Bill Text: IL SB1894 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that children and stepchildren, in addition to the spouse and parents, of a police officer or firefighter who has died in the line of duty may be issued special license plates.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-7)
Status: (Passed) 2019-08-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 101-0358 [SB1894 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1894-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 101-0358 | ||||
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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||
Section 3-641 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-641)
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Sec. 3-641. Deceased police officer or firefighter 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 to the surviving spouse, | ||||
children, stepchildren, and 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.
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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 special plates shall be | ||||
wholly within the
discretion of
the Secretary. Appropriate | ||||
documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany | ||||
each application.
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(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.
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 97-947, eff. 1-1-13.)
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