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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
3represented in the General Assembly: 



 
4    Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding 
5Section 5.826 as follows:
 
6    (30 ILCS 105/5.826 new)
7    Sec. 5.826. The Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
8Association Fund.
 
9    Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
10Section 3-699 as follows:
 
11    (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new)
12    Sec. 3-699. Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
13Association license plates.
14    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
15the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special 
16registration plates designated as Illinois Police Benevolent 
17and Protective Association license plates. The special plates 
18issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger 
19vehicles of the first division and motor vehicles of the second 
20division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued 
21under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year 
 
 
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1procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
2    (b) The design and color of the plates is wholly within the 
3discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates 
4to be issued as vanity plates or personalized under Section 
53-405.1 of the Code. The Secretary shall prescribe stickers or 
6decals as provided under Section 3-412 of this Code. The 
7Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
8issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with 
9Section 3-405.1 of this Code.
10    (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a 
11$25 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
12registration fee. Of this fee, $10 shall be deposited into the 
13Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective Association Fund and 
14$15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special 
15License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray 
16the administrative processing costs. 
17    For each registration renewal period, a $25 fee, in 
18addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. 
19Of this fee, $23 shall be deposited into the Illinois Police 
20Benevolent and Protective Association Fund and $2 shall be 
21deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate 
22Fund. 
23    (d) The Illinois Police Benevolent and Protective 
24Association Fund is created as a special fund in the State 
25treasury. All money in the Illinois Police Benevolent and 
26Protective Association Fund shall be paid, subject to 
 
 
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1appropriation by the General Assembly and distribution by the 
2Secretary, as grants to the Illinois Police Benevolent and 
3Protective Association for the purposes of  providing death 
4benefits for the families of police officers killed in the line 
5of duty, providing scholarships for undergraduate study to 
6children and spouses of police officers killed in the line of 
7duty, and educating the public and police officers regarding 
8policing and public safety.