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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 adding 
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Section 3-674 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-674  new)
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    Sec. 3-674. U.S. Army license plates.
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    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the 
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Secretary, upon
receipt of all applicable fees and applications 
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made in the form prescribed by
the Secretary of State, may 
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issue U.S. Army license plates to
residents of Illinois who 
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meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary of 
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State.  The special U.S. Army plate issued under this
Section 
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shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first 
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division,
motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second 
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division weighing not more than
8,000 pounds. Plates issued 
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under this Section shall expire according to the
staggered 
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multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this 
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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 or personalized
plates 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) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
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issuance in
addition to the applicable registration fee.  This 
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additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary of State 
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Special License Plate Fund.