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 1        AN ACT in relation to vehicles.

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

 4        Section 5.  The  Illinois  Vehicle  Code  is  amended  by
 5    changing Sections 3-609, 3-609.1, 3-620, 3-621, 3-622, 3-623,
 6    3-624,  3-625,  3-626,  3-628,  3-638,  3-642,  3-645, 3-647,
 7    3-650, 3-651, and 3-806.4 as follows:

 8        (625 ILCS 5/3-609) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609)
 9        Sec. 3-609. Disabled  Veterans'  Plates.    Any  disabled
10    veteran  who  has been or declared eligible for funds for the
11    purchase of a motor vehicle of the first division  or  for  a
12    motor  vehicle  of the second division weighing not more than
13    8,000 pounds by the United States Federal Government  because
14    of  his disability, may make application for the registration
15    of one such vehicle, to the Secretary of  State  without  the
16    payment of any registration fee.  Registration shall be for a
17    multi-year  period  effective  in  1980  and  may  be  issued
18    staggered registration.
19        Any  disabled veteran of World War I, of World War II, of
20    the National Emergency between June 25, 1950 and January  31,
21    1955  or  of the period beginning February 1, 1955 and ending
22    on  the  day  before  the  first  day  thereafter  in   which
23    individuals  (other  than individuals liable for induction by
24    reason of prior deferment) are no longer liable for induction
25    for training and service into  the  armed  forces  under  the
26    Military  Selective  Service  Act  of  1967,  or of any armed
27    conflict involving the armed forces of the United States, who
28    has a service-connected  disability of such a nature that  it
29    would, if it had been incurred in World War II, have entitled
30    him  to be awarded an automobile by the United States Federal
31    Government,  or  who  is  receiving  compensation  from   the
 
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 1    Veterans    Administration    for   total   service-connected
 2    disability, may make application to the  Secretary  of  State
 3    for  the  registration  of  one  motor  vehicle  of the first
 4    division  without  accompanying  such  application  with  the
 5    payment of any fee.
 6        Renewal of such registration  must  be  accompanied  with
 7    documentation  for  eligibility  of  registration without fee
 8    unless the applicant has a permanent  qualifying  disability,
 9    and  such registration plates may not be issued to any person
10    not eligible therefor.
11        The Illinois Veterans Commission may assist in  providing
12    the documentation of disability.
13        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
14    2005 and issued under this Section must:
15             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
16             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
17        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
18    (Source: P.A. 86-444; 87-895.)

19        (625 ILCS 5/3-609.1) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-609.1)
20        Sec.  3-609.1.  Congressional Medal of Honor plates.  Any
21    resident of the State of Illinois who has  been  awarded  the
22    Congressional  Medal  of  Honor  may make application for the
23    registration of a motor vehicle owned solely or  in  part  by
24    such recipient, to the Secretary of State without the payment
25    of  any  registration  fee.   Registration  shall  be  for  a
26    multi-year  period effective from issuance.  The Secretary of
27    State shall  furnish  at  his  office  at  no  cost  to  such
28    Congressional Medal of Honor recipients, plates bearing up to
29    3  letters  designating  the recipient's initials followed by
30    the letters C M  H  signifying  the  Congressional  Medal  of
31    Honor.  The plate shall be suitable for attachment to a motor
32    vehicle or motorcycle registered under this Code.
33        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
 
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 1    2005 and issued under this Section must:
 2             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 3             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 4        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 5    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

 6        (625 ILCS 5/3-620) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-620)
 7        Sec.  3-620.   The  Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   an
 8    application  made  on the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 9    State, may  issue  special  registration  plates   to  United
10    States  citizens,  who  are  present or former members of the
11    United States armed forces or any of its allies, and who were
12    prisoners of war of World War I, World  War  II,  the  Korean
13    Conflict,  and  the  Vietnamese  conflict,  or to the widowed
14    spouse of a former member of the United States armed  forces,
15    providing  that  widowed spouse was married to the POW at the
16    time of death,  and  is  a  single  person  at  the  time  of
17    application.   The  special  plates  issued  pursuant to this
18    Section shall be affixed only to passenger  vehicles  of  the
19    first  division subject to the staggered registration system,
20    motorcycles, and vehicles of the  second  division  having  a
21    gross  weight  of  8,000  pounds  or less and shall be issued
22    without charge.  Only one set of plates may be issued  at  no
23    fee.
24        The  design and color of the prisoner of war plates shall
25    be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
26        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
27    2005 and issued under this Section must:
28             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
29             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
30        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
31    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

32        (625 ILCS 5/3-621) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-621)
 
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 1        Sec.  3-621.  The   Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   an
 2    application,  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
 3    State, may issue to members of the Illinois  National  Guard,
 4    and  to  Illinois  residents who are either former members of
 5    the Illinois National  Guard  or  the  surviving  spouses  of
 6    Illinois National Guard members, special registration plates.
 7    The  special  plates issued pursuant to this Section shall be
 8    affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the  first  division,
 9    motorcycles,   or  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
10    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds subject to the  staggered
11    registration system.
12        The  design  and  color  of  such  plates shall be wholly
13    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.
14        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
15    2005 and issued under this Section must:
16             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
17             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
18        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
19    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 92-699,  1-1-03;  revised
20    8-23-02.)

21        (625 ILCS 5/3-622) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-622)
22        Sec.   3-622.    The   Secretary,   upon  receipt  of  an
23    application made in the form prescribed by the  Secretary  of
24    State, may issue to members of the United States Armed Forces
25    Reserves  who  reside  in Illinois, and to Illinois residents
26    who are either former members  of  the  United  States  Armed
27    Forces  Reserves  or  the  surviving spouses of United States
28    Armed Forces Reserve members who resided in Illinois, special
29    registration plates.  The special plates issued  pursuant  to
30    this  Section  shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
31    the first division, motorcycles, or  motor  vehicles  of  the
32    second  division  weighing not more than 8,000 pounds subject
33    to the staggered registration system.  The design  and  color
 
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 1    of  such  plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the
 2    Secretary of State.
 3        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
 4    2005 and issued under this Section must:
 5             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 6             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 7        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 8    (Source: P.A. 92-545,  eff.  6-12-02;  92-699,  eff.  1-1-03;
 9    revised 8-23-02.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-623) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-623)
11        Sec.  3-623.   Purple  Heart Plates.  The Secretary, upon
12    receipt of an application made in the form prescribed by  the
13    Secretary  of  State,  may  issue  to  recipients awarded the
14    Purple Heart by a branch of the armed forces  of  the  United
15    States  who  reside in Illinois, special registration plates.
16    The special plates issued pursuant to this Section should  be
17    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles  of  the 1st division,
18    including motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the 2nd  division
19    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
20        The  design  and  color  of  such  plates shall be wholly
21    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate
22    documentation,  as  determined  by  the  Secretary,  and  the
23    appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application.
24    However, for an individual who has been issued  Purple  Heart
25    plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received a grant
26    under  the  Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons Property Tax
27    Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act, the annual fee  for
28    the  registration  of  the  vehicle  shall  be as provided in
29    Section 3-806.3 of this Code.
30        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
31    2005 and issued under this Section must:
32             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
33             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 
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 1        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 2    (Source: P.A. 91-25, eff. 6-9-99; 92-82, eff. 1-1-02; 92-699,
 3    eff. 1-1-03.)

 4        (625 ILCS 5/3-624) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-624)
 5        Sec. 3-624. The Secretary, upon receipt of an application
 6    made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of  State,  may
 7    issue  to  retired  members of the United States Armed Forces
 8    who reside in Illinois,  special  registration  plates.   The
 9    special  plates  issued  pursuant  to  this  Section shall be
10    affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the  first  division,
11    motorcycles,   or  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
12    weighing not more  than  8,000  pounds  and  subject  to  the
13    staggered  registration system.  The design and color of such
14    plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary
15    of State.
16        Any license plate manufactured on  or  after  January  1,
17    2005 and issued under this Section must:
18             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
19             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
20        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
21    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02.)

22        (625 ILCS 5/3-625) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-625)
23        Sec. 3-625.  Pearl Harbor Plates.   The  Secretary,  upon
24    receipt  of an application made in the form prescribed by the
25    Secretary of State, may issue special registration plates  to
26    any Illinois resident who, while a member of the armed forces
27    of  the  United  States,  participated in the battle of Pearl
28    Harbor on December 7, 1941, or to the widowed spouse  of  any
29    Illinois  resident who, while a member of the armed forces of
30    the United States, participated in the battle of Pearl Harbor
31    on December 7, 1941, provided that  the  widowed  spouse  was
32    married to the battle of Pearl Harbor participant at the time
 
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 1    of the participant's death and is a single person at the time
 2    of  application.   The special plates issued pursuant to this
 3    Section should be affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the
 4    1st  division,  motorcycles,  or  motor  vehicles  of the 2nd
 5    division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds.
 6        The design and color  of  such  plates  shall  be  wholly
 7    within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  Appropriate
 8    documentation,  as  determined  by  the  Secretary,  and  the
 9    appropriate registration fee shall accompany the application.
10        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
11    2005 and issued under this Section must:
12             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
13             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
14        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
15    (Source:  P.A.  92-545,  eff.  6-12-02;  92-699, eff. 1-1-03;
16    revised 8-23-02.)

17        (625 ILCS 5/3-626)
18        Sec. 3-626. Korean War Veteran license plates.
19        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
20    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
21    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
22    State,  may  issue  special registration plates designated as
23    Korean War Veteran license plates to  residents  of  Illinois
24    who participated in the United States Armed Forces during the
25    Korean  War.   The  special  plate  issued under this Section
26    shall be affixed only to  passenger  vehicles  of  the  first
27    division,  motorcycles, motor vehicles of the second division
28    weighing  not  more  than  8,000  pounds,  and   recreational
29    vehicles  as  defined  by  Section 1-169 of this Code. Plates
30    issued under this  Section  shall  expire  according  to  the
31    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
32    of this Code.
33        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
 
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 1    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
 2    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
 3    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
 4    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
 5    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
 6    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
 7    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
 8    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
 9    under Section 3-412.
10        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
11    issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee.   Of
12    this  additional  fee,  $13   shall  be  deposited  into  the
13    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $2 shall be
14    deposited into the Korean War Memorial Construction Fund.
15        (d)  The Korean War Memorial Construction Fund is created
16    as  a  special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys in the
17    Korean War  Memorial  Construction  Fund  shall,  subject  to
18    appropriation,  be  used by the Department of Veteran Affairs
19    to provide grants for construction of the Korean War Memorial
20    to be located at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois.
21    Upon the  completion  of  the  Memorial,  the  Department  of
22    Veteran Affairs shall certify to the State Treasurer that the
23    construction  of  the  Memorial has been completed.  Upon the
24    certification by the Department of Veteran Affairs, the State
25    Treasurer shall transfer all  moneys  in  the  Fund  and  any
26    future  deposits  into  the  Fund into the Secretary of State
27    Special License Plate Fund.
28        (e)  An individual who has been issued Korean War Veteran
29    license plates for a vehicle and who has claimed and received
30    a grant  under  the  Senior  Citizens  and  Disabled  Persons
31    Property  Tax  Relief and Pharmaceutical Assistance Act shall
32    pay the original issuance and the regular annual fee for  the
33    registration of the vehicle as provided in Section 3-806.3 of
34    this Code in addition to the fees specified in subsection (c)
 
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 1    of this Section.
 2        (f)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 3    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 4             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 5             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 6        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 7    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

 8        (625 ILCS 5/3-628)
 9        Sec. 3-628.  Bronze Star plates.
10        (a)  Beginning  January 1, 1996, in addition to any other
11    special license plate, the Secretary,  upon  receipt  of  all
12    applicable  fees and applications made in the form prescribed
13    by the Secretary of State,  may  issue  special  registration
14    plates  to  residents  of  Illinois who have been awarded the
15    Bronze Star by the United States Armed  Forces.  The  special
16    plate  issued  under  this  Section  shall be affixed only to
17    passenger vehicles of the  first  division,  motorcycles,  or
18    motor  vehicles of the second division weighing not more than
19    8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section  shall  expire
20    according  to  the staggered multi-year procedure established
21    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
22        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
23    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
24    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
25    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
26    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
27    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
28    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
29    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
30    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
31    under Section 3-412.
32        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
33    issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
 
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 1        This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
 2    of State Special License Plate Fund.
 3        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 4    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 5             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 6             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 7        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 8    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

 9        (625 ILCS 5/3-638)
10        Sec. 3-638.  U.S. Veteran License Plates.
11        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
12    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
13    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
14    State, may issue U.S. Veteran license plates to residents  of
15    Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the
16    Secretary of State.  The special U.S.  Veteran  plate  issued
17    under  this  Section  shall  be  affixed  only  to  passenger
18    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,  and  motor
19    vehicles  of the second division weighing not more than 8,000
20    pounds.  Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall   expire
21    according  to  the staggered multi-year procedure established
22    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
23        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
24    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
25    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
26    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
27    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
28    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
29    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
30    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
31    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
32    under Section 3-412.
33        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 
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 1    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
 2    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
 3    State Special License Plate Fund.
 4        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 5    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 6             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 7             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 8        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 9    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-642)
11        Sec. 3-642.  Silver Star plates.
12        (a)  The  Secretary,  upon receipt of all applicable fees
13    and  applications  made  in  the  form  prescribed   by   the
14    Secretary, may issue special registration plates to residents
15    of  Illinois  who  have  been  awarded the Silver Star by the
16    United States Armed Forces. The special  plate  issued  under
17    this  Section  shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of
18    the first division, motorcycles, or  motor  vehicles  of  the
19    second  division  weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates
20    issued under this  Section  shall  expire  according  to  the
21    staggered multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1
22    of this Code.
23        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
24    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary.  The Secretary
25    may,  in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued
26    as vanity plates or personalized in accordance  with  Section
27    3-405.1  of  this  Code.   The  plates  are  not  required to
28    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
29    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
30    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
31    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
32    under Section 3-412.
33        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 
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 1    issuance in addition to the appropriate registration fee.
 2        This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary
 3    of State Special License Plate Fund.
 4        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 5    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 6             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 7             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
 8        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
 9    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

10        (625 ILCS 5/3-645)
11        Sec. 3-645.  Vietnam Veteran License Plates.
12        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
13    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
14    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
15    State, may issue Vietnam Veteran license plates to  residents
16    of  Illinois  who meet eligibility requirements prescribed by
17    the Secretary of State.  The special  Vietnam  Veteran  plate
18    issued  under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger
19    vehicles  of  the  first  division,  motorcycles,  and  motor
20    vehicles of the second division weighing not more than  8,000
21    pounds.   Plates  issued  under  this  Section  shall  expire
22    according to the staggered multi-year  procedure  established
23    by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
24        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
25    wholly  within the discretion of the Secretary of State.  The
26    Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates  to
27    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
28    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
29    designate  "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b)
30    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
31    the eligibility requirements and, in his or  her  discretion,
32    shall  approve  and  prescribe stickers or decals as provided
33    under Section 3-412.
 
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 1        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 2    issuance in addition  to  the  applicable  registration  fee.
 3    This  additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of
 4    State Special License Plate Fund.
 5        (d)  Any license plate manufactured on or  after  January
 6    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 7             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 8             (2)  if   a   suitable   manufacturing  facility  is
 9        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
10    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

11        (625 ILCS 5/3-647)
12        Sec. 3-647.  World War II Veteran License Plates.
13        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
14    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
15    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
16    State,  may  issue  World  War  II  Veteran license plates to
17    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
18    prescribed by the Secretary of State.  The special World  War
19    II  Veteran  plate issued under this Section shall be affixed
20    only  to  passenger   vehicles   of   the   first   division,
21    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
22    weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this
23    Section  shall  expire  according to the staggered multi-year
24    procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
25        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
26    wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State.   The
27    Secretary  may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to
28    be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with
29    Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are not required to
30    designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection  (b)
31    of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The Secretary shall prescribe
32    the  eligibility  requirements and, in his or her discretion,
33    shall approve and prescribe stickers or  decals  as  provided
 
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 1    under Section 3-412.
 2        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 3    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
 4    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
 5    State Special License Plate Fund.
 6        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
 7    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
 8             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
 9             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
10        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
11    (Source: P.A. 92-545, eff. 6-12-02; 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)

12        (625 ILCS 5/3-650)
13        Sec. 3-650.  Army Combat Veteran license plates.
14        (a)  In  addition to any other special license plate, the
15    Secretary,  upon  receipt  of   all   applicable   fees   and
16    applications  made in the form prescribed by the Secretary of
17    State, may  issue  Army  Combat  Veteran  license  plates  to
18    residents  of  Illinois  who  meet  eligibility  requirements
19    prescribed  by  the  Secretary  of  State.   The special Army
20    Combat Veteran plate  issued  under  this  Section  shall  be
21    affixed  only  to  passenger  vehicles of the first division,
22    motorcycles,  and  motor  vehicles  of  the  second  division
23    weighing not more than 8,000  pounds.   Plates  issued  under
24    this   Section   shall  expire  according  to  the  staggered
25    multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1  of  this
26    Code.
27        (b)  The  plates  shall  display the Army Combat Infantry
28    Badge.  In all other respects, the design, color, and  format
29    of the plates shall be within the discretion of the Secretary
30    of State.  The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow
31    the  plates  to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in
32    accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are
33    not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
 
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 1    subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The  Secretary
 2    shall  prescribe  the eligibility requirements and, in his or
 3    her discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers  or
 4    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
 5        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original
 6    issuance  in  addition  to  the  applicable registration fee.
 7    This additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary  of
 8    State Special License Plate Fund.
 9        (d)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
10    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
11             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
12             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
13        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
14    (Source: P.A.  92-79,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-545,  eff.  6-12-02;
15    92-651,  eff.  7-11-02;  92-699,  eff.  1-1-03;  93-140, eff.
16    1-1-04.)

17        (625 ILCS 5/3-651)
18        Sec. 3-651. U.S. Marine Corps license plates.
19        (a)  In addition to any other special license plate,  the
20    Secretary,   upon   receipt   of   all  applicable  fees  and
21    applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary  of
22    State,  may  issue  special registration plates designated as
23    U.S. Marine Corps license plates to residents of Illinois who
24    meet eligibility requirements prescribed by the Secretary  of
25    State.   The special plate issued under this Section shall be
26    affixed only to passenger vehicles  of  the  first  division,
27    motorcycles,  motor  vehicles of the second division weighing
28    not more than 8,000  pounds,  and  recreational  vehicles  as
29    defined  by  Section 1-169 of this Code.  Plates issued under
30    this  Section  shall  expire  according  to   the   staggered
31    multi-year  procedure  established by Section 3-414.1 of this
32    Code.
33        (b)  The design, color, and format of the plates shall be
 
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 1    wholly within the  discretion  of  the  Secretary  of  State,
 2    except  that the U.S. Marine Corps emblem shall appear on the
 3    plates.  The Secretary may, in his or her  discretion,  allow
 4    the  plates  to be issued as vanity or personalized plates in
 5    accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code.  The plates are
 6    not required to designate "Land Of Lincoln", as prescribed in
 7    subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code.  The  Secretary
 8    shall  prescribe  the eligibility requirements and, in his or
 9    her discretion,  shall  approve  and  prescribe  stickers  or
10    decals as provided under Section 3-412.
11        (c)  An applicant shall be charged a $20 fee for original
12    issuance  in addition to the applicable registration fee.  Of
13    this additional  fee,  $15    shall  be  deposited  into  the
14    Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund and $5 shall be
15    deposited  into  the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.  For each
16    registration renewal period, a $20 fee, in  addition  to  the
17    appropriate  registration  fee,  shall  be  charged.  Of this
18    additional fee, $2 shall be deposited into the  Secretary  of
19    State  Special  License Plate Fund and $18 shall be deposited
20    into the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
21        (d)  The Marine Corps Scholarship Fund is  created  as  a
22    special fund in the State treasury.  All moneys in the Marine
23    Corps Scholarship Fund shall, subject to appropriation by the
24    General  Assembly  and  approval by the Secretary, be used by
25    the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation, Inc.,  a  recognized
26    charitable  organization that meets the requirements of Title
27    26, Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code,  to  provide
28    grants   for   scholarships   for   higher   education.   The
29    scholarship recipients must be the  children  of  current  or
30    former members of the United States Marine Corps who meet the
31    academic,  financial,  and  other requirements established by
32    the Marine Corps Scholarship  Foundation.  In  addition,  the
33    recipients  must  be  Illinois  residents  and  must attend a
34    college or university located within the State of Illinois.
 
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 1        The  State  Treasurer  shall  require  the  Marine  Corps
 2    Scholarship Foundation to establish a  separate  account  for
 3    receipt of the proceeds of the Marine Corps Scholarship Fund.
 4    That  account shall be subject to audit either annually or at
 5    another interval,  as  determined  by  the  State  Treasurer.
 6    Proceeds  from  the  Marine  Corps  Scholarship Fund shall be
 7    transferred on a quarterly basis  by  the  State  Treasurer's
 8    office to this separate account.
 9        (e)  Any  license  plate manufactured on or after January
10    1, 2005 and issued under this Section must:
11             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
12             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
13        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
14    (Source: P.A.  92-467,  eff.  1-1-02;  92-545,  eff. 6-12-02;
15    92-651, eff. 7-11-02; 92-699, eff. 1-1-03.)

16        (625 ILCS 5/3-806.4) (from Ch. 95 1/2, par. 3-806.4)
17        Sec. 3-806.4.  Gold Star recipients.  Commencing with the
18    1991  registration  year,  upon   proper   application,   the
19    Secretary  of  State  shall  issue  one  pair of registration
20    plates to any Illinois resident, who as the  surviving  widow
21    or  widower,  or  in  the  absence  thereof, as the surviving
22    parent, is awarded the Gold Star  by  the  United  States  in
23    recognition  of  spouses  or children who served in the Armed
24    Forces of the United States and lost  their  lives  while  in
25    service  whether in peacetime or war. If the parent no longer
26    survives, the Secretary of State shall issue the plates to  a
27    surviving  sibling,  of  the  person  who served in the Armed
28    Forces, who is an Illinois resident. No more than one set  of
29    plates  shall  be issued for each Gold Star awarded, and only
30    one surviving parent,  or  in  the  absence  of  a  surviving
31    parent,  only  one surviving sibling shall be issued a set of
32    registration plates, except for those surviving parents  who,
33    as  recipients  of  the  Gold Star, have legally separated or
 
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 1    divorced, in  which  case  each  surviving  parent  shall  be
 2    allowed  one  set of registration plates. Registration plates
 3    issued  under  this  Section  shall  be  for  first  division
 4    vehicles and second division  vehicles  of  8,000  pounds  or
 5    less.  An  applicant  shall  be  charged  a  $15  fee for the
 6    original issuance in addition to the appropriate registration
 7    fee which shall be deposited  into  the  Road  Fund  to  help
 8    defray the administrative processing costs.
 9        Any  license  plate  manufactured  on or after January 1,
10    2005 and issued under this Section must:
11             (1)  be manufactured in the United States; and
12             (2)  if  a  suitable   manufacturing   facility   is
13        available in this State, be manufactured in this State.
14    (Source: P.A. 93-140, eff. 1-1-04.)