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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by 
5changing Section 3-645 as follows:
 



6    (625 ILCS 5/3-645)



7    Sec. 3-645. Vietnam Veteran License Plates. 

8    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 
9Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and 
10applications made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of 
11State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents

12of Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by 
13the Secretary of
State. Veterans who served in active duty 
14status during the Vietnam war but were not deployed to Vietnam 
15for combat are also eligible for Vietnam Veteran license 
16plates.  The special Vietnam Veteran plate issued under this 
17Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the 
18first division, motorcycles, and
motor vehicles of the second 
19division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued 
20under this Section shall expire according to the staggered

21multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
22Code.

23    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
 
 
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1wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The 
2Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be 
3issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with 
4Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required
to 
5designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) 
6of Section
3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe 
7the eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, 
8shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided 
9under Section 3-412.

10    (c) (Blank).

11(Source: P.A. 96-1409, eff. 1-1-11.)