Public Act 093-0931
 
SB3189 Enrolled LRB093 20951 RAS 46931 b

    AN ACT concerning license plates.
 
    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
renumbering and changing Section 3-653, added by Public Act
92-704, as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-660)
    Sec. 3-660 3-653. September 11th license plates.
    (a) Beginning on September 11, 2002, the Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the
form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special
registration plates designated as September 11th 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.
    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 Secretary
may allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized
plates under Section 3-405.1 of this 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
$40 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate
registration fee. Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the
September 11th 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 $27 fee, in
addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.
Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the September 11th
Fund and $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund.
    (d) The September 11th Fund is created as a special fund in
the State treasury. Subject to appropriation by the General
Assembly and approval by the Secretary, the Director of the
Illinois Emergency Management Agency Commerce and Community
Affairs shall pay all moneys in the September 11th Fund as
grants to aid victims of terrorism and as grants to local
governments to cover the costs of training, equipment, and
other items related to public safety initiatives intended to
prevent further acts of terrorism or to respond to further acts
of terrorism or other disasters or emergency situations in
Illinois.
(Source: P.A. 92-704, eff. 7-19-02; revised 10-15-03.)
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.