SB2497 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2497

Introduced 1/28/2020, by Sen. Christopher Belt - Melinda Bush and Patrick J. Joyce

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that the Secretary of State may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates to recipients awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the United States. Provides that no registration fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of a Defense Superior Service plate.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning transportation.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding Section 3-699.22 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-699.22 new)

Sec. 3-699.22. Defense Superior Service plates. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Defense Superior Service license plates to recipients awarded the Defense Superior Service Medal by a branch of the armed forces of the United States who reside in this State. The special plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The Secretary shall make a version of the special registration plates authorized under this Section in a form appropriate for motorcycles.

The design and color of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. No registration fee, including the fees established under Section 3-806 of this Code, shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of any plates issued under this Section.