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Public Act 101-0089
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| HB2293 Enrolled | LRB101 06969 TAE 52002 b |
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AN ACT concerning transportation.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing |
Section 3-651 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-651)
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Sec. 3-651. U.S.
Marine Corps license plates. |
(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the |
Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications |
made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may |
issue special registration plates designated as
U.S. Marine |
Corps license plates to residents of Illinois who meet |
eligibility
requirements prescribed by the Secretary of State. |
The special plate issued
under this Section shall be affixed |
only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, motorcycles, |
motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not more than |
8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by Section |
1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section shall
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expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure |
established by Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
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(b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State, except |
that the U.S. Marine
Corps emblem shall appear on the plates. |
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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. The plates are not required
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to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) |
of Section
3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe |
the eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, |
shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided |
under Section 3-412.
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(c) An applicant shall be charged a $5 fee for original |
issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. This |
additional fee shall be deposited into the Marine Corps |
Scholarship Fund. For each
registration renewal period, an $18 |
fee, in addition to the appropriate
registration fee, shall be |
charged. This additional fee
shall be deposited into the Marine |
Corps Scholarship Fund.
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(d) The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund is created as a |
special fund in
the State treasury. All moneys in the Marine |
Corps Scholarship Fund shall,
subject to appropriation by the |
General Assembly and distribution by the Secretary,
be used by |
the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of Illinois, Inc. |
Scholarship Foundation, Inc., a recognized
charitable |
organization that meets the requirements of Title 26,
Section |
501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to provide grants for
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scholarships for higher education. The scholarship recipients |
must be the
children of current or former members of the United |
States Marine Corps
who meet the academic, financial, and other |
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requirements established by the
Marine Corps Scholarship |
Foundation. In addition, the recipients must be
Illinois |
residents and must attend a college or university located
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within the State of Illinois.
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(e) In addition, the Marine Corps Coordinating Council of |
Illinois is authorized to provide grants to the Marine Corps |
Scholarship Foundation, the Young Marine National Foundation, |
the Women Marines Association, and to any local chapter of the |
Marine Corps League that is located in Illinois. Any grant |
money paid from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be used |
for scholarships for undergraduate, graduate, and career and |
technical education and certification, financial assistance, |
or monetary awards to veterans or veterans' families that are |
located within the State of Illinois. |
(Source: P.A. 97-306, eff. 1-1-12; 97-409; eff. 1-1-12; 97-813, |
eff. 7-13-12.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
2019.
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