Public Act 096-1101
 
SB3023 EnrolledLRB096 19936 AJT 35412 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 changing 
Section 3-623 as follows:
 


    (625 ILCS 5/3-623)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)



    Sec. 3-623. Purple Heart Plates. The Secretary, upon 
receipt of an
application made in the form prescribed by the 
Secretary of State, may
issue to recipients awarded the Purple 
Heart by a branch of the armed
forces of the United States who 
reside in Illinois,
special
registration plates.  The 
Secretary, upon receipt of the proper application, may also 
issue these special registration plates to an Illinois resident 
who is the surviving spouse of a person who was awarded the 
Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces of the United 
States. The special plates issued pursuant to this Section

should be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 1st 
division, including
motorcycles, or motor
vehicles of the 2nd 
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. 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 Secretary of State must make a 
version of the special registration plates authorized under 
this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles. 

    The design and color of such plates shall be wholly within 
the discretion
of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate 
documentation, as determined by the
Secretary, and the 
appropriate registration fee shall
accompany the application.

However, for an individual who has been issued Purple Heart 
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, the annual fee for

the registration of the vehicle shall be as provided in Section 
3-806.3 of
this Code.

(Source: P.A. 94-93, eff. 1-1-06; 94-343, eff. 1-1-06; 95-331, 
eff. 8-21-07; 95-353, eff. 1-1-08.)