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1    AN ACT concerning transportation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended  by adding 
5Section 3-696 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-696 new)
7    Sec. 3-696. Blue Star license plates.
8    (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an
application 
9made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special 
10registration plates designated as Blue Star license plates to 
11any Illinois resident whose spouse, parent, sibling, or child 
12is serving in the United States Armed Forces. Appropriate 
13documentation, as
determined by the Secretary, and the 
14appropriate registration
fee shall accompany the application. 
15The special plates issued pursuant to
this Section may be 
16affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, 
17motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the second division weighing 
18not more
than
8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section 
19shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure 
20established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
21    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be 
22wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The 
23Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be 
 
 
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1issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with 
2Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to 
3designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of 
4Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the 
5eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall 
6approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under 
7Section 3-412. 
8    (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original 
9issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This 
10additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State 
11Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal 
12period, a $2 fee, in addition to the applicable registration 
13fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into the Secretary 
14of State Special License Plate Fund.