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| Public Act 097-0306 | ||||
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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 | ||||
Sections 3-651, 3-666, 3-667, 3-668, 3-669, 3-676, 3-677, | ||||
3-681, 3-686, 3-688, and 3-689 (as added by Public Act 96-1408) | ||||
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. | ||
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 $20 fee for original | ||
issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||
additional fee Of this additional fee, $15
shall be deposited | ||
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund
and $5 | ||
shall be deposited into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund. For | ||
each
registration renewal period, an $18 a $20 fee, in addition | ||
to the appropriate
registration fee, shall be charged. This | ||
additional fee Of this additional fee, $2 shall be
deposited | ||
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $18
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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 approval by the Secretary,
be used by the | ||
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc., a recognized
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charitable organization that meets the requirements of Title | ||
26,
Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code, to provide | ||
grants for
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 requirements established by the
Marine | ||
Corps Scholarship Foundation. In addition, the recipients must | ||
be
Illinois residents and must attend a college or university | ||
located
within the State of Illinois.
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The State Treasurer shall require the Marine Corps | ||
Scholarship
Foundation to establish a separate account for | ||
receipt of the proceeds of the
Marine Corps Scholarship Fund. | ||
That account shall be subject to audit either
annually or at | ||
another interval, as determined by the State Treasurer.
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Proceeds from the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund shall be | ||
transferred on a
quarterly basis by the State Treasurer's | ||
office to this separate account.
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(Source: P.A. 92-467, eff. 1-1-02; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; | ||
92-651, eff.
7-11-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-666)
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Sec. 3-666. Paratrooper 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 Paratrooper license plates to residents of
Illinois
who | ||
meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary of | ||
State. The
special Paratrooper plate
issued under this
Section | ||
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||
division and
motor vehicles of the second division weighing not | ||
more than 8,000 pounds.
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
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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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance
in addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-190, eff. 8-16-07.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-667)
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Sec. 3-667. 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.
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(c) An applicant shall be charged a $2 $15 fee for original | ||
issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee. This | ||
additional 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.
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(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
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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.
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(Source: P.A. 95-162, eff. 1-1-08; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-668)
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Sec. 3-668. Iraq Campaign 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 Iraq Campaign license plates to residents of
Illinois who | ||
have earned the Iraq Campaign Medal from the United States | ||
Armed Forces. The special Iraq Campaign plates issued under | ||
this Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | ||
first division, motorcycles, and
motor vehicles of the second | ||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued | ||
under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
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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. The | ||
Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||
issued as vanity plates or personalized
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, in his or her | ||
discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as | ||
provided under Section 3-412.
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(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||
$25 $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the | ||
appropriate registration fee. This additional fee Of this fee, | ||
$25 shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief | ||
Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State | ||
Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help | ||
defray the administrative processing costs.
For each | ||
registration renewal period, a $25 $27 fee, in addition to the | ||
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. This | ||
additional fee Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||
Illinois Military Family Relief Fund and $2 shall be deposited | ||
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-190, eff. 8-16-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-669) | ||
Sec. 3-669. Afghanistan Campaign 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 Afghanistan Campaign license plates to residents
of | ||
Illinois who have earned the Afghanistan Campaign Medal from | ||
the United States Armed Forces. The special Afghanistan | ||
Campaign plates issued under this Section shall be
affixed only | ||
to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and
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motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than | ||
8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall 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. The | ||
Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||
issued as vanity plates or personalized
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, in his or her | ||
discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as | ||
provided under Section 3-412. | ||
(c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||
$25 $40 fee for original issuance in addition to the | ||
appropriate registration fee. This additional fee Of this fee, | ||
$25 shall be deposited into the Illinois Military Family Relief | ||
Fund and $15 shall be deposited into the Secretary of State | ||
Special License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help | ||
defray the administrative processing costs.
For each | ||
registration renewal period, a $25 $27 fee, in addition to the | ||
appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. This | ||
additional fee Of this fee, $25 shall be deposited into the | ||
Illinois Military Family Relief Fund and $2 shall be deposited | ||
into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-190, eff. 8-16-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-676)
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Sec. 3-676. Iraq Campaign 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 Iraq Campaign license plates to residents of
Illinois who | ||
have earned the Iraq Campaign Medal from the United States | ||
Armed Forces. The special Iraq Campaign plates issued under | ||
this Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | ||
first division, motorcycles, and
motor vehicles of the second | ||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued | ||
under this Section shall expire according to the staggered
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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. The | ||
Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||
issued as vanity plates or personalized
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, in his or her | ||
discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as | ||
provided under Section 3-412.
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(c) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance
in addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-542, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-677) | ||
Sec. 3-677. Afghanistan Campaign 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 Afghanistan Campaign license plates to residents
of | ||
Illinois who have earned the Afghanistan Campaign Medal from | ||
the United States Armed Forces. The special Afghanistan | ||
Campaign plates issued under this Section shall be
affixed only | ||
to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and
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motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than | ||
8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall 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. The | ||
Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be | ||
issued as vanity plates or personalized
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, in his or her | ||
discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as | ||
provided under Section 3-412.
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(c) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-542, eff. 8-28-07; 95-876, eff. 8-21-08.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-681) | ||
Sec. 3-681. U.S. Navy 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 U.S. Navy license plates to
residents of Illinois who | ||
meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||
State. The special U.S. Navy plate issued under this
Section | ||
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||
division,
motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second | ||
division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds. Plates issued | ||
under this Section shall expire according to the
staggered | ||
multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this | ||
Code.
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(b) The plates shall display the U.S. Navy emblem. In all | ||
other
respects, the design, color, and format of the plates | ||
shall be 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
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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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration | ||
renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition to the applicable | ||
registration fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into | ||
the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 95-796, eff. 8-11-08.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-686) | ||
Sec. 3-686. Distinguished Flying Cross 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 Distinguished Flying Cross license plates to residents of | ||
Illinois who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross | ||
medal by the United States Armed Forces. The special | ||
Distinguished Flying Cross plates issued under this Section | ||
shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||
division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second | ||
division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. 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 plates or personalized 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, in his or her | ||
discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as | ||
provided under Section 3-412. | ||
(c) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance in addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 96-655, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.) | ||
(625 ILCS 5/3-688) | ||
Sec. 3-688. Operation Iraqi Freedom 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 Operation Iraqi Freedom license plates to residents of | ||
Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the | ||
Secretary of State. The special Operation Iraqi Freedom plate | ||
issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger | ||
vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles | ||
of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. | ||
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 plates or personalized 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance in addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 96-747, eff. 1-1-10; 96-1000, eff. 7-2-10.)
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(625 ILCS 5/3-693)
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Sec. 3-693 3-689. Women Veteran 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 Women Veteran license plates to
residents of Illinois who | ||
meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of | ||
State. The special Women Veteran plate issued under this
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Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the | ||
first division,
motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second | ||
division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds. 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 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for | ||
original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration | ||
fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary | ||
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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(Source: P.A. 96-1408, eff. 7-30-10; revised 9-28-10.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||
1, 2012.
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