103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB4986
 
Introduced 2/8/2024, by Rep. Ryan Spain
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new
    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates to recipients of the Presidential Unit Citation. Provides that the plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation ribbon. Specifies that the design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. 


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A BILL FOR
 
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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 adding 
5Section 3-699.23 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.23 new)
7    Sec. 3-699.23. Presidential Unit Citation license plates. 
8    (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable 
9fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the 
10Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as 
11Presidential Unit Citation plates. The special plates issued 
12under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles 
13of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the 
14second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates 
15under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year 
16procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
17    The plates shall display the Presidential Unit Citation 
18ribbon. In all other respects, the design and color of the 
19special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the 
20Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the 
21Secretary, shall accompany each application. The Secretary 
22may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as 
23vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section 
 
 
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13-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate 
2"Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 
33-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the 
4eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall 
5approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under 
6Section 3-412.