Public Act 101-0376
 
SB1183 EnrolledLRB101 08046 TAE 53108 b

    AN ACT concerning transportation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
Section 3-644 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-644)
    Sec. 3-644. Police Memorial Committee license plates.
    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in
the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated as Police Memorial Committee
license plates. The special plates issued under this Section
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
more than 8,000 pounds. 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 plates is wholly within the
discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates
to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section
3-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or
decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code.
    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a
$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the
Police Memorial Committee Fund and $15 shall be deposited into
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used
by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing
costs.
    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Police Memorial
Committee Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The Police Memorial Committee Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All money in the Police
Memorial Committee Fund shall be paid, subject to appropriation
by the General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary, as
grants to the Police Memorial Committee for maintaining a
memorial statue, holding an annual memorial commemoration, and
giving scholarships or grants to children and spouses of police
officers killed in the line of duty.
(Source: P.A. 97-409, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.