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625 ILCS 5/3-699.26

    (625 ILCS 5/3-699.26)
    (Text of Section from P.A. 104-213)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 3-699.26. EMS chief license plates.
    (a) Beginning with the 2027 registration year, the Secretary, upon receipt of a request from a municipality that operates a fire department or a fire protection district, accompanied by an application and the appropriate fee, may issue, to an emergency medical services (EMS) chief of the municipality or fire protection district, special registration plates designated as EMS chief license plates. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division or motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds that are owned by an EMS chief, a municipality, or a fire protection district. Plates issued under this Section shall expire according to the multiyear procedure established by Section 3-414.1.
    (b) The design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln" as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412. The Secretary may prescribe rules governing the requirements and approval of the special plates. The fee for this plate for a vehicle owned by an EMS chief shall be the same as the fee prescribed for first division vehicles under Section 3-806. Permanent license plates for EMS vehicles owned by a municipality or fire protection district shall be issued at the fee prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-808.1.
    (c) With the exception of permanently issued plates, upon the resignation, termination, or reassignment to a rank or position other than EMS chief, a person issued plates under this Section shall immediately surrender the license plate to the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall have the ability to recover license plates issued under this Section.
    (d) Plates issued to a vehicle owned by an EMS chief under this Section shall be exempt from the requirements of subsection (a) of Section 3-600.
(Source: P.A. 104-213, eff. 1-1-26.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 104-214)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 3-699.26. Air Medal license plates.
    (a) Beginning with the 2027 registration year, the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates designated as Air Medal plates to residents of the State who have been awarded the Air Medal by the United States Armed Forces. The special plates issued under this Section shall be affixed only to passenger vehicles of the first division, motorcycles, autocycles, and motor vehicles of the second division weighing not more than 8,000 pounds. Plates under this Section shall expire according to the multi-year procedure established by Section 3-414.1 of this Code.
    (b) The plates shall display the Air Medal. In all other respects, the design and color of the special plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. Appropriate documentation, as determined by the Secretary, shall accompany each application. The Secretary may, in his or her discretion, allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall prescribe the eligibility requirements and, in his or her discretion, shall approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
(Source: P.A. 104-214, eff. 1-1-26.)
 
    (Text of Section from P.A. 104-216)
    (This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date)
    Sec. 3-699.26. Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal license plates.
    (a) In addition to any other special license plate, the Secretary of State, upon receipt of all applicable fees and applications made in the form prescribed by the Secretary, may issue special registration plates registered as Armed Forces Expeditionary license plates to residents of Illinois who have been awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for service in the United States Armed Forces after July 1, 1958 and participated in U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, or U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations. The special plates issued pursuant to 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 of this Code.
    (b) The design, color, and format of the plates shall be wholly within the discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary may allow the plates to be issued as vanity plates or personalized plates in accordance with Section 3-405.1 of this Code. The plates are not required to designate "Land of Lincoln", as prescribed in subsection (b) of Section 3-412 of this Code. The Secretary shall, in his or her discretion, approve and prescribe stickers or decals as provided under Section 3-412.
(Source: P.A. 104-216, eff. 7-1-26.)