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      625 ILCS 5/3-639 new      from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621
          Amends the Illinois Vehicle  Code  to  provide  that  the
      Secretary  of  State may issue special registration plates to
      the surviving spouse  or  parents  of  a  police  officer  or
      firefighter  who  has  died  in  the line of duty.  Effective
      immediately.
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 1        AN ACT to amend  the  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  by  adding
 2    Section 3-639.
 3        Be  it  enacted  by  the People of the State of Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 6    adding Section 3-639 as follows:
 7        (625 ILCS 5/3-639 new)
 8        Sec.   3-639.  Deceased  police  officer  or  firefighter
 9    plates.
10        (a)  The Secretary, upon receipt of all  applicable  fees
11    and   applications   made  in  the  form  prescribed  by  the
12    Secretary, may  issue  special  registration  plates  to  the
13    surviving  spouse  or,  if no spouse exists, the parents of a
14    police officer or firefighter who has died  in  the  line  of
15    duty  in  this  State.  The special plates issued pursuant to
16    this Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of
17    the  first  division or motor vehicles of the second division
18    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
19        Plates issued under this Section shall  expire  according
20    to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of
21    this Code.
22        (b)  The  design and color of the special plates shall be
23    wholly within the discretion of  the  Secretary.  Appropriate
24    documentation,   as   determined   by  the  Secretary,  shall
25    accompany each application.
26        (c)  An applicant for the special plate shall be  charged
27    a   $15   fee  for  original  issuance  in  addition  to  the
28    appropriate registration fee.  This additional fee  shall  be
29    deposited  into  the Secretary of State Special License Plate
30    Fund, to  be  used  by  the  Secretary  to  help  defray  the
31    administrative processing costs.
HB0221 Engrossed            -2-                LRB9001305NTsb
 1        For  each  registration  renewal  period,  a  $2  fee, in
 2    addition  to  the  appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be
 3    charged.  This additional fee shall  be  deposited  into  the
 4    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
 5        Section  99.   Effective  date.   This  Act  takes effect
 6    January 1, 1998.

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