93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB4489


 
Introduced 02/03/04, by Carole Pankau
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		
















625 ILCS 5/3-628




625 ILCS 5/3-642









    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that qualified applicants pay no additional original issuance fee for Bronze Star and Silver Star special license plates.



















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HB4489

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    AN ACT concerning vehicles.

 
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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 
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Sections 3-628 and 3-642 as follows:
 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-628)



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    Sec. 3-628. Bronze Star plates. 

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    (a) Beginning January 1, 1996, in addition to any other 
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special license
plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all 
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applicable fees and applications made
in the form prescribed by 
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the Secretary of State, may issue special
registration plates 
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to residents of Illinois who have been awarded the Bronze
Star 
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by the United States Armed Forces. The special plate issued 
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under this
Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles 
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of the first
division, motorcycles, or
motor vehicles of the 
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second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates 
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issued under this Section shall expire according to the 
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staggered
multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 
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of this Code.

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    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
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wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The 
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Secretary may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be 
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issued as vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with 
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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 
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Section
3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe the 
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eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall 
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approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under 
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Section 3-412.

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    (c) (Blank).
An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for 
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original issuance in
addition to the appropriate registration 
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fee.

 


 









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    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary 
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of State
Special License Plate Fund.


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(Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

 



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    (625 ILCS 5/3-642)



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    Sec. 3-642. Silver Star plates. 

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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and 
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applications made
in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may 
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issue special
registration plates to residents of Illinois who 
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have been awarded the Silver
Star by the United States Armed 
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Forces. The special plate issued under this
Section shall be 
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affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, 
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motorcycles, or
motor vehicles of the second division weighing 
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not more than 8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section 
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shall expire according to the staggered
multi-year procedure 
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established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

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    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
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wholly
within the discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary 
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may, in his or
her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as 
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vanity plates or personalized
in accordance with Section 
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3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required
to designate 
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"Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section

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3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe the 
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eligibility requirements
and, in his or her discretion, shall 
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approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as provided under 
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Section 3-412.

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    (c) (Blank).
An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for 
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original issuance in
addition to the appropriate registration 
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fee.

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    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary 
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of State
Special License Plate Fund.


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(Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)