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| Public Act 101-0536 | ||||
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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 3-609 as follows:
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(625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
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Sec. 3-609. Plates for veterans with disabilities. | ||||
(a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected | ||||
disability from the United States Department of Veterans | ||||
Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed | ||||
physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice | ||||
registered nurse that the service-connected disability | ||||
qualifies the veteran for issuance of registration plates or | ||||
decals to a person with disabilities in accordance with Section | ||||
3-616, may, without the payment of any registration fee, make | ||||
application to the Secretary of State for license plates for | ||||
veterans with disabilities displaying the international symbol | ||||
of access, for the registration of one motor vehicle of the | ||||
first division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the | ||||
second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. | ||||
(b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected | ||||
disability from the United States Department of Veterans | ||||
Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to be | ||||
50% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the veteran | ||
for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities under | ||
Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any registration | ||
fee, make application to the Secretary for a special | ||
registration plate without the international symbol of access | ||
for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first | ||
division, one motorcycle, or one motor vehicle of the second | ||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
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(c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with | ||
documentation
for eligibility of registration without fee | ||
unless the applicant has a
permanent qualifying disability, and | ||
such registration plates may not be
issued to any person not | ||
eligible therefor. The Illinois Department of Veterans' | ||
Affairs may assist in providing the
documentation of | ||
disability.
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(d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the | ||
discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued | ||
under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the | ||
international symbol of access. 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. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be | ||
issued staggered registration. | ||
(e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under | ||
this Section who has been approved for benefits under the | ||
Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities Property Tax | ||
Relief Act, or who has claimed and received a grant under that | ||
Act, shall pay a fee of $24 instead of the fee otherwise | ||
provided in this Code for passenger cars displaying standard | ||
multi-year registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, | ||
for motor vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under | ||
Section 3-815(a), or for recreational vehicles registered at | ||
8,000 pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for a second set | ||
of plates under this Section.
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(Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-513, eff. 1-1-18.)
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