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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 State Finance Act is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 5.866 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | (30 ILCS 105/5.866 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 5.866. The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Fund. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Section 10. The Illinois Vehicle Code is amended by adding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Section 3-699.14 as follows: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | (625 ILCS 5/3-699.14 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Sec. 3-699.14. Sons of the American Legion license plates. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | (a) The Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | State, may issue special registration plates designated as Sons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | of the American Legion license plates. The special plates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the second | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | division weighing not more than 8,000 lbs. Plates issued under | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
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1 | (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be | ||||||
2 | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary, except that
the | ||||||
3 | phrase "Sons of the American Legion", and the official Emblem | ||||||
4 | of the Sons of the American
Legion shall be on the plates. The | ||||||
5 | Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or
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6 | personalized plates under Section 3-405.1 of the Code. | ||||||
7 | Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, | ||||||
8 | shall accompany each application. | ||||||
9 | (c) A series of letters and numbers shall be reserved for | ||||||
10 | special plates issued under this Section to past detachment | ||||||
11 | commanders of the Sons of the American Legion. The series of | ||||||
12 | letters and numbers reserved under this Section shall have the | ||||||
13 | prefix of "PDC" and be followed
by 2 numerals ranging from | ||||||
14 | 00-99 that designate the year that the past detachment | ||||||
15 | commander last served. For example, "PDC 08"
would identify the | ||||||
16 | past detachment commander that last served during the year | ||||||
17 | 2008. Certification by the detachment
adjutant will be required | ||||||
18 | in the form of a letter verifying service dates of the past | ||||||
19 | detachment commander for issuance of the special plate. | ||||||
20 | (d) An applicant for the special plate shall be charged a | ||||||
21 | $15 fee for original issuance in addition
to the appropriate | ||||||
22 | registration fee. Of this additional fee, $10 shall be | ||||||
23 | deposited into the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund | ||||||
24 | and $5 shall be deposited into the Secretary
of State Special | ||||||
25 | License Plate Fund, to be used by the Secretary to help defray | ||||||
26 | the administrative
processing costs. For each registration |
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1 | renewal period, a $10 fee, in addition to the appropriate | ||||||
2 | registration fee, shall be
charged. Of this additional fee, $5 | ||||||
3 | shall be deposited into the Sons of the American Legion | ||||||
4 | Scholarship Fund and $5 shall be deposited into the Secretary | ||||||
5 | of State Special
License Plate Fund. | ||||||
6 | (e) The Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund is | ||||||
7 | created as a special fund in the State treasury. All moneys in | ||||||
8 | the Sons of the American Legion Scholarship Fund shall be paid, | ||||||
9 | subject to appropriation by the General Assembly and | ||||||
10 | distribution by the Secretary, as grants for scholarships for | ||||||
11 | higher education. The scholarship recipients must be the | ||||||
12 | children of current or former members of the Sons of the | ||||||
13 | American Legion who meet the academic, financial, and other | ||||||
14 | requirements established by the Sons of the American Legion. In | ||||||
15 | addition, the recipients must be residents of this State and | ||||||
16 | must attend a college or university located within this State.
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