HB4561 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB4561

Introduced 1/11/2006, by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson - Jack McGuire - Daniel V. Beiser - Patrick J Verschoore

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

625 ILCS 5/3-712 new

Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides that any person who, for the purpose of obtaining or renewing a military special license plate, falsely and knowingly claims either to have been awarded a military decoration or to be on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or a military veteran is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall, in addition to any other penalty, be fined not less than $1,000.

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

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 3-712 as follows:

(625 ILCS 5/3-712 new)

Sec. 3-712. Fraudulent application for military special plates. Any person who, for the purpose of obtaining or renewing a special license plate designating military decorations, military service, or status as a military veteran, claims (i) to have been awarded a military decoration, knowing that he or she has not been awarded that decoration, or (ii) to be on active duty in the United States Armed Forces or a military veteran, knowing that he or she does not have the status required for the registration for which he or she has applied, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall, in addition to any other penalty, be fined not less than $1,000.