Full Text of HB4719 097th General Assembly
HB4719 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB4719 Introduced 2/3/2012, by Rep. Rich Brauer SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Illinois Vehicle Code. Provides for the issuance of Blue Star license plates to any Illinois resident whose spouse, parent, sibling, or child is serving in the United States Armed Forces. Provides that the plates shall be issued only to applicants who present appropriate documentation as determined by the Secretary. Provides that applicants shall be charged an additional $15 for original issuance and additional $2 at renewal, to be deposited into the Secretary of State Special License Plate Fund.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning transportation.
| 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 adding | 5 | | Section 3-699 as follows: | 6 | | (625 ILCS 5/3-699 new) | 7 | | Sec. 3-699. Blue Star license plates. | 8 | | (a) The Secretary of State, upon receipt of an
application | 9 | | made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may
issue special | 10 | | registration plates designated as Blue Star license plates to | 11 | | any Illinois resident whose spouse, parent, sibling, or child | 12 | | is serving in the United States Armed Forces. Appropriate | 13 | | documentation, as
determined by the Secretary, and the | 14 | | appropriate registration
fee shall accompany the application. | 15 | | The special plates issued pursuant to
this Section may be | 16 | | affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first
division, | 17 | | motorcycles, or motor vehicles of the second division weighing | 18 | | not more
than
8,000 pounds. Plates issued under this Section | 19 | | shall expire according to the staggered multi-year procedure | 20 | | established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code. | 21 | | (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be | 22 | | wholly within the discretion of the Secretary of State. The | 23 | | Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be |
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| 1 | | issued as vanity or personalized plates in accordance with | 2 | | Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to | 3 | | designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of | 4 | | Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the | 5 | | eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall | 6 | | approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under | 7 | | Section 3-412. | 8 | | (c) An applicant shall be charged a $15 fee for original | 9 | | issuance in addition to the applicable registration fee. This | 10 | | additional fee shall be deposited into the Secretary of State | 11 | | Special License Plate Fund. For each registration renewal | 12 | | period, a $2 fee, in addition to the applicable registration | 13 | | fee, shall be charged and shall be deposited into the Secretary | 14 | | of State Special License Plate Fund.
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