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1 | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5.755 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.755 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5.755. The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Section 3-689 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (625 ILCS 5/3-689 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Sec. 3-689. Sons of the American Legion license plates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the form prescribed by the Secretary,
may issue special | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | registration plates designated as Sons of the American Legion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | license plates. The
special plates issued under this Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | shall be fixed only to passenger vehicles of the first | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | division,
motor vehicles of the second division weighing not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | more man 8,000 pounds, and recreational vehicles
as defined in | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates issued under this Section | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | shall expire according to the
multi-year procedure established |
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1 | by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | ||||||
2 | (b) The design and color of the plate is wholly within the | ||||||
3 | discretion of me Secretary, except that
the phrase "Sons of the | ||||||
4 | American Legion", and the official Emblem of the Sons of the | ||||||
5 | American
Legion shall be on the plates. The Secretary may allow | ||||||
6 | the plates to be issued as vanity plates or
personalized plates | ||||||
7 | under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. | ||||||
8 | A series of letters and numbers shall be reserved for | ||||||
9 | special plates issued pursuant to this Section to past | ||||||
10 | detachment commanders of the Sons of the American Legion. The | ||||||
11 | series of letters and numbers reserved under this Section shall | ||||||
12 | have the prefix of "PDC" and be followed
by two numerals | ||||||
13 | ranging from 00-99 that designate the year that the past | ||||||
14 | detachment commander last served. For example, "PDC 08"
would | ||||||
15 | identify the past detachment commander that last served during | ||||||
16 | the year 2008. Certification by the detachment
adjutant will be | ||||||
17 | required in the form of a letter verifying service dates of the | ||||||
18 | past detachment commander for issuance of the special plate. | ||||||
19 | (c) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
20 | $15 fee for original issuance in addition
to the appropriate | ||||||
21 | registration fee. Of this additional fee, $10 shall be | ||||||
22 | deposited into the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund | ||||||
23 | and $5 shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special | ||||||
24 | License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray | ||||||
25 | the administrative
processing costs. | ||||||
26 | For each registration renewal period, a $10 fee, in |
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1 | addition to the appropriate registration fee, shall be
charged. | ||||||
2 | Of this additional fee, $5 shall be deposited into the Sons of | ||||||
3 | the American Legion Scholarship Fund and $5 shall be deposited | ||||||
4 | into the Secretary of State Special
License Plate Fund. | ||||||
5 | (d) The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund is | ||||||
6 | created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in | ||||||
7 | the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund shall be paid, | ||||||
8 | subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and approval | ||||||
9 | by the Secretary, as grants for scholarships for higher | ||||||
10 | education. The scholarship recipients must be the children of | ||||||
11 | current or former members of the Sons of the American Legion | ||||||
12 | who meet the academic, financial, and other requirements | ||||||
13 | established by the Sons of the American Legion. In addition, | ||||||
14 | the recipients must be Illinois residents and must attend a | ||||||
15 | college or university located within the State of Illinois.
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