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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 changing |
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| Sections 3-626, 3-638, 3-645, 3-647, 3-650, and 3-680 as |
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| follows:
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
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| Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran 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 special registration plates designated as
Korean War |
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| Veteran license plates to
residents of Illinois who |
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| participated in the United States Armed Forces during
the |
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| Korean War. The special plate issued under this Section shall |
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| be affixed
only to passenger vehicles of the first division, |
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| motorcycles,
motor vehicles of the second
division weighing not |
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| more than 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles as
defined by |
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| Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section |
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| shall
expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure |
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| established by 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 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for |
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| original issuance
in addition to the applicable registration |
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| fee. Of this additional fee,
$13 shall be deposited into the |
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| Secretary of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $2 shall be |
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| deposited into the Korean War Memorial Construction Fund.
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| (d) The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created as |
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| a special fund
in the State treasury. All moneys in the Korean |
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| War Memorial Construction Fund
shall, subject to |
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| appropriation, be used by the Department of Veteran Affairs
to |
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| provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial to |
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| be located at
Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Upon |
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| the completion of the
Memorial, the Department of Veteran |
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| Affairs shall certify to the State
Treasurer that the |
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| construction of the Memorial has been completed. Upon the
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| certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State |
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| Treasurer shall
transfer all moneys in the Fund and any future |
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| deposits into the Fund into the
Secretary of State Special |
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| License Plate
Fund.
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| (e) An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran |
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| license plates
for a vehicle
and who has been approved for |
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| benefits under the Senior Citizens and Disabled
Persons |
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| Property Tax Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall pay
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| the original issuance and the regular annual fee for the |
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| registration of the
vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of |
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| this Code in addition to the fees
specified in subsection (c) |
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| of this Section.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04; |
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| 93-846, eff. 7-30-04.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
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| Sec. 3-638. U.S. Veteran 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. Veteran 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. Veteran 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 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for |
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| original issuance
in addition to the applicable registration |
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| fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary |
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| of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-645)
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| Sec. 3-645. Vietnam Veteran 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 Vietnam Veteran license plates to residents
of Illinois |
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| who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary |
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| of
State. The special Vietnam Veteran plate issued under this |
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| Section shall be
affixed only to passenger vehicles of the |
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| first 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 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for |
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| original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration |
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| fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary |
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| of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
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| Sec. 3-647. World War II Veteran 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 World War II Veteran 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 World War II Veteran 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for |
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| original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration |
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| fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary |
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| of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-650)
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| Sec. 3-650. Army Combat Veteran 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 Army Combat Veteran 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 Army Combat Veteran 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 plates shall display the Army Combat Infantry |
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| Badge. In all other
respects, the design, color, and format of |
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| the plates shall be within the
discretion of the Secretary of |
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| State. The Secretary may, in his or her
discretion, allow the |
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| plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
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| accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are |
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| not required to
designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in |
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| subsection (b) of Section 3-412
of this Code. The Secretary |
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| shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and,
in his or her |
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| discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as
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| provided under Section 3-412.
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| (c) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for |
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| original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration |
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| fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary |
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| of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| (Source: P.A. 92-79, eff. 1-1-02; 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-651, |
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| eff.
7-11-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)
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| (625 ILCS 5/3-680) |
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| Sec. 3-680. U.S. Army Veteran 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 Veteran license plates to
residents of Illinois |
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| who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
Secretary |
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| of State. The special U.S. Army Veteran plate issued under this
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| Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the |
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| first 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) (Blank). An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for |
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| original issuance in
addition to the applicable registration |
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| fee. This additional fee shall be
deposited into the Secretary |
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| of State Special License Plate Fund. For each registration |
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| renewal
period, a $2 fee, in addition to the applicable |
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| registration
fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into |
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| the Secretary
of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| (Source: P.A. 95-796, eff. 8-11-08; 96-328, eff. 8-11-09.)
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| Section 98. Applicability. The changes made by this |
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| amendatory Act of the 96th General Assembly apply beginning |
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| with the 2011 registration year.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January |
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| 1, 2011.
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