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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. Southwest Asia Service 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 Southwest Asia Service license plates to residents of

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Illinois who have earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from 
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the United States Armed Forces.  The special Southwest Asia 
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Service plates issued under this Section shall be
affixed only 
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to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and

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motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 
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8,000 pounds.
Plates issued under this Section shall expire 
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according to the staggered
multi-year procedure established by 
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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 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, in his or her 
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discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals
as 
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provided under 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.