93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
HB6128

 

Introduced 2/6/2004, by Tom Cross

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-645

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Vietnam Veteran license plates.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1     AN ACT concerning vehicles.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by changing
5 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
9 Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and
10 applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
11 State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents of
12 Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
13 Secretary of State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate issued
14 under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles
15 of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the
16 second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
17 issued under this Section shall expire according to the
18 staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
19 of this Code.
20     (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
21 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The
22 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be
23 issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
24 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to
25 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of
26 Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the
27 eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall
28 approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under
29 Section 3-412.
30     (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
31 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This
32 additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State

 

 

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