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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 12-821 and 20-204 and by adding Section 3-684 as | ||||||
6 | follows: | ||||||
7 | (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 3-684. Distinguished Flying Cross license plates. | ||||||
9 | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the | ||||||
10 | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications | ||||||
11 | made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may | ||||||
12 | issue Distinguished Flying Cross license plates to residents of | ||||||
13 | Illinois who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross | ||||||
14 | medal by the United States Armed Forces. The special | ||||||
15 | Distinguished Flying Cross plates issued under this Section | ||||||
16 | shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||||||
17 | division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second | ||||||
18 | division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued | ||||||
19 | under this Section shall expire according to the staggered | ||||||
20 | multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this | ||||||
21 | Code. | ||||||
22 | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | ||||||
23 | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The |
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1 | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||||||
2 | issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with | ||||||
3 | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to | ||||||
4 | designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | ||||||
5 | Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her | ||||||
6 | discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as | ||||||
7 | provided under Section 3-412. | ||||||
8 | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | ||||||
9 | issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||||||
10 | additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State | ||||||
11 | Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
12 | (625 ILCS 5/12-821) | ||||||
13 | Sec. 12-821. Display of telephone number; complaint calls. | ||||||
14 | (a) Each school bus shall display at the rear of the bus a | ||||||
15 | sign, with letters and numerals readily visible and readable, | ||||||
16 | indicating the area code and telephone number of the owner of | ||||||
17 | the school bus, regardless of whether the owner is a school | ||||||
18 | district or another person or entity. The sign shall be in the | ||||||
19 | following form: | ||||||
20 | "TO COMMENT ON MY DRIVING, CALL (area code and telephone | ||||||
21 | number of school bus owner)" indicate that the number is to be | ||||||
22 | called to report erratic driving by the school bus driver . | ||||||
23 | A school bus owner who placed a sign conforming to the | ||||||
24 | requirements of Public Act 95-176 on a school bus before the | ||||||
25 | effective date of this amendatory Act of the 96th General |
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1 | Assembly may continue to use that sign on that school bus | ||||||
2 | rather than a sign that conforms to the requirements of this | ||||||
3 | amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly; however, if the | ||||||
4 | school bus owner replaces that sign, the replacement sign shall | ||||||
5 | conform to the requirements of this amendatory Act of the 96th | ||||||
6 | General Assembly. | ||||||
7 | (b) The owner of each school bus shall establish procedures | ||||||
8 | for accepting the calls provided for under subsection (a) and | ||||||
9 | for taking complaints. | ||||||
10 | (c) The procedures established under subsection (b) shall | ||||||
11 | include, but not be limited to: | ||||||
12 | (1) an internal investigation of the events that led to | ||||||
13 | each complaint; and | ||||||
14 | (2) a report to the complaining party on the results of | ||||||
15 | the investigation and the action taken, if any.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 95-176, eff. 1-1-08.)
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17 | (625 ILCS 5/20-204) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 20-204)
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18 | Sec. 20-204.
A county or the The corporate authorities of a | ||||||
19 | municipality may adopt all or any
portion of this Illinois | ||||||
20 | Vehicle Code by reference.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 78-738.)
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22 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
23 | 1, 2010.
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