96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB0935


 
Introduced 2/6/2009, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/3-626









    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Korean War Veteran license plates.
















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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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Section 3-626 as 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
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) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
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issuance
in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of 
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this additional fee,
$13  shall be deposited into the Secretary 
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of State
Special License Plate Fund
and $2 shall be deposited 
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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.)