98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB0953

 

Introduced 1/24/2013, by Sen. John J. Cullerton

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
625 ILCS 5/3-609  from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609

    Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning Disabled Veterans' Plates.


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A BILL FOR

 

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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 changing
5Section 3-609 as follows:
 
6    (625 ILCS 5/3-609)  (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
7    Sec. 3-609. Disabled Veterans' Plates.
8    (a) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
9disability from the the United States Department of Veterans
10Affairs, and who has obtained certification from a licensed
11physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice nurse
12that the service-connected disability qualifies the veteran
13for issuance of registration plates or decals to a person with
14disabilities in accordance with Section 3-616, may, without the
15payment of any registration fee, make application to the
16Secretary of State for disabled veterans license plates
17displaying the international symbol of access, for the
18registration of one motor vehicle of the first division or one
19motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more than
208,000 pounds.
21    (b) Any veteran who holds proof of a service-connected
22disability from the United States Department of Veterans
23Affairs, and whose degree of disability has been declared to be

 

 

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150% or more, but whose disability does not qualify the veteran
2for a plate or decal for persons with disabilities under
3Section 3-616, may, without the payment of any registration
4fee, make application to the Secretary for a special
5registration plate without the international symbol of access
6for the registration of one motor vehicle of the first division
7or one motor vehicle of the second division weighing not more
8than 8,000 pounds.
9    (c) Renewal of such registration must be accompanied with
10documentation for eligibility of registration without fee
11unless the applicant has a permanent qualifying disability, and
12such registration plates may not be issued to any person not
13eligible therefor. The Illinois Department of Veterans'
14Affairs may assist in providing the documentation of
15disability.
16    (d) The design and color of the plates shall be within the
17discretion of the Secretary, except that the plates issued
18under subsection (b) of this Section shall not contain the
19international symbol of access. The Secretary may, in his or
20her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity or
21personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this
22Code. Registration shall be for a multi-year period and may be
23issued staggered registration.
24    (e) Any person eligible to receive license plates under
25this Section who has been approved for benefits under the
26Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax Relief Act,

 

 

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1or who has claimed and received a grant under that Act, shall
2pay a fee of $24 instead of the fee otherwise provided in this
3Code for passenger cars displaying standard multi-year
4registration plates issued under Section 3-414.1, for motor
5vehicles registered at 8,000 pounds or less under Section
63-815(a), or for recreational vehicles registered at 8,000
7pounds or less under Section 3-815(b), for a second set of
8plates under this Section.
9(Source: P.A. 96-79, eff. 1-1-10; 97-689, eff. 6-14-12; 97-918,
10eff. 1-1-13; revised 8-23-12.)