97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB0993

 

Introduced 2/8/2011, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-626

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Korean War Veteran license plates.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5Section 3-626 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
7    Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
8    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the the
9Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications
10made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may
11issue special registration plates designated as Korean War
12Veteran license plates to residents of Illinois who
13participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
14Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall
15be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division,
16motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division weighing not
17more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as defined by
18Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section
19shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure
20established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
22wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
23Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be

 

 

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1issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
2Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
3designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
4Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the
5eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall
6approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
7Section 3-412.
8    (c) (Blank).
9    (d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created as
10a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in the Korean
11War Memorial Construction Fund shall, subject to
12appropriation, be used by the Department of Veteran Affairs to
13provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial to
14be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Upon
15the completion of the Memorial, the Department of Veteran
16Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that the
17construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
18certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State
19Treasurer shall transfer all moneys in the Fund and any future
20deposits into the Fund into the Secretary of State Special
21License Plate Fund.
22    (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
23license plates for a vehicle and who has been approved for
24benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons
25Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall pay
26the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the

 

 

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1registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
2this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
3of this Section.
4(Source: P.A. 96-1409, eff. 1-1-11.)