Public Act 095-0556
 		





HB1116 Enrolled
LRB095 06821 DRH 26937 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 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.





Effective Date:  6/1/2008