Public Act 098-0360
 
HB0198 EnrolledLRB098 04140 MLW 34163 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 5.826 as follows:
 
    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
    Sec. 5.826. The Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund.
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-699 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
    Sec. 3-699. Illinois Police K-9 Memorial 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 Illinois 
Police K-9 Memorial license plates.
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 shall be charged a $40 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 $25 shall be deposited 
into the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund. For each 
registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the 
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this 
additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of 
State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall be deposited 
into the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund. 
    (d) The Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund is created as a 
special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Illinois 
Police K-9 Memorial Fund shall be paid, subject to 
appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the 
Secretary, as grants to the Northern Illinois Police K-9 
Memorial for the creation, operation, and maintenance of a 
police K-9 memorial monument.