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91_SB1237
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1 AN ACT to amend the Illinois Vehicle Code by adding
2 Section 3-645.
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 3-645 as follows:
7 (625 ILCS 5/3-645 new)
8 Sec. 3-645. Emergency services plates.
9 (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an
10 application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
11 issue special vehicle registration plates designated as
12 Emergency Services license plates. The special plates issued
13 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
14 vehicles of the first division, motor vehicles of the second
15 division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds, recreational
16 vehicles as defined in Section 1-169 of this Code, and
17 subject to the staggered registration system. Plates issued
18 under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year
19 procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
20 (b) The original application and subsequent renewals of
21 Emergency Services plates must be accompanied by a letter
22 from the Director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency
23 or the chief officer of an Emergency Management Services and
24 Disaster Agency stating that the applicant is employed by the
25 respective agency. An Emergency Service license plate shall
26 not be issued to a person who is not employed by either the
27 Illinois Emergency Management Agency or an Emergency
28 Management Services and Disaster Agency.
29 (c) The design and color of the plates shall be wholly
30 within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
31 Secretary of State may, in his or her discretion, allow the
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1 plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
2 accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are
3 not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in
4 subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary
5 of State shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
6 Section 3-412.
7 (d) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
8 issuance of the plate in addition to the applicable
9 registration fee. This additional $15 fee shall be deposited
10 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. For
11 each registration renewal period, an applicant shall be
12 charged a $2 fee in addition to the applicable renewal
13 registration fee. This additional $2 fee shall be deposited
14 into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.