Public Act 097-0755
 
HB4468 EnrolledLRB097 14448 HEP 59297 b


  
    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by changing 
Section 3-634 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/3-634)



    Sec. 3-634. Illinois Fire Fighters' License Plate. 

    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
the form
prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue 
special registration plates
designated to be Illinois Fire 
Fighters' Memorial license plates.  The special
plates issued 
under
this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles 
of the first division,
motor vehicles of the second
division 
weighing not more than 8,000 pounds,
recreational vehicles as 
defined in Section 1-169 of this Code,
 and subject to the

staggered registration system.  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 shall be wholly 
within the discretion
of the Secretary of State. The Secretary 
of State may, in his or her
discretion, allow the plates to be 
issued as vanity plates or personalized in
accordance with 
Section 3-405.1 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 of State shall 
prescribe stickers or decals as
provided under Section 3-412.

    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $27 fee for original 
issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of

this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary 
of State
Special License Plate Fund and $12 shall be
deposited 
into the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund.
For each 
registration renewal period, a $17 fee, in addition to the

appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $2 
shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License

Plate Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Illinois Fire 
Fighters' Memorial Fund.

    (d) In addition to the purpose specified in Section 
2-119(n), moneys in
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund 
shall, except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) and 
subject to appropriation by
the General Assembly and 
distribution by the Secretary, be used exclusively for the 
following purposes:
        (1) maintaining
the Illinois Fire Fighters' Memorial;


        (2) holding an annual memorial
commemoration and Medal 
    of Honor ceremony and related activities; and 
        (3) providing scholarships, for graduate study, 
    undergraduate study, or both, to children and spouses of 
    fire fighters
killed in the line of duty.
    (e) No more than 10%  of the annual proceeds of the Illinois 
Fire Fighters' Memorial Fund may, subject to appropriation by 
the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, be used 
for exhibits for and the maintenance of the  Illinois Fire 
Fighter Museum, except that the 10% limit may be exceeded to 
pay for emergency repairs related to the structural stability 
of the Illinois Fire Fighter Museum. Prior to exceeding the 10% 
limit, the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall obtain the 
approval of a majority of the members of the Illinois Fire 
Fighters Memorial Foundation.
 

(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)