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Public Act 1547 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 096-1547

HB6908 Enrolled LRB096 22689 WGH 42748 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    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.

    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-694 as follows:

    (625 ILCS 5/3-694 new)
    Sec. 3-694. Chicago Police Memorial Foundation license
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 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.
    (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
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.
    (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
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 Chicago Police
Memorial Foundation Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the
Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
    (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.

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 3/10/2011

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