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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 5.755 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5.755. The Fraternal Order of Police Fund. | ||||||
| 8 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||
| 9 | Section 3-689 as follows: | ||||||
| 10 | (625 ILCS 5/3-689 new) | ||||||
| 11 | Sec. 3-689. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police license | ||||||
| 12 | plates. | ||||||
| 13 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||||
| 14 | the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special | ||||||
| 15 | registration plates designated as Illinois Fraternal Order of | ||||||
| 16 | Police license plates to residents of Illinois who are members | ||||||
| 17 | in good standing of the Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois | ||||||
| 18 | State Lodge and meet other eligibility requirements prescribed | ||||||
| 19 | by the Secretary of State. The special plates issued under this | ||||||
| 20 | Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | ||||||
| 21 | first division and motor vehicles of the second division | ||||||
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| 1 | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles, | ||||||
| 2 | as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under | ||||||
| 3 | this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure | ||||||
| 4 | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | ||||||
| 5 | (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the | ||||||
| 6 | discretion of the Secretary, except that the Illinois Fraternal | ||||||
| 7 | Order of Police emblem shall appear on the plates. The | ||||||
| 8 | Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or | ||||||
| 9 | personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary | ||||||
| 10 | shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section | ||||||
| 11 | 3-412 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate | ||||||
| 12 | "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section | ||||||
| 13 | 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her | ||||||
| 14 | discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or | ||||||
| 15 | personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this | ||||||
| 16 | Code. | ||||||
| 17 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
| 18 | $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
| 19 | registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the | ||||||
| 20 | Fraternal Order of Police Fund and $15 shall be deposited into | ||||||
| 21 | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used | ||||||
| 22 | by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing | ||||||
| 23 | costs. | ||||||
| 24 | For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in | ||||||
| 25 | addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. | ||||||
| 26 | Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Fraternal Order of | ||||||
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| 1 | Police Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of | ||||||
| 2 | State Special License Plate Fund. | ||||||
| 3 | (d) The Fraternal Order of Police Fund is created as a | ||||||
| 4 | special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Fraternal | ||||||
| 5 | Order of Police Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation, | ||||||
| 6 | as grants to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police to increase | ||||||
| 7 | the efficiency and professionalism of law enforcement officers | ||||||
| 8 | in Illinois, to educate the public about law enforcement | ||||||
| 9 | issues, to more firmly establish the public confidence in law | ||||||
| 10 | enforcement, to create partnerships with the public, and to | ||||||
| 11 | honor the service of law enforcement officers dedicated to the | ||||||
| 12 | protection of life and property.
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| 13 | Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 14 | becoming law.
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