HB3322ham001 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Rep. Jim Watson

Filed: 3/13/2009

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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3322

2 AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3322 by replacing

3 everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4 "Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding

5 Section 3-684 as follows:

6 (625 ILCS 5/3-684 new)

7 Sec. 3-684. Southwest Asia Service license plates.

8 (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the

9 Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications

10 made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may

11 issue Southwest Asia Service license plates to residents of

12 Illinois who have earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal from

13 the United States Armed Forces. The special Southwest Asia

14 Service plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only

15 to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and

16 motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than

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1 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire

2 according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by

3 Section 3-414.1 of this Code.

4 (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be

5 wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The

6 Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be

7 issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with

8 Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to

9 designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of

10 Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her

11 discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as

12 provided under Section 3-412.

13 (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original

14 issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This

15 additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State

16 Special License Plate Fund.".