Public Act 095-0162
 		





HB2783 Enrolled
LRB095 08801 DRH 28986 b






    AN ACT concerning transportation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:


 
    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
Section 3-664 as follows:
 
    (625 ILCS 5/3-664 new)

    Sec. 3-664. Korean Service 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
Korean Service 
license plates to
residents of Illinois who, on or after July 
27, 1954, participated in the United States Armed Forces in 
Korea.  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
expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure 
established by Section
3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  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
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.

    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of 
this additional fee,
$13  shall be deposited into the Secretary 
of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $2 shall be deposited 
into the Korean War Memorial Construction Fund a special fund 
in the State treasury.

    (d) An individual who has been issued Korean Service  
license plates
for a vehicle
and who has been approved for 
benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons 
Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall pay

the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the 
registration of the
vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of 
this Code in addition to the fees
specified in subsection (c) 
of this Section.