96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3765


 
Introduced 2/11/2010, by Sen. Dan Cronin
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














625 ILCS 5/3-645









    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Vietnam 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 3-645 as follows:
 



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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
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) 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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(Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)