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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 | | Section 3-691 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-691)
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| 7 | | Sec. 3-691. Illinois Fraternal Order of Police license |
| 8 | | plates. |
| 9 | | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in |
| 10 | | the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special |
| 11 | | registration plates designated as Illinois Fraternal Order of |
| 12 | | Police license plates to residents of Illinois who are members |
| 13 | | in good standing of the Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois |
| 14 | | State Lodge and meet other eligibility requirements prescribed |
| 15 | | by the Secretary of State. The special plates issued under this |
| 16 | | Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the |
| 17 | | first division and motor vehicles of the second division |
| 18 | | weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles, |
| 19 | | as defined by Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under |
| 20 | | this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure |
| 21 | | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. |
| 22 | | (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the |
| 23 | | discretion of the Secretary, except that the Illinois Fraternal |
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| 1 | | Order of Police emblem shall appear on the plates. The |
| 2 | | Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or |
| 3 | | personalized under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary |
| 4 | | shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section |
| 5 | | 3-412 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate |
| 6 | | "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section |
| 7 | | 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary may, in his or her |
| 8 | | discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or |
| 9 | | personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this |
| 10 | | Code. |
| 11 | | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a |
| 12 | | $25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate |
| 13 | | registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the |
| 14 | | Fraternal Order of Police Fund and $15 shall be deposited into |
| 15 | | the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used |
| 16 | | by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing |
| 17 | | costs. |
| 18 | | For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in |
| 19 | | addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. |
| 20 | | Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Fraternal Order of |
| 21 | | Police Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of |
| 22 | | State Special License Plate Fund. |
| 23 | | (d) The Fraternal Order of Police Fund is created as a |
| 24 | | special fund in the State treasury. All moneys money in the |
| 25 | | Fraternal Order of Police Fund shall be paid, subject to |
| 26 | | appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the |
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| 1 | | Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police |
| 2 | | to increase the efficiency and professionalism of law |
| 3 | | enforcement officers in Illinois, to educate the public about |
| 4 | | law enforcement issues, to more firmly establish the public |
| 5 | | confidence in law enforcement, to create partnerships with the |
| 6 | | public, and to honor the service of law enforcement officers |
| 7 | | dedicated to the protection of life and property.
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| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1240, eff. 7-23-10; 97-333, eff. 8-12-11.)
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