Sen. Michael W. Frerichs
Filed: 5/7/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1116 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1116 by replacing  
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-611.5 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-611.5 new)

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    Sec. 3-611.5. Fire Chief license plates.
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    (a)  The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a 
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municipality or fire protection district that operates a fire 
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department, accompanied by an application and the appropriate 
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fee, may issue, to a fire chief of each municipal fire 
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department or fire protection district, special registration 
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plates designated as Fire Chief license plates.  The special 
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plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to 
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passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of 
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the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, owned 
 


 






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by the fire department or the chief officer of the fire 
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department.  Plates issued under this Section shall expire 
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according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 
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3-414.1 of this Code.
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    (b)  The design and color of the special plates shall be 
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wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.  The plates are 
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not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in 
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subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary may 
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prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of the 
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special plates.  The fee for this plate shall be the same as the 
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fee prescribed for first division vehicles in Section 3-806 of 
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this Code.".