Public Act 097-0947
 
HB4982 EnrolledLRB097 18165 HEP 63389 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 3-641 as follows:
 



    (625 ILCS 5/3-641)



    Sec. 3-641. Deceased police officer or firefighter plates. 

    (a) The Secretary,
upon
receipt of all applicable fees and 
applications made in the
form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
issue
special registration plates to the surviving spouse and 
or, if no spouse exists,
the parents of a police officer or 
firefighter who has died in the line of
duty in this State.  The 
special plates issued
pursuant to 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. Appropriate 
documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, shall accompany 
each application.

    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
$15 fee for
original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
registration fee.  This
additional fee 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 $2 fee, in addition 
to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged.  This 
additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State 
Special License Plate Fund.

(Source: P.A. 90-530, eff. 1-1-98; 90-655, eff. 7-30-98.)

  
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2013.


Effective Date:  1/1/2013