Reserve your new EMS License Plates now!
The Illinois General Assembly has passed the EMS memorial license plate bill into law.
The Secretary of States office is currently accepting reservations for these new plates. When they have received 1500 reservations for the plates production of the plates will begin. The cost of the plate is $27.00 in addition to the normal fee for your vehicle, renewal of the plates will be $17.00 in addition to your normal yearly renewal fee.
You can download the application at
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/vsd702.pdf
Mail the signed form, along with a $12.00 check to:
Secretary of State
Vehicle Services Department
Special Plates Division
501 S. Second Street, Rm. 312
Springfield, IL 62756
The $12.00 will be subtracted from the $27.00 fee when the plate production begins.
For more information on the EMS Memorial fund go to www.emsplate.com
The text of the new law is below
30 ILCS 105/5.719 new, 625 ILCS 5/3-684
"EMS Memorial Plates"
Effective Date: 8/18/09
Public Act: 96-0591 House Bill: 2433
Synopsis:
Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code and State Finance Act. Creates the Illinois EMS Memorial
Scholarship and Training Fund as a special fund in the State treasury. Provides for the issuance of Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $27 at original issuance and $17 at renewal. Provides that $12 of the additional original issuance fee and $15 the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund. Provides that $15 of the original issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Provides that, subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval by the Secretary of State, all money in the Illinois EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Fund will be paid as grants to the EMS Memorial Scholarship and Training Council, a not-for profit corporation, for the purposes of providing scholarships for graduate study, undergraduate study, or both, to children and spouses of emergency medical services personnel killed in the course of their employment, and for grants for the training of EMS personnel.
