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of
15 duty in this State. The special plates issued pursuant to
16 this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
17 the first division or motor vehicles of the second division
18 weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
19 Plates issued under this Section shall expire according
20 to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
21 this Code.
22 (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be
23 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate
24 documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall
25 accompany each application.
26 (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged
27 a $15 fee for original issuance in addition to the
28 appropriate registration fee. This additional fee shall be
29 deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate
30 Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray the
31 administrative processing costs.
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1 For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in
2 addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
3 charged. This additional fee shall be deposited into the
4 Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
5 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect
6 January 1, 1998.