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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding 
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Section 5.755 as follows:
 
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    (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new)
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    Sec. 5.755. The Fraternal Order of Police Fund.
 
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    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 3-689 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-689 new)
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    Sec. 3-689. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police license 
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plates.
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
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the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
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registration plates designated as Illinois Fraternal Order of 
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Police license plates to residents of Illinois who are members 
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in good standing of the Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois 
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State Lodge and meet other eligibility requirements prescribed 
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by the Secretary of State. The special plates issued under this 
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Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
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first division and motor vehicles of the second division 
 


 






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weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles, 
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as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under 
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this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure 
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established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the 
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discretion of the Secretary, except that the Illinois Fraternal 
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Order of Police emblem shall appear on the plates. The 
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Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or 
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personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary 
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shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 
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3-412 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate 
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"Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 
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3-412 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her 
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discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or 
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personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this 
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Code.
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    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
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$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 
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Fraternal Order of Police Fund and $15 shall be deposited into 
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the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used 
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by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing 
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costs.
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    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
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addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. 
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Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Fraternal Order of 
 


 






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Police Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of 
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State Special License Plate Fund.
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    (d) The Fraternal Order of Police Fund is created as a 
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special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fraternal 
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Order of Police Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation, 
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as grants to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police to increase 
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the efficiency and professionalism of law enforcement officers 
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in Illinois, to educate the public about law enforcement 
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issues, to more firmly establish the public confidence in law 
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enforcement, to create partnerships with the public, and to 
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honor the service of law enforcement officers dedicated to the 
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protection of life and property.

 
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    Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.