HB1116sam001 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Sen. Michael W. Frerichs

Filed: 5/7/2007

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1116

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1116 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-611.5 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-611.5 new)

Sec. 3-611.5. Fire Chief license plates.

(a) The Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a municipality or fire protection district that operates a fire department, accompanied by an application and the appropriate fee, may issue, to a fire chief of each municipal fire department or fire protection district, special registration plates designated as Fire Chief license plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, owned by the fire department or the chief officer of the fire department. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

(b) The design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of the special plates. The fee for this plate shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first division vehicles in Section 3-806 of this Code.".