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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 3-699.14 as follows:
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| 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 3-699.14. Blue Star Banner license plates. |
| 8 | | (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the |
| 9 | | Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications |
| 10 | | made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State, may |
| 11 | | issue Blue Star Banner license plates to residents of Illinois |
| 12 | | who have a spouse, parent, sibling, or child actively serving |
| 13 | | in the United States Armed Forces. The special Blue Star Banner |
| 14 | | plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to |
| 15 | | passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and |
| 16 | | motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than |
| 17 | | 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section shall expire |
| 18 | | according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by |
| 19 | | Section 3-414.1 of this Code. |
| 20 | | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be |
| 21 | | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The |
| 22 | | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be |
| 23 | | issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with |