96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1598


 
Introduced 2/19/2009, by Sen. Tim Bivins
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Distinguished Flying Cross license plates. Provides that in addition to the appropriate registration fees, an applicant for the special plate shall be charged a fee of $15 at original issuance. Provides that the $15 issuance fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund. Effective January 1, 2010.



















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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. Distinguished Flying Cross 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 Distinguished Flying Cross license plates to residents of 
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Illinois who have been awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross 
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medal by the United States Armed Forces. The special 
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Distinguished Flying Cross plates 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, 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.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
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1, 2010.