96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB0853


 
Introduced 2/10/2009, by Rep. Rich Brauer
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for issuance of Operation Iraqi Freedom license plates, at an additional initial charge of $15 with eligibility requirements to be determined by the Secretary of State. Provides that the design, color, and format of the plates is wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. Provides that the $15 additional initial charge shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
















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HB0853

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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 3-684 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-684  new)
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    Sec. 3-684. Operation Iraqi Freedom 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 Operation Iraqi Freedom license plates to residents of 
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Illinois who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the 
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Secretary of State. The special Operation Iraqi Freedom plate 
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issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger 
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vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles 
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of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. 
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Plates 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) 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.