96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB2617


 
Introduced 1/21/2010, by Sen. Dale E. Risinger
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







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     Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Retired Air Force 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 and $2 for each renewal. Provides that the $15 issuance fee and $2 of the renewal fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
  















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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 3-624.5 as follows:
 
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    (625 ILCS 5/3-624.5 new)
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    Sec. 3-624.5. Retired Air Force plates. 
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    (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in 
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the
form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may issue to 
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retired members of
the United States Air Force who reside in 
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Illinois, special
registration plates designated as Retired 
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Air Force plates.  The special 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 for the special plate shall be charged a 
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$15 fee for original issuance in addition to the appropriate 
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registration fee. This additional fee shall be deposited into 
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the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund, to be used 
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by the Secretary to help defray the administrative processing 
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costs.
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    For each registration renewal period, a $2 fee, in addition 
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to the appropriate registration fee, shall be charged. This 
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additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State 
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Special License Plate Fund.