HB0168ham001 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Dave Winters

Filed: 3/2/2011

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 168

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 168 by replacing everything after the enacting clause with the following:

"Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing Section 3-664 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-664)

Sec. 3-664. Gold Star license plates. Upon proper application, the Secretary of State shall issue registration plates designated as Gold Star license plates to any Illinois resident who is the surviving widow, widower, or parent of a person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States and lost his or her life while in service whether in peacetime or war. The surviving widow or widower and each surviving parent, or in the absence of a surviving parent, only one surviving sibling shall be issued one set of registration plates. In the event that there is no surviving widow, widower, parent, or sibling, the Secretary may issue one set of Gold Star license plates to each surviving child or stepchild. Registration plates issued under this Section shall be for first division vehicles and second division vehicles of 8,000 pounds or less. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. An applicant shall be charged only the appropriate registration fee.

(Source: P.A. 94-311, eff. 1-1-06; 94-343, eff. 1-1-06; 95-34, eff. 1-1-08; 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-353, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.)".