SB0135 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
SB0135

Introduced 1/24/2023, by Sen. Neil Anderson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-609.2 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Allows the Secretary of State to issue Law Enforcement Medal of Honor license plates. Provides that the plates shall display the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor.

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 3-609.2 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-609.2 new)

Sec. 3-609.2. Law Enforcement Medal of Honor license plates.

(a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue Law Enforcement Medal of Honor license plates to residents of this State who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary. The special Law Enforcement Medal of Honor plate issued under 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. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1.

(b) The plates shall display the Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. In all other respects, the design, color, and format of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary, in the Secretary's discretion, may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in the Secretary's discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.