Rep. John M. Cabello
Filed: 3/20/2013
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1817




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1817 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.826 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
7    Sec. 5.826. The Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
8Association Fund.
 
9    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
10Section 3-699 as follows:
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
12    Sec. 3-699. Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
13Association license plates
14    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
 
 
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1the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
2registration plates designated as Illinois Police Benevolent 
3and Protective Association license plates. The special plates 
4issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger 
5vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the second 
6division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued 
7under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year 
8procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
9    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the 
10discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates 
11to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section 
123-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or 
13decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code. The 
14Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
15issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with 
16Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
17    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
18$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
19registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 
20Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective Association Fund and 
21$15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
22License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray 
23the administrative processing costs. 
24    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
25addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. 
26Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Illinois Police 
 
 
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1Benevolent and Protective Association Fund and $2 shall be 
2deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate 
3Fund. 
4    (d) The Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
5Association Fund is created as a special fund in the State 
6treasury. All money in the Illinois Police Benevolent and 
7Protective Association Fund shall be paid, subject to 
8appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the 
9Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Police Benevolent and 
10Protective Association for the purposes of  providing death 
11benefits for the families of police officers killed in the line 
12of duty, providing scholarships for undergraduate study to 
13children and spouses of police officers killed in the line of 
14duty, and educating the public and police officers regarding 
15policing and public safety.".