Bill Text: IL HB0198 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Creates the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Plates. Charges $40 for the issuance of these plates, $25 of which will go to the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund and $15 of which will go the Secretary of State Special License Fund. Charges $27 for renewal, $25 of which will go to the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund and $2 of which will go to the Secretary of State Police Special License Fund. Allows distribution of money in the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund to the Northern Illinois Police K-9 Memorial for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a police K-9 memorial monument. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0360 [HB0198 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HB0198-Engrossed.html

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AN ACT concerning transportation.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
Section 5.826 as follows:
(30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
Sec. 5.826. The Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund.
Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding
Section 3-699 as follows:
(625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
Sec. 3-699. Illinois Police K-9 Memorial 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 designated as Illinois
Police K-9 Memorial 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 plates is wholly within the

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discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates
to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section
3-405.1 of the Code. Appropriate documentation, as determined
by the Secretary, shall accompany each application. The
Secretary shall prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
Section 3-412 of this Code.
(c) An applicant shall be charged a $40 fee for original
issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. Of
this additional fee, $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall be deposited
into the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund. For each
registration renewal period, a $27 fee, in addition to the
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. Of this
additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the Secretary of
State Special License Plate Fund and $25 shall be deposited
into the Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund.
(d) The Illinois Police K-9 Memorial Fund is created as a
special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Illinois
Police K-9 Memorial Fund shall be paid, subject to
appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the
Secretary, as grants to the Northern Illinois Police K-9
Memorial for the creation, operation, and maintenance of a
police K-9 memorial monument.